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19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell Stand Set with Ink Blotter and Candleholder
19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell Stand Set with Ink Blotter and Candleholder

19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell Stand Set with Ink Blotter and Candleholder

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

porcelain ink pots inside. Porcelain pots marked on the base "Vista Alegre, Portugal". These wonderful

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Patinated and Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Pen Holder
Patinated and Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Pen Holder

Patinated and Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Pen Holder

Located in Dallas, TX

, three tiny elephants on a round 4.75" diameter base support the base of the lidded ink pot, the separate

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Chinoiserie Lacquer, Blanc de Chine Buddha and Ormolu Inkwell, 18th Century
Chinoiserie Lacquer, Blanc de Chine Buddha and Ormolu Inkwell, 18th Century

Chinoiserie Lacquer, Blanc de Chine Buddha and Ormolu Inkwell, 18th Century

Located in New York, NY

flowers mounted on a green painted tole tree. Flowering cherry blossom branches decorate the ink pots. The

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Antiquities

Materials

Ormolu

Nineteenth Century Cobalt Porcelain Inkstand
Nineteenth Century Cobalt Porcelain Inkstand

Nineteenth Century Cobalt Porcelain Inkstand

Located in Toronto, CA

to small sections of gilding and restoration to one of the ink pots. Small chip to one volute. Please

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk
19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk

19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk

Located in Winter Park, FL

writing slope. Interior has divided compartments, two with lids, for ink pots and stamps. Front drawer has

Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Elm

Antique Travelling Golf Ball Inkwell
Antique Travelling Golf Ball Inkwell

Antique Travelling Golf Ball Inkwell

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

button clasp. When opened there is another brass dome lid that when opened the original glass ink pot

Category

Antique 1890s European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Henri Delcourt, Liane, Art Deco French Ceramic Inkwell of Woman in Turban 1920s
Henri Delcourt, Liane, Art Deco French Ceramic Inkwell of Woman in Turban 1920s

Henri Delcourt, Liane, Art Deco French Ceramic Inkwell of Woman in Turban 1920s

By Henri Delcourt Boulogne

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

good condition. Tiny fleabite to ink pot rim and under glaze paint marks to arm and back.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Inkwells

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Cricket Ball Inkwell
Vintage Cricket Ball Inkwell

Vintage Cricket Ball Inkwell

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

another brass dome lid that when opened the original glass ink pot bottle is revealed, this brass lid has

Category

Early 20th Century British Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Vintage Football Inkwell With Leather Cover.
Vintage Football Inkwell With Leather Cover.

Vintage Football Inkwell With Leather Cover.

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

another brass dome lid that when opened the original glass ink pot bottle is revealed, this brass lid has

Category

20th Century British Sporting Art Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Swedish Country Console Table
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Console Table

Early 19th Century Swedish Country Console Table

Located in Kramfors, SE

seem to spill ink inside the drawers from the ink pots that were the staple stationery around the time

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Pine

18th Century White Swedish Gustavian Desk
18th Century White Swedish Gustavian Desk

18th Century White Swedish Gustavian Desk

Located in Kramfors, SE

reason the early owners always seem to spill ink inside the drawers from ink pots which were the staple

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

18th Century Swedish Provincial Gustavian Table
18th Century Swedish Provincial Gustavian Table

18th Century Swedish Provincial Gustavian Table

Located in Kramfors, SE

almost a rite of passage for every table and desk to have some evidence of spilled ink from ink pots

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables

Materials

Pine

Antique Genuine Rustic Northern Swedish Gustavian Tall Wood Red Sideboard
Antique Genuine Rustic Northern Swedish Gustavian Tall Wood Red Sideboard

Antique Genuine Rustic Northern Swedish Gustavian Tall Wood Red Sideboard

Located in Kramfors, SE

. For some reason the early owners always seem to spill ink inside the drawers from the ink pots that

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Box Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, c1870
Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Box Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, c1870

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Box Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, c1870

By Henry Hollamby

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

small handle of the lift-off 'pen tray' lid. A working lock and key, and a pair of matched ink-pots with

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian 1890s Sterling Silver Water Lily Inkwell
Antique Victorian 1890s Sterling Silver Water Lily Inkwell

Antique Victorian 1890s Sterling Silver Water Lily Inkwell

By George Lambert

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

. This antique inkwell retains the original removable glass ink pot. Either end of this impressive

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver Desk Inkstand
Antique Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver Desk Inkstand

Antique Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver Desk Inkstand

By J B Cameron

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

. The two original lobed, inverted baluster shaped glass ink pots retain the original push fit sterling

Category

Antique 1830s British Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900
Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900

Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

, ink, and inkstone - this brush pot would have stirred the imagination and satisfied the scholars

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Burl

Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900
Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900

Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

, ink, and inkstone - this brush pot would have stirred the imagination and satisfied the scholars

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Burl

"Stationary pot" porcelain and black stain ceramic sculpture - pop art

"Stationary pot" porcelain and black stain ceramic sculpture - pop art

By Katharine Morling

Located in Dallas, TX

Katharine Morling is an award-winning artist working in the medium of ceramics. She set up her studio in 2003 and has since gained international acclaim for her work. Her ceramic s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink

"Pot of Stamps" porcelain and black stain ceramic sculpture - pop art

"Pot of Stamps" porcelain and black stain ceramic sculpture - pop art

By Katharine Morling

Located in Dallas, TX

Katharine Morling is an award-winning artist working in the medium of ceramics. She set up her studio in 2003 and has since gained international acclaim for her work. Her ceramic s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink

Vintage French Watercolor - Floral Pot Still Life
Vintage French Watercolor - Floral Pot Still Life

Vintage French Watercolor - Floral Pot Still Life

Located in Houston, TX

French still life watercolor and ink painting of a red pot with a rose pattern and a small plate of

