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English Art Deco Period Blue Shagreen Desk Set of a Folder and Inkwell
Located in Montreal, QC
English Art Deco Period Blue Shagreen Desk Set of a Folder and Inkwell.
Silver Hallmark George
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Shagreen, Shagreen Stingray
Art Deco Lacquered Calendar Desk Set, Two Inkwells With Retractable Lids 1930
s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Art Deco 1930's Monochrome Desk Set.
Befit With Two Engine Turned Inkwells with one Glass
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Antique Candle Sticks and Inkwell Émeaux de Bresse Desk Set Enamel Brass France
Located in Munich, DE
This beautifully enamelled set comprising an inkwell and two candlesticks will cheer up any room. A
Category
Antique 1870s French Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique French Green Marble
Gold Bronze 4 Piece Inkwell Desk Set Circa 1875-85
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Antique French green marble and gold bronze 4 piece inkwell desk set, circa 1875-1885
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Brass, Walnut and Ebonized Double Inkwell Set
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
English Victorian inkwell set. This walnut set has been accented with an ebony color and an overall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Marble desk set
Located in Nivelles, BE
Marble desk set including two inkwells, 2 pen holders, a letter tray and a blotting pad
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Marble
$899 / set
19th Century English Burl Wood
Rosewood Parkins
Gotto Inkwell Desk Letterbox
By Parkins
Gotto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century English Burl Wood & Rosewood Parkins & Gotto Inkwell Desk Letterbox. Item features a
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Partner
s Inkwell With Desk Tray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze partner's inkwell with desk tray
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Hand Crafted Mahogany
Brass Desktop Lamp
Inkwell Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
With
One Brass Inkwell
Pivotable Pen Stand
Brass Perpetual Calendar.
Sold With A Green Modern
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
1875s Silver-plated Brass Desk Inkwell with Crystallized Ink and Engraved Detail
Located in Marbella, ES
Desk inkwell in the shape of a chest, made of brass with a functional design. When opened, it
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Partner
s Inkwell With Desk Tray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze partner's inkwell with desk tray
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Dolphin Fish Inkwell, Candlestick, Blotter Desktop Set, Silver Plated, Sweden
Located in Nuernberg, DE
your desk.
The items are marked (M Gab Alp), also have monograms and the inkwell set has an engraving
Category
20th Century Swedish Hollywood Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
Art Deco Desk Accessory, Macassar Wood and Metal Inkwell and Blotter, circa 1930
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco modernist desk accessory was crafted in France circa 1930. The exceptional
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Antique Georgian Brass Mounted Double Inkwell Stand With Two Hand-Blown Inkwells
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Set of 19th Century Antique Georgian Mahogany
Brass Mounted Double Inkwell Stand With
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$1,688 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand, Two Cut Glass Inkwells With A Pen Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Impressive Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand
With Two Cut Glass Metal Topped Inkwells With A
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
$1,686 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
French Inkwell and Match Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
This exquisite French enamel and bronze inkwell and match holder set, adorned with hand-painted
Category
Antique 1880s French Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Inkwell, Letter Opener, Dip Pen and Seal Set, in Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s travel set or desktop accessories inkwell, dip pen, letter opener and seal
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Silver
19th Century French Longwy Ceramic Inkwell
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Longwy ceramic desk set with inkwells and candle holders. Beautiful cloisonné
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios Chinese Pattern Bronze Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern bronze inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period Zodiac pattern bronze inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Egyptian Revival Sphinx Inkwell by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maitland-Smith Egyptian Revival inkwell desk set featuring a tomb form stamp box with a sphinx
Category
20th Century Egyptian Revival Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Maitland-Smith Egyptian Revival Tessellated Marble Inkwell
By Maitland Smith
Located in Waxahachie, TX
This exquisite Vintage Maitland-Smith Egyptian Revival Tessellated Marble Inkwell is an impressive
Category
1990s Philippine Egyptian Revival Desk Sets
Materials
Stone, Brass
$600 Sale Price
60% Off
Roycroft Arts
Crafts Hammered Brass Over Copper Inkwell
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period brass finished hand hammered copper inkwell
By Roycroft (signed
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
Roycroft Arts
Crafts Brass Finished Hammered Copper Inkwell
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period brass finished hand hammered copper inkwell
By Roycroft (signed
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Copper, Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" pattern gilt bronze inkwell
By Tiffany
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" pattern gilt bronze inkwell
By Tiffany
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Large Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Zodiac" pattern bronze inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Heintz Arts
Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Inkwell
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period sterling silver on bronze inkwell
By Heintz
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Sterling Silver
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" pattern gilt bronze inkwell
By Tiffany
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Double Inkwell, France 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
heavy desk accessory. The piece features a minimalist geometric shape double inkwell with a lid and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern inkwell
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern inkwell
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1900 Cast Iron Gold Gilding Moose Desk Set
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Neat gilded moose desk set with original inkwell, circa 1900. Made of cast iron with gold gilding
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Desk Sets
Materials
Iron
Tiffany Studios New York American Indian Bronze Doré Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "American Indian" pattern gilt bronze inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern inkwell
By
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Large Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" pattern gilt bronze large inkwell
By Tiffany
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze and Marble Inkwell and Pen Holder
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
French gilt bronze and marble inkwell and pen holder.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
$1,595 Sale Price
20% Off
French Bronze and Gilded Bronze Inkwell and Candlestand 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A large and impressive early 19c French bronze and gilt bronze inkwell, the central chased handle
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
$2,083 Sale Price
48% Off
Montblanc Meisterstück Black Fountain Pen With Original Box, Inkwell
Paperwork
By Montblanc
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Montblanc Fountain Pen Set.
