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Place of Origin: Swiss
Hand-Carved Wooden and Glass Inkwell with Dog Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Black Forest style hand-carved linden wood inkwell with a realistic dog figure with glass eyes. The stand includes a designated rest for pens and accessories in the front, ...
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1920s Black Forest Vintage Swiss Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell or Pen Stand with Owl Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Art Deco style hand-carved wooden inkwell or pen stand with a majestic owl figure with glass eyes. The stand features a tray for pens and accessories at the front. The head...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Swiss Inkwells
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Metal
Rare black Forest rooster inkwell 19th century Swiss glass eyes hand carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous most rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century Inkwell / desk accessory fully hand carved displaying a dog wearing a hat and monocle.
Detailed carving by a master carver. Comes w...
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Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Inkwell, Shape of a Walnut, Marked GRENOBLE, Switzerland, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Origin: Switzerland
Material: Wood, glass
Date: c. 1900
Dimensions: H × W × D: 6 × 8 × 5 cm
Description:
Small inkwell made of carved wood in the shape of a walnut. The lid is hinge...
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Early 1900s Antique Swiss Inkwells
Materials
Pine
19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Dog and Cat Head Inkwells with Pen Rest
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very cute set of two 19th century Black Forest, Schwarzwald, Forêt Noir carved walnut dog and cat heads with glass eyes and ink well with log pen rest.
Intricate carved detail to hair, teeth, eyes and paws.
The cat has green glass eyes, has painted stripes and the log is painted darker. The inkwell insert...
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Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Bone, Walnut
$1,520 Sale Price / set
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Antique Black Forest Puppy Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved Black Forest inkwell featuring a puppy's head. Head tilts back to reveal glass inkwell.
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19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Black Forest inkwell cat in boot Swiss Antique 19th Century hand carved glass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous most rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century Inkwell / desk accessory fully hand carved displaying a cat in a boot.
The cat is very detailed with glass eyes, a perfect charm lo...
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Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Glass, Wood
Large Exceptional Swiss Black Forest double inkwell desk decoration 19th Century
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous most rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century double Inkwell / desk accessory fully hand carved displaying a bird eating nuts & floral leaves / walnuts.
Carved by a master carve...
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Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Glass, Wood
Large Antique Black Forest Novelty Inkwell, Dog, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A superbly carved figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with great detail and retaining two large glass eyes.
The hinged lid opens to reveal an inner ink chamber...
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1890s Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Inkwell and Pen Rest with Bear
By Brienz Switzerland
Located in Barntrup, DE
Black Forest carved inkwell and pen rest with a bear, late 19th century.
This antique, dark brown, linden wood inkwell is masterfully carved and features a detailed figure of a bear ...
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Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Three 19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Inkwells Monkey Kingfisher Bulldog
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of three antique Black Forest hand carved walnut wood hinged ink wells with glass insert eyes.
Made during the mid-late 1800s, in the Brienz area of Switzerland.
I have seen ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Swiss Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$2,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare 19th century Swiss Black Forest
Dog"
Ink Jar desk decoration hand carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully Carved Black Forest Ink Jar, Late 19th Century, Switzerland
A gorgeous and finely crafted Black Forest style ink jar dating from the late 19th century, created in Switze...
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Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Glass, Wood
Swiss Black Forest Carved Rabbit Inkwell and Pen Tray
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
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WHIMSICAL BLACK FOREST DESK ACCESSORY WITH HAND-CARVED RABBIT, TREE PEN REST, AND HAT-LIDDED GLASS INKWELLS.
From our Black Forest collection, we are delig...
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Early 1900s Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Glass, Wood
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Walking bear pen holder and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 92a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the town of Brienz. By the end of the 1800’s it had become the driving force for this industry. Swiss wood carvers became world renown and featured at many international exhibitions.
Period: 1900
Origin: Switzerland
Size: 4" H x 7" W
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19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Wood
A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry, made of ebonised fruitwood naturalistically carved with a cockerel and hen perched on a rocky outcrop, bundles of wh...
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Wood
Black Forest Carved Dog Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Swiss carved black Forest shaggy dog inkwell with pen holder. In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the town of Brienz. By the ...
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19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Wood
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Swiss bear with log pen rest and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 93a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving...
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19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Inkwells
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Wood
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