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Tobacco Pot Pencil Pot in Slip Frie Onnaing, France 19th Art Nouveau
By Frie Onnaing
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Tobacco jar or blue and green pencil jar in slip signed Frie Onnaing, circa 1890. The two handles
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Nuclear Plant 160 Flower Pot
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
rights. This small version of the concrete plant holder can also be used as a pencil pot container or as
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Planters, Cachepots an...

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Concrete

Nuclear Plant 160 Flower Pot
Nuclear Plant 160 Flower Pot
H 6.3 in W 6.3 in D 6.5 in
Awaji Pottery Japanese Scholar's Desk Yellow Brush Pot/Pencil Cup Bronze Weave
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Awaji Pottery brushpot/pencil cup in sunny yellow glaze with bronze weaving. Sumoto kiln. 5" high
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Early 20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

“Tea Pot” Woodblock Print
By noboru Tsurutani
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
“Tea Pot” woodblock print Contemporary Japanese woodblock print Vibrant colors Signed in pencil
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20th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Cut Steel

“Tea Pot” Woodblock Print
“Tea Pot” Woodblock Print
H 31 in W 26.25 in D 1.25 in
Hand Turned Afrormosia Wooden Pot 1950s Signed
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Afrormosia wood. Dated to the underside in pencil 9 /10/56. Lovely shaped 1950s pot ST1368.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Urns

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Teak

Francesco Ballesio, a Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor
By Francesco Ballesio 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with
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Antique 1890s Italian Islamic Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

Mathilde Schaefer Modern Studio Pot with Horse Motif
By Mathilde Schaefer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
other glazed portions: manes, tails, hooves and eyes), is dated 1949 on the bottom in pencil and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

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Clay

Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pots, Set 11
Located in Bastogne, BE
New Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pot from 1970s. They would
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Enamel

LOVELY EARLY 20TH CENTURY HANDCARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE WiTH TWO POTS
Located in GB
just as an ornament or to store pencils or brushes. The item has some honest use, but nothing that
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Soapstone

HERMES PARIS BURR & BURL WALNUT & AMBOYNA DESK STATiONERY SET PAD HOLDER PEN POT
By Hermès
Located in GB
, letter file, pen pot and a two tiered pot with lid, this would have been for either post it notes or more
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20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Herbert Breiter German Mid Century Still Life Lemon Coffee Wine Lithograph Print
Located in Dayton, OH
life of a bottle, lemons, vase and coffee pot on a brown table. Pencil signed and numbered 58/275 along
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Antique Petite Secrétaire
Located in Malibu, CA
pleasing to look at from any angle. Pencil trays adorn both sides which are perfect for holding pens
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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Petite Secrétaire
Antique Petite Secrétaire
H 34 in W 20.5 in D 12 in
18th Century Country French Child's Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
. Missing the candle stand on the left. Divided compartments at the top for pencils and ink pots. Dovetailed
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

18th Century Country French Child's Desk
18th Century Country French Child's Desk
H 31 in W 28.5 in D 23.25 in
Collection of 19th Century Kashmiri Objects
Located in London, GB
crafted Kashmiri objects. This collection includes a tobacco jar, pepper shaker, cigar box, pencil case
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Antique 1880s Indian Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

1885 Rookwood Aesthetic Movement High Victorian Perfume Bottle form # 61
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Mobile, AL
decorators were married society ladies and some used their spouse's initials or names on pots. I have been
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Antique 1880s American Aesthetic Movement Bottles

Materials

Pottery

Antique Billiard Print of a Player, John Roberts Junior
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, signed in pencil by John Roberts Junior and the artist Thomas Edward Gaunt. Roberts died in Worthing in
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Antique 1890s German Sporting Art Prints

Materials

Paper

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"Egg Pebble" Maple Wood Cutting Board
By Fort Makers, Noah Spencer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by smoothed over, water-worn rocks, Noah Spencer's pebble cutting boards are a study in organic form. Whether hung on a wall in multiples to create a mosaic or piled on a co...
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2010s American Butcher Blocks

