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A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol
A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol

A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol

Located in London, GB

letters of Χριστός (Christos) mounted in a later, 20th century gold ring of elegant simplicity. The

Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Letters

Materials

Agate, Gold

Dutch silver Chocolate pot set, van Kempen & Sons, 1918
Dutch silver Chocolate pot set, van Kempen & Sons, 1918

Dutch silver Chocolate pot set, van Kempen & Sons, 1918

Located in Delft, NL

), The Minerva head with letter C (Assayer's mark) for The Hague, The Year letters I and J for 1918 and

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Letters

Materials

Silver

Roman Jasper Intaglio, with Greek Protective Inscription
Roman Jasper Intaglio, with Greek Protective Inscription

Roman Jasper Intaglio, with Greek Protective Inscription

Located in York, GB

) / L (UK) £3,500 The Greek letters engraved in reverse read: ΚΑΛΗ ΦΥΛΥ.. ΑΥΔΥΟ.. ΚΑΛΗ translates to

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Letters

Materials

Gold

A R.Lalique Art Deco Ceylan Vase
A R.Lalique Art Deco Ceylan Vase

A R.Lalique Art Deco Ceylan Vase

By René Lalique

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

glass with a yellow glows on the glass W The vase is hand signed in block letters and is in excellent

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Painted Pinewood, Circa 1780-1800
Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Painted Pinewood, Circa 1780-1800

Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau, Painted Pinewood, Circa 1780-1800

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

- ideal for organizing documents, letters, or personal treasures. The top is crowned with a distinctive

Category

Late 18th Century Antique Letters

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire a Abattant
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire a Abattant

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire a Abattant

Located in Dallas, TX

open niche for letters and books, and flanked by turned columns, creating a refined architectural

Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Letters

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Bailey Banks & Biddle English Edwardian Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 Pcs
Antique Bailey Banks & Biddle English Edwardian Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 Pcs

Antique Bailey Banks & Biddle English Edwardian Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 Pcs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

monogrammed (unsure of letters) and beautifully engraved with flowers, scrolls, and drapes. Makers mark to

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Letters

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Regency Figured Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Desk With Glazed Doors
Antique Regency Figured Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Desk With Glazed Doors

Antique Regency Figured Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Desk With Glazed Doors

Located in Suffolk, GB

compartment. This form was designed as a compact writing cabinet, allowing letters, documents and writing

Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Letters

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Bureau Bookcase Desk Cabinet
Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Bureau Bookcase Desk Cabinet

Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Bureau Bookcase Desk Cabinet

Located in Suffolk, GB

home, allowing the owner to store documents, write letters and display important items, reflecting both

Category

18th Century Dutch Antique Letters

Materials

Walnut

A Pair of French Louis XVI Giltwood Side Chairs circa 1780
A Pair of French Louis XVI Giltwood Side Chairs circa 1780

A Pair of French Louis XVI Giltwood Side Chairs circa 1780

Located in CA, CA

upholstery nails have made it indecipherable, only a few letters are legible. Image attached of stamp. An

Category

1780s French Louis XVI Antique Letters

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century royal presentation badge
19th Century royal presentation badge

19th Century royal presentation badge

Located in Martlesham, GB

silvered metal of intertwined letters appear to be "V" and "R" meaning VR for Victoria Regina, Latin for

Category

1870s British Early Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Walnut

Bronze Art Nouveau Bird Talon Letter Holder
Bronze Art Nouveau Bird Talon Letter Holder

Bronze Art Nouveau Bird Talon Letter Holder

Located in New Windsor, NY

bronze casting of a bird's talons grasping a graduated metal coil for holding letters and correspondence

Category

Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Letters

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Victorian 1850 Amethyst Diamond Silver 14 Karat Rose Gold Antique Pansy Pendant
Victorian 1850 Amethyst Diamond Silver 14 Karat Rose Gold Antique Pansy Pendant

Victorian 1850 Amethyst Diamond Silver 14 Karat Rose Gold Antique Pansy Pendant

Located in Philadelphia, PA

British date letters Measures: 2 3/16 x 1 1/2 inches - including bale Total Weight: 32.2 grams Stock

Category

1850s Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Bonnet Top High Boy C1900
Antique Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Bonnet Top High Boy C1900

Antique Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Bonnet Top High Boy C1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

on the interior, bearing the letters "GRM" provides insight into its origin. This stately highboy

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Letters

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip on Custom Mount
Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip on Custom Mount

Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip on Custom Mount

Located in Chicago, IL

like stationery and more like statement. The kind of thing that suggests you don’t just answer letters

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Letters

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Crested Soup Plate
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Crested Soup Plate

