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French Victorian Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze square inkwell with 2 cornucopia pen holders. Previously broken hinge
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Pen Holder

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Foliage Silver Overlay Black Glass Inkwell Four Piece Desk set
Located in Miami Beach, FL
2.27" wide x 2.65" high Letter Opener 8" long x .75" wide x .40" high Pen Holder 4.87" long x 2.20
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Metal, Silver

19th Century Bronze and Marble Desk Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
This rare four-piece bronze and marble desk set includes a pen holder, inkwell stamper, and letter
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1890s English Victorian Antique Pen Holder

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Marble, Bronze

Baroque Style Brass Inkwell Set and Letter Holder Stand
Located in Doylestown, PA
and original ceramic inserts flank a lengthwise, recessed pen holder. A well-appointed piece
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Early 1900s European Baroque Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Brass

4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
Located in Queens, NY
, paperweight, pen holder, sandwell for cleaning nibs.(PRICED AS SET)
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19th Century French Empire Antique Pen Holder

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Bronze

19th Century Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Large Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
ink deposits and double sided pen holders.
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Late 19th Century Baltic Baltic Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Malachite

Art Deco French Marble Inkwell with Lamp, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
with a pen holder made of bakelite and a small round “Pâte de Verre” glass lamp shade, signed. Orange
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Early 20th Century French Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Marble

4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
Located in Queens, NY
, paperweight, pen holder, sandwell for cleaning nibs.(PRICED AS SET).  
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19th Century Empire Antique Pen Holder

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Bronze

Antique French Bronze D ore Cut Crystal Inkwell Desk Set on Stand, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
inkwell, pen holder, pen nib brush and drip box.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique American Amronlite Sheaffer Fountain Pen Desk Lamp Deluxe
By Amronlite
Located in Forney, TX
winged sphinx form column on a shaped marble base mounted with fountain pen holder. Signed, retaining
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Pen Holder

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Marble, Metal, Brass

Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Early and original inkwell or quill pen holder in the form of a seated greyhound by Staffordshire
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19th Century English Antique Pen Holder

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Pottery

Antique Inkwell, Seashells, Gilded and Silvered, Bronze Dorée, Mid 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
beautifully crafted shells as inkwells on a tray as a pen holder, which is depicted as a sandy ground.
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1850s French Victorian Antique Pen Holder

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Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Bronze

Antique French Cloisonné Enamel Gold Bronze 7 Piece Inkwell Desk Set, Ca. 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
: Inkwell, Pen Holder, Drip Box (with pencil sharpener and shavings compartment), Letter Holder, Candle
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Late 19th Century French Antique Pen Holder

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Enamel, Bronze

19th Century Ormolu and Mahogany Desk Set
Located in Martlesham, GB
well holders and a pen holder, in the centre is a carved wood column holding Napoleon. circa 1820.  
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1820s French Antique Pen Holder

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Ormolu

18th Century bronze VOC pen candlesticks
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century bronze VOC pen candlesticks 18th century bronze VOC pen candlesticks, made in the
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18th Century Dutch Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Bronze

Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs four relief feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

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Silver

Embossed silver inkwell with reservoirs, bell claw-shaped feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Embossed silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell, pen holders and four claw-shaped
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

Silver inkwell with two tanks, Putti bell support cut-out feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks and Putti supporting a bell, pen holder and
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19th Century European Antique Pen Holder

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Silver

Siena Marble and Ormolu Double Inkstand Late 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
gilt bronze pen holder with two gilt bronze inkwells with original gilt decoration. Smaller size at
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1880s French Antique Pen Holder

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Siena Marble, Ormolu

A Beautiful Rare Napoleon III 19th Century, Chinese Lacquer Gilt Secretaire
Located in Reading, Berkshire
fall front reveals a letter rack and inkwells and pen holder, with an easel type frame. Supplied with
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Pen Holder

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Brass

Silver inkwell with grid, two reservoirs four half-ball feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with a grid with two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four half
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

Chiseled silver inkwell with two tanks, bell four hollow feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two reservoirs and bell, base, pen holders and resting on
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

Hotel Silver Creamer
Located in Houston, TX
beautiful piece can be used for what it was intended or make a lovely pencil/pen holder for a desk
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19th Century French Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver Plate

Art Deco French Inkwell, Bronze and Portor Marble, France, 1920
Located in Paris, FR
golden veins. The inkwell stands on three beautiful round gilt bronze feet. It has a pen holder In
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Silver inkwell with floral cutouts, two reservoirs, bell relief feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with relief floral motifs and cutouts, two tanks and a bell, pen holder
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell three shell-shaped feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell, two pen holders and resting on a base with
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

Chiseled silver inkwell with cut-out tray, three tanks, bell claw feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell, cut-out tray with three reservoirs, pen holder, bell and
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19th Century European Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks, ceramic cores embossed feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks and two ceramic cores inside, pen holder, stamp
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19th Century European Antique Pen Holder

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Silver

Silver inkwell with bell, inkwell and sandpit
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with bell, inkwell and sandpit, pen holder, raised floral motifs and
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

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Silver

19th Century Burl Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Brussels, Brussels
writing surface with an inkwell and a pen holder. Beautiful patina and in perfect condition.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Pen Holder

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Walnut

Chiseled silver inkwell with scrolls, acanthus leaves, tanks bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with scrolls, acanthus leaves, two reservoirs and a bell, pen
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

Silver inkwell with grape motifs, bell, sandpit hinged lids
Located in Porto, PT
sandpit, pen holders and hinged lids. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight
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Early 18th Century European Antique Pen Holder

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Silver

A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
ivory pot and two ivory pen holders above a curved pen tray with a single frieze drawers, with gadrooned
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Pen Holder

