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Inkwells For Sale
Handsome Antique Horn and Silver Plate Inkwell Dated 1897
Located in Bath, GB
An outstanding late Victorian inkwell made from two cattle horns and mounted with silver plated fittings, a stunning combination and always highly sought-after; I haven't had one of ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Commanding Art Deco 1920s Rosso Levanto Red Marble Inkwell
Penrest Stand
Located in Red Lion, PA
Commanding 1920s Art Deco Rosso Levanto Red Marble Inkwell and Pen Rest
This striking Art Deco inkwell and pen rest, dating to the 1920s, is crafted from richly figured Rosso Levant...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$712 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany
Co. Antique Arts
Crafts Bronze Pen Holder
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze pen holder
By Tiffany & Co. (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 2.5"H.
Good o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand crafted walnut writing slope with marquetry stripe details
Leather writing surface on op
Above the slope there is a compartment for storage writing implenments and two i...
Category
20th Century Spanish Regency Inkwells
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Leather
$1,149 Sale Price
20% Off
Canova Italian inkwell in bronze and marble circa 1850.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big CANOVA inkwell in italian old bronze with marble base circa 1850.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian International Style Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1900s English Crystal and Silver Plated Sheffield Inkwell on Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1900s English crystal and silver plated Sheffield inkwell on handled tray. The tray measurement is:
Depth: 10 inches.
Height: 2.75 inches.
Width: 14 inches.
The measurement below...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Antique Travel Inkwell, Silvered, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful travel inkwell with a silver plated lid and a bottom of black leather.
On the lid are the initials of a former owner grounded in.
Several stamps are on the side of the lid....
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
A red Verona marble and bronze inkwell, signed Barbedienne, France 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A red Verona marble inkwell with a central, extremely refined, lost-wax bronze sculpture in the Neoclassical Grand Tour style, depicting the head of Antinous depicted as Dionysus in ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Ink Well Tatum’s Standard, crystal well, 3 pen quill rests, hinged lid.
This piece is cast iron and crystal.
It is a beauty!
Category
20th Century American Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Iron
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century French Green Marble and Ormolu Ink Stand.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique handsome 19th century French green marble and ormolu ink stand.
Category
19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Bronze Doré Dog Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
A round bronze doré dog inkwell with a hinged top and brown glass eyes. Circa 1900, England.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$1,195
Small Antique Calligrapher
s Quill Pot, Chinese, Soapstone, Carved, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique calligrapher's quill pot. A Chinese, rouge soapstone carved pen holder, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Intricate pierced detail accentuates...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Inkwells
Materials
Soapstone
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Green Marble and Ormolu Mounted Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble inkwell. The inkwell is raised by Fine topie shaped feet below the elegantly shaped wrap ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a calligraphy set with a wooden lacquer box.
There is a pen, an indien ink, a porcelain pot for water and a stone base to make the ink. And ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Inkwells
Materials
Stone
19th Century Napoleonic French Empire Style Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Our client's large antique (19th century) French inkwell in the Empire style features vessel lids depicting the emperor Napoleon and his queen and is centered by a finely modeled and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. Alabastro marble and ormolu inkwell. The inkwell is raised by elegant topie shaped ormolu feet below the beautiful Alabastro marble suppo...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large Antique English Brass Owl Inkwell, circa.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and rare large figural inkwell, beautifully executed in the form of an Owl with fine detail.
The hinged head lifts to reveal a fitted ink chamber which looks to be a ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
$3,273 Sale Price
20% Off
English Silver Plated Gallery Top Footed Holding Base / Cut Glass Inkwell
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introduce a touch of refinement to your desk or workspace with this English Silver Plated Gallery Top Rectangle Footed Holding Base, featuring an exquisite cut glass inkwell. The sil...
Category
19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Calamaio Grand Tour in marmo a Sarcofago inizio XIX secolo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Calamaio a forma di sarcofago in marmi pregiati, Roma, inizi del 19 secolo, epoca Grand Tour.
I calamai a sarcofago del Grand Tour sono oggetti di lusso del XVIII e XIX secolo ispi...
Category
19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble
A George V silver double inkstand presented to Major Seymour Egerton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George V silver double inkstand presented to Major Seymour Egerton, Coldstream Guards, by Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught & Strathearn, of rectangular fo...
