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Antique Georgian Solid Silver Inkstand (1kg+) Regency Design London 1813
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this spectacular solid silver inkstand made in London in 1813 with marks
Category
19th Century Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bears Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This charming antique Black Forest inkstand dates from circa 1880.
Beautifully modelled, hand
Category
1880s Antique Inkstands
Materials
Wood
A superb
rare Flight
Barr, Worcester Porcelain Inkstand c.1800
By Barr, Flight
Barr Worcester
Located in Exeter, GB
A superb & rare Flight & Barr, Worcester Porcelain Inkstand c.1800 - 05. Two flared pockets
Category
19th Century British Antique Inkstands
Materials
Porcelain
$7,157 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Silver
Cut Glass Inkstand Inkwell Desk Tidy London 1895
By Thomas Bradbury
Sons Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique Victorian Silver Inkstand with two cut glass and Silver lidded Inkwells. The
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elegant brass inkstand in Gustavian style from Gusums Bruk, Sweden
By Gusums Bruk
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant brass inkstand in Gustavian style from Gusums Bruk in Sweden. Manufactured during the early
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Italian Inkstand Desk Inkwell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Italian Inkstand Desk Double Inkwell. Item
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian sterling silver inkstand with gallery border - London 1900
By William Hutton
Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1900 by William Hutton & Sons, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, features a shared and pierced gallery style border, and two cut ...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Marble Inkwell Sienna Yellow Inkstand Desk Set Antique Louis XVI
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
An Antique Sienna marble inkwell / inkstand
Very well shaped and decorative
Made Of yellow and
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Inkstands
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
French Porcelaine and Bronze Inkstand, Marks of Samson, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Porcelaine and bronze inkstand. Marks of Samson, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Bronze
Antique Inkwell, Brass Enameled, Butterfly, Inkstand, France, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made of brass with enameled ornaments.
France, late 19th century.
.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Brass
$603 Sale Price
24% Off
A George V silver double inkstand presented to Major Seymour Egerton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George V silver double inkstand presented to Major Seymour Egerton, Coldstream Guards, by Prince
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Gallery Inkstand by John Grinsell
Sons
By John Grinsell
Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver fox inkstand; an
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Chinoiserie Porcelain Figural Inkstand, Jacob Petit, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With removable globe cover revealing a removable ink-pot. The Chinese Buddha holding a quill holder in his left hand.
Category
1840s French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 18th Century German Faience Rococo Encrier Inkstand Stockelsdorf
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The form of this rare encrier is based on the model of the known faience master Johann Georg Buchwald, who produced it first in the manufacture of Marieberg, later also in Eckernförd...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Inkstands
Materials
Faience
Old English Ellis Silver Plate Georgian Style, "Adam" Influenced Inkstand
By Ellis Bros.
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Very rare English Ellis silver plate "Georgian style "Adam" influenced inkstand with original panel
Category
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver Plate
Japonais Revival Coppered Inkstand with Hand Carved Glass Ink Wells
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique coppered Japonais Revival inkstand with two ink pots and a stamp holder. The border of the
Category
1890s English Japonisme Antique Inkstands
Materials
Brass, Copper
$550 Sale Price
35% Off
Empire Inkstand Oil Lamp Acchanthus Palm Leaves Ormulu Bronze Marble
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This delightful inkstand in the shape of an ancient oil lamp is of particularily wonderful quality
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Inkstands
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu
Marble Double Encrier Inkstand Standish 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inkstand, Circa 1870 in date.
Of rectangular form with a pair of raised inkwells having ormolu covers
Category
1870s English Empire Revival Antique Inkstands
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptional Early Victorian English Sterling Silver Inkstand by Henry Wilkinson
By Henry Wilkinson
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare Early Victorian sterling silver inkstand or standish by Henry Wilkinson.