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Crested Soup Plate

Located in Downingtown, PA

. The center has an unusual large armorial device centered by a shield-shaped with gilt letters possibly

Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Export Antique Letters

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Silver-Plated Toast Rack with Matching Tray, Vintage English Breakfast
Art Deco Silver-Plated Toast Rack with Matching Tray, Vintage English Breakfast

Art Deco Silver-Plated Toast Rack with Matching Tray, Vintage English Breakfast

Located in Wembley, GB

arranged slices of toast, pastries, or even letters for a stylish desk display. The coordinating tray

Category

1920s British Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

"Bonheur de jour" desk 19th century Directoire style, solid walnut
"Bonheur de jour" desk 19th century Directoire style, solid walnut

"Bonheur de jour" desk 19th century Directoire style, solid walnut

Located in MADRID, ES

documents and letters, and two small drawers for writing essentials. Below, the main desk features a hinged

Category

19th Century French Directoire Antique Letters

Materials

Walnut

A R.Lalique Art Deco Perruches
A R.Lalique Art Deco Perruches

A R.Lalique Art Deco Perruches

By René Lalique

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

electric glass with a hand written block letters signature . The condition is excellent and the vase has

Category

1910s French Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Glass

Antique Shopkeeper's Sign & Price Rubber Ink Stamp Set Kit c.1920
Antique Shopkeeper's Sign & Price Rubber Ink Stamp Set Kit c.1920

Antique Shopkeeper's Sign & Price Rubber Ink Stamp Set Kit c.1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

with dovetails joints. Includes complete sets of capital and lower case letters, numerals, math and

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Letters

Materials

Rubber, Wood

Armand Désiré Gautier, Caricature Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century
Armand Désiré Gautier, Caricature Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century

Armand Désiré Gautier, Caricature Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

century caricatures. Framed with a clear wooden box. Signed «A.Gautier » in red letters bottom right

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Letters

Materials

Canvas

Monumental Pair of Wedgwood Black Basalt Urn Table Lamps with Classical Relief
Monumental Pair of Wedgwood Black Basalt Urn Table Lamps with Classical Relief

Monumental Pair of Wedgwood Black Basalt Urn Table Lamps with Classical Relief

By Josiah Wedgwood

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

letters. The additional tally marks, such as the single letters or symbols were used by the factory to

Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Letters

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Japanese antique wooden wabi-sabi low table / 1850-1912 / "Fu-zukue"
Japanese antique wooden wabi-sabi low table / 1850-1912 / "Fu-zukue"

Japanese antique wooden wabi-sabi low table / 1850-1912 / "Fu-zukue"

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

out daily tasks. This type of desk was commonly used for writing letters, studying, or as a workbench

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Letters

Materials

Cedar

Antique Mechanical Racing Game, "Jeu de Course" by M.J. & Cie
Antique Mechanical Racing Game, "Jeu de Course" by M.J. & Cie

Antique Mechanical Racing Game, "Jeu de Course" by M.J. & Cie

Located in San Francisco, CA

with a cast plaque with the letters M.J. & Cie) activates the internal mechanism, causing the

Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Letters

Materials

Metal, Lead

Vintage Golf Book, F.g. Tait, a Record, by J.l. Low
Vintage Golf Book, F.g. Tait, a Record, by J.l. Low

Vintage Golf Book, F.g. Tait, a Record, by J.l. Low

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Golf Book, F.G. Tait "A Record, Being His Life, Letters And Golfing Diary". A very well produced

Category

Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Letters

Materials

Paper

A pair of Art Deco three armed Silvered Bronze Lamps likely American
A pair of Art Deco three armed Silvered Bronze Lamps likely American

A pair of Art Deco three armed Silvered Bronze Lamps likely American

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

hexagonal base. The candlesticks are hallmarked on the base with a heart symbol and the letters O and E on

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th C. Bertha De Hellebranth Painting of Budapest Castle (Hungary)
Early 20th C. Bertha De Hellebranth Painting of Budapest Castle (Hungary)

Early 20th C. Bertha De Hellebranth Painting of Budapest Castle (Hungary)

Located in Round Top, TX

auction of letters by Bertha's sister, Elena to her friend, Irene Rice Pereira:

On offer is a tremendous

Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Metal

French Guilbert Saint John the Baptist Jean 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
French Guilbert Saint John the Baptist Jean 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant

French Guilbert Saint John the Baptist Jean 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant

Located in London, GB

Baptist as a child with halo, cross and sheepskin, with the name 'Saint Jean' in raised letters around him

Category

Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Letters

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Secretaire with Marble Top
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Secretaire with Marble Top

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Secretaire with Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

drawers, and a central niche provide practical organization for letters and documents, all accented with

