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Antique Chinese Bronze Repousse' Ink Box
Located in New York, NY
A small and quite unusual antique Chinese bronze repousse' ink box with interesting, fanciful
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Small Bronze Antique Chinese Repousse Ink Box
Located in New York, NY
A small antique repousse Chinese ink box displaying four figures wearing traditional Chinese garb
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century George Rowney Antique Watercolour Box
Located in London, GB
Antique 'G. Rowney & Co's Superior Watercolors' set.
12 large dried pans in the colours Emerald
Category
Antique 1890s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid writing box with two lift up tops opening to
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box with brass bound corners and straps opening to
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Travelling Vanity Case, English, Leather, Silver, Dressing Table Box
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, leather and silver dressing table box with
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
H 7.09 in W 16.93 in D 13.78 in
Antique Desktop Stationery Box, English, Oak, Arts & Crafts, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop stationery box. An English, oak correspondence case in Arts & Crafts
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Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 10.83 in W 8.47 in D 6.7 in
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Isaac Parkes
Item # 801EZX27
An inordinately fine box, the exterior is dressed with full width and
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 17.75 in D 9.75 in
Antique English Jennens & Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3.5 in W 13 in D 10.25 in
Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3.75 in W 12.75 in D 10 in
Lidded Canary Porphyry Box
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
papered obelisks and pyramid boxes are the result of a passion for antique curiosities. The Metropolitan
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Stunning Antique Hand Carved Olive Wood Jewelry Box w Great Patina & Hebrew Text
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality and excellent condition antique box for the collectors of rare and beautiful.
Over the
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Early 20th Century Israeli Arts and Crafts Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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H 3.75 in W 9.25 in D 7.1 in
19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box – ‘Alice’s Box
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
18th Century Italian Blue Decorative Box with Cupid and Flower Decoration
Located in Milan, IT
and decorated on all sides, this romantic Italian antique box is decorated with flower and vegetal
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fir
H 3.55 in W 9.85 in D 7.49 in
Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
surface. This antique box is in home ready condition. c1870
H5.5" W11 3/4" D8 3/4"
H14cm W30cm D22cm
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century, English Tartan Wrapped Lap Desk w/ Embossed Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
English with Scottish influence, 19th century.
A fine quality antique 19th century lap desk
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Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Percier's Tomb
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper; book binding board
Signed and dated by artist on
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Sainte Chapelle
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper; book binding board
Stamped by artist on underside
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper, Paint
Victorian English Boat desk, wood and brass , secret drawers
Located in Valladolid, ES
Goirgeous Antique Ship Desk with Side Drawer and Brass Reinforcements. 1870
Antique and sober
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pink Porphyry Spire
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
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Engelhart’s papered obelisks and pyramid boxes are the result of a passion for antique curiosities. The
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
say that this is one of the finest lap desks we have ever seen !
The Lap desk box is rectangular in
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Regency English Penwork Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
”, though the exact meaning is unclear.
Penwork
Penwork, or pen and ink, was used on boxes to
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
Antique Leather & Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Oppenheimer & Co. The inner slide has written in red ink 'F.de S. Shortt. Capt, R.S.F., Johannesburg, 30.7.02
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Antique Early 1900s English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
Set of 8 Antique Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Chinese, Boxed, Printing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is set of 8 antique calligraphic ink blocks. A Chinese, boxed set of printing shapes, dating
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
H 0.79 in W 7.49 in D 9.85 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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Antique Chinese Calligraphy Ink Stones in Box Great Condition, ca 1900-1930
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Calligraphy Ink Stones in Box Great Condition, ca 1900-1930.
