Antique Letter Blocks
Knute Rockne Autographed Letter Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a typed letter signed by one of the greatest football coaches of all time, Knute
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1920s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper
Antique Engineer's Letter Punch Set, English, Beech, Steel, Engraving, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique engineer's letter punch set. An English, beech and steel tool engraving block
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Late 19th Century British Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Beech
H 3.15 in W 8.08 in D 2.17 in
Monumental Art Nouveau mantel clock with enamel and soft painting. 62 cm
Located in Berlin, DE
probably around 1904. Designer: Hugo Cauer. Body block swinging high from a rectangular base with a
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Early 1900s German Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 24.41 in W 18.12 in D 11.42 in
English Sterling Silver, Small Salver or Card Tray, Hallmarked, Sheffield 1924
By Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Ltd.
Located in York, GB
Lower case g - Date letter for Sheffield 1924
Crown - Identifying mark for the Sheffield Assay Office
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Silver
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H 1.23 in Dm 8.23 in
Antique Art Deco Circular 14k Gold Ladies' Finger Ring Compact
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Engraved:
With a block letter 'EW' monogram to the lid.
Measurements:
Box:
Height: ca. 17mm
Width: ca
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
14k Gold
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H 0.67 in W 1.3 in D 1.66 in
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
with 10 drawers, 2 of which are letter compartments with shelves behind them, a stepped drawer in the
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Mahogany
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Tea Tray
Located in Big Bend, WI
the service area. It's also marked with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #6682/4938. The tray
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Late 19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Complete Set of 12 Silver & Mother of Pearl Handled Dinner Knives
Located in Philadelphia, PA
block letter monogram.
All in all, simply a terrific set of knives!
Date:
Late 19th Century
Overall
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Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Silver
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W 0.88 in D 0.63 in L 9.63 in
A Pair of ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
with blocks atop a black marble slab.
The Temple of Vespasian and Titus with three corner Corinthian
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Marble
H 33.08 in W 15.36 in D 5.91 in
Standing Male Nude
By Frank Duveneck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
same sketchbook was sold at Cowman’s Auction, October 6, 2018. Accompanied by a letter from the
Category
1890s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Graphite
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Tray Footed with Acid Etched Cherubs
Located in Big Bend, WI
vintage monogram in the centre, MHR . It's stamped with a block M date letter for 1873-91 and custom order
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Old Sheffield Plate Meat Dome or Cover
Located in East Geelong, VIC
". The letter H is encircled by the belt, and beneath the belt are the initials D H. These engravings are
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1820s English Regency Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Jugendstil Porcelain Waterlily Vase in Bronze Mount by Otto Eckmann
By Otto Eckmann
Located in Chicago, US
paintings. In an accompanying letter to the auctioneer - no doubt typed using Eckmann typeface - his
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
Jugendstil Porcelain Waterlily Vase in Bronze Mount by Otto Eckmann
By Otto Eckmann
Located in Chicago, US
paintings. In an accompanying letter to the auctioneer - no doubt typed using Eckmann typeface - his
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Exterior Door with Transom and Jamb
Located in Dallas, TX
rounded dentil crown. The door panels feature raised blocks tucked into the corners surrounded by
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Oak
The First Ship
By Thomas Moran
Located in Missouri, MO
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*This work is included in The Thomas Moran Catalogue Raisonne Project (See Steve Good's letter attached
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1860s American Realist Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Empire Bronze and Marble Desk Top Inkstand by Lefebvre of Belgium, circa 1820
Located in Central England, GB
proportion and the quality of the workmanship is outstanding. This inkstand is cut from a large single block
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19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 7.88 in W 14.57 in D 9.45 in
Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
than an adaptation of Japanese wood block print sources to his metalwork craft, Daguet created a
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Copper, Steel
Vernal Falls - Yosemite Waterfall Landscape by John Englehart
Located in Soquel, CA
notably different from the simple block letter signature which John D. Delane used on his oil paintings
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Early Victorian English Mourning Ring with Enameling and Woven Hair
Located in Narberth, PA
border, completing the centerpiece. Black enamel also covers the band, with gold block letters that read
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1850s English Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
18k Gold
Apparition des Premiers Habitants by Lucien Pissarro
By Lucien Pissarro
Located in London, GB
letter of authenticity from Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art at the Ashmolean Museum
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Rare and important painted bronze Crucifix after a model by Michelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Leesburg, VA
