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Small Decorative Vintage Bronze Tray/Pen Holder, France
Located in New York City, NY
Small decorative vintage tray, France, 20th century. Object consists of a smooth, semicircular
Category

20th Century French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Bronze

19th C. English Campaign Style Mahogany Travel Desk by G. Riddle, London
Located in Bridgeport, CT
lidded pen tray, two compartments (one with a lid with bone pull), and two bottles, the brass caps with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Continental Italian Leather Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
, 10.25" Wide, 6" Deep Inkstand, with double inkwell holders flanking a central writing instrument pen
Category

20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Antique Ladies Travelling Box, English, Sewing Case, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
compartment Replete with a pair of glass ink wells, topped with silver plated lids Pen tray residing between
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Russian Malachite and Bronze Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
bronze accents are the perfect complement to the vivid green stone. Two dipping wells and pen tray make
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Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Pair of early 20th Century mahogany Carlton house desk s
Located in Martlesham, GB
blind and gold tooling, stationary compartments either side with lift up lids to reveal a pen tray and
Category

Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Large Robert Vorley Stationery Document Box, 1978
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
; opens to reveal four stepped document trays, a curved pen tray and three compartments for business cards
Category

20th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Gentleman s Writing Slope, English, Walnut Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
to a gentle slope, with a two piece skiver Pen tray with removable cover, and ink well compartments
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Scholar s Objects

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Stationery Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
spring forward, this compartment has two inkwells, a lidded stamp box and pen tray. Above the inkwells
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Fine Quality Antique Edwardian Freestanding Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
original brass handles, four pigeon holes, pen tray and a pair of original glass inkwells. It boasts the
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Other

Antique English Writing Box by George Betjemann Sons Veneered in Coromandel
By George Betjemann Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
writing slope, there is a partitioned section lined in Satinwood with two glass inkwells and a pen tray
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Ghidini 1961 Omini Pen and Cards Tray in Polished Brass
By Ghidini 1961, Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made from brass the pen and card tray is suitable for storing pens, pencils and cards and adds a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Sheraton Satinwood Writing Table
Located in Worcester, GB
compartments including a sliding pen tray and ink well recess. To the side, a concealed pull-out slide with
Category

Antique 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
concave curved wooden pen tray, and double inkwell compartments. Both sides of the writing surface lift
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Writing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
hidden drawer can be extended with the pin lever Further storage offered by a pair of lift-out pen trays
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

Vintage 1980s Gucci Desk Set Accessories - Leather Pen + Paper Holder Tray
By Gucci
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nice 1980s Gucci - Italy designed leather desk accessories set, includes pen holder, note paper
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Leather, Suede

19th century Chinese Canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
both ways to reveal storage underneath, pen trays either side. (red fabric is worn and detached in the
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Desks

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Banker s Chest of Drawers, English, Oak, Tallboy, Maple Co, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
with pen trays opens at the rear edge Drawers dressed with brass drop handles over shaped backplates
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of ...

Materials

Oak

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
By Townshend Co.
Located in London, GB
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of
Category

Antique 1890s English Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique English Coromandel Writing Box by Fisher
By Fisher Brothers, Joseph Bramah
Located in Northampton, GB
box houses two Crown top inkwells, a removable pen tray and two further storage compartments, one
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
foxing Covered stationery tray set before the mirror, with pen tray and ink wells Tanned to a deep
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Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Walnut

14-Karat Gold Pen Holder and Tray with Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Magnificent 14-karat gold pen holder and tray with diamonds, rubies and sapphires. Pen holder
Category

Early 20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Gold

Executive Desk Set Shagreen, Macassar – Desk Pad, Document Tray lid, Pen Box
By Boucher Co
Located in Queensland, AU
accuracy throughout this special ensemble. The Document Tray has a leather-wrapped lid with a custom-made
Category

2010s Australian Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood, Macassar, Plywood, Shagreen Stingray

Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Pen and Cards Desk Trays Set in Polished Brass
By Ghidini 1961, Elisa Giovannoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trays in brass. The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Rosewood Writing Box by William Chrisp
Located in Northampton, GB
stringing to the face. The upper half is fitted with two inkwells, a pen tray and a lidded compartment. The
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Antique 1820s English George IV Desk Sets

Materials

Silver, Brass

Carl Aubock Mid Century Horn Desk Pen Pencil Tray Holder, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative and rare desk penholder from the 1960s, designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Vienna. Made of horn, in very good condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Horn

19th C. English Victorian Brass-Inlaid Burlwood Writing Desk with Inkwells
By James Allen
Located in Morristown, NJ
inkwells and features a hidden compartment beneath the pen tray—hallmarks of quality construction during
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Ghidini 1961 Omini Pen and Cards Tray in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
By Ghidini 1961, Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Pencils tray in brass Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Pen and Cards Desk Trays Set in Rose Gold Finish
By Ghidini 1961, Elisa Giovannoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trays in copper with a rose gold finish. The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

