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French Chinoiserie Porcelain Figural Inkstand, Jacob Petit, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With removable globe cover revealing a removable ink-pot. The Chinese Buddha holding a quill holder
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Antique 1840s French Inkwells

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Porcelain

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Inkwells

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Serpentine

19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
, fruit and flower handles, having cut-glass inkwells, quill holders, candleholder and central lidded
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets

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Bronze, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain & Brass Inkwell, Paris, 1839
Located in San Francisco, CA
inkwell by Medaille D'Argent Hand painted floral motif surround the inkwell Two side by side quill
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Antique Early 19th Century French Inkwells

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Porcelain

English Regency Inkwell in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu with Dolphin Mount
Located in London, GB
quill holders.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Inkwells

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Bronze, Ormolu

Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope & Secret Space
Located in High Wycombe, GB
, with gold key swing tag. A modern notepad. A modern quill & holder & two period brass top glass
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

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Brass

English Regency Ecrier and Match Strike in Patinated Bronze
Located in London, GB
. Quill holder to each corner. To the centre the figure of a naked putti with a walking stick in his hand
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Antique 1810s English Inkwells

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Bronze

English Regency Cherub Inkwell with Candleholder
Located in London, GB
the back edge of the base, one to each side are quill holders in leaf decoration. To the centre of
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Antique 1810s English Inkwells

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Bronze

English Regency Desk Set in Form of British Sailors Defending a Fort with Mortar
Located in London, GB
probably pen or quill holders.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Inkwells

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Bronze

Rockingham Treacle Glazed Stoneware Shoe Quill Pen Holder
By Rockingham
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
dating from around 1840. Modelled on a gentleman’s shoe the quill pen holder is of long shape with a
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Pottery

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Stoneware

Rockingham Treacle Glazed Stoneware Shoe Quill Pen Holder
Rockingham Treacle Glazed Stoneware Shoe Quill Pen Holder
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H 1.58 in W 4.93 in D 1.38 in
Pair of French “Poet & Musician” Bronze Sculpture Five-Light Candelabra
Located in Shippensburg, PA
flute and poet is missing her quill; a fine presentation. About silla antiques & art Established in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Candelabras

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Brass, Bronze

Two Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
holding a quill in his other hand, whilst the female figure clutches a delicate bouquet of flowers. The
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candelabras

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Bronze, Ormolu

Small Antique Calligrapher's Quill Pot, Chinese, Soapstone, Carved, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique calligrapher's quill pot. A Chinese, rouge soapstone carved pen holder
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Inkwells

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Soapstone

Derby Imari Pattern Partners Porcelain Inkwell and Quill Pen Stand
By Derby
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine, rare and unusual antique English Derby partners porcelain inkwell and quill pen holder
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

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Porcelain

Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
writing a letter with a pen-holder and ink. At the bottom of the poster, we find the eagle, symbol of the
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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Posters

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Paper

Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Early and original inkwell or quill pen holder in the form of a seated greyhound by Staffordshire
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Antique 19th Century English Inkwells

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Pottery

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A new notepad A vintage ink pen A Modern Quill and Holder Items might differ from what's depicted
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

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Leather, Mahogany

Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
form with an interior cavity to store a reed pen.The pen holder with faceted rounded ends and a hinged
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells

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Brass

Early Victorian Oak Escritoire Desk Oriental Tapestry Laptop Work Table Campaign
Located in GB
stationary which includes a sliding quill tray, in a modern context this is perfect as a laptop work station
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Tapestry, Oak

Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
interior cavity to store a reed pen.The pen holder with faceted rounded ends and a hinged lid attached to a
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Antique 19th Century Moorish Inkwells

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Brass

Looking toward Nervi, near Genoa, 1903, by British artist Sir George Claussen RA
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Beetles, London; Abbott and Holder, London George Clausen absorbed a range of Continental influences to
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Early 20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Crayon

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Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

An Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The round paperweight framed in black marble, with porphyry and sienna marble and other marble specimens. The center in sienna marble with carved bearded male head
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Antique 1850s Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

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Belgian Black Marble

Finest Quality Handcrafted Antique Bronze and Brass Gothic Revival Inkstand
Located in Lisse, NL
Another rare antique for the collectors and enthusiasts of Gothic art. This sizeable and very stylish inkstand was all-handcrafted in the late 19th century and it could hardly be in...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Inkwells

