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Mid-19th Century Austrian Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll
Mid-19th Century Austrian Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Mid-19th Century Austrian Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Located in New York, NY

letters from the text, which combined will read as various names of god. Manuscript on vellum, text

Category

Antique 1860s Austrian Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Rare French Illuminated Book of Hours "Livre d'Heures" by M. Guilbert
Rare French Illuminated Book of Hours "Livre d'Heures" by M. Guilbert

Rare French Illuminated Book of Hours "Livre d'Heures" by M. Guilbert

Located in Fayetteville, AR

of the Church, illustrated according to the manuscripts of the Library of the King by Miss A

Category

Antique 19th Century French Religious Items

Materials

Leather, Silk, Paper

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish- Morgan impaling Wharton Coat of Arms
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish- Morgan impaling Wharton Coat of Arms

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish- Morgan impaling Wharton Coat of Arms

Located in Downingtown, PA

bookplate in the Franks Collection (21087) with the name "James Morgan" in manuscript.. (Ref: VM98580-28C)

Category

Antique 1770s Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Austrian Silver Gilt, Rock Crystal and Enamel Comport Bowl, c 1890
Austrian Silver Gilt, Rock Crystal and Enamel Comport Bowl, c 1890

Austrian Silver Gilt, Rock Crystal and Enamel Comport Bowl, c 1890

Located in London, GB

manuscripts and look like mythical dragons. Each dragon is covered in rich jewel tones enamel. Made in

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Rock Crystal

Fine Antique Silk Tabriz Rug 4x6
Fine Antique Silk Tabriz Rug 4x6

Fine Antique Silk Tabriz Rug 4x6

Located in Port Washington, NY

illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work in the Safavid style

Category

Antique 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Antique 20th century Extremely Rare Louis Vuitton Hemingway Trunk, circa 1935
Antique 20th century Extremely Rare Louis Vuitton Hemingway Trunk, circa 1935

Antique 20th century Extremely Rare Louis Vuitton Hemingway Trunk, circa 1935

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

-lost manuscript of A Moveable Feast, Hemingway’s posthumous masterpiece. Although this trunk wasn’t

Category

20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

18th Century Italian School St. Jerome "Remissionem Peccatorum"
18th Century Italian School St. Jerome "Remissionem Peccatorum"

18th Century Italian School St. Jerome "Remissionem Peccatorum"

Located in Bradenton, FL

ascetic with flowing beard, Jerome leans over an open manuscript, absorbed in study. St. Jerome was

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Late 19th C Gemstone Mineral & Semi Precious Stone Specimens Display Case Curio
Late 19th C Gemstone Mineral & Semi Precious Stone Specimens Display Case Curio

Late 19th C Gemstone Mineral & Semi Precious Stone Specimens Display Case Curio

Located in Lowestoft, GB

and manuscript label explaining its contents and the majority also declare its origins. Specimens

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Birdseye Maple, Pine

12th Century Stone Zodiac Sundial
12th Century Stone Zodiac Sundial

12th Century Stone Zodiac Sundial

Located in Vosselaar, BE

efforts of monks who safeguarded (and hid at the same time) books and manuscripts since antiquity. This

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Spanish Medieval Architectural Elements

Materials

Sandstone

Late 19th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll
Late 19th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Late 19th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Located in New York, NY

pointing hand symbols to the first column, to guide the reader to finding the ‘hidden message’. Manuscript

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Balkan Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Late 19th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll
Late 19th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Late 19th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Located in New York, NY

’. Manuscript on vellum, text arranged in 20 lines, housed in an elaborately silver container of impressive and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Balkan Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Silver

Patriotic Calligraphy with Revolutionary War References
Patriotic Calligraphy with Revolutionary War References

Patriotic Calligraphy with Revolutionary War References

Located in York County, PA

bottom, a three-part signature reads: “Deigned” then “Manuscript,” followed by “C.H. & R.E.” (with a

Category

Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Celestial Maps, Set of Four, Ignace Gaston Pardies
Celestial Maps, Set of Four, Ignace Gaston Pardies

