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Antique Brass Inkstand, Circular Inkwell, With Pen Rest, Scotland 1910, H557
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique brass inkstand, circular inkwell, with pen rest, Scotland 1910, H557
Scotland 1910
Brass
Category
1910s Scottish Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Reid & Sons Antique Sterling Silver Knife / Pen Rests
By Reid and Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
/ pen rests; an addition to our dining silverware collection.
These exceptional and large antique
Category
1910s English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Plate Arts Crafts Double Inkwell Pen Rest, Scotland 1920, H550
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Silver Plated Double Inkwell With Pen Rest, Arts & Crafts, Scotland 1920, H550
Scotland
Category
1920s Scottish Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
H 2.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.25 in
Fine 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Paperweight & Pen Rest, England circa 1870
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a finely turned fruitwood-handle / pen-rest, affixed to a weighted burl wood base decorated
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Fruitwood, Burl, Walnut
H 3 in W 6.75 in D 3.25 in
Art Deco Glass and Brass Desk Inkwell with Pen Rest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Art Deco glass and brass desk inkwell with pen rest
A very stylish piece made in heavy crystal
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Glass
Antique Ornate Gilt Bronze Pen Rest or Holder with Onyx Base & Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique pen rest or holder is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
H 2.5 in W 10 in D 4.5 in
Silver Plate Hoof Inkwell with Pen Rest, by Rowland Ward & Co
By Rowland Ward
Located in Reepham, GB
, the hinged lid opening to the glass inkwell with silver plate collar, with a decorative pen rest above
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique William IV Shell Gilt Bronze Double Inkwell with Pen Rest Candle Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
hinged lids, a scrolled arm pen rest and a candle holder. The trumpet shaped foot supports the inkwell
Category
Mid-19th Century European William IV Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
H 6.75 in W 9.5 in D 8.25 in
19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Dog and Cat Head Inkwells with Pen Rest
Located in Haarlem, NL
heads with glass eyes and ink well with log pen rest.
Intricate carved detail to hair, teeth, eyes and
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bone, Walnut, Glass
H 3.55 in W 5.52 in D 3.55 in
Gilded Austrian Bronze Inkwell / Pen Rest, Signed Bergmann
By Bergmann Foundry
Located in Bath, GB
within. This is attached to a beautifully executed large feather acting as a pen tray.
The Bergmann
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Austrian Pen Rest Inkwell with Black Grouse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This hansome cast bronze inkewll with a black grouse is very much in the style of pieces created by the Austrian Frederich Gornik.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Antique Onyx and Bronze Desk Ink Stand Pen Rest Faux Book and Blotter Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
inkwell features the sculpture as well as a pen rest or vide poche. In addition to the inkwell, the set
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
H 6 in W 16 in D 8.5 in
Art Deco desk lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
inkwells and pen rest.
Dimensions
Height 19 Inches
Width 11.5 Inches
Depth 6 Inches
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
Gilt Bronze and Champleve Enamelled Inkstand
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century gilt bronze and champlevé enameled inkstand with single well with hinge cover and pen
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze & Brose Double Inkstand, Scotland 1910, H547
Located in Vancouver, BC
Shaped back with pen rest.
Pair of inkwells with ceramic inserts.
All standing on shaped brass feet
Category
1910s Scottish Art Nouveau Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Antique Bronze Inkwell, Ormolu Mounted Inkstand, France 1890, H303
Located in Vancouver, BC
ormolu mounted inkstand
Pen rest to the sides
Brass inkwell with bronze cover
All sitting in a shaped
Category
1890s French Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Five Piece Art Deco Desk Set by Silver Crest Bronze Co.
