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Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Ink Desk Inkstand Set Sheffield, 1903
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Period Embossed Single Ink Bottle Desk Standish, complete with original applied twin pen holders.
The
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique Malachite
Crystal Owl Rectangular Ink Desk Set, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique malachite, crystal and silver plated ink set, circa 1920 in date
Category
1920s Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Malachite, Silver Plate
1892 Antique Victorian Cast Iron Dual Postal Letter Inkwell Ink Stand Desk Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1892 cast iron desk set / ink caddy featuring letter holder, pen tray and two glass
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Iron
Antique Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Ink Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful regency period chinoiserie painted and
Decorated ink stand having removable central
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ash, Beech
Huge Black Forest Carved Ink Stand, German Silver Leaves Embellishment
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century huge Black Forest hand carved ink stand with German silver leaves embellishment
Category
19th Century German Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Wood
Antique Desk Stand, English, Correspondence Box, Ink Wells, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk stand. An English, silver plated correspondence box with ink wells, dating
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Inkwell and Ink Stand with Letter Holder in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century inkwell and ink stand made of brass with double letter holder in the back. Made in
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Gothic Embossed Leather Five-Piece Desk Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office desk with this elegant Gothic set; created in France circa 1860 and made of
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Leather
Black Forest Ink Well Set - Bear with Cubs
Located in Austin, TX
A blackforest desktop ink well set featuring a large carved bear in the center, opening as a hinged
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Glass
Scottish Silver and Black Forest Ink Well Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Scottish silver mounted ink wells with antlers and hoofs on Black Forest base carved with Thistles
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silver
Set of Three 19th Century Japanese Ceramic Ink Bottles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three 19th century Japanese ink bottles
Ceramic, earthenware, stoneware
1. Measures
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Late 19th Century Japanese Industrial Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Stoneware, Cork
A Set of 4 Grisaille Neoclassical Etchings with Ink Wash
Located in New York, NY
A set of 4 horizontal grisaille Neoclassical etchings with ink wash depicting allegorical scenes
Category
19th Century Antique Ink Sets
Set of Four Biedermeier Shovel Chairs, Walnut, Ink, Austria circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Classic, elegant set of four antique Biedermeier shovel chairs in walnut from Austria around 1830
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Rocker Blotter and Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau bronze desk set. The three-piece set includes: rocker ink blotter and ink
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
Magic Flute Opera Set Design Ink Sketch by Josef Gail, c. 1790
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful ink and ink wash on paper neoclassical set design by Viennese artist Josef Gail
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Ink Sets
Set of Nine 19th Century Japanese Ink and Watercolour Paintings of Lilies
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of nine, original late 19th Century Japanese ink and watercolour paintings of lilies on washi
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
Set Of Antique Naive Folk Art Portrait Drawings, Pen, Ink And Watercolour 19th C
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL PEN, INK AND WATERCOLOUR ON CARD PAINTINGS
A very charming and unusual set of
Category
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Mantel Clock French Paris Porcelain Pendulum
By Jacob Petit
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
of decorative porcelain objects such as: vases, clocks, sets, perfume bottles, ink sets, perfume
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Qing Chinese Ink Blocks Cakes of the 18 "Luohan" Buddha
s Disciples
By Hu Kaiwen
Located in Dallas, TX
. 18 gilt-decorated pictorial ink cakes, set into original double-tray blue cloth folding case, bone
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Music Sheets - Set of 4
Located in Houston, TX
Set of four antique music sheets from a Roman Antiphonary, circa 1700.
Original artwork on
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink
Set of 6 Architectural Prints By Fossati
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of 6 Architectural Prints By Fossati
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Paper
Set of Two Kano School Painted Scrolls
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of two painted scrolls from Japan. The first depicts a moonlit tree while the second shows a
Category
18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Paper
Cyclistes (set of 3 art deco drawings)
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Lucien Virot (French, 1909 – 2003)
Cyclistes (set of 3)
3 pen and ink studies on paper
Largest: 9 x
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Set of Nine Late 18th /Early 19th Century Engravings
Located in Hudson, NY
monuments.Similar in feeling to those done by Parinesse the engraving is deep and the ink color is very black
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink
A Fine Set Of Three Framed Brush Paintings Of Hunting Dogs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A set of three very fine brush painting of hunting dogs, ink and color on silk, museum conservation
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink
Set of Twelve Framed Engravings of Roman Fountains
Located in Pembroke, MA
Set of twelve black and white engravings depicting various fountains and other monuments in Rome
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood, Ink
Set of Eight Hanging Scrolls with Figures in Palace Park
Located in Chicago, IL
The set of eight Chinese 18th century hanging scrolls together portray scholars in Palace Park. A
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink
"SET OF 5 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE COWBOYS OF CUTOUT RANCH"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Medium: Ink and Watercolor on Paper
Copyright 1915
Category
1910s American Impressionist Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Ten Prized Hounds", Set of Ten 19th C. Paintings in the Manner of Castiglione
Located in Chicago, IL
An important set of 19th century Chinese paintings depicting ten highly prized hounds in
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink
Tiffany Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Westport, CT
Desk set 6 piece set box ink well calender letter holder and blotter ends Dore finish
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
$5,900
Set of Ten Rare French Hand-Colored Engravings of Shells
By Jacques de Favanne
Located in Pembroke, MA
A very rare set of 10 French hand-colored engravings of shells from "la Conchyliologie" or
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Paint, Ink
Set of four 18th century hand coloured bird engravings by Martinet circa 1765
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Cotignac, FR
A set of four hand coloured engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plates 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Tits
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Silver Artillery Shell Condiment Set
By Jones
Crompton
Located in Northampton, GB
company specialised in smaller objects such as card cases, cruet sets, frames, ink wells, mugs, salt and
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Art Nouveau Sterling and Mixed Metal desk Set
Located in New York, NY
,inkstand,letter opener,match case,pen tray and ink blotter.This set features a beautiful sterling overlay
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Ink Sets
Original Sepia Print of White Heather and Shamrock Rracing
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, inscribed, in India ink and set in its original oak frame.