Celestial Maps, Set of Four, Ignace Gaston Pardies

By Ignace Gaston Pardies

Located in Pasadena, CA

theory was not exact. This, along with Discours du mouvement local (Paris, 1670), and the manuscript

Category

Antique 17th Century French Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

20th Century Extremely Rare Louis Vuitton Hemingway Trunk, circa 1935
20th Century Extremely Rare Louis Vuitton Hemingway Trunk, circa 1935

20th Century Extremely Rare Louis Vuitton Hemingway Trunk, circa 1935

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

with the long-lost manuscript of A Moveable Feast, Hemingway’s posthumous masterpiece. Although this

Category

20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Canvas

French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque of Madame De Pompadour
French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque of Madame De Pompadour

French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque of Madame De Pompadour

By Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Located in London, GB

manuscript, surrounded by books and other emblems of the arts. She is depicted wearing a voluminous floral

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Enamel

French Gothic-Style Silver Gilt Chalice
French Gothic-Style Silver Gilt Chalice

French Gothic-Style Silver Gilt Chalice

Located in New Orleans, LA

ancient manuscripts and early Christian altars. Reserved for the administration of the Eucharist at

Category

Antique 19th Century French Gothic Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Late 19th Century Georgian Silver and Enamel Megillah Case and Esther Scroll
Late 19th Century Georgian Silver and Enamel Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Late 19th Century Georgian Silver and Enamel Megillah Case and Esther Scroll

Located in New York, NY

’. Manuscript on vellum, text arranged in 14 lines, housed in an elaborately silver container of impressive and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Religious Items

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt, 1905

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt, 1905

By Theodore Roosevelt

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

drawer in his desk, lifted out a complete manuscript, put it on the desk, and said in effect: ‘It isn’t

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Paper

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition 1905
Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition 1905

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition 1905

By Theodore Roosevelt

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

, opened a drawer in his desk, lifted out a complete manuscript, put it on the desk, and said in effect

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

1863 "Facsimile Emancipation Proclamation" Antique Broadside by Edward Mendel
1863 "Facsimile Emancipation Proclamation" Antique Broadside by Edward Mendel

1863 "Facsimile Emancipation Proclamation" Antique Broadside by Edward Mendel

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

funded the United States Sanitary Commission and the Soldiers' Home in Chicago. The original manuscript

Category

Antique 1860s American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

19th Century Hand Carved Mahogany English Stately Home Light
19th Century Hand Carved Mahogany English Stately Home Light

19th Century Hand Carved Mahogany English Stately Home Light

Located in London, GB

early history of the surname we recommend the ancient Harleian Manuscripts which are in the archives of

Category

Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Lyre Form Book Stand or Display, C. 1815 - 1830
English Regency Mahogany Lyre Form Book Stand or Display, C. 1815 - 1830

English Regency Mahogany Lyre Form Book Stand or Display, C. 1815 - 1830

Located in Atlanta, GA

, designed to cradle books or manuscripts securely in an upright position. The scrolling arms are

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Paco Rabanne & Jean Clemmer "NUES" Book, France 1969
Paco Rabanne & Jean Clemmer "NUES" Book, France 1969

Paco Rabanne & Jean Clemmer "NUES" Book, France 1969

By Paco Rabanne, Jean Clemmer

Located in Naples, IT

manuscript, i.e., the photos. But the book was to come out in 69, the year of eroticism!

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

1950's English School Display Cabinet, Hinged Front
1950's English School Display Cabinet, Hinged Front

1950's English School Display Cabinet, Hinged Front

Located in Hook, Hampshire

storage and display in the library. The drawers below are used to store collections of manuscripts and

Category

Vintage 1950s English Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Restauration Tripod Bronze Inkwell Decorated With Fantastic Animals
Restauration Tripod Bronze Inkwell Decorated With Fantastic Animals

Restauration Tripod Bronze Inkwell Decorated With Fantastic Animals

Located in Paris, FR

plug. This decoration is inspired by the medieval bestiary which decorated the illuminated manuscripts

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Medieval Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

"Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter" Signed by Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
"Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter" Signed by Theodore Roosevelt, 1905

"Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter" Signed by Theodore Roosevelt, 1905

