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Antique North African Manuscript Leaf Maghribi Script 14th Century
Antique North African Manuscript Leaf Maghribi Script 14th Century

Antique North African Manuscript Leaf Maghribi Script 14th Century

Located in London, GB

Its design demonstrates the regional preference for lucid script paired with subtle yet refined ornamentation, serving both contemplative devotion and visual refinement.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Script

Materials

Paper, Ink

Antique Moorish Brass Table Lamp with Arabic Script
Antique Moorish Brass Table Lamp with Arabic Script

Antique Moorish Brass Table Lamp with Arabic Script

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique fine Middle Eastern Moorish revival brass table lamp with Arabic calligraphy writing. Moorish, Syrian style brass table lamp with hammered brass with fine Islamic designs an...

Category

19th Century Egyptian Moorish Antique Script

Materials

Brass

Burmese Script Chart – Rare Dutch Comparative Alphabet Print, circa 1800
Burmese Script Chart – Rare Dutch Comparative Alphabet Print, circa 1800

Burmese Script Chart – Rare Dutch Comparative Alphabet Print, circa 1800

Located in Langweer, NL

The chart offers a meticulous comparative study of the Burmese script (also used for liturgical Pali), cross-referenced with Sanskrit equivalents and organized for Dutch readers.

Category

Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Script

Materials

Paper

Early 19th Century Chinese cast iron temple bath with script
Early 19th Century Chinese cast iron temple bath with script

Early 19th Century Chinese cast iron temple bath with script

Located in Martlesham, GB

An early 19th Century Chinese cast iron temple bath from the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) Featuring repoussé lotus motifs and floral designs along the sides, having the original four c...

Category

1840s Chinese Antique Script

Materials

Iron

Islamic Ottoman Hand Engraved Copper and Bronze Bowl Kufic Script
Islamic Ottoman Hand Engraved Copper and Bronze Bowl Kufic Script

Islamic Ottoman Hand Engraved Copper and Bronze Bowl Kufic Script

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Rare Ottoman hand engraved copper and bronze bowl in original condition. Fine engraving and well proportioned conversation piece. Original patina still maintains tarnished lustre. Me...

Category

Early 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Script

Materials

Copper

Blue Chinese Ningxia Wool Rug – Five-Clawed Imperial Dragon & Mongolian Script
Blue Chinese Ningxia Wool Rug – Five-Clawed Imperial Dragon & Mongolian Script

Blue Chinese Ningxia Wool Rug – Five-Clawed Imperial Dragon & Mongolian Script

Located in Norwalk, CT

This authentic antique Mongolian pillar rug features a powerful five-clawed Imperial dragon (Long) soaring through a deep indigo field. Hand-knotted from high-quality wool, the compo...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Script

Materials

Wool

18th Century Islamic Copper Pharmacy Jar with Turquoise Enamel and Arabic Script
18th Century Islamic Copper Pharmacy Jar with Turquoise Enamel and Arabic Script

18th Century Islamic Copper Pharmacy Jar with Turquoise Enamel and Arabic Script

Located in Nottingham, GB

An exceptionally rare 18th-century Islamic pharmacy jar, likely originating from Syria or the broader Persianate metalworking tradition. Crafted in copper, the vessel is richly ornam...

Category

18th Century Antique Script

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Islamic Antique Persian Qajar Blue Tile with Koranic Script Asia 19th C.
Islamic Antique Persian Qajar Blue Tile with Koranic Script Asia 19th C.

Islamic Antique Persian Qajar Blue Tile with Koranic Script Asia 19th C.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique 19th century Islamic Art with Koranic calligraphy Arabic script. Qajar dynasty, a blue and white Islamic pottery square tile.

Category

Early 19th Century Asian Islamic Antique Script

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Francis I Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware 8 Set 54 Pieces New Script Mks
Francis I Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware 8 Set 54 Pieces New Script Mks

Francis I Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware 8 Set 54 Pieces New Script Mks

By Reed & Barton

Located in Big Bend, WI

The pieces have the newer script hallmark. Set will be professionally polished to pristine condition prior to shipping.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair 18 C. Sevres Porcelain Faux Porphyry Vases w/ Blue Script Sevres R.F. Mark
Pair 18 C. Sevres Porcelain Faux Porphyry Vases w/ Blue Script Sevres R.F. Mark

Pair 18 C. Sevres Porcelain Faux Porphyry Vases w/ Blue Script Sevres R.F. Mark

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

These vases are marked with blue script Sèvres R.F. marks indicative of the Republic Française period, which began in 1792 following the French Revolution.

