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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...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Belgium Louis XV Rococo Repousse Brass Inkwell with Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or study with this elegant antique inkwell; crafted in Belgium, circa 1880, the desk accessory stands on scroll feet over a scalloped apron, and features intric...
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Belgian Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Metal
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
Located in London, GB
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of porcelain inkwells decorated with cherry blossoms. Impressed makers mark.
Category
English Anglo-Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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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Swiss Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$2,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal With Blank Matrix
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal with Blank Matrix
France, circa 1870s
A large French Napoleon III carnelian desk seal with a blank matrix, dating to circa 1870s. This o...
Category
French High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Carnelian
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
French Mounted Horse Hoof Inkwell and Pen Holder, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Mounted horse hoof inkwell with horseshoe pen holder
Inkwell shoe ferrer pen holder with beautiful finish, popular art work
Shipping:
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French Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome, Wrought Iron
$411 Sale Price
61% Off
19th Century Large Gorham Inkwell
By Gorham
Located in High Point, NC
19th century marked Gorham inkwell with a sterling top and collar and handblown base. It retains the original handblown ink pot.
Category
American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Large Silver Mounted Inkwell by Samuel Jacob for Morning Star Ship, London 1896.
By Samuel Jacob
Located in Trieste, IT
Silver and cut crystal inkwell from Morning Star ship made by Samuel Jacob. Silver part has a full set of London Hallmarks for 1896.
13.5 Diameter
6.5 High
Category
British Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Small Antique Libation Cup, Oriental, Soapstone, Ceremonial, Pouring Jug
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique libation cup. An Oriental, soapstone ceremonial pouring jug with carved dragon handle, dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Decorative Cast Bronze Mission Bell Sculpture, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A decorative set of two antique cast bronze Mission bells sculptures. Each bell features fine details and engraving.
Perfect to decorate your desk, st...
Category
Medieval Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$510 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Rare Silver Plated Novelty Boat Inkstand Desk Set
Located in Northampton, GB
Late 19th Century Circa 1880
From our Silver collection, we are delighted to introduce this superb Silver Plated Novelty Boat Inkstand Desk Set. The Desk Set of novelty form modelle...
Category
British High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
French Victorian Embossed Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian rectangular double glass inkwell with incised monogrammed sterling silver hinged lids. (Hallmarked).
Category
French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Antique Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Elephant Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Figural Elephant Inkwell Desk Stand.
This is an antique Victorian colonial decorative desk ebony wood stand.
Late 19...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ebony
Finely Carved
Black Forest
Pipe Stand
By Black Forest
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A finely carved "Black Forest' pipe stand. Carved Lindenwood with a single bear standing over a naturalistic base with the pipe holders and astray to fron...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
An Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The square paperweight with specimen marbles inset in yellow marble ground.
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Antique Victorian Inkwell with Glass Insert
Located in Stamford, CT
Decorative Victorian brass inkwell with a glass insert a nice size and good conversation piece for any desk. This inkwell could use a good cleaning or po...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
6-Piece English Arts
Crafts Silver Desk Set
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts 6 piece sterling silver desk Set with Egyptian scarabs and wing design. Desk pad, inkwell, pen tray, stamp box, roll blotter, letter holder. (PRICED AS Set)
In...
Category
English Egyptian Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
$12,750 / set
Rare Faceted Bohemian Amanita Muscaria Glass Paperweight
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
This exceptional mid to late 19th-century Czech paperweight exemplifies the mastery of Bohemian glassblowing. It features vibrant colors and delicate white dots that highlight its su...
Category
Czech Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Silvered Deer Sculpture, France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique silvered bronze work on a black stone base.
Finely chiseled and natuarally depicted.
France, circa 1880.
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique lacquered wooden inkwell with matching glass inkwells
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
A late Victorian wood and bronze double inkstand with a molded ogival base and two carved quill rests.
Category
Argentine Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
$784 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Pen Holder, Wild Boar Foot, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional pen holder made from a wild boar foot.
Beautiful craftsmanship from the late 19th century.
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Category
Unknown Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone
Antique Inkwell, Bronze, Late 19th Century, Dog and Cat
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell made of bronze.
Depicted is a doghouse with a dog barking at the cat on the roof.
The roof of the doghouse opens to reveal the inkwell.
Nicely chiseled bronze work.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Female Bust Wood with Diamond Eyes Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Victorian magnifier depicting a woman's head adorned with a 14-karat gold wire necklace with one diamond and diamond eyes on a 12.5" ebony stem with a 3.5...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Empire ink set, gold-plated bronze with swans, France
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Empire ink set, gold-plated bronze with swans, France
Solid bronze, partially gold-plated. Ink set in symmetrical arrangement. Very elegant and hig...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Inkwell, Crystal Glass, Bronze, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Inkwell made from crystal glass with a fine bronze lid.
