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Rare Charles Cumberworth Signed Bronze Inkwell
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A detailed French Realism period nature themed bronze inkwell / pen tray. Leaves form the base
Category
1840s French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu Bronze Desk Set Encrier Inkwell Art Nouveau Grand Tour
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb example of a French ormolu and patinated bronze heavy gauge twin ink desk stand of
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Glazed Earthenware Inkwell of a Crab, Signed Andre Methey, France c. 1900
Located in Spencertown, NY
The glazed earthenware realistically modeled crab in reddish brown with green glaze underneath. Measures: H. 2 1/4” W. 7” D. 6”.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Earthenware
Art Nouveau bronze inkwell by Max Blondat.
By Max Blondat
Located in Antwerp, BE
A bronze inkwell with lady sitting on a throne by Max Blondat (1879-1926)
This bronze is
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Art Deco Double Inkwell (1920s/1930s) -1Y04
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embrace the elegance of the Art Deco era with this exquisite vintage Art Deco double inkwell from
Category
1920s French Empire French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Chrome
French Sterling Silver Inkwell with 3-D Man Dolphin and Horse
#2115
Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
French sterling silver inkwell featuring a scene from Greek mythology. There is a 3-D figure
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Renaissance Style Bronze Inkwell - Early 20th Century -1Y12
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embrace the elegance of a bygone era with this exquisite antique bronze inkwell, crafted in the
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Period Neoclassical Dagoty Encrier or Inkwell, Early 19th Century
By Dagoty
Located in Essex, MA
Period Bisque porcelain and gilt inkwell or Encrier
--Heroic and classical figures, woman, cupid.
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze and Marble Figural Inkwell of a Sleeping Boy
Located in Petaluma, CA
Artist signed Joachin Angles .Joaquin Angles, 1859-1905, France, figural bronze and marble inkwell
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A 19th century Blue And Bronze Inkwell By Théodore Deck
Located in Portland, England
This 19th century blue enamelled earthenware inkwell was made circa 1880 by famous French ceramic
Category
Late 19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Quality French Boulle Inkstand
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptional quality French Boulle inkstand / inkwell dating to circa 1830.
This beautiful
Category
1830s French French Antique Inkwells
Rare 18th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Inkstand
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
French Napoleon III oval-shaped inkwell. The inkstand is crafted in 18th century Sevres soft-paste
Category
19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th or Early 20th Century Yorkshire Terrier Dog Bronze French Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Very detailed late 19th early 20th Century French inkwell of a Yorkshire terrier dog with the
Category
Late 19th Century French Barbizon School French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Emile Picault
s Model French Inkwell
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Emile Picault's model French scribe
mercury figure
Origin France Ciraca 1900
Material zamac
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Napoleon III French Inkwell in Bronze And Marble 1848-1850
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Important and massive French inkwell; the ink containers are in gilded bronze; their body was made
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Small French white faience lidded ink pot with chinoiserie decorations in the manner of Paul
Category
Early 19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
French Faience Inkwell with Lion
Located in Pembroke, MA
An unusual and highly-decorative 19th century French faience inkwell from Normandy, featuring a
Category
19th Century French Renaissance French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
French Opaline And Brass Inkwell
Located in Clearwater, FL
A beautiful pale blue opaline inkwell with small hand painted flowers. With an antique brass top
Category
1880s French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French Art Nouveau Bronze Floral Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau bronze floral design inkwell with handles and iridescent glass well.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Neogothic Inkwell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Diana the Huntress
A Louis Philippe Neo-Gothic Style Ormolu Inkwell
Rectangular in brown patina
Category
1850s French Napoleon III French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
1880s Bronze French Empire Inkwell
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s bronze French Empire inkwell. Adorned with griffins.
Category
1880s French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Inkwell by Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
French Art Deco inkwell signed Sèvres, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Art Deco French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Inkwell, Handpainted, France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful Porcelain Inkwell from France, 1880s.
Wonderfully hand-painted with brass lid.
Category
19th Century French Late Victorian French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
French Faience Inkwell, Late 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Traditionally hand-painted porcelain Faience Inkwell, France, late 19th century. Bronze lids and
Category
Late 19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour French Empire Bronze Inkwell
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome Napoleonic bronze inkwell features gilt bronze mounts of
Neo-classical design.
Category
Late 19th Century French Grand Tour French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Scrolled Repousse Inkwell
Located in Savannah, GA
Petite size scrolled repousse brass single inkwell with lid. Features include an intricate design
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Floral Painted Inkwell
By Edmé Samson
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality bronzed mounted French porcelain inkwell with Chinoiserie floral painted designs
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Brass and Marble Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
French Art Deco brass and marble inkwell represents the essence of the style, with a clean tailored
Category
1920s French Art Deco French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass
19th Century French Bronze and Gilt Dolphin Inkwell
Located in Delft, NL
19th century French bronze and gilt dolphin inkwell
The inkwell is all bronze and the inkwell
Category
Late 19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Large French Neoclassical Marble and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Rochester, NY
Fine French 19th century gilt bronze inkwell mounted on rouge marble. Sculpture of Roman woman with
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19th Century French Neoclassical French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze
Antique Crystal Glass Inkwell, Hermes, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell made of heavy crystal glass, high-quality workmanship with a gold-plated lid.
