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Antique Japanese Inkwell

Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
The lacquer ground with a strong burgundy undertone. Well carved , colored and other wise decorated . The porcelain well in good Antique condition . Minor wear due to age and use .
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Japanese Inkwell

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Lacquer

Arthur & Bond Sterling Silver Inkwell with Repousse & Chased Water Lilies
By Arthur Bond
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique inkwell was made by the well known English owned Arthur & Bond of Japan in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
inspiration be they Egyptian, Celtic, Japanese, Byzantine, Medieval or contemporary. He received formal
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Japanese Inkwell

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Copper

Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer & Crystal Inkwells English Jennens & Bettridge
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
inlaid mother of pearl and the original pair of cut glass inkwells with brass tops. The very special
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Brass

Famille Rose Qianlong Period Enamel Inkwell by L'Escalier de Cristal C.1880
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Famille Rose Painted Enamel inkwell set Qianlong Period (1736-1795) by l’Escalier de Cristal
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1870s French Japonisme Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ormolu, Enamel

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
By Townshend & Co.
Located in London, GB
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of
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1890s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
: Incense Burners Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Original/Reproduction: Original
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Porcelain

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
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19th Century Chinese Regency Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a small inkwell from the Japanese Meiji era. It was hand-made around the turn of the
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wisteria Inaba 4 Piece Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese brass four-piece desk set with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Meiji era
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Enamel

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Floral Elements Enamel Inlays & Gilt
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Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Brass, Enamel

19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich
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19th Century Victorian Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Other

A George III Red Japaned Ink Stand Writing Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand painted red japaned ink stand with two French molded glass inkwells. The top with lifting
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Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Brass

Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
style, like a Japanese style inkwell, or his Pompeian style dining table centerpieces. other bronze
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Mid-19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Marcel Bing, Art Nouveau Butterfly Inkwell in Enameled Bronze, France, 1905
By Marcel Bing
Located in New York, NY
Japanese art and founder of the gallery L'Art Nouveau Bing located at 22 rue de Provence in Paris. Marcel
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

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Napoleon III Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III inkwell gilt bronz and champleve enamel Origin France perfect condition circa 1860. The Napoleon III style had its heyday during the 1850s and 1880s. Emperor Napoleon wa...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Enamel

Antique Napoleon III Inkwell
Napoleon III Inkwell
H 2.37 in W 8.67 in D 4.73 in
"Phoenix, " Brilliantly Glazed Art Deco Lamp Base by Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in tones of crimson, silver and white, this very fine lamp base was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. Prodigious ...
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1940s American Art Deco Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Desk - Nancy School Desk
Located in Beaune, FR
Mahogany and satinwood desk from the 1900s, Art Nouveau from the Nancy School. It opens with 2 drawers in the upper part and 1 large drawer on the interior part. Very beautiful offic...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Desk - Nancy School Desk
Art Nouveau Desk - Nancy School Desk
H 41.74 in W 48.43 in D 26.38 in
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver Jesmond pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our flatware co...
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1930s English Art Deco Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French Bacarrat Ormolu with Glass Tantalus Cave a Liqueur 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Napoleon III Bacarrat ormolu and glass Cave a Liqueur, or tantalus, circa 1860 in date. The Cave a Liqueur features an ormolu case with glass pa...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ormolu

Collection of TinTin Porcelain Dish Coffee and Plate by Hergé , AXIS Paris 80s
By Hergé
Located in Halle, DE
Ultra-rare and huge collection of famous TinTin porcelain Dish made in the 1980s as a Collector Edition by AXIS,Paris . On the international markets it is only possible to get some...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Vintage Century Furniture Chin Hua by Raymond K Sobota Dual China Display
By Raymond Sabota, Century Furniture
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Born in 1970 in North Carolina. Dual China display cabinet/ sideboard/ credenza by Century Furniture. The Chin Hua line by Raymond K Sabota. Maple hardwood with burl maple veneers, b...
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1970s American Campaign Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Brass