Retaining its
Category
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Georgian III period silver plated inkstand by celebrated English silversmith Matthew
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Inkstand Inkwell, London 1899 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co
By Gibson
Langman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver inkstand inkwell, London 1899 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Plain rectangular form
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
Leuchars
Sons Brass Inlaid Boulle Inkstand with Spiral Crystal Inkwell
Located in valatie, NY
19th century English Leuchars & Sons brass inlaid boulle inkstand with spiral crystal inkwell
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Inkstands
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Victorian Period Sterling Silver Footed Cherub-Motif Inkstand By William Comyns
By William Comyns
Sons 1
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding, Victorian Period, sterling silver, footed inkstand with matching sterling silver
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Inkstand Inkwell, London 1899 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co
By Goldsmiths
Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Toronto, ON
Antique Silver Inkstand Inkwell, London 1899 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Plain rectangular form
Category
1890s Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver
Fabulous Antique English Sterling and Cut Glass Hand Pierced Double Inkstand
By William Hutton
Sons
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exquisite Antique English hallmarked STERLING SILVER and cut crystal Two Bottle Inkstand or
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver
English Equestrian Horseshoe Silver Plate
Oak Desktop Inkwell Inkstand c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English Edwardian silverplate and oak inkwell inkstand with a pen rest, circa 1900
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Victorian Era Inkstand with Boulle Marquetry in Ebonised Wood and Brass
By J. C. Vickery
Located in London, GB
Victorian era inkstand with Boulle marquetry in ebonised wood and brass
English, dated 1853
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Brass
WMF Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand of Rectangular Organic Flowing Form
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
WMF. Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand. Germany. The inkstand is of rectangular organic form
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Inkstands
Materials
Pewter
Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze and Marble Inkstand by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze and marble inkstand by Franz Xaver Bergman
Austrian, c. 1910
Height
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer
Crystal Inkwells English Jennens
Bettridge
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
This high quality Papier-Mache desk set is beautifully hand painted in a floral motif and features inlaid mother of pearl and the original pair of cut glass inkwells with brass tops....
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Brass
$575 Sale Price
27% Off
Antique Silvered Inkwell With Bust, 19th Century, France, Double Inkstand
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell with a small bust in the center and two glass inkwells on its sides.
Nicely silvered and cleaned condition.
France, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Bronze
WMF Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand of Rectangular Organic Flowing Form
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
WMF. Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand. Germany.
The inkstand is of rectangular organic
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Inkstands
Materials
Pewter
French gilt bronze and marble inkstand of a majestic lioness, circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative mid 19th century desk inkstand is in the form of a recumbent lioness. She is
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkstands
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Double Inkstand With Glass Inserts, Gutta-Percha, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkstand with two crystal inkwells.
The base and the lids are made of gutta
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Glass, Resin
$326 Sale Price
20% Off
Shipping Free, 19th Century Silvered Bronze Inkstand Signed Boin Taburet, Paris
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Lisse, NL
Louis XV style inkstand with chinoiserie design, lacquered top.
This rare and stylish inkstand is
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Gorham Martele Footed Inkstand with Hinged Lid
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, sterling silver (.950) Art Nouveau, Martele inkstand with ball feet and hinged lid
Category
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean
By Robinson, Edkins,
Aston
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean, of rectangular form
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver
Military WWI British MkIV Tank Bronze Desk Inkstand, circa 1918
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
WWI British Military MkIV tank, circa 1918
Marble and bronze desk inkstand.
High details.
Pen not
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Inkstands
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fabulous Antique French Hand Engraved and Enameled Cast Brass Circular Inkstand
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Antique French engraved and enameled ormolu cast brass circular inkstand with original brass
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
Fine Early 19th Century Empire Russian Inkstand, St. Petersburg, circa 1810
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine Russian Empire gilt- and patinated bronze desk top inkstand, St. Petersburg, circa 1810
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Inkstands
Materials
Bronze
Antique Print of an Inkstand Decorated with Figures by Delange
1869
Located in Langweer, NL
plate of an inkstand decorated with figures. This print originates from 'Recueil de Faiences Italiennes
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Inkstands
Materials
Paper
$479 Sale Price
20% Off
George Richards
Edward Brown English Sterling Silver Crystal Inkstand C 1862
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Description: George John Richards & Edward Charles Brown English Sterling Silver Inkstand, 1862
Category
1860s English Edwardian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
French Empire Napoleon III Bizantine Bronze Ormolu Inkwell or Inkstand
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite Bizantine French 19th century Empire Napoleon III gilded bronze inkwell.