The
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gold Plate
Inkwell Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell Napoleon Bonaparte
Alpe green marble and golden bronze
Origin France Circa 1900
Perfect
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Early 1900s French Napoleon III French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Napoleon III Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III inkwell
gilt bronz and champleve enamel
Origin France
perfect condition
circa 1860
Category
1850s French Napoleon III French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Enamel
Antique French Blue and White Faience Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
The charm of this French faience inkwell lies in the hand painted decor and its unique shape
Category
1890s French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Marble Inkwell with Bronze Doré Mounts
By Maison Giroux
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This 19th century French Empire inkwell is composed of richly veined Verde Antico marble finished
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Mid-19th Century French Second Empire French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ancient Napoleon III Bronze Inkwell - France Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze Inkwell is a bronze decorative object realized by Anonymous artist at the second half of XIX
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour French Empire Green Glass Ormolu Mounted Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
Emerald green glass mounted inkwell with ormolu frieze of laurels, demigods and an eagle (lid
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
Inkwell Charles X French Gothic in Patinated Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Inkwell Charles X French Gothic in Patinated Bronze, Early 19th Century
Gothic inkwell in
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Early 19th Century French Charles X French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Inkwell
Located in Casteren, NL
This is an exceptional and very special item.
Handcrafted bronze inkwell decorated with hand
Category
19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Moorish Style Champlevé Enameled Bronze Double Inkwell Pen Tray
Located in Astoria, NY
French 19th century Moorish style double inkwell and pen tray made in enameled champlevé bronze
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1850s French Moorish French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Regency Bronze Gilded Inkwell
Located in Northampton, GB
A beautiful Regency bronze gilded Inkwell standing on a green marble base.
An elegant green
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Early 19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Empire Marble and Ormolu Double Inkwell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant and Regal French gilt bronze and marble double inkwell. The dark green highly figurative
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1890s French Empire French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Brass and Green Marble Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, square inkwell was crafted in France, circa 1880. The useful desk accessory features
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French 1870 Traveling Mini Liquor Bottle "Dom" Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
France 1870 Mini Traveling Liquor Bottle "Dom" Inkwell Rare... Bottle shaped.
This is a very unique
Category
1870s European French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Art Glass
French 19th Century Metal Inkwell with Caparisoned Indian Elephant and Monkey
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French metal inkwell from the 19th century depicting an Indian caparisoned elephant topped with a
Category
19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Early 1900s French Faience Inkwell in the Style of Emile Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
This cobalt blue on white ground, French faience heraldic inkwell dates to the early 1900s. It is
Category
Early 20th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Faience
Antique French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Desktop Inkwell, circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XV style figural cast bronze desktop inkwell features columns, opposing lions
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell of a Maiden with Long Hair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Art Nouveau bronze inkwell of a maiden with long hair.
France, circa 1890.
A unsigned
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Nationale De Sevres French Floral Painted Porcelain Inkwell
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Sevres French Floral Painted Porcelain Inkwell
Lovely little porcelain piece
Category
Late 19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique Bronze Pen Tray
Double Inkwell Desk Set 19 Century, France
Located in Bastogne, BE
inkwells. Manufactured in France, 19th Century.
Made using traditional technology by casting bronze. Then
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1890s French Gothic French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Figural Bronze
Marble Statuary Inkwell with Mercury, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French figural inkwell offers Classical Greek bronze statuary of seated mercury flanked
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19th Century French Classical Greek French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Bronze and Black Marble Inkwell with Cherub Reading
Located in Dallas, TX
Embellish your desk with antique flair with this fine inkwell from France. Crafted, circa 1870, the
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Late 19th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI ornate gilt bronze inkwell with hidden storage compartment.
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Patinated Spelter Inkwell with Hunting Dog
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your desk with this fine, antique inkwell from France, circa 1870. The patinated spelter
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Inkwell Signed HR Quimper
By Quimper Faience Pottery
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a lady's writing desk with this colorful antique inkwell from Brittany. Crafted in western
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Early 20th Century French French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Faience
Splendid Antique French Encrier Champleve Enamel Gilt Brass Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Tustin, CA
A very fine, handmade, French gilt brass and Champleve enamel antique footed encrier or inkwell
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Inkwell by Odiot À Paris, France Probably End of 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Inkwell with a heavy glass body with a gadrooned wall and a round stand with rocaille and shell
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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French Antique Inkwells For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of French antique inkwells available for sale. Each of these unique French antique inkwells was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and stone. There are all kinds of French antique inkwells available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Art Nouveau and Neoclassical French antique inkwells are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made French antique inkwells over the years, but those made by Armand Guénard, Ferdinand Barbedienne and E. Dreyfous are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are French Antique Inkwells?
Prices for French antique inkwells can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, French antique inkwells begin at $175 and can go as high as $15,462, while the average can fetch as much as $1,228.
Finding the Right Inkwells for You
Now that we no longer need vintage, new or antique inkwells for written communication, these elegant desk accessories make for a distinctive decorative touch in any home office or study.
Prior to the 19th century, the inkwell was an integral part of the writing process. The first fountain pen was patented in 1827. Typewriters found acceptance during the 1880s, and the ballpoint pen, which replaced the inkwell on most desks and writing tables of the era, modernized the way we write. (Later, it would transform how some of us make art.) Today, a well-designed antique or vintage inkwell is a fun, decorative accent for any work area.
If you find yourself working from home today more often than not, why not freshen things up a bit? Small changes can help elevate your workspace: Incremental edits to your interior, such as rethinking your shelving, swapping out your wall decor and adding a touch of the past to your modern-day desktop, can actually make a big difference. Alongside an ornate Art Deco–era desk lamp and an antique paperweight, your inkwell will look right at home and can support your effort to create a happy home office.
Find a collection of unique metal inkwells to suit any taste on 1stDibs or shop by style. Browse a range of Art Nouveau inkwells, Victorian inkwells, Art Deco inkwells and more. Search our selection of inkwells to find the perfect piece for any space.
Questions About French Antique Inkwells
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