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Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell Desk Set with Owl Figures, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
on two books. The owl has glass eyes, and the Stand has a tray for pen and accessories at the front
Category

Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Rare Robin Day Desk Accessories for Hille and Acorn Products
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
, these aluminium desk accessories complemented his office furniture, items included filing trays
Category

Vintage 1960s British Futurist Desk Sets

Materials

Aluminum

English Walnut and Marquetry Davenport Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
and a pen and ink tray; over a double door fretwork cupboard with a shelved interior.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Leather

19th century Embossed Bronze Inkwell
Located in Savannah, GA
Bronze inkwell intricately embossed with scroll work. Features include a pen vest and back tray and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Silvered Brass and Gilt Encrier with Shepherdess and Monogram, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
the shepherdess. The recessed center tray, where the pens would lay when not in use, is adorned
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Rare Fiberglass Directors Desk by Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, 1970s
By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl
Located in Echt, NL
surface there is an aluminum panel with ceramic inset trays and five pen holders. The desk has two
Category

Late 20th Century German Space Age Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

"Brown" Wooden Top and Metal Base Table Designed by Stephane Lebrun for Dessie
By Dessie Studio, Stephane Lebrun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
has been studied to simulate two solid wooden pieces. A version provided with hole for cables with pen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel, Iron, Nickel

1940s French Macassar Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
An elegant French 1940s Macassar pen tray. A beautiful desk accessory.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Macassar

English Silver Plate Pen Tray
Located in Stamford, CT
English silver plate pen tray with rounded corners and decorative etched scrolls at the centre.   
Category

Early 20th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

Liberty Co ‘Cymric’ Silver Pen Tray
By Liberty Co.
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
‘Cymric’ silver pen tray by Liberty & Co with turquoise cabochons Hallmarked L & Co Birmingham
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Tiffany Studios Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
? Whether this inkwell and pen tray is a practical accessory in your office, or a statement piece for your
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Art Deco Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Hand Carved Wood Terrier Dog Pen Tray Ink Well Ink Stand Early 20th Century
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Hand carved wood terrier dog pen tray ink well ink stand Early 20th century Hand carved figural
Category

Early 20th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Tiffany Co. Studios New York Bronze Dual Pen Tray in Nautical
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
Tiffany & Co. Studios New York bronze dual pen tray in nautical. Engraved fish swimming to the
Category

Vintage 1930s North American More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Argenteria Dabbene Italian 800 Silver Deer Desk Pen Tray or Change Holder
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Argenteria Dabbene Italian 800 silver deer desk pen tray or change holder MI 277 A curved rim
Category

20th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Antique Continental Hand Carved Novelty Ink Stand Pen Tray Camel Formed
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Antique continental hand carved novelty ink stand & pen tray camel formed. A finely hand carved
Category

Early 20th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Inkwell
Located in Hudson, NY
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Inkwell, footed inkstand with three pots and covered pen tray decorated
Category

Early 20th Century British Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain

Bauhaus Art Deco Writing Set with Perpetual Calendar by Jakob Maul
Located in everton lymington, GB
Fabulous Art Deco German Bauhaus Perpetual Calendar with a Black Belgian Marble pen tray that has
Category

Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Chrome

Sixties Telegono Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
built-in pen tray. The hood is adjustable.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Art Deco Inkstand by Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in London, GB
A Stylish Art Deco Inkstand, with pen tray and twin inkwells, topped with stylisd cat figures all
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

English Regency Rosewood and Bronze Ink Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
The rosewood inlaid with hand cut brass decoration all around. Bronze handle and feet. Two pen
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Silver Plated Art Nouveau Inkstand, Scotland 1910, H554
Located in Vancouver, BC
Embossed lid opens to reveal glass liner Shaped base with pen tray to the front H554 Measures: 7.5" W x
Category

Vintage 1910s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Gustav Gurschner Art Nouveau Desk Set circa 1900
By Gustave Gurschner
Located in Vienna, AT
, ornamental relief, original patina, slight rubbing, good condition pen tray with ink reservoir: H 9 cm, W
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios Desk Set, Pine needle
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
#998, 1 pen tray #1004, Hand blotter #995, calendar #930, postal scale #872, stamp box #801, letter
Category

Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
fitted with original working lock and a key, which opens to reveal pen tray, ink well and plush writing
Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Very Fine Antique French Charles X Period Ormolu Napoleon Ink Well, circa 1825
Located in Houston, TX
a circular domed ink well and sander, above the concave pen tray, bordered by a Gothic arched plinth
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Inkwells

Historicism Desk Set Made of Black Marble
Located in Senden, NRW
set consists of four pieces. A pen tray with two integrated ink potts, a swivel ink eraser as well as
Category

Antique 1870s German Other Desk Sets

Materials

Marble

Bronze Double Inkwell Made and Signed by S Puchegger
By Anton Puchegger
Located in London, GB
A bronze double inkwell with integral pen tray surmounted by a sculpture of a tiger, signed by A
Category

Antique 1890s Austrian Arts and Crafts Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Regency Period Ebony and Boulle Standish
Located in Cambridge, GB
-brass foliate scrollwork on an ebony veneered ground, surmounted by brass pen-trays, a small central box
Category

