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Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, GB
A small Sinhalese Porcupine Quill Box with a sliding lid. The panels of porcupine quill panels
Category

Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Ebony

Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box
Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box
$493
H 1.86 in W 6.23 in D 4.1 in
Native Sioux Quilled Council Pipe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Native American Sioux quilled and file-burnt stem with highly polished T bowl. Period
Category

1870s Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Other

Antique Native Sioux Quilled Council Pipe
Native Sioux Quilled Council Pipe
$20,000
H 36 in W 4.5 in D 8 in
Antique Anglo Indian Lidded Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
quills and bone dots. The interior has a removable tray with nine compartments all with bone dot
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Bone

Antique Anglo Indian Lidded Quill Box
Antique Anglo Indian Lidded Quill Box
$3,200
H 5 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
19th Century Sioux Quilled Knife Sheath
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Quilled knife sheath with quilled drops, tin cones with yellow horsehair. With original collection
Category

Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide

Antique 19th Century Sioux Quilled Knife Sheath
19th Century Sioux Quilled Knife Sheath
$5,000
H 9 in W 3 in D 1 in
Quilled Sioux Native Authentic Child's Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Lakota Sioux child's dress quilled on buffalo hide; collected and entered into the Maryland Academy
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1860s American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Other

Antique Quilled Sioux Native Authentic Child's Dress
Quilled Sioux Native Authentic Child's Dress
$55,000
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots. Made
Category

Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Wood

Rockingham Treacle Glazed Stoneware Shoe Quill Pen Holder
By Rockingham
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
dating from around 1840. Modelled on a gentleman’s shoe the quill pen holder is of long shape with a
Category

1840s English Early Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Stoneware

Cat, Vienna Bronze Sculptural Quill Cleaner, Austria 1900s
By Geschutzt
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Vienna bronze representing a cat and doubling as a quill wipe with boar hair on its back
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Romantic Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

French Renaissance Cabinet with a Quill-Feather Decor
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Renaissance cabinet with a quill-feather decor. ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD: 16th CENTURY Height
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16th Century Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Renaissance Cabinet with a Quill-Feather Decor
French Renaissance Cabinet with a Quill-Feather Decor
$21,341
H 63.78 in W 52.76 in D 21.46 in
Small Two-Body Buffet Decorated with Bird Quills
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
carved with long quills. The leaves are divided into two rectangles molded and framed with feathers of
Category

16th Century Renaissance Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

Small Two-Body Buffet Decorated with Bird Quills
Small Two-Body Buffet Decorated with Bird Quills
$17,784
H 66.93 in W 41.74 in D 20.08 in
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Inlaid Vide-Poche 1900s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anglo-Indian Wood and Porcupine Quill Inlaid Vide-Poche. Anglo Indian Ebony Wood and Porcupine
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Bone, Wood

Rare Renaissance Cabinet with Feather quill and Fenestration Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
RARE RENAISSANCE CABINET WITH FEATHER QUILL AND FENESTRATION DECORATION ORIGIN: FRANCE PERIOD
Category

16th Century Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of hexagon form. English
Category

1790s British Georgian Antique Quilling

Materials

Satinwood

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
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Quilling

Materials

Soapstone

Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
This fine Regency period quill work, bone, ivory & sandalwood sewing box with intact interior w
Category

Early 19th Century Indian Regency Antique Quilling

Materials

Bone, Ivory, Sandalwood

Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
$13,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8 in W 15 in D 10 in
Period George III Quilled Gilded Paper Pole Fire Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
Quilled paper. Paper coiled and worked into designs taking advantage of the positive and negative space
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Quilling

Materials

Mahogany

Rosewood Tea Caddy with Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
Made of rosewood, this antique tea caddy is distinguished by its porcupine quill detailing
Category

19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Ivory, Ebony

Pair Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Poodles Dogs Quill Pen Holders 19th Century
By Staffordshire
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Porcelain Staffordshire Poodle Dogs modelled as Pen or Quill Holders, third quarter of the Nineteenth
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

English 1790 George III Quill Work Scrollwork Decorated Tea Caddy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of elongated hexagon form
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Derby Imari Pattern Partners Porcelain Inkwell and Quill Pen Stand
By Derby
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine, rare and unusual antique English Derby partners porcelain inkwell and quill pen holder
Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain

