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Antique Classic Brass Ink Well
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1890's brass inkwell with glass insert. Monogramed WRE on top, likely gilt finish at one time
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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique Classic Brass Ink Well
Antique Classic Brass Ink Well
H 2.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
A Large 19th Century French Gilt-Bronze Ink Well with Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large 19th Century French Gilt-Bronze Ink Well with Handle France, Circa 1890 Dimension
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Antique 19th Century French Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Bronze and Marble Ink Well
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare totally original French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and marble ink well with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Bronze Dore Napolean Ink Well, France.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Encrier set with richly-veined Verde Antico marble base mounted with pair gilt-bronze inkwells
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Guangxu Coral Glazed Porcelain Brush Washer/Ink Well
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
to believe that it may have been used for ink. The piece is not marked. Provenance: acquired from
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Antique 1870s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Grand Tour Influenced Gilded Ormolu Ink Well, Stamped, Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French gilded Ormolu Gran Tour influenced gilded Ormolu ink well
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Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

French Charles X Large Marble and Gilded Bronze Ink Well and Candle Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
ink and a candlestand in the center. The bronze is well cast and has the more expensive attribute of
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Georgian Period Masons Ironstone Ink Well Hand Painted - Very Rare, circa 1817
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare, ironstone Ink Well, all beautifully hand painted, made by Mason's, of Lane
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Charming Headshaped Ink Stand, Gilt White Metal Patinated Wood 19th C. England
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming Ink Well/Inkstand in the shape of man's head, painted white metal and patinated wood. Made
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Antique 19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Antique Renaissance Revival Gilt Bronze Travel Desk
Located in New York, US
opens to reveal a turquoise satin and felt lined interior with two glass ink wells. Believed to be of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Renaissance Revival Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Imperial Period Faberge Bowenite and Silver-Gilt Inkwell
By Fabergé
Located in Brisbane, QLD
An Imperial Period, silver-gilt, bowenite inkwell by Faberge featuring chased laurel leaves
Category

Early 20th Century Russian Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver, Gilt Metal

Japanese Style Showa Six Panel Screen Chinese Gilt Mountain Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
colophon in Chinese signed by the calligrapher. Ink pigments on gilt paper and set in a black lacquered
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20th Century Asian Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Sunil Guha - 1982 Pen and Ink Drawing, The Big Tree
Located in Corsham, GB
Indian village with a large tree. Well presented in a gilt effect frame. Signed and dated. On paper.
Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Inkwell from France, C. 1840
Located in Dallas, TX
Napoleon III gilt bronze inkwell is a prized find, crafted in circa 1840 France with intricate
Category

Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Albert Goodwin, Untitled Landscape Sketch, Pen and Ink Wash, Signed
Located in Toronto, CA
A exquisite landscape sketch by Albert Goodwin, 1845-1932, with detailed pen work over ink wash
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Early 20th Century English Romantic Drawings

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Abstract Geometric Graphic in Blue, Red and Black Ink on Paper by A. Luiz Piza
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Salzburg, AT
Abstract, geometric graphic in blue, red and black ink on paper by Arthur Luiz Piza. His style
Category

Vintage 1980s French Modern Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Salomon Guillaume Counis (1785-1859) - 19th Century Pen & Ink, The Puppeteer
Located in Corsham, GB
"vila ce que c'est un homme" or "what a man he is". Well presented in a simple silver gilt frame. Signed
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Zoltan Hecht (1890–1968) - American School 1960 Ink Study, Paleolithic Blaze
Located in Corsham, GB
giving. Signed and dated in the top right-hand corner. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. On board.
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Inkwell Set, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt-bronze and crystal desk set of the Napoleon III period. Composed of two crystal ink wells, a
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Attrib. William Papas (1927-2000) - 20th Century Ink Drawing, The Innkeeper
Located in Corsham, GB
cartoonist and caricaturist William 'Bill' Papas (1927-2000). The artwork has been well-presented in a
Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Onyx Marble Gold Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful onyx and gold gilt bronze inkwell [ink well] box in the Empire style, circa 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Inkwells

