Malachite Pen Holder, Green Color, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French pen holder, in Malachite. It has been done in France circa 1960. Green color, can hold two Pen.
Malachite, Brass
Wood Pen Holder, Brown Color, France, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French pen holder, in Wood. It has been done in France circa 1950. Brown color, can hold multiples Pencils.
Wood
Wood Pen Holder, Brown Color, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French pen holder, in Wood. It has been done in France circa 1970. Brown color, can hold two Pencils.
Wood
Staffordshire Dalmatian Pen Holder, Circa 1960's
Located in High Point, NC
Vintage 1960's pen holder in the form of a Dalmatian made in the Staffordshire region of England. The Dalmatian is recumbent, with front legs crossed in an elegant fashion, and sitt...
Ceramic
Bamboo and Brass Pen Holder, Around 1960s
Located in Wien, Au
Bamboo and brass pen holder, around 1960s Original condition (the feather is only for the photo shoot and is not included).
Brass
WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plate 3 Piece Desk Set Stamp Holder Blotter Pen Tray
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A three-piece Art Nouveau desk set includes a "rocking" blotter, 5" x 2.5"; a pen tray, 9.75" x 2.25", and a hinged stamp holder with four sections 4.5" x 2.5" x 1".
Silver Plate
Mid Century Pen Holder in Patinated Leather 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Pen Holder in Patinated Leather 1960s. Beautiful mid century pen holder / cup in dark brown patinated leather.
Leather
Vintage Mexican Onyx Geometric Pen Holder and Paperweight
Located in Toronto, CA
The top is designed with multiple openings, allowing it to function as a pen holder while maintaining the weight and presence of a solid paperweight.
Onyx
Set of Leather Lamp, Basket, Paper Holder, Diary and Pen Holder, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice desk set is constituted of a lamp, a basket, a paper holder, a diary and a pen holder.
Brass
Vintage 60's Danish Teak Wood Figural Dice Desk Pen/Pencil Holder Stand Pop Art
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Scandinavian teak wood figural accessory desk pen/pencil holder dating from the 1960's. Great pop art design and form.
Wood
Leather Pen Holder - ARIA HOME - Handmade in leather
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Objects displayed with the pen holder are not for sale / The color tone of the products seen on the monitor may vary from the physical product.)
Leather
Antique English Victorian Inkstand and Pen Holder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming little piece
Silver Plate
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Green Glass Pen Holder by Fontana Arte, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Green glass base with the black Bakelite and bras pen holder.
Glass
$525Sale Price / set|30% Off
Silver Plated Pen Holder and Letter Opener
Located in Sheffield, MA
Neoclassical style pen holder and letter opener. Add style, class and organization to your desk or nightstand.
Silver Plate
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Brazilian Modern Female Sculptural Vase or Pen Holder, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Brazilian modern bronze vase or desk accessory / pen holder with a sculptural female bust circa 1960s.
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Minimalist German Brass Pen Holder, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Minimalist German Brass Pen Holder, 1950s
Brass
William Sklaroff for Smith Metal Arts Plastic Pen Holder
By Smith Metal Arts, William Sklaroff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aluminum enameled pen holder from the hugely successful Radius One line of desk accessories.
Plastic
Diskometal Lion Pen Holder by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Lion-shaped Disko metal pen holder designed by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Lion-shaped pen holder in Disko metal * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D1931 * Year: 1938 * Condition:...
Metal
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Silver-plated pen holder with floral motifs, wooden interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver-plated pen holder with floral motifs, wooden interior, hardstone base and pen with blue cabochon-shaped stone. Metal: Silver. Origin: Italian. Brand: Unreadable. ...
Silver
Petite Murano Glass Paperweight & Pen Holder Stand, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exquisite Murano hand-blown art glass paperweight and pen holder embodies the refinement and artistry for which Venetian glassmakers are renowned.
Murano Glass
Cartier Gold Pen Holder Ink Tray
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Cartier 14k solid gold ink tray and pen holder accessory. Measuring 2 5/8" x 2 5/8". Depth of the tray 8mm. Decorated with enamel in the center of the tray. Marked: Cartier 1...
Gold
Silver inkwell with grid, two reservoirs and pen holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with grid, two reservoirs and pen holder. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 409.35 gr. Dimensions: 11x16cm. Content: 800/1000. A...
