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Japanese Style Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1885
Japanese Style Clock attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1885

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

Category

1880s French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Egyptian Revival Statues
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Egyptian Revival Statues

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Egyptian Revival Statues

By Émile Louis Picault

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

palmettes and handsome cobras. The statue to the left is of the scribe Pastophore who is holding a canopic

Category

19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Scribe

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Side Chairs, 19th Century
Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Side Chairs, 19th Century

Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Side Chairs, 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

. These chairs are modeled after Moorish scribe's chairs, and were popularized in Italy during the

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Entitled "Kangaroo" by Franz Bergman
Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Entitled "Kangaroo" by Franz Bergman

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Entitled "Kangaroo" by Franz Bergman

By Franz Bergmann

Located in London, GB

, Arab bronze and animal subjects, including Harem beauties, Arab tradesmen, Scribes and Arab Warrior and

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Thomas Ritchie Alkaline Glazed Stoneware Pitcher Catawba Valley c 1870
Thomas Ritchie Alkaline Glazed Stoneware Pitcher Catawba Valley c 1870

Thomas Ritchie Alkaline Glazed Stoneware Pitcher Catawba Valley c 1870

Located in Mobile, AL

various markings that include TR and this particular 1 gallon capacity stamp and typical scribed

Category

1870s American Folk Art Antique Scribe

Materials

Pottery

Pair of "Cloisonne" Enamel Vases, Attr. to l'Escalier de Cristal, France, C.1870
Pair of "Cloisonne" Enamel Vases, Attr. to l'Escalier de Cristal, France, C.1870

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

Lice
Lice

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

Category

1920s American Realist Antique Scribe

Materials

Drypoint

"Wrought Iron and It's Decorative Use" by Maxwell Ayrton & Arnold Silcock
"Wrought Iron and It's Decorative Use" by Maxwell Ayrton & Arnold Silcock

"Wrought Iron and It's Decorative Use" by Maxwell Ayrton & Arnold Silcock

By Maxwell Ayrton, Arnold Silcock

Located in valatie, NY

Scriber's Sons, 1929. Hardcover with no dust jacket. 196 pp. An informative reference book on the ancient

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Scribe

Materials

Paper

Charming Porcelain Night Lamp attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1880
Charming Porcelain Night Lamp attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1880

Charming Porcelain Night Lamp attr. to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, Circa 1880

By L'Escalier de Cristal

Located in PARIS, FR

Pannier Frères to the society, located at the corner of Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new

Category

1880s French Antique Scribe

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Middle Eastern Hand-Etched Islamic Brass Vase with Calligraphy Writing
Middle Eastern Hand-Etched Islamic Brass Vase with Calligraphy Writing

Middle Eastern Hand-Etched Islamic Brass Vase with Calligraphy Writing

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

is a work of art in itself. The calligraphy showcases the mastery of the scribe's hand, with flowing

Category

Early 20th Century Moorish Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tuscan Renaissance Style Walnut Armchairs
Pair of Tuscan Renaissance Style Walnut Armchairs

Pair of Tuscan Renaissance Style Walnut Armchairs

Located in Hudson, NY

. The construction method is with mortise and pegged fasteners and all the woods show the scribe and

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Scribe

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Porcelain Mural Fountain Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, c. 1880
Chinese Porcelain Mural Fountain Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, c. 1880

Chinese Porcelain Mural Fountain Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, c. 1880

By 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

Category

1880s French Chinoiserie Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Cage Chandelier Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1900
Louis XVI Style Cage Chandelier Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1900

Louis XVI Style Cage Chandelier Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1900

By L'Escalier de Cristal

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

charge of the company. The boutique moved to the centre of Paris, at the corner of rues Auber and Scribe

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Set of Three Patinated Copper Panels with Repoussé Scenes
Set of Three Patinated Copper Panels with Repoussé Scenes

Set of Three Patinated Copper Panels with Repoussé Scenes

Located in London, GB

Charlemagne. The image depicts a king on his deathbed, surrounded by a scribe, the pope, praying friars

Category

19th Century French Renaissance Antique Scribe

Materials

Copper

Alberto Carlieri, Capriccio with Christ and the Adulteress, Oil on Canvas
Alberto Carlieri, Capriccio with Christ and the Adulteress, Oil on Canvas

Alberto Carlieri, Capriccio with Christ and the Adulteress, Oil on Canvas

By Alberto Carlieri

Located in IT

brought before Jesus by the scribes and Pharisees to know his opinion about his condemnation to stoning

Category

Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scribe

Materials

Canvas

A 16th century agate intaglio of Gaius Mucius Scaevola
A 16th century agate intaglio of Gaius Mucius Scaevola

A 16th century agate intaglio of Gaius Mucius Scaevola

Located in London, GB

killed Porsena's scribe by mistake and was captured. As shown on this intaglio, Scaevola demonstrated his