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Brass, Bronze

Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Italian Grand Tour marble specimen plaque in original silver-giltwood frame consisting of 20 different rare and ancient marbles, including Porphyry and Jasper, inlaid into a black an...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Baccarat "Victor Hugo" Crystal Inkwell
By Robert Rigot
Located in New York, NY
French midcentury (1980s-1990s) limited edition (28/450) " Victor Hugo" crystal inkwell with a six-sided shape and a cut star base (signed BACCARAT). Baccarat Crystal has, from the...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

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Crystal

Italian Grand Tour Marble and Alabaster Plaque of Ancient Scholars - Poets
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare Italian Grand Tour marble and alabaster plaque with profile faces of ancient Italian scholars and poets, including Michelangelo, Dante, Aristo, Galileo, and Petrarco. Names are ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Mounted Objects

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Alabaster, Marble

Romanticist Oil on Burlap Painting of a Nude Male Figure Bathing in a River
Located in New York, NY
This elegant romanticist oil on burlap painting was realized by an unheralded master during the first part of the 20th century. Realized in tight, yet expressionistic brush strokes, ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Nude Paintings

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Burlap, Oil

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...
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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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.
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Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique Grand Tour Ornately Cast 'The Dying Gaul' Italian Bronze Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very ornately cast bronze sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in Italy in approximately 1900, in the Classical Roman style. This figurative study depicts the f...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Art Nouveau Figural Tray Vanity Dish Nymph Maiden
By Francis Renaud
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ash tray or trinket dish featuring a female figure with her arms outstretched. In the style of Francis Renaud, this small vanity tray is beautifully detailed and evokes the...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Blanc de Chine Seated Guanyin Sculpture, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As the embodiment of compassion, Guanyin is the most beloved enlightened being in China. Known as the Goddess of Mercy, she is the female bodhisattva form taken by Avalokiteśvara in ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique French Doré Bronze Exquisite Chandelier Set Up for Candles Mid-1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
What at first looked to be your ordinary French Crystal Chandelier that no one bothered to wire for lightbulbs, turned out to be something quite special. Our first hint was the hand-...
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gold, Bronze

Japan 1950s Museum Bronze Over Life-Size "Male Reborn” Koga Tadao, 84"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan an important 84" Tall life-size sculpture of "Male Reborn" by midcentury master sculptor Koga Tadao (Meiji 36 (1903) to Showa 54 (1979). For further information please call D...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Antique Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of the Crouching Venus after Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture. Modeled after the 'Crouching Venus' by Giambologna. Depicting Venus surprised at her bath with an overturned urn at her feet. Mounted o...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Ormolu Mounted Multi-Marble Julius Caesar Coliseum Model
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Italian Ormolu Mounted Multi-Marble Julius Caesar Coliseum Model. This is a beautiful rendition of a Roman coliseum with a dore bronze mounted Julius Caesar standing i...
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Antique 1860s Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Siena Marble, Bronze

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Early 19th Century Worcester Porcelain Swan Ink and Quill Holder
Located in Nashville, TN
Early 19th Century very Unique Worcester porcelain ink and quill holder in the shape of a Swan
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Antique Early 19th Century English Inkwells

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Porcelain

19th Century Horn and Silver Quill Holder with Unicorn Figure on Marble Base
Located in Nashville, TN
19th century horn and silver quill holder with unicorn figure on marble base.
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Antique 19th Century Italian More Desk Accessories

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Marble

19th Century Charles X Bronze Gilt-Metal Quill Holders on Red Marble Plinths
Located in Nashville, TN
This very unusual pair of 19th century Charles X gilt and metal quill holders are in the shape of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Charles X Inkwells

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Marble, Bronze

A REGENCY FIGURAL STANDISH. ENGLISH, CIRCA 1815
Located in New York, NY
QUILL HOLDERS ON A RECTANGULAR BASE.
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Antique 19th Century English Inkwells

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Bronze

Russian Bronze Doré and Malachite Figural Inkwell, Mid-19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Inkwell of a peasant, sled and milk barrel with pails, {quill holders} the inkwell within the milk
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Antique Mid-19th Century Baltic Inkwells

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Bronze

Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Inkwell
Located in Shakespeare, ON
background. The hinged lid lifts to reveal four porcelain inkwells and three quill holders inside the box.
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

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Bronze, Ormolu

Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Inkwell
Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Inkwell
H 3.75 in W 10.5 in D 5.25 in
Pair of Swan Inkwells, English Porcelain, circa 1830
Located in Geelong, Victoria
bases with twin cornucopia quill holders within scrollwork, the whole picked out in gild and standing on
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Antique 1830s English Porcelain

Sterling Silver Gilt Victorian Inkstand London 1847 Robert Hennell
By Robert Hennell
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
pomegranate. The centre of the inkstand has bark style taper stick with quill holder and a removable sconce
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Antique Mid-19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Silver

