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1930 Art Deco Macassar Wood & Bone Detail Handmade 5 Piece Desk Ink Set France
Located in Miami, FL
Circa 1930s Art Deco elegant 5 pieces ink desk set, desk accessories, made out of Macassar Wood and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 1 in W 8.63 in D 5.25 in
Smith Metal Arts Radius One Buffalo NY William Sklaroff Bronze Desk Ink Set of 3
By William Sklaroff, Smith Metal Arts
Located in Miami, FL
This is a Decorative desk set consisting of an Ink Holder and 2 Crystal & Brass Vessels.
The holder
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
H 2 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
English Tortoise Shell Desk Set with Ink Wells, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English one drawer Tortoise shell desk set with the original matching crystal and brass cap ink
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Art Deco English Sterling Silver Ink Desk Inkstand Desk Set London, 1910
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Sterling Silver Art Deco Period Embossed twin ink bottle desk
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
H 2.75 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
Art Nouveau Desk Set by Tiffany Calendar, Ink Dryer, Box and Clip
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Nouveau desk set by Tiffany calendar, ink dryer, box and clip
Sizes:
Measures: Perpetual
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Small Italian 1860s Painted Ceramic Floral Desk Set with Ink and Sand Containers
Located in Atlanta, GA
ink and sand. Born in Italy during the second half of the 19th century, this lovely desk set features
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic
H 3.25 in W 7 in D 4 in
Bronze Ink Set Around 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze ink set around 1900
Solid bronze, in the middle an inkwell with original glass insert
Category
Antique 1890s German Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
French Copper & Wood Desk Art Nouveau Ink Blotter, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French ink blotter for blooting paper
Made circa 1900, in wood and embossed copper
Vegetal motifs
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Marble & Brass Letter Holder & Ink Blotter Set
Located in Bern, CH
Beautiful Art Deco letter holder with matching ink blotter. Believed to be Italian from the 1930's
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
1875s Silver-plated Brass Desk Inkwell with Crystallized Ink and Engraved Detail
Located in Marbella, ES
Desk inkwell in the shape of a chest, made of brass with a functional design. When opened, it
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 5.91 in W 11.42 in D 6.11 in
Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Desk Sets
Materials
Composition
H 0.79 in W 8.67 in D 11.62 in
A Louis Philippe bronze and ormolu desk set
By Louis Philippe
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Louis Philippe bronze and ormolu desk set, comprising two ink wells and a powder shaker in the
Category
Antique 1840s French Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell Stand Set with Ink Blotter and Candleholder
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Portuguese Baroque style solid gilt bronze desk set of double inkwell Stand, ink blotter and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Hermès Ink Blotter by Dupre-Lafon, 1970s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Hermès ink blotter by Dupre-Lafon. Made with thick tanned cowhide and finished with a
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bronze Seal and Ink Tray by Sadoux
Located in New York, NY
A Bronze desk set with "Antico" patina and gold-plated flower decoration from 1925 period:
seal
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Cast Stone
Art Nouveau Brass Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, Circa 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, circa 1930.
Nicely chiseled depiction of a
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Aurora Asia Limited Edition Fountain Pen with Ink, Boxes & Papers
By Aurora
Located in New York, NY
hidden ink reservoir.
This pen is sold with its original green leather box and outer sleeve. This set is
Category
20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Gold
Late 19thC Spelter Ink Stand Centered with a Gun Dog
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC spelter ink stand Centred with a Gun Dog with pheasant in its mouth, flanked by glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Spelter
Art Deco Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Watch and Inkwells John Grinsell & Sons
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Deco Silver Desk Stand. The Ink Desk Stand cast in Sterling Silver and raised upon four ball and claw
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
H 3.94 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 in
Antique Old Vienna Paris Porcelain Inkwell and Ink Blotter Desk Set - 2 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Old Vienna Paris Porcelain Inkwell and Ink Blotter Desk Set - 2 Pc Set. item features
Category
Antique Early 1900s Other Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
H 2.25 in W 8 in D 5 in
19th Century Italian Siena Marble Ink Set
Located in Esbeek, NL
Italian Siena marble ink set, 19th century or earlier.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Inkwells
Materials
Siena Marble
Antique Empire ink set, gold-plated bronze with swans, France
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Empire ink set, gold-plated bronze with swans, France
Solid bronze, partially gold-plated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Original Art Nouveau Brass & Copper Ink well set circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A real nice looking Art Nouveau Ink Well set ,hand made and cast in Brass and with a Copper base
Category
20th Century European Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Gilded Age Silver Plated and Crystal Writing Desk Set
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique silver-on-copper and crystal pen and ink desk set is composed a footed tray with two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
display item, as a desk set for storing ink or as tobacco box.
