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Antique Swiss German Black Forest Carved Walnut Writing Letter Box Folding Desk
By Black Forest
Located in Portland, OR
Switzerland, circa 1890. The slant front is finely carved in relief with a design of quills, books, pens, a
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1880s German Black Forest Antique Quilling

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Walnut

Civic Pride and Domestic Dignity in Siena: Treasurer, Matron, Rector, 1845 Print
Located in Langweer, NL
expression. He holds a money pouch in one hand and a quill in the other, suggesting both financial and
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Florentine Grace, Jewish Scholar Renaissance Notary in Costume, Print of 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
soft cap, the notary is engrossed in his task, quill in hand, surrounded by scrolls and books. This
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

A Moorish-style side table with a heavy brass removable dish-shaped table top
By Liberty Co.
Located in London, GB
hand with a quill, label unknown.
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1890s English Moorish Antique Quilling

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Walnut

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
By Thompson Cabinet Company
Located in Reading, Berkshire
working keys, both with gold key swing tag. A modern notepad. A modern quill holder A vintage pen or
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1820s British Georgian Antique Quilling

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Brass

Silver Gilt Inkstand by William Bateman II
By William Bateman II
Located in New Orleans, LA
inkwell, pounce pot, and quill pot are formed to resemble covered urns with the addition of floral
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19th Century English William IV Antique Quilling

Materials

Silver

Exquisite Victorian Walnut Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
, with gold key swing tag. A modern notepad. A modern quill holder two glass inkwells. All
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

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Brass

Constantijn Huygens – Dutch Golden Age Poet and Statesman, 19th-Century Litho
Located in Langweer, NL
period clothing with a cloak draped over his shoulder. He appears relaxed yet engaged, with quill and ink
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1850s Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Anna Maria Schuurmans – Dutch Scholar Artist, Hand-Colored Lithograph, ca.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
with a quill and papers, symbolizing her scholarly achievements. Bookshelves and an artist’s easel in
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1850s Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Jan Janszoon Starter at His Desk – 19th-Century Hand-Colored Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
his poetry. An inkpot and quill lie in the foreground, and a sketched portrait above the desk hints at
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1850s Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

19th Century Pradier French Bronze Figure Signed
Located in Queens, NY
French (19th Cent) bronze of 17th century figure with book and quill sitting in chair (signed
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Quilling

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Bronze

Pair of French “Poet Musician” Bronze Sculpture Five-Light Candelabra
Located in Shippensburg, PA
flute and poet is missing her quill; a fine presentation.
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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Quilling

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Brass, Bronze

Hare, Vienna Bronze, Austria, 1900
By Geschutzt
Located in PARIS, FR
with boar hair and was used to clean writing quills. In excellent condition. Slight use of polychromy
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Early 1900s Austrian Romantic Antique Quilling

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Bronze

Pair of Atkinson Bros Religious Stained Glass Windows c.1925
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
figures hold a book and a quill. With their vibrant colours, tall scale and unique provenance, these
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Lead

Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
brass case is divided into compartments to hold writing tools such as quills and pencils. The
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Mid-19th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Gift For The Writing Enthusiast. Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Antique English Trompe L Œil Painted Lap Desk on Stand, Circa 1890s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming Trompe L'0eil painted lap desk on stand. Top features a letter & quill pen. The legs of
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Late 19th Century English Antique Quilling

Materials

Pine

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in Reading, Berkshire
quill pen set. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other
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Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Quilling

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Brass, Enamel

Wedgwood Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood Bentley
Located in New Orleans, LA
designed to hold ink and features a top with slots for quills or pens, and the other is a powder Shaker
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18th Century English Other Antique Quilling

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Ceramic

Antique Stained Glass Window of St John Dragon
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
quill in one hand – representing his role as author of the Gospel of John – and a chalice in the other
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Quilling

Materials

Lead

Antique Georgian Solid Silver Inkstand (1kg+) Regency Design London 1813
Located in London, GB
also fitted with matching silver mounts, with a pounce pot on one side and the inkwell (for a quill
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19th Century Antique Quilling

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Native American Hidatsa Arikara Medicine Shirt
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
represent successful horse raids, and the six quilled eagle feathers signify war coups, scalps or battles
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19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide

AMERICAN THEMED Romantic Dagger - early to mid 19th century - Spanish
Located in TEYJAT, FR
quillions surmounted by a frontiersman in traditional dress of the early 19th century carrying a flintlock
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Quilling

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Bronze

Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
William Shakespeare and Christopher (Kit) Marlowe. Shakespeare in period formal attire holding a quill
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Late 19th Century Elizabethan Antique Quilling

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Metal

Naive School Portrait Of A Man With A Map, Original Antique Oil Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
desk alongside a quill probably denting him as a navigator of some kind. The painting is probably
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18th Century Folk Art Antique Quilling

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70
Located in Greven, DE
gods, here as the patron saint of trade with a quill and purse; and on the right Fama, the goddess of
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1760s Dutch Louis XV Antique Quilling

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Walnut

Heavy Antique Mr Punch Doorstop, English Figurative Door Keeper, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Dressed in fine robes, his right hand holding a feathered quill and piece of paper This is a distinctive
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

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Iron

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
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1840s French Antique Quilling

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Porcelain

French Painted Toleware and Brass Triple Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
presumably those who provide the quills and the arrow shaped grip to adjust the shade The shade is in its
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1880s Adam Style Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

