Chinese style blue & gold ceramic inkwell
Located in London, GB
A Chinese style blue and gold ceramic inkwell, with a hinged brass lid, mounted on a reticulated brass base.
Brass
Bronze Chinese Dragon Boat Inkwell 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Chinese dragon boat double inkwell. Original glass inserts.
Metal, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Large Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern bronze large inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 4.5...
Bronze
Chinese Enamel and Jade Inkwell with Pen, 19th/20th C. Ric#JD014
Located in Norton, MA
19th/20th century Chinese enamel and jade, inkwell with pen. Stone carved and pierced.
Gold Plate, Silver
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Doré Large Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern gilt bronze large inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6.38"W x 6.38"...
Bronze
Chinese Art Deco Enameled Bronze Inkwell w/ Bird and Flower Motif, ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Art Deco Enameled Bronze Inkwell w/ Bird and Flower Motif ca. 1920 Dimensions: Height: 2.5 inches.
Brass
Théodore Deck (1823-1891), French. Archaic Chinese Style Inkwell, circa 1870
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Turquoise Glazed Faience and Gilt Bronze Desk Inkwell by Théodore Deck (1823–1891), circa 1870 Rare desk inkwell signed TH. DECK, crafted in faience with the celebrated turquoise gl...
Ormolu
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Large Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern gilt bronze inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5"W x 5"D x 3.13"H.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Large Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern gilt bronze inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6.25"W x 6.25"D x 4....
Bronze
Inkwell w/ Chinese Jade and Carnelian and Silver Mounts by Edward Farmer, 1920s
By Edward Farmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Memorialized as an art and antique dealer and "collector of Chinese jades and porcelains" in a 1942 obituary in the New York Times, Edward Farmer, like his father, traveled to China ...
Jade, Silver
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique writing stand desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain . This beautiful garniture on a desk a table or a console will add instant elegance .
Bronze
Late 19th Century Porcelain Inkwell With Gilt Bronze Mount
Located in Greven, DE
Chinese Porcelain Desk Vessel with Gilt Bronze Mount Origin: China, made for the European export market Material: Porcelain, overglaze decoration, glass liner, gilt bronze Date: Lat...
Porcelain
Blue and Gold Porcelain Inkwell By Crown Stafforshire
By Crown Staffordshire
Located in Vienna, AT
A Crown Staffordshire powder blue ground gold plated chinoiserie inkwell early 1900s. Excellent quality inkwell gold gilt Chinese scenes Printed mark and of the dealer T Goode & Co.
Porcelain
Late 19th Century, Blue White Ceramic Pocket Inkwell
Located in Marseille, FR
Chinese ceramic pocket inkwell white blue late 19th century in its inlaid box.
Ceramic
$271Sale Price|20% Off
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, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Intricate pierced detail accentuates...
Soapstone
Chinese Ink Box Crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese Ink Box crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. This item may also be used to store a collection of small items or even be used a...
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Ink Boxes crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A pair of Chinese ink boxes crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. These items may also be used to store a collection of small items or ev...
Bronze
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Inkwell Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique Chinese Famille Rose inkwell with Hand-Painted Enamels Qing Dynasty This lovely small antique Chinese Famille Rose inkwell hails from the late 19th century and is crafted fr...
Enamel
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure wearing a straw hat, together with a pair French ormolu Inkwells.
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Chinese Subject KPM Royal Porcelain Manufactory Figural Inkwell
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Rare KPM porcelain figural inkwell depicting a Chinaman in a wonderfully ornate traditional robe of pale apricot decorated in a flowing floral pattern of garlands of peonies, Chinese...
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure wearing a straw hat, together with a pair French ormolu Inkwells.
Ormolu, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Chinese Style Lacquer, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chiselled and gilt bronze inkwell made of with a scalloped red lacquer tray with a moulded gilt bronze edge with a decor of gadroons, flowers and foliage.
Bronze
Ink-stone, Chinese Green Jadeite
Located in Summerland, CA
Very large Jadeite carved for Inkstone. Beautiful green stone with white mottling, carvings of Fish Design and round scoop well for ink. Size approximately 4 x 6", Qing Dynasty, circ...
