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Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box. The wood looks like maple and has some Birdseye maple
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
19thC Campaign Style Rosewood with Brass Inlay Stationary Letter Box
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies
Category
Antique 1850s Indian Anglo-Indian Desks
Materials
Brass
Folding knife or letter opener, model number: 3962, Carl Auböck, Vienna 1960
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This Folding knife or letter opener made from brass with horn handle; marked on the blade: Auböck
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 0.9 in W 26 in D 3.1 in
Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood inlaid Carlton House desk. with Letter boxes. circa 1880s
Category
Antique 1880s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
H 39.77 in W 48.04 in D 24.81 in
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver inkwell conjures memories of a time when letter writing was an art and people
Category
Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Writing a Letter
Located in New York, NY
AMEDEO SIMONETTI
Italian, 1874-1922
Writing a Letter
Signed ‘Amedeo Simonetti’
Oil on canvas
Category
1890s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
writing surface
Around this are mini drawers and inkwells, perfect for letter writing and correspondence
Category
Vintage 1910s Desks
Materials
Wood
Secretary Desk by Hooker Furniture
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
for their 'Mainline' series. The tambour door recedes back behind the pull out writing table and
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Nude Man Writing Letter
By Paul Cadmus
Located in New York, NY
Nude Man Writing Letter
n.d.
Signed, l.r.
Colored chalk on brown paper
19 x 25 inches
Category
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
)
Sitting at a desk while hand writing a letter to a trusted friend, a confidant to whom you bare your soul
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
)
Sitting at a desk while hand writing a letter to a trusted friend, a confidant to whom you bare your soul
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
activities and letter writing, as well as providing storage for collectors’ items, documents or diaries in
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Orange Lacquered Wood Italian Secretaire
Located in Catania, Sicilia
. This design element caters to the functional needs of the time when letter writing and paperwork were
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer
H 41.74 in W 47.25 in D 20.08 in
Early to Mid 19th Century American Walnut Plantation Desk 2-pc
Located in Louisville, KY
The 19th Century was known as a golden age of letter writing and diary keeping. As such, desks were
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Desks
Materials
Walnut
The Coming Storm of Words, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, portrait, sepia, turtle doves, letter, writing, interior, antique, pictures, love, contemplation, hair
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique French Side Table Petite Renaissance Carved Oak Gothic Console c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
lifts open to reveal a ‘fitted’ interior compartment, probably originally designed for letter writing or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Side Tables
Materials
Oak
H 28.5 in W 24 in D 18 in
Antique French Console Side Table Renaissance PETITE Gothic Carved Oak c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
originally designed for letter writing or for hand work supplies!
Dual ‘bulbous’ legs on each side, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Side Tables
Materials
Oak
H 27 in W 24.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Victorian Writing Set Sardonyx Banded Agate Pencil Ruler Letter Opener
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant Victorian three piece writing set is in truely pristine condition. It is cut out of
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Vanity Items
Materials
Agate
Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk
By Black Forest
Located in Portland, OR
A very good carved walnut Swiss German Black Forest writing box, folding desk desk, Brienz
Category
Antique 1880s German Black Forest Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 10.5 in W 14.5 in D 8.375 in
Hand Colored Engraving of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Madame de Sévigné, 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
widely known as Madame de Sévigné or Mme de Sévigné, was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter
Category
Early 20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 13.19 in W 9.85 in D 0.02 in
Meissen Figure Cavalier At His Desk Writing A Love Letter, Kaendler, Circa 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
letter, on the table spread out all the gold-framed writing utensils.
On a flat, rectangular meadow
Category
Antique 1860s German Baroque Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Marylin Monroe - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Elvis Presley - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Sharon Tate - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Marlon Brando - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Steve McQueen - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Grace Kelly - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
James Dean - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Audrey Hepburn - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in München, BY
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
19th Century Watercolour - The Letter Writer
Located in Corsham, GB
An fine watercolour study of a gentleman sat in his study writing a letter. The artist shows the
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nineteenth-Century Porcelain Sculpture, Elegant Woman at her Writing Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
porcelain, Napoleon III period, representing an elegant woman at her writing table writing a love letter
Category
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 12.6 in W 10.63 in D 6.3 in
The Letter-Writer, Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by David Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century duotone lithograph entitled "The Letter-Writer" by David Roberts
Category
1840s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Letter, young lady in her boudoir 19th Century majestic miniature painting
Located in Norwich, GB
pretty young lady writing a letter in her boudoir. Mongodin clearly delights in painting fabrics... the
Category
1860s French School Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
H 11.42 in W 9.45 in D 0.4 in
Brass Mounted Georgian Campaign Dressing Table Box Gentleman's Necessaire C.1795
Located in Incline Village, NV
likely utilized for personal effects, jewelry, money, and letter writing, and diary entries.; note the
Category
Antique 1790s English Georgian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
H 5.5 in W 11 in D 8.75 in
Danish Modern Teak Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen, 1960's Masterpiece w/Roll Top
By Andreas Hansen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Stunning solid teak writing or letter desk designed by Danish master designer Andreas Hansen.
Circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
H 44.5 in W 44 in D 23 in
Two Studies of Henriette (Head of the artist's wife & The Artist's wife writing
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
strong influence of Bonnard is seen in the vignette of Henriette writing a letter.
Kelly was influenced
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Young Man Oil Painting Celebrated 20th Century Artist
By Oliver Messel
Located in London, GB
extensive letter writing campaign to members of parliament and the press, highlighting the Kabaka’s
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Tanneur French Saddle Leather Desk Set
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This five piece set includes:Writing pad, scissors, letter opener, letter holder
Letter holder: 4.5” H
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality Antique Stationary Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
carrying handles, the hinged lid opens to reveal the fitted interior with a writing slope, letter racks, 3
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Graffiti Train, PHASE 2
By Lonny Wood (aka Phase 2)
Located in Fairfield, CT
"bubble letter" style of aerosol writing, also known as "softies". In late 1972, Phase 2 first used an
Category
1980s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
ratcheted writing slope, lidded compartments, wells and letter racks, the writing slope lifts to reveal a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 30.91 in W 36.03 in D 23.51 in
"Loveletter I" Screen Print, Limited Edition
By Cryptik
Located in Palm Desert, CA
hypnotically merge with the black letter bombing of cholo writing. The ancient and the sacred marry in a modern
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"Ahimsa White" Embossed Gold Foil Stamping, Limited Edition
By Cryptik
Located in Palm Desert, CA
mantras hypnotically merge with the black letter bombing of cholo writing. The ancient and the sacred
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Other Medium
H 19.02 in W 14.02 in D 0.04 in
"Desert Moon" Embossed Gold Foil Stamping, Limited Edition
By Cryptik
Located in Palm Desert, CA
hypnotically merge with the black letter bombing of cholo writing. The ancient and the sacred marry in a modern
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Other Medium
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.04 in
American Artist George Deem Signed Color Lithograph Titled Hands Off Mayakovsky
By George Deem
Located in Surfside, FL
. Although the style of script suggests a copy of a historical document or an important letter, the writing
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
George Deem Appropriation Oil Painting Still Life, fruits, Grapes, Pomegranates
By George Deem
Located in Surfside, FL
. Although the style of script suggests a copy of a historical document or an important letter, the writing
Category
1960s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Highly Important Theodore Roosevelt Collection of 6 Items
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
York and have her visit Sagamore Hill.
The letter is a folded double folio with writing on the outside
Category
Early 20th Century American American Empire Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
writing a letter with a pen-holder and ink.
At the bottom of the poster, we find the eagle, symbol of the
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
H 25.2 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia’s 76 inches burgee of the Royal Corinthian Yacht C
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
/t’. It is accompanied by a copy of a black edged letter on Buckingham Palace writing paper dated
Category
Vintage 1930s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Textile
H 59.5 in W 91 in D 2 in
General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph
Located in Dallas, TX
hand written letter, circa 1885-1890.
Probably written in New York City following his retirement in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Historical Memorab...
Materials
Paper
A racing flag from the Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia, circa 1936
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
halved blue and red ground, later framed and glazed. It is accompanied by a black edged letter on
Category
Vintage 1930s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Textile
Two large French ormolu three-branch wall sconces by H. Vian
By Henri Vian
Located in London, GB
the opera house. Tozzi later gifted the wall sconces to his friends, writing an affectionate letter at
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
A Still Life of Fruit, Flowers and Vases on a Table by Marcel Dyf. Oil on Canvas
By Marcel Dyf
Located in St. Albans, GB
looking over his shoulder while he was writing a letter and regarded it as too personal and secret an act
Category
1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Minimalist Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Ruth Vollmer
Located in Surfside, FL
The Solomon R. Guggenheim exhibition by writing a letter to the director, Thomas Messer, in 1971. In
Category
20th Century Minimalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Fruitwood and Marquetry Writing Table, 'Mid-18th Century'
Located in London, GB
2013)
Letter writing was a much-practiced activity in eighteenth-century Europe. Horace Walpole, a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Black Lacquer Lady's Desk in Two Parts
Located in Woodbury, CT
drawers, 2 of which are for sewing and letter writing necessaries, 2 of which are empty. The slant top
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Made in Italy Handmade Solid Wood Letter Opener
By DIMA art & design
Located in Vimercate, IT
made of walnut and pear woods, the letter openers furnish desks and writing desks adding a touch of
Category
2010s Italian Other Letter Openers
Materials
Wood
Papier Mâché and Mother of Pearl Desk Articles
Located in Hudson, NY
mother of pearl floral decorated letter writing folder.
Category
20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Papier Mâché
19th Century Regency Mahogany Writing Box on Stand
Located in London, GB
leather and embossed writing surface.
Inside is fitted with inkwell and letter compartments. The writing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Arthur Umanoff for The Elton Company Writing Desk
By The Elton Company, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron and wood writing desk with letter organizer by Arthur Umanoff for The Elton Company, circa
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
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How Much is a Letter Writing?
Prices for a letter writing start at $437 and top out at $96,000 with the average selling for $1,636.