Category
Early 20th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Art Deco chrome inkwell
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1930s a charming chrome on marble depiction of a little girl seated reading a book next to an inkwell. She sits upon a variegated black marble plinth with chased recess for a f...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Chrome
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze inkwell featuring the iconic Graduate pattern in verdigris green patina
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Me...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Patinated Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts period patinated bronze inkwell featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Sterling Silver Victorian Inkstand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English sterling silver Victorian inkstand.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
19th-Century French Gilt-Bronze and Marble Figural Inkwell By F. Barbedienne
Located in Dublin, IE
A Fine 19th-Century French Gilt-Bronze and Marble Figural Inkwell
By F. Barbedienne, Paris.
A richly detailed Napoleon III period gilt-bronze inkwell, the central figure cast and fi...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Faience Quimper Style Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming antique French provincial faience Quimper style inkwell from the French province of Saint-Quay-Portrieux, circa 1900. Signed on reverse. Thi...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century Inkwell with Enamel Decoration, France, circa 1870-1890
Located in Greven, DE
Inkwell with Enamel Decoration
Origin: France
Material: Gilt metal with coloured enamel
Date: Circa 1870–1890
Dimensions:
H × W × D: 8 × 9 × 9 cm
Description:
Square inkwell resti...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Inkwell, Wild Boar Foot, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional inkwell made from a wild boar foot.
Beautiful craftsmanship from the late 19th century.
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Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bone
Antique Silverplated Fox-themed Inkwell by James Deakin
Sons, England
Located in Leesburg, VA
James Deakin & Sons Ltd.
Sheffield, England; ca. 1897-1935
Silver plated copper and glass
Approximate size: 11 (w) x 6 (h) x 6 (d) in.
This lovely silver-plated inkwell features an...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Copper, Silver Plate
Antique Art Nouveau Inkwell By Maurice Frecourt, Bronze Doré, 1910s, France
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau inkwell by Maurice Frecourt (*1890 - ?).
Signed by the french artist "Frecourt".
The original tint insert is in a nice condition.
Similar inkwells can be found...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Islamic Ottoman Inkwell and Feather Set Made From Brass and Papier Maché
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you get the chance to buy a unique historical object. It is an old Ottoman inkwell made from brass with typical ornaments and little turquoi...
Category
18th Century Asian Islamic Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Vienna Bronze Parrot Bird Sculpture Inkwell
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Vienna Bronze Parrot Bird Sculpture Inkwell
Category
1890s Vienna Secession Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
25% Off
Swedish Art Deco Hammered Pewter Double Inkwell by CG Hallberg, 1931
By CG Hallberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant double inkwell crafted by renowned Swedish silversmith CG Hallberg, dating to the 1931. Executed in richly patinated, hand-hammered pewter, the piece features a rectangular t...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Inkwell, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell with Cloisonné-Enamel, France circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Inkwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Inkwell
Depicting a bronze sleeping cherub lying on a gilt bronze settee, opening up to two ink holders.
Details:
Height – 4 in...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper push-button and a silver presenta...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Ink Pad by Le Verrier in Bronze Gold and Green Color France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ink Pad by Le Verrier in Bronze Gold and Green Color France
Signed
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$431 Sale Price
20% Off
Painted Faience Inkwell With Brass Lids
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Colorful faience inkwell featuring hand-painted floral motifs in red, green, and blue, with finely detailed gilt brass lids topped by fleur-de-lis finials. The inkwell includes remov...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Faience
Gilded Bronze Inkwell and Crystal Jugs 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Gilt bronze inkwell and crystal flasks, made in the 20th century. One of the flasks has a chip in the screwing part of the cap, as shown in the pictures.
Ø cm 32 Ø cm 17 h cm 9
An...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$594 Sale Price
20% Off
Lovely quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire greyhound inkwells
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire greyhound inkwells, having a pair of greyhounds laying down with matching collars and a hole to the front for a pen, on a blue ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Maison Boin-Taburet French Ormolu Bronze Inkstand
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Astoria, NY
Maison Boin-Taburet French Ormolu Bronze Inkstand, late 19th century, with cherub writing on a tablet surrounded by books flanked by two covered inkwells with clear glass inserts, ma...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Art Deco Inkwell with Original Inkwell Glass, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco inkwell with original inkwell glass vienna around 1920s.