Silver
Gilded Bronze Art Nouveau Inkwell Pen Holder 20th Century
Located in Poperinge, BE
Rare inkwell with pen holder made of patinated and gilded bronze, a handmade art object entirely in the typical Art Nouveau style, signed ‘Willy’ in the work, early 20th century. Ch...
Bronze
Round Leather Pen Holder by Limac Design, Modern Italian Style
By Limac Design
Located in Conegliano, IT
The refined leather pen holder by Limac Design is part of the Ascanio, Aristotele, Medea, Brando, Ebe Collections, therefore it can be added to the desk pads, letter openers, pocket ...
Leather
Late 19th Century French Treen Inkwell with Pen Holder
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century French treen inkwell with pen holder. Elegantly decorated with subtly colored chinoiserie scenes of gardens & bamboo follies. Brass trim with floral & leaf feet. Ba...
Brass
Ceramic inkwell-pen holder depicting a Pierrot, Austria 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
An inkwell and pen holder, made of painted ceramic, depicting the character of Pierrot from the Commedia dell'Arte. Austria circa 1930.
Ceramic
Antique Pen Holder, Wild Boar Foot, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional pen holder made from a wild boar foot. Beautiful craftsmanship from the late 19th century. .
Bone
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
Early Century Art Nouveau Ink Well and Pen Holder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite vintage Art Nouveau inkwell and pen holder is a true testament to the elegance and intricate craftsmanship of the early 20th century. Crafted from ornate metalwork, th...
Metal
$1,595Sale Price|20% Off
French Gilt Bronze and Marble Inkwell and Pen Holder
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
French gilt bronze and marble inkwell and pen holder.
Bronze
Exceptional Hermès Golf Ball Pen Holder by Ravinet d'Enfert 20th Century
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Extremely Rare Authentic Hermès Pen Holder Adorned with a golf ball Designed by Ravinet d'Enfert for Hermès Vintage Item Made of metal Colorway: silver-tone "HERMES PARIS" eng...
Brutalist pencil holder and pen by Arte3, 1980, Spain
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful and rare set of a pencil and its brutalist support designed and produced by art3 in spain in the 1970s. Objects in brass and aluminum. Designer objects that will decorate y...
Brass, Aluminum
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Brush Holder
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze pen brush holder featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Cen...
Bronze
Large Antique Black Forest Bear Pen Holder and Inkwell (Schwarzwald)
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large antique Black Forest (Schwarzwald) pen holder featuring two inkwells and a central bear figure; handcrafted from wood around the turn of the century (c. 1900) in Southern Germa...
Wood
$205Sale Price|65% Off
Pen holder in fluted silver with pearls on the edge
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver pen holder with pearly edges. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 99.75 grams. Dimensions: 6.2x6.2cm. Content: 833/1000. A...
Silver
Gucci Letter Opener and Pen Holder in Leather, 1960s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and chic vintage Gucci pen holder and letter opener desk set in black and navy leather with brass accents from circa 1960.
Brass
$10,500Sale Price|30% Off
Silver inkwell with grid, two reservoirs, pen holders & claw feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with rack with two reservoirs, pen holders, bell and resting on four claw feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 2149.45 grams...
Silver
Early 20th Century Edwardian Double Inkwell with Horseshoe Pen Holder
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th century Edwardian double inkwell with horseshoe pen holder This double inkwell desk set has two glass inkwells that sit upon a wooden base with an attached horseshoe that...
Glass, Wood
$1,025Sale Price|65% Off
Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, guilloche pen holders & ball feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, pen holders with guilloche borders around the edges, and four ball-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Unknown. Weig...
Silver
$5,250Sale Price|30% Off
Silver inkwell on rosewood with helmet-shaped tanks & pen holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with rosewood base, two helmet-shaped deposits, pen holder and border around the edge. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight:...
Silver
Vintage Apple Pen-Holder in Green Hand-Blown Glass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A decorative Hand-blown pen-holder or paperweight in green glass. Italian or Czech made circa 1970-80. The pens are obviously not included. Measurements: H: 9 cm, Diameter: 8 cm.
Blown Glass
1980s Vintage Plastic Pen Holder by Alessandro Zuliani, Italian Design
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Plastic Pen Holder realized by Alessandro Zuliani for La Friulana. Very good condition.