By Theodore Roosevelt

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

in his desk, lifted out a complete manuscript, put it on the desk, and said in effect: “It isn’t

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Paper

Mid 19th Century English Collectors cabinet with 14 Drawers
Mid 19th Century English Collectors cabinet with 14 Drawers

Mid 19th Century English Collectors cabinet with 14 Drawers

Located in Greven, DE

to store manuscripts, collections of folios or postcards, but minerals, exotic plants or

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

From Queen Charlotte, A Rare Miniature Gold Mounted George III Almanac, 1817
From Queen Charlotte, A Rare Miniature Gold Mounted George III Almanac, 1817

From Queen Charlotte, A Rare Miniature Gold Mounted George III Almanac, 1817

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

rare gold mounted George III miniature Almanac is bound in red Morocco leather with a manuscript note

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Gold

Antique Korean Scholar Desk Ch'aeksang Joseon Dynasty
Antique Korean Scholar Desk Ch'aeksang Joseon Dynasty

Antique Korean Scholar Desk Ch'aeksang Joseon Dynasty

Located in Atlanta, GA

the scroll or manuscript. The main portion a single storage space with an interior shelf. The facade

Category

Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Music Stand, Adjustable Reading Lectern Table, Leveson London
Antique Music Stand, Adjustable Reading Lectern Table, Leveson London

Antique Music Stand, Adjustable Reading Lectern Table, Leveson London

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

'') Manuscript Stand Front Edge: Book rest width: 35.5cm (14'') Book rest depth: 25cm (9.75'') Book rest max

Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Music Stands

Materials

Walnut

Dated 1798 George III Rare Hand-Sewn on Silk Tapestry Map of England and Wales
Dated 1798 George III Rare Hand-Sewn on Silk Tapestry Map of England and Wales

Dated 1798 George III Rare Hand-Sewn on Silk Tapestry Map of England and Wales

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

foliage, the margin with indistinct ink manuscript inscription, the frame is gilt and distressed. As

Category

Antique 1790s English Georgian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Wine Stand in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale
Wine Stand in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale

Wine Stand in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Greenwich, CT

reasons for a Chippendale attribution. Based on manuscript drawings at Harewood House (illustrated

Category

Antique 1760s English George III Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Large Original Antique Bronze Sculpture, Presumably William Caxton, 19th Century
Large Original Antique Bronze Sculpture, Presumably William Caxton, 19th Century

Large Original Antique Bronze Sculpture, Presumably William Caxton, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

of manuscript papers. The detail is above reproach, each surface perfectly cast and crisply finished

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Orange Berber Runner Rug in Wool from Morocco, 1950s
20th Century Orange Berber Runner Rug in Wool from Morocco, 1950s

20th Century Orange Berber Runner Rug in Wool from Morocco, 1950s

Located in Firenze, IT

rug becomes a manuscript, an open book and a diary of a lifetime. Once archived, he moves towards an

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Small Korean Storage Headside Cabinet Joseon Dynasty
Small Korean Storage Headside Cabinet Joseon Dynasty

Small Korean Storage Headside Cabinet Joseon Dynasty

Located in Atlanta, GA

suggests the function of the piece may be for small textiles or perhaps books and manuscripts for reading

Category

Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Brass

Gay Talese, Frank Sinatra Has a Cold
Gay Talese, Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

Gay Talese, Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

By Gay Talese, Phil Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

traditional letterpress, with an introduction by Gay Talese and facsimile reproductions of manuscript pages

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Giuseppe Solenghi Italian Milan Landscape
Giuseppe Solenghi Italian Milan Landscape

Giuseppe Solenghi Italian Milan Landscape

Located in Roma, IT

and 1900 he devoted himself to the reproduction of illuminated manuscripts. After World War I he

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Wood

Gordon Bunshaft Chest of Drawers
Gordon Bunshaft Chest of Drawers

Gordon Bunshaft Chest of Drawers

By Florence Knoll, Gordon Bunshaft, De Coene Frères

Located in Dronten, NL

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C., and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chrome

Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States, 1812
Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States, 1812

Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States, 1812

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

membership form, accomplished in manuscript for John Hamilton of Chester, PA. Written by Alexander Hamilton