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Hardwood, Maple

"Egg Pebble" Maple Wood Cutting Board
"Egg Pebble" Maple Wood Cutting Board
H 10.5 in W 8.25 in D 0.63 in
In Stock in Los Angeles, Hot Heart Inox Diy Hanger, Designed by Oskar Zieta
By Oskar Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Hot heart inox DIY hanger In stock in Los Angeles Hot heart is a DIY small steel accessory created by seam welding two sheets of metal. The user receives the product flat packed ...
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2010s Polish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Hand Carved Stone Vide poche Basin Jardinière Bowl Planter Vessel Sink Antiques
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Vide poche Basin Jardinière bowl planter vessel sink Antiques . 17th C. Possibly earlier Gothic Container . A Water Trough Benitier in a small Chapel in the South o...
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Antique 17th Century French Gothic Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar
Located in East Hampton, NY
Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Ginger Jar
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
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1960s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Pair of Large Pink and Blue Chinese Lidded Jars
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A finely decorated pair of large Chinese Republic period baluster-shaped vases, featuring a vividly colourful hand-painted design of red peonies and pale green foliage on a dark blue...
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Georg Jensen For Royal Copenhagen 'Please-Pass-Me' Egg Cup
By Georg Jensen, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Georg Jensen For Royal Copenhagen 'Please-Pass-Me' Egg Cup designed by Allan Scharff.
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1990s American Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Japan Old Original Ikebana Flower Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent garden acquisitions in original natural condition Hard to find example complete with original suspension loop and working door. Heavy hand cast iron "Ikebana fl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker Taschen 1999
By Angelika Taschen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker. The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions, grouped by artist, each accompanied by a detailed, sensitive commentary. St...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Books

Materials

Paper

Nuclear Plant 320 Flower Pot
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
The Concrete Nuclear plant holder, designed by Bertrand Jayr for Lyon Béton, is directly inspired by the cooling towers of the nuclear plants, the iconic figures of nuclear energy bu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Planters, Cachepots an...

Materials

Concrete

Nuclear Plant 320 Flower Pot
Nuclear Plant 320 Flower Pot
H 12.6 in W 12.6 in D 12.48 in
Antique Awaji Pottery Vase with Brass Weaving
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Japanese Awaji vase in blue monochrome glaze with brass over-weaving, circa 1910. Impressed marks. Measures: 7" high, 3 1/2" diameter. Excellent condition.
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vases

Materials

Pottery

French Art Nouveau Majolica Planter Jardiniere by Hector Guimard Barbotine
By Hector Guimard, Gustave De Bruyn
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Hector Guimard was a renowned French architect and designer who is best known for his Art Nouveau style. He was born in Lyon in 1867 and later moved to Paris, where he became a promi...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Indigo Ceramic Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous pair of 1960s indigo ceramic ginger jar form lamps. Lamp body measures 20" height, overall height 28.5". Shades not included.
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Green Floral Scrolling Design Ginger Jar Vases
Located in New York, NY
3 antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) similar green ginger jars with floral scrolling designs surrounding circular, yellow, centered emblems, unglazed openings, and a hole in the ba...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Cloud Toilet Paper Dispenser
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
This dispenser is the trusty sidekick of our classic Cloud toilet paper shelf. Holds one roll with room for a backup (or for your smartphone, if you prefer).
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Concrete

Cloud Toilet Paper Dispenser
Cloud Toilet Paper Dispenser
H 4.33 in W 3.94 in D 10.04 in
2 Japanese Silk Embroidered Framed Textiles Inume Pass Mt Fuji Himeji Castle 19"
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of vintage embroidered silk scenes based on Japanese woodblock prints. One shows a mountain landscape with figures, after a woodblock print of Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū ...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Tapestries

Materials

Silk

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Tom Dixon Cog Tall Pen Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
* Brass plated solid aluminum * Resembles a gear * Desk organizer for pens and pencils, etc
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21st Century and Contemporary Desk Sets

Tom Dixon Cog Wide Pen Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
* Brass plated solid aluminum * Resembles a gear * Can hold pens, pencils, other desk
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21st Century and Contemporary Desk Sets

Adding the Blue by Chrissie Hynde, a Signed, Limited Edition Book and Print Set
By Chrissie Hynde
Located in Guildford, Surrey
undermine her painting; it underpins it... I love the fact that in her studio, below the pots filled with
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Linen, Paper

Antique French Game Box, Tortoise Shell Boulle with Ivory Chips
Located in South Coast, CA
lift-out tray in the center of the box is for the 'pot', and the open compartments top and bottom
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French Games

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Richard Bernstein "Diamond" Signed Lithograph 1977
By Richard Bernstein
Located in South Coast, CA
the sybaritic heat of Studio 54 in the late 70′s. Using an airbrush, pencil and pastel on
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Vintage 1970s American Prints

Bespoke Partner Desk with Two Slabs of Antique Hardwood, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
scholars collected objects referring to nature or made with natural materials: wooden brush pots, pencil
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Wonderful Natural Horn Pencil Pot
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Horn Pencil pot by the four generation Carl Auböck workshop. created in the 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Wonderful Natural Horn Pencil Pot
Wonderful Natural Horn Pencil Pot
H 4.34 in W 2.17 in D 2.76 in
Scholars' Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese scholars' brush pot with heavy relief depicting scholars in a landscape with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Materials

Boxwood

Scholars' Brush Pot
Scholars' Brush Pot
H 6 in Dm 4.5 in
Horn Pencil and Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
material. This Pencil and Pen pot was created in the 1950s by using the hollow part a cow's horn to a truly
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Horn Pencil and Pen Holder
Horn Pencil and Pen Holder
H 4.73 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
Antique French Zinc Top Potting Table
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Antique zinc top potting table with pencil legs. Great patina!
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Antique 19th Century French Tables