Category

1790s French Louis XVI Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Antique David Lyall Ring Box, Jeweller Nairobi
Antique David Lyall Ring Box, Jeweller Nairobi

Antique David Lyall Ring Box, Jeweller Nairobi

Located in Braintree, GB

Antique ring presentation box by David Lyall, Jeweller, Nairobi, the cream silk lid signed in script, in a blue green covering with a domed lid.

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Antique Script

Large Romantic Royal Vienna Vase
Large Romantic Royal Vienna Vase

Large Romantic Royal Vienna Vase

Located in New York, NY

Underside with the shield (aka beehive) mark underglaze and titled in red script, Falsch Liebe (False Love).

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Ancient Greek Stone Tablet
Ancient Greek Stone Tablet

Ancient Greek Stone Tablet

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

With outer carved and curved moulded border enclosing the mask facing to sinister with script above. On a later bespoke metal stand. 

Category

15th Century and Earlier British Antique Script

Materials

Stone

After Michelangelo Italian White Marble Sculpture by Bazzanti
After Michelangelo Italian White Marble Sculpture by Bazzanti

After Michelangelo Italian White Marble Sculpture by Bazzanti

By Pietro Bazzanti

Located in New York, NY

Large Italian white marble sculpture of the Duke of Urbino (1492-1515), Lorenzo de Medici, after the original marble sculpture by Michelangelo installed in the tomb in the new sacris...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Script

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Chinese Russet Jade Carved Xi Happiness Snuff Bottle, Late Qing c.1900
Antique Chinese Russet Jade Carved Xi Happiness Snuff Bottle, Late Qing c.1900

Antique Chinese Russet Jade Carved Xi Happiness Snuff Bottle, Late Qing c.1900

Located in Richmond, CA

Both principal faces are carved with a large archaistic seal-script xi (喜) character, symbolizing happiness and auspicious good fortune, enclosed within geometric borders.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Script

Materials

Jade

Early Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull Having a Hinged Lid
Early Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull Having a Hinged Lid

Early Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull Having a Hinged Lid

Located in New York, NY

The sterling silver shield-shaped mount on the front of the mull bears the monogram JM in lovely script and the date 1843. The mull measures 3 inches high (when standing on end) x 1 ...

Category

1840s Scottish Early Victorian Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th c. Indian Wars Era National Guard Leather Ammo Cartridge Box Pouch c.1870
19th c. Indian Wars Era National Guard Leather Ammo Cartridge Box Pouch c.1870

19th c. Indian Wars Era National Guard Leather Ammo Cartridge Box Pouch c.1870

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT This Indian Wars-era pouch is constructed of heavy black leather and features its original, Victorian, interlocking bronze "NY MA" monogram script plate affixed securely to the...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Script

Materials

Bronze

“Ecce Homo” Hand‑Carved Wooden Relief, Belgium ca. 1925
“Ecce Homo” Hand‑Carved Wooden Relief, Belgium ca. 1925

“Ecce Homo” Hand‑Carved Wooden Relief, Belgium ca. 1925

Located in Meulebeke, BE

A deeply expressive hand‑carved wooden relief depicting the head of Christ crowned with thorns, inscribed Ecce Homo (“Behold the Man”) in red Gothic script. Crafted in dark‑stained o...

Category

1920s Belgian Art Deco Antique Script

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique English Chamberlain's Worcester Kakiemon Porcelain Cabinet Plate
Rare Antique English Chamberlain's Worcester Kakiemon Porcelain Cabinet Plate

Rare Antique English Chamberlain's Worcester Kakiemon Porcelain Cabinet Plate

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Making this nearly museum quality, this plate is superbly hand painted with the Chamberlain's Worcester script mark in puce. This late 18th century example is in near pristine condi...

Category

Late 18th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Script

Materials

Enamel

Engraved 'Mother' Sterling Silver Napkin Ring by Gorham, Circa 1900
Engraved 'Mother' Sterling Silver Napkin Ring by Gorham, Circa 1900

Engraved 'Mother' Sterling Silver Napkin Ring by Gorham, Circa 1900

By Gorham

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Heavy banding at top and bottom, script engraving. 2 in. L x 1.25 in. W x 1 in. H Weight: 0.985 ounces Troy Showing makers marks, and STERLING The expected lightly polished patina.

Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jonathan Fenton Stoneware Jar, J.F. Cartouche & Cobalt Flower, Boston, c.1795
Jonathan Fenton Stoneware Jar, J.F. Cartouche & Cobalt Flower, Boston, c.1795

Jonathan Fenton Stoneware Jar, J.F. Cartouche & Cobalt Flower, Boston, c.1795

Located in Savannah, GA

One side carries an impressed, cobalt-highlighted oval cartouche with the script initials J.F. inside a rope border, the seal of potter Jonathan Fenton; the other side is decorated w...