his intention to carve a wooden crucifix for him. In 1563 a letter between Lionardo and the Italian
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
H 26.25 in W 11.25 in D 4 in
Mid 18th Century George III Neoclassical Statuary Marble Fireplace after Adam
Located in London, GB
statuary panels bearing bands of stylised palmettes between pairs of budding calyx, the end blockings with
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Mid-18th Century Neoclassical Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
H 59.06 in W 67.33 in D 59.06 in
Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
By James Vickery, Henry Lewis
Located in Northampton, GB
letter G encrusted with rubies and turquoise stones. Each lid is gilded to the inside and hallmarked
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Brass
Barbizon Oil Painting "Village Ensoleille" by Emile-Charles Dameron 'French, 184
Located in Shippensburg, PA
rich palette and complex brushwork. It is signed lower left in his block script "E. DAMERON" and is
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19th Century French Barbizon School Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 22.63 in W 11.3 in D 2.25 in
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
By Frank Duveneck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
letter from the Spanierman Gallery, dated 1997, stating that the drawing is from a sketchbook that was
Category
1890s American Realist Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Graphite
Italian artist Camuccini Neoclassical Roman History Painting 19th oil canvas
By Vincenzo Camuccini
Located in Florence, IT
blocks his own gaze in part from the terrible scene raising before his eyes the left hand. With this same
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Early 1800s Other Art Style Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
letter to Mercy dated 18 May, Marie-Thérèse mentions Marie-Antoinette's letter to her: "she wrote to me
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
H 81.5 in W 23.38 in D 14.63 in
Antique American Flag, 32 Stars, Minnesota Statehood, ca 1858-59
Located in York County, PA
end of the 3rd white stripe, on the obverse, is a maker’s or merchant’s block-printed stamp with the
Category
1850s American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Cotton
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H 76.5 in W 112 in D 2.5 in
Set of 3 English Sterling Silver & Enamel Fish Place Card Holders
Located in New York, NY
leaping, writhing fish, the hook and line barely visible. One has engraved 2-letter block monogram (ER). A
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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Antique Art Nouveau KPM Berlin Porcelain Gilded Windmill Charger Plate 14"
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique KPM Berlin porcelain dinner plate, platter or charger featuring central landscape scene that of a windmill, figures, and sailboats surrounded by Art Nouveau design of fl...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Porcelain
H 13.75 in W 1.5 in D 13.75 in
Large Antique Sterling Silver Two Handled Tray Tea Serving 1906
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally large Antique solid Silver Tray with a classic gadroon border embellished with foliate and shell patterns. This Silver Serving Tray has an ornate engraved border sur...
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20th Century English Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 0.79 in W 18.67 in D 31.19 in
Antique KPM Berlin German Victorian Hand Decorated Gilt Tureen Centerpiece Dish
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning imposing Hand Decorated Berlin Porcelain KPM Lidded Twin handle circular Centerpiece of museum quality, late Nineteenth, early Twentieth Century.
The hand painted dome shap...
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19th Century German Edwardian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
H 5.5 in W 6.75 in D 5.5 in
Hounds and Pheasant, Constant Freiher Byon, 1910
Located in Albignasego, IT
Hounds and Pheasant – Constant Freiher Byon (1882 – ?)
47 cm x 57 cm (dimensions referring to the painting only)
58cm x 68cm – including frame
Oil on canvas – early 1900s
Thr...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Canvas
Sporting oil painting of horses & hounds hunting
By George Wright
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
George Wright
British, (1860-1942)
On the Scent
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 9.5 inches x 15.5 inches
Size including frame: 13 inches x 19 inches
George Wright was a sporting...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stunning Vintage Webster Wilcox Sterling Silver Plated Wine Drinks Serving Tray
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely sterling silver plated Webster & Wilcox serving tray.
A good looking and highly decorative serving tray which brings a sense of occa...
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20th Century English Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Chrome
H 0.99 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Japanese Antique Wooden Lion Mask Engraving Edo Period/1603-1868/Shrine Festival
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese "si-si" mask made in the middle to late Edo period.
(Japanese ``si-si'' is an imaginary animal that deifies a lion.)
It is thought that materials such as...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Wood
H 4.14 in W 7.49 in D 8.47 in
KPM Berlin Porcelain Plaque 'L'Escarpolette' After Joseph Coomans, circa 1910
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain painting: Representation of Greek-antique architecture with playing nymphs and putti, partly on a swing, watched by a young woman who leans her elbows on a parapet and puts...
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Early 1900s German Romantic Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Porcelain
H 10.82 in W 13.77 in D 1.77 in
Sterling Tray
By International Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer this sterling silver tray made by International Silver of Meriden, Connecticut.
