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An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand
An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand

An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand

By Jacob Petite

Located in Lambertville, NJ

The spaniel dog sitting on an elaborate Rococo base with the original porcelain inkwells with lids, with two small openings for Quill pens. After studying drawing in the studio of...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk
Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk

Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk

By Joseph Bramah

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Complete with Beautifully Designed inkwell and 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

19th Century Laptop
19th Century Laptop

19th Century Laptop

Located in Los Angeles, CA

It became wildly popular in the 19th century because a "laptop" provided an expansive flat writing surface that folded up neatly into a relatively compact box, as well as storage for...

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Metal

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand

By Henry Chawner

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Each internal compartment retains the original rounded glass bottles with cut glass ornamentation in addition to impressive scalloped bases. The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles ...

Category

1780s English George III Antique Quilling

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Hand-Painted Pine Secretary Desk
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Hand-Painted Pine Secretary Desk

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Hand-Painted Pine Secretary Desk

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

The top flap, secured by working lock & key, unfolds to reveal a well-appointed interior: six stepped drawers and two large cubbies provide lodgings for inkpots, quills, parchment…or...

Category

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Quilling

Materials

Pine

Sioux Beaded Pipe Bag
Sioux Beaded Pipe Bag

Sioux Beaded Pipe Bag

By Sioux Indian Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Underneath beadwork are quilled slats on parfleche, dyed red with similar traditional geometric designs, framed on bottom by original fringe.

Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide, Beads

Victorian Polished Leather Document Box With Leather Lining  Stamped GMC
Victorian Polished Leather Document Box With Leather Lining  Stamped GMC

Victorian Polished Leather Document Box With Leather Lining Stamped GMC

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Box with be sent with A modern notepad. An a quill pen with pen stand. Base interior dimensions Width: 32.3cm Height: 10.5cm Depth: 23cm

Category

Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Bronze Figure by Pradier, Louis XIV Style, Signed
19th Century French Bronze Figure by Pradier, Louis XIV Style, Signed

19th Century French Bronze Figure by Pradier, Louis XIV Style, Signed

Located in Queens, NY

French (19th Cent) bronze of 17th century figure with book and quill sitting in chair (signed PRADIER)       

Category

19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Antique Gilt Bronze Inkwell, French Louis XVI Style, 1870s
Antique Gilt Bronze Inkwell, French Louis XVI Style, 1870s

Antique Gilt Bronze Inkwell, French Louis XVI Style, 1870s

Located in New Orleans, LA

Unleash the Spirit of French Louis XVI: Antique gilt Bronze Inkwell Transport yourself to a time of artistic brilliance with this captivating antique gilt bronze inkwell, meticulousl...

Category

1870s French Louis XIV Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Native American Hidatsa Arikara Medicine Shirt
19th Century Native American Hidatsa Arikara Medicine Shirt

19th Century Native American Hidatsa Arikara Medicine Shirt

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Would note, four real scalps possibly moved over from an earlier war shirt, both quills and beading. Very fine quill work outlining, which would have needed to be done by an older la...

Category

19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide

Antique Georgian Paper Scroll Tea Caddy
Antique Georgian Paper Scroll Tea Caddy

Antique Georgian Paper Scroll Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, GB

The name quilling is thought to come from the origin of the art when birds’ feathers or quills were used to coil the strips of paper around.

Category

Late 18th Century English George II Antique Quilling

Materials

Glass, Boxwood, Paper

Hare, Vienna Bronze, Austria, 1900
Hare, Vienna Bronze, Austria, 1900

Hare, Vienna Bronze, Austria, 1900

By Geschutzt

Located in PARIS, FR

The back is encrusted with boar hair and was used to clean writing quills. In excellent condition. Slight use of polychromy.

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Romantic Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70
18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70

Located in Greven, DE

On the left we see Hermes, the messenger of the gods, here as the patron saint of trade with a quill and purse; and on the right Fama, the goddess of fame with the Roman tuba in her ...

