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S XIX Luis XV silver French writing desk circa 1840, silver and cristal signed
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful double inkell in French silver engraved wih initials .It have his corresponding contrasts. Blown crystal inside the inkwells and it have a central space for pens and...
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1840s French Louis XV Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Silver Leaf
19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Campaign Mahogany Lap Desk Decorative Box on Custom Stand, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
area with a partitioned area dedicated to inkwells and other writing accessories. Additional storage
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Silverplate Writing Set Including Inkwell and Accessories
Located in New York, US
Our exceptional nineteenth century writing set from the Greek Revival period of the nineteenth
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
English 1850s Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand Fitted with Black Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
with gilded accents and a partitioned section dedicated to inkwells and other writing accessories
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Highly Decorative English Lady
s Secretary Desk from the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
, a fluted recess for writing accessories and two ink pots.
Furthermore, the front is decorated with
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Late 19th Century English Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Baize, Wood
English 1850s Walnut Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand Fitted with Green Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
with gilded accents and a partitioned section dedicated to inkwells and other writing accessories
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Double Inkwell / Antique Pewter Inkwell from the 1900s -1Y75
Located in Bordeaux, FR
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This Art Nouveau double inkwell is a remarkable piece for collectors of antique writing accessories and
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Gentleman or Officer Sterling Silver Travel Set, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
solid silver boxes and perfume bottles
- writing accessories (leather and solid silver travel inkwell
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Brass
Antique Japanese Kiri 6 Drawer Kodansu c1910
s Taisho 18x23x12
Located in Portland, OR
was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Kiri 6 Drawer Kodansu c1910
s Taisho 18x23x12
Located in Portland, OR
was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Copper
Early 19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
for writing instruments and accessories. The top half of the writing surface lifts up to a large open
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Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Elaborate English Calamander Traveling Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
& Son Oxford, the interior with various writing implement and accessories including a leather removable
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Accessories
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, NY
turquoise background. Oriental Decor For Interior Design, Desk Accessories And Writing Instruments.
OVERALL
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, NY
turquoise background. Oriental Decor For Interior Design, Desk Accessories And Writing Instruments.
OVERALL
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, NY
background. Oriental Decor For Interior Design, Desk Accessories And Writing Instruments.
OVERALL GOOD
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Copper, Enamel
French 19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
writing essentials and other accessories. The doors and drawers retain their original brass pulls and
Category
19th Century French Antique Writing Accessories
Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oriental Asian Home Decor, Desk Accessories, And Writing Instruments.
Dimensions: H 7 in. 13 1/2 x 15 in
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope With Oxblood Leather
Ebonised Interior.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Ebonised Interior & Writing Accessories, With a secret compartment for letters etc. - 1800s
Included in
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in Reading, Berkshire
for engraving
This writing slope comes befit with various accessories:
Two Glass inkwells
One
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marble Encrier /Seated Goddess Holding Globe
Located in Tarry Town, NY
holds a feathered pen, adding a personal touch to this remarkable writing accessory. Measuring
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Provincial English Elm Writing Slope
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English provincial burl elm writing slope, with a hinged lid opening to reveal a lined interior
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Elm
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century mahogany writing box with dark blue leather desk top, original key and several (secret
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Anglo Indian Writing Box with Bone Inlay
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1860s Indian writing box of rosewood with elaborate bone inlay in floral pattern.
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Period Leather Travelling Writing Case
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
, the front opens again to become a writing surface over storage door.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Rare Vintage 19th Century Writing Set, Austria Vienna circa 1840
By Master AB
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian Silver Rarest 19th Century Writing Set Five Parts
Vienna, made circa 1840 during
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Writing Slope, Georgian Walnut, circa 1810
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an English antique writing slope dating to circa1810.
In good antique condition this
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
English writing slope in bird's-eye maple.
