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Neo-Greek Style Cup by Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis-Constant Sévin
Neo-Greek Style Cup by Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis-Constant Sévin

Neo-Greek Style Cup by Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis-Constant Sévin

By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin

Located in Marseille, FR

Byzantine arabesques drawn in the Greek and Roman manuscripts. Piedouche cup laid on a square base

Category

Antique 1860s French Classical Greek Decorative Bowls

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Moroccan Islamic Quran Teaching Tablet - Hand Painted Illuminated Wood, Gilt
Moroccan Islamic Quran Teaching Tablet - Hand Painted Illuminated Wood, Gilt

Moroccan Islamic Quran Teaching Tablet - Hand Painted Illuminated Wood, Gilt

Located in Vineyard Haven, MA

tablet is reminiscent of an Illuminated manuscript with intricately hand painted Arabic calligraphy and

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Decorative Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Pasadena, CA

Michelangelo and the manuscript journal kept by Rubens in Italy. The compulsive Boulle attended literally

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Adding the Blue by Chrissie Hynde, a Signed, Limited Edition Book and Print Set
Adding the Blue by Chrissie Hynde, a Signed, Limited Edition Book and Print Set

Adding the Blue by Chrissie Hynde, a Signed, Limited Edition Book and Print Set

By Chrissie Hynde

Located in Guildford, Surrey

life, love and discovery'. The Manuscript 'It's pretty much like writing songs. I might know what I

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Linen, Paper

"Wembley Or Bust" by Jeff Lynne's ELO – The Signed, Limited Edition Book
"Wembley Or Bust" by Jeff Lynne's ELO – The Signed, Limited Edition Book

"Wembley Or Bust" by Jeff Lynne's ELO – The Signed, Limited Edition Book

By Jeff Lynne

Located in Guildford, Surrey

. The Manuscript 'When I wrote and recorded these songs originally, I never would have expected the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Hans Uhlmann, Musica Viva German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus
Hans Uhlmann, Musica Viva German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

Hans Uhlmann, Musica Viva German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

By Hans Uhlmann

Located in Basel, CH

Berlinische Galerie by the artist’s son, contains biographical material, letters, designs, manuscripts, the

Category

Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Hans Uhlmann, Musica Viva, German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus
Hans Uhlmann, Musica Viva, German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

Hans Uhlmann, Musica Viva, German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

By Hans Uhlmann

Located in Basel, CH

, designs, manuscripts, the artist’s postcard collection, papers, and invitations to exhibitions as well as

Category

Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Contemporary Art

Noel Bellemare Second Temptation of Christ

Noel Bellemare Second Temptation of Christ

Located in New York, NY

border decoration in a grand liturgical manuscript, such as an Antiphonal or a Gradual.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Paintings

The Finch-Hatton Brothers by David Martin
The Finch-Hatton Brothers by David Martin

The Finch-Hatton Brothers by David Martin

By David Martin

Located in New York, NY

, reading an ancient charter or medieval manuscript. (His eldest son succeeded to the Earldom of Winchelsea

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scottish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Hans Uhlmann, Untitled, German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus
Hans Uhlmann, Untitled, German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

Hans Uhlmann, Untitled, German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

By Hans Uhlmann

Located in Basel, CH

Galerie by the artist’s son, contains biographical material, letters, designs, manuscripts, the artist’s

Category

Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Hans Uhlmann, Untitled, 1950 German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus
Hans Uhlmann, Untitled, 1950 German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

Hans Uhlmann, Untitled, 1950 German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

By Hans Uhlmann

Located in Basel, CH

Berlinische Galerie by the artist’s son, contains biographical material, letters, designs, manuscripts, the

Category

Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Hans Uhlmann, Fetisch ‘1958’ German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

Hans Uhlmann, Fetisch ‘1958’ German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus

Located in Basel, CH

Galerie by the artist’s son, contains biographical material, letters, designs, manuscripts, the artist’s

Category

Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Japanese World War II Imperial Army Flag
Japanese World War II Imperial Army Flag

Japanese World War II Imperial Army Flag

Located in Los Angeles, CA

- flag is viewable from both sides. Nineteen manuscript notations in Japanese emanating from central

Category

Vintage 1940s Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Cherry

Trompe l’oeil o “Inganno” con incisioni
Trompe l’oeil o “Inganno” con incisioni

Trompe l’oeil o “Inganno” con incisioni

Located in London, GB

a sheet of illuminated manuscript of the Gospel in the Castilian language on the sheet of the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Drawings

Hans Uhlmann: Untitled German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus, 1951
Hans Uhlmann: Untitled German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus, 1951

Hans Uhlmann: Untitled German Constructivist Berlin Bauhaus, 1951

Located in Basel, CH

Galerie by the artist’s son, contains biographical material, letters, designs, manuscripts, the artist’s