Category

1760s Dutch Louis XV Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp  A lovely piece
French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp  A lovely piece

French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp A lovely piece

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp A lovely piece, adapted from an original oil lamp, the lamp has a single brass sconce and opposite we can see the secretary bird both set...

Category

19th Century Empire Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey
Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey

Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Antique Turkish Brass Pencil Case Qalamdan and Inkwell From The Ottoman Empire The interior of the brass case is divided into compartments to hold writing tools such as quills and p...

Category

Mid-19th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps
Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps

Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Shakespeare in period formal attire holding a quill and parchment, Marlowe in high Elizabethan dress with one hand on his hip and holding a scrolled parchment in the other.

Category

Late 19th Century Elizabethan Antique Quilling

Materials

Metal

Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope

Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A modern notepad. A modern quill & holder & two glass inkwells. All items may differ from what's depicted in imagery.

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Feathered Pomo Basket
Feathered Pomo Basket

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 century. Sie: 3 3/4" x 7 1/2" Under the name Pomo are some 30 small tribes.

Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Shell, Willow, Feathers

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Item is sold with a new notepad & a new quill pen set. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up to reveal s...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Golf Painting Of Rye Harbour
Antique Golf Painting Of Rye Harbour

Antique Golf Painting Of Rye Harbour

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Orchardson was the son of Sir William Quiller Orchardson. He exhibited fifteen works at the Royal Academy between 1896 and 1904, was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, ...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Quilling

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Biblical Engraving – Evangelists Matthew & Mark, Pieter Mortier, Early 1700s
Biblical Engraving – Evangelists Matthew & Mark, Pieter Mortier, Early 1700s

Biblical Engraving – Evangelists Matthew & Mark, Pieter Mortier, Early 1700s

Located in Langweer, NL

At his feet lies a lion, his traditional symbol, signifying courage and the resurrection. Mark holds a quill and book, pausing in thought as he records his Gospel.

Category

Early 1700s Dutch Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Antique Stained Glass Window of St John & Dragon
Antique Stained Glass Window of St John & Dragon

Antique Stained Glass Window of St John & Dragon

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

In this stunning glasswork piece, the Saint is depicted in vibrant red drapery, a feathered quill in one hand – representing his role as author of the Gospel of John – and a chalice ...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Quilling

Materials

Lead

French White and Magenta Porcelain Bud Vase
French White and Magenta Porcelain Bud Vase

French White and Magenta Porcelain Bud Vase

By Edmé Samson

Located in New York, NY

White porcelain vase/pen cup with ormolu beaded rim formerly used as a quill cup with continuous band puce figures in a landscape with markings for Samson.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Quilling

Materials

Porcelain

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Thompson Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Thompson Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Thompson Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather

By Thompson Cabinet Company

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A modern notepad. A modern quill & holder A vintage pen or pencil. & two period glass inkwells.

Category

1820s British Georgian Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell
Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell

Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell

Located in New York, NY

Early and original inkwell or quill pen holder in the form of a seated greyhound by Staffordshire.

Category

19th Century English Antique Quilling

Materials

Pottery

Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand

Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand

By Wedgwood & Bentley

Located in New Orleans, LA

One is designed to hold ink and features a top with slots for quills or pens, and the other is a powder Shaker with a shell-ornamented lid.

Category

18th Century English Other Antique Quilling

Materials

Ceramic

French Painted Toleware and Brass Triple Desk Lamp
French Painted Toleware and Brass Triple Desk Lamp

French Painted Toleware and Brass Triple Desk Lamp

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

French Painted Toleware and Brass Triple Desk Lamp A lovely piece, a brass triple sconce lamp with its original adjustable toleware shade A Very traditional design with three la...

Category

1880s Adam Style Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray

19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray

Located in London, GB

An attractive early 19th century Regency period bronze and Ormolu oval Pen Tray, with thistle, fruit and flower handles, having cut-glass inkwells, quill holders, candleholder and ce...