By Silver Crest Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
, blotter, adjustable calendar, letter holder and pen rest. #2793.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Antique Double Inkstand, Linage Blue and Gilt, France, 1900, H565
Located in Vancouver, BC
decoration to the back
Pair of porcelain inkwells with lids
Pen rest
Stamp holder to the front
Decorated
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Metal Inkwell, Victorian Double Inkstand, England 1890, H302
Located in Vancouver, BC
Quarter Metal Gallery
Pen Rest To The Back
Pair Of Glass Inkwells With Tops
All Sitting In A Carved
Category
1890s English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Metal
Antique Inkstand, Green Marble, Scotland 1900, H562
Located in Vancouver, BC
inkwells and lids
Brass pen rest to the front
All standing on green marble base
H562
Measures: 7 7/8"W x
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Lisbon, PT
enameling over the bronze base in a Sevres style decor with a pen rest.
Width: 8,07 in (20,5 cm)
Depth
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
Baroque Style Putti Letter Rack with 2 Inkwells This is a very grand desk top i
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
sections are decorated with Putti and Cherubs there is a pen rest and on each side a lided ink pot
A
Category
Early 1900s Baroque Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
H 8 in W 12 in D 8 in
Antique Brass Double Inkwell, Scotland, 1900
Located in Vancouver, BC
pen rests decorated with nut branches
Standing on four feet
Measures: 9"W x 5.5"D x 4"H.
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Antique Oval Silver Plated Double Inkstand, Scotland 1910, H549
Located in Vancouver, BC
glass
Silver plated inkstand having two blue glass inkwells
A handle with three pen rests to the back
Category
1910s Scottish Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
English Campaign Style Rosewood Brass Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
pen rest with spaces for 2 inkwells. This item is unusual for the quality of the brass inlay and the
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
19thC Sterling-Mounted Coromandel Writing Slope By George Betjemann & Sons
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Austin, TX
mounts hallmarked George Betjemann & Sons, hinged top opening to inset leather writing slope, velvet pen
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 22.25 in W 19 in D 12 in
English Equestrian Horseshoe Silver Plate & Oak Desktop Inkwell Inkstand c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English Edwardian silverplate and oak inkwell inkstand with a pen rest, circa 1900
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
H 4.25 in W 5.75 in D 6.25 in
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
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Wood
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
leather insert with Greek key border, two glass ink wells with brass tops, pen rest and a spring loaded
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Inkstand, Wood + Kingwood Inlaid, Scotland, 1900
Located in Vancouver, BC
+ kingwood
Pair of two crystal inkwells and lids with metal handles and a pen rest
Inlaid top
Satinwood
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Wood
19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
open the box up there is a blue lined writing surface, a pen rest, three small compartments and two
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Wood
Antique Silver Hukin & Heath Sealing Wax Desk Set, London, 1920s, Art Deco
Located in Greven, DE
&Heath, and a silver mark "9025".
Comprising: Seal, Match Strike & Holder, Candle Holder, Two Pen Rests
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver
H 6.3 in W 7.88 in D 5.52 in
Vintage Gilt Bronze and Marble Inkwell
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
figure & this trio is mounted upon a veined black & white marble platform containing a "trenched" pen
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 2 Pot Inkwell Stand with a Hunting Retriever Dog
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
inkwell, the centre of the stand is set with a curly coated retriever in front of him there is a pen rest
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Spelter
English Art Nouveau Copper Inkwell, 1890-1910
Located in Delft, NL
floral decor, hammered and nailed by hand. There are pen rests on each side and the lid of the inkwell is
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Copper
Victorian Period Sterling Silver Footed Cherub-Motif Inkstand By William Comyns
By William Comyns & Sons 1
Located in New York, NY
sterling silver lid of the hobnail cut crystal inkwell. Inkstand is designed with a pen-rest. Measures: 8
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
H 4 in W 8 in D 4.25 in
A 19th Century wooden children's school desk
Located in Delft, NL
, mounted on 2 slats (sawn off). The lid of the desk has a pen rest (a slot in the wood) and a round opening
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Iron
Japonais Revival Coppered Inkstand with Hand Carved Glass Ink Wells
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
base is in relief and abounds with flowers and birds while the pen rest has a quaint village scene. The
Category
1890s English Japonisme Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Inkwell with Imperial Eagle in Portoro Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in NICE, FR
gilt bronze holders. The Portoro marble, one of the rarest in the world, is carved to accommodate pens
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 7.88 in W 16.54 in D 9.85 in
Antique English Presentation Inkwell & Desk Set with Horse Jockey Theme
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
square glass, bottles with jockey hat brass tops, an onyx seal, and a horse shoe pen rest on the back of
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Onyx, Brass
19th Century Belgium Louis XV Rococo Repousse Brass Inkwell with Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
including a deep curve at the front for pen rest, and a letter holder decorated with cherub, floral and
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 7.5 in W 11.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique English Novelty / Figural Brass Inkwell - Hare c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
. The front has two simple pen rests which I have shown with a dip pen (not included).