Jade
Unavailable
H 3 in W 9.75 in D 7.5 in
Chinese Porcelain Lacquer and Gilt Bronze Mounted Inkstand, 19th Century
Located in Redding, CA
With the fabulous cast gilt quill wow! Not original of course but it looks great. Beautiful form and mounted in Rococo, French gilt bronze mounts. The lacquer tray lovely with chry...
Bronze
Chinese Lacquer Porcelain and Silver Inkwell
Located in New York, US
Our charming inkwell features a finely sculpted porcelain foo dog standing on lacquered wooden panel with two silver ink vessels with their original porcelain cups. Hinge of one wel...
Silver
Early 19th Century Chinese Porcelain and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Milan, IT
Chinese porcelain inkwell family green mounted in gilded bronze Charles X period (circa 1820-1830), France.
Ormolu
Tiffany Studios Chinese Pattern Bronze Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern bronze inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 4.75"H.
Bronze
Sold
H 4.375 in W 8.375 in D 4.5 in
Edward Farmer Chinese Carved Jade & Agate Dragon Inkwell W/ Gold Gilt Filigree
By Edward Farmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Edward Farmer Chinese Carved Jade & Agate Dragon Inkwell W/ Gold Gilt Filigree.
Agate, Jade, Metal, Bronze
Sold
H 5.52 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
Boin-Taburet Paris Soapstone Inkwell, Ormolu and Chinese Lacquer, circa 1880
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Open-Worked Carved Monkey Design Soapstone Inkwell (Steatite) Resting on a Red and Gold China Lacquer Tray designed with characters on a bridge.
Soapstone, Ormolu
Very Large Ink Stone, China, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very large ink stone used to prepare ink, probably for very large brushes for calligraphy. Decorated with two Fô dogs. China, early 19th century Measures: H: 5.5 cm, W: 31 cm, D: ...
Stone
1890s Antique Chinese Export Silver Inkstand and Pen Rack by Woshing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver inkstand and pen stand made by Woshing - boxed; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This excepti...
Silver
Antique Chinese Aesthetic Movement Cloisonne and Onyx Ink Well, circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese Aesthetic Movement inkwell offers cube form with spherical hinged lid having Cloisonne enameled geometric and floral decoration, seated on beveled onyx base, circa...
Onyx, Metal
Ink well Collection
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ink pot collection ranging in sizes from 1" to 2 1/2" tall and 1" to 2" wide
Brass
Sold
H 7.5 in W 22.25 in D 13.25 in
A Louis XV-Style Lacquer, Porcelain and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Encrier
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV-style lacquer, porcelain and gilt bronze-mounted encrier (inkwell / inkstand), Chinese Kangxi porcelain, French lacquer and gilt bronze mounts, France, 19th century
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Chinese Pattern Bronze Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern bronze inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6.25"W x 6.25"D x 4.5"H.
Bronze
Sold
H 13.39 in W 19.3 in D 0.04 in
Image- Porcelain Inkwell - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor drawing on paper. Good conditions.
Ink, Watercolor
Sold
H 4.75 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Antique Painted Blue White Japanese Chinese Reticulated Hexagonal Porcelain Vase
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Assembled Set of Five Hand Painted Chinese Export Reticulated Pierced blue and white porcelain vases of Hexagonal and square outline, sometimes referred to as cricket pots or...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sold
H 1.78 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
Edmé Samson Et Cie Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Chinese Floral Inkwell
By Edmé Samson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This very fine quality inkwell has the customary pseudo Chinese markings to the base as used by Samson.
Porcelain
Sold
H 3.5 in W 4 in D 2.75 in
Antique Chinese Qing Enamel Mille Fleur Cloisonné Desk Writing Set Inkwell, 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A good quality antique six piece Chinese cloisonne desk set, circa 1900. The desk set made of cloisonne (enamel on copper) and having a Miller Fleur (Thousand Flowers) design, the se...
