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Napoleon III Chinese Lacquer Box and Tray Writing Kit, Circa 1870
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice Napoleon III period desk set, consisting of a mailbox, a box for pens and pencils and a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Sets
Materials
Lacquer
MCM Five Piece Brass and Faux Crocodile Leather Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
vintage condition and includes a letter holder, a dual pen holder and two pens, a scratch paper box, a pen
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Nine-Piece Gilt-Metal and Stone-Inlaid Assembled Desk Set 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pen holder, a stamp box, a pen, a hand blotter, a what not tray, monogramed stamp, letter opener and a
Category
20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Agate
Gilt Tooled Leather Desk Accessories Italian or French, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
.
Comprising of a stationery box,
pen tray with glass insert, stamp box, pen holder
and a rare feature
Category
Early 20th Century Italian International Style Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Delvaux Créateur Black Leather Desk Set 1970s Belgium
By Delvaux Créateur
Located in Den Haag, NL
in a Black Leather holder .
Little Black box . Pen holder .astray holder .and a Letter holder .
All
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Coco Loco
By Sean 9 Lugo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting titled "Coco Loco" is an original artwork by Sean 9 Lugo made of acrylic and pen on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Ink, Acrylic
Hermes 2006 Cognac Nilo Crocodile Zip Around GM Agenda
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
palladium bar for optional notebook placement and palladium ballpoint pen
Made in: France
Year
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Tech Accessories and Cases
Signed Tommaso Barbi Mid-Century Desk Set of 5 in Burl and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Roma, IT
, a pen holder, a small storage box, a letter/document holder, and a document tray. In fantastic
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Calendar Frame
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
desk accessories available, including: inkwell, notepad holder, desk box, pen tray, thermometer
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Davenport Desk in Burled Walnut, circa 1870
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
surface, and two glass inkwells and a few pen nibs. The glove box on top with the brass gallery is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Abalone Nine-Piece Bronze Desk Set, circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
comprising rocker blotter, easel calendar, inkwell, letter opener, pincushion holder, pen rack, two
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Hermès 1983 Écritoire De Voyage Shoulder Purse
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
stamped pen. Includes original box. Interior pocket panel is stamped with an M inside of a circle which
Category
1980s French Shoulder Bags
Vintage “Pierre Cardin’ Retro Cigarette Case
Lather Note Pad Set, Circa 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Cardin Note Book Pad and Pen in Original box
Circa 1980s
Gold plated.
Signed
Very elegant and
Category
Late 20th Century French Retro Vanity Items
Marie Christine Pavone French Vintage Colorful Cat Brooch in Bakelite
Located in Miami, FL
amount of formaldehyde. After 1900, it was used to manufacture fantasy buttons, toilet accessories, boxes
Category
20th Century French Modernist Brooches
English Regency Antique Conch Shell-Inlaid Satinwood Writing Table ca. 1820
Located in Shippensburg, PA
inkwell boxes and a pen holder. The legs terminate in exquisitely cast animal paws.
The table would
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Penman
s Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
accompanied by distinctive orange leather pen slots. The upper tier of the Penman’s Box features two removable
Category
2010s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
$40,441
Vintage Marco Zanuso Thesi Pen
Located in New York, NY
MoMA. In its original box. Superficial scratches to box and pen, otherwise excellent working
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Ebony Pen Box
Located in Richmond, CA
Solid ebony box designed to hold pens and other writing implements. Box has two brass latches and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Brass
$700
French 1880 Brass Inlaid, Burr Cedar Watch/Pen Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
finish. It’s a lovely shape to make a perfect paint brush, watch or pen box. It has a working lock and
Category
Antique 1880s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cedar
Anglo Indian Nagina Carved Ebony Pen Box
Located in Denver, CO
Of rectangular form with a hinged, stepped lid and carved overall in low relief with floral and geometric patterns and raised on turned feet. The interior is fitted with compartments...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Moghul Style Carved Ebony Pen Box with Brass Hinges
Located in Richmond, CA
Moghul style intricately carved ebony penbox with brass details.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pen Shell Box
Located in North Miami, FL
Lovely 70's pen shell box in rich caramels and browns with black felt lining.
