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Chinese Small Elm Scribe's Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Originally used for writing, as made evident by the ink stains on top. Serpentine stretchers in each corner in the style of a 17th century table.
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Scribe

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Small Elm Scribe's Table
Chinese Small Elm Scribe's Table
H 32.5 in W 24 in D 18.88 in
1920s Mahogany & Brass Antique Tool Carpentry Scribe
By Stanley
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mahogany Wood & Patinated Brass Antique Old Carpentry Marking Tool circa 1920s USA Carpenter Scribe
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1920s American Industrial Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

Asian Rosewood Hand Carved Scribes Chair 19th Century
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Early 19th century Asian scribe's chair features hand carved skirt and back detailing, and mortised
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Early 19th Century Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Emile Louis Picault, Bronze Figure of an Egyptian Scribe
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in New York, NY
A very large bronze figure of an Egyptian Scribe by Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915
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1880s French Egyptian Revival Antique Scribe

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

The Scribe - Original Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Scribe is an original Modern artwork realized in the first decades of the XIX Century
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Early 19th Century Antique Scribe

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Koran Scribe, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Koran scriber, who, bending his legs under him, holds
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Silver Scribe or Desk Writing Set, Platerías Martínez, Madrid, Spain, 1819
By Platerías Martínez
Located in Madrid, ES
Scribe with four inkwells and bell. Silver. Madrid, Silversmiths Martínez, 1819. With contrast
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1810s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Scribe

Materials

Silver

Scribe and Personal Assistant to the Shogun - Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Scribe and Personal Assistant to the Shogun - Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper Detailed woodblock
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19th Century Edo Antique Scribe

Materials

Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, Early 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
RUE SCRIBE/ PARIS/ LOUIS VUITTON/ LONDON/ 149 NEW BOND STREET", interior label "125 223/ PARIS/ 1. RUE
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Scribe

Materials

Metal

Franz Xavier Bergman Orientalist Bronze
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Savannah, GA
Koran scribe on a rug, Vienna, circa 1880. Geschützt registration mark present on underside of figure
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Late 19th Century Austrian Islamic Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Franz Xavier Bergman Orientalist Bronze
Franz Xavier Bergman Orientalist Bronze
H 3.25 in W 5.75 in D 4.25 in
Ushabti for Imenmes 
Located in London, GB
inscription dedicates the ushabti to the royal scribe Imenmes, son of Pendjerty. The details of the hands and
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Scribe

Materials

Faience

Ushabti for Imenmes 
Ushabti for Imenmes 
H 5.44 in W 1.89 in D 0.99 in
"Cinderella" framed antique 1927 signed and dated etching by artist Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Louis Icart on lower right. Inscribed "Edité par les Artistes Modernes, 5 rue Scribe Paris 1927" in
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1920s Art Deco Antique Scribe

Materials

Etching

17th c. Abbot's Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
scribed box stretcher. Impressive scale and striking form. AD
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Early 17th Century English Antique Scribe

Materials

Oak

17th c. Abbot's Chair
17th c. Abbot's Chair
H 44 in W 25 in D 26 in
Early Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, C. 1910
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Charlottesville, VA
travel labels, Interior label, Rue Scribe Paris/Lille/149 New Bond St. London stamped 211667.  
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1910s French Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Early Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, C. 1910
Early Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, C. 1910
H 12.75 in W 19.36 in D 31.25 in
Jas Shoolbred. An Aesthetic Movement adjustable height piano stool
Located in London, GB
scribed decoration to the seat and to the shaped legs, united by a double stretcher. This has a BSA motor
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Scribe

Materials

Walnut

Folio from a Book of Hours, c.1475 Delft (Holland)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
) scribes Folio contains a long series of readings, or lessons, consisting of prayers, Psalms, and other
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Scribe

Materials

Ink

Pair Antique Syrian Moorish Inlaid Folding Chairs, Late 19th Century, Syria
Located in Austin, TX
A classic and elegant near pair of antique Syrian carved walnut folding scribes chairs with shell
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Late 19th Century Syrian Moorish Antique Scribe

Materials

Bone, Shell, Walnut

Brass Case Antique Shops Model "Mercedita" of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
paint. Scribed deck with many cabins and hatches. Other details include anchors, capstan, tailboards
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1920s North American Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Nantucket lighthouse basket by Davis Hall, 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
handle with lollipop ends, and a round, hard wood bottom plate with two concentric scribed circles. The
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Scribe