In amazing vintage conditions with all the
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 3.94 in W 10.24 in D 4.73 in
19th Century Desk / Ink Well Set
Located in Milton, DE
This amazing 19th century ink well set is the crown to any power desk. It is [“gold” (has not been
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Beaux Arts Desk Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Satinwood Lap Desk Brass Inlaid Tulipwood Original Ink Bottles
Located in Brighton, GB
A satinwood lap desk inlaid with brass and tulipwood
with two original ink bottles.
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desk Sets
H 5.91 in W 14.18 in D 9.06 in
Art Deco Brass Table Lamp and Writing Set with Ink Well and Blotter Rocker
Located in Vienna, AT
This lot is a complete desk set. Beside the table lamp it consists of a pen tray, a blotter rocker
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Ink-Stand from the Early 20th Century
Located in Helsingborg, SE
An ink-stand from the early 20th century.
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Other Desk Sets
Materials
Tin
French Early 19th Century Bronze Grecian Style Pen and Ink Stand, circa 1830
Located in GB
This highly elaborate French gilt bronze desk pen and inkstand is decorated with fine detail in the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Greek Revival Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
H 5.52 in W 10.63 in D 6.5 in
Art Deco Desk Set with Ink Wells & Calendar
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco desk set with ink wells & calendar. Modernist design with glass base and streamlined metal
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Ink Desk Set
By Henry Wilkinson & Co.
Located in Cork, IE
19th century sterling silver ink stand dish or desk set incorporating two inkwells with silver tops
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
French Ormolu and Bronze Desk Ink Set Encrier Satyr Mounts Regency Period
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French “Grand Tour” Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Desk Set, Encrier or Pentray, of outstanding
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
H 4.25 in W 9.25 in D 4.5 in
Antique French Ormolu Bronze Desk Ink Set Encrier Acanthus Grand Tour Regency
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French “Grand Tour” Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Desk Set, Encrier or Pentray, of outstanding
Category
Antique 19th Century French Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
H 4.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.25 in
French Ormolu Silver Bronze Desk Ink Set Filigre Cherub Mount Regency Grand Tour
Located in Dublin, Ireland
hand cut crystal ink jar and decorative ormolu and silver hinged cover.
This exquisite desk piece
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
H 5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Ink Desk Inkstand Set Sheffield, 1903
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Period Embossed Single Ink Bottle Desk Standish, complete with original applied twin pen holders.
The
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
H 4.25 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
1892 Antique Victorian Cast Iron Dual Postal Letter Inkwell Ink Stand Desk Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1892 cast iron desk set / ink caddy featuring letter holder, pen tray and two glass
Category
Antique 1890s Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Iron
H 4 in W 6.25 in D 12 in
Hans Hansen Desk Set Paperknife Ink Roller & Pen Rest Rosewood Silver Inlays 60s
By Hans Hansen
Located in Basel, BS
Rare desk set by Danish silversmith Hans Hansen, hand-crafted in Denmark in the 1960s.