Copper, Enamel
Sold
H 9 in W 13 in D 9 in
Chinoiserie Lacquer, Blanc de Chine Buddha and Ormolu Inkwell, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV Chinoiserie Ormolu mounted, Black Lacquer, and Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain Inkwell. The Blanc de Chine seated happy Buddha is surrounded by delicate Blanc de Ch...
Ormolu
Sold
H 5.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.25 in
Antique Painted Blue White Japanese Chinese Reticulated Hexagonal Porcelain Vase
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Assembled Set of eight Hand Painted Chinese Export Reticulated Pierced Blue and White Porcelain Vases of hexagonal and square outline, sometimes referred to as cricket pots o...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Rare 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Chinese Lacquered Inkwell
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A rare 19th century gilt bronze and Chinese lacquered inkwell. The three porcelain containers of Blanc de Chine porcelain.
French Ormolu Inkwell With Chinese Budda. Late 19th C
Located in New York, NY
A French ormolu inkwell mounted with a Chinese Budda. This superb example demonstrates the graceful harmony of Chinese porcelain with French rococo mounts.
Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot Now Mounted as an Inkwell, circa 1661-1722
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Chinese porcelain peach bloom water receptacle mounted in silver gilt as an inkwell.
Jade, Silver
Unusual 19th Century Chinese Inkstone
Located in New York, NY
A large, unusual and beautifully carved 19th century or possibly earlier Chinese inkstone. Pieces in this condition are rarely seen today and are striking and decorative emblems of h...
Stone
Late 18th Century Chinese Ink Stone
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinarily beautiful Chinese ink stone from the late 18th Century. Beautifully carved and in perfect condition considering it's age. The patina speaks for itself. From Shanx...
Stone
Gold Dragon Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gold dragon all made in porcelain and gold-plated in 24-karat. With gold-plated polished brass whiskers. Exceptional piece.
Gold Plate
Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Located in Girona, Spain
Canopus Jar "Asmet", With certificate of authenticity. 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt. Good condition. Egyptian culture are "Canopus jars". These were vessels that the ancient Egyptians ...
Alabaster
$23,671Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$37,678
H 3.15 in W 1.97 in D 16.54 in
Extremly Rare Mexican Silver Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Flintlock
Located in Madrid, ES
Extremly Rare South American Silver-Mounted Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Late 18th century, Mexican With a roped silver band around the turned and belled muzzle, the forw...
Sterling Silver
$12,780Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
$239,000
H 55 in W 174 in D 62 in
Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.
By Jaguar Cars Ltd.
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
We offer you the chance of buying this breathtaking, rare Jaguar XK 120 which had its first road legal in february 1950. There has been built only a very little number of these cars,...
Metal
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$11,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 63.5 in W 61 in D 23.25 in
Rare 19th Century Yellow Chinese Apothecary Cabinet 67 Sectioned Drawers
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning 19th-century Chinese apothecary cabinet featuring 64 standard drawers and three larger drawers beneath a fine cornice. Each drawer is beautifully labeled in delicate, hand...
Wood
$368,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 104 in W 45 in D 6 in
104" Historic Tiffany Window "Crusader", a Warrior Knight, after Mantegna c1890
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
Magnificent historic Tiffany Studios framed window, "Crusader", a Warrior Knight, after the 1460 work by Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Incorporating a harm...
Stained Glass
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...
Stained Glass
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
These monumental limestone sphinxes, carved with the idealised visage of Pharaoh Nectanebo I (c. 379-360 BC) atop a lion’s body, are icons of ancient Egyptian culture. Depicted in th...
Limestone
$340,578
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$8,173Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.97 in W 18.9 in
The Galloping Racehorse, John Frederick Herring Sr (1795-1865)
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in GB
"The Galloping Racehorse" by John Frederick Herring Sr. is a stunning oil painting on canvas that vividly captures the dynamic motion and energy of a racehorse in full gallop. In thi...
Canvas, Oil
René Lalique Ceylan Vase
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the celebrated French glassmaker René Lalique, this enchanting Ceylan vase is molded from opalescent glass with a blue stained wheel. The design, conceived by Lalique on M...
Glass
$5,762
H 0.95 in W 2.29 in D 4.06 in
Cigarette Case light blue cabochon sapphire and hand-engraved finishing Salimben
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartie...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.