Early 19th Century Charles X Writing Table
Located in Paris, FR
inkwell and quill holder. Resting on X-shaped feet linked with a stretcher and standing on patinated
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Early 19th Century Charles X Writing Table
Early 19th Century Charles X Writing Table
H 28.75 in W 28.35 in D 17.33 in
19th Century French Faux Leather Book Ink Well
Located in Antwerp, BE
A 19th century French ink well holder artfully made to appear as a leather book. Originally there
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Late 19th Century Ostrich in Motion Inkwell with Ruby Colored Eyes
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century ostrich in motion inkwell. Two stones in bronze serve as the quill holder and top
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells

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Bronze

Lion Encrier
Located in London, GB
lid enclosing inkwells and quill holders supported on toupe feet.
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Antique 19th Century Inkwells

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Bronze, Ormolu

Lion Encrier
Lion Encrier
H 4.34 in W 8.67 in D 5.91 in
Rare Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
fitted interior with drawers, inkwells, solid horn quill holder, spring-loaded secret drawer, tooled and
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Antique 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Rare Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Rare Vizagapatam Writing Slope
H 6 in W 14 in D 10.5 in
A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Inkstand c.1815-1820
By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester
Located in Exeter, GB
divided by a gilt entwined serpent handle, a pair of quill-holders to the reverse, painted with a large
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Antique 19th Century Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair Staffordshire Pottery Dog Spill Vases, C. 1860
By Staffordshire
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Pair of Staffordshire pottery quill holder spill vases, c. 1860. Well modelled as two dogs, wearing
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Pottery

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Earthenware

Pair Staffordshire Pottery Dog Spill Vases, C. 1860
Pair Staffordshire Pottery Dog Spill Vases, C. 1860
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H 4.22 in W 2.84 in D 2.17 in
Very Rare and Unusual George III Silver Gilt Inkstand Made by Samuel Meriton
Located in London, GB
for a lady and examples are very rare, especially with quill holders and wafer bowls.  Measures
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Antique 1770s English Inkwells

Pair of Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Match Holder
Located in Stamford, CT
Two rare Anglo Indian porcupine quill and mahogany match holders. Made in colonial Ceylon, present
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Vintage 1980s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Tobacco Accessories

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Rosewood

19th C Anglo Indian Quill Box with Pen Holder and Ink Stand Box and Drawer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Anglo Indian 19th C box, with pen holder and inkstand of quill with pull out drawer, bone
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Basket
Located in Stamford, CT
An unusual Anglo-Indian porcupine quill, rosewood with bone inlay letter basket. Made in colonial
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Antique 1880s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A good size
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.25 in
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay. A nice
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Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
H 1.875 in W 8 in D 3.875 in
Large, Rare and Outstanding Quill Box, Writing Slope
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and wonderful quill box writing slope, with a scalloped base and drawer. The desk opens up
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

Rare Large Size Anglo Indian Quill Sewing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large size Anglo Indian quill box, with a sewing box interior, unusual in this type of box, as
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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

Rare Large Size Anglo Indian Quill Sewing Box
Rare Large Size Anglo Indian Quill Sewing Box
H 5.75 in W 13.75 in D 10.25 in
Antique Silver Quill Pen Stand Nib Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in Toronto, Ontario
with pen stand, plain with an arts and crafts nouveau style holder for three quill pens.; the base of
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Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Veuve Clicquot Mail Collection Clutch Champagne Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
. Within ten years, it had reached Europe and the United States. Quill in hand, Madame Clicquot wrote the
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Fabric

Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Greyhound /Whippet Pen Holders, Early 19th Century
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
different. These dogs served as pen holders in an era when letters were written with a quill and ink. You
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Antique Silver Desk Pen Stand Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in Toronto, ON
combination with pen stand, plain with an arts and crafts nouveau style holder for three quill pens.; the base
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Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Silver

Anglo Indian Porcupine and Rosewood Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual Anglo-Indian frame with porcupine quills set in rosewood with circular bone inlay. Made in
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Antique 1880s Asian Anglo-Indian Picture Frames

Early 19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
panel. Decorative antique quill like dip pen, nibbs and cylindrical nibb holder included. Dimensions
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Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Early 19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
H 4.25 in W 14.25 in D 10 in
Rare Antique English Regency Brass Inlaid Mahog. Comprehensive Tri-fold Lap Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
writing surface reveals two cast brass candle sconces which can be placed in their holders to either side
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Burl Fruitwood Encrier
Located in New York, NY
French Empire gilt bronze and burl fruitwood encrier. Central candlestick surrounded by four quill
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Rosewood and Quill Candelabra
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of 3-arm rosewood candelabra with quill inset detail on base. English, 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century English Candelabras

