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Early 20th Century Silver Mezuzah by Yehia Yemini, Bezalel School Jerusalem
Early 20th Century Silver Mezuzah by Yehia Yemini, Bezalel School Jerusalem

Early 20th Century Silver Mezuzah by Yehia Yemini, Bezalel School Jerusalem

Located in New York, NY

To supplement his livelihood, he also worked as a torah scribe. In time, his craftsmanship gained prestige, both local and international.

Category

Early 20th Century Israeli Antique Scribe

Materials

Silver

Tiffany & Co 1905 Edwardian Essex Glass Scent Bottle 18kt Gold and Rock Quartz
Tiffany & Co 1905 Edwardian Essex Glass Scent Bottle 18kt Gold and Rock Quartz

Tiffany & Co 1905 Edwardian Essex Glass Scent Bottle 18kt Gold and Rock Quartz

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Miami, FL

A watercolor rendering of the image was painted on the underside of the cabochon and an oil and diamond dust mixture was used along with up to 250 scribing tools to carve the design ...

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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Scribe

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

26 Volumes. Henry James, The Novels and Tales of...
26 Volumes. Henry James, The Novels and Tales of...

26 Volumes. Henry James, The Novels and Tales of...

Located in New York, NY

Photogravure frontispiece by Alvin Langdon Coburn. New York: Charles Scribers' Sons, 1907 - 1918.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Scribe

Materials

Leather

Books, Theodore Roosevelt's "Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter"
Books, Theodore Roosevelt's "Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter"

Books, Theodore Roosevelt's "Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter"

Located in New York, NY

Published in New York by Charles Scriber's Sons in 1905. Americana, fine bindings and collected sets, first edition, single volume, sporting.

Category

Early 1900s American Antique Scribe

Materials

Leather, Paper

Niccolo Machiavelli - The Florentine Historie [History]
Niccolo Machiavelli - The Florentine Historie [History]

Niccolo Machiavelli - The Florentine Historie [History]

By Machiavelli

Located in New York, NY

Fact, in their [the humanists] view, needs to be filled out with opinion, and it is the duty of the historian, in the absence of scribes and witnesses, to infer human intention and t...

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Scribe

Bronze "the Scribe"
Bronze "the Scribe"

Bronze "the Scribe"

By Émile Louis Picault

Located in Woodbury, CT

A STANDING FIGURE OF AN EGYPTIAN SCRIBE, SIGNED ON THE BASE PICAULT (EMILE LOUIS PICAULT,1833-1915) COLD PAINTED AND RICHLY PATINATED.

Category

Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Rosewood Scribe's Tray
Chinese Rosewood Scribe's Tray

Chinese Rosewood Scribe's Tray

Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

A late 19th century Chinese faux bamboo rosewood scholar's or scribe's tray. The tray has a turned and carved faux bamboo rosewood edge and is lifted on a pierced carved scrolling...

Category

1890s Chinese Antique Scribe

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Yew-Wood Scribe
19th Century Yew-Wood Scribe

19th Century Yew-Wood Scribe

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Fine Yew wood scribe comprised of 3 pieces, each stamped D. BUSHELL.

Category

19th Century English Antique Scribe

Materials

Yew

Anglo-Indian Teak Scribes Desk
Anglo-Indian Teak Scribes Desk

Anglo-Indian Teak Scribes Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

Anglo- Indian tall scribes desk made of solid teak. Top lifts up to reveal compartment for document storage.

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Antique Scribe

Materials

Teak, Leather

18th French small scribal desk
18th French small scribal desk

18th French small scribal desk

Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence

Elegant small cherry jam scriban and solid elm. Model of evolution of a flap on the top rack and a front door. Louis XV movement on the sides and on the door, and through fret fe...

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Scribe

Materials

Cherry

Manner of Gerrit Dou "The Scribe"

Manner of Gerrit Dou "The Scribe"

By Gerrit Dou

Located in London, GB

This charming picture is painted with oil on a copper panel and is painted in the Manner of the Seventeenth Century Dutch artist Gerrit Dou. Dou painted masterfully, creating small b...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Scribe

Asian Rosewood Hand Carved Scribes Chair, 19th Century
Asian Rosewood Hand Carved Scribes Chair, 19th Century

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 joints.

Category

19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Scribe

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Ottoman Gold Damascened Steel Scribe's Scissors

Pair of Ottoman Gold Damascened Steel Scribe's Scissors

Located in London, GB

Of typical form, decorated in gold inlay to either side, with undulating vegetal motifs and flowerheads.

Category

19th Century Turkish Other Antique Scribe

Materials

Steel

Large Clay Pot
Large Clay Pot

Large Clay Pot

Located in San Francisco, CA

Beautiful, large clay pot with subtle scribing.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Scribe

Materials

Clay

Pair of Han Vases
Pair of Han Vases

Pair of Han Vases

Located in Houston, TX

Handsome pair of Chinese Han vases. Scribed bands with terra cotta glaze .

Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Scribe

Materials

Terracotta

Edwardian Kidney Shaped Desk
Edwardian Kidney Shaped Desk

Edwardian Kidney Shaped Desk

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Edwardian mahogany kidney shaped desk having a black leather scriber and single drawer raised on tapering legs with castors

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Early 20th Century English Antique Scribe

Armenian Pen Holder with Ink Well
Armenian Pen Holder with Ink Well

Armenian Pen Holder with Ink Well

Located in San Francisco, CA

An astounding hand scribed bronze pen holder and ink well from one of my Parisian excursions.

Category

19th Century Armenian Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Solid Oak Bureau
Solid Oak Bureau

Solid Oak Bureau

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Solid oak bureau having two drawers below a fall front opening to reveal fitted interior with a leather scriber raised on turned legs of a shaped stretcher.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Scribe

Lacquer Hibachi
Lacquer Hibachi

Lacquer Hibachi

Sold|$1,250

Lacquer Hibachi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Taisho period 1910-1920s black lacquer hibachi with inlaid mother of pearl with gold gilt scribed phoenix kirin (dragon horse). Copper lined.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Scribe

English George II Walnut Low Boy
English George II Walnut Low Boy

English George II Walnut Low Boy

Located in Pasadena, CA

A very nice example of a walnut veneer low boy with a quartered top which is also featherbanded and crossbanded. Drawers are scribed and hardware is original.

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Scribe

Large Oak Pedestal Desk
Large Oak Pedestal Desk

Large Oak Pedestal Desk

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Large oak desk with single central drawer, flanked either side by three drawers, set below a carved oak top with leather scriber. Raised on bobbin turned supports.

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1910s English Antique Scribe

Solid Oak Bureau
Solid Oak Bureau

Solid Oak Bureau

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Solid oak bureau having two drawers below a fall front opening to reveal, fitted interior with a leather scriber raised on turned legs of a shaped stretcher.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Scribe

Pair of French Walnut LXIV Style Fauteuils
Pair of French Walnut LXIV Style Fauteuils

Pair of French Walnut LXIV Style Fauteuils

Located in Norwalk, CT

Pair of French Walnut LXIV Style Fauteuils of the os de mouton style, with scribe lines to the legs, arms and stretchers, reupholstered.

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19th Century French Antique Scribe

Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Mahogany Roll Top Desk

Mahogany Roll Top Desk

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

The fall opens to reveal a fitted interior and leather scriber.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Scribe

Solid Oak Desk
Solid Oak Desk

Solid Oak Desk

Sold|$1,272

Solid Oak Desk

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Solid oak 18th century style desk having a green leather scriber above five drawers with a central kneehole section,panelled sides and a joined base.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Scribe

Materials

Oak

18th.C. Italian Painted Vitrine
18th.C. Italian Painted Vitrine

18th.C. Italian Painted Vitrine

Located in Houston, TX

Painted and gilt Italian Vitrine from the Marche Reigon of Italy.Curved sides on upper and lower case with scribed decoration and gilt. Interior shelves scalloped with gilt edges in ...

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Scribe

Materials

Paint

French Egyptian Revival Bronze Ink Pot circa 1880
French Egyptian Revival Bronze Ink Pot circa 1880

French Egyptian Revival Bronze Ink Pot circa 1880

Located in Houston, TX

Please notice the idealized face of the scribe with his flowing wig and collar and armband.

Category

19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Scribe

Materials

Bronze

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk
Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk

Located in Wakefield, GB

The top has an olive green leather scribe with gilt tooled border. Three draws along the top all with locks.

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

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Malle Auto (car trunk) by Louis Vuitton
Malle Auto (car trunk) by Louis Vuitton

Malle Auto (car trunk) by Louis Vuitton

Located in London, GB

An exceptional and all original red Vuittonite canvas 'Malle Auto' (car trunk) by Louis Vuitton, circa 1906, with all brass binding, corners, latches and studs, with brass looped han...

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Early 20th Century French Antique Scribe

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Office Desk
Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Office Desk

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Office Desk

Located in Wakefield, GB

The top has the original red leather scribe with tooled border. Three draws along the top all with locks.

Category

Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Scribe

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Victorian Golden Oak Cylinder Top Cupboard Bureau
Mid Victorian Golden Oak Cylinder Top Cupboard Bureau

Mid Victorian Golden Oak Cylinder Top Cupboard Bureau

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Mid Victorian golden oak cylinder top cupboard bureau.The cylinder top lifts into the rear of the bureau revealing an interior arrangement of pigeon holes,drawers and a pull forward ...