Category

1790s American Federal Antique Script

Materials

Stoneware

Sterling Silver Napkin Ring by Gorham, Beaded Design, Circa 1900-1920
Sterling Silver Napkin Ring by Gorham, Beaded Design, Circa 1900-1920

Sterling Silver Napkin Ring by Gorham, Beaded Design, Circa 1900-1920

By Gorham

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Substantial applied silver beaded borders at top and bottom, script engraving. 1.75 inches in diameter x 1.75 in.

Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

1940s Mid-Century Lilly Daché Brass Victorian Revival Hand with Rose Desk Clip
1940s Mid-Century Lilly Daché Brass Victorian Revival Hand with Rose Desk Clip

1940s Mid-Century Lilly Daché Brass Victorian Revival Hand with Rose Desk Clip

Located in Honolulu, HI

The wrist is signed with the raised script signature "Lilly Daché". Exemplifying the nostalgic Victorian Revival trend of the mid-20th century, this piece showcases a beautifully te...

Category

1840s American Victorian Antique Script

Materials

Gold Plate

Medécine Expérimentale - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s
Medécine Expérimentale - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

Medécine Expérimentale - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Condition: A rich, highly resonant impression showing crisp plate tone and excellent legibility of the light marginal script. The rectangular plate mark is deep, pristine, and unifor...

Category

1880s Modern Antique Script

Materials

Etching

Chinese Barrel Form Brass Bound Grain Measure With Calligraphy, 1915
Chinese Barrel Form Brass Bound Grain Measure With Calligraphy, 1915

Chinese Barrel Form Brass Bound Grain Measure With Calligraphy, 1915

Located in Chicago, IL

One side carries an inscription in regular calligraphic script: "Chinese Republic 3rd Year (1915)," followed by four characters translating to "Our Own Eastern Tree Hall," the name o...

Category

1910s Chinese Antique Script

Materials

Brass

Set of Eleven Late 19th Century Italian Apothecary Jars
Set of Eleven Late 19th Century Italian Apothecary Jars

Set of Eleven Late 19th Century Italian Apothecary Jars

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

In the Neo-Classical style lidded creamware urns with under glaze hand painted script text in off black. Circa 1890. Some small chips and wear, one jar has some restoration, commens...

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Script

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Derby Porcelain Botanical Plate, Marsh Hibiscus, John Brewer, Circa 1815
Antique Derby Porcelain Botanical Plate, Marsh Hibiscus, John Brewer, Circa 1815

Antique Derby Porcelain Botanical Plate, Marsh Hibiscus, John Brewer, Circa 1815

By Derby

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dimensions Diameter: 8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm) Height: 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) Marks Crown, crossed batons, dots, and D mark in iron-red on the reverse, the specimen named in iron-red sc...

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Sterling Silver Bumblebee Napkin Ring, French Provincial, Circa 1900
Sterling Silver Bumblebee Napkin Ring, French Provincial, Circa 1900

Sterling Silver Bumblebee Napkin Ring, French Provincial, Circa 1900

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Engraved running borders at top and bottom, script initials engraved on the opposite side from the bee. 2 in.

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Hovis, Grocery and Post Office Delivery Hand Cart
19th Century Hovis, Grocery and Post Office Delivery Hand Cart

19th Century Hovis, Grocery and Post Office Delivery Hand Cart

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th Century Hovis, Grocery and Post Office Delivery Hand Cart This enduring piece was made in the 19th Century, by closely examining the script you can see it has changed hands a f...

Category

19th Century Antique Script

Materials

Iron

Large Antique Wrought Iron Bracket with Two-Tier Wooden Sign, "Inn & Antiques"
Large Antique Wrought Iron Bracket with Two-Tier Wooden Sign, "Inn & Antiques"

Large Antique Wrought Iron Bracket with Two-Tier Wooden Sign, "Inn & Antiques"

Located in Doylestown, PA

From idyllic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, an impressive iron wall bracket with two hanging signboards in a fixed position supported by iron rods having faded script of "Inn & Antiques...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Script

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Frank M. Whiting Sterling Silver Pierced Basket with Folding Handle
Antique Frank M. Whiting Sterling Silver Pierced Basket with Folding Handle

Antique Frank M. Whiting Sterling Silver Pierced Basket with Folding Handle

Located in Westport, CT

Whiting & Co. sterling silver serving basket features an intricate pierced design, wavy, rounded rectangular form, folding handle, and script monogram. It is marked “STERLING,” n...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Shelley Lustre Fish Vases by Walter Slater, circa 1920
Pair of Shelley Lustre Fish Vases by Walter Slater, circa 1920