Original inkwell glass.
Polished and stove enamelled.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Vintage Renaissance Victorian Style Brass Lion Head Double Pen Desk Inkwell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Renaissance Victorian Style Brass Lion Head Double Pen Desk Inkwell. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 3.75" H x 13.5" W x 10" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1900s Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell With glass insert. Clearly marked on the bottom Tiffany Studios, New York, 842. 4“ x 4“ x 2“ tall. Wonderful original condition with on...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Mahogany Inkwell in the Form of a Capstan
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
19th century model of a ship's capstan in mahogany with a hinged lid enclosing an inkwell.
Category
1880s English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Mahogany
Equestrian / Jockey CAP Inkstand / Inkwell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Horseshoe shaped inkstand, the base made from solid English Oak mounted with a silver plated horseshoe and a square gallery to secure the glass inkwell.
The glass inkwell is topped with a hinged brass lid in the form of a Jockey's cap with a silver plated peak, slight wear to edge.
There is a support for a dip pen...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Black Marble Standish Double Inkwell
Located in Germantown, MD
An exceptional Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Black Marble Standish Inkwell with Cherub playing music.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
$2,246 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Art Nouveau Pewter Inkwell, France, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Art Nouveau pewter inkwell
Continental
Pewter
c. 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 cm x 21.5 cm x 15.5 cm
This beautiful pewter inkwell was designed and crafted at the turn ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
The inkwell with a square base having four faceted faces leading up to a central boulle lidded square glass inkwell with brass collar. The Boulle work finished in typical fashion wit...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Inkwell, Shoe, Boot, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Cute antique inkwell in shape of a shoe.
The original ceramic ink insert is existing.
Category
Late 19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Zodiac" pattern bronze inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.13"W x 4.13"D x 2"H.
Go...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Frog Inkwell by Émile Müller
By Emile Müller
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century English Silver-Plated Footed Stand with Cut Glass Inkwells
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A distinguished mid-20th century English silver-plated writing stand complete with two cut glass inkwells. Designed in the refined George III style, the piece features finely engrave...
Category
Mid-20th Century British George III Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare French mid-19th century encier in Louis Revival taste with Moorish Arabesque influence. Handcrafted in Champlevé enameled gilt bronze with ornate and colorful blue, pink, red, green and white enameling over the heavily shaped and scalloped base, that borders the stunning Severes style (I have not removed it to check for a makers mark) enameled porcelain tray scene of frolicking putti. The stunning enameling continues on the raised inkwell body and hinged lid with finial. Opposite, two raised balls act as a pen rest, the inkstand raising on four ball feet.
Similar to French cloisonne, each champlevé design is a one-of-a-kind work of art. A beautiful warm verdigris patina adds to its character and charm. This wonderful antique objet...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Giant Art Deco Desk Set Extinguishing Cradle made of Serpentine, Germany 1920s
Located in Hannover, DE
This mighty desk set stood on the desk of a company director in the 1920s in an imposing office. This masculine set still exudes prestige today and is an exclusive highlight on the e...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Serpentine
$517 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Silver Crest Arts
Crafts Nautical Bronze Double Inkwell With Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Arts & Crafts period Nautical gilt bronze double inkwell with pen tray
By Silver Crest (the mark of Smith Metal Arts Co.), an offshoot of Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Ear...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
British Studio Pottery Brown Glazed Water Dropper or Inkwell
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and finely hand crafted studio pottery water dropper or inkwell decorated in brown glazes dating from the 20th century. The hand thrown hive shaped vessel stands on a flat...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Thomsen Royal Copenhagen 1903 Art Nouveau Porcelain Cocks Inkwell #524
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Designed by Christian Thomsen of Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, this fine antique porcelain inkstand features two white cocks feeding.
Created in 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Art Nouveau Inkwell, Bronze Doré, France, 1900s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau Inkwell from France, 1900- 1920s.
This special inkwell is decorated all over with typical Art Nouveau ornaments. The attention to detail is reflected in the pen...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Regency Grand Tour Bronze Crystal Desk Set Inkstand Encrier 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Heavy Gauge Chisel Cast French Grand Tour German Neo-Classical Bronze and Crystal Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions. First quarter of the Nineteenth Centu...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage, New and Antique Inkwells
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.
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