The lid shows beautiful floral patterns and beetles.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Ceramic Inkwell, Late 19th Century, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic ceramic inkwell, with what seems to be a pottery oven in the midst of two naivistic lions. You lift of the top lid to place pens and lift up the two lions heads for ink. Co...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
$304 Sale Price
85% Off
NAPOLEON III Antique 1870 French Desk Tray Set In Gray Marble And Gilt Ormolu
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
A Napoleon III desk set in marble and ormolu.
This is a beautiful and flamboyant desk tray set created in Paris France during the Napoleon III per...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold, Ormolu
$1,389 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Bronze Extinguishing Cradle, Signed Bronze Miniature Bust, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional extinguishing cradle made of heavy bronze.
The handle is designed as a man's bust.
The artist's initials "CH" can be found on the top.
Category
French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze “Looking for Milk” Inkwell circa 1880 Style of Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Bronze “Looking for Milk” Inkwell circa 1880 Style of Henri Picard.
French, circa 1880. A finely cast inkwell or storage box constructed in two parts. The top having a young ...
Category
French Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Card Holder, Brass, Parrot, France, Around 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Outstanding brass business card holder with fine ornamentation on the front
and a finely crafted parrot stretching its wings for flight.
It ...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Art Nouveau Double Crystal Crystal and Art Deco Wood Pen Holder
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality French Art Nouveau double crystal inkwell or wooden pen holder.
This French Art Nouveau desk accessory is a beautiful piece and a wo...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
$970 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Limoges Porcelain Inkwell, "D´Bengue Paris", Docteur Jules Bengué
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Limoges porcelain inkwell, France late 19th century.
A depiction to preserve medications, manufactured under the brand Docteur Bengué.
On the bottom is a stamp "Pyrol".
On th...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
$363 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Oak Hand Crafted Letter Rack With Intricately Cut Art Nouveau Motifs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Victorian Oak Hand Crafted Desk Top Letter Rack With Intricately Cut, Art Nouveau Motifs Circa 1800's.
Supplied With a Heavy Cut Glass Brass Topped Inkwell, A Vintage Dip...
Category
British Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Set of Plays by Casimir Delavigne Dating from the 19th Century, France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old bound books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These 3 books are the set of different plays by Casimir Delavigne of the French Academy...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
$105 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Thatched Roof Cottage, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded.
Little house with cute details.
Nice bronze work, beautifully chiseled.
The original glass insert is existing.
A similar inkwell...
Category
Unknown Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Bronze
$459 Sale Price
20% Off
Albert Marionnet (1852-1910), A Belle Époque Naturalistic Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Albert Marionnet (1852-1910),
A Large Belle-Epoque Naturalistic Inkwell, circa 1900
In gilded and chiseled bronze with naturalistic decoration of grapevines, the green marble board ...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$2,610 Sale Price
22% Off
Antique Inkwell, Brass Enameled, Butterfly, Inkstand, France, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made of brass with enameled ornaments.
France, late 19th century.
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Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$601 Sale Price
24% Off
Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Grant Tour micro-mosaic paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy, or possibly the Vatican City, and dating to approximately 1880 and done in t...
Category
Italian Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Slate
A Blue John Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The parquetry Blue John Pattern within a rectangular black stone surround
Category
British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz, Marble
Late 19th Century English Set of 4 Brass Bell Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century set of 4 brass bell weights, English. An assembled set by W&T Avery, Birmingham, England. Includes: 4lb., 2lb., 1lb, & 8 oz. sizes. Two smallest are not marked by t...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Candlestick Cloisonne Enamel Chamber Stick, 1890s Antique
By Erhard
Söhne
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous candlestick. Made of metal with cloisonné enamel parts. Beautiful color and patina.
This was made probably in the early 1890s-1900s.
Fantastic piece for a Living Room.
Category
German Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paperweight
Located in Malibu, CA
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paper Weight. Signed, both the top
bottom have been hand tooled with artistry. Not cast, carved.
The artist's signature is on the top edge.
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Letter or Envelope Holder Paper Clip
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique brass letter or envelope holder with two snakes wrapped around a fountain, birdbath or column. Not sure the meaning of it, but it does make you think the symbol for medicine....
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
Grand Tour Inlaid Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The paperweight inset with a plaster cast of the Coliseum, outlined in 'marmo nero' and marmo giallo.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Blue
white ceramic inkwell with circular brass stand
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century blue and white ceramic inkwell with circular pierced brass stand and brass lid.
They ceramic inkwell depicts a riverside scene of birds and rushes.
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a Bronze Dresser Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a bronze dresser tray. Leaning into the tray with a contemplative pose and conniving expression. Best known for his role in Faust. Caught in h...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood
A bronze paper knife letter opener depicting a dachshund head, Austria 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
The paper knife or letter opener was originally used for cutting open the pages of hand-produced books where the folding of the printed sheets creates some closed edges that require ...