Pair of Shelley Lustre Fish Vases by Walter Slater, circa 1920

Located in Nottingham, GB

Each vase bears the Shelley maker’s mark in gilt to the base together with the facsimile “Walter Slater” signature in black script. Presented in the original box. Dimensions: 25cm H...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

19th c. Chinese Bright Green Peking Glass Tea Cups & Saucers - Set of 4
19th c. Chinese Bright Green Peking Glass Tea Cups & Saucers - Set of 4

19th c. Chinese Bright Green Peking Glass Tea Cups & Saucers - Set of 4

Located in Litchfield, CT

Some pieces marked on the base by hand script CHINA - an export mark used around 1900 for shipping to the United States.

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Script

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century “Columbia” Bicycles SSP Storefront Sign
Early 20th Century “Columbia” Bicycles SSP Storefront Sign

Early 20th Century “Columbia” Bicycles SSP Storefront Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

The design features the distinctive Columbia script above "Hartford" and "Vedette Bicycles" in contrasting block lettering against a white porcelain field with decorative corner embe...

Category

Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Script

Materials

Tin

Antique French Silver Plated Wax Seal Figural Bust Boy Wearing a Beret
Antique French Silver Plated Wax Seal Figural Bust Boy Wearing a Beret

Antique French Silver Plated Wax Seal Figural Bust Boy Wearing a Beret

Located in Norman, OK

French Solid Silver Plated Over Brass Wax Seal Figural Bust of a French Boy Wearing a Beret with a Script Monogram on the Wax Seal In Overall Good Condition with some wear to the Sil...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Script

Materials

Silver Plate

Charles Catteau Boch Frères Keramis Art Deco Stoneware Vase, Décor D.767, 1923
Charles Catteau Boch Frères Keramis Art Deco Stoneware Vase, Décor D.767, 1923

Charles Catteau Boch Frères Keramis Art Deco Stoneware Vase, Décor D.767, 1923

By Boch Freres Keramis, Charles Catteau for Boch Freres

Located in Downingtown, PA

Catteau painted in black script and underlined; the form number 907 impressed.

Category

1920s Belgian Art Deco Antique Script

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Antique Onyx Hosiery Tin Litho POS Store Display
Antique Onyx Hosiery Tin Litho POS Store Display

Antique Onyx Hosiery Tin Litho POS Store Display

Located in Dekalb, IL

The shaped advertising panel features a striking gold eagle above a radiating Onyx medallion, with large script lettering across the lower section and “Reg.

Category

1920s Antique Script

Materials

Tin

Moorish Walnut Armchairs with Suede Seats, Late 19th Century
Moorish Walnut Armchairs with Suede Seats, Late 19th Century

Moorish Walnut Armchairs with Suede Seats, Late 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Middle Eastern Moorish/Syrian walnut Armchairs (19/20th Cent) with inlaid decoration and Arab script with an arch design cut out back and brown suede seat.

Category

Late 19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Script

Materials

Suede, Walnut

c. 1900s French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Floral Monogram Pendant
c. 1900s French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Floral Monogram Pendant

c. 1900s French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Floral Monogram Pendant

Located in Honolulu, HI

The piece is hand-engraved with intricate floral motifs framing a centralized, intertwined script monogram. Distinguished by the organic, fluid lines characteristic of the Art Nouvea...

Category

Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th c. George III Derby Porcelain Bough Pot Vase Named View Dalton, Lancashire
18th c. George III Derby Porcelain Bough Pot Vase Named View Dalton, Lancashire

18th c. George III Derby Porcelain Bough Pot Vase Named View Dalton, Lancashire

By Derby Porcelain

Located in Litchfield, CT

Signed on the base in early blue script. Good condition - tight hairlines at the base and back; lacks lid.

Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Illuminated Manuscript, 1575-1600, Northern Italy, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima
Illuminated Manuscript, 1575-1600, Northern Italy, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima

Illuminated Manuscript, 1575-1600, Northern Italy, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Its considerable scale, heavy black script, widely spaced musical notation, and strongly contrasting red staves allowed a group of singers to follow the chant simultaneously.

Category

16th Century Old Masters Antique Script

Materials

Ink

Spode Porcelain Japan Pattern Imari Vase, Pattern 1227, Regency
Spode Porcelain Japan Pattern Imari Vase, Pattern 1227, Regency

Spode Porcelain Japan Pattern Imari Vase, Pattern 1227, Regency

By Spode

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dimensions Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm) Width: 5 inches (12.7 cm) Marks Pattern number “1227” painted in red script on the base Provenance Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Condit...