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Rosewood

Charles X Period Writing Table, France, Circa 1825
Located in PARIS, FR
covered with black and gold-tooled leather, fitted with its inkwell and quill holder. Resting on X-shaped
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Charles X Period Writing Table, France, Circa 1825
Charles X Period Writing Table, France, Circa 1825
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H 28.75 in W 28.35 in D 17.33 in
English Staffordshire Greyhound or Whippet Pen Holder
By Staffordshire
Located in Stamford, CT
base with gilt border for pen or quill.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Black Forest Wood Owl Desk Set
Located in Pasadena, CA
on a tray, which also has two covered compartments for quill ink, one of which still has the original
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Vintage 1920s German Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

Black Forest Wood Owl Desk Set
Black Forest Wood Owl Desk Set
H 8 in W 5.5 in D 13.5 in
Early 1900s French Faience Inkwell in the Style of Emile Galle
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
after Emile Galle and the designer, Gengoult Prouve who had designed similar candle holders and inkwells
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Early 20th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Faience

French Art Nouveau Brass Footed Double Ink Well Filigree Bronze Moorish Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Victorian metal cast bronze ornate filigree double well inkwell and holders, very ornate with Orientalist
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells

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Brass

Antique French Provincial Brass Clad Coal Bin
Located in Forney, TX
village life scenes, including early European target bowling scene over the words "jeu de quilles," framed
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Fireplace Tools and C...

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Brass

Antique French Provincial Brass Clad Coal Bin
Antique French Provincial Brass Clad Coal Bin
H 17.75 in W 19.75 in D 13.75 in
Italian Grand Tour 19th Century Siena Marble Reduction of the Tomb of Scipio
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
as the interior is hollow, possibly for use as a quill nib holder. The sarcophagus of Lucius
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Architectural Models

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Siena Marble

Discovery & Mischief. Tabby Kitten at Play.Original Edwardian Pastel Drawing Cat
By Cecil Ackland Hunt
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
shows a tabby kitten playing on a writing desk. She is sitting between the ink bottles and quill pens
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Early 20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Cardboard

English Staffordshire Whippet Quill Holders, a Pair
By Rockingham Pottery Company
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of dashing recumbent whippet quill keeps residing on cobalt glazed bases with paws happily
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Spanish Talavera Inkwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good, rare 18th century eight lobed quill holder - Talavera de la Reina. Beautiful deep cobalt
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Spanish Talavera Inkwell
Spanish Talavera Inkwell
H 3.25 in Dm 5.75 in
A Rare Regency Ostrich Inkwell Circa 1820
Located in London, GB
a quill holder: English, circa 1820
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Antique 19th Century Regency Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Belgium Marble Inkstand. Late 19th C
Located in New York, NY
Rare Belgium gray marble inkstand. The piece has a inkwell and sander centered by a quill holder
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Inkwells

Antique English Pottery Phrenology Head Quill or Pen Holder, circa 1835-1845
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn, "mind"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") was a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Early 19th Century French Empire Encrier
Located in London, GB
for sand and four holders for quills
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Antique 19th Century French First Empire Desk Accessories

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

Victorian Cased Silver Gilt Prize Quill Pen
By Stephen Smith & Son 1
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
with fine textured decoration, a Bramah type quill holder to the point, the stem inscribed; "Prize at
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Antique Late 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Victorian Cased Silver Gilt Prize Quill Pen
Victorian Cased Silver Gilt Prize Quill Pen
H 10.56 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
19th Century Brass Standish
Located in Woodbury, CT
Brass standish, 19th century, the rectangular base on peg feet holding a quill holder and two
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Antique Mid-19th Century Inkwells

Materials

Brass

19th Century Brass Standish
19th Century Brass Standish
H 3.75 in W 7 in D 2.5 in
Piero Fornasetti Double Pen Holder Hand with Quill
By Fornasetti
Located in Dallas, TX
feather quill. Two black plastic pen holders pivot and turn on brass fittings attached to the porcelain
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Vintage 1960s Italian Desk Sets

Materials

Porcelain, Plastic

English 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Writing Box with Secret Drawers
Located in GB
screw top inkwells and sections for the writer's accessories - stationery, letters, pen holders, quills
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Antique 1830s British George IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

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Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

This Vivacious Teapot Has Agnes Martin on One Side and Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Other

Ceramist Roberto Lugo brings a street-art sensibility to a dainty serving vessel while paying homage to his artistic heroes.

This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists

Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.