This handcrafted antique desk accessory bears the makers mark on the bottom is of exceptional qual...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Inkstands
Materials
Bronze
$1,430 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique French Bronze D
Oré and Green Marble Napoleon Inkstand, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Bronze D' Oré and Green Marble Napoleon Inkstand, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Jennings
Bettridge Grand Tour Papier Mache Desk Set Inkstand Encrier
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Heavy Gauge English Grand Tour highly decorative Papier Mache Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions. First half of the Nineteenth Century. Firmly attributed t...
Category
19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Inkstands
Materials
Crystal
Antique English Bronze, Brass and Glass Inkstand / Inkwell, circa 1870 Victorian
Located in Bath, GB
A truly unusual and quite spectacular Victorian inkstand made from cast polished bronze standing on
Category
1870s English Late Victorian Antique Inkstands
Antique French Figural Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Double Inkwell Inkstand wit
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Figural Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Double Inkwell Inkstand with Pen Holder
19th
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inkstands
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Porcelain Jacob Petite Desk Set Inkstand Provenance Ava Gardner
By Jacob Petit
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Lavish Gilt Porcelain Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, made by renowned French porcelain maker Jacob Petit. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Centur...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Inkstands
Materials
Brass
Antique German Bronze Desk Set Inkstand Rosso Antico Marble Ormolu Burgstaller
By George Josef Burgstaller
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Chisel Cast Austrian or German Neo-Classical Ormolu and Rosso Antico Marble Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, by George Josef Burgstaller, Late Nineteent...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Inkstands
Materials
Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Malachite and Ormolu Inkstand Encrier Swans
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered inkstand from the first quarter of the
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Inkstands
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Jugendstil J.P. Kayser Inkstand / Inkwell with Great Hamlet
Skull Sculpture
By Hugo Leven, J.P. Kayser Sohn
Located in Lisse, NL
with its amazing patina and you get one of the most artistic and desirable inkstands we have ever seen
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Antique Inkstands
Materials
Metal
Early 20th-C. French Gilt Bronze And Malachite Desk Pen Inkwell / Inkstand
Located in Kennesaw, GA
inkstand with dual inkwells. The base is a mix of faux malachite and malachite veneers. The piece is
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Inkstands
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Desk Set Inkstand Church Cathedral Siena Marble
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Period Double Inkstand of rectangular outline and compact proportions. First quarter of the Nineteenth
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Inkstands
Materials
Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze
George IV Bachelor Inkstand Made in Sheffield by Thomas
James Settle, 1822
Located in London, GB
In the manner of Paul Storr. A very rare George IV Bachelor Inkstand made in Sheffield in 1822 by
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Inkstands
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
A Very Good 19th Century Cut Glass
Sterling Silver Inkstand / Capstan
By Charles Boyton II
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The robust globular shaped
cut glass body is fitted with a sterling silver collar
hinged lid, the interior retains its original removable glass reservoir.
The inkwell si...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkstands
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,170 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique Baccarat Crystal Glass Inkstand, Pen Holder, Desk Utensil, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Great Baccarat inkwell with extensive crystal cut.
Places for pens are at each side.
France, late 19th century.
.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Crystal
French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy
Located in London, GB
An attractive and unusual patinated bronze inkwell of a child feeding his dog which is chained to its kennel. The top of the kennel lifts off to reveal the porcelain inkwell within. ...
Category
1850s French Antique Inkstands
Materials
Bronze
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Antique Inkstands For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique inkstands is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, silver and bronze, all antique inkstands available were constructed with great care. Antique inkstands have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique inkstands bearing Victorian or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique inkstands are appealing in their simplicity, but Walter and John Barnard, Charles Fox and Elkington
Co. produced popular antique inkstands that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Inkstands?
Antique inkstands can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,044, while the lowest priced sells for $76 and the highest can go for as much as $102,083.
Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Antique Inkstands
- What was an inkwell used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An inkwell is a small jar or container made to conveniently hold ink for a writer. Inkwells were often made of glass, pewter, brass or porcelain. You’ll find a variety of inkells from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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