Dragon and Phoenix Motif Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely pair of Dragon and Phoenix hand painted Porcelain Chinese lamps with custom matching shades out of a local Palm Springs Estate. The vases alone measure 7.5 inches in diamete...
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20th Century Chinese Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain and Gilt Decorated Pheonix Motif Lamps
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Chinese hand painted porcelain and gilt decorated pheonix motif lamps. Two large, heavy polychrome Chinese vases with auspicious decorations of Phoenixes encircling peonies a...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Turnwald Hollywood Regency Ananas-Shaped Ice Bucket, Freddo Therm, silver
By Freddo Therm, Turnwald Collection International
Located in Hamburg, DE
Introducing the Freddo Therm Silver Pineapple Ice Bucket, a discreet embodiment of refined sophistication from 1970s Switzerland. This exclusive piece, crafted with precision by Fred...
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1970s Swiss Hollywood Regency Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Metal

S. Kirk & Son Repousse Sterling Silver 6-Piece Tea & Coffee Set with Tray
By S. Kirk & Sons
Located in New York, NY
S. Kirk & Son, sterling silver repousse, hand chased and hand decorated tea and coffee set, all matching, richly adorned with crisp floral motifs, in pattern number 474F from 1932, c...
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Early 20th Century American Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pineapple Small in Crystal, Italy
By VG design and laboratory department
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass. Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured object...
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2010s Italian Modern Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Crystal

Chinese Mid-Late 19th Century Blue & White Vase Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese mid-late 19th century blue & white vase lamp. A very well decorated porcelain gourd form vase with a large dragon, foo dog & boar, as well as phoenix birds & peonies. Carved ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Japanese Inkwell

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Ceramic

Vintage American Brass Pineapple Door Knocker
Located in Chicago, IL
Elevate the entrance to your home with this remarkable mid-20th century American cast brass door knocker, meticulously crafted in the shape of a pineapple. Beyond its stunning aesthe...
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Mid-20th Century American Antique Japanese Inkwell

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Brass

1882 Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flask of Victorian Equestrian Riding Scene
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This acid etched and engraved Tiffany sterling silver flask with full marks for 1882 might be the most fully articulated narrative in Tiffany flask history — and that’s saying a lot,...
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1880s American Victorian Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Regency White Ceramic Pineapple Lamp, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elevate your décor with this striking pair of 1960s Mid-Century Hollywood Regency lamps. Crafted in taupe and white ceramic, they offer a modernist take on the iconic pineapple motif...
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1960s American Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ceramic

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French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Pasadena, CA
The bronzes attributed to Maison Millet, retailed by Escalier De Cristal, Circa 1880, The Lacquer Meiji Period (1868-1912) The undeside applied with a paper retailer's label Escalie...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Japanese Inkwell

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Bronze, Ormolu

Inkwell in Boiled Cardboard Lacquered Napoleon III Period Inspired by Asia
Located in Tours, FR
to a growing craze for Chinese and Japanese creations mainly. The inkwell is crystal. He is
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Composition

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand
Located in Sheffield, MA
Charming small oval gilded bronze red lacquered chinoiserie inkstand with hinged top revealing the ink receptacle inside, mounted on small gilded feet.
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1860s British Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Metal

A Fine French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Inkstand
Located in Sharon, MA
inkwell and sander. These urns rest above a chinoiserie decorated center wood panel depicting hunter on
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Japanese Inkwell

France, Japonism, Inkwell Ecritoire
Located in Paris, FR
This writing desk inkwell is composed with a 19th century Japanese lacquer base decorated with a
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Early 20th Century French Japonisme Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

France, Japonism, Inkwell Ecritoire
France, Japonism, Inkwell Ecritoire
H 3.55 in W 3.75 in D 7.09 in
Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog.
By Félix Hilaire Buhot
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Etching on wove paper. From the set "Japonisme, dix eaux-fortes", published in 1883. State: Third state of 4. Reference: Bourcard 18. Made by Felix Buhot after own design. Felix ...
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1880s Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Etching

19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An excellent 19th century Japanese writing cabinet of unusual design, small proportions and
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
H 60 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
Very pretty French coromandel chinoiserie inkwell in the Louis XV-XVI transitional style .Ormolu
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Early 20th Century French Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell
French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell
H 4.5 in W 10 in D 5.25 in
A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A japanese lacquer and gilted bronze inkwell France, Louis the XVIth
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Japanese Inkwell

