Capstan Inkwell
English Silver Capstan Inkwell by Cohen & Charles, Chester, 1908
By Cohen & Charles
Located in Delft, NL
English Silver Capstan Inkwell by Cohen & Charles, Chester, 1908
Silver capstan inkwell with pen
Category
20th Century British Inkwells
Materials
Silver
19th Century Mahogany Inkwell in the Form of a Capstan Nautical
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
19th century model of a ship's capstan in mahogany with a hinged lid enclosing an inkwell.
Category
Antique 1880s English Inkwells
Materials
Mahogany
A Very Good 19th Century Cut Glass & Sterling Silver Inkstand / Capstan
By Charles Boyton II
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
; hinged lid, the interior retains its original removable glass reservoir.
The inkwell sits within its
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,170 Sale Price
35% Off
H 4.75 in Dm 8 in
20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver & Glass Inkwell with Clock, Chester, c.1907
By Saunders & Shepherd
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
20th century Edwardian silver capstan shaped inkwell with an 8 day goliath clock. The hinged cover
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$3,300
H 2.96 in Dm 5.52 in
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Sterling Silver Capstan Inkwell
Located in Vancouver, BC
A large sterling silver capstan inkwell.
Category
Vintage 1910s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Sterling Silver Capstan Inkwell With Pocket Watch - Edwardian
Located in London, GB
Very highly sought-after, this is a lovely example of an inkwell with the pocket watch lid. Made
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Edwardian Silver Mounted Double Watch Capstan Inkwell, London, 1905
By J. C. Vickery
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A large and unusual very fine quality Edwardian silver mounted glass inkwell, made in the form of a
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Silver
Capstan Silver Inkwell Royal Field Artillery Military Presentation 1938
Located in Whitburn, GB
An exceptional Art Deco Capstan Silver Inkwell fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1938.
It has the
Category
Vintage 1930s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Capstan Inkwell
By George Dresden
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
sterling silver and enamel inkwell has a plain circular capstan form.
The surface of this antique
Category
Vintage 1910s English Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Large early 20th Century Nautical Capstan clock inkwell dated 1914 Walker & Hall
By Walker & Hall
Located in London, GB
Large early 20th Century Nautical Capstan clock inkwell, dated 1914 maker Walker & Hall.
The clock
Category
Vintage 1910s English Inkwells
H 4.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Desk Set Made of Timber from HMS Collingwood England, circa 1890
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A desk set made of timber from HMS Collingwood, in the form of two capstans fitted with ceramic
Category
Antique 1890s English Inkwells
Materials
Teak
20th Century English Solid Silver Capstan Desk Clock & Inkwell, Sheffield c.1933
By Walker & Hall
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th-century English solid silver capstan shaped desk clock and inkwell, crafted by Walker
Category
Vintage 1930s British Other Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver
H 6.3 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Antique George V Sterling Silver Capstan Watch Inkwell
By A&J Zimmerman Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
sterling silver inkwell has a plain circular capstan form.
The surface of this unusual silver capstan
Category
Vintage 1930s English Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Walker & Hall Sheffield Capstan Desk Inkwell Clock, 1906
By Walker & Hall
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Walker & Hall sterling silver capstan watch inkwell, Sheffield, England, 1906.
The
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver
H 3 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Sterling Silver Capstan Clock Inkwell Saunders & Shepherd
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Sterling silver Capstan Inkwell with a white enameled faced pocket watch by T & J Perry. 124 Regent
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen
by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 42 x 30 inches
framed: 45 x 33 inches
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Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$26,459 Sale Price
20% Off
H 45 in W 33 in D 1 in
Iron strong box or safe. 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Safe box. Iron. XIX century.
Rectangular safe made of iron, with a rectangular base, two handles on the sides and classicist-influenced molding decorations on the fronts and top. It...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other, Iron
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Wedding Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese wedding bed in red lacquer and hand cards details. Has a new mattress (not shown).