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in lea...

Category

19th Century British Campaign Antique Quilling

Materials

Brass

Antique Portrait of Jan Wagenaar – Dutch Historian of Amsterdam, Dated 1766
Antique Portrait of Jan Wagenaar – Dutch Historian of Amsterdam, Dated 1766

Antique Portrait of Jan Wagenaar – Dutch Historian of Amsterdam, Dated 1766

Located in Langweer, NL

Wagenaar sits in a three-quarter pose at a writing desk, surrounded by books and a quill, reinforcing his scholarly identity. His powdered wig, formal coat, and direct gaze are chara...

Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Antique Portrait of Mennonite Minister Jan Nieuwenhuyzen – Etching c.1800
Antique Portrait of Mennonite Minister Jan Nieuwenhuyzen – Etching c.1800

Antique Portrait of Mennonite Minister Jan Nieuwenhuyzen – Etching c.1800

Located in Langweer, NL

Beneath the portrait oval, a symbolic pietra dura cartouche displays emblems of learning and enlightenment: a laurel wreath (for honor and wisdom), a quill and inkwell (for writing a...

Category

Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Extraordinary 18th-Century Steel, Gold & Silver Learned Man’s Signet Ring
Extraordinary 18th-Century Steel, Gold & Silver Learned Man’s Signet Ring

Extraordinary 18th-Century Steel, Gold & Silver Learned Man’s Signet Ring

Located in Northampton, MA

The central monogram, Gothic C H, is framed by an unfurled book, a quill, Mercury’s winged helmet, a caduceus, a long rifle, and a stylized tree.

Category

Mid-18th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Quilling

Materials

Gold, Silver, Steel

Vienna Bronzes, Deer and Doe Sculptures, 19th Century
Vienna Bronzes, Deer and Doe Sculptures, 19th Century

Vienna Bronzes, Deer and Doe Sculptures, 19th Century

By Geschutzt

Located in PARIS, FR

It was also used as a cleaning brush for quills as seen by the hair on its back. Good condition.

Category

Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

William Bateman II Silver-Gilt Inkstand
William Bateman II Silver-Gilt Inkstand

William Bateman II Silver-Gilt Inkstand

By William Bateman II

Located in New Orleans, LA

The inkwell, pounce pot, and quill pot are formed to resemble covered urns with the addition of floral garlands and quatrefoil accents.

Category

19th Century English William IV Antique Quilling

Materials

Silver

Heavy Antique Mr Punch Doorstop, English Figurative Door Keeper, Victorian, 1860
Heavy Antique Mr Punch Doorstop, English Figurative Door Keeper, Victorian, 1860

Heavy Antique Mr Punch Doorstop, English Figurative Door Keeper, Victorian, 1860

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Punch shown atop a pile of books, with a faithful dog by his side Punch is cast 'cocking a snook' with his left hand against his nose Dressed in fine robes, his right hand holding a ...

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Iron

Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780
Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780

Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780

By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix

Located in Portland, OR

The top sides of the desk are inlaid with quill pens, inkwells, and letters (the marquetry letters with inlaid writing in French).

Category

1770s French Louis XVI Antique Quilling

Materials

Ormolu

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior

Located in Reading, Berkshire

An Elegant 19th Century Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With Black Ebonised Accents & Fitted Stationary Compartments With A Tooled Leather Interi...

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Quilling

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Scagliola and Giltwood Plateau
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Scagliola and Giltwood Plateau

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Scagliola and Giltwood Plateau

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The wonderfully executed Scagliola top displays birds amidst rich foliate, framing a charming musical scroll, a quill, and a tool. The plateau is framed in a mottled giltwood border.

Category

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Quilling

Materials

Marble

Paul to Timothy Engraving – St. Paul Foretells Death & Martyrdom c.1735
Paul to Timothy Engraving – St. Paul Foretells Death & Martyrdom c.1735

Paul to Timothy Engraving – St. Paul Foretells Death & Martyrdom c.1735

Located in Langweer, NL

Paul to Timothy” depicts the Apostle Paul seated with a halo, holding a quill and scroll, symbolising his final teachings and writings before his impending martyrdom.