Excellent
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Fine Early 19th Century Empire Russian Inkstand, St. Petersburg, circa 1810
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
wings (Psyche) holding a large shell above her head as a pen rest. To her left fitment for the inkwell
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
H 9.06 in W 10.63 in D 4.73 in
Toward Rest - Original Pen Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
Toward Rest is an original drawing in pen realized by Gabriele Galantara, Titled in Italian on the
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Pen
H 9.06 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Antique English Figural / Novelty Ostrich Inkwell C.1880
Located in Bath, GB
shaped base with a naturalistic base incorporating two "rocks" acting as a pen rest. I am including the
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Handsome Antique Horn and Silver Plate Inkwell Dated 1897
Located in Bath, GB
integral pen rest for one's dip pen (the one shown is a new example which I am including in the sale to
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Marble and Bronze Rooster Sculpture Signed Melotte
By Melotte
Located in Dallas, TX
and top finials. The inkwell has a traditional Empire style design, a deep curve at the front for pen
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
front compartment or pen rest tilts to open and originally there would have been two ink bottles on
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Softwood
Rare English Victorian Silver Plated Novelty Inkwell - Reg. 1856
Located in Bath, GB
pen rest to the front, I am including the (new) dip pen to finish the offering ready to adorn the
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver Plate
English Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Davenport Desk with Leathered Writing Slope
Located in Wells, ME
drawers. There is also a small drawer that stored an inkwell and pen rest, it pulls out and swings forward
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
H 33.5 in W 22 in D 25 in
Unique Antique Cast Brass Double Inkwell from France, Early 1900s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique cast brass inkwell features 2 ceramic ink depositories with pen rests, all highly decorated
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode Secretary with Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
out with a pen rest and additional divided cavities. Below the drop down front are two doors that open
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze
H 38 in W 50 in D 22 in
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
rectangular catch-all, and an 8.5-inch wide oval pen rest. The casket, standing on intertwined tree motif legs
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Metal
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Edwardian, Walnut Cupboard, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
compliment of stationery cubby holes and pen rest
The upper shelf featuring three-quarter open fret
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.35 in D 12.21 in
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
balls act as a pen rest, the inkstand raising on four ball feet.
Similar to French cloisonne, each
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Huge French Amboyna Porcelain Cameo Writing Casket 19th C
Located in London, GB
decoration, opening to a fitted interior with a useful letter rack, pen rest and inkwell.
It has a fold-out
Category
1860s Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Ormolu
Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Desk 1920s
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in High Wycombe, GB
two vertical pen rests.
The rectangular and hinged two panel top encloses a green leather writing
Category
1920s English Edwardian Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Oak
H 30.32 in W 22.84 in D 23.82 in
Reapers at Rest
By Charles-Emile Jacque
Located in Middletown, NY
, finding his inspiration in the bucolic tableaus of shepherds and their flocks, pig pens, fowl, and farmers
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, a compliment of glass ink wells and a wide pen rest
Below, a single drawer dressed with a solid
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Walnut
H 47.25 in W 28.15 in D 11.82 in
Art Deco period Egyptian revival style enamel and silver-gilt desk set
Located in London, GB
enamelled covers that sit within the talons of large eagle pen rest with spread wings. It comes with a desk
Category
Early 20th Century European Egyptian Revival Antique Pen Rest
Materials
Silver, Enamel
H 4.14 in W 10.63 in D 10.24 in
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