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A good functional pencil case should be portable, have enough storage/sections within to hold your pencil collections and of course, be sleek and attractive. On 1stDibs, you will find a variety of options made of wood, metal or brass.
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Antique Turkish Etched Brass Qalamdan Inkwell and Pen Case, 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Exceptional Turkish etched brass Qalamdan, a traveling scribe's inkwell and pen case. The beautiful dome topped inkwell is rare, it is attached by chain to the pen case, consisting o...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Gilded Iron Lama's Pen Case Derge 1700
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & unusally large antique Tibetan gilded iron pen case, circa 1700.
The cylindrical pen case in two parts & made from gilded iron, with finely pierced openwork and engraved dec...
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Antique Early 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Scholar's Objects
Materials
Iron
Antique Calligrapher's Quill Box, Austrian, Hand Painted, Pen Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An Austrian, painted pearwood pen case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pearwood
c. 1850 Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inkwell & Pen Case
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1850 Middle Eastern Islamic brass inkwell & pen case (Qalamden). Solid brass with cast parts.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Engraved Persian, Japanese & Egyptian Pen Case Ink Well Group Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the early 18th century, this grouping of brass pen cases have their origins in Persia, Egypt and Japan respectively.
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Anglo-Indian Scholar's Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique Turkish Brass Pencil Case Qalamdan and Inkwell From The Ottoman Empire
The interior of the brass case is divided into compartments to hold writing tools such as quills and p...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Brass
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