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Antique Officer
s Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
a pair of shallow drawers
Replete with two screw-top ink wells, set neatly within a bank of
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique French Blue and White Faience Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
be used in the intended fashion as an ink set on a desk or it can function as a small storage
Category
1890s French Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Figurative Edo Woodblock Set of Two
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Soquel, CA
Alluring two-piece edo woodblock print of Japanese actors by Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Titled, dated and signed on verso. Presented in cream mats, with black and red ...
Category
1880s Edo Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Rare Collectible , set of 15 drawings, Indian Crows, Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury
By Dipen Bose
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
: 7.5 x 5 inches each ( Unframed )
( A set of 15 unique watercolours )
Paintings on both sides of the
Category
1660s Romantic Antique Ink Sets
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Set of Four, Early 19th Century Hand Coloured Engravings, Horses and Carriages
Located in Cotignac, FR
Set of four early 19th century English hand coloured caricature engravings of horses and carriages
Category
Early 19th Century English School Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink
Victorian Desktop Inkwell Set With Stag Heads by W W Harrison
Co Sheffield
By William Wheatcroft Harrison
Co. 1
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Luxurious Silver Plated Stag's Head Ink Stand Desk Set Comprising of Pop Up Inkwells Art
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Late Victorian Carved Oak Barograph
Located in Norwich, GB
revolving chart drum.
The eight day movement standing on a brass plate with adjustable ‘pen set’ and
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
Japanese Edo Six-Panel Screen of Mountain Landscapes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
"Bunkai" with seals. Ink of handcrafted paper set on a silver leaf ground. Made in the literati Nanga
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silver Leaf
In the Nikolsburg, [Mikulov, Moravia] Refugee Camp.
By Max Pollak
Located in Plano, TX
verso of mat backing with triangular inked export stamp. $4,000 the set of 10:
1.Schlafraum (Dormitory
Category
1910s Modern Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Drypoint
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Marble Office Ink Set
Located in Noord-Brabant, NL
Marble Office Ink Set
Category
19th Century French Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Marble
$1,427
Fine Antique Onyx and Bronze Desk Ink Stand Pen Rest Faux Book and Blotter Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and antique onyx and bronze desk set featuring a sculpture of Rodin's Thinker done by
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Exceptional Regency Rosewood Ink Stand, Desk Stand
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Exceptional Regency, rosewood inkstand with the drawer, having 2 original inkwells with rosewood tops and original glass compartment possibly for stamps, all flanked by pen trays and...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
19th Century Regency Brass Inlaid Desk Pen and Ink Stand
Located in Bournemouth, GB
A very handsome Regency period brass inlaid rosewood pen and decoratively cut glass inkwell stand with large central letter drawer and small centre lidded compartment below the ornat...
Category
Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
Burled Veneer Ink Well Set with drawer
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Burled Veneer Inkwell set with one drawer
Category
19th Century English Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Pen, Ink and Blotter Desk Set
Located in Wainscott, NY
Art Deco Desk Set with Inkwell, Pen Holder and Metal Blotter
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique 1880s Sterling Ink
Pen Set In Original Box
Located in New York, NY
traveling ink and pen set. It is all sterling silver and has 6 original pieces, including the original ink
Category
1880s Antique Ink Sets
Set of Six 18th Century Korean Color Inks "Trompe-L
oeil Wood Imitation"
Located in Paris, FR
Set of six color inks “Trompe-L’œil Wood Imitation” with “Objets De Lettres” probably Korean
Category
Late 18th Century Korean Antique Ink Sets
Set of Three Geometric Studies
Located in New York, NY
Colored pencil and ink on paper.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Ink
Set of 19th Century Engravings
Located in Atlanta, GA
These hand colored engravings of big cats are from a larger collection done in 1843 by William Home Lizars. Lizars was from a family of engravers from Edinburgh and was at one time ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Set of 4 Architectural Engravings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exquisite set of 4 mid 17th Century Architectural Engravings of Neo-Classical Palladian Buildings
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Paper
Antique Asian Lacquer Calligraphy Writing Box Signed with Carved Ink Stones
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Asian, lacquered and signed wood writing or calligraphy box with carved and signed ink
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Stone
Set of three Apothecary Bottles
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of three French apothecary bottles, with their original green and gold trimmed labels and metal
Category
19th Century French Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Metal
Chinese Movable Type Woodblock Printing Set
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese woodblock printing set. Used for movable type printing presses, the rectangular wood tray
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Wood, Ink
Set of 10 Early 19th Century Italian Family Regional Crests
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
A set of 10 Italian family crests from the early 19th century painted and drawn by hand on paper
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Paper
Set of Five Small Paintings from the Life of Krishna
Located in New York, NY
A portfolio of 5 small paintings on paper depicting scenes from the life of Krishna. Evocative and beautifully painted, with brilliant colors and gold painted highlights, these charm...
Category
19th Century Nepalese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink
Set of 6 Late 18th Century- Early 19th Century Engravings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 6 "Grand Tour" Engravings of famous Roman Sculptures
Top Left: "Merculrio Colla
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Paper
Set of 6 Antique Fern Studies by Mary Sterner c.1861
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a wonderful set of Fern studies by Mary Sterner. She wrote in her lovely handwriting the
Category
19th Century Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Paint, Watercolor, Ink
Set of Three Japanese Scroll Paintings by Kano Arinobu, circa 1700
Located in Seattle, WA
Set of three scroll paintings depicting a dragon (ryu) and two tigers (tora) by Kano, Arinobu (1680
Category
18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink
Set of Eleven Silk and Paper Chinese Figure Dolls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fabulous set of handmade silk and paper dolls. Each is handmade from paper and dressed in silk
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silk, Paper, Ink
A Japanese Elm Storage Box
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
An early 20thC Japanese writing box, with various storage compartments, tin water / ink containers
Category
1890s Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Elm
Folsom Prison Mug Shots - Early Twentieth Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
ink pen. The set is framed under glass.
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Ink Sets
20th Century Crown Staffordshire Hand Painted Porcelain Ink Set
By Crown Staffordshire
Located in Plymouth, MA
20th Century. It includes the hand painted tray with 2 covered ink wells with their liners. The set is
Category
1910s English Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Knights Helmet Ink Well
Located in New York, NY
A desk ink well in the form of a Knight's helmet. A stunning and exceptionally rare blackened cast
Category
Mid-19th Century European Medieval Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
$1,395
Antique Ink Well Set Solid Brass
Marble, Desk Set, gifts for men, desk accessory
Located in Harrisburg, PA
This solid brass antique ink well set has a beautiful patina
the inside of the ink bowl sows
Category
1870s Unknown Empire Antique Ink Sets
Materials
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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