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Antique Boxed Set 48 Grand Tour Intaglios by Bartolomeo Paoletti 19th C
Antique Boxed Set 48 Grand Tour Intaglios by Bartolomeo Paoletti 19th C

Antique Boxed Set 48 Grand Tour Intaglios by Bartolomeo Paoletti 19th C

Located in London, GB

, each bordered with blue paper with the manuscript number added, and edged in gold. The inside cover

Category

Antique 1820s Italian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plaster

Scholar of the Codex: A Medieval Jurist in Study, 1847
Scholar of the Codex: A Medieval Jurist in Study, 1847

Scholar of the Codex: A Medieval Jurist in Study, 1847

Located in Langweer, NL

manuscripts, the original artists might have employed techniques or materials that gave a similar effect to

Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Landscape Painting
Landscape Painting

Landscape Painting

Located in Rochester, NY

London, which was never published, although the manuscript survives, as do over two hundred works

Category

Early 20th Century European Paintings

George Bain Small Celtic Hunting Rug
George Bain Small Celtic Hunting Rug

George Bain Small Celtic Hunting Rug

Located in New York, NY

considered a part of Scottish National Heritage. Drawing from medieval Celtic manuscripts, this intricate

Category

Mid-20th Century Irish Art Nouveau Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Persian Heriz Carpet with Modern Style
Vintage Persian Heriz Carpet with Modern Style

Vintage Persian Heriz Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

interplay of symbols transforms this exquisite work of art into a living manuscript, one where protection

Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

18th century, Italian Louis XV Lacquered Wood Vanity Dressing Cabinet
18th century, Italian Louis XV Lacquered Wood Vanity Dressing Cabinet

18th century, Italian Louis XV Lacquered Wood Vanity Dressing Cabinet

Located in IT

manuscripts, then, thanks to Western merchants and their contacts with the Middle East, it spread to the whole

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Vanities

Materials

Wood

1950's Earth-Tone Mexican Zapotec Carpet with Southwest Modern Style
1950's Earth-Tone Mexican Zapotec Carpet with Southwest Modern Style

1950's Earth-Tone Mexican Zapotec Carpet with Southwest Modern Style

By Navajo

Located in Dallas, TX

woven manuscript, a language of form passed down through generations of Zapotec artisans. The central

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Pair of 18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Rococo Angle Wings on Elestial Quartz
Pair of 18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Rococo Angle Wings on Elestial Quartz

Pair of 18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Rococo Angle Wings on Elestial Quartz

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

volunteers who helped save and recover a lot of the priceless artwork and manuscripts after the flood. There

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

Christmas: A Story, Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1940
Christmas: A Story, Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1940

Christmas: A Story, Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1940

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

, selecting monthly titles and reviewing manuscripts. And in two instances, she wrote children's fiction, A

Category

Vintage 1940s American Books

Materials

Paper

Rare Matching Pair of Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet Runners
Rare Matching Pair of Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet Runners

Rare Matching Pair of Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet Runners

Located in Dallas, TX

in visual poetry. The enchanting composition is not merely decorative; it is a living manuscript of

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Animal Farm by George Orwell, First US Edition, in Original Dust Jacket, 1946
Animal Farm by George Orwell, First US Edition, in Original Dust Jacket, 1946

Animal Farm by George Orwell, First US Edition, in Original Dust Jacket, 1946

By George Orwell

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

, and the British intelligentsia held Stalin in high esteem. The manuscript was initially rejected by a

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Original Signatures, 1778-1861
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Original Signatures, 1778-1861

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Original Signatures, 1778-1861

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

1778 conclusion of a manuscript letter signed by Washington and an autographed signed noted by Lincoln

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler
1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler

1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

print with facsimiles of the signatures based on the original manuscript. Although rigorously exact in

Category

Antique 1810s American Federal Prints

Materials

Paper

19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover

19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover

Located in Dallas, TX

, for the holding and keeping of your books or manuscripts, in ‘good order’, is what makes this piece so

