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American Victorian Framed Embroidery Motto
American Victorian Framed Embroidery Motto

American Victorian Framed Embroidery Motto

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) horizontal embroidered \"I Need Thee Every Hour\" sampler.

Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Motto

Assembled Set of 12 Meissen "Motto Children" Figures
Assembled Set of 12 Meissen "Motto Children" Figures

Assembled Set of 12 Meissen "Motto Children" Figures

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Tarzana, CA

Complete, Assembled Set of 12 Antique Meissen "Motto Children" after models by Acier (after

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Motto

Materials

Porcelain

Adams & Bromley English Majolica Geranium Motto Bread Tray
Adams & Bromley English Majolica Geranium Motto Bread Tray

Adams & Bromley English Majolica Geranium Motto Bread Tray

By Adams & Bromley

Located in Philadelphia, PA

rolled rim brown border showing a motto molded in raised lettering, ‘Eat Thy Bread With Thankfulness

Category

Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Motto

Materials

Earthenware

English Measham Bargeware Blue Ribbon Teetotaler Temperance Motto Tea Kettle
English Measham Bargeware Blue Ribbon Teetotaler Temperance Motto Tea Kettle

English Measham Bargeware Blue Ribbon Teetotaler Temperance Motto Tea Kettle

By Barge Ware

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A Measham – Bargeware Tea Kettle impressed with the Blue Ribbon Temperance motto, England, circa

Category

Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Motto

Materials

Pottery

Meissen Motto Child by Acier Vintage Je Les Ramène, circa 1880
Meissen Motto Child by Acier Vintage Je Les Ramène, circa 1880

Meissen Motto Child by Acier Vintage Je Les Ramène, circa 1880

By Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen very lovely figurine: Motto Child By M.V.acier / Je Les Ramène (= I'll Get Them Back

Category

Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Motto

Materials

Porcelain

C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"
C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"

C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"

Located in Baltimore, MD

Beautiful 17th century posey ring with the engraving "A Frende's Gifte" engraved in an early form of Middle English. Posey rings were popular in both France and England between the 1...

Category

1690s English George I Antique Motto

Materials

22k Gold

Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13
Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13

Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13

By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique porcelain Cupid figurine. By Meissen. Model no. F13 from the Cupid Motto

Category

Early 20th Century German Rococo Antique Motto

Materials

Porcelain

British Topaz Signet Ring 14K Gold Motto Donec Devs Dat Dono, 1890
British Topaz Signet Ring 14K Gold Motto Donec Devs Dat Dono, 1890

British Topaz Signet Ring 14K Gold Motto Donec Devs Dat Dono, 1890

Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv

Antique British Topaz Signet Ring 14 K Gold Motto “Donec Devs Dat Dono” c.1890 Overview A rare

Category

1890s Antique Motto

Materials

Topaz, 14k Gold

Small red lacquered Japanese box with royal motto of the Netherlands, 1880
Small red lacquered Japanese box with royal motto of the Netherlands, 1880

Small red lacquered Japanese box with royal motto of the Netherlands, 1880

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Pretty little Japanese lacquered box. On a golden metal medal inside we can read the royal motto

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Motto

Materials

Wood

Fireback with the France Coat of Arms and Louis XIV's Mascaron and Motto
Fireback with the France Coat of Arms and Louis XIV's Mascaron and Motto

Fireback with the France Coat of Arms and Louis XIV's Mascaron and Motto

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

depicting the Sun King and his motto "Nec Pluribus Impar", of which the signification was many times

Category

17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Motto

Materials

Iron

HM 1928 18K Gold Signet Ring w Motto "Neither by Gold Nor Arms", size 8
HM 1928 18K Gold Signet Ring w Motto "Neither by Gold Nor Arms", size 8

HM 1928 18K Gold Signet Ring w Motto "Neither by Gold Nor Arms", size 8

Located in Baltimore, MD

, helmet, shield, scroll and motto. The motto on this signet ring, in classical Latin, reads: NEC AURO NEC

Category

1920s English Victorian Antique Motto

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Pair Of Meissen Bronze Table Lamps With Motto Children, by MV Acier, 1775-1814
Pair Of Meissen Bronze Table Lamps With Motto Children, by MV Acier, 1775-1814

