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Gilt Bronze Encrier

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Encrier by Paul Sormani, French c 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Louis XV Style gilt bronze Encrier, By Paul Sormani. French, circa 1870. Signed 'P
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Encrier Inkwell Desk Stand, Signed JF
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive fine quality antique Louis XV style French ormolu encrier / inkstand. Born in
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Encrier Inkwell by Boin Taburet
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze, mahogany and porcelain Encrier (Inkwell
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular base mounted with a round lidded ink pot with a porcelain container and a sand pot, each raised on winged lion feet, centered by a palm decorated columnar carrying ha...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
H 5.25 in W 5 in D 2.38 in
Gardener’s Delight, Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Beehive Model Encrier
Located in New York, NY
French gilt bronze inkstand has a beehive central well with a hay stack cover, several bees on the
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Exquisite Rococo Gilt-Bronze Malachite Encrier Inkwell Desk Set ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
great personality and individuality. The body of the inkwell is comprised of a gilt bronze that
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Antique 19th Century Rococo Inkwells

Materials

Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Silvered Brass and Gilt Encrier with Shepherdess and Monogram, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming encrier, or inkwell, is made from silvered brass and gilt bronze. A central gilded
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Early 19th Century Russian Empire Malachite and Ormolu Inkstand Encrier Swans
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
finely ciseled gilt bronze mounts. Malachite artefacts are characteristic of the rich and refined
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Inkwells

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
By Vernis Martin
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 300 year old Louis XV (1715-1774) period French gilt bronze ormolu mounted Japanned
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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Encrier of Gilt Bronze / Flower Basket of Roses with Butterfly
Located in Dallas, TX
A curious gilt bronze encrier (inkwell) in the form of a flower basket / flower pot with blooming
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Large Rouge Marble and Gilt Bronze Inkwell Encrier, Attributed to Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Queens, NY
A large rouge marble and gilt bronze inkwell Encrier, attributed to Barbedienne. Of rectangular
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Porcelain-Mounted Ormolu Encrier
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Porcelain-Mounted Ormolu Encrier Mid 19th Century Of
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Chinoiserie Encrier with Rare Bronze Monkey Castings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style chinoiserie encrier with raised painted urns and an 18th Century coromandel lacquer
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Inkwell Bronze Louis XV Style Dore Encrier Desk Set
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique French Louis XV style doré bronze inkwell encrier desk set ormolu gilt. An exceptionally
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Ormolu Encrier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine French Empire style ormolu encrier, the gilt bronze eagle flanked by 2 inkwells with liners
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Empire Style Ormolu Encrier
French Empire Style Ormolu Encrier
H 8.5 in W 14 in D 9.5 in
Georges Flamand “Whirlpool” Tray
By Georges Flamand
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau gilt bronze figural encrier by Georges Flamand The whirlpool tray features a
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures

19th Century Marble and Gilt-Bronze Writing Desk Set
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine marble and gilt-bronze Encrier set consisting of a letter rack and double inkwell set of
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Antique 1850s French Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Burl Fruitwood Encrier
Located in New York, NY
French Empire gilt bronze and burl fruitwood encrier. Central candlestick surrounded by four quill
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon I Empire Encrier, Gilt Bronze and Verde Antico, Signed Basil, 1830
Located in New York, NY
Impressive gilt bronze and Verde Antico marble inkstand centered by a bust of Napoleon I, the
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marble Encrier /Seated Goddess Holding Globe
Located in Tarry Town, NY
sophistication. The rectangular base features engraved scenes of mythological figures in gilt bronze around the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Charles X Encrier Surmounted with a Bust of Homer
Located in New York, NY
the Odyssey. Cast in bronze, chiseled and gilded, it was made in France around 1825, during the reign
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Antique French Trumeau Mirror Original Paint and Gilding Unrestored Late 1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French trumeau mirror that was hand-made during the mid to late-1800’s and miraculously still wears its original paint and gilding. However, the same cannot be said for the m...
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
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Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Sèvres Style Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Mounted White Sèvres Style Vases Gilt bronze tops above a long neck with raised gold designs. The painted fron...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 19th-20th Century Whimsical White Marble Wishing Wellhead with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and exceptionally carved Italian 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style whimsical white Carrara marble wishing wellhead, raised on an octagonal two-step marble base. The...
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Imperial Company music box with one disc, the disc is titled The Geisha. Refinished mahogany case. The player is in working condition with good tone. Late 19th century.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Pablo Picasso Complete "A Los Toros" Sabarte and Sauret
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
French edition of "A Los Toros" complete with four originals Picasso lithographs from 1961 (Jeu de la cape, La pique, Les banderillas, Picador II) Very good condition, book cover wi...
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Vintage 1960s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Pablo Picasso Complete "A Los Toros" Sabarte and Sauret
Pablo Picasso Complete "A Los Toros" Sabarte and Sauret
$4,200 Sale Price
27% Off
H 1.15 in W 12.45 in D 9.65 in
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
$20,104 Sale Price
40% Off
H 102.37 in W 99.61 in D 72.84 in
Baccarat Style Chandelier, Crystal, 12 Light, Hollywood Regency, Monumental
By Baccarat
Located in Manhasset, NY
Baccarat style chandelier. A monumental crystal, 12 light chandelier having a center crystal column center with twelve lighted swag arms, terminating in crystal hooks each holding a ...
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Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Chrome, Wire

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)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
$425,000
H 168 in Dm 104 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.
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Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf

English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
$185,000
H 36.25 in W 61.5 in D 30.25 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Grand 17th C. Viennese Baroque Archway Wood Door Surround Architectural Element
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Grand 17th C. Viennese Baroque Archway Wood Door Surround Architectural Element . Outstanding workmanship of the Masters of the Craft. Large Carved wood black, tone down red and Gilt...
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Antique Late 17th Century European Baroque Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Panelling

Materials

Wood

Chesterfield Sofa in White Vinyl Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish tufted white vinyl Chesterfield loveseat sofa on wood bun feet. Overall excellent condition, showing only light wear to fronts of armrests, as pictured. Clean, origi...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Loveseats

Materials

Faux Leather

Chesterfield Sofa in White Vinyl Upholstery
Chesterfield Sofa in White Vinyl Upholstery
$2,800
H 27 in W 76 in D 36 in
Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style, hand-carved, curved back, freestanding, sofa. Hand finished in antique white and lightly distressed. Upholstered in a Lelievre, damask, fabric with deep filled, feath...
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2010s British Louis XV Sofas

Materials

Hardwood

Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
$8,495
H 31.11 in W 66.93 in D 36.62 in
A Palatial Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Salon Set
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale Louis XVI style salon set comprising four arm chairs and a matching sofa. The deeply carved frames are finished in gold leaf and upholstered in antique turquoise Ita...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Living Room Sets

Materials

Giltwood

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Gilt Bronze Encrier For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal gilt bronze encrier for your home. A gilt bronze encrier — often made from metal, bronze and ceramic — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect gilt bronze encrier — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A gilt bronze encrier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in louis xv, Empire and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. Berlin Royal Porcelain Factory, Boin-Taburet and François Linke each produced at least one beautiful gilt bronze encrier that is worth considering.

How Much is a Gilt Bronze Encrier?

Prices for a gilt bronze encrier start at $378 and top out at $65,366 with the average selling for $4,763.

Finding the Right Inkwells for You

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.

Find a collection of unique metal inkwells to suit any taste on 1stDibs or shop by style. Browse a range of Art Nouveau inkwells, Victorian inkwells, Art Deco inkwells and more. Search our selection of inkwells to find the perfect piece for any space.