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Peter Collins ARCA - 20th Century Pen and Ink Drawing, Reclining Nude Study
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful pen and ink and ink wash study of a nude female figure by the listed British artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Reginald Goodfellow (1894-1985) - Pen & Ink Drawing, Meninsky in the Life Room
Located in Corsham, GB
figures in the background. Very well presented in a washline mount and gilt frame. With a Sally Hunder
Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

19th-20th Century Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted, François Linke Atrributed
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century kingwood and tulipwood marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted vitrine
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Ink and Watercolour Study of a Palm Tree by John Flaxman RA, 18th Century
By John Flaxman
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Original Drawing A very well-executed and attractive study of a palm tree in ink and wash
Category

Antique Early 1800s Drawings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Giltwood

Japan 1810 Kajikawa Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
successors until well into the 19th century. Kijirō excelled in designing particularly delicate lacquer inrō
Category

Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Agate, Gold

Important Sterling and Gilt Inkwell by John & Joseph Angell, London, 1853
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
decoration on the lid and body as well as each cartouche. There five gilt pen holders and gilt and scalloped
Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

LOVELY ANTIQUE FRENCH BAROQUE REPOUSSE GiLT BRASS CHERUB INKWELL LETTER STAND
Located in GB
French Baroque Repoussé gilt brass Cherub ink well letter holder stand A very decorative and well made
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Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Bold Folk Art Modernist Floral Bouquet Oil Painting Flowers in Vase Gilt Frame
By Samuel Rothbort
Located in Surfside, FL
in that era. Poverty as well as the political unrest of the times led to his immigration to America
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Love, Andy Warhol (unique hand signed, inscribed and framed card with ribbon)
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Warhol" - from Warhol himself? Andy Warhol Love, Andy Warhol, ca. 1979 Ink on card with bow and
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1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Silk, Laid Paper

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Signed by Carla Laemmle, Photoplay
By Gaston Leroux
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
bands, gilt stamps, and gilt titles to spine. New matching archival slipcase. Presented is a photoplay
Category

Vintage 1920s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Vintage Continental Italian Leather Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage Continental (most likey Italian) gilt tooled and embossed leather and marbleized paper
Category

20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto
Located in Paris, FR
ovals with four feet in leafy hooves. It is composed of two cups, one for ink in porcelain and the other
Category

Antique 1850s French Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto
Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto
H 3.55 in W 5.52 in D 3.94 in
"Boating on the Morin River"
By André Dunoyer de Segonzac
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Pen, ink, watercolor and wash on paper by André Dunoyer de Segonzac, France, 1922-1924. Boating on
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1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Pair of Fornasetti Style Felice Galbiati Studio Still Lifes Milano Italy
By Felice Galbiati, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
Fornasetti as well.  It is a Sun with a face surrounded by Felice Galbiati Arte Decorativa and Milano (Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Masonite

Napoleon Bronze Sculpture Desk Inkwell, Signed Emile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
marble. Antique signed 19th large bronze gold overlay Napoleon ink well.
Category

Antique 1890s French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Silhouette, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Middletown, NY
Collage heightened in gilt ink laid down to card stock. Light band of moisture stain running
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media

Fine 19th Century Ormolu Mounted KPM Porcelain Desk Set - Inkwell Candlesticks
By Berlin Royal Porcelain Factory
Located in Forney, TX
Hermann August Seger porcelain, ornate highly sculpted gilt bronze ormolu, superb detail throughout, in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Rare Louis XV Style Tulipwood Bome Vitrine by Maison Krieger, French, circa 1880
By Maison Krieger
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
is of good colour and has fine gilt bronze mounts which would clean well but are currently a fine
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Wooden & Enameled Display Sideboard Attributed to H.A Fourdinois, France, c1867
Located in PARIS, FR
enameled floral decoration and gilt bronze plaques. A large dual drawer is surmounted by the upper part of
Category