Category

Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Contemporary Art

Embroidered Panels:  Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi
Embroidered Panels:  Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi

Embroidered Panels: Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi

Located in New York, NY

Gottingen Modelbook, a book of designs much used by printers and manuscript illuminators and that circulated

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Tapestries

Materials

Silver

'Campaign' a Fine Early 19th Century Watercolor Depicting Travel in India
'Campaign' a Fine Early 19th Century Watercolor Depicting Travel in India

'Campaign' a Fine Early 19th Century Watercolor Depicting Travel in India

Located in New York, NY

early life are recorded in a manuscript journal of which a copy is held in the Oriental Department of

Category

Antique 1820s English Campaign Paintings

Materials

Paper

Leaf from the Statuto della Societa dei Sarti (Tailors Guild) illustrated
Leaf from the Statuto della Societa dei Sarti (Tailors Guild) illustrated

Leaf from the Statuto della Societa dei Sarti (Tailors Guild) illustrated

By Master of 1346

Located in New York, NY

master must have learned the dramatic finesse he showed in the illustrations of a manuscript dedicated to

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Paintings

"Collage" by Sir Jackie Stewart, Signed, Limited Edition Book
"Collage" by Sir Jackie Stewart, Signed, Limited Edition Book

"Collage" by Sir Jackie Stewart, Signed, Limited Edition Book

Located in Guildford, Surrey

of Monaco. The Manuscript A unique account of the incredible racing career of Sir Jackie Stewart

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Brussels Tapestry, 18th Century, Story of Telemaque

Brussels Tapestry, 18th Century, Story of Telemaque

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

discovering in the background of A monastic library, a manuscript in Greek, from a transcription of the work

Category

Antique 1730s Belgian Louis XV Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

American Colonial Documented George I Silver Gilt Cup
American Colonial Documented George I Silver Gilt Cup

American Colonial Documented George I Silver Gilt Cup

By Richard Bayley

Located in London, GB

Foundling Hospital’s manuscript collection notes the gift of this cup between the families. The cup is also

Category

Antique 1720s British George I Tableware

Materials

Silver

George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode

George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode

By Pierre Langlois

Located in London, Middlesex

mount, bearing a paper ink manuscript label to the underside 'This commode came from Hampton House

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Manuscript Cabinet
Manuscript Cabinet

Manuscript Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

Thai Manuscript Cabinet

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Thai Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Manuscript Temple Cabinet
Manuscript Temple Cabinet

Manuscript Temple Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

Teakwood manuscript cabinet from temple in northern Thailand.

Category

20th Century Thai Cabinets

Burmese Manuscript Chest
Burmese Manuscript Chest

Burmese Manuscript Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This gorgeous manuscript chest is from Burma and is made from gilt wood and beautiful glass inlay.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Blanket Chests

Materials

Giltwood

Thailand Manuscript Cabinet
Thailand Manuscript Cabinet

Thailand Manuscript Cabinet

Located in Chicago, IL

This 18th Century Thai Manuscript Cabinet is made of teak wood with painted gold leaf over black

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Thai Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Southeast Asian Manuscript Trunk
Southeast Asian Manuscript Trunk

Southeast Asian Manuscript Trunk

Located in Chicago, IL

This manuscript trunk is from Thailand and is made from teakwood, circa 1880.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Thai Scholar's Objects

Materials

Teak

Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest
Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest

Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This elegant Lanna Thai manuscript chest features red lacquer with gold motifs. It was made in the

Category

Early 20th Century Thai Scholar's Objects

Materials

Teak, Lacquer

Tibetan Healing Manuscript Painting
Tibetan Healing Manuscript Painting

Tibetan Healing Manuscript Painting

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional knowledge in the style of a painted Buddhist thangka or manuscript card. Intended as a visual aid

Category

20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Framed Tibetan Childbirth Manuscript Painting
Framed Tibetan Childbirth Manuscript Painting

Framed Tibetan Childbirth Manuscript Painting

Located in Chicago, IL

painted Buddhist thangkas or manuscript cards. Intended as a visual aid for learning, the painting

Category

20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk

19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk

Located in New York, NY

A 19th century Buddhist Manuscript Chest - Trunk. Antique Burmese Sadaik Chest of the Mandalay

Category

Antique 1890s Thai Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Teak

Burmese Kammavacha Giltwood Manuscript Pages, 16
Burmese Kammavacha Giltwood Manuscript Pages, 16

Burmese Kammavacha Giltwood Manuscript Pages, 16

Located in Astoria, NY

Collection of Sixteen Burmese Kammavacha Black Lacquered and Giltwood Manuscript Pages, 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Lacquer

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript
19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript

19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Introducing an Exquisite and Rare Gilded Buddhist Manuscript This remarkable piece presents a

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Fine Thai Black Lacquer Manuscript Cabinet.