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Precious Stone, Sandalwood

Antique French Watercolor Drawing, Christ the King, Alsatian School 1925-1936
Antique French Watercolor Drawing, Christ the King, Alsatian School 1925-1936

Antique French Watercolor Drawing, Christ the King, Alsatian School 1925-1936

Located in COLMAR, FR

Romanesque manuscript illumination. Historical Context This work belongs to one of the most culturally

Category

Vintage 1920s French Gothic Revival Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Linen

Hermes, Classical Greco Roman  Marble Bust by American Sculptor Waldo Story
Hermes, Classical Greco Roman  Marble Bust by American Sculptor Waldo Story

Hermes, Classical Greco Roman Marble Bust by American Sculptor Waldo Story

By Thomas Waldo Story

Located in Rochester, NY

of his own writing in the Barberini Library, noted for its valuable manuscripts. In 1893, the elder

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble, Marble, Stone

4 Vol. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln. Manuscript Edition
4 Vol. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln. Manuscript Edition

4 Vol. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln. Manuscript Edition

Located in New York, NY

4 Vol. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln. Manuscript Edition. Illustrated throughout. Colored

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln
Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln

Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln

Located in New York, NY

4 volumes. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1858) with illustrations. “Manuscript Edition”. Volumes one

Category

Mid-20th Century Books

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln
4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln

4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln

Located in New York, NY

. Linen endpapers. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. Manuscript Edition. Illustrated. Published: New York

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

24 Volumes. John Fiske, Writings of John Fiske
24 Volumes. John Fiske, Writings of John Fiske

24 Volumes. John Fiske, Writings of John Fiske

Located in New York, NY

endpapers. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. Illustrated. Includes written manuscript. 1000 copies have been

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West
Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West

Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West

Located in New York, NY

sheet of the Author’s Original Manuscript. Bound in full dark green Morocco (Spines faded to brown as

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West.
4 Volumes. Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West.

4 Volumes. Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West.

Located in New York, NY

velvet endpapers. Contains a page of the original manuscript. New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

'Book Sets' 2 Volumes, James S. Clarke, The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson
'Book Sets' 2 Volumes, James S. Clarke, The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson

'Book Sets' 2 Volumes, James S. Clarke, The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson

Located in New York, NY

Manuscripts. Beautiful frontispiece. Bound in 3/4 tan calf by Sotherans. Marbled boards, gilt on covers

Category

Antique 19th Century British Books

Materials

Leather

12 Volumes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Works
12 Volumes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Works

12 Volumes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Works

Located in New York, NY

. With original manuscript and autograph. Bound in leather and silk deplores. Limited to 600 numbered and

Category

20th Century British Books

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln.
4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln.

4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln.

Located in New York, NY

4 Volumes. Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln. Manuscript Edition. Bound by The Riverside Press

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

1 Volume, Alfred Tennyson, Morte D'Arthur
1 Volume, Alfred Tennyson, Morte D'Arthur

1 Volume, Alfred Tennyson, Morte D'Arthur

Located in New York, NY

marbled endpapers. Printed reproduction of the 24-page illuminated manuscript by Albert Sangorski

Category

Vintage 1910s English Books

Materials

Leather

Edgar  Allan Poe Writings

Edgar Allan Poe Writings

Located in New York, NY

The Manuscript Edition complete in ten volumes. Published Colonial Press, New York. This edition

Category

Early 20th Century Bookcases

4 Volumes. Lanfrey, P. The History Of Napoleon The First.
4 Volumes. Lanfrey, P. The History Of Napoleon The First.

4 Volumes. Lanfrey, P. The History Of Napoleon The First.

Located in New York, NY

Manuscript Military Letter & Signed By The Minister Of War and Countersigned by Napoleon With The

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

5 Volumes. Earl of Chesterfield, The Letters of Philip Stanhope
5 Volumes. Earl of Chesterfield, The Letters of Philip Stanhope

