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19th Century Brass Inkwell with Equestrian Design
Located in High Point, NC
with rivets and on the front has a horses profile surrounded by a horseshoe, with a pen rest below.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Georgian Style Sterling Silver Footed Inkstand
By Crichton Brothers
Located in New York, NY
pen rest and original glass insert. @9" across x @6 1/4" deep x @1" high; inkwell itself in @2" high
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Inkstand 1880 Inkwell Desk Tidy Pen Tray
By Walter and John Barnard
Located in London, GB
sunken wells for pen rests. The central box has a small crest engraved on the side.
Made in London
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning 19th Century MOP Inlaid Tortoiseshell Double Inkwell
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Inkwell features double figural serpents handle over covered storage with pen rests either side. A single
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Inkstand if the form of a cockatoo, Austrian, cold painted circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
A superb Austrian bronze cold painted cockatoo inkwell and pen rest, circa 1900.
This very eye
Category
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gilt Metal Double Glass Inkwells with Dachshund Dog
Located in Lambertville, NJ
. Glass inkwells are removable with no chips or cracks. Pen rest on front edge.
Category
1880s English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Metal
Rare and Impressive Roe Deer Horn Desk Set with Candlesticks, circa 1870-1880
Located in London, GB
The inkwell has a pen rest in roe deer horn and the base is in layered stag horn with star
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Horn
A Rare Roe Deer Horn Desk Set with Candlesticks c.1870-80
Located in London, GB
The inkwell has a pen rest in Roe Deer horn & the the base is in layered stag horn with star
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Horn
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
leather insert with Greek key border, two glass ink wells with brass tops, pen rest and a spring loaded
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Late 19th c. Mahogany Stationary
Letter Cabinet c.1890-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
dividers, inkwell compartments, pen rest, and a bottom drawer. Brass handles, brass key hole and brass
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Edwardian Silver Plated Desk Stand by Maple
Co London
Located in Suffolk, GB
detail to the edge, centre cut glass ink bottle with pen rest in front, two compartments to each side the
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare Silver Cannon Inkstand
By Goldsmiths
Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
the ink and there is a pen-rest incorporated into the silver ground-effect base on which the model
Category
1910s English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver
$15,804
Rare Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Letter Rack or Holder, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
of envelopes.
To the front there are is an integrated pen rest to the naturalistic legs.
Dating
Category
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Antique Cold Painted Bronze Game Bird Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
pen rest support, I have included the (new) wooden dip pen to finish off the offering. The lid opens
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Equestrian Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
shaped base stands on four horse hoof legs, the tray having a cradle each side acting as a pen rest
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Mammoth Antique English Sterling Silver and Glass Pocket Watch Inkwell
By John Grinsell
Sons
Located in Bath, GB
year 1907.
The pocket watch is in good working order. The front of the glass has a cut pen rest to
Category
1910s English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Novelty Inkwell, Gilded Bronze Owl with Glass Eyes
Located in Bath, GB
wonderful original glass eyes, undamaged and a fabulous gilded finish. To the front an integral pen rest as
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Hadossett - 1920 Pen and Ink Drawing, Resting Queen in a Mythological Interior
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking pen and ink illustration of a regal queen being fanned by an attendant in an exotic
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Pen
Antique Equestrian Horse Racing / Horseshoe Inkwell by Henry Bourn, circa 1890
By Henry Bourne
Located in Bath, GB
turn is mounted with and engraved horseshoe shaped mount. The back incorporates a double pen rest and
Category
1890s English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century German Silver Desk Stand by Gustav Memmert, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
exceptional inkstand is fitted with a twist bell, two inkpots with hinged domed covers and lion finials, a pen
Category
19th Century German Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver
Cut Glass
Silver Plate Stag Inkwell c.1901, Society Miniature Rifle Club
Located in Bath, GB
pen rest. The inkwell sits in a silver plated stand attached to a stag horn which in turn is mounted
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Desk Stand, English, Correspondence Box, Ink Wells, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
small finial
Cut glass ink wells free of marks or loss, each dressed with hinged lid
Useful pen rest
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian Antique Davenport, English Oak Writing Desk, Bureau, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
providing useful storage below the hinged lid
Pen rest and inkwell present
Shaped brackets at the upper
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode Secretary with Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
out with a pen rest and additional divided cavities. Below the drop down front are two doors that open
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Writing Box Travel Desk
Located in Forney, TX
to interior storage compartment, divided interior with removable wooden pen rest tray, lidded
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Wood
Antique Huge French Amboyna Porcelain Cameo Writing Casket 19th C
Located in London, GB
decoration, opening to a fitted interior with a useful letter rack, pen rest and inkwell.
It has a fold-out
Category
1860s Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cricket Inkwell
By William Hair Haseler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Birmingham silver inkstand is plain and fitted to either end with a pen rest/stand, realistically modelled in
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Clock Inkwell with Pen by Goldsmith
Silversmith Co, London, 1905
By Goldsmiths
Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A fine quality novelty silver clock inkwell with pen and rest on front leading edge.