Plastic
Letter Holder Rack & Pen Stand Verdigris Patinated Bronze Bauhaus Era
By Ruppelwerk
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Complementing the letter holder, the pencil holder exhibits a simple yet striking design.
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Murano Glass Pen Holder, Blue Decorative Object, Europe, 1970s Design
Located in Roma, IT
Murano Pen holder is a decorative object realized in the 1970s. A decorative blue colored Murano glass pen holder. An elegant object to be collect.
Murano Glass
Vintage Pen Holder, Art Glass Base, Decorative Object, Europe, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Pen holder is a decorative object realized in the 1960s. A decorative pen holder with art glass base. Good condition except for some minor chips. An elegant object to be co...
Art Glass
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
Wood
Fontana Arte Turquoise Hand-Cut Glass Pen Holder, Italy, c.1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Dublin, IE
Details Pen Holder by Fontana Arte Turquoise-toned hand-cut glass Italy, c.1950 Length 23 cm (9.1 in) Width 15.5 cm (6.1 in) Glass Depth 3 cm (1.2 in) Pen Holder Height 6.5 cm (2...
Metal
Pen Holder in Prestigious Genuine Leather RITLUX - 11 x 10 cm
By Limac Design
Located in Conegliano, IT
Made of prestigious leather, the Ritlux and Leilux pocket emptiers are available to enrich and complete your desk, as well as the desk pad. Designed to harmonize perfectly with the d...
Leather
Vintage Wood Pen Holder and Lighter Set, Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wood pen holder and lighter is an original object realized in the 1970s. Original wood and metal. Made in Italy. The set includes: a geometrical pen holder and a sim...
Metal
Elegant Leather Pen Holder LEILUX by Limac Design, Modern Italian Style
By Limac Design
Located in Conegliano, IT
Made of prestigious leather, the Ritlux and Leilux pocket emptiers are available to enrich and complete your desk, as well as the desk pad. Designed to blend in perfectly with the de...
Leather
Pen Holder in Horn by Werkstätte Carl Auböck Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Pen holder made from polished natural horn, slightly tapering towards the base and retaining the organic curvature of the original material.
Horn
Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Pattern Bronze Pen Brush Holder
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Bookmark" bronze pen brush holder By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 3"W x 3"D x 2.25"H. Go...
Bronze
$12,250Sale Price|30% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with two pen holders, two tanks & bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two nib holders, two reservoirs, bell and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon crown. Weight: 1639.57 gram...
Silver
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Rosewood inkwell with silver accents on inkwell, sandpit & pen holders
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Inkwell in rosewood with silver applications on the inkwell, sandpit, quill holders and resting on three palm-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Java...
Silver
$4,271Sale Price|65% Off
Globe-shaped silver inkwell on circular base with pen holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell in the shape of a globe with reliefs and applications, quill holder, resting on a circular base cut in the shape of a quarter of a circle. Metal: Silver. ...
Silver
Midcentury Natural Stone & Brass Pen Holder & Ashtray by Saulo Norway, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art deco styled mid-century desk set (dish and pen holder) fashioned from slaps/cuts of solid granite from the mines of Sulitjelma in the Norwegian region - Laponia.
Granite, Brass
Travertine Marble Letter Pen Holder Fratelli Mannelli Rapolano, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
Pen and letter holder, cylindrical shape, in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli. Rapolano, Italy, circa 1970. It still has its original label on the bottom (as shown in the p...
Travertine, Marble
Elegant late 19th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Pen Holder
Located in Knivsta, SE
Both decorative and functional, this pen holder would bring distinction to a writing desk, library, or study—an object that quietly evokes the cultivated interiors of 19th century Fr...
Bronze
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Pukeberg Glass Company Mid-Century Crystal Pen Holder, Sweden, 1960s
By Pukeberg Sweden
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pukeberg walther glass designed Solifleur rectangular single stem glass. Interesting and particularly striking pieces of Op Art glass . The front features a fun, light-hearted textur...
Crystal
Set of two Pen Holders in Rosewood, Unknown, 1960s - Lot 739
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of pen holders made of solid turned rosewood.
Hardwood
$770Sale Price|30% Off
Openwork silver inkwell with pen holder and standing on four feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Openwork silver inkwell with pen holder and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 115.82 grams. Dimensions: 10x12cm. Con...
Silver
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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