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Antique Framed Indenture, English, Vellum, Document, 17th Century, Dated 1671
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
quill ink on wavy cut vellum Vellum is historically chosen for its long-term legibility - said to be up
Category

17th Century British Antique Quilling

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze Statue of the Allegorie de L Histoire
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
is draped in a wonderfully executed flowing fabric and holds an ormolu quill in one hand and a
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Victorian Black Wool Men s 16Th Century Spanish Style Doublet Jacket With Antiq
Located in New York, NY
This piece is so old there is writing on the lining done with a quill pen! The names of each new
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Early 1900s Antique Quilling

Ottoman Brass Inkwell and Pen Case Qalamdan
Located in Stamford, CT
dome topped inkwell is rare, it is attached by chain to the pen case, consisting of two tubes for quill
Category

Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Figures of a Jewish Porcelain Peddler and his Wife, Derby, England, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
from Europe were poor and eked out a living selling old clothes and goods, such as ribbons, quill pens
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1770s European Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain

English Regency Cherub Inkwell with Candleholder
Located in London, GB
the back edge of the base, one to each side are quill holders in leaf decoration. To the centre of
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1810s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Original Le Rapide Grande Journal Quotidien; art nouveau vintage poster
By Jules Chéret
Located in Spokane, WA
the fact that she is still writing for Le Rapide using a quill instead of an ink pen. Yes, this
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Quilling

Materials

Lithograph

Exceptional Early Victorian English Sterling Silver Inkstand by Henry Wilkinson
By Henry Wilkinson Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
original bottles, lids, taper stick, snuffer and a quill or wafer compartment. The body has pierced feet
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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Sterling Silver

John Taylor Pen Watercolor Self Portrait, Albany NY c1805-06
Located in Milford, NH
, supplied with paper, quill and inkpot, ruler, pencil, and name card, busily occupied in writing out a fair
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Early 1800s American Folk Art Antique Quilling

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Plains Indian Quillwork Tobacco Bag, Native Hide Beads, c. 1850–1880
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
a highly collectible work of Plains beadwork and quill artistry. Please contact us for a detailed
Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide, Beads

Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
quill pen, hence the name. It's a type of soft coral in the order Pennatulacea. 2. **Actinia equina
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1840s Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

French Les Deux Rats Et L Oeuf Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
recess grooves to rest a quill pen and the inkwell us not apparently marked. The bronze has a good
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rozet René, "Musician" Carrara Marble Sculpture, Period 19th C
By René Rozet 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
toward the left, he holds with his left gloved hand a sheet of paper and a quill, leaning on a mandolin
Category

Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Patinated Bronze Angel by Ferrand
By Ernest Justin Ferrand
Located in London, GB
winged figure holding a quill pen and an unfurled scroll of paper. She stands naturalistically, her
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble, Bronze

English Regency Inkwell in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu with Dolphin Mount
Located in London, GB
quill holders.
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1810s English Regency Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Trophies of War English Regency Clock by Forrester of Hull
Located in London, GB
crossed quills tied with a ribbon to the front centre. The dial set into a shield with laurel wreath above
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1810s British Regency Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Blackfeet Split Horn Headdress
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
feather fluffs with quill drops. Floral beaded head band on velvet. Long red (now turned orange-ish) and
Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide, Beads, Feathers

Antique Mr Punch Doorstop, English, Cast Iron, Figure, Door Keeper, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
left hand against his nose Dressed in fine robes, his right hand holding a feathered quill and piece
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Iron

A Rare Renaissance Walnut Cabinet With Its Freestanding Carved Columns
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
bust, are coming out of quill-feather gains, followed by vegetal designs. In the center, under the
Category

16th Century European Renaissance Antique Quilling

Materials

Wood, Walnut

University of Cambridge student Pensioner engraving by John Agar
Located in London, GB
and Public Buildings'. The student pores over an open book with quill poised nearby. Thomas Uwins RA
Category

1810s Antique Quilling

Materials

Aquatint

Antique French Carved and Incurved Oak Bas Relief Plaque of St Luke, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
molding. In the center of the plaque is St Luke holding a book, inkwell, and quill in his left hand, while
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1720s French Louis XV Antique Quilling

Materials

Metal, Steel

Burgundian Renaissance Cabinet Depicting the Four Evangelists
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
halo over his head. Holding a quill John is writting his gospel under a tree, accompanied by the eagle
Category

16th Century French Renaissance Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

Large Antique French Marble and Bronze Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
they are attached to has insets on either side for quills or pens. The beautiful marble has a cream
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1870s French Louis XIV Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gardener’s Delight, Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Beehive Model Encrier
Located in New York, NY
, wheat forming a support for a quill. The base designed as naturalistic wood logs topped with rustic wood
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19th Century French Empire Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XVI Period by Baillon À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
and a feather quill in the other. Beside her stands a child draped in classical attire, standing on
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Danish Art Nouveau Ceramic Table Lamp by Danico with Purple Flower Decor, 1920s
By Danico Pottery, Herman August Kähler, Kähler Keramik
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
horn technique which is achieved by using slip trailed glaze through a cow horn and feather quill. It
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Antique Quilling

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

19th C. Plains Native American Roach Headdress, Deer Porcupine Hair
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
profound symbolic meaning for many Plains tribes. The use of vibrant dyed hair and porcupine quills
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19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Fur

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
just above the writing area flanked by stylised inlaid details of a pair of quills in ink pots the
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Quilling