5 Volumes. Earl of Chesterfield, The Letters of Philip Stanhope

Located in New York, NY

numerous letters first published from the original manuscripts. Edited with notes from Lord Mahon. Includes

Category

Antique 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

14 Volumes. Anthony Trollope, The Barsetshire Novels.
14 Volumes. Anthony Trollope, The Barsetshire Novels.

14 Volumes. Anthony Trollope, The Barsetshire Novels.

Located in New York, NY

panel detailing, and label lettering, all gilt-tooled. The top edges are gilded. Includes a manuscript

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Leather

22 Volumes. Henry David Thoreau, The Writings.
22 Volumes. Henry David Thoreau, The Writings.

22 Volumes. Henry David Thoreau, The Writings.

Located in New York, NY

marbled endpapers. This edition is limited to 600 copies, this being no. 17. Includes manuscripts and

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

1 Volume, Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
1 Volume, Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

1 Volume, Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Located in New York, NY

1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Bound, reproduced from a manuscript and

Category

20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

Walt Whitman, The Complete Writings, Stunning 10-Vol set
Walt Whitman, The Complete Writings, Stunning 10-Vol set

Walt Whitman, The Complete Writings, Stunning 10-Vol set

By Walt Whitman

Located in New York, NY

mother, his letters to Peter Doyle, an apparently random gathering of manuscript fragments, and some

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Emerson's Complete Writings Books

Emerson's Complete Writings Books

Located in New York, NY

copies which this is number 6. Volume one contain a manuscript page. Portrait illustration. Bound in full

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Manuscript Trunk
Manuscript Trunk

Manuscript Trunk

Sold|$3,500

Manuscript Trunk

Located in New York, NY

manuscripts. Removable top lid (no hinges)

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak, Mirror

Manuscript box
Manuscript box

Manuscript box

Sold|$3,500

Manuscript box

Located in New York, NY

A pagoda chest used to store prayer books, with maroon hues, lacquer, gold leaf and glass detailing on front panel.

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Teak, Lacquer, Glass

Manuscript Book Cover
Manuscript Book Cover

Manuscript Book Cover

Located in New York, NY

Carved Puu Wood manuscript Book cover with painted auspicious symbols.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings

Materials

Paint

Framed Manuscript Page
Framed Manuscript Page

Framed Manuscript Page

Located in San Francisco, CA

A rare and interesting framed manuscript from the middle east of India. We think this was made

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Drawings

Materials

Paint

Haydn Music manuscript
Haydn Music manuscript

Haydn Music manuscript

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. Sold for 20 french francs in 1825... Unique manuscript. 151 pages for the oratorio. In addition there

Category

Antique 19th Century French Decorative Objects

Two Islamic Illuminated Manuscripts
Two Islamic Illuminated Manuscripts

Two Islamic Illuminated Manuscripts

Located in Oaks, PA

Two Islamic Illuminated Manuscripts. Each one in custom double glazed frames, enables to view front

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Islamic Paintings

Tibetan Manuscript/Book Cover
Tibetan Manuscript/Book Cover

Tibetan Manuscript/Book Cover

Located in New York, NY

Rare manuscript cover from 14th century Eastern Tibet. Priced as pair.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Decorative Objects

Collection of Framed French Manuscripts
Collection of Framed French Manuscripts

Collection of Framed French Manuscripts

Located in Wichita, KS

Collection of four French manuscripts and receipts framed in gold and black shadow box frames.

Category

Antique 19th Century Decorative Art

19th Century Thai Manuscript Cabinet
19th Century Thai Manuscript Cabinet

19th Century Thai Manuscript Cabinet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century Monastery Manuscript Cabinet Two Doors and Two Drawers From the Estate

Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Indian Manuscript Cover
19th Century Indian Manuscript Cover

19th Century Indian Manuscript Cover

Located in Pasadena, CA

Intensely carved in deep relief with a fine patina

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Objects

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