The
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century Oil - The Window Alcove
Located in Corsham, GB
mandolin hangs on the wall and a pen and inkpot rest on the table. Indistinctly signed to the lower right
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Fayetteville, AR
bronze latticework flanked by leaves. Its original gilt metal fountain pen with nib rests on a stand
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
19th Century Malachite and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
19th century malachite inkwell. The circular plate for resting a fountain pen houses a crystal
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Crystal, Malachite
Rouge Marble Desk Set with Gilt-Bronze Mounts, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A richly-colored Rouge Marble desk set with two covered wells and a recessed pen-tray, resting on
Category
19th Century Antique Pen Rest
Rare 18th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Inkstand
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
pierced balustrade in Louis XV style. The plate has an ink bottle, two pen holes and a beaker. Resting on
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Gothic Revival Inkwell in Gilt Bronze and Sienna Marble, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
pen holders. The inkwell rests on a rectangular Sienna marble base.
In the early 19th century, the
Category
1820s French Gothic Revival Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Gothic Revival Inkwell in Gilt Bronze and Sienna Marble, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
pen holders. The inkwell rests on a rectangular Sienna marble base.
In the early 19th century, the
Category
1820s Gothic Revival Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Paris by Ledure
By Claude Hemon, Pierre-Victor Ledure
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Claude Hemon (almost invisible). Winged Apollo, fully sculpted nude male figure with wings holding a pen
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Fine 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Paperweight
Pen Rest, England circa 1870
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a finely turned fruitwood-handle / pen-rest, affixed to a weighted burl wood base decorated
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Fruitwood
Antique Ornately Cast
Silver Plated Figural Bird Inkwell
Pen Holder or Rest
By James Deakin
Sons
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, presumably a raven, with some crossed broken fence pieces in front as the pen rest. The casting is quite
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Art Nouveau German Brass Desktop Double Inkwell Inkstand
Pen Tray, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Art Nouveau Jugendstil German cast brass double inkwell inkstand with a pen rest
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Stationary Box Letter Writing Chest Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
, several pen rests/slots and glass ink well.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Glass, Oak
French Antique, Art Deco, Marble Desk Stand, Large, Inkwell, Blotter, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a French antique Art Deco marble desk stand. A large, heavy inkwell, pen rest and blotter
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Marble
Tiffany Studios Bronze Pen Holder in the Graduate Pattern
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
elements with depressions in the metal serve as pen rests. Finished in a lovely copper hue with spherical
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Ten-Piece "Zodiac" Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Late 19th-early 20th century Tiffany desk set consisting of a pen tray, pen rest, letter opener
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Rare Early Spode Pen Tray Pearlware Blue and White Willow Pattern, circa 1800
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
with rounded ends and two pen rests in the base section with central raised dividers.
The piece is
Category
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Bronze Doré Inkwell with Cherub Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
motifs, and embellished with a pen rest holder and stamp compartment. Both containers with the original
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Ignatius Taschner
German, 1871-1913
Jugendstil Giraffe Mounted Ink Stand
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
mounted removable lidded glass inkwell. The stand has a slight domed shape with raised lip pen rests to
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Bronze Doré Inkwell with Cherub Decor
By Melotte
Located in Dallas, TX
including a deep curve at the front for pen rest, and decorated with a pair of cherubs. Both containers with
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique English Novelty / Figural Brass Inkwell - Hare c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
. The front has two simple pen rests which I have shown with a dip pen (not included).
Excellent
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Antique silver plated golf inkstand, golfing inkwell
Located in NEWARK, GB
well made with a golfing theme, there is a pen rest comprised of two crossed golf clubs and the inkwell
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique French Charles X Gilt Bronze Inkstand / Standish with Cut Glass Inkwells
Located in Philadelphia, PA
bottles and 2 pen rests and has a handle on one side for easy repositioning. The edges, feet, and handle
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Irish Carved Bog Oak Desk Set Candlestick Shamrock Harp Greyhound Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
.
Condition: Good untouched condition. Stand has a small loss where pen rests, other items are perfect, nice
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Cut Glass, Bog Wood
Patinated and Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Pen Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
pen holder is 5.5" L and is supported by 4 tiny elephants as well
pen holder / rest dimensions
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Ebonized Wood Double Inkstand
Located in Lambertville, NJ
has a slight lean inward. The back has a place to rest a pen. Complete with two original white
Category
19th Century European Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Fishing Boy Bronze D
ore Writing Desk Organizer, France, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $450....This is a 19th century French bronze ink stand and pen holder/rest. Finely
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Silver Double Inkwells Tray/Inkstand
Located in Guaynabo, PR
serve to rest the pen or to put paper clips. The border tray is adorned with a garland of palmettos
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Empire Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver
English Regency Bronze Covered Inkwell
Located in Hudson, NY
dolphins the urn revels inside accommodations for an ink bottle, a place to rest an inked pen and a sand
Category
19th Century English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Massive English Edwardian Cut-Glass and Marble Inkstand 1908
By Andrew Barrett
Son
Located in New York, NY
sterling silver collar with hinged and same-mounted marble ball cover; between fluted pen rests. Glass is
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique pen rest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique pen rest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and bronze. There are many kinds of the antique pen rest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique pen rest bearing Victorian or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique pen rest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bergmann Foundry, Geschutzt and James Deakin
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