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Early 19th Century Persian Wooden Box
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Persian wooden box A large Persian wooden box and marquetry called "Khatam Kari
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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

English 19th Century Trinity House Burl Walnut Writing Box Ship and Cube Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English 19th century burl walnut writing box of unusual interior conformation. The exterior of the
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
’. Made in Vizagapatam, India, circa 1860-80. We call this one: “Alice’s Box”! It has lived ‘a hard, well
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Shell, Sandalwood

Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
.  The top of the slope has a partitioned section for two removable ink wells and a pen tray. The Writing
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
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H 5.31 in W 14.37 in D 10.04 in
19th Century, English Tartan Wrapped Lap Desk w/ Embossed Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
beautiful period embossed leather "desk", pen tray and small glass ink well. Unmarked.
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Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Box Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, c1870
By Henry Hollamby
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
: Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : A standard writing box format in very fine condition
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th century Victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
to reveal a compartment and pen tray flanked either side by ink wells.   Writing slope opens to a
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

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
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Wooden Hand Carved Swing Top Box for Ink Well and Pens
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 19th Century hand carved wooden pen box with a swing top and space for an ink well and pens
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Antique Early 19th Century French More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
fitted with original working lock and a key, which opens to reveal pen tray, ink well and plush writing
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
H 5.51 in W 11.81 in D 8.66 in
Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, GB
Writing Slope, above the Slope are various compartments for storing writing implements and two ink wells
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
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H 3.94 in W 16.93 in D 12.8 in
English Victorian Oak Deskbox with Original Watercolor Portraits by R. Simkin
Located in Wells, ME
drawer for pens and inks below. There is a universal paper calendar in its holder above the two hinged
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak, Paper

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Steel

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Rare Depiction Carew Castle Pembrokeshire, c1870
By Henry Hollamby
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
: Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells attributed to Henry Hollamby Decoration : Has a classic floral ""Berlin
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Satinwood

Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
complete with working lock and key. Penwork, or pen and ink, was used on boxes to illustrate picturesque
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Regency Penwork Tea Chest
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H 8.07 in W 12 in D 6.7 in
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
in 1820, the Prince Regent succeeded him as George IV. Penwork, or pen and ink, was used on boxes to
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
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H 7.09 in W 12.99 in D 6.69 in
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Hidaka Tetsuo with Wood Storage Box
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging ink (Sumi-e) silk scroll by Japanese Zen artist Hidaka Tetsuo (1791-1871). Well presented
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
neatly into a relatively compact box, as well as storage for ink wells, sand wells, pens, and quills
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Laptop
19th Century Laptop
H 6 in W 16 in D 9.75 in
Victorian Walnut Stationery Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Victorian walnut stationery cabinet A late 19th century Victorian carved walnut stationery box
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Antique Desktop Writing Slope, English Burr Walnut Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
a quintet of small document sleeves Two delightful glass ink wells sit neatly within a brass square
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Travelling Writing Slope, English, Correspondence Box, Victorian, C.1899
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
drawer Set within a pair of square recesses, a charming glass and brass ink well Quartet of period
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Travelling Author's Writing Box, English, Correspondence Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
document compartments with an offset square tray - ideal for a small ink well Two delightfully petite
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Scholar's Objects

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Boxwood

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Rosewood Ladies or Gents English Georgian
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire miniature commode. A well executed miniature chest made of walnut and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Burl Amboyne and Coromandel Ladies or Gents
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality English well figured Mahogany ladies or gents travelling writing
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century brass bound mahogany writing slope circa 1890. Good quality brass bound box slope
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Charming Travel Desk Set, Leather and Brass, Latter Part of 19th C
Located in Knivsta, SE
Boxes, including Ink Wells. A charming travel desk set in dark and purple-like maroon leather with
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Antique Late 19th Century European Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Japanese Silk Suijaku Scroll Nyorai-Kojin with Mixed Buddhism and Shinto Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk Suijaku hanging scroll beautifully presented in a custom wood shadow box frame from
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Stunning Late 19th Century Campaign or Travelers Desk Attr. to Thomas Potter
By Thomas Potter
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique quarter-sawn, two piece oak campaign desk. This may very well be the most beautiful and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

The Pavilion de Mademoiselle and Part of the Louvre
By Charles Meryon
Located in Middletown, NY
in pencil on the verso, as well as a numerical stamp in blue ink, which we believe is the lot number
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Mid-19th Century French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching, Handmade Paper

Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
a pair of shallow drawers Replete with two screw-top ink wells, set neatly within a bank of
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Campaign Writing Slope, English, Walnut, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
removing interior pin Pen tray and ink well compartments to the upper edge of the interior Each half of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Rare Inscribed Japanese Wood Chest Zenibako on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese society. There are detailed ink inscriptions inside the box under the cover, as well as behind the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather, Writing Case, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
accessories and situates a charming ink well Maker's mark for the esteemed Edwards and Jones of Regent Street
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Leather

Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Fubako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
second half of 19th century late Edo period. The rectangular box features an unusually deep lipped lid
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquerware Portable Picnic Set Sagejubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
additional lidded storage box (in this case, two including one clandestinely fit with an ink stone and a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
3) Johore These heliogravures are on one leaf from the extremely rare boxed Malay Peninsula
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Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of well-to-do tanners. Warmhearted, outgoing, capable and energetic, she was small and sturdily built
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
the extremely rare boxed Malay Peninsula portfolio originally containing 72 leaves in total and made
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Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally fine Quality English Well Figured Solid Burr Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of well-to-do tanners. Warmhearted, outgoing, capable and energetic, she was small and sturdily built
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Heliograph of Tin Mining in Tronoh, Perak and Tambun in Sabah, Malaysia, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
from the extremely rare boxed Malay Peninsula portfolio originally containing 72 leaves in total and
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Antique Early 1900s Antiquities

Materials

Paper

A Tunbridge Ware Writing Stand with Floral Mosaic Bands, c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
two square reserves for ink wells - both of which are present, with their screw-fitting brass lids
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Paper

Rare Historical Set Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Panels Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
and stored in a wood box inscribed with ink of the title and artist's name Eigetsu and seal. According
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Silk, Fabric, Paper

James Lewin - Lethal Looks, Photography 2020, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Greenwich, CT
entire pride from menacing hyenas and other intruding male lions. As well as being protected, he is the
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, D...

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Birds Eye Maple Writing Slope Edwards Roberts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality early English well figured Birds Eye Maple Wood Ladies or Gents
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
tooled red leather writing surface with stationery box and divisions, that features two ink well
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Antique 1820s Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

Rare Korean Water Dropper in Doughnut Form Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
many are extant. This is a wonderful example, well-preserved. The piece was probably made in late 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century Korean Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Table Refectory Dining Seats18 Antiquarian Parquetry Elm Oak Box 368cm 145" long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A MASSIVE, 18 SEATER, LATE-19TH CENTURY, ANTIQUARIAN, REFECTORY TABLE, with an elm top, boxwood and
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Antique 1880s British Gothic Revival Dining Room Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Elm, Oak

Original 1898 lithography entitled "Le Concert" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in PARIS, FR
time. This lithograph features a well-dressed, wealthy couple in a red theater box. The gentleman is
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1890s Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
ink bottle receivers protruding from either side and conjoined with a central rectangular stamp box
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

Portrait drawing of Harriot Mellon, Mrs Thomas Coutts
By Henry Fuseli
Located in London, GB
Inscribed by the artist in pen and brown ink, upper margin: 'σοφὴν δὲ μισῶ: μὴ γὰρ ἔν γ' ἐμοῖς
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

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
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Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Agate, Gold

Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
and tears due to handling and age, but well outside the image area. This heliogravure is on one
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 0.01 in
Rare Heliograph of the Teutonia Club in Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
but well outside the image area. This heliogravure is on one leaf from the extremely rare boxed
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Three Rare Heliogravures on One Leaf of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
This heliogravures are on one leaf from the extremely rare boxed Malay Peninsula portfolio originally
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Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Heliograph of the Government House in Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
handling but well outside the image area. This heliogravure is on one leaf from the extremely rare
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Finest Quality Handcrafted Antique Bronze and Brass Gothic Revival Inkstand
Located in Lisse, NL
stylish inkstand was all-handcrafted in the late 19th century and it could hardly be in better condition
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Inkwells

Materials

Brass, Bronze

La Soeur ainee The Elder Sister
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
) in the search box. It should take you right to the product page. Le Matin (Morning) LU1409989932
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1880s Victorian Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

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19th Ink Well And Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 19th ink well and box for your home. A 19th ink well and box — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 19th ink well and box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each 19th ink well and box bearing Victorian, Regency or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 19th ink well and box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Charles J. Kleingrothe, David Edwards and Edward & John Barnard produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 19th Ink Well And Box?

Prices for a 19th ink well and box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $281 and can go as high as $228,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,406.