Antique 1810s English More Desk Accessories

Original Machine Age Adjustable Desk Lamp in the Manner of Pfisterer, Rohde
By Peter Pfisterer, Gilbert Rohde, Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
fully rotating to direct light. Pen tray base similar to Pfisterer's goose-neck lamp for M-S. Much
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Tiffany Desk Set, 10 pieces, Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
Inkwell with glass liner, Rocker blotter, large desk blotter ends, pen tray, desk calendar holder, all
Category

Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories

Art Deco Brass Table Lamp and Writing Set with Ink Well and Blotter Rocker
Located in Vienna, AT
This lot is a complete desk set. Beside the table lamp it consists of a pen tray, a blotter rocker
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Fine George III Mahogany Side Table / Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
lift up opening enclosing pen tray and two inkwells above a cockbeaded frieze drawer fitted with
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
lined dovetailed drawers above which we have a slide out pen tray. The reverse side has a faux four
Category

Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Unique Table by Kaare Klint from 1929
By Kaare Klint, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Fuveau, Provence
mahogany circular top above drawer desk extension, with inkwell and pen tray. Cross leg base with moulded
Category

Vintage 1920s Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Shoolbred Labeled Victorian Walnut Writing Table with a Green Leather Top
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
gallery and a rising lid which opens to reveal two original link bottles with silver plated tops and a pen
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Indian Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
ink wells, only one ink well is fitted while the pen compartment has a horn pen tray. (Circa 1820)
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

Victorian Walnut Davenport
Located in Manchester, GB
letters, a pen tray with ebonized lid and a pair of brass topped inkwells, complete with working lock and
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Leather Bound Writing Box by J. T. Needs London, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
surface, three writing slates, a removable pen tray and two brass crown top glass inkwells. Lifting the
Category

Antique 19th Century British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary/Writing Box, Letter Rack, Scotland 1880, H970
Located in Vancouver, BC
doors over a drawer on the base Opens to reveal a five-tier letter rack Above a pen tray and
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Umbrella Stands

Materials

Walnut

Edwardian Oak Writing Bureau Possibly by Shoolbred Co., London
By Jas Shoolbred Co.
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
leather writing slope, pigeon holes and pen tray. Below we have a further shelf with a beautifully turned
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Desk Cabinet in Teak, 1960s
By WK Möbel
Located in HEILOO, NL
shelves and trays on both sides that can be arranged as you see fit. The desk top has paper and pen
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Slim Desk Wilhelm Renz, Germany, 1960s
Located in Zurich, Zurich
, L / W 140 x 57cm - Cabinet: 4 drawers (top with pen tray), back veneered, square metal legs with
Category

Vintage 1960s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Small Antique French Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
inkwells and pen trays. Below is a single shelf. On top of the piece is a polish surface for display
Category

Antique 1840s French Empire Bookcases

Victorian Antique Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand London 1839 Charles Fox
By Charles Fox
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
with hand chased, naturalistic decoration throughout. The inkstand has a elegantly designed quill/pen
Category

Antique 1830s British Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edwardian Golden Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Manchester, GB
it's large size and extra additions like it's sliding ink and pen tray and small locking cupboard and
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks

Materials

Oak

Victorian Betjemann s Patent Writing Slope
By George Bentjemann
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
, opens a concealed spring loaded stationery storage compartment at the back. The top of the pen tray
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand, London, 1839, Charles Fox
By Charles Fox
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
with hand chased, naturalistic decoration throughout. The inkstand has a elegantly designed quill/pen
Category

Antique 1830s British Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Burr Walnut, Kingwood and Ormolu Victorian Period Davenport
Located in Darwen, GB
gallery and inset inkwell stands, which appear to be the original inkwells and pen-tray. The sloping top
Category

Antique 1870s Desks

Coromandel Mother-of-Pearl Writing Box by W. C. Fuller, 19th Century
By W.C. Fuller
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
-pearl dots and kite shaped decoration. The writing box has a pen tray to the centre, two lidded
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Regency Rosewood and Inlaid Brass Desk Stand/Inkstand
Located in Suffolk, GB
original heavy cut-glass inkwells with brass inlaid tops with two pen trays to either side, making this
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Rosewood

Continental Art Deco Bronze and Black Portor Marble Desk Set, circa 1925
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
German set includes a double inkwell/pen tray with patinated bronze hunting dog with glass liners in
Category

20th Century Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Brass Inlay Rosewood Writing Desk with Cylinder Roll Top
Located in South Newfane, VT
wells for ink pots, a pen tray and three drawers with brass inlay fronts. The desk measures: 17” deep
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Carved Oak Bureau
Located in Manchester, GB
. The interior is typical of the very best, with it's compartments, drawers, pen tray and original ink
Category

Early 20th Century British Desks

Materials

Glass, Oak

19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
revealing a writing surface with its original embossed velvet lining, also with inkwells, pen tray and a
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
drawers with pen tray and letter compartments united by string inlaid shelf and surmounted by fine gallery
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Greek Key Calamander Brass Writing Box with SECRET compartment.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
detailed engraving to match the initial plate and escutcheon on the exterior, with a Coromandel pen tray
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Large Square Pen Shell Tray on Square Chrome Feet
Located in New York, NY
Large square pen shell tray on square chrome feet, France, 1980s.             
Category

Vintage 1980s American More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Chrome

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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.