Materials

Bamboo, Oak

Antique American Ship Model, circa 1910
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ship model of an American warship. Scribed deck, cabins, hatches, companion way, etc. The
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1910s North American Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Antique Model of a Full Rigged Windjammer
Located in Norwell, MA
, cabins, hatches, capstan, anchors, chain, scribed deck, wheel, etc. Set into a case with old glass and
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1890s North American Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Pair of Patinated Bronze Egyptian Figures by Emile Louis Picault
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Patinated Bronze Figures Of The Egyptian High Priest 'Pastophore' and The Egyptian Scribe
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19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Antique Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inkwell Qalamdan, circa 1850
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Great brass decorative Middle Eastern Islamic metalwork art object. Antique Ottoman, Persian Scribe
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Late 19th Century Asian Islamic Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Miles and Edwards Writing Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Miles and Edwards writing table of unusual shaped top, with leather scribe on barley
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19th Century Irish Antique Scribe

Materials

Mahogany

Renaissance Revival Parcel Gilt Cassone with Marbleized Leather Panels
Located in Brooklyn, NY
carved and scribed lid with gadrooned edge displays a pomegranate motif originating from the Ottoman
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1880s Italian Renaissance Antique Scribe

Materials

Leather, Giltwood

Nineteenth Century Ship Model in Original Paint
Located in Norwell, MA
lifeboats are on the cabin roof. Scribed and varnished deck. Rigged with a full set of standing and running
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1890s North American Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

19th Century Oak Military Chest with Writing Interior
Located in Dublin 8, IE
reveal a writing scribe and writing box terminating on bun feet.
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Late 19th Century Irish Campaign Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

Guangxu Period Antique Chinese Circular Porcelain Bowl
Located in London, GB
Of shaped outline, decorated with exotic birds amongst foliage and scribe's implements within
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Scribe

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Style Bronze Planter by L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1890
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new built Paris Opera house. Their Japanese style creations
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1890s French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Nest of Three Nantucket Lightship Baskets
Located in Nantucket, MA
hardwood bottom plate, likely maple, that is slightly convex and scribed with three concentric rings, The
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1870s American Folk Art Antique Scribe

Materials

Cane, Maple, Rattan

Edwardian Silver Engraved Locket
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
there is also leaf detail. When you open the locket there is a hand scribed name which reads 'Hilda
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Scribe

Materials

Silver

Clipper Ship Model of Great Republic by Thomas Rosenquist
Located in Norwell, MA
Rockaway, New Jersey. Highly detailed with scribed deck, cabins, skylight, lifeboats, anchors, carved
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1920s North American Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
professions, going from weavers, attendants, warriors, hunters, ballplayers, scribes, prisoners, dancers to
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15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Scribe

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Jardinieres-Candelabras by Boin-Taburet, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre Germain’s one (1645-1684) for the Jockey Club, located then on Scribe street in Paris in 1863
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Scribe

Materials

Silver

Grand Tour Egyptian Figure
Located in Hudson, NY
A rather monumental plaster figure of a seated Egyptian scribe realistically faux painted as
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Scribe

Materials

Plaster

Grand Tour Egyptian Figure
Grand Tour Egyptian Figure
H 27.5 in W 22 in D 18 in
FULLY RESTORED ANTiQUE 1910 LOUIS VUITTON STAMPED & SIGNED MALLE PENDERIE TRUNK
By Louis Vuitton
Located in GB
RUE SCRIBE PARIS LOUIS VUITTON LONDON 149 NEW BOND STREET with MADE IN PARIS beneath, the truck has
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1910s French Edwardian Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass, Copper

Ganesh Deity Figurine, Mongolia, 18th-19th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
saint of scholars, science, schools and scribes. Leader of the ganas and of cunning and wisdom
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Early 1800s Mongolian Other Antique Scribe

Materials

Copper

19th Century French Rotating Bookcase by Terquem, Paris
Located in Winter Park, FL
used to be a lock and key. Label of maker: Bibliotheque Terquem, 19 Rue Scribe, Paris. Founded in 1877
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting
Located in Norwich, GB
Scribe wrote a play about her her life in 1827. Of humble origins, a local aristocrat paid for
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1830s Romantic Antique Scribe

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of porcelain “swallow” vases , L'Escalier de Cristal, France, 1890
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
the name of Pannier Frères to the society, located at the corner of Scribe street and Auber street
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1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture "Boy on Ox" by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
, including Harem beauties, Arab tradesmen, Scribes and Arab Warrior and almost every animal subject that was
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

« The Musician » Japanese style Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, FR, c.1890
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
, located at the corner of Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new built Paris Opera house. Their
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1890s French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Antique Carved Wooden Hanging Hindu Temple Lord Ganesha Deity Plaque
Located in Dayton, OH
major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes, and authors. ... Like a rat and
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Late 19th Century Antique Scribe