Category

1730s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

16th Century Renaissance Two-Bodied Cabinet
16th Century Renaissance Two-Bodied Cabinet

16th Century Renaissance Two-Bodied Cabinet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

It stands on a moulded base from which rise quill feathers and cartouche ornated posts framing the door-leaves.

Category

16th Century French Renaissance Antique Quilling

Materials

Walnut

English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790

English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

English mahogany folding campaign desk with fitted leather interior consisting of document pouch,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, and terminating on supported x framed ...

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Antique Quilling

Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Adoration, St. Matthew & Healing the Blind (1735)
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Adoration, St. Matthew & Healing the Blind (1735)

Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Adoration, St. Matthew & Healing the Blind (1735)

Located in Langweer, NL

Matthew the Evangelist" standing upon a pedestal, barefoot, holding a book and quill. A radiant halo shines above his head. Behind him, a small classical rotunda and distant landscap...

Category

1730s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell
Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell

Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell

Located in New York, NY

Antique double-pot faience handled encrier with quill pot and removeable ink pot and cover and sand pot, both with pagoda-top finials, all painted with chinoiserie figures and floral...

Category

Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Quilling

Materials

Faience

Nuska, Portrait of a Girl, unique bronze portrait by Isamu Noguchi 1924
Nuska, Portrait of a Girl, unique bronze portrait by Isamu Noguchi 1924

Nuska, Portrait of a Girl, unique bronze portrait by Isamu Noguchi 1924

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Nuska, Portrait of a Girl, bronze portrait, 1924, unique Isamu Noguchi (Japanese American 1904 - 1988); "Nuska, The Deaf Girl"; cire perdu cast bronze with complex dark patina on bro...

Category

1920s Contemporary Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

English Regency Ecrier and Match Strike in Patinated Bronze
English Regency Ecrier and Match Strike in Patinated Bronze

English Regency Ecrier and Match Strike in Patinated Bronze

Located in London, GB

The ecrier with pin tray to front and back with inkwell to one side and sander to the other. Quill holder to each corner. To the centre the figure of a naked putti with a walking sti...

Category

1810s English Antique Quilling

Materials

Bronze

Jan Janszoon Starter at His Desk – 19th-Century Hand-Colored Lithograph
Jan Janszoon Starter at His Desk – 19th-Century Hand-Colored Lithograph

Jan Janszoon Starter at His Desk – 19th-Century Hand-Colored Lithograph

Located in Langweer, NL

The scene captures Starter in a contemplative pose at his writing desk, surrounded by books, papers, and a lute resting against his chair—an allusion to the musicality and emotional ...

Category

1850s Antique Quilling

Materials

Paper

An English Regency period penwork occasional table
An English Regency period penwork occasional table

An English Regency period penwork occasional table

Located in Lymington, GB

Penwork was executed with fine quill pens and brushes showing charming, often naïve subjects reflecting the amateur nature of the artist.

Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Quilling

Materials

Serpentine

Hand Glazed Ceramic Art Nouveau Bowl from Annashåb, 1920s
Hand Glazed Ceramic Art Nouveau Bowl from Annashåb, 1920s

Hand Glazed Ceramic Art Nouveau Bowl from Annashåb, 1920s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

The floral decorations on this vase was achieved by using slip trailed glaze through a cow horn and feather quill . Like Danico Annashaab in Denmark was started by former designers f...

Category

1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Quilling

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Northern Plains Hair Drop
19th Century Northern Plains Hair Drop

19th Century Northern Plains Hair Drop

By Native American Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Beaded blue with red accents. Quilled drops having tin cones and yellow feather fluffs with long black horsehair drop.

Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Quilling

Materials

Hide, Beads, Feathers

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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.