Materials

Copper

Two Large Sculpted Marble Relief Plaques of St John and St James
Located in London, GB
hair as he puts a quill to a sheet of parchment. To his right hand side is an eagle, which is a common
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble

George III English Mahogany Metamorphic Demilune Console Triple Flip Game Table
Located in Chicago, IL
card game table, and a work desk with storage for a quill and two ink wells. To transform the demilune
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Quilling

Materials

Mahogany

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 18th Century Half Length Sculpture
Located in London, GB
viewer of the swagger of the previous century, as does the well-rendered folio and quill, giving the
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19th Century Academic Antique Quilling

Materials

Plaster

Rare French Empire Ormolu Clock of Astronomy Lesson Signed Lafollie a Paris
Located in London, GB
, dividers, a ruler, books, scrolls and quills. On the base a woman sits at an elaborate Empire chair working
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1810s French Antique Quilling

Materials

Ormolu

French Youth in Traditional Medieval Attire, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
expression. He holds what looks to be a feather or quill in one hand, while the other is extended as if he is
Category

1840s Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Porcupine Quill, Coromandel or Salamander wood, ivory, ebony and lac decoration. The Ceylonese lac work was
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19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood

Two Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
holding a quill in his other hand, whilst the female figure clutches a delicate bouquet of flowers. The
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Quilling

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Le Mousquetaire Musketeer Cavalier Spanish Tradition Diego Velázquez Influence
By Ferdinand Victor Leon Roybet
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Brouwer. In 1872, having returned to Paris, he set off again to Algeria, where he made many quill drawings
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Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Quilling

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

19th Century Arapaho Large Panel Tobacco Bag
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
century Origin: Arapaho Size: Bag 22", bead panel 11"x9", quilling 6", fringe 4", overall 32". Family
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide

Exceptional Renaissance Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
a moulded frame with a five-petals flower in its center. On the upper body a long feather quill fill
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16th Century Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
the inkwell is divided into compartments to hold various writing tools, including quills, pens. These
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Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

English Regency Desk Set in Form of British Sailors Defending a Fort with Mortar
Located in London, GB
probably pen or quill holders.
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1810s English Regency Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI-style Gilt Bronze Parquetry Bureau Plat, After Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in San Francisco, CA
cylinder. It has a pull-down, lockable top to hide all the necessities needed for a quill-and-ink world
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

French Charles X Large Marble and Gilded Bronze Ink Well and Candle Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
shaped inkwell is set up on animal paw feet. Cast with 4 holes to rest the quills or pens two wells for
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Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Portrait Of A Gentleman By Frans Hals
Located in New Orleans, LA
gaze. Wearing a dark cloak with a pleated white collar, the sitter holds a quill in his right hand
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Quilling

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Washington Sea Eagle": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
; primary quills dark brown, deeper on their inner webs; secondaries lighter, and on their outer webs of
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Quilling

Materials

Lithograph

19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Quill, Coromandel or Salamander wood, ivory, ebony and lac decoration. The Ceylonese lac work was often
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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Quilling

Materials

Ebony, Wood

Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
the inkwell is divided into compartments to hold various writing tools, including quills, pens. These
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19th Century Moorish Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

19th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
(usually excluding cuffs), entirely covered in glass beads or porcupine quills, and made with hard soles
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide, Beads

19th Century Cheyenne Beaded Moccasins
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
excluding cuffs), entirely covered in glass beads or porcupine quills, and made with hard soles that
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide, Beads

Antique parcel gilt and painted porcelain charger plate by Royal Vienna
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Mary standing before a table, quill in hand, ready to sign the abdication document laid out before her
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Quilling

Materials

Ormolu

16th Century Cabinet with Knights Carving from Avignon Workshops France
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
and quill motifs. This richly and originally adorned cabinet presents a strong structure and
Category

16th Century French Renaissance Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

Thomas Willis, MD, 17th C. Pioneer of Neurology Psychiatry: 18th C. Portrait
By George Vertue
Located in Alamo, CA
, manuscripts and quills for writing, books and a coat of arms. Thomas Willis, MD (1621-1675) was an English
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1740s Antique Quilling

Materials

Engraving

19th Century English Mahogany Bombé Shape Wine Cooler by Holland Sons
By Holland Sons
Located in London, GB
practical Yorkshire inventor, responsible for the first flushing toilet, a beer engine and a quill sharpener
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Silver Plate

19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
made in the Goa Region using Porcupine Quill, Coromandel or Salamander wood, ivory, ebony and lac
Category

Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Silver

Fontainbleau Renaissance Cabinet Bearing the Dodieu’s Family Coat-of-arms
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
cupboard, as a model of a building’s facade, uses modillions, feather-quills, columns, cornice and curved
Category

16th Century Renaissance Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut, Ebony

19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
of the Anglo-Ceylonese pieces were made in the Goa Region using Porcupine Quill, Coromandel or
Category

Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

The Flight into Egypt
Located in New York, NY
handling fully exploits the dynamics of the quill pen—the lines are vigorous, animated, and possess a great
Category

16th Century Old Masters Antique Quilling

Materials

Chalk, Ink, Pen, Paper

Emperor Wilhelm I. Metal Catchall Shows National Monument, Antique German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful metal tray or catchall to hold quills. Made of cast Iron, has some nice patina, but this
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Quilling

Materials

Iron

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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.