Manufactured during WWII, it reflects the austerity of the time. No fancy desig...
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1940s American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George VI Sterling Silver Tray (1939)
By Atkin Brothers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver two-handled tray; an addition to our silver serveware collection.
This exceptional antique George VI st...
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1930s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Black Male Nude Painting by Rowena Meeks Abdy
By Rowena Meeks Abdy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in an era when African or African American figures were increasingly featured in painting and sculpture, both in America and Europe, this sensuous depiction of a black male f...
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1930s American Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Antique Painting of Jack Russels, Labs, Terriers, and Fox Hounds
By Valentine Thomas Garland
Located in New York, NY
Up for sale is a beautiful original painting by Valentine Thomas GARLAND (1868-1914). Garland was a painter of animal and genre subjects, working in both oil and watercolor. He was ...
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1890s Academic Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Oil
Antique 1926 Sterling Silver Drinks Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver two handled drinks tray; an addition to our silver tray collection.
This exceptional antique George V ...
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20th Century English Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of 19th Century English Hound Dog Paintings in Carved Gilt Frames
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century English Hound Dog Paintings in Carved Gilt Frames
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19th Century English Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique honey press, work tool in solid chestnut wood, built entirely by hand, with a rustic appearance and dated 1806 with wood engraving, particularly fascinating tool, probably fo...
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19th Century Italian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Chestnut
Very Large vintage Sterling Silver Tray / Salver / Platter 1933 Serving Drinks
By Harrods Ltd (Richard Woodman Burbridge)
Located in London, GB
A magnificent vintage rectangular Sterling Silver Tray with shaped corners and standing on 4 raised feet. This Silver Salver is of rather monumental proportions and is a perfect stat...
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20th Century European Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 1.26 in W 18.15 in D 24.06 in
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1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats
Located in Hudson, NY
collection until his death in 1996. It has humor and wonderful kinetic movement on a 6" square wood block
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Copper
Empire / Biedermeier Secretary, Top Quality, Walnut, Mainz, Around 1820
Located in Volkach, BY
throughout the country. When set up, it has two secret compartments behind the letter trays. Another 3
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Maple, Oak, Walnut
H 65.75 in W 41.34 in D 20.87 in
20th Century Hexagonal-Backed "Peacock" Chair from the Imperial Hotel
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Chicago, IL
the shape of its own logo, with the guest room wings forming the letter "h", while the public rooms
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1920s Japanese Prairie School Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Antique Engineer's Letter Punch Set, English, Craftsman, Tool Block, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique engineer's letter punch set. An English, mahogany tool block, dating to the
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Late 19th Century British Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Wood
H 2.96 in W 22.05 in D 13 in
Art Deco Black Vitrolite and Brass Desk Set with Pen Rest, Inkwell & Stamp Caddy
Located in New York, NY
, a letter holder and a stamp caddy. The letter holder, inkwell, and pen rest all sit on a lustrous
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 7 in
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Business Card Tray, Hand-Hammered with Beetle
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
the form of feathers. It's marked with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #7014/5859/2340. It
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1870s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 8.75 in D 5.5 in
Mixed Metals by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Tea Caddy with Applied Butterflies
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
& other metals." It is also marked with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #5983/2013. It measures 3
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Late 19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Copper, Gold, Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Platter, 1800s Hollowware
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. sterling platter with scalloped border. It is marked with a block "M
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19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Oval Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #5734/1486. The measurements for the tray are 1" tall, 16
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1880s American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Oval Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #5734/1486. The measurements for the tray are 1" tall, 16
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19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Antique George III Mahogany Slant-Front Writing Desk circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a tidy interior with three pigeon-hole letter slots over three tiny drawers flanking a central
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
KLEINE WELTEN VII
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
pencil in the margin lower right Kandinsky, also signed in the block with the artist's monogram (the
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1920s Abstract Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
Late Victorian Diamond "DIEU VOUS GARDE" Lettered Link Bracelet
Located in Narberth, PA
translates to "May God Watch Over You") in wonderful block letters. Each letter is lined with sparkling old
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Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Diamond, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
ETUDE D APRES LA SiBILLE DE DELPHE (recto)”; ACADEMIE DE FEMME (verso)
By Edgar Degas
Located in San Francisco, CA
the “MICHALLET” block letter watermark.