Category

16th Century Classical Roman Antique Scribe

Materials

Agate, 10k Gold

Lily and Bird
Lily and Bird

Lily and Bird

By Joseph Stella

Located in New York, NY

technique, first used by ancient scribes and artists and later Old Masters, which involved drawing with a

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Scribe

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Green Slant Top Scribes Desk
Green Slant Top Scribes Desk

Green Slant Top Scribes Desk

Located in Boston, MA

Slant top green painted pine scribes desk. The desk opens to an adjustable height and has multiple

Category

19th Century French Antique Scribe

Materials

Paint, Wood

Original Oil Painting of Scribe & Raven
Original Oil Painting of Scribe & Raven

Original Oil Painting of Scribe & Raven

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Unusual painting by unknown artist. With quill in mid-air and physical positioning of drawing back, it appears there is imminent confrontation or threat. The raven however appears ca...

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Scribe

Materials

Board

Art Nouveau Dore' Bronze Inkwell Maiden and Nude Scribe
Art Nouveau Dore' Bronze Inkwell Maiden and Nude Scribe

Art Nouveau Dore' Bronze Inkwell Maiden and Nude Scribe

Located in Pasadena, CA

relief figure of a male nude scribe writing on his tablet. Detailed claw feet supports.

Category

19th Century European Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Inlaid Oyster Wood Table
18th Century Inlaid Oyster Wood Table

18th Century Inlaid Oyster Wood Table

Located in London, GB

scribed onto Queen Ann claw and ball feet.

Category

18th Century Queen Anne Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Early Checker Board
Early Checker Board

Early Checker Board

Unavailable|$750

Early Checker Board

Located in Sheffield, MA

Strong, graphic checker board in handsome grey and black polychrome. Individual squares scribed.

Category

19th Century American Antique Scribe

Materials

Pine

19th Century Pine Trunk
19th Century Pine Trunk

19th Century Pine Trunk

Unavailable|$600

19th Century Pine Trunk

Located in Fulton, CA

A late 19th century pine trunk. Exposed hand scribed dovetail. All original iron hardware intact

Category

Late 19th Century English Primitive Antique Scribe

Materials

Iron

19th Century Dogon Door with Casing
19th Century Dogon Door with Casing

19th Century Dogon Door with Casing

Located in Fulton, CA

intact. Geometric hand-scribed carved detail. Iron pull.

Category

Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk
Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk

Located in Wakefield, GB

, top and two pedestals so easy to transport. Made from mahogany. The top has an brown leather scribe

Category

Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Scribe

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Compass Decorate and Polychrome Decorated Dome-Top Trinket Box Lancaster Pa
Compass Decorate and Polychrome Decorated Dome-Top Trinket Box Lancaster Pa

Compass Decorate and Polychrome Decorated Dome-Top Trinket Box Lancaster Pa

By Compass Decorator

Located in Allentown, PA

primary motif on the boxes is a compass-work design, which was created by scribing a circle, then dividing

Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Scribe

Materials

Paint

XIXth Century Giltwood Wall Mirror
XIXth Century Giltwood Wall Mirror

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

Category

1860s French Victorian Antique Scribe

Materials

Giltwood

A George II Mahogany Open Armchair
A George II Mahogany Open Armchair

A George II Mahogany Open Armchair

Located in London, GB

A George II mahogany open armchair with unusual outswept scroll and cuff arms, scribed detail and

Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Scribe

Pair of Antique Brass Pulpit Candlesticks
Pair of Antique Brass Pulpit Candlesticks

Pair of Antique Brass Pulpit Candlesticks

Located in Sheffield, MA

Very tall heavy cast brass pulpit candlesticks decorated with four scribe lines near the top

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Escribania' or 'Document Box'
18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Escribania' or 'Document Box'

18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Escribania' or 'Document Box'

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good 18th century Spanish colonial 'scribe' box, or 'escribania' as it is known in Spanish -- for

Category

Mid-18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Mid-18th Century Mahogany Open Armchair in the Manner of Giles Grendey
Mid-18th Century Mahogany Open Armchair in the Manner of Giles Grendey

Mid-18th Century Mahogany Open Armchair in the Manner of Giles Grendey

Located in Tring, GB

scroll and cuff arms, nicely scribed detail to the back and gently swept crest rail terminating in scroll

Category

Mid-18th Century George II Antique Scribe

Mid 18th century Mahogany Open Armchair in the manner of Giles Grendey.
Mid 18th century Mahogany Open Armchair in the manner of Giles Grendey.

Mid 18th century Mahogany Open Armchair in the manner of Giles Grendey.