Category

Early 1800s English Regency Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th-century Portrait of a Young Woman
Late 19th-century Portrait of a Young Woman

Late 19th-century Portrait of a Young Woman

Located in San Francisco, CA

The top line reads "July” and possibly “1890" or “1896.” The main script best reads as "Edith Gordon." Below the name, there are fainter, partially obscured markings that look like "...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Script

Materials

Oil

Antique Georgian 9k gold seal fob pendant, Carnelian, Heraldic
Antique Georgian 9k gold seal fob pendant, Carnelian, Heraldic

Antique Georgian 9k gold seal fob pendant, Carnelian, Heraldic

Located in NEWARK, GB

It is set with a rich red carnelian stone which has been carved with a Heraldic coat of arms and initials in fancy script, the initials appear to be IP or PI. The coat of arms featu...

Category

Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Script

Materials

Carnelian, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century Framed Portrait of a Girl, "Little Orphant Annie" Oil on Canvas
19th Century Framed Portrait of a Girl, "Little Orphant Annie" Oil on Canvas

19th Century Framed Portrait of a Girl, "Little Orphant Annie" Oil on Canvas

Located in Doylestown, PA

In verso displays handwritten "Little Orphant Annie" with additional faded script below. A wonderful example of a treasured piece of historic Americana folk art.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Script

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate, Circa 1792–1804
Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate, Circa 1792–1804

Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate, Circa 1792–1804

By Flight & Barr Worcester

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dimensions: Diameter: 7 5/8 inches (19.4 cm) Height: 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) Marks: Painted in puce script beneath a crown: “Flight & Barr / Worcester / Manufacturers to their Majesties,”...

Category

Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Spainish, Castille, Choir Book, c. 1575, Communion Acceptabis sacrificium
Spainish, Castille, Choir Book, c. 1575, Communion Acceptabis sacrificium

Spainish, Castille, Choir Book, c. 1575, Communion Acceptabis sacrificium

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Comparable Spanish Franciscan and Dominican choir books employ five-line red staves, rounded Gothic script, red rubrics, and decorated cadel initials in closely related forms.

Category

16th Century Old Masters Antique Script

Materials

Ink

Bloodstone signet ring in 18 karat rose gold
Bloodstone signet ring in 18 karat rose gold

Bloodstone signet ring in 18 karat rose gold

Located in PARIS, FR

The bloodstone is engraved with the monogram "AB" or "BA" in script letters. The band is smooth and unadorned, and the shoulders are decorated with a rectangular motif.

Category

Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Script

Materials

Jasper, Rose Gold

Chamberlain Worcester Breakfast Cup & Saucer with Phoenix Crest, Vermicelli
Chamberlain Worcester Breakfast Cup & Saucer with Phoenix Crest, Vermicelli

Chamberlain Worcester Breakfast Cup & Saucer with Phoenix Crest, Vermicelli

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dimensions Cup height: 2¾ inches (7 cm) Cup width across handle: 5 inches (12.7 cm) Saucer diameter: 6½ inches (16.5 cm) Marks Pattern number “No 440” painted in puce script on the ...

Category

1810s English Regency Antique Script

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

16th/17th Century Spanish Gregorian Chant Manuscript Leaf Vellum in Glazed Frame
16th/17th Century Spanish Gregorian Chant Manuscript Leaf Vellum in Glazed Frame

16th/17th Century Spanish Gregorian Chant Manuscript Leaf Vellum in Glazed Frame

Located in Vero Beach, FL

This piece features hand-inked large-format Gregorian chant notation with Latin text in Gothic script. The plainchant is created on vellum displaying natural graining, puckering, and...

Category

17th Century Medieval Antique Script

Materials

Other

Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Pictorial Karim Khan Zand Rug
Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Pictorial Karim Khan Zand Rug

Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Pictorial Karim Khan Zand Rug

Located in Chicago, IL

The fine wool and saturated dyes highlight the remarkable detail in the central portraiture and script.

Category

Late 19th Century Turkmen Antique Script

Materials

Wool

1709 Royal Decree Anna Maria d'Orléans Duchess of Savoy Signed Manuscript
1709 Royal Decree Anna Maria d'Orléans Duchess of Savoy Signed Manuscript

1709 Royal Decree Anna Maria d'Orléans Duchess of Savoy Signed Manuscript

Located in Nottingham, GB

Beautifully handwritten in period script across a substantial sheet of paper, the manuscript retains its striking red wax seal, an important and particularly decorative feature.