Category
Austrian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Asprey Desk Set and Document Holder, English, circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
The Asprey Company is an iconic British luxury home goods maker, located in London, England and was established by William Asprey in 1781, They established their current residence in London on Bond Street between 1847 and 1859 after a couple of acquisitions. They were the Nieman-Marcus of the day and made only the finest products, utilizing the best quality materials; dealing in everything from jewelry to fashion, and appealing to those wanting to buy gifts for weddings, occasions, and events.
This is a customized desk set, consisting of a crystal cut glass inkwell with a brass hinged lid, resting in a velvet lined well. Markings on the velvet lining under the inkwell indicate Asprey manufacture and Bond Street location “Asprey London, 166 Bond Street 22 Albemarle Street”. To the sides of the well are two Wedgwood cameos with the typical Greek mythology themed blue and white jasperware. Resting inside the recessed pen holder is a 14-karat gold nib pen marked “no. 3”, made by Aiken & Lambert, an American company (New York City) and manufacturer of fine quality gold fountain pens. Hand engraved brass mounts are applied to the surface, while the oval shaped inkwell and pen holder rests on three bun feet. The wood is an ebonized calamander (coromandel wood) which is a rare and valuable hardwood from Sri Lanka.
Also included as part of the desk set is a hinged, fold over, double sided document holder with a blotter lined interior. The exterior of the document holder is also of calamander wood, with hand engraved brass mounts to the top surface. As with the desk inkwell and pen holder, the document holder has a Wedgwood blue and white jasperware cameo...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Gilt Spelter Inkwell with Rooster Sculpture Signed A. Bossu
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique inkwell in a man’s office or study. Created in France, circa 1880, and built of spelter, the desk accessory sits on five small d...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
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 double inkwells with griffins on the back gallery. A continental piece possibly Au...
Category
German Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$275 Sale Price
63% Off
Grand Tour Serpentine Inkwell and Cover Inset with 7 Lava Stone Cameos, 19th C
Located in Spencertown, NY
The 7 cameos of historical figures, fitted with 3 quill holders, 2 inkwells and a pounce pot. The underside of the lid is framed with a circular gouache dep...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Serpentine
Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Gallery Inkstand by John Grinsell
Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver fox inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular form.
This inkstand is fitted with a gallery, embellished with impressive pierced and applied scrolling foliate ornamentation.
The shaped, incurved rims of the body and anterior rim of the sterling silver inkstand are ornamented with a paralleling applied gadroon decorated border.
The surface of the fox silver inkstand incorporates a concave oval pen receiver.
The body of the inkstand incorporates two ink bottle receivers flanking a rectangular stamp box.
The impressive hallmarked ink bottles each have a tapering cylindrical form and are embellished with further pierced scrolling foliate ornamentation; these ink bottles secure to the stand with a screw fitment to the underside.
Each ink bottle is fitted with a plain domed hinged cover and opens to allow access to the original glass liner.
The central sterling silver stamp box...
Category
British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Candle Sticks and Inkwell Émeaux de Bresse Desk Set Enamel Brass France
Located in Munich, DE
This beautifully enamelled set comprising an inkwell and two candlesticks will cheer up any room. A fine example of the wonderful enamel work executed in Bresse around 1870. The mast...
Category
French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"
Located in London, GB
"Ormolu Cassolettes"
A highly attractive pair of late 19th Century gilt bronze and onyx cassolettes. The onyx cassolette pots raised on gilt bronze tripod decorated with raised faces and acorns exhibiting excellent hand finished detail
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze & Onyx
SKU: 9167
ABOUT
Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way.The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of mercuric nitrate is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze; followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item is then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury vaporizes and the gold remains, adhering to the metal object...
Category
French French Provincial Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French Victorian Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze square inkwell with 2 cornucopia pen holders.
Category
French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Brass ink stand in the form of a Gentleman Pushing a cart
By John Foote, Jr.
Located in Dereham, GB
Victorian Brass ink stand in the form of a Gentleman Pushing a cart
Cast Brass Figure of a gentleman with a top hat
Brass cart
Pen stand in front,
Moulded glass inkwell with brass lid...
Category
Unknown Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Antique Ink Eraser/Letter Opener with Sterling Handle
Located in Sheffield, MA
Although the purpose was once for "erasing" ink, this antique English piece can very well be used as a letter opener. It probably did serve a dual purpose way back when. The eraser...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
$455 Sale Price
30% Off
Small terrestrial globe by Joseph Forest, Paris, France, circa 1890 / 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Small terrestrial globe on a blackened and waxed turned wood stand. The globe is made of polychrome printed paper mounted on plasterboard.
It bears the inscription “globe terrestre d...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Paper
A Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A rectangular shaped paperweight with inset Porphyry, Siena Marble and Mother of Pearl in black marble framework
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique Late 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Siena Marble, Porphyry
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