Very interesting
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Nautical Objects
Materials
Porcelain
H 0.04 in W 10.08 in D 6.38 in
1930s Art Deco Sterling Silver Ink Box
By William Comyns & Sons 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver Art Deco ink box; an
Category
Vintage 1930s British Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Antique Chinese Qing Guangxu Imperial Style Red Ink Stick With Box 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A rare antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Guangxu period Imperial style marked red ink stick, in the form
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Large Antique Calligraphic Ink Block, Chinese, Soot Ink, Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique calligraphic ink block. A Chinese, boxed soot ink printing stone, dating to
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
H 1.38 in W 7.68 in D 13.98 in
Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Sumi ink painting with light color wash mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway
By Henry Greenway
Located in London, London
ink stand, is plain in style, and features 2 glass bottles for ink and pounce, and a silver box to the
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Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 3.55 in W 9.06 in D 5.52 in
Set of 8 Antique Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Chinese, Cased, Printing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of 8 calligraphic ink blocks. A Chinese, cased set of printing shapes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
H 0.79 in W 8.47 in D 11.23 in
Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Desk Sets
Materials
Composition
H 0.79 in W 8.67 in D 11.62 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
H 1.75 in W 9.75 in D 2 in
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, English, Walnut, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique military campaign writing slope. An English, walnut and leather correspondence
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 5.91 in W 17.92 in D 9.85 in
Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique officer’s campaign correspondence box. An English, flame mahogany and leather
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 6.3 in W 18.12 in D 9.85 in
Antique Travelling Author's Writing Box, English, Correspondence Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling author’s writing box. An English, flame mahogany and boxwood
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Scholar's Objects
Materials
Boxwood
H 7.88 in W 12.21 in D 6.7 in
Antique French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
craftsmanship, opening to reveal a mahogany fitted interior, complete with later brass capped ink bottles
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Desktop Writing Slope, English Burr Walnut Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop writing slope. An English, burr walnut and brass correspondence box
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 9.45 in W 14.57 in D 10.44 in
Antique Travelling Writing Slope, English, Correspondence Box, Victorian, C.1899
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling writing slope. An English, mahogany and brass correspondence box
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 10.04 in W 13.59 in D 6.5 in
Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather, Writing Case, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, leather bound writing case, dating to he late
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
H 5.71 in W 13.98 in D 9.45 in
Fine Antique Onyx and Bronze Desk Ink Stand Pen Rest Faux Book and Blotter Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and antique onyx and bronze desk set featuring a sculpture of Rodin's Thinker done by
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Early 20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
H 6 in W 16 in D 8.5 in
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
working with key. Two crystal ink bottles of a later period.
This extra-large Writing Slope is one of
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 7.5 in W 20 in D 10.75 in
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
areas. Lock is present and working with key. Two crystal ink bottles of a later period.
This exotic
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 6.25 in W 16 in D 9.75 in
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, lacking key. Two crystal ink bottles of a later period.
Measures: height: 6.75” (17 cm), width: 16
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 16 in D 9.5 in
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing area to include a gold leaf decorative border which is nicely done. Box closes firmly with no gaps
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
H 7.25 in W 18 in D 10.25 in
Monumental Edwardian Sterling Silver Ink Stand - Egyptian Revival - Garrard 1908
By Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1908 by Garrard & Co., this monumental Antique, Sterling Silver Ink Stand
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Antique Early 1900s English Egyptian Revival Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 8.67 in W 18.51 in D 9.85 in
Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary/Writing Box, Letter Rack, Scotland 1880, H970
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary Box, Letter Rack, Writing Box, Scotland 1880, H970
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Umbrella Stands
Materials
Walnut
H 14.5 in W 16.5 in D 11 in
Square Table (Contemporary Sepia Toned Still Life Photograph of Antique Table)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Square Table, 1992
Still Life Photograph of Antique Table by David Halliday
Sepia toned silver
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Edward & John Barnard
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
incorporates two cylindrical ink bottles flanking a central rectangular stamp box.
The impressive ink
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
two pumpkin-shaped bottle holders flanking a central rectangular stamp box.
The impressive ink and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Three Stone Seals of Gods 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
one wooden box.
These are all hand curved.
A seal, in an East and Southeast Asian context, is a
Category
Vintage 1950s Asian Showa Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Unique Folk Art Copper Viking Ship Table Piece with Shields and Boxes on Deck
Located in Lisse, NL
letter. The round vessel being the ink well and the angular box being the vessel in which you would keep
Category
Early 20th Century European Medieval Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper, Brass, Bronze
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H 14.2 in W 12.6 in D 7.9 in
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
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Walter and John Barnard
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 1880s English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inkwell Qalamdan, circa 1850
Located in North Hollywood, CA
brushes or their feathers in the long pen box, and dry ink in the square container. Their use was very
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Islamic Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Gallery Inkstand by John Grinsell & Sons
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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The body of the inkstand incorporates two ink bottle receivers flanking a rectangular stamp box.
The
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 3.2 in W 7.1 in D 10.2 in
Antique Cased Microscope, English, Scientific Instrument, Swift & Son, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
ink wells included
This is a superb antique cased microscope with high decorative appeal, and of
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 10.83 in W 5.32 in D 7.29 in
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique ink box for your home. Each antique ink box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. If you’re shopping for an antique ink box, we have 209 options in-stock, while there are 23 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the antique ink box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique ink box, those designed in Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Thomas Engelhart, Drew & Sons and Adolf Stademan each produced at least one beautiful antique ink box that is worth considering.
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The average selling price for an antique ink box at 1stDibs is $1,525, while they’re typically $155 on the low end and $39,000 for the highest priced.
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