French White and Magenta Porcelain Bud Vase
By Edmé Samson
Located in New York, NY
formerly used as a quill cup with continuous band puce figures in a landscape with markings for Samson
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
, fruit and flower handles, having cut-glass inkwells, quill holders, candleholder and central lidded
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Quilling

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Bronze, Ormolu

Nuska, Portrait of a Girl, unique bronze portrait by Isamu Noguchi 1924
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Santa Fe, NM
8 inches; base 4.5 x 5.75 x 5,75 inches; signature quilled under and at back - "Isamu"; foundry
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1920s Contemporary Antique Quilling

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Bronze

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope Stationary Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
glass inkwells A new notepad A vintage ink pen A Modern Quill and Holder Items might differ from
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

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Leather, Mahogany

Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Old Mine Cut Diamond Drop Earrings
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
motif, with a gold bead at its centre. These design elements remind me of quilling designs (a craft
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vienna Bronzes, Deer and Doe Sculptures, 19th Century
By Geschutzt
Located in PARIS, FR
are referenced and signed. It was also used as a cleaning brush for quills as seen by the hair on its
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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

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 Quilling

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Pottery

The School Room - Flemish 19th century art interior genre oil painting children
By Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder
Located in Hagley, England
young woman. A further pupil waits at the master's desk while he attends to his quill. One young girl
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19th Century Realist Antique Quilling

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Oil

Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
. Manufactured By Esteemed Maker Wells Lambe. Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and
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19th Century British Regency Antique Quilling

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Brass

Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
match-striker for light. New notepad, Quill Pen modern. With Esteemed Locksmith "Bramah" Lock, no key
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

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Brass

19th Century Northern Plains Hair Drop
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Northern Plains hair drop. Beaded blue with red accents. Quilled drops having tin cones and yellow
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

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Hide, Beads, Feathers

Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in Portland, OR
the doors. The top sides of the desk are inlaid with quill pens, inkwells, and letters (the marquetry
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Quilling

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Ormolu

19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque after Gerrit Dou, Titled "The Schoolmaster"
By Gerrit Dou
Located in New York, NY
the image. His face is lit in concentration as he sharpens his quill. Students in the background are
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1850s German Baroque Antique Quilling

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Scagliola and Giltwood Plateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
executed Scagliola top displays birds amidst rich foliate, framing a charming musical scroll, a quill, and
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Quilling

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Marble

19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
neatly into a relatively compact box, as well as storage for ink wells, sand wells, pens, and quills
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Metal

19th Century Northern Plains Hair Drop
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Northern Plains hair drop with red beading with accents on hide, long quilled drops ending in tin
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide, Beads, Feathers

16th Century Renaissance Two-Bodied Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ornaments such as curved fluted or plain columns, feather quills, roses or winged putti heads. High-relief
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Quilling

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Walnut

English Regency Ecrier and Match Strike in Patinated Bronze
Located in London, GB
. Quill holder to each corner. To the centre the figure of a naked putti with a walking stick in his hand
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1810s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Antique Art Nouveau Buckle Peacock Feather Piel Frères Polychrome Enamel Brass
By Piel Frères
Located in Munich, Bavaria
buckle as ' a peacockfeather with short quill, the eye of the feather is represented by a kidney shaped
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Quilling

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Brass, Enamel

English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, and terminating on supported x framed legs. Late 18th
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Quilling

Hand Glazed Ceramic Art Nouveau Bowl from Annashåb, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
glaze through a cow horn and feather quill . Like Danico Annashaab in Denmark was started by former
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Quilling

Materials

Ceramic

Inkwell in red marble with "Allegory of writing" in gilt bronze, signed H.CHAPU
By Henri Chapu
Located in Paris, FR
woman, seated, holding a quill in her right hand and a manuscript in her left hand. This figure
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Quilling

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Strasbourg chinoiserie inkwell. Antique double-pot faience handled encrier with quill pot and
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Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Quilling

Materials

Faience

Antique English Coromandel Wooden Double Tea Caddy by Thomas Lund 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
selling pens and quills, Thomas had expanded the business by about 1815 to include the manufacture of
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Quilling

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Crystal, Brass

A Fine and Rare English Silver Mounted ‘Hanger’
Located in London, GB
short rear quill with rounded terminal cast and chased with a horseman against a stippled ground, shell
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Late 17th Century English Antique Quilling

Materials

Agate, Silver, Steel

Granier de Cassagnac - The Porcupine (Irritability - Violence), 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
depicted with his head attached to the body of a porcupine. The porcupine is shown bristling its quills
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1870s Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

French Renaissance Cabinet with Perspectives
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
carved quill-feathers. The upper body The elongated upper body, brings elegance to this piece of
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

Large Louis XVI Carved Trumeau Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
wood panel; "trophy of amour," showing a crossed basket of quills and flamed torch with surrounding
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18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Quilling

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Antique Quilling For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique quilling for your home. An antique quilling — often made from wood, bone and ebony — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique quilling — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique quilling, those designed in Folk Art, Georgian and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique quilling over the years, but those crafted by Sioux Indian Art, Native American Art and Henry Chawner are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Quilling?

The average selling price for an antique quilling at 1stDibs is $1,592, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $55,000 for the highest priced.