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19th Century English Antique Scribe

19th Century Louis XV Carved Gilt-Wood and Etched Glass Mirror
19th Century Louis XV Carved Gilt-Wood and Etched Glass Mirror

19th Century Louis XV Carved Gilt-Wood and Etched Glass Mirror

Located in Miami, FL

Louis XV style carved gilt-wood mirror, having the original beveled and etched glass mirror plate below a porcelain plaque, which is probably Sevres, depicting a romantic scene of th...

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Scribe

Materials

Glass, Porcelain, Wood

Antique Oak Pedestal Writing Desk by Maple & Co.
Antique Oak Pedestal Writing Desk by Maple & Co.

Antique Oak Pedestal Writing Desk by Maple & Co.

By Maple & Co.

Located in Wakefield, GB

The top has the black leather scribe with faint tooled border. Three draws along the top all with locks.

Category

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

Materials

Leather, Oak

Checkerboard  from a Large Inventory of 19th Century Gameboards
Checkerboard  from a Large Inventory of 19th Century Gameboards

Checkerboard from a Large Inventory of 19th Century Gameboards

Located in Sheffield, MA

This board is particularly appealing because of the eccentric placement of the checker squares, the visible scribe lines and the undoubtedly original 'patch' in the upper right corne...

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19th Century American Antique Scribe

19th Century English Country Pine Console Table
19th Century English Country Pine Console Table

19th Century English Country Pine Console Table

Located in Fulton, CA

Tapered lags, scroll corbels at front and sides and 2 drawers for storage. Hand made with scribe dovetail to drawers. Lots of personality and character to this antique, primitive sty...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Primitive Antique Scribe

Materials

Pine

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Desk

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Desk

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Victorian burr walnut davenport desk having a green leather scriber with four drawers to the right hand side and four dummy drawers to the left.Behind the writing surface there is a ...

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Scribe

Antique Oak Coffer, Kist, or Trunk, Antique Furnituire, Scotland, 1910, B1944
Antique Oak Coffer, Kist, or Trunk, Antique Furnituire, Scotland, 1910, B1944

Antique Oak Coffer, Kist, or Trunk, Antique Furnituire, Scotland, 1910, B1944

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique oak coffer, kist, or trunk, antique furniture, Scotland, 1910, B1944 Scotland, 1910 Solid oak Original finish Triple-panel top Three vertical panels to the front The ...

Category

1910s Scottish Antique Scribe

Materials

Oak

Adirondack Birch Log Umbrella Holder
Adirondack Birch Log Umbrella Holder

Adirondack Birch Log Umbrella Holder

Located in Damariscotta, ME

This birch log was hand shaped into a hollow cylinder and then fitted with a finely worked bottom piece that was scribed to match the grooves on the interior that were left from the ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Scribe

Materials

Birch

English Oak X Frame Tavern or Country Pub Table with Folky Games Board
English Oak X Frame Tavern or Country Pub Table with Folky Games Board

English Oak X Frame Tavern or Country Pub Table with Folky Games Board

Located in Totnes, GB

The quarter-sawn top with a naively scribed game to one end, having lines and crudely numbered spaces - perhaps a homemade version of shove ha’penny or similar.

Category

Late 19th Century English Country Antique Scribe

Materials

Oak

Antique Elm and Yew Windsor Armchair, Scotland 1830, B2281
Antique Elm and Yew Windsor Armchair, Scotland 1830, B2281

Antique Elm and Yew Windsor Armchair, Scotland 1830, B2281

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique elm and yew Windsor armchair, Scotland 1830, B2281 Scotland, 1830 Solid yew and elm Original finish The back has arching hoops with scribed edge line The central splat...

Category

1880s Scottish Antique Scribe

Materials

Elm

Amazing Louis Vuitton Courrier in brown stencil Monogram canvas Trunk Circa 1914
Amazing Louis Vuitton Courrier in brown stencil Monogram canvas Trunk Circa 1914

Amazing Louis Vuitton Courrier in brown stencil Monogram canvas Trunk Circa 1914

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Paris, IDF

LOUIS VUITTON, Circa 1914 Splendid Louis Vuitton Monogram Courrier/Mail Trunk with Stencil, Solid Brass Hardware, Central Lock Numbered 033094, 3 Wood Front Reinforcements, Metal Han...

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1910s French Antique Scribe

Antique Elm Armchair, Victorian, Bow Back Windsor Chair, Scotland 1820, B2280
Antique Elm Armchair, Victorian, Bow Back Windsor Chair, Scotland 1820, B2280

Antique Elm Armchair, Victorian, Bow Back Windsor Chair, Scotland 1820, B2280

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique armchair, Victorian Elm chair, bow back Windsor armchair, Scotland, 1820 Scotland, 1820 Solid yew and elm Original finish The chair has arching hoops with scribed edge ...