Category
19th Century British Antique Ink Sets
Japanese Two-Panel Edo Screen of Ancient Pine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
squares of gold leaf with ink and pigments. Set in a painted red frame with a faded patina and a dark silk
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pair of Sevres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Floor Standing Torcheres
Located in London, GB
painter Georges Émile Poitevin. The painted panels are set on an ink blue ground with raised scrolling
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Sepia Watercolour Corfe Castle by Cecilia Montgomery
Located in Worcester, GB
wash, pen & brown ink
Frame Mounted and set behind glass in gilt frame
Frame size 35 x 39.5 cm
Category
19th Century British Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
Edwardian Mahogany Fall-Front Secretary Desk with Built in Safe, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
original ink well set with sterling silver components embellishing solid onyx. On either side of the case a
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
17th Century Geographical Map of Italy
By Matthäus Merian the Elder
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Swiss engraver Matthaus Merian the Elder (1593-1650). Its high quality uniform inking is set on hand
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Parchment Paper
Antique Davenport, English, Rosewood, Satinwood, Writing Desk, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
the front fascia — key absent
Upper surface with low back rest ideal for ink wells or drawing sets
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in New Orleans, LA
within the central drawer. Compartments for pen and ink are neatly set inside next to a leather-lined
Category
19th Century Chippendale Antique Ink Sets
Early 1900s Stunning Design Arts
Crafts Bronze
Brass Table Lamp and Ink Set
Located in Lisse, NL
workmanship could be flying your way soon. The beautiful design of the base with the 'built-in' ink wells is
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Tortoise Shell Desk Set with Ink Wells, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English one drawer Tortoise shell desk set with the original matching crystal and brass cap ink
Category
1820s English George III Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell Stand Set with Ink Blotter and Candleholder
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Portuguese Baroque style solid gilt bronze desk set of double inkwell Stand, ink blotter and
Category
Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau English Sterling Silver Crystal Ink Desk Inkstand Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
hand cut crystal Ink Bottle Desk Standish of generous size, complete with hinged cover with silver gilt
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Tiffany Studios Bronze Ink Well, Pen Trey and Note Pad Zodiac Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
One Tiffany Studios New York #1072 bronze zodiac 7" large ink well.
One Tiffany Studios New York
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Deco English Sterling Silver Ink Desk Inkstand Desk Set London, 1910
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Sterling Silver Art Deco Period Embossed twin ink bottle desk
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, Circa 1920
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, circa 1920.
Original Art Nouveau hand-painted
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Resin
Tiffany Studios New York "Venetian" Gilt Bronze Ink Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully detailed and intricately decorated "Venetian" gilt bronze ink blotter, by Tiffany
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble Ink Stand with Dog
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful, late 19th, early 20th century ink stand. The bronze ink pots are modelled as tree
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Champleve Enamel Bronze Ink Blotter Rocker Desk Accessories, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely and unusual vintage bronze French Champleve enamel bronze ink blotter rocker, circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Scottish Horn Ink Standish with Solid Silver Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Ink Standish with solid oak base, two Highland cow horns form the centrepiece of this unusual and
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish High Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Horn, Oak
Art Deco Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Watch and Inkwells John Grinsell
Sons
By John Grinsell
Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Two Ink Wells & Pocket Watch Holder
From our Silver collection, we are pleased to offer this Art
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Gucci Desk Set
By Gucci
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible Gucci desk accessory collection. Set includes an ink blotter desk pad, note pad, letter
Category
1660s Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Leather
$2,800
Ink Well Set with Green Marble
Located in Wien, AT
Ink well set with green marble.
Pen tray with ink reservouir.
Rocker blotter
and letter holder.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ink well set with green marble
Located in Wien, AT
Ink well set with green marble
polished and stove enamelled
excellent condition
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
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Antique Ink Sets For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of antique ink sets available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique ink sets — often made from metal, paint and silver plate — can elevate any home. Antique ink sets have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique ink sets bearing Regency or Empire hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Ink Sets?
Prices for antique ink sets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique ink sets begin at $235 and can go as high as $6,900, while the average can fetch as much as $517.
Questions About Antique Ink Sets
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 5, 2024To identify an antique tea set, look closely to determine who the manufacturer is. Locate the hallmark on the bottom of a saucer, teapot or cup. A maker’s mark on one of these items is the best indicator of the set’s origin. If you snap a photo with your smartphone or tablet, you can conduct a reverse image search to jump-start your research. Professionals recommend consulting auction catalogs, books and trusted online resources such as museum exhibition materials. With some research, you may be able to match the marking to the manufacturer's name and, from there, identify the pattern and age.
In 17th-century England, Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. Mass production of porcelain tea sets took place in the 18th century, and during the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England.
Reputable soft-paste porcelain makers include Sèvres, Capodimonte and Chelsea, while Meissen was the first European maker of hard-paste porcelain. Bone china manufactories of note include Spode, Minton and Derby, which was later called the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.
Generally, a tea set is considered vintage if it’s at least 20 years old, while antiques are at least 100 years old. Although a maker’s mark is generally a helpful indicator of a given manufacturer, forgeries have occurred over the years. Look for other signifiers of a material, time period or style if you are uncertain of your piece’s origin. For help with identification, seek out a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer.
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