Materials

Hardwood

Lice
Located in Fairlawn, OH
drawing, he waxed a plate and scribed his first etching with the aid of a phonograph needle. It was to be
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1920s American Realist Antique Scribe

Materials

Drypoint

Lice
Lice
H 6.88 in W 10.75 in
Japanese Style Planter Attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, France, circa 1880
By Edouard Lievre, L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
corner of Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new built Paris Opera house. Their Japanese style
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

XIXth Century Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
home ready condition. The glass has a hand scribed date 11 3 69 which leads us to believe this mirror
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1860s French Victorian Antique Scribe

Materials

Giltwood

XIXth Century Giltwood Wall Mirror
XIXth Century Giltwood Wall Mirror
H 59.45 in W 35.44 in D 5.12 in
Unknown Miniature Terracotta Head
Located in brussel, BE
professions, going from weavers, attendants, warriors, hunters, ballplayers, scribes, prisoners, dancers to
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15th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Antique Scribe

Materials

Stone

Unknown Miniature Terracotta Head
Unknown Miniature Terracotta Head
H 4.34 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
Japanese Style Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1885
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
society, located at the corner of Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new built Paris Opera house
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Indian Portrait of a Prince
Located in Greenwich, CT
is shown presenting a yellow flower, probably a sign of acceptance. The scribe, depicted in the left
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1830s Indian Other Antique Scribe

Materials

Paper

Indian Portrait of a Prince
Indian Portrait of a Prince
H 18.25 in W 22.5 in D 1.3 in
Ottoman Brass Inkwell and Pen Case Qalamdan
Located in Stamford, CT
Exceptional Turkish etched brass Qalamdan, a traveling scribe's inkwell and pen case. The beautiful
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Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

Louis Vuitton Doctors Bag Sac Cabine Rare Antique Travel Case Black Early 20th C
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
10in H x 9.5in D. Stamped LOUIS VUITTON PARIS 1 RUE SCRIBE 149 NEW BOND ST LONDON. Authenticated by
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Early 20th Century French Antique Scribe

Pair of French Japonisme Ormolu Vases E. Lièvre, Executed by F. Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
, and many retailed by A L'Escalier de Cristal, located near the Opera, 6 rue Scribe in Paris. These
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1870s French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

19th C. French Silvered Bronze Islamic Arabesque Motif Centerpiece Att. E Lièvre
By Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
L'Escalier de Cristal, located near the Opera, 6 rue Scribe in Paris. These exceptional vases are very
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19th Century French Islamic Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Sumiyoshi: Dengaku dance performed during an Onda ceremony - Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Soquel, CA
Reisho Tokaido (1848-1854, named after the scribes' style of calligraphy), although the latter is rare
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1830s Edo Antique Scribe

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Pair of "Cloisonne" Enamel Vases, Attr. to l'Escalier de Cristal, France, C.1870
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
society, located at the corner of Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new built Paris Opera house
Category

1870s French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

La Muette de Portici - Lithograph - 1870
By Charles Deshays
Located in Roma, IT
, Masaniello, is a five-act lyric opera set to music by Daniel Auber, on a libretto by Eugène Scribe, revised
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1870s Antique Scribe

Materials

Lithograph

Ottoman Empire Parcel-Gilt Silver Qalamdan
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. Footnote: In the Ottoman Empire scribes and calligraphers were an important and powerful elite. Working in
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Early 18th Century Turkish Antique Scribe

Materials

Silver

Collection of Ten Chinese Ceremonial Poles
Located in London, by appointment only
elongated spear head. A Guan Dao sword / pole is also in the collection. Others include a scribes hand, a
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scribe

Collection of Ten Chinese Ceremonial Poles
Collection of Ten Chinese Ceremonial Poles
H 82.29 in W 55.12 in D 11.82 in
Japonisme Style Porcelaine Planter Signed L'Escalier de Cristal 19th C
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Paris, FR
, rue Scribe and 1, rue Auber. The Escalier de Cristal produced small pieces of furniture and luxury
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese 19C Bleu de Hue Bitong Butterflies Flowers Cobalt Blue Vietnamese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
used by scribes for Chinese calligraphy. These are typically carved from bamboo, jade or porcelain with
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scribe

Materials

Porcelain

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Antique Scribe For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique scribe for your home. An antique scribe — often made from wood, metal and bronze — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique scribe — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique scribe made by Neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made antique scribe has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Platerías Martínez, Franz Bergmann and Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Scribe?

The average selling price for an antique scribe at 1stDibs is $2,450, while they’re typically $331 on the low end and $42,500 for the highest priced.