Provenance: ex-collection Lee V. Eastman, a New York Based
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Pencil
American Chippendale Oxbow Desk on Ball and Claw Feet, Boston c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
drawer over a conforming blocked front drawer flanked by document drawers and three pigeon-hole letter
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
German Biedermeier Secretary, Birchwood, circa 1830-1840
Located in Greven, DE
Dimensions: H x W x D: 163 x 111 x 56 cm
Description:
Birch veneered secretaire standing on solid block
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Palatial Louis XV Style Commode by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
not be seen around. Oddly shaped block front with rounded corners and size make this piece a standout
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Letter Blocks
Antique George III Period Slant Front Oak Desk on Slipper Feet, England
Located in Shippensburg, PA
fitted interior with eight pigeon-hole letter slots over three drawers; one of the centre pigeon-hole
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1760s British George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 39.38 in W 28 in L 39.38 in
American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
access to a series of four pigeon-hole letter slots with arched valences over four small drawers on
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
H 44.5 in W 42.5 in L 44.5 in
Francis Scott Key Autographed Pay Order, Dated August 19, 1839
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
ships, Key penned the initial verse of the song on the back of letter in the early hours of September 14
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1830s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper
17th Century Spanish Vargueño in Wood, Bone and Iron
Located in Valladolid, ES
and central blocking shields, also with wrought iron plates applied to fabric.
This lower body stands
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Qatabanian Inscription
Located in London, GB
note, highlighting as they do the elegance and aesthetic quality of the script.
A letter dated to
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15th Century and Earlier Asian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Limestone
American Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
-one drawers beneath four pigeon-hole letter slots. The document drawer sides are covered with period
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18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Antique Letter Blocks
Rare American Queen Anne Child’s Slant-Front Desk, New England ca. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
miniature hand-dovetailed drawers below five pigeon-hole letter slots; it retains the original cut steel
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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
H 19.88 in W 21.5 in D 11.13 in
Exceptional English George III Cylindrical Mahogany Leather Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
block added behind one drawer, splicing to underside at fore-aft dovetailed brace, spliced core inside
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
H 39.5 in W 39.5 in D 28.5 in
Mr Pollitt's Bookplate
By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Beardsley Drawings, an original letter written by Ellen Beardsley in November 1923 and Aubrey Beardsley's
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1890s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
38 Star Antique American Flag, Ex-Richard Pierce Collection
Located in York County, PA
letter at the end is conceivably an "n." The Y.P.S.C.E. acronym was written in Roman style block letters
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Late 19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Cotton
Andy Warhol’s Centennial Quilt
Located in New York, NY
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Included with this quilt is the original catalog (with a thank you letter enclosed) and many news clipping
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19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Linen
Art Deco Sculpture Flapper Womans Head Xenozane Marble Stone
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Surfside, FL
) of the piece as well as two books (wear) and an original letter from the artist to the sitter as well
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1920s Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Blue and Yellow Suffrage Movement Poster
Located in York County, PA
scarce and boldly graphic Suffragette poster, printed in blue and cheddar yellow, with rounded, block
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1910s American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper
Great Britain's Rarest Stamps Collection
Located in Jersey, GB
unused original gum four margin block of four lettered AD-BE. A very rare and desirable block of the
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Early 19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper
Presidential Campaign Banner with a Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt
Located in York County, PA
image, in bold block letters, is the word "Welcome". This is one of just two such banners presently
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1910s American Antique Letter Blocks
Early Ohio State Flag with Blue Disc Inside the Buckeye
Located in York County, PA
supposed to be centered on a red disc, set against a circular white ground that forms a letter "O." This
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Early 20th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Early Ohio State Flag with a Blue Disc Inside the Buckeye
Located in York County, PA
circular white ground that forms a letter "O." This simultaneously represents a buckeye, the fruit of the
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Early 20th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Cotton
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Dog/Spaniel Letter Opener, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous and very handsome desk-top letter opener, the blade is nickel over brass or bronze and
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1910s Austrian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
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Antique Enameled Hunt-Themed Cigarette Case with Hounds and Elk
Located in New York, NY
in Tooth and Claw vein. Dark palette with nuanced verdure and purpling sky. Three letter block
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Base Metal, Enamel
Lithographed Victorian Alphabet Nesting Blocks by McLoughlin American circa 1890
By McLoughlin Brothers
Located in Incline Village, NV
smallest block (letter "A") 2" x 2" x 4" high; the rest of the blocks measuring in between. Please see all
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1890s American Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Wood
H 4.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Alphabet Block Set 'Bird Theme' "Around The World Trunk" R.Bliss American C 1895
By Bliss
Located in Incline Village, NV
corresponding letter being featured. This rare set is complete and all original with 12 blocks (usually missing
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper
H 4 in W 6 in D 10 in
19th Century Regency Ebonized Chinoiserie Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
raised painted chinoiserie details. A pagoda shaped letter box adorns the tabletop behind the original
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19th Century English Regency Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
Black Spot
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original woodcut printed in black ink on wove paper.