Antique French Zinc Top Potting Table
Antique French Zinc Top Potting Table
H 29 in W 83 in D 31.5 in
A. Feininger Watering Pot 1950 Signed Portfolio of Shells Gelatin Silver Print
By Andreas Feininger 1
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A dramatic gelatin silver print titled “Watering Pot” by Andreas Feininger. Circa 1950. Hand signed
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Vintage 1950s Prints

Materials

Paper

Nos Liberty's London Brown Leather & Silk Desk Tidy Set Pen Pot Filing Note Pad
By Liberty of London, Liberty & Co.
Located in GB
12.3cm Pen pot dimensions: Height 12.5cm Width 8.3cm Depth 8.3cm Letter opener dimensions
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Silk, Leather

1970's Op-Art Serigraph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Rochester, NY
- pencil signed & numbered - Melting Pot - Fein - 15/50. It is set in the original high quality brushed
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

1970's Op-Art Serigraph
1970's Op-Art Serigraph
H 40 in W 40 in D 0.75 in
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Boxed Desk Writing Set, London, circa 1863
By John Mechin & Charles Bazin
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
, comprising of a removable writing slope, wax pot, stamp box, large silver box, pens, pencils and letter
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fabulous Antique English Equestrian / Horse Racing Desk Tidy, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
the two coopered style pots or buckets, perfect for pens and pencils. The jockey stands at the back
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desk Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Chandelier Glass United Kingdom XIX Century
Located in Milano, IT
, in which the gilded bronze pot holders are inserted. The chandelier is adorned with spherical
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Antique 19th Century English Other Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Antique Awaji Pottery Bronze Wrapped Brush Pot Pencil Jar
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Awaji Pottery jar in simple, organic form with light green monochrome crackle glaze and wrapped with bronze wire in decorative pattern, circa 1910. Impressed export and studio mark o...
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Arts and Crafts More Desk Accessories

Materials

Pottery

Wicker Rattan Pencil Reed Cachepot Plant Pot Holder in the Crespi Style, Large
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
A relatively large wicker pencil reed rattan cachepot plant pot holder in the style of designer
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Mid-20th Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Reed

Italian 1960s Pencil Reed Rattan Bamboo Planter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning pencil reed or rattan or bamboo large Italian planter or flower pot stand from the 1960s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wicker, Bamboo, Rattan, Reed

Italian 1960s Pencil Reed Rattan Bamboo Planter
Italian 1960s Pencil Reed Rattan Bamboo Planter
H 21.66 in W 17.33 in D 16.15 in
19th Century English Majolica Field Mouse Match Pot
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique English majolica match pot, a field mouse next to a bright yellow woven basket on a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Organic Modern Wood Turned Oak Midcentury Weed Pot by Rude Osolnik 1960s
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Miami, FL
Organic Modern Oak Weed Pot by American Master woodturner Rude Osolnik (1915-2001). Signed in
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Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Wood, Oak

Handmade Ceramic Floral Arrangements from the Estate of Paul & Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian Terracotta pot. Done in a Majolica pottery style in bright colors and a shinny tin glazing that
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Late 20th Century American Majolica Pottery Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Howard Hodgkin Indian Leaves Silk Screen Print
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
composition, a plant in a pot is featured in many of the artist’s paintings and prints, reminiscent of a palm
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Vintage 1980s British Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Life Style Collection of Objects from the Estate of Paul & Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
related and is date in pencil 1958 & signed by the artist, as is the very nice enamel copper plaque
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Antique Late 19th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Carrara Marble, Soapstone, Bronze, Copper

Blue and White Candlesticks 18th Century English Battersea Enamel circa 1753-175
By Battersea
Located in Katonah, NY
, cork-screw, compass, pencil, ivory memorandum tablet and much more). Other household objects made in
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Antique 1750s English Neoclassical Candlesticks

Materials

Enamel

Half Campaign Chest for Silver
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
drawers and this has revealed the cabinet maker’s pencil marks for the dividers. Lines have been drawn
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Half Campaign Chest for Silver
H 16 in W 30 in D 12 in
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
interior with embossed black leather top. 2 glass ink pots in separate compartments with brass lids. 1
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Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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Pencil Pot For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic pencil pot available at 1stDibs. A pencil pot — often made from wood, ceramic and paper — can elevate any home. There are 10 variations of the antique or vintage pencil pot you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the pencil pot you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A pencil pot, designed in the mid-century modern, Arts and Crafts or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Andreas Feininger, Awaji Pottery and Francesco Ballesio each produced at least one beautiful pencil pot that is worth considering.

How Much is a Pencil Pot?

Prices for a pencil pot can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $70 and can go as high as $23,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,123.