Category
Vintage 1970s Philippine Boxes
Aubergine Pen Shell Box
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic aubergine colored penshell box was acquired from a Palm Beach estate and it
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
English Regency Pen Work Box
Located in New York, NY
This large English Regency period box is decorated with pen work in a black and white palette
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Exotic Lacquered Pen Shell Decorative Box
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gorgeous handcrafted box comprised of lacquered pen shell. Hand-dyed in variant hues of ruby red
Category
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Palmwood
Montblanc Etoile Mediterranee Rollerball Pen
By Montblanc
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Company - Montblanc
Style - Mediterranee
Type - Rollerball
Model - M25717
Includes - Pen, box and
Category
2010s More Jewelry
Materials
Diamond
Large 1970s Round Tessellated Pen Shell Box
Located in New York, NY
Large round tessellated pen shell box, USA, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Tall 1970s Round Tessellated Pen Shell Box
Located in New York, NY
Tall round tessellated pen shell box. USA, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Decorative Pen Shell Box with Exotic Red Feathers
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisitely handcrafted decorative or jewelry box. Comprised of lacquered pen shell with geometric
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Postmodern Tessellated Young Pen Shell Hinged Box, 1990s
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small sized lidded and hinged decorative box executed in brick inlaid tessellated young pen shell
Category
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell, Felt
Organic Modern Mosaic Lacquered Pen Shell Box in Tortoise
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stunning lacquered pen shell decorative box in hues of tortoise. The box features mosaic inlays
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Palmwood
Exquisite Lacquered Pen Shell Box with Tiger Stripe Inlays
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Outstanding large box comprised of exotic lacquered pen shell in alternating tiger hued stripes
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Large Maitland Smith Pen Shell and Mother-of-Pearl Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Miami, FL
Impressively-scaled decorative box by Maitland Smith, covered in tortoise-like pen shell with
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Organic Modern Lacquered Pen Shell Box with Bone Trim Detail
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant decorative box or jewelry box comprised of natural pen shell. The luminous iridescent
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell
Exotic Shagreen and Pen Shell Footed Box with Amorphous Design
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite decorative footed box comprised of shagreen covered palmwood. The box has an ultra chic
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Bjorn Wiinblad Pen and Ink Transfer Ceramic Lidded Box Nymolle Denmark
By Nymolle, Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage, mid to late 20th century lidded ceramic box with a transfer printed pen and ink drawing
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Organic Modern Decorative Box in Lacquered Pen Shell and Exotic Red Feathers
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisitely handcrafted decorative or jewelry box. Comprised of lacquered pen shell with geometric
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage R&Y Augousti Brown Iridescent Pen Shell Box with Bone Trim
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Organic modern decorative box or jewelry box comprised of natural pen shell. The luminous
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell
Large "Regency III" Tessellated Young Pen Shell Tea Caddy or Hinged Box, 1990s
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large hinged box with smooth tessellated young pen shell inlay along exterior and wood-lined
Category
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell
Large "Regency III" Tessellated Black Pen Shell Tea Caddy or Hinged Box, 1990s
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large hinged box with smooth tessellated brick inlaid black pen shell along exterior and wood-lined
Category
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell
Exotic Dyed Pen Shell Jewelry Box in Ruby Red with Stylized Bronze Accents
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Large vintage decorative box jewelry box exquisitely comprised of hand dyed penshell in rich tones
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Elegant Pen Shell Decorative Box with Bronze and Onyx Details
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Modern decorative / jewelry box features exotic pen shell exterior, hand dyed and lacquered in rich
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
R&Y Augousti Mosaic Trinket Box in Exotic Red Pen-Shell
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Beautiful jewelry box with hinged lid in lacquered pen-shell. Handcrafted in exotic materials with
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage R&Y Augousti Decorative Box in Mosaic Red and Black Pen-Shell, c. 2000
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
exotic materials featuring lacquered and hand dyed pen-shell over a wood frame. The box features mosaic
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Palmwood
Collectors Set of One-Hundred Pen Knives
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A private collectors collection of approximately one-hundred penknives of every size, shape and form together with the collectors two notebooks. The case circa 1900, the knives from ...
Category
20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$5,346 / set
Pen Shell Box in Ruby Red with Geometric Inlay Design
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Outstanding large square decorative box comprised of exotic lacquered pen shell. Dyed in hues of
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze
Pen Work Decorated Jewelry Casket (GMD#2700)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Now on sale for 900.00, reduced from 1,800.00)
19th Century French Lacquer and Pen Work Decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
English Burl Walnut Mid-19th Century Desk Box with Inks, Drawer, Stationery Box
Located in Wells, ME
English Mid-19th century burl walnut desk box with brass overlay, ebonized edging, feet and pen
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare 18th Century Painted Belgium Spa Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
very rare to find a pen work box in such good original condition.
It measures 20 by 15 and stands 7cm
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Belgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
Victorian Coromandel Gentlemans Writing Box, circa 1860
Located in London, Greenwich
reveal the original faded red velvet writing surface, twin inkwells and lift out pen tray. The box also
Category
Antique 1860s English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Beautiful French 1820 Burr Elm Officers Campaign Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
the box to reveal a professionally relined interior ideal for holding watches and pens. The box
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pen Work English Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Circa 1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare large and beautiful English Chinoiserie pen work Tea Caddy made in England, circa 1820.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
20th Century Edwardian Pen-Work Tea Caddy, circa 1905
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A nice English Edwardian pen-work tea caddy, decorated in Georgian style with internal lid and
Category
Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Beech
William IV Period Mahogany Lap-Desk
Located in Cambridge, GB
and a flush-fitting handle; the desk with original gold-tooled green leather flaps enclosing two pen
Category
Antique 1830s English Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood portable writing desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
for inkwells, pens, seals, and wax. The box measures 19 3/4" wide, 10" deep, and 7" high.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Victorian Coromandel and Brass Portable Lap Desk or Slope
By Howell James
Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
rectangular shape, with a double hinged lid revealing a metal box for ink and pens, above the box for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Smythson of Bond Street Desk Set
By Smythson of Bond Street
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Smythson of Bond Street green leather desk set that includes a stationery box, pen holder
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
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Y Augousti, Montblanc and Agresti are consistently popular.
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