Pair Of Meissen Bronze Table Lamps With Motto Children, by MV Acier, 1775-1814

By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

highlighted with pink and turquoise highlights, surrounding the Meissen cherubs: MOTTO CHILD - 'LAS DE

Category

Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Motto

Materials

Bronze

Meissen Tall Motto Child Je Les Mets a Calme G 29 Acier Marcolini Period
Meissen Tall Motto Child Je Les Mets a Calme G 29 Acier Marcolini Period

Meissen Tall Motto Child Je Les Mets a Calme G 29 Acier Marcolini Period

By Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

MEISSEN VERY LOVELY FIGURINE: MOTTO CHILD BY M.V.ACIER / JE LES METS A CALME ( = I'M

Category

Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Motto

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage French Gilt Brass Monstrance
Vintage French Gilt Brass Monstrance

Vintage French Gilt Brass Monstrance

Located in Montreal, QC

radiates a sunburst frame beneath the cross. The motto in white and blue enamel is unusual and means "Come

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Motto

Materials

Brass

Full Set of Twelve 19th Century French Original Guignol Puppets
Full Set of Twelve 19th Century French Original Guignol Puppets

Full Set of Twelve 19th Century French Original Guignol Puppets

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

appreciated by adults as well, as shown by the motto of a prominent Lyon troupe: "Guignol amuses children… and

Category

19th Century French Antique Motto

Materials

Wood

British World War 1 Era Demijohns, a Pair
British World War 1 Era Demijohns, a Pair

British World War 1 Era Demijohns, a Pair

Located in Bradenton, FL

(rampant lion), and Ireland (harp), surrounded by a garter inscribed with the motto "Honi soit qui mal y

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Motto

Materials

Glass

Wall Plaque Mounted with Bronze Coat of Arms of the city of Leeds
Wall Plaque Mounted with Bronze Coat of Arms of the city of Leeds

Wall Plaque Mounted with Bronze Coat of Arms of the city of Leeds

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Leeds, which includes three owls, and a motto reading "PRO REGE ET LEGE" (For King and Law).  A lovely

Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Motto

Materials

Bronze

Antique Sterling Silver Three-Light Candelabrum Centrepiece
Antique Sterling Silver Three-Light Candelabrum Centrepiece

Antique Sterling Silver Three-Light Candelabrum Centrepiece

By William Ker Reid

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

feathered, encompassed with the motto 'Tria juncta in uno' - Three joined in one. The badge anchors a

Category

1820s British George IV Antique Motto

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian 18k Gold Agate "Treu Und Fest" Double Sided Desk Seal, Circa 1860
Victorian 18k Gold Agate "Treu Und Fest" Double Sided Desk Seal, Circa 1860

Victorian 18k Gold Agate "Treu Und Fest" Double Sided Desk Seal, Circa 1860

Located in Altrincham, GB

panel (one of bloodstone and the other carnelian), reading "Treu Und Fest"- the personal motto of Prince

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Motto

Materials

18k Gold

C1880 18K Signet Ring By Virtue and Valour, size 7.25
C1880 18K Signet Ring By Virtue and Valour, size 7.25

C1880 18K Signet Ring By Virtue and Valour, size 7.25

Located in Baltimore, MD

and wisdom. The motto reads in latin, Virtute et Valour, meaning "by Virtue and Valor". Who wouldn't

Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Motto

Materials

18k Gold

The Duke of Beaufort silver salver - by William Plummer London 1779
The Duke of Beaufort silver salver - by William Plummer London 1779

The Duke of Beaufort silver salver - by William Plummer London 1779

By William Plummer

Located in London, London

14” (35.5cm) deep, weighing 60.8 troy ounces. The heraldic bearings and motto, 'Mutare Vel Timere

Category

1770s English George III Antique Motto

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Cast Iron Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Large Cast Iron Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom

Large Cast Iron Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom

By Walter MacFarlane & Co

Located in London, GB

my right’, the motto of the United Kingdom’s monarch, now King Charles III. Three upside-down T

Category

Late 19th Century Scottish Late Victorian Antique Motto

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Important Scottish Armorial Hall Chairs Late 18th/Early 19th Century
A Pair of Important Scottish Armorial Hall Chairs Late 18th/Early 19th Century