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Letters

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Marble Top Console Table by Bedel & Cie of Paris
Empire Style Marble Top Console Table by Bedel & Cie of Paris

Empire Style Marble Top Console Table by Bedel & Cie of Paris

Located in San Francisco, CA

underside latch, perfect for concealing discreet love letters or treaty drafts. The combination of materials

Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Letters

Materials

Ormolu

Antique No-Heat Ruby Bow Brooch
Antique No-Heat Ruby Bow Brooch

Antique No-Heat Ruby Bow Brooch

Located in New York, NY

of Louis XIV, contented widow, and woman of letters whose affectionate correspondence with her

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Letters

Materials

Ruby, Gold, Silver

Selected Letters of Annibal Caro Venice 1835
Selected Letters of Annibal Caro Venice 1835

Selected Letters of Annibal Caro Venice 1835

Located in Milano, IT

edition of selected letters by Annibal Caro, originally a Renaissance author of the 16th century. Printed

Category

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Letters

Materials

Parchment Paper

Antique Mahogany Writing Slope Box with Fitted Interior & Secret Compartment
Antique Mahogany Writing Slope Box with Fitted Interior & Secret Compartment

Antique Mahogany Writing Slope Box with Fitted Interior & Secret Compartment

Located in Suffolk, GB

for storing private letters or valuables. Writing slope boxes were an essential item in the Georgian

Category

19th Century English Georgian Antique Letters

Materials

Mahogany

Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates, 18th Century Set of Fourteen -
Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates, 18th Century Set of Fourteen -

Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates, 18th Century Set of Fourteen -

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Bradenton, FL

individual artists letters, indicating authentic manufacture and the hand of specific decorators, such as

Category

18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Letters

Materials

Porcelain

19thC Fine Quality & Rare ABC's Alphabet Blocks by McLoughlin Bros "Little Tots"
19thC Fine Quality & Rare ABC's Alphabet Blocks by McLoughlin Bros "Little Tots"

19thC Fine Quality & Rare ABC's Alphabet Blocks by McLoughlin Bros "Little Tots"

By McLoughlin Brothers

Located in Incline Village, NV

of each side stating what the letters stand for. This is a great find; number one, because of its

Category

1880s American Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique painting "Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus", The Balkans 19th Century
Antique painting "Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus", The Balkans 19th Century

Antique painting "Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus", The Balkans 19th Century

Located in Beograd, RS

maphorion (veil) over a red garment. The Greek letters MP ΘΥ (Mētēr Theou) inscribed at the top are the

Category

19th Century Balkan Neoclassical Antique Letters

Materials

Canvas, Wood

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870
“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

Located in Culver City, CA

“Whistle” Railway Sign England, 1870 Painted backboard with alloy letters and glass “cats eye

Category

19th Century English Antique Letters

Materials

Metal

"Illinois. 1818 Centennial 1918." Vintage Poster by Willy Sesser, 1918
"Illinois. 1818 Centennial 1918." Vintage Poster by Willy Sesser, 1918

"Illinois. 1818 Centennial 1918." Vintage Poster by Willy Sesser, 1918

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

sizes, from the full-size poster down to the ‘sticker’ size to be used on letters and packages, and

Category

1910s American Antique Letters

Materials

Paper

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, Circa 1885-1886
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, Circa 1885-1886

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, Circa 1885-1886

By Ulysses S. Grant

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

illustrations, fold-out facsimile letters, and forty-three maps. Housed in a new custom-built archival slipcase

Category

1880s American Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Roman Gold Octagonal Epigraphic Signet Ring, Circa 3rd Century A.D.
Roman Gold Octagonal Epigraphic Signet Ring, Circa 3rd Century A.D.

Roman Gold Octagonal Epigraphic Signet Ring, Circa 3rd Century A.D.

Located in Firenze, IT

in black mastic, necessary to make the inscribed letters stand out. Furthermore, the ring has a

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Letters

Materials

Jasper, Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique 15ct Gold, Victorian ADORE acrostic Brooch, Hallmarked Birmingham 1896
Antique 15ct Gold, Victorian ADORE acrostic Brooch, Hallmarked Birmingham 1896

Antique 15ct Gold, Victorian ADORE acrostic Brooch, Hallmarked Birmingham 1896

Located in Brighton, GB

letters of the gemstones set across the centre: Amethyst Diamond Opal Ruby Emerald Each stone is star-set

Category

Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Letters

Materials

Gold, 15k Gold

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Antique Letters For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique letters for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique letters was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and animal skin. There are all kinds of antique letters available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique letters to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Victorian and Arts and Crafts antique letters are of considerable interest. Antique letters have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Elkington & Co., Furstenberg Porcelain and Lewis Carroll are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Letters?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $778, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $12,920 highest priced.