Letter
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
H 1.38 in W 7.88 in D 3.35 in
Exceptional Regency Rosewood Ink Stand, Desk Stand
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
quality, original handles. This stunning desk stand is in excellent original condition, retaining its
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Antique Desk Stand, English, Correspondence Box, Ink Wells, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk stand. An English, silver plated correspondence box with ink wells, dating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
H 3.75 in W 8.67 in D 4.14 in
Pierrot Ink Blotter
By Peter Tereszczuk
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A bronze crystal and ivory ink blotter. Base with two integral inkwells, set with a bronze and
Category
20th Century Austrian Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Ink Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful regency period chinoiserie painted and
Decorated ink stand having removable central
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Ash, Beech
Peter Tereszczuk Pierrot Pen and Ink Stand
By Peter Tereszczuk
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An early 20th century bronze, crystal and ivory pen and ink stand. Base with two integral inkwells
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Huge Black Forest Carved Ink Stand, German Silver Leaves Embellishment
Located in Vero Beach, FL
on corners. Some repairs to the bronze galleries.
This desk ink stand, in it’s impressive size, is
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Inkwell and Ink Stand with Letter Holder in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century inkwell and ink stand made of brass with double letter holder in the back. Made in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.3 in W 16.93 in D 11.03 in
Antique Malachite & Crystal Owl Rectangular Ink Desk Set, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique malachite, crystal and silver plated ink set, circa 1920 in date
Category
Vintage 1920s Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Malachite, Silver Plate
Hollywood Regency Style Ink Set, Early 20th Century
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice French ink set. The base is made of black glass, the ink pots are made of crystal with a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Hollywood Regency Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Black Forest Ink Well Set - Bear with Cubs
Located in Austin, TX
A blackforest desktop ink well set featuring a large carved bear in the center, opening as a hinged
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Scottish Silver and Black Forest Ink Well Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Scottish silver mounted ink wells with antlers and hoofs on Black Forest base carved with Thistles
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Antique Art Nouveau English Sterling Silver Crystal Ink Desk Inkstand Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
hand cut crystal Ink Bottle Desk Standish of generous size, complete with hinged cover with silver gilt
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
H 3.5 in W 9.5 in D 4 in
Tiffany Studios Bronze Ink Well, Pen Trey and Note Pad Zodiac Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
.
Three-piece Art Nouveau desk set with beautiful red-green patina in original condition, circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
French Champleve Enamel Bronze Ink Blotter Rocker Desk Accessories, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely and unusual vintage bronze French Champleve enamel bronze ink blotter rocker, circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
H 2.75 in W 4.5 in D 2.75 in
Art Nouveau Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, Circa 1920
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, circa 1920.
Original Art Nouveau hand-painted
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Resin
Tiffany Studios New York "Venetian" Gilt Bronze Ink Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
Signed: “Tiffany Studios New York 1646”
Literature: Similar bronze ink blotter pictured in Tiffany Desk
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble Ink Stand with Dog
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful, late 19th, early 20th century ink stand. The bronze ink pots are modelled as tree
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Scottish Horn Ink Standish with Solid Silver Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Ink Standish with solid oak base, two Highland cow horns form the centrepiece of this unusual and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish High Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Horn, Oak
Ink Set with Feather Pen
Located in Delft, NL
An ink set with feather pen
An inkstand on a rectangular wooden base raises on 4 ball feet with
Category
Late 20th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ink Well Set with Green Marble
Located in Wien, AT
Ink well set with green marble.
Pen tray with ink reservouir.
Rocker blotter
and letter holder.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ink well set with green marble
Located in Wien, AT
Ink well set with green marble
polished and stove enamelled
excellent condition
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Brass
Victorian Desktop Inkwell Set With Stag Heads by W W Harrison & Co Sheffield
By William Wheatcroft Harrison & Co. 1
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Luxurious Silver Plated Stag's Head Ink Stand Desk Set Comprising of Pop Up Inkwells Art
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
H 3.55 in W 7.17 in D 5.52 in
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Desk Ink Set For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the desk ink set you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, bronze and stone, every desk ink set was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer desk ink set, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A desk ink set made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made desk ink set over the years, but those crafted by Peter Tereszczuk, Tiffany Studios and Crown Staffordshire are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Desk Ink Set?
A desk ink set can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,400, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.
Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You
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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