A Pair of Important Scottish Armorial Hall Chairs Late 18th/Early 19th Century

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

proper with the motto Amo Probos. The same armorial is displayed above the principal entrance to Malleny

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18th Century English Gothic Antique Motto

Materials

Oak

Antique French 18k Gold and Hot Enamel Scent Bottle and Tray (1820)
Antique French 18k Gold and Hot Enamel Scent Bottle and Tray (1820)

Antique French 18k Gold and Hot Enamel Scent Bottle and Tray (1820)

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

heraldic garters are ornamented with the Latin motto 'Pro Deo Patria Amicis' - For God, Country, and

Category

1820s French Antique Motto

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Fennec seated
Fennec seated

Fennec seated

Located in PARIS, FR

-Antoine Injalbert. Sandoz's motto: "In art, we must love everything, nature, science, ..." His freedom of

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Motto

Materials

Bronze

Antique Indian Silver Tea Caddy by Grish Chunder Dutt
Antique Indian Silver Tea Caddy by Grish Chunder Dutt

Antique Indian Silver Tea Caddy by Grish Chunder Dutt

By Grish Chunder Dutt

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

motto 'Hold Fast'. The anterior surface of the cover features the hinged catch which secures to the

Category

1880s Indian Antique Motto

Materials

Silver

Porcelain Box with Irish References, ""Forget Not Erin" (Forget Not Ireland)
Porcelain Box with Irish References, ""Forget Not Erin" (Forget Not Ireland)

Porcelain Box with Irish References, ""Forget Not Erin" (Forget Not Ireland)

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Downingtown, PA

, accompanied by a pink banner bearing the poignant motto, "FORGET NOT ERIN." Historic Context: The Meaning of

Category

1820s English Regency Antique Motto

Materials

Porcelain

Framed Antique Heraldic Painted Coat of Arms Coach Panel
Framed Antique Heraldic Painted Coat of Arms Coach Panel

Framed Antique Heraldic Painted Coat of Arms Coach Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

between three wyverns with red cross crosslet fitchée above the Latin motto ‘deo adjuvante vincam

Category

19th Century English Antique Motto

Materials

Mahogany, Pine, Paint

Charles George Lewis (1808-1880), After Thomas J. Barker Nelson Engraving
Charles George Lewis (1808-1880), After Thomas J. Barker Nelson Engraving

Charles George Lewis (1808-1880), After Thomas J. Barker Nelson Engraving

Located in Atlanta, GA

arms/trophy device with motto (recorded in later states as arms added with the motto “Palmam qui meruit

Category

Mid-19th Century English British Colonial Antique Motto

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

George V Sterling Silver Hip Flask & Sandwich Box Set, 1913
George V Sterling Silver Hip Flask & Sandwich Box Set, 1913

George V Sterling Silver Hip Flask & Sandwich Box Set, 1913

By James Dixon & Sons, A&J Zimmerman Ltd.

Located in London, London

-style cap. Both pieces are engraved to the front with a crest depicting a pig above the Latin motto

Category

1910s English Edwardian Antique Motto

Materials

Sterling Silver

1861 "The Empire State" Wall Map by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning
1861 "The Empire State" Wall Map by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning

1861 "The Empire State" Wall Map by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

. A banner rests at their feet and states the New York State motto, "Excelsior," which is Latin for

Category

1860s American Victorian Antique Motto

Materials

Wood, Paper

Victorian 14k Yellow Gold "Festina Lente" Heraldic Crest Fob Wax Seal Pendant
Victorian 14k Yellow Gold "Festina Lente" Heraldic Crest Fob Wax Seal Pendant

Victorian 14k Yellow Gold "Festina Lente" Heraldic Crest Fob Wax Seal Pendant

Located in Towson, MD

inscription "Festina Lente," a classical motto meaning "make haste slowly" — a phrase conveying the timeless

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Motto

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish, Arms Hutchinson impaling Calthrop
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish, Arms Hutchinson impaling Calthrop

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish, Arms Hutchinson impaling Calthrop