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Ivory, Tortoise Shell

Beautiful Desk Set in brass and crystal from late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
with pen holder and box for stamps and a pair of candlesticks. The inkstands dimensions are 22,5*14,0
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Late 19th Century European Antique Pen Holder

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Crystal, Brass

Antique Edwardian Walnut Double Inkwell Handled Footed Writing Desktop Caddy
Located in Dayton, OH
molded pen holders. The stand is supported by hand turned bun feet. An exquisite addition to any desktop
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Pen Holder

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Crystal

Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
writing a letter with a pen-holder and ink. At the bottom of the poster, we find the eagle, symbol of the
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19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Pen Holder

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Paper

Silver Plated Bronze Inwell, Charles X
Located in Firenze, FI
shells. The two cruets for the ink and the pen cleaner are in cut crystal with a bronze cap. The pen
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Early 19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Pen Holder

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Crystal, Bronze

Asprey Desk Set and Document Holder, English, circa 1875
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Incline Village, NV
holder is a 14-karat gold nib pen marked “no. 3”, made by Aiken & Lambert, an American company (New York
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1870s English Victorian Antique Pen Holder

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Brass

Inkwell Charles X French Gothic in Patinated Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
openwork festoons. It has four cups and four pen holder holes very finely shaped with arcatures and crowned
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Pen Holder

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Bronze

Charles X Mother of Pearl and Ormolu Watch Holder and Inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
the niche while two pen holders stand behind the inkwells. It rests on a rectangular base with mother
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Pen Holder

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Bronze

Naturalistic Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Novelty Fruit Design Ink Stand
By Daniel Charles Houle
Located in London, London
, an apple and a pear shaped ink well, and a central pen holder resembling acanthus leaves. The
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1870s English Art Nouveau Antique Pen Holder

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Sterling Silver

Champlevé Enamel Inkwell on Tray, Napoleon III, 19th Century, France
Located in Lisbon, PT
pen holders, in the Napoleon III style. This elegant desk accessory showcases the craftsmanship and
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Pen Holder

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Bronze

Gothic Revival brass desk set with a pair of candlesticks a matching pen tray.
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival brass desk set with a pair of brass candlesticks and a matching pen tray all inset
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1880s English Gothic Revival Antique Pen Holder

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Brass

Antique Burl Walnut with Brass Accents English Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
pens. The pen holder can be removed to reveal private storage. Both writing surfaces open up to expose
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Late 19th Century English American Classical Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Brass

A Portuguese silver inkstand from the early 19th century
Located in Delft, NL
consists of a tray, raised on paw feet with openwork border with a pen holder, a candle holder, an inkwell
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Early 19th Century Portuguese Antique Pen Holder

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Silver

Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Walking bear pen holder and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Pen Holder

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
most decorative grain and displaying a sculpted front pen holder. The top circular ormolu ink and
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Pen Holder

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Marble, Ormolu

19th C Regency English Mahogany Adjustable Reading Writing Table
Located in Savannah, GA
mechanism to adjust the tray. The slanted book rest with pen holder can stand or lay flat Original
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Pen Holder

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Brass

Crystal Inkwells and Pen Trays Desk Set by Jacques Adnet and Baccarat, France
By Baccarat, Jacques Adnet
Located in North Miami, FL
testament to Baccarat's mastery. Two angled pen holders in a bold amber hue introduce a subtle contrast
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Pen Holder

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Crystal

Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
patina, the mortar is ideal today as a tabletop planter, vase or pen holder. Additional Dimensions
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Pen Holder

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Pine

Eugene Printz French Art Deco Modernist Desk Accessory
By Eugene Printz
Located in Miami, FL
quality rosewood and nickel accents. Half moon shaped base with two cups and a pen holder above an ebony
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Early 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Pen Holder

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Nickel

Inkstand of Neopolitan Fisherman
Located in London, GB
it reveals an inkwell. The wooden posts lashed together at the rear of the piece is a pen holder
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1860s Italian Grand Tour Antique Pen Holder

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Bronze, Ormolu

Art Nouveau Double Inkwell Brass Solid Crystal circa 1890
Located in Great Barrington, MA
brass "frames" of undulating floral motifs. The long sides support 2 matching pen holders and the
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Small Lady s Mahogany Writing Desk with Ink Pot Well
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
two ink pots and a pen holder. There is a plain frieze with a useful large drawer, with original brass
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Brass

Antique Art Deco Black Marble Five Piece Desk Set with Chrome Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
gold and cream veins with chrome and brass accents. The set includes an inkwell and pen holder, a
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Marble, Chrome

French Art Déco Metal Desk Tidy with Woman Horseriding and a pair of Inkwells
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century french Art Déco metal desk tidy with woman horseriding, pen holder and a pair of
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Pen Holder

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Metal, Silver Plate

Antique Pair Silver Plated English Wine Coasters 20th Century
Located in London, GB
which could also serve as grandiose pen holders. Add an elegant touch to your next dining experience
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1920s English Antique Pen Holder

Materials

Silver

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Antique Pen Holder For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique pen holder available at 1stDibs. Each antique pen holder for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique pen holder — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique pen holder, those designed in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique pen holder over the years, but those crafted by Staffordshire, Black Forest and Georges Delvaux are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Pen Holder?

An antique pen holder can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $995, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.
Questions About Antique Pen Holder
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A pen holder is called a pen stand. It is used to store all types of pens, pencils and other small stationary. There are modern, mid-century modern and many more types of pen holders for you to choose from on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    To tell if a candle holder is solid antique brass, you can try placing a magnet on it. Brass is not magnetic, so if there is any attraction, the piece is unlikely to be solid brass. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of candle holders.