The box can be opened to create a sloping desk pad
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Silver
English Regency Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
English writing box. (Laptop)
The box can be opened to create a sloping desk pad covered with green
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Quality Antique Victorian Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian brass bounded rosewood writing box having the original brass bounds and
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Early 20th Century Indo-English Writing Case
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional early 20th century Indo-English writing case, 1920-1930, high quality, complete with
Category
1920s European Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Wood
French Empire Boxed Writing Set Made in France
Located in Toledo, OH
Ornate leather boxed French Empire three-piece writing set. Included in the box is a letter opener
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Walnut Purple Velvet Campaign Writing Desk Slope
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian campaign writing desk slope. Made of walnut featuring purple velvet writing
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Mid 19th Century Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Mid 19th centurt brass bound writing box
Date : c1850
Period : Victorian
Origin : England
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope by Betjemann
Sons
By George Betjemann
Sons
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Victorian coromandel writing slope retailed by Whittington of Neath and made by
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1870s English Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Brass Bound Victorian Writing Stationery Slope, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality English ladies or gents travelling writing slope of outstanding
Category
19th Century English Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Cased Three-Piece Bakelite Writing Set, Austria, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1920s Austrian cased writing set. Included are a letter opener, dip pen, and a pencil
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1920s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
19th Century Marble and Gilt-Bronze Writing Desk Set
Located in Berlin, DE
richly-veined Verde Antico marble. The concave cutout for writing instruments flanked by two inkwells
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1850s French Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century British Campaign Writing Slope with Mop Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Really nice mid-19th century campaign writing slope.
British, circa 1850…..mahogany or rosewood
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Antique Officer
s Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
writing case, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Delightfully attractive box, with fascinating
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Exquisite Victorian Rosewood
Leather Tooled Writing Slope, Inkwell and Pen
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Rosewood handcrafted exquisite writing slope with tooled leather, fitted interior
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Victorian Rosewood
Leather Tooled Writing Slope, Inkwell and Pen
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Rosewood handcrafted exquisite writing slope with tooled leather, fitted interior
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Fitted Writing Box on Custom Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th c. English Regency fitted writing box on stand. Hidden compartment fitted with three small
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Georgian Military Campaign Royal Warrant Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A stunning georgian military campaign rosewood & brass bound hand crafted writing slope.
With Red
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Special writing Set, inkwell, bronze, silvered, Napoleon III, ~1880, France
Located in Wien, AT
Very decorative writing set, of the last third of the 19. century - Napoleon III. Made out of
Category
Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Regency Brass Bound Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Writing Slope Box 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Style Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quarter of the
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare Early 1900s Art Nouveau Rosewood and Brass Writing Box
By Erhard
Söhne
Located in San Diego, CA
An Art Nouveau writing box crafted with palisander (rosewood) and brass decoration. Domed lid on a
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Writing Slope, Bramah Lock, Victorian, Mechi London, circa 1840
By John Joseph Mechi
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing slope in mahogany with Bramah lock, an English, Victorian slope by
Category
Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope with Brass Inlay
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope With Brass Inlay
A handcrafted
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Campaign Mahogany Writing Slope Lap Desk Box Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from England~
~Lovely antique English Campaign mahogany portable writing slope desk
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Tunbridge Ware Inlay Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large quality antique Victorian burr walnut Tunbridge Ware inlay writing box having a quality burr
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Mid 19th Century Rosewood Brass Bound Hand Crafted Exquisite Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Mid 19th Century Rosewood Brass Bound Hand Crafted Exquisite Writing Slope With Red Velvet Fitted
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Royal American Regiment 1756–1763 Brass Bound Military Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century The Kings Royal Rifle Corps Oak Brass Bound Military Campaign Writing Slope
The
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Writing Set England, Sheffield 1882 Sterling Silver 1450gr Sphinx
Located in Epfach, DE
This beautiful writing set was made in Sheffield 1882 and is out of 1450gr. Sterling silver. The
Category
1880s English Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the 19th century.
The
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Turnbridge Ware Burl Walnut Traveling Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This is a remarkable writing slope remaining in superb original condition throughout. The rosewood
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Accessories
Materials
Brass
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Antique Writing Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique writing accessories for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique writing accessories was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Antique writing accessories have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique writing accessories made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique writing accessories have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by George Betjemann
Sons, Platerías Martínez and David Edwards are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Writing Accessories?
Prices for antique writing accessories can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique writing accessories begin at $295 and can go as high as $38,285, while the average can fetch as much as $1,381.
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.
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