Signed in the block with the artist’s
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1910s Abstract Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Meat Platter
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
. It's also marked with #5731/1483 and a block "M" date letter for 1873-91. The measurements for the
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1880s Art Nouveau Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Travel Pharmacy for Apothecary, Tuscany, First Quarter of the 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
closes with a central lock which also blocks the two side tables which conceal the glass bottles. Inside
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Early 19th Century Italian Other Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Porcelain, Walnut
H 12.8 in W 10.83 in D 10.44 in
Motif from Improvisation No. 25
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
letter “K” in a triangle, in the block lower right.
A superb impression of the definitive state, from
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1910s Abstract Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
Mother & Child Original Engraving, & Original Beardsley Ephemera
By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Drawings, an original letter written by Ellen Beardsley in November 1923 and Aubrey Beardsley's original
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1890s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
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Polley Pulque! (Mexican beer like beverage that is cactus based from WPA era)
By George Biddle
Located in New Orleans, LA
various media: wood and stone sculpture, wood block prints and even marquetry. The Pennsylvania Academy
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1920s American Modern Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Landscape Painting 4 Views of Rome Tempera On Paper Grand Tour Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Roma, IT
, letter from the Grand Tour, 1780.
The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom
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18th Century Other Art Style Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Tempera
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H 13.78 in W 16.15 in D 1.97 in
How long will it take him to propose to me? 1891. Victorian England Parlor Scene
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
evidently a substantial home. The young woman on the right has received a letter or proposition, and she
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 33.86 in W 40.95 in D 2.17 in
Fabulous Renaissance Sterling Silver Plates by Tiffany - Set of 12 BI774
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
motifs. Block monogram engraved in well. The pattern (no. 16180A) was first produced in 1904. Hallmark
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
6 Piece-Set Greek Theda Chain Terra Cotta Stone Blocks
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century NYC building façade terra cotta stones. These feature a Greek letter Theda chain
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Edwardian Tiffany & Co. Round 14k Gold Compact or Pill Box
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
decoration throughout and a block letter monogram to the front.
Fixed with a bail to the top to allow to be
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
14k Gold
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H 0.5 in W 1.75 in D 2 in
Collection of 125 Antique Letter Printing Blocks
Located in Lancashire, GB
Collection of 125 Antique Letter Printing Blocks
A great collection of 125 individual antique
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19th Century English Antique Letter Blocks
Chippendale Tall Case Clock with “Block / Shell” and Silvered Dial, circa 1780
Located in Providence, RI
stylistic block and beautifully carved shell. This clock is especially desirable because of the engraved
Category
1780s American Chippendale Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Mahogany
H 95 in W 20 in D 9 in
George III Period Wing Chair in Green Leather
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
block legs and brass castors, apparently with an old indistinct ink label pasted to the top arched rail
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18th Century and Earlier British George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Mahogany
Quaker Westtown School Sampler, American, 1815
Located in Philadelphia, PA
early years of the nineteenth century. A large scale alphabet, worked in the block-letter Quaker style
Category
19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Museum Cased Taxidermy French Partridge, circa 1865-1885, Attributed to R.Duncan
By Robert Duncan
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
typical Duncan wooden block and housed within a beautiful scientific sparse museum case with original wood
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Cut Glass, Pine, Feathers
H 13 in W 14.5 in D 6 in
Museum Cased Taxidermy Female Teal, circa 1865-1885, R.Duncan of Newcastle
By Robert Duncan
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
wooden block and housed within a beautiful scientific sparse museum case, the pine sides in the original
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Cut Glass, Pine, Feathers
Fine Museum Cased Taxidermy Spotted Crake circa 1865-1885 by Robert Duncan
By Robert Duncan
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Duncan wooden block and housed within a beautiful scientific sparse museum case with original black
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Pine, Feathers
Large Taxidermy Group of Four Scottish Red Grouse by R.Duncan, Dated 1882
By Robert Duncan
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
female and two male, the specimens set upon typical Duncan wooden blocks and housed within a beautiful
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Feathers
Early 19th Century Carved Wood, Gesso and Parcel Gilt Heraldic Lion
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
one-storey wings connected to the main block by curving screen walls, embellished with oval windows
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Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Gesso, Softwood
Biedermeier Birch Secretary
Located in Millbrook, NY
flanked by two shaped drawers. The case having one long drawer over a letter holder with a secret
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19th Century German Empire Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Birch, Burl
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