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Gold Leaf
Degué French Art Deco Table Lamp, 1920
By Degué
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp by Degue (Compiegne), France, 1920s. Thick molded glass shade. Original wrought iron base. Measures: Height 14.2" (36cm), diameter of the base 5.9"(15cm). ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Oil Painting by C. Delort Entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
By Charles Edouard Edmond Delort
Located in London, GB
Large oil painting by C. Delort entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
French, Late 19th Century
Canvas: Height 90cm, width 130cm
Frame: Height 109cm, width 148cm, depth 7cm
This s...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$103,355
H 42.92 in W 58.27 in D 2.76 in
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Console Tables
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf
Art Nouveau Austrian Bronze Table Lamp with Loetz Styled Art Glass Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The lamp base is composed o...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Life-Size 19th Century Carrara Marble Bust of a Roman
Located in Lymington, GB
A dynamic, life-sized marble bust of a Roman in a toga with a leopard’s head clasp, raised on a variegated grey socle.
Mid-19th century.
This impressive antique bust of an - as yet t...
Category
Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
$5,457 Sale Price
26% Off
H 28.35 in W 18.12 in D 13 in
Jack-in-the-pulpit Vase Louis C. Tiffany New York Tiffany Studios 1906 Yellow
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Jack-in-the-pulpit vase designed by Louis C. Tiffany, manufactured by Tiffany Studios New York, 1906, signed
The "Jack-in-the-pulpit" vases represent a special design category withi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
$26,067 Sale Price
30% Off
H 17.33 in W 9.26 in D 4.93 in
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Materials
Metal
L C Tiffany Blue Miniature Favrile Glass Vase, Signed
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A very rare organic ribbed Louis Comfort Tiffany blue Favrile miniature vase in the Jugendstil style. Beautifully signed 'L. C. Tiffany Inc Favrile' Then (indistinctly) '7168 U' and ...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Jugendstil Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Minton 19th C Gilt Dessert Service 15 Pc. W/ Parian Figures Hand Painted Roses
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Beyond belief! This set is museum worthy, exhibiting some of the finest workmanship Minton produced. The centerpiece features an exquisite pierced tall basket lifted up by 3 tall Par...
Category
Antique 1890s English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$36,000 / set
H 19.25 in Dm 12 in
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th century Chinese cabinet, a cupboard each at the top and bottom with workable locks, with a single drawer in the centre, with very fine carved details on the p...
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Mardi Jo Cohen 1990 Memphis 20 Flatware Service in Sterling with Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
Flatware set designed by Mardi Jo Cohen (1959-).
Fabulous sculptural table pieces, crafted by the renowned American metalsmith artist Mardi Jo Cohen back in the 1990. These pieces...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
$3,776 Sale Price / set
30% Off
H 6.85 in W 1.18 in D 1.18 in
Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael '1635-1724'
Located in Madrid, ES
Compass with pocket sundial, with case. Bronze. BUTTERFIELD, Michael (1635-1724). Paris, circa 1700.
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Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Other
$4,084
H 2.96 in W 3.35 in D 0.79 in
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Now that we no longer need vintage, new or antique inkwells for written communication, these elegant desk accessories make for a distinctive decorative touch in any home office or study.
Prior to the 19th century, the inkwell was an integral part of the writing process. The first fountain pen was patented in 1827. Typewriters found acceptance during the 1880s, and the ballpoint pen, which replaced the inkwell on most desks and writing tables of the era, modernized the way we write. (Later, it would transform how some of us make art.) Today, a well-designed antique or vintage inkwell is a fun, decorative accent for any work area.
If you find yourself working from home today more often than not, why not freshen things up a bit? Small changes can help elevate your workspace: Incremental edits to your interior, such as rethinking your shelving, swapping out your wall decor and adding a touch of the past to your modern-day desktop, can actually make a big difference. Alongside an ornate Art Deco–era desk lamp and an antique paperweight, your inkwell will look right at home and can support your effort to create a happy home office.
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