Antique 1860s French Renaissance Sideboards

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Antique Tiffany Studios Zodiac 6-Piece Bronze Doré Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Cincinnati, OH
hinged lid. The inkwell comes complete with its original clear glass ink reservoir. This particular
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Antique Marble & Bronze Napoleon 3 Inkstand by Marcel Debut Salon Des Beaux-Arts
By Marcel Debut
Located in Lisse, NL
sizable ink stand of marble and gilt bronze is signed by the renowned French sculptor Marcel Debut (Paris
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Renaissance Damascened Steel Casket from 1872 Great London Exhibition
Located in New York, US
signed CORTELAZZO VICENZA FECIT 1870. With original descriptions written in ink on paper. The first
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Steel

Famille Verte Porcelain Inkwell by Samson
By Samson & Cie
Located in Paris, FR
rinceaux. The inkwell is set on a gilt bronze base that is decorated with palmette and bands embellished
Category

Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Inkwells

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Rialto, Venice Limited Edition Serigraph
By Thomas McKnight
Located in Soquel, CA
. Presented in gilt-toned wood frame under glass. Image size: 26"H x 28"W. Thomas McKnight's paintings
Category

1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Screen

19th C. French Restoration Period Empire Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
case fitted with three drawers adorned with inset brass keyhole escutcheons flanked by patinated gilt
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

A Fine Pair Of Antique English Chamberlains Worcester Round Dishes Circa 1810
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in New Orleans, LA
‘New Long Ink’ stand at £15.15 shillings. Chamberlain sold porcelain through his shop at no. 33
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Malachite Inkwell Desk Set French Inkstand
Located in Potters Bar, GB
stands out The gilt fixtures are original and very well cast with great patina Comes with the two glass
Category

Antique 1880s Inkwells

Materials

Glass

British School 20th Century Watercolour - Bathers at the Beach
Located in Corsham, GB
. The artist has completed the composition with touches of pen and ink detail. Well presented in a gilt
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Polly - 1993 Watercolour, Restaurant, Barcelona
Located in Corsham, GB
With pen and ink detail. Well presented in a washline mount and gilt effect frame. Inscribed with
Category

20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Large English Papier Mâché Inkwell with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1880 ink well is very large and beautifully decorated. Footed papier mâché base with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Crystal

Edgar Thomas Holding (1870-1952) - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Spring Farm
Located in Corsham, GB
with distant farm buildings. With pen and ink detail. Well presented in a washline mount and gilt
Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

John F. Plummer - Contemporary Watercolour, Town Gardens
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour scene with black ink detailing, showing the well kept lawns and varied trees in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Derek Watson - 20th Century Watercolour, Ruins
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour painting with pen and ink details by Derek Watson. The scene depicts a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

John Shapland (1865-1929) - Watercolour, On The Coast Near St. Ives
By John Shapland
Located in Corsham, GB
grass in the foreground. Signed twice to the lower left in ink and graphite. Well presented in a ornate
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

British Colonial Military Officer's Campaign Metal Field Desk
By Army & Navy CSL
Located in Rio Vista, CA
storage bins and cutglass ink wells with brass crown lids. Produced by the Army Navy Co-Operative Society
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass, Metal

Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Cityscape, The Disembark
Located in Corsham, GB
the water. With pen and ink detail. Well presented in a white card mount and green frame with gilt
Category

19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
Located in Southbury, CT
predates the King James Version by half-a-century and was, therefore, William Shakespeare's bible as well
Category

Antique Early 17th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
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H 9 in W 7 in D 2.5 in
Antique Travelling Vanity Case, English, Leather, Silver, Dressing Table Box
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
silver topped bottles sit neatly within shaped hoops Replete with a fascinating leather cased ink well
Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon, Signed, First Edition, 1978
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
inscribed, “Milton J. Huhn with best wishes from Richard Nixon 1-25-80" in blue ink. The book was published
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

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