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Elegant inkwell with lid in gold-patinated bronze. french empire
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Elegant inkwell with lid in gold-patinated bronze French Empire Made in France during the Empire
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1820s French Empire Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Antique French Ormolu Gilt Bronze Breche Violete Marble Desk Inkwell Centerpiece
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality French heavy gauge ormolu bronze and well veined breche violette
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze

Special writing Set, inkwell, bronze, silvered, Napoleon III, ~1880, France
Located in Wien, AT
(probably fire gilded) bronze with richly designed décor with patinated and silver-plated parts. This
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Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Eagle on Top of a Globe, Inkwell, French, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
If you collect or like eagles and or globes, we found you a beauty. A very unusual well cast sculpture with amazingly the original glass insert for the ink. A subject you won't see e...
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Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Nude Maiden w/ Inkwell, French, ca. 1890 Artist Signed
By G. Obiols
Located in Petaluma, CA
This inkwell is certainly more than just a desk accessory. That sexy nude woman is certainly the
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Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Onyx, Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Inkwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century French bronze inkwell.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bronze Inkwell

19th Century French Bronze Inkwell
Located in Raalte, NL
Richly decorated 19th century French bronze inkstand with a floral scene and grotesque heads in
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

French bronze inkwell and pen tray
Located in Hudson, NY
Bronze inkwell in the form of a saddle and pen tray depicting horses.
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

19th c. French Dore Bronze Inkwell
Located in Fairfax, VA
A stunning doré bronze inkwell. Masterfully crafted in France during the 19th century, this inkwell
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

French Malachite and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Midlothian, VA
Louis XV Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Inkwell on Paw Feet
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Bronze Marble Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Empire 19th Century French Bronze & Verde Marble Inkwell.
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Marble, Bronze

Monumental French bronze Alligator form box inkwell
Located in New York, NY
From the same collection as the Turtle we just listed is this dynamite bronze Alligator. This guy
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Gilt bronze and patinated bronze double inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A fine French gilt bronze inkwell centered by a cherub drummer boy, the inkwells styled as draped
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Eucalyptus Design Inkwell by Maurice Bertin
By bertin et cie
Located in South Gippsland, Victoria
A beautiful gilt bronze combination coin tray and inkwell delicately cast with Eucalyptus leaves
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1920s French Art Nouveau Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Bronze and Marble - 1920s French Inkwell - Desk Set
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Bronze and marble ornamental desk set. Original 1920s French. Both inkwells retain the original
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Early 20th Century Albanian Art Deco Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Inkwell by Goldscheider
Located in Fairfax, VA
A beautiful bronze doré inkwell; made by the world renowned Goldscheider Manufactory in Paris at
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Inkwell 1930s, Elephant Bronze Sculpture
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
pretty inkwell from the art deco years representing a bronze elephant with its trunk at the top
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1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Marble, Bronze

FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF TWO WHIPPETS INKWELL, ON MARBLE BASE
Located in Hudson, NY
A BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED SMALL INKWELL WITH TWO WHIPPITS HOLDING A BUCKET OF FLOWERS,A UNIQUE INK
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Marble, Bronze

French Napoleon III Bronze Mounted Bee and Cobalt Porcelain Inkwell
Located in Denver, CO
This round inkwell is crafted with blue glaze porcelain with bronze mounts on the base and lid. It
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Antique gilded bronze inkwell with angel
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Antique gilded bronze inkwell with angel This beautifully decorated vintage inkwell is a display
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Bronze French Neoclassical Inkwell from Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Raalte, NL
French neoclassical bronze inkwell from the second half of the 19th century. The glass ink pots are
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Empire Gilt Wash Bronze Helmet Inkwell, Circa 1810
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Fine French Empire Gilt Wash Bronze Helmet Inkwell, Circa 1810
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Tin

Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell by D. Alonzo
Located in Fairfax, VA
An amazing work, double inkwells in red coopery color bronze with flower and leaf accents and
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Marble, Bronze

Charles X, Inkwell and Bell Gilt Bronze
Located in Biarritz, FR
Charming gilt bronze inkwell and bell with butterfly handle. Very unusual piece of Charles X
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

19th century French Turtle box inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A large and extremely rare turtle desk compendium. This guy opens up into a catch-all box for the desk. The head opens up as well to hold stamps. The detail and patina is fantastic ....
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

A Rosso Marble and Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
In the form of a water basin after the antique with original fitted interior with glass wells and fitted lides, over a rectangular plinth with carved pen rests, raised on brass bun f...
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Bronze Lion Inkwell From The Temple Of Karnak Egypt
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
The lion of Karnak on the Egyptian temple, bronze with black patina. Inkwell in patinated and
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1880s French Egyptian Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Period Inkwell C.1810
Located in London, GB
French Empire marble and gilt bronze inkwell. Dark green veined marble on small incised gilt bronze
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Neoclassical Grand Tour Bronze Inkwell, 19th Century
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in New York, NY
French, circa 1880s. Cast bronze with golden highlights. Great quality and wonderful details.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Bronze Inkwell

19th Century Napoleonic Marble and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Notting Hill, GB
Ornamental French ink-well made of natural marble and bronze, early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Marble

Small Gilded Bronze Inkwell with the Bust of Silla, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A small gilded bronze inkwell, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Master Desk Inkwell
Located in Bronx, NY
This oversize bronze & marble master inkwell features a demure costumed young woman holding her
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Marble, Bronze