Elegant Pink Quill in Full Bloom: An 18th Century Botanical Ilustration
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a delicate botanical illustration of a Pink Quill, also known as Tillandsia cyanea. The
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1790s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Antique Anglo Indian Box Form Quill Lap Top or Travel Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian lap top desk crafted in quills and ebony decorated with bone dots
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Quilling

Materials

Bone, Felt, Wood, Ebony

French Art Deco Bronze Claw & Quill Letter Opener, Rare Bronze Letter Opener
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Bronze Claw & Quill Letter Opener – France, circa 1920s–30s An exceptional and
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Vintage French Skittle Game 'Jeu de Quilles de Neuf', circa 1920
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage French Skittle Game ‘Jeu de Quilles de Neuf’,circa 1920. Hand painted, turned pins with
Category

1920s French Antique Quilling

Materials

Wood

Jonas Welch Holman "Portrait of a Young Man Writing with a Quill"
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Sharon, CT
straight diagonal line of the sitters left shoulder, parallel with the quill emphasizes the sitters nose
Category

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Quilling

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"
By Thomas Hudson
Located in Dayton, OH
-1880s. Made of brass featuring pewter inkwell with glass dome reservoir and slots for three quill pens
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass, Pewter

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
Category

1890s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Colt Distributors Quill Letter to Governor Beginning of Civil War, 1861
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This handwritten (it appears with quill) letter was addressed to the Governor of the state of Ohio
Category

1860s American Antique Quilling

Materials

Other

Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Expertise: We
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Quilling

Materials

Oak, Oil, Panel

Mid 19th Century French Signed Portrait of Gentleman with Letter & Quill Pen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman French School, mid 19th century signed to the letter and dated oil on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 28 inches canvas: 29 x 20 inches Provenance: private collect...
Category

Mid-19th Century French School Antique Quilling

Materials

Oil

Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Expertise: We
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Quilling

Materials

Oak, Oil, Panel

Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady, depicted Seated wearing a silk glove and with a Quill Pen English
Category

Early 19th Century English School Antique Quilling

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Inchiostri G. Diletti-Brisighella-Ink-Italia, c.1900 We see a woman writing a letter with a pen-holder and ink. At the bottom of the poster, we find the eag...
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19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Antique lacquered wooden inkwell with matching glass inkwells
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
A late Victorian wood and bronze double inkstand with a molded ogival base and two carved quill
Category

1890s Argentine Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Crystal

Painted Faience Inkwell With Brass Lids
Located in Charlottesville, VA
liners, and a central well—likely for quills or sand shaker. A charming example of decorative yet
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Quilling

Materials

Faience

Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
square Sold With Modern Notepad and Quill Set Total internal measurements Height: 5.cm Width 21.7cm
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Silver Plate

Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
$1,643 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 10.44 in W 2.76 in D 9.45 in
An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand
By Jacob Petite
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Rococo base with the original porcelain inkwells with lids, with two small openings for Quill pens
Category

Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain

Needlepoint Artwork Portrait of R' Akiva Eger 1900/1903, Judaica
Located in New York, NY
appears to be writing in with a quill pen, capturing the essence of his scholarly dedication. The rich
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Early 1900s European Antique Quilling

Materials

String

Writing Casket with Steel-Cut Decoration, Biedermeier, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
lockable and features an interior compartment for an inkwell, blotting sand, and a quill holder. The fold
Category

Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Quilling

Materials

Steel

18th Century Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
. Each internal compartment is fitted with a cut glass bottle. The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles
Category

1780s English George III Antique Quilling

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
18th Century Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
$8,150
H 4.6 in W 7.1 in D 7.1 in
Regency Amboyna Writing Slope with Ebony, Silver, and Abalone Inlay
Located in Worcester, GB
displaying a fine swirling grain. The lid is decorated with a central inlaid motif of a quill and letter
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Early 19th Century British Antique Quilling

Materials

Amboyna

St. Paul to Romans – Justification by Faith, Antique Engraving c.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
family Bible, this copperplate engraving depicts Paul seated at a draped writing table, holding a quill
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1730s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