Located in Downingtown, PA

Calthrop. Beneath the heraldic crest, a flowing ribbon displays the Latin family motto, "Perge et Valeas

Category

1750s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Motto

Materials

Porcelain

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs

Located in Downingtown, PA

—and often include mottoes (though absent on this particular piece). The double-hinged box, known as a

Category

1880s Bajan Folk Art Antique Motto

Materials

Shell

Leo Maes-Vereenooghe Flemish Double Handled Polychrome Pottery Vase Signed
Leo Maes-Vereenooghe Flemish Double Handled Polychrome Pottery Vase Signed

Leo Maes-Vereenooghe Flemish Double Handled Polychrome Pottery Vase Signed

Located in Atlanta, GA

Double Handled Polychrome Glazed Pottery Motto Vase by: Artist Leo Maes-Vereenooghe (Flemish

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Motto

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Georgian Revival Sterling Silver Tea Set by C.S. Harris, London, 1923
Georgian Revival Sterling Silver Tea Set by C.S. Harris, London, 1923

Georgian Revival Sterling Silver Tea Set by C.S. Harris, London, 1923

By C S Harris & Sons Ltd

Located in London, London

with a polished surface, and each is engraved with a crest of a bird and the motto "Pro Deo et Rege

Category

1920s English Antique Motto

Materials

Sterling Silver

Reclaimed Bronze Armillary Sun Dial on 19th Century English Limestone Column
Reclaimed Bronze Armillary Sun Dial on 19th Century English Limestone Column

Reclaimed Bronze Armillary Sun Dial on 19th Century English Limestone Column

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

armillary is marked with the latitudes north 51.38.23 and west 001.32.45 on inside of the base. The motto

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Motto

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Metal, Bronze

Ornate Edwardian Sterling Silver Armorial Gallery Tray by C.S. Harris, 1907
Ornate Edwardian Sterling Silver Armorial Gallery Tray by C.S. Harris, 1907

Ornate Edwardian Sterling Silver Armorial Gallery Tray by C.S. Harris, 1907

By Charles Stuart Harris

Located in London, London

open handles. The surface is engraved with a central armorial crest and the motto "Res Non Verba." It

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Motto

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian Sterling Silver Old English Pattern Gravy Straining Spoon
Georgian Sterling Silver Old English Pattern Gravy Straining Spoon

Georgian Sterling Silver Old English Pattern Gravy Straining Spoon

By Charles Hougham

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

rampant below the motto 'Forward'. The reverse of this antique silver straining spoon features a rounded

Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Motto

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

An Impressive Pair of Silver-Plated Champagne Coolers, England Circa 1920
An Impressive Pair of Silver-Plated Champagne Coolers, England Circa 1920

An Impressive Pair of Silver-Plated Champagne Coolers, England Circa 1920

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

their original removable liners. Both coolers showing engraved armorials & motto ‘Serva Jugum

Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Motto

Materials

Silver Plate

Chinese Export Porcelain Crested Blue Fitzhugh Tazzas- The Kiddell or Alexander
Chinese Export Porcelain Crested Blue Fitzhugh Tazzas- The Kiddell or Alexander

Chinese Export Porcelain Crested Blue Fitzhugh Tazzas- The Kiddell or Alexander

Located in Downingtown, PA

nearly identical) crests with the College of Arms in England. Without the unique shield or a family motto

Category

Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Motto

Materials

Porcelain

A Center Table with Pietra Dura Top
A Center Table with Pietra Dura Top

A Center Table with Pietra Dura Top

Located in New York, NY

pieces depicting the van Wedekind family coat of arms with the motto "Nil Differre" (Do not push anything

Category

1880s Antique Motto

Materials

Marble

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Antique Motto For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the antique motto you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold and 18k Gold — can elevate any look. If you’re looking for an antique motto from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. An antique motto from Michel Victor Acier, Bilston Battersea and Chamberlains Worcester — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. An antique motto can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 1 Agate versions can add an especially stylish touch. Today, if you’re looking for a single cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. If you’re browsing our inventory for an antique motto, you’ll find that many are available today for men, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and women.

How Much is a Antique Motto?

The price for an antique motto starts at $125 and tops out at $26,500 with these dining-entertaining, on average, selling for $1,600.