19th c. Bronze Dore Inkwell with Crystal Ink Jars
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c. Bronze dore inkwell with crystal ink jars and cherub resting on rose colored marble base.
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Antique Bronze Figural Boar Sculptural Inkwell Signed Barrie Design by Fratin
By Christophe Fratin
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique bronze figural and sculptural inkwell in the form of a wild boar. This work is signed
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Glass Inkwell
Located in Fairfax, VA
HAND PAINTED ART NOUVEAU GLASS INKWELL WITH THE BRONZE CAP
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Unusual 19th C. Inkwell Penstand
Located in Dallas, TX
Unusual 19th C. Inkwell & Penstand with engine turned ink pots on a black & white marble base. In
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Marble, Bronze

Pottery Inkwell Attributed To Emile Galle
Located in Bronx, NY
This unusual pottery inkwell, circa late 19th century, is designed in a manner attributed to French
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Louis XV Inkwell / Standish, Circa 1770
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted porcelain and coromandel lacquer standish with three gilt-bronze
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Inkwell
Located in London, GB
French Louis XV style gilt bronze inkwell decorated with scrolls. Intact glass bucket for ink.
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Ormolu

French Egyptian Revival Bronze Ink Pot circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! A wonderful French Egyptian Revival bronze ink pot circa 1880 depicting an
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19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Large French Art Nouveau bronze Ink-well By Louchet
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Beautiful detail and heavy 19th century French art nouveau ink-well.
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Dore Bronze Eagle Motif Inkstand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely cast 19th century French inkstand mounted on a malachite like base.
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze and Wood Figural Desk Set
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Bronze and Wood Figural Desk Set with twin crystal ink bottles with bronze lids and a
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Bronze

Empire Ink Stand in Gilt and Patinated Bronze
Located in Wilmington, DE
A lovely and complete Empire Ink Stand in Gilt and Patinated Bronze. This charming traveling
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19th Century French Empire Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze

19th Century Egyptian Revival Sienna Marble Inkstand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
bronze inkwells. An important scale. The stone is rich in color.
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19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Marble, Bronze

La Belle Epoque Inkstand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine French Stand fashioned in bronze and onyx, with "Art Nouveau" influence. Fitted for two pens.
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Onyx, Bronze

French Bronze Retriever Inkwell, circa 1880
By Alfred Barye
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine French animalier style bronze inkwell, circa 1880. Finely cast as a seated retriever
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1880s European Victorian Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Turn of the 19th Century French Inkwell Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
Turn of the 19th century, French inkwell bronze.
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Empire Ormolu and Bronze Inkwell, French, C 1810
Located in New York, NY
# G038 - An amusing Empire bronze and ormolu inkwell designed as a fountain. Surmounted at the top
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19th Century French Empire Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell by Charles Vital-Cornu, France c.1897
By Charles Vital-Cornu
Located in San Diego, CA
Bronze Inkwell by Charles Vital-Cornu, France c.1897 depicts mother and child in a garden with what
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze and Lacquer Ecrire (Inkwell)
Located in Woodbury, CT
FRAME OF GILT BRONZE AS ARE THE LIFT TOPS OF THE INK WELLS. THERE IS A CHINESE OR JAPANESE CHARACTER
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Bronze Inkwell
Located in Raalte, NL
Late 19th century bronze inkwell holder with various decorations including a lady on the lid, the
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Late 19th Century Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Marble and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Hudson, NY
A French Empire marble and bronze inkwell.
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19th Century French Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze Military Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Bronze inkwell, depicting the French army during the revolution on an organic form base.
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Empire Style Inkwell
By Baccarat
Located in Fairfax, VA
French 19th century Empire style bronze and Baccarat crystal inkwell.
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19th Century French Empire Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Crystal, Bronze

Empire Bronze-Mounted Baccarat Inkwell
By Baccarat
Located in Oaks, PA
Empire bronze-mounted Baccarat inkwell, beautiful crisp bronze casting, on faceted Baccarat crystal
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique French Bronze Inkwell

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Crystal, Bronze

F. Levillian Signed French Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Happy and sad face on top of inkwell circa 1920, very heavy desk inkwell.  
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique French Bronze Inkwell

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Antique French Bronze Inkwell For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique French bronze inkwell available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and stone, every antique French bronze inkwell was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique French bronze inkwell — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique French bronze inkwell is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Art Nouveau and louis xv styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique French bronze inkwell that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ferdinand Barbedienne, Albert Marionnet and Charles Korschann produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique French Bronze Inkwell?

An antique French bronze inkwell can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,901, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $104,288.

Finding the Right Inkwells for You

Now that we no longer need vintage, new or antique inkwells for written communication, these elegant desk accessories make for a distinctive decorative touch in any home office or study.

Prior to the 19th century, the inkwell was an integral part of the writing process. The first fountain pen was patented in 1827. Typewriters found acceptance during the 1880s, and the ballpoint pen, which replaced the inkwell on most desks and writing tables of the era, modernized the way we write. (Later, it would transform how some of us make art.) Today, a well-designed antique or vintage inkwell is a fun, decorative accent for any work area.

If you find yourself working from home today more often than not, why not freshen things up a bit? Small changes can help elevate your workspace: Incremental edits to your interior, such as rethinking your shelving, swapping out your wall decor and adding a touch of the past to your modern-day desktop, can actually make a big difference. Alongside an ornate Art Deco–era desk lamp and an antique paperweight, your inkwell will look right at home and can support your effort to create a happy home office.

Find a collection of unique metal inkwells to suit any taste on 1stDibs or shop by style. Browse a range of Art Nouveau inkwells, Victorian inkwells, Art Deco inkwells and more. Search our selection of inkwells to find the perfect piece for any space.