Fine Thai Black Lacquer Manuscript Cabinet.

Located in Hudson, NY

Fine Thai black lacquer and gilt decorated two door manuscript cabinet. Of tapered rectangular

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Thai Cabinets

Manuscript 449 by Artist Huw Griffith
Manuscript 449 by Artist Huw Griffith

Manuscript 449 by Artist Huw Griffith

By Huw Griffith

Located in London, GB

Manuscript 449 By artist Huw Griffith Collage: 19th century French ephemera, film posters from

Category

2010s English Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Iron and Oak Music Manuscript Stand

Iron and Oak Music Manuscript Stand

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Iron, adjustable, rectangular wood frame (15" high x 20" wide) with cross stretcher and hinged document rest, metal extension stem on molded metal tripod stand with brass three-toed ...

Category

Early 20th Century English Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Iron, Brass

Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma
Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma

Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

This Antique Burmese Manuscript, known as the Kammavaca book, is a remarkable artifact of 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Hand Painted Quran Book With Manuscripts
Antique Hand Painted Quran Book With Manuscripts

Antique Hand Painted Quran Book With Manuscripts

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique hand painted Quran book with manuscripts. Black genuine leather cover. A beautiful

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Religious Items

Materials

Paper, Leather

A Pair of  Antique Burmese Kammavaca Manuscripts
A Pair of  Antique Burmese Kammavaca Manuscripts

A Pair of Antique Burmese Kammavaca Manuscripts

Located in Chicago, IL

These Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript books are from Burma c. 1900's. The book outlines the formal

Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma
Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma

Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

manuscript is written in Pali language, an old Buddhist language It is in exceptional good condition !

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Burmese Manuscript, Kammavaca Book from Burma
Antique Burmese Manuscript, Kammavaca Book from Burma

Antique Burmese Manuscript, Kammavaca Book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

A complete set : 16 pages + 2 wooden covers The manuscript is written in Pali language, an old

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early Islamic illuminated manuscript hand painted page
Early Islamic illuminated manuscript hand painted page

Early Islamic illuminated manuscript hand painted page

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A beautiful rendered illuminated manuscript page that we believe is at least 19th century and

Category

Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Indo Persian Mughal Art miniature gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting

Category

Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Mini Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Antique Mini Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Antique Mini Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting

Category

Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings

Materials

Paint

Miniature Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Miniature Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Miniature Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Located in Long Island City, NY

A miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art watercolor painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting a

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript

Located in Long Island City, NY

A miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art watercolor painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting a

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paint

Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.
Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.

Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.

Located in Antwerp, BE

Illuminated manuscripts, Book of Hours and book of prayer, Originating from possibly the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Gothic Books

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: Palm leaves & wood Material: wood 16,4 cm high 49.5 cm wide and 6 cm deep Weight: 2.294 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century Many pages...

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: Palm leaves & wood Material: wood 15,9 cm high 43,2 cm wide and 4,5 cm deep Weight: 1.260 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century Many pag...

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: Palm leaves & wood Material: wood 15,5 cm high 45,5 cm wide and 4,3 cm deep Weight: 1.458 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century Many pag...

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: Palm leaves & wood Material: wood 17,3 cm high 46,5 cm wide and 5,5 cm deep Weight: 2.369 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century Many pag...

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: Palm leaves & wood Material: wood 17,8 cm high 49,3 cm wide and 5,4 cm deep Weight: 2.375 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century Many pag...

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: Palm leaves & wood Material: wood 17,1 cm high 41,2 cm wide and 6,4 cm deep Weight: 2.299 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century Many pag...

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from, Burma
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from, Burma

Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from, Burma

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: palm leaves & wood. Material: wood. Measures: 16 cm high. 49 cm wide and 6, 5 cm deep. Weight: 1.864 kgs. Gilded with 24 krt gold. Originating from Burma. 19th Cent...

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Collection of 20 French 17th Century Manuscripts
Collection of 20 French 17th Century Manuscripts

Collection of 20 French 17th Century Manuscripts

Located in Buisson, FR

Bundle of 20 extremely old handwriting's on paper. France between 1650-1700. Weathered.

Category

Antique 17th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Collection of 20 French, 17th Century Manuscripts
Collection of 20 French, 17th Century Manuscripts

Collection of 20 French, 17th Century Manuscripts

Located in Buisson, FR

Bundle of 20 extremely old handwriting's on paper. France between 1650-1700. Weathered.

Category

Antique 17th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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An assortment of manuscripts is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and hardwood, all manuscripts available were constructed with great care. Manuscripts have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Baroque, Art Deco and Regency manuscripts are consistently popular styles. Manuscripts have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Zdenek Kaplan, Claus Meyer and Robert Lee Eskridge are consistently popular.

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