Category

1820s Scottish Victorian Antique Scribe

Materials

Elm

Vintage natural leather Louis Vuitton trunk humidor
Vintage natural leather Louis Vuitton trunk humidor

Vintage natural leather Louis Vuitton trunk humidor

By Louis Vuitton

Located in London, GB

Bearing the Vuitton London Bond Street and Rue Scribe addresses to each side of the lock, number 020991.

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

Amazing Louis Vuitton vintage Striped canvas Trunk Circa 1890's
Amazing Louis Vuitton vintage Striped canvas Trunk Circa 1890's

Amazing Louis Vuitton vintage Striped canvas Trunk Circa 1890's

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Paris, IDF

Carries inside a trunk-shaped label of the house marked LOUIS VITTON 289 Oxford Street, Regent Circus, London, rue Scribe in Paris, numbered 12475 and carries a stamp of the house in...

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1890s French Antique Scribe

West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, English, Elm and Ash, Country, Armchair
West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, English, Elm and Ash, Country, Armchair

West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, English, Elm and Ash, Country, Armchair

Located in Totnes, GB

The legs feature egg and reel turnings and are united by a tapered H-stretcher with decorative scribe lines. The arms exhibit characterful, almost scrolled terminals which are very t...

Category

1790s British Country Antique Scribe

Materials

Ash, Elm

Period English 18th Century Stone Sundial
Period English 18th Century Stone Sundial

Period English 18th Century Stone Sundial

By John Whitehurst

Located in Woodbury, CT

We have had the top face of the pedestal scribed by a stone mason to accept the plate in the fashion that was intended.

Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Scribe

Materials

Stone, Bronze

George III Mahogany Kettle Stand. Circa 1780
George III Mahogany Kettle Stand. Circa 1780

George III Mahogany Kettle Stand. Circa 1780

Located in New York, NY

The chamfered straight legs are also finely scribed with lines from top to bottom. This type of small table were often created to hold the kettles when beside a chair. .

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Scribe

George II Burr Walnut Caddy Top Kneehole Desk
George II Burr Walnut Caddy Top Kneehole Desk

George II Burr Walnut Caddy Top Kneehole Desk

Located in Knutsford, GB

The rectangular top, quarter veneered, feather and cross banded with a scribed caddy top edge. Below an arrangement of one long over two pairs of three short feather banded, quadrant...

Category

Early 18th Century English George II Antique Scribe

Materials

Walnut

Six 16th Century Antiphonals

Six 16th Century Antiphonals

Located in New York, NY

A sheet of prepared vellum was folded and lined for the text and musical notes by a scribe. After the words and music were added, the initials and rubrication were applied.

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18th Century and Earlier Antique Scribe

An Oak William and Mary Single Drawer Side Table, England, c.1720-40
An Oak William and Mary Single Drawer Side Table, England, c.1720-40

An Oak William and Mary Single Drawer Side Table, England, c.1720-40

Located in Providence, RI

They are beautifully done with scribe marks, etc. Note the well-developed turnings on the legs.

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Antique Scribe

Materials

Oak

18th Century American Comb Back Windsor Side Chairs, New England, Original Paint
18th Century American Comb Back Windsor Side Chairs, New England, Original Paint

18th Century American Comb Back Windsor Side Chairs, New England, Original Paint

Located in Totnes, GB

Faux bamboo legs with turned H stretchers supporting shield-shaped solid seats, with scribe line and original gold painted decoration.

Category

18th Century American American Colonial Antique Scribe

Materials

Wood

Set of 12 Antique Thames Valley Windsor Chairs
Set of 12 Antique Thames Valley Windsor Chairs

Set of 12 Antique Thames Valley Windsor Chairs

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

The solid elm seats with the scribe line running around the edge, and the fish tail shape to the rear, with a pair of spindles that join the back to the seat, this gives the chair ex...

Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Scribe

Materials

Ash, Elm

Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Steamer Trunk
Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Steamer Trunk

Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Steamer Trunk

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Interior is original, clean and fresh with extremely minimal signs of usage. Original label (Rue Scribe) intact. Original basket present. We believe this trunk to have been made ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

"The Great Promise" - 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
"The Great Promise" - 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious

"The Great Promise" - 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious

Located in Albany, OR

Note also that the Chapter 26 in roman numerals is incorrectly marked as 16 (XVI) instead of 26 (XXVI), a scribal error that is not so unusual.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Scribe

Materials

Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen

Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Cube Trunk in Amazing Condition
Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Cube Trunk in Amazing Condition

Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Cube Trunk in Amazing Condition

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The interior is exceptionally clean with cream-colored linen interior and label reads: "l. Rue Scribe Paris Louis Vuitton 149 New Bond St London" and numbered: 165030.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Scribe

Materials

Brass

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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.

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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.