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Script

Materials

Paper

Set of Six 18th Century Flight Worcester Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers
Set of Six 18th Century Flight Worcester Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers

Set of Six 18th Century Flight Worcester Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Each base is marked with a blue underglaze crescent and script Flight mark. MEasure: Cup height ca. 2 3/4 in Cup diameter ca. 2 1/2 in.

Category

Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes After William Curtis, a Pair
Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes After William Curtis, a Pair

Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes After William Curtis, a Pair

By Spode

Located in Downingtown, PA

The botanical name of each specimen is inscribed in script on the reverse, as intended for a service on which every dish carried a different flower.

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

France, Restauration to early Louis-Philippe period, circa 1820-1840.
France, Restauration to early Louis-Philippe period, circa 1820-1840.

France, Restauration to early Louis-Philippe period, circa 1820-1840.

Located in Antwerp, BE

The clock is surmounted by an elegantly dressed lady seated on a cushioned chair with a footstool, holding a theatrical script entitled La Chercheuse d'Esprit, Acte II.

Category

1820s French Restauration Antique Script

Materials

Enamel, Gold, Bronze

Italian Pietre Dure Plaque of an Elderly Couple at Table, Signed “Ceccherini”
Italian Pietre Dure Plaque of an Elderly Couple at Table, Signed “Ceccherini”

Italian Pietre Dure Plaque of an Elderly Couple at Table, Signed “Ceccherini”

By Giovani Montelatici

Located in New York, NY

The plaque is signed in red script at the upper right “Ceccherini,” the signature extending with an underlined flourish.

Category

1870s Italian Antique Script

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Jasper, Verde Antico Marble

Antique Ottoman Cigarette Case “Régie des Tabacs” Constantinople, Tin Can
Antique Ottoman Cigarette Case “Régie des Tabacs” Constantinople, Tin Can

Antique Ottoman Cigarette Case “Régie des Tabacs” Constantinople, Tin Can

Located in Wien, AT

Decorated with the Ottoman coat of arms, Arabic script, and a floral border. A beautiful collector’s item for enthusiasts of tobacco antiques, Ottoman memorabilia, vintage advertisin...

Category

1910s Antique Script

Materials

Sheet Metal

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19th Century, Calligraphic Composition in Nasta'liq Script - Iran
19th Century, Calligraphic Composition in Nasta'liq Script - Iran

19th Century, Calligraphic Composition in Nasta'liq Script - Iran

Located in London, GB

A calligraphic composition in Nasta'liq script, comprising invocations to god and to the imam 'Ali.

Category

Late 19th Century Persian Other Antique Script

Materials

Paint

Rare Early Walnut and Marquetry Scriptor Escritoire, circa 1715
Rare Early Walnut and Marquetry Scriptor Escritoire, circa 1715

Rare Early Walnut and Marquetry Scriptor Escritoire, circa 1715

Located in East Sussex, GB

A very rare walnut scriptor of small proportions and with a most attractive figuring and colour.

Category

1710s British Antique Script

Materials

Walnut

Exceptional and Exquisite Queen Anne Mulberry and Walnut Scriptor c. 1700
Exceptional and Exquisite Queen Anne Mulberry and Walnut Scriptor c. 1700

Exceptional and Exquisite Queen Anne Mulberry and Walnut Scriptor c. 1700

Located in Heathfield, GB

A very small and finely made Queen Anne English Escritoire (an English Scriptor) 1690-1710 Petite, demonstrating masterful skill and attention to detail, each element made with extra...

Category

18th Century Queen Anne Antique Script

Materials

Walnut

Punch Bowl 2990 (Sterling, Hollowware) by Gorham Silver
Punch Bowl 2990 (Sterling, Hollowware) by Gorham Silver

Punch Bowl 2990 (Sterling, Hollowware) by Gorham Silver

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Punch Bowl 2990 (Sterling, Hollowware) by Gorham Silver

By Gorham

Located in MC Leansville, NC

It contains the Gorham hallmarks: a lion, an anchor, and a script "G". The period of manufacture is circa 1890.

Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

A rare Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester vase and cover c.1810
A rare Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester vase and cover c.1810

A rare Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester vase and cover c.1810

By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

Of low oval form, with mask head handles, the cover surmounted by an imposing eagle finial, painted with deep blue bands enlivened with neoclassical gilt borders, on a salmon pink gr...

Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

A superb pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Topographical Vases
A superb pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Topographical Vases

A superb pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Topographical Vases

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

Of Campana form, with gilded gadrooned rims, each vase very finely painted with topographical views framed within raised paste gilded borders, one vase with a scene of ‘Pont Y Rhydla...