Antique Lady s Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
provided beneath the upper half of the skiver, ideal for paper documents Beyond, an enclosed pen tray with
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Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Grand Antique English Olivewood Writing Box / Cabinet, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
of a removable pen tray with storage below and another small lidded compartment to pen nibs. The
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Olive

Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
original brass handle to top, opening to reveal Baized writing slope, inkwells, lidded compartment and pen
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Era Inkstand with Boulle Marquetry in Ebonised Wood and Brass
By J. C. Vickery
Located in London, GB
ink-pots of cut, faceted glass with brass lids, and a pen tray. The inkstand is accompanied by a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

A fine silver mounted presentation penholder Commemorating the Laying Down
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
then fitted with a large silver plated pen tray, two inkwells and two engraved presentation plaques
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Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver

Fine Regency Mahogany Chamber Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Lancaster, Having Superbly Figured Top With Hinged Flip Flap To Back, Enclosing Pen Tray And Inkwell
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Imperial Anichkov Palace Russian Bronze Garniture Desk Set. Alexei Alexandrovich
Located in Victoria, BC
marble base with shallow pen tray recesses. The base retains red Anichkov Palace inventory numbers and St
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Desk Sets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins
Located in Northampton, GB
reveals a campaign style interior with partitions housing two inkwells and two parallel pen trays in front
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Antique Late 18th Century British Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Architect s Table by Gillows, England, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in London, GB
writing surface lined in leather, accompanied by a fitted pen tray and pair of inkwells. The tilting
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
the box contains partitions for the two inkwells and removable pen tray. The top half of the writing
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Wood, Satinwood

Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell or Pen Stand with Owl Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
glass eyes. The stand features a tray for pens and accessories at the front. The head of the owl opens
Category

Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk C1860 19th Century
Located in London, GB
leather writing surface, space for ink bottles and the pen tray. It has been wonderfully  made by a
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Mother of Pearl Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
partitions for the two inkwells and removable pen tray. The top half of the writing box contains a secret
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Victorian Coromandel Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg with Secret Compartment
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
inkwells, two lidded compartments, letters, paperwork and a removable pen tray, the compartments with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1950s Desk Set by Pietro Ciesa, Fontana Arte Picture Frame Letter Opener Pen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
find another of either anywhere The pen holder has a coin tray, the paper holder has the original
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Champlevé Enamel Inkwell on Tray, Napoleon III, 19th Century, France
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th century French inkwell in Champlevé enamel and bronze, mounted on an integrated tray with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Silver inkwell with three engraved tanks, bell tray on claw feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with three engraved containers, bell, pen stand and tray resting on
Category

Antique 19th Century European Inkwells

Materials

Silver

Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
greek key style gold tooling. The rear of the box houses two inkwells, pen tray and two further storage
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fabergé Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Egg Decorative Table Tray Ashtray
By Fabergé
Located in Forney, TX
decorative table tray or remote control caddy, nightstand valet or key & change tray, pen holder desktop
Category

Late 20th Century French Empire Ashtrays

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bears Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inkwells are in the form of a pair of tree trunks with fluted glass wells with carved lids and a useful pen
Category

Antique 1880s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Box Office by Ghion for XO Design
By Ghion
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
reinterpret the aesthetics of office organization with sculptural precision. Each piece — from pen holder to
Category

Early 2000s French Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Pair Of French Champlevé Desk Inkwells, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
tray with pen holders, in the Napoleon III style. The inkwell is crafted in champlevé enamel — a
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel

Office Set in Glossy Black Lacquered Wood, Leather and Corno Italiano
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
. Comprised of a desk blotter, a catch-all tray, a pen holder, an A4 letter tray and two picture frames, this
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Wood

1950s Fontana Arte Attributed Mid-Century Modern Glass Italian Desk Set
By Fontana Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
in 1950s, there is a small chip in one black pen holder. Sizes are of the pen holder tray. This
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Cut Glass

Art Deco Bronze Inkwell by Just Andersen, Denmark, 1930s
By Just Andersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
rectangular tray—perfect for pens or desk accessories. The rich patina and solid bronze construction reflect
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Antique Palais Royal French Casket Necessaire Vanity Chest 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, pen, etc, . The middle tray with shaped storage boxes of varying form, one tin lined , the bottom one
Category

Antique 1850s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Kartell KD29 Desk Light Joe Colombo circa 1970 Purple
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Pymble, NSW
Advance Industries, Australia. The KD29 table lamp is made entirely of plastic and has a tray for pens
Category

Vintage 1970s Australian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Fox Hunting Group with Green Onyx Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
horse with his three hounds. Onyx base with letter opener or pen well/tray in excellent condition, felt
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

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Pen Tray For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pen tray you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A pen tray — often made from metal, silver and shell — can elevate any home. Find 72 options for an antique or vintage pen tray now, or shop our selection of 18 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer pen tray, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A pen tray made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made pen tray over the years, but those crafted by R Y Augousti, Ghidini 1961 and Royal Copenhagen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Pen Tray?

The average selling price for a pen tray at 1stDibs is $1,181, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $13,500 for the highest priced.