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American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry
American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry

American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

Tambour cylinder-top opens to a pull-out desk with inset leather blotter, two drawers & open compartments for letters, bills & stationery. Desk rests on square tapering legs with fre...

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Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Letters

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

Portrait of Grace - British 1920's art female chalk portrait
Portrait of Grace - British 1920's art female chalk portrait

Portrait of Grace - British 1920's art female chalk portrait

By Jacob Kramer

Located in Hagley, England

Nonetheless, several of his woodcuts did appear in the Vorticist literary magazine Blast, and other periodicals including Colour, Rhythm and Art and Letters. In London, Kramer rapid...

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1920s Antique Letters

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint

19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint

Located in Boden, SE

This originalpainted features a slanted top that pulls down to make a desk and showcase drawers with a central open space for letters and more. The secretaty is original painted.

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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Letters

Materials

Pine

Edwardian Silver Engraved Locket
Edwardian Silver Engraved Locket

Edwardian Silver Engraved Locket

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

The front of the locket has the letters R H C engraved in a very fancy manner! This particular locket still holds two sweet photographs of a loved one.

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1910s British Edwardian Antique Letters

Materials

Silver

Hunting Animals - Lithograph - Late 19th Century
Hunting Animals - Lithograph - Late 19th Century

Hunting Animals - Lithograph - Late 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

The print, preserved in excellent conditions, shows three animals - designated by the letters d,e,f - hunting for food; one of them is clutching his prey in his mouth.

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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Letters

Materials

Lithograph

Tilly Kettle (1734-1786) Pair of Portraits
Tilly Kettle (1734-1786) Pair of Portraits

Tilly Kettle (1734-1786) Pair of Portraits

Located in London, GB

Leicester and of Ketton, privately printed 1910, reproduced; E.F. Noel, Some Letters and Records of the Noel family, London 1910, np., reproduced; J.D.

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18th Century Antique Letters

Materials

Paint

Piel Frères Art Deco c.1920 Vintage Paste Floral Design Buckle
Piel Frères Art Deco c.1920 Vintage Paste Floral Design Buckle

Piel Frères Art Deco c.1920 Vintage Paste Floral Design Buckle

By Piel Frères

Located in Wilmslow, England

The buckle is signed - the reverse is stamped 'PF' with a sword motif in between the letters. The buckle measures 10.5cm x 3cm. A Short History...

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1920s French Antique Letters

The Canongate - Original Lithograph - 1822

The Canongate - Original Lithograph - 1822

Located in Roma, IT

Inscripted on the lower central margin in Capital Letters: The Canongate durng the procession of the Majesty George IV (Edinburg, Aug 22, 1822).

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Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Letters

Materials

Lithograph

19th Century Blue Guilloché Enamel and Gilt-Metal Casket
19th Century Blue Guilloché Enamel and Gilt-Metal Casket

19th Century Blue Guilloché Enamel and Gilt-Metal Casket

Located in London, GB

In the centre of this lattice sits a scrolled cartouche engraved with the letters ‘ANR’, likely the initials of the box’s original owner.

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Letters

Materials

Metal, Enamel

The South West Prospect of London – English School 18th century
The South West Prospect of London – English School 18th century

The South West Prospect of London – English School 18th century

Located in Middletown, NY

Copper plate engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid paper with a large circular watermark bearing a heart and arrow along with several Roman numerals and letters in...

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Mid-18th Century English School Antique Letters

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving

Dutch Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, N.V. earthenware vase, ca 1910
Dutch Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, N.V. earthenware vase, ca 1910

Dutch Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, N.V. earthenware vase, ca 1910

Located in Delft, NL

Marked with stamp, Arnhem mark with rooster. Painter letters RS for Roelof Sterken The vase has craquelé The vase is 20 cm high and 9,5 cm diagonal.

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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Letters

Materials

Earthenware

1815 Robinson Crusoe
1815 Robinson Crusoe

1815 Robinson Crusoe

By Daniel Defoe

Located in Bath, GB

Journalist and man of letters George Somes Layard wrote in 1896 that this edition was "perhaps the most pedantic and impertinent ever produced".

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1810s British Antique Letters

Materials

Paper

Female figure with Child and Dog - Charcoal Drawing

Female figure with Child and Dog - Charcoal Drawing

Located in Roma, IT

Watermarks: a series of numbers and letters along the right margin. Sweet scene in a triangle-shaped composition.

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Charcoal

Victorian 10 Karat Gold and Black Enamel Regard Ring
Victorian 10 Karat Gold and Black Enamel Regard Ring

Victorian 10 Karat Gold and Black Enamel Regard Ring

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

This superb antique Victorian ring is embossed with a fine shield motif at its front, and around the band hand-chased gold letters spell "REGARD" between immaculate sections of black...

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

10k Gold

Circa 1880 Italian Walnut and Maple Renaissance Style Center Table, Todi, Umbria
Circa 1880 Italian Walnut and Maple Renaissance Style Center Table, Todi, Umbria

Circa 1880 Italian Walnut and Maple Renaissance Style Center Table, Todi, Umbria

Located in Dallas, TX

Beneath the bundled volutes are consoles embellished with heraldic charges, ranging from the letters “G” and “F”, to chevrons, a cross, and various bends.

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Letters

Materials

Wood, Maple, Walnut

Antique Georgian Gold Foliage Carnelian Large Fob Charm Pendant
Antique Georgian Gold Foliage Carnelian Large Fob Charm Pendant

Antique Georgian Gold Foliage Carnelian Large Fob Charm Pendant

Located in Rotterdam, NL

Gentlemen would attach them to their pocket watches or waistcoats via a chain, using the fob to stamp wax seals on important documents or letters. These seals often bore the owner's ...

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Letters

Materials

Carnelian, Gold, Base Metal

HUGE ANTIQUE 1631 DATED HAND CARVED OAK DANISH WEDDING DOWRY LiNEN TRUNK COFFER
HUGE ANTIQUE 1631 DATED HAND CARVED OAK DANISH WEDDING DOWRY LiNEN TRUNK COFFER

HUGE ANTIQUE 1631 DATED HAND CARVED OAK DANISH WEDDING DOWRY LiNEN TRUNK COFFER

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite Antique hand carved solid Danish Oak trunk or coffer which is dated 1631 Please ...

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1630s Dutch Charles II Antique Letters

Materials

Oak

Antique Heliotrope Seal Fob Pendant with 18K Gold Lion
Antique Heliotrope Seal Fob Pendant with 18K Gold Lion

Antique Heliotrope Seal Fob Pendant with 18K Gold Lion

Located in Rotterdam, NL

This seal would have been used to authenticate documents or letters, making it both functional and fashionable in its time.

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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

18k 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.