Category

19th Century British Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

A IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED AMETHYST FIGURE OF GUANYIN. Qing dynasty
A IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED AMETHYST FIGURE OF GUANYIN. Qing dynasty

A IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED AMETHYST FIGURE OF GUANYIN. Qing dynasty

Located in London, GB

Standing in flowing robes and holding a hand fan beside the table with a vase with a flowers , ruyi scepter and a script. The figure is a masterpiece example showing a highly intri...

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Script

Materials

Amethyst

"Summer" Surrealist Watercolor in the style of Paul Klee
"Summer" Surrealist Watercolor in the style of Paul Klee

"Summer" Surrealist Watercolor in the style of Paul Klee

Unavailable

H 14.25 in W 18.5 in D 0.75 in

"Summer" Surrealist Watercolor in the style of Paul Klee

Located in Pasadena, CA

Scattered throughout the field are whimsical symbols—arcs, spirals, and geometric fragments—lightly inscribed as though part of a dreamlike script. At the center, faintly sketched st...

Category

Early 20th Century Surrealist Antique Script

Materials

Watercolor

Signed Original Period Charles II Oak Mule Chest c. 1665
Signed Original Period Charles II Oak Mule Chest c. 1665

Signed Original Period Charles II Oak Mule Chest c. 1665

Located in Heathfield, GB

A really wonderful early example, not too big, very sturdy and usable and signed beneath the lid in very old script ‘James Reeves’ – probably the maker or first custodian.

Category

17th Century Charles II Antique Script

Materials

Oak

A rare Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Pastille Burner c.1807 - 1811
A rare Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Pastille Burner c.1807 - 1811

A rare Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Pastille Burner c.1807 - 1811

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

The bowl very finely decorated with naturalistically painted feathers.  Rare mark in red script ‘Chamberlains Worcester Manufacturer to their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales a...

Category

19th Century Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Irish Arts and Crafts Turned Treen Celtic Bowl, 1910
Early 20th Century Irish Arts and Crafts Turned Treen Celtic Bowl, 1910

Early 20th Century Irish Arts and Crafts Turned Treen Celtic Bowl, 1910

Located in Chesham, GB

An early 20th Century Irish Arts and Crafts turned treen bowl with enamelled cabochons and wirework script. Design Period - 1900 to 1910 Style - Arts and Crafts Detailed Condition...

Category

1910s Irish Antique Script

Materials

Wood

A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Campana shape Vase c.1825
A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Campana shape Vase c.1825

A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Campana shape Vase c.1825

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

Of inverted bell shape, decorated with afinely painted panel of flowers by Samuel Astles with raised and tooled gilding, fine gilt and white reserve borders on a green ground, the sq...

Category

19th Century British Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800
Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800

Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800

Unavailable

H 1.78 in W 7.29 in D 10.4 in

Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800

By Josiah Spode

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Rare Spode botanical oval dish from a dessert service, superbly painted with a lifesize specimen of Laudanum, titled to the back in red script with the common name ‘Gum Cistus’, set ...

Category

Early 1800s British Neoclassical Antique Script

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

'Falling Flowers': an Art Deco Vase by Le Verre Francais
'Falling Flowers': an Art Deco Vase by Le Verre Francais

'Falling Flowers': an Art Deco Vase by Le Verre Francais

By Le Verre Francais

Located in Kent, GB

'Falling Flowers': an Art Deco Vase by Le Verre Francais Signed in script to foot, circa 1925

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Script

Materials

Glass

French White Porcelain with Gold Accent Tea Set
French White Porcelain with Gold Accent Tea Set

French White Porcelain with Gold Accent Tea Set

Located in Pataskala, OH

The sides of the sugar bowl have small faces as handles and "Don D'amitie" in script on the front and "Par Sincérité" and "Bonté" on the lid.

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

A Spode porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer very finely decorated c.1830
A Spode porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer very finely decorated c.1830

A Spode porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer very finely decorated c.1830

By Spode

Located in Exeter, GB

Traces of a faint Spode mark in gilt script fo the base of the saucer. Condition: Very good condition.

Category

19th Century European Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Victorian Provincial Silver Caddy Spoon 1847
Rare Victorian Provincial Silver Caddy Spoon 1847

Rare Victorian Provincial Silver Caddy Spoon 1847

Unavailable

H 4.41 in W 1.3 in D 0 in

Rare Victorian Provincial Silver Caddy Spoon 1847

By James Barber & William North

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A rare Victorian Provincial silver Caddy Spoon with fiddle pattern handle and egg shaped bowl, the handle engraved with a contemporary script initial, By Barber & North, York, 1847

Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Script

Materials

Silver

Tin Ware Bread Boxes SATURDAY SALE
Tin Ware Bread Boxes SATURDAY SALE

Tin Ware Bread Boxes SATURDAY SALE

Located in West Palm beach, FL

Off white enamel with black script.