St. Paul to Corinthians – Resurrection Proven, Antique Engraving c.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
captures Paul seated at a grand writing desk with an ornate base, quill in hand, gazing upwards towards the
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1730s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Paul to Timothy Engraving – St. Paul Foretells Death & Martyrdom c.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
halo, holding a quill and scroll, symbolising his final teachings and writings before his impending
Category

1730s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

1890s Russian Fabergé Imperial-era Silver Dip Pen, St. Petersburg
By Fabergé
Located in St. Catharines, ON
From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, the tapering cylindrical quill of rococo design
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Late 19th Century Russian Rococo Antique Quilling

Materials

Silver

St. Paul to Galatians – Rejecting Mosaic Law, Antique Engraving c.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
of divine inspiration. He gestures emphatically, quill in hand, as he writes his epistle on a scroll
Category

1730s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Epistle to the Hebrews Engraving – Paul, Law & Gospel Allegory c.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
, scrolls, and quills, symbolising scholarship and divine inspiration. Above him, the clouds part to reveal
Category

1730s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Portrait of a Lady Holding Statuette - Italian Baroque Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
for a man of learning, paintbrush for an artist or aspiring one, quill for a writer etc. In this case
Category

17th Century Baroque Antique Quilling

Materials

Oil

Feathered Pomo Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pomo bowl with geometric flower design on bottom and sides. Shell beads and quill fobs. Late 19th
Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Shell, Willow, Feathers

Feathered Pomo Basket
Feathered Pomo Basket
$6,325
H 3.75 in Dm 7.5 in
Antique Mr Punch Doorstop, English, Cast Iron, Figural Door Keeper, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
' with his left hand against his nose Dressed in fine robes, his right hand holding a feathered quill and
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1880s British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Iron

Russian Neoclassical Mahogany And Bronze Mounted Table
Located in Essex, MA
clustered arrow quills. Lower star form shelf with compass inlay. Casters.
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1810s European Neoclassical Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Antique Lap Desk on Stand, 19th Century, England
Located in Chappaqua, NY
on later custom stand. Engraved brass plaque reads, L.P. Parson 1849. Original glass inkwells, quills
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Antique Lap Desk on Stand, 19th Century, England
Antique Lap Desk on Stand, 19th Century, England
$1,295
H 21.5 in W 19.88 in D 10.5 in
Victorian Ebonised Desk Set With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Decorated With Brass
Located in Reading, Berkshire
& Decorative Idents & Drawer Supplied With A Modern Day Quill Pen, Notepad & A Vintage Boxed Ronson Fountain
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Painted Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
cubbies provide lodgings for inkpots, quills, parchment…or perhaps a laptop and tablet for today's needs
Category

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Quilling

Materials

Pine

Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Painted Secretary
Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Painted Secretary
$14,500
H 42 in W 57.88 in D 30 in
Native American Antique Large Micmac model Birch Bark canoe Woodlands C 1850
Located in London, GB
Micmac Model Birch bark canoe with floral quill work decoration. Native American Woodlands C 1850 ex UK
Category

19th Century American Antique Quilling

Materials

Birch

Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Reading, Berkshire
match-striker for light. New notepad, Quill Pen modern. With Esteemed Locksmith "Bramah" Lock, no key
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

A superb & rare Flight & Barr, Worcester Porcelain Inkstand c.1800
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in Exeter, GB
flanking the dolphin-form handle accommodating a removable candle sconce, a pair of quill-holders applied
Category

19th Century British Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain

An English Regency period penwork occasional table
Located in Lymington, GB
fine quill pens and brushes showing charming, often naïve subjects reflecting the amateur nature of the
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19th Century English Regency Antique Quilling

Materials

Serpentine

An English Regency period penwork occasional table
An English Regency period penwork occasional table
$5,205
H 28.15 in W 17.92 in D 14.57 in
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Antique Quilling For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique quilling for your home. An antique quilling — often made from wood, bone and ebony — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique quilling — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique quilling, those designed in Folk Art, Georgian and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique quilling over the years, but those crafted by Sioux Indian Art, Native American Art and Henry Chawner are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Quilling?

The average selling price for an antique quilling at 1stDibs is $1,592, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $55,000 for the highest priced.