A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell
A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell
H 4.73 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
19th Century French Louis XVI style Chinoiserie Bronze and Porcelain Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
19th century French bronze inkwell depicts Samurai warriors on horseback wielding spears and flying
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Porcelain & Bronze Inkwell Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, France, c. 1880
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XV style polychrome porcelain and gilded bronze inkwell attributed to L'Escalier de
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Japanese Writing Box Travel Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique, circa 1900, Japanese black lacquered wood writing slope / travel desk / document
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Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Wood

Arthur and Bond Japanese Silver Inkstand, circa 1900, Meiji Period
By Arthur & Bond
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
inkwells; the pierced silver again decorated with flowering lotus leaves, as is the stamp box and the
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Silver

Antique Painted Blue White Japanese Chinese Reticulated Hexagonal Porcelain Vase
Located in Dublin, Ireland
with a very unusual Chinese lidded inkwell with similar decoration. Circa first half of the Twentieth
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

The Scribe and his Pupils - Lithograph after L.T. Foujita - 1928
By (after) Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in Roma, IT
, Foujita describes the antique Japanese discipline of the calligraphy: a master has just placed all the
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1920s Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Lithograph

Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
With bronze and porcelain mounts, maintaining original porcelain liner. Rubbing and loss to the gilded decoration on the lacquer. Wear and patina to the bronze lid. Glue residue. Old...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Bronze

French Japonisme Ormolu and Cloisonné Enamel Encrier Emile Reiber for Christofle
By Christofle, Emile Reiber
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
designed as a Japanese tree.
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Rare, Georgian, Derby Inkwell, Porcelain, Kings Pattern, circa 1815
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Early porcelain derby ink wells are rare. This inkwell is beautifully hand-decorated in one of the
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Painted Blue White Japanese Chinese Reticulated Hexagonal Porcelain Vase
Located in Dublin, Ireland
with a very unusual Chinese lidded inkwell with similar decoration. Circa first half of the Twentieth
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A very good quality Japanese silver and cut-glass inkwell of circular dome form.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Inkwell

19th C. Stoneware Crab Inkwell by Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in New York, NY
Like many of his contemporaries, Lachenal was reinventing traditional Japanese ceramic forms
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Stoneware

French Gilt Mounted Oriental Lacquer Inkstand
Located in Vancouver, BC
A finely cast and gilded bronze desk set in the Louis XVI style, the lacquer stand Japanese; the
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19th Century Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ormolu

French Silver Japonisante Inkwell
By Gustave Keller Freres
Located in Paris, FR
A rare French silver covered inkwell with glass insert, fixed on a three-sided shallow tray
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19th Century French Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Silver

French Silver Japonisante Inkwell
French Silver Japonisante Inkwell
H 1.97 in W 8.08 in D 8.27 in
Gilt Bronze and Lacquer Ecrire (Inkwell)
Located in Woodbury, CT
FRAME OF GILT BRONZE AS ARE THE LIFT TOPS OF THE INK WELLS. THERE IS A CHINESE OR JAPANESE CHARACTER
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Ormolu

Baccarat Black 'Onyx' Cristal Vase
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Jonquerettes, FR
and protruding engraved Japanese style decor with gold embellishment : on the vase neck with a
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19th Century French Japonisme Antique Japanese Inkwell

Materials

Gold Leaf

Baccarat Black 'Onyx' Cristal Vase
Baccarat Black 'Onyx' Cristal Vase
H 9.85 in W 6.11 in D 3.35 in
Japanese Ink Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese kiriwood ink box. Ink boxes were used by artists to store their art supplies
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1850s Japanese Antique Japanese Inkwell

Japanese Ink Box
Japanese Ink Box
H 9.75 in W 8.38 in D 12 in
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Antique Japanese Inkwell For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique Japanese inkwell you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, bronze and ormolu, every antique Japanese inkwell was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique Japanese inkwell you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique Japanese inkwell, those designed in Art Nouveau, louis xv and Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique Japanese inkwell that is appealing in its simplicity, but Arthur Bond, L'Escalier de Cristal and Marcel Bing produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Inkwell?

An antique Japanese inkwell can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,427, while the lowest priced sells for $423 and the highest can go for as much as $134,339.

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Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation. Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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