Category

19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Script

Vintage Griffen, Smith & Hill Etruscan Majolica Begonia Leaf Dish
Vintage Griffen, Smith & Hill Etruscan Majolica Begonia Leaf Dish

Vintage Griffen, Smith & Hill Etruscan Majolica Begonia Leaf Dish

By Griffin, Smith & Hill

Located in Naples, FL

The back of the dish is stamped with Griffen, Smith & Hill’s monogram in stylized script. This dish is in good antique condition.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Script

Materials

Earthenware

George III Silver Caddy Spoon with Heart Shaped Bowl, Josiah Snatt, London, 1806
George III Silver Caddy Spoon with Heart Shaped Bowl, Josiah Snatt, London, 1806

George III Silver Caddy Spoon with Heart Shaped Bowl, Josiah Snatt, London, 1806

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A good George III silver Caddy spoon with plain heart shaped bowl and bifurcated handle engraved with contemporary script initials. By Josiah Snatt, London, 1806 Weight 12.50 ...

Category

Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Script

Materials

Silver

Antique Burmese Temple Painting on Tin
Antique Burmese Temple Painting on Tin

Antique Burmese Temple Painting on Tin

Unavailable

H 31 in W 49 in D 1 in

Antique Burmese Temple Painting on Tin

Located in New York, NY

And the hand painted, graceful and rounded Burmese script hand painted on the top and bottom of the painting lends interest, authenticity and allure to this quietly colorful composit...

Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Script

Materials

Tin

George III English Silver Wine Funnel

George III English Silver Wine Funnel

Unavailable

H 7.25 in Dm 4.5 in

George III English Silver Wine Funnel

By William Allen Iii

Located in New York, NY

An unusually large example, with strainer pierced as a flower, and a clip with script initial T.

Category

19th Century English George III Antique Script

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian Petite 18k Chalcedony Urn Fob/Charm with Enamel
Georgian Petite 18k Chalcedony Urn Fob/Charm with Enamel

Georgian Petite 18k Chalcedony Urn Fob/Charm with Enamel

Located in Narberth, PA

Bezel-set at the base is an oval-shaped orange piece of chalcedony engraved with the initials "ML" in the script. The petite fob hangs from a bail that is set with four petite rose-c...

Category

1810s Georgian Antique Script

Materials

Chalcedony, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

18th-19th Century Mamluk Tinned-Copper Vessel from Egypt
18th-19th Century Mamluk Tinned-Copper Vessel from Egypt

18th-19th Century Mamluk Tinned-Copper Vessel from Egypt

By Mamluke

Located in London, GB

Decorated with a repeat diaper between two bands of script. Measures: H 26.5 cm W 31.5 cm.

Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Other Antique Script

Materials

Copper

A magnificent pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Ice Pails c.1813
A magnificent pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Ice Pails c.1813

A magnificent pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Ice Pails c.1813

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

Impressed crowned FBB marks, script marks in red referring to royal patronage and London House Coventry Street address, along with the titles of the views on each pail. 

Category

19th Century British Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Paris Porcelain Cup & Saucer, Armorial ‘Boyer Succsr to Feuillet’, c. 1850
Paris Porcelain Cup & Saucer, Armorial ‘Boyer Succsr to Feuillet’, c. 1850

Paris Porcelain Cup & Saucer, Armorial ‘Boyer Succsr to Feuillet’, c. 1850

By Boyer of Paris

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Boyer Paris Porcelain cup and saucer with superbly painted armorial, the border in a finely gilded random Rococo style. Script mark in gold “Boyer Succsr to Feuillet” Circa 185...

Category

1850s French Rococo Antique Script

Materials

Porcelain

Belgian Painted Metal Antique Shop Sign
Belgian Painted Metal Antique Shop Sign

Belgian Painted Metal Antique Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 17.33 in W 35.44 in D 1.19 in

Belgian Painted Metal Antique Shop Sign

Located in Fitzroy, Victoria

Hand-painted in Gothic script 'Antiquités' with the shop's telephone number below.

Category

Early 20th Century European Antique Script

Materials

Metal

Hester Bateman C.18th Sterling Silver Jockey Cap Tea Caddy Spoon London 1787
Hester Bateman C.18th Sterling Silver Jockey Cap Tea Caddy Spoon London 1787

Hester Bateman C.18th Sterling Silver Jockey Cap Tea Caddy Spoon London 1787

By Hester Bateman

Located in London, GB

The piece is decorated with a pair of crossed horse crops, with an applied boss engraved with initials in script, 'JH' or similar. The piece is hallmarked to the underside of the vi...

Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Script

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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