A Montblanc Meisterstück Black Fountain Pen With Original Box &
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Gold
Antique Paris Le Sacre Coeur Souvenir Double Inkwell Stand Architecture Building
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s - 1910s double inkwell, with a souvenir building of The Basilica of the Sacred
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Rare 19th Century Russian Ormolu, Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal and Jeweled Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
inkwells are set within the ormolu framework. Each inkwell has a hand-cut faceted surface with intersecting
Category
Antique 1820s Russian Empire Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3.25"W
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3.75"W
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3.75"W
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Writing set with blotter, inkwell, opener, seal, pen and original case
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Writing set with blotter, inkwell, letter opener, seal and embossed silver pen with
Category
20th Century European Letter Openers
Materials
Silver
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
Late 19th century French Desk set with beautifull Inkwell.
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century French desk set with an inkwell, a letter holder and a blotter.
Mahogany with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Inkwells
French Napoleon III Black Portoro Marble Inkwell Desk Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Napoleon III French inkwell set. Carved from Italian portoro marble
with brass mounts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Marble
Antique Brass Double Inkstand, Inkwell, Desk Set, Scotland 1910, H526
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Brass double inkstand, inkwell, desk set, Scotland 1910, H526
Scotland 1910
Solid brass
Category
Vintage 1910s Asian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Edwardian Desk Set with Original Inkwells by James Deakin
Sons
By James Deakin
Sons
Located in Charleston, SC
Outstanding Desk Set with Original Inkwells by James Deakin & Sons.
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
George V Sterling Silver
Crystal Desk Inkwell
Located in Summerland, CA
sterling silver desk standish (inkwell set), hallmarked London, 1918. The rectangular silver tray is shaped
Category
Vintage 1910s British Georgian Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Bronze English Inkwell Set with Rocking Blotter
Located in Cookeville, TN
lovely set to rest upon your desk.
Blotter measurement: 4.5" long x 2.63 wide x 2.63" high.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Inkwell "Bou Bou" by Max Le Verrier, 1930, Set of Two
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Gent, BE
For your consideration,
These Art Deco sculptures of a monkey holding an inkwell are the
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Desk Set with Ink Wells
Calendar
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco desk set with ink wells & calendar. Modernist design with glass base and streamlined metal
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Metal
4 pcs Art Deco Bakelite Writing Desk Set 1920
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Art deco bakelite set of 4 pcs., 1920th
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Bakelite
Bronze and Black Marble Writing Set, Model by Nikolai Iwanowitsch Lieberich
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
desk-top blotter, a card holder, an inkwell and a pen holder.
The bears are models by the Russian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Belle Époque Inkwells
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Sarreid Ltd. Brass Inkwell Desk Set
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Richmond, VA
Listed is a gorgeous, 1960s Italian brass inkwell desk set, by Sarreid Ltd. This desk set includes
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
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Desk Inkwell Sets For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of desk inkwell sets for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct desk inkwell sets — often made from metal, bronze and stone — can elevate any home. Desk inkwell sets have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Desk inkwell sets made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Desk inkwell sets have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Armand Guénard, Crown Staffordshire and Elkington
Co. are consistently popular.
How Much are Desk Inkwell Sets?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,470, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $9,750 highest priced.
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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