Antique Script

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

The text is rendered in elegant Maghribi script in black ink, with red diacritical marks, and is punctuated by illuminated gold rosettes and teardrop motifs marking verse divisions.

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...

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

A Chinese bronze cloisonné censer with stylised script and a four-character Ming mark. An early 20th century twin-handled censer on tripod feet with Ming-style cloisonné decoration.

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

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.

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

Numerous concentric circles of sacred script radiate outward from the centre, creating a rhythmic mantra structure.

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

The vase is hand signed in script letters .

Dimensions Length: 11⅛ inches (28.3 cm) Width: 7¾ inches (19.7 cm) Height: 2¼ inches (5.7 cm) Marks Painted on the reverse in iron-red script: “Vernal.Bulbocodium.” No factory mark;...

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...

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

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...

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.

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

The Latin is written in Gothic rotunda, the broad, rounded form of Gothic script commonly employed in southern European liturgical manuscripts.

Rather than pursuing naturalistic modelling, the artist emphasizes decorative harmony and narrative clarity, transforming the intimate scene into a symbolic evocation of cultivated l...

The decoration to the enamel panel incorporates black script displaying, in an envelope style, ‘Paul E.

The surfaces are adorned with raised script motifs and animal roundels, while vibrant red coral-coloured and turquoise blue cabochons embellish the necks, adding contrast and richnes...

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...

The base is expertly engraved with the initials 'CB' in a sophisticated script. Whether as a functional tool for sealing wax or as a distinguished desk accessory for a collector of f...

The reverse is titled Spiderwort in iron-red script above the painted mark SPODE. The subject is the Virginian spiderwort, Tradescantia virginica, figured in the third volume of Will...

It is engraved on the underside with the script cipher "CSJ," along with an impressed inventory or pattern number.

These objects were believed to be protective talisman and were used to carry a number of sacred objects such as a small Buddha figures, religious relics, mantras/script and images of...

Particularly interesting are the gilt cartouches containing Persian-style script, together with hand-painted figural decoration that may suggest the pair was originally produced as a...

Their angular serifs and compressed proportions are characteristic of Gothic textualis (blackletter), the formal script that dominated monumental and ecclesiastical inscriptions in l...

One base signed with incised script "D" for Dihl or Dagoty. Good condition.

Marked with a crown, script T, and lion passant for Sheffield England.

Dimensions Length: 16 inches (40.6 cm) Width: 12½ inches (31.8 cm) Height: to be confirmed in hand Marks Painted in red script: Chamberlain's Worcester Provenance Earle D.

A broad, scrolling border with kufic-inspired script motifs and delicate lattice detailing encircles the central scene, serving as both a frame and a contrast to the exuberant imager...

The interior showing a vivid pink surface, the underside of the base showing hand painted factory marks in script.

The composition is further enhanced by a striking dark blue "Kufic" design border. This bold, angular script-like pattern is a hallmark of Shirvan weaving, adding both graphic beauty...

The central imagery is surrounded by a densely worked circular border incorporating repeating Tibetan-style script or sacred motifs, creating an impressive frame around the deity.

The inscription is executed in graceful Persian Nasta'liq script, one of the most celebrated styles of Islamic calligraphy, while delicate floral scrollwork fills the surrounding fie...

Dimensions Height: 5 inches (12.7 cm) Length: 8 inches (20.3 cm) Depth: 4 inches (10.2 cm) Marks Impressed WEDGWOOD above the three-letter date code WOH, with an impressed star to t...

The reverse bears the blue Berlin KPM scepter mark within the central circular recess, along with the title “Königin der Rosen” written in iron red script. Additional marks include “...

A fine English period George I large secretary bureau escritoire - or scriptor - of patinated walnut from the 18th century.

The principal inscription is executed in graceful Thuluth script and follows the honorific tradition associated with distinguished officers serving under Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir, ec...

Framing the composition is a striking navy border adorned with a classic Kufic script motif in ivory, lending both a historical and artistic richness to the piece.

Dimensions Height: 13 inches (33 cm) Width: 11 inches (27.9 cm) Depth: 9⅛ inches (23.2 cm) Marks Each signed “P. Bradley” in purple script to the underside. Provenance Michael Pinn...