Located in Tring, GB

scroll and cuff arms, nicely scribed detail to the back and gently swept crest rail terminating in scroll

Category

Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Scribe

Materials

Mahogany

French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet
French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet

French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet

By Maison Millet

Located in Pasadena, CA

Scribe Rue Auber, 1 Measures: 5 ¾ in. (17 cm.) high, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide, 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) deep

Category

Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Irish Rustic Stone and Slate Sundial
18th Century Irish Rustic Stone and Slate Sundial

18th Century Irish Rustic Stone and Slate Sundial

Located in Woodbury, CT

This rustic sundial was hand-carved from stone and features its original and scribed slate dial

Category

18th Century Northern Irish Rustic Antique Scribe

Materials

Slate, Sandstone, Bronze

Early 19th Century Yew Wood Prior Low Hoop Back Windsor Armchair
Early 19th Century Yew Wood Prior Low Hoop Back Windsor Armchair

Early 19th Century Yew Wood Prior Low Hoop Back Windsor Armchair

Located in Suffolk, GB

wood with a solid elm seat, consists of a hoop back with scribed edge with three narrow fretted splats

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Scribe

Materials

Elm, Yew

Philadelphia Queen Ann Chairs Walnut 18th Century Savery Type Set of Four
Philadelphia Queen Ann Chairs Walnut 18th Century Savery Type Set of Four

Philadelphia Queen Ann Chairs Walnut 18th Century Savery Type Set of Four

By William Savery

Located in Allentown, PA

crest rail with flared ears and scribed edge, flared stiles with corresponding scribed edge; vasiform

Category

1740s American Queen Anne Antique Scribe

Louis Vuitton antique travel trunk c.1913
Louis Vuitton antique travel trunk c.1913

Louis Vuitton antique travel trunk c.1913

By Louis Vuitton

Located in LA FERTÉ-EN-OUCHE, FR

hood, indicating the different addresses of the Louis Vuitton stores of the time (rue Scribe in Paris

Category

1910s French Antique Scribe

Side Table Escalier De Cristal, Paris
Side Table Escalier De Cristal, Paris

Side Table Escalier De Cristal, Paris

By L'Escalier de Cristal

Located in Tongeren, Limburg

1872, the store was transferred to the new Opera, at 6 Scribe Road and to 1 Auber road. From 1885, it

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Départ des voiliers dans l'estuaire de la Seine
Départ des voiliers dans l'estuaire de la Seine

Départ des voiliers dans l'estuaire de la Seine

Located in EUS, FR

) Musée national du Château de Compiègne (France) - 6 panneaux peints commandés par Eugène Scribe Musée

Category

1870s Impressionist Antique Scribe

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Diminutive Federal Sheraton Wing Chair, New England, circa 1800-1810
Diminutive Federal Sheraton Wing Chair, New England, circa 1800-1810

Diminutive Federal Sheraton Wing Chair, New England, circa 1800-1810

Located in Providence, RI

small chair was built to last; the scale of the scribing of the rear legs into the frame speaks for

Category

Early 1800s American Sheraton Antique Scribe

Materials

Mahogany

Sumerian Terracotta Foot with Inscription
Sumerian Terracotta Foot with Inscription

Sumerian Terracotta Foot with Inscription

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

of this period are almost exclusively written by scribes who lived within the temple walls and worked

Category

15th Century and Earlier Central Asian Antique Scribe

Materials

Terracotta

RARE Antique Georgian 1700s 11.5" Shagreen (Stingray) Knife Box
RARE Antique Georgian 1700s 11.5" Shagreen (Stingray) Knife Box

RARE Antique Georgian 1700s 11.5" Shagreen (Stingray) Knife Box

Located in South Coast, CA

Rare antique 1700s Georgian era 11.5" stationery, scribe's or knife box, black shagreen exterior

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk

Located in Dorking, GB

and the use of travelling scribes was on the wane, this type of writing desk must have been much more

Category

Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Scribe

Materials

Oak

12th Dynasty Wall Panel Inscribed with an Elite Official’s Autobiography
12th Dynasty Wall Panel Inscribed with an Elite Official’s Autobiography

12th Dynasty Wall Panel Inscribed with an Elite Official’s Autobiography

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

hieroglyphs used during Dynasty XII became models for the “penmanship” of Egyptians scribes of later periods

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Scribe

Materials

Limestone

Unusual 1820's English-made black marble model of the Goshen Obelisk, Egypt
Unusual 1820's English-made black marble model of the Goshen Obelisk, Egypt

Unusual 1820's English-made black marble model of the Goshen Obelisk, Egypt

By John Mawe

Located in Lafayette, CA

Tennant, both expert mineralogists. Mawe and Tennant often marked their wares, either scribing their names

Category

1820s English Egyptian Revival Antique Scribe

Materials

Marble

A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase

A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase

Located in New York, NY

Townsend. (1) The concave shell of the prospect door, with its seven lobes and scribed outline terminating

Category

18th Century and Earlier American Antique Scribe

Materials

Mahogany, Cedar

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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.