Category

Antique 1810s American Federal Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

By Tom Wolfe, Lawrence Schiller, Ted Streshinsky

Located in Los Angeles, CA

reproductions of Wolfe’s manuscript pages, as well as Ken Kesey’s jailhouse journals, handbills, and underground

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Meissen Figure 'Estrella' from the Russian Ballet 'Carnival' by Paul Scheurich
Meissen Figure 'Estrella' from the Russian Ballet 'Carnival' by Paul Scheurich

Meissen Figure 'Estrella' from the Russian Ballet 'Carnival' by Paul Scheurich

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

deeply impressed. Proof: Meissen manuscripts, volume VIII, pp. 21 - 31 Manufactory: Meissen Germany

Category

Vintage 1920s German Biedermeier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Persian Tabriz Rug

A Persian Tabriz Rug

Located in New York, NY

), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs

Pair of Red “Sang de Boeuf” Porcelain Lamps, 1950s
Pair of Red “Sang de Boeuf” Porcelain Lamps, 1950s

Pair of Red “Sang de Boeuf” Porcelain Lamps, 1950s

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

manuscript from the beginning of the 18th century that talked about Lang Tingji, governor of a China province

Category

Vintage 1950s European Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Jazz: Henri Matisse (Book)
Jazz: Henri Matisse (Book)

Jazz: Henri Matisse (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

painting manuscript, the most beautiful book ever written on colour. Cut-out gouaches Matisse approached

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Meissen Figurine 'Chiarina', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Meissen Figurine 'Chiarina', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th

Meissen Figurine 'Chiarina', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Scheurich had deeply impressed. Proof: Meissen manuscripts, volume VIII, pp. 21 - 31 Manufactory: Meissen

Category

Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Book "Domenico Ghirlandaio: Artist and Artisan" by Joan K. Cadogan
Art Book "Domenico Ghirlandaio: Artist and Artisan" by Joan K. Cadogan

Art Book "Domenico Ghirlandaio: Artist and Artisan" by Joan K. Cadogan

By Yale University Press

Located in New York, NY

, and manuscript illumination, and his workshop—to which Michelangelo was apprenticed—was highly

Category

Late 20th Century Renaissance Books

Materials

Linen, Paper

Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure 'De La Fontaine' from 'Les Grands Hommes, 1784
Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure 'De La Fontaine' from 'Les Grands Hommes, 1784

Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure 'De La Fontaine' from 'Les Grands Hommes, 1784

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Essex, MA

on a gnarled tree on which a vine with grapes is climbing. On his knee is the manuscript of the fable

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Finest Meissen Figurine Dancer Chiarina Russian Ballet by Paul Scheurich
Finest Meissen Figurine Dancer Chiarina Russian Ballet by Paul Scheurich

Finest Meissen Figurine Dancer Chiarina Russian Ballet by Paul Scheurich

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Sergei Diaghilews, a performance that Scheurich had deeply impressed. Proof: Meissen manuscripts, volume

Category

Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Art Deco Mantle Clock with Two Putti by Paul Scheurich, 1920-1924
Meissen Art Deco Mantle Clock with Two Putti by Paul Scheurich, 1920-1924

Meissen Art Deco Mantle Clock with Two Putti by Paul Scheurich, 1920-1924

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

, [Meissen Manuscripts, Special Volume VIII], Meissen 1995, p. 32f. and p. 150. If one looks at Paul

Category

Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Pair of Antique Carved Stone Lions from Italy, Circa 1600
Rare Pair of Antique Carved Stone Lions from Italy, Circa 1600

Rare Pair of Antique Carved Stone Lions from Italy, Circa 1600

Located in Dallas, TX

, which were manuscripts that collected descriptions of animals. Therefore we see a wide range of

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Italian Medieval Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Wooden Standing Grey Horse Leather Leash, 19th Century
Wooden Standing Grey Horse Leather Leash, 19th Century

Wooden Standing Grey Horse Leather Leash, 19th Century

Located in Sofia, BG

17th century, though some conflicting sources note medieval manuscripts including references to carved

Category

Antique 1890s French Arts and Crafts Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

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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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