Category

1950s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Bits and Bobs in a Pot" porcelain and black stain ceramic sculpture - pop art

"Bits and Bobs in a Pot" porcelain and black stain ceramic sculpture - pop art

By Katharine Morling

Located in Dallas, TX

Katharine Morling is an award-winning artist working in the medium of ceramics. She set up her studio in 2003 and has since gained international acclaim for her work. Her ceramic s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink

George Washington Signed Military Discharge Collage
George Washington Signed Military Discharge Collage

George Washington Signed Military Discharge Collage

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

his left is a table strewn with books, scrolls, a quill and an ink pot, to signify the rule of law. An

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Chinese Poet's Table, circa 1900
Chinese Poet's Table, circa 1900

Chinese Poet's Table, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

a brush pot, ink stone, or table screen. The floating panel top of this monumental table sits on

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Dining Room Tables

Materials

Elm

Monumental Early 20th Century Chinese Poet's Table
Monumental Early 20th Century Chinese Poet's Table

Monumental Early 20th Century Chinese Poet's Table

Located in Chicago, IL

a brush pot, ink stone, or table screen. The monumental waisted table sits upon straight legs ending

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Dining Room Tables

Materials

Elm

Vintage Berber Moroccan Zayane Rug with Rustic Modern and Northwestern Style
Vintage Berber Moroccan Zayane Rug with Rustic Modern and Northwestern Style

Vintage Berber Moroccan Zayane Rug with Rustic Modern and Northwestern Style

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

rust, burnt orange, terra cotta, pumpkin, ginger, cider, brick red, clay pot, orange, ink blue, navy

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...

Materials

Wool

Beautiful Nautilus Shell Ink Pot
Beautiful Nautilus Shell Ink Pot

Beautiful Nautilus Shell Ink Pot

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Beautiful 19th century French Nautilus Shell porcelain ink pot, beautifully painted in purples

Category

Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

20th Century Scholars Silver Topped Ink Pot
20th Century Scholars Silver Topped Ink Pot

20th Century Scholars Silver Topped Ink Pot

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

This silver topped ink pot has a top in the shape of a graduates mortar board hat. Has a hobnail

Category

Vintage 1930s English Inkwells

Materials

Silver

French Egyptian Revival Bronze Ink Pot circa 1880
French Egyptian Revival Bronze Ink Pot circa 1880

French Egyptian Revival Bronze Ink Pot circa 1880

Located in Houston, TX

and see them first! A wonderful French Egyptian Revival bronze ink pot circa 1880 depicting an

Category

Antique 19th Century Egyptian Revival Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Rare George III Antique Silver Penner or Ink Pot, by Joseph Taylor, circa 1800
Rare George III Antique Silver Penner or Ink Pot, by Joseph Taylor, circa 1800

Rare George III Antique Silver Penner or Ink Pot, by Joseph Taylor, circa 1800

By Joseph Taylor

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A rare George III silver Penner, the tapering ink pot with bright-cut engraved decoration including

Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver

Two Antique Carved Ink Wells Black Forest Bears
Two Antique Carved Ink Wells Black Forest Bears

Two Antique Carved Ink Wells Black Forest Bears

Located in Stutton, GB

Two antique carved ink wells, Black Forest bears with lift up lids original glass eyes [one ink pot

Category

Antique 1860s European Black Forest Inkwells

Materials

Wood

18th Century Dutch Pewter Ink Stand
18th Century Dutch Pewter Ink Stand

18th Century Dutch Pewter Ink Stand

Located in Washington, DC

below. The interior having an ink pot and a sand shaker.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Inkwells

Materials

Pewter

Antique Pen and Ink Tray
Antique Pen and Ink Tray

Antique Pen and Ink Tray

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

made of rosewood and contains a pen tray, lidded compartment and two patent crown ink pots (Mosely

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

French Crystal and Gilded Bronze Inkwell
French Crystal and Gilded Bronze Inkwell

French Crystal and Gilded Bronze Inkwell

Located in New York, NY

French crystal and gilded bronze inkwell with crystal ink pot

Category

Vintage 1940s French Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Exquisite Tortoise & Sterling Inkwell
Exquisite Tortoise & Sterling Inkwell

Exquisite Tortoise & Sterling Inkwell

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Exquisite pristine tortoise and sterling ink pot, London 1921-1922 with silver top trimmed with

Category

Early 20th Century English Inkwells

Edwardian Davenport
Edwardian Davenport

Edwardian Davenport

Located in Roswell, GA

pens, ink pots. Opens to reveal stationery section and storage. Great patina.

Category

Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A Rare Regency Ostrich Inkwell Circa 1820
A Rare Regency Ostrich Inkwell Circa 1820

A Rare Regency Ostrich Inkwell Circa 1820

Located in London, GB

A rare Regency Ostrich Inkwell, the top part opens to reveal an ink pot, in front of the ostrich is

Category

Antique 19th Century Regency Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Inkwell or Inkstand with Wood, Brass and Glass
Late 19th Century Inkwell or Inkstand with Wood, Brass and Glass

Late 19th Century Inkwell or Inkstand with Wood, Brass and Glass

Located in Raalte, NL

Lovely designed 19th century wooden inkstand or inkwell with glass ink pots and decorated with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Edward VII Novelty Silver Coronation Crown Inkwell
Edward VII Novelty Silver Coronation Crown Inkwell

Edward VII Novelty Silver Coronation Crown Inkwell

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

mounted glass ink pot. By Thomas Ducrow, Birmingham, 1901.

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Inkwells

Materials

Silver

Bronze French Neoclassical Inkwell from Second Half of the 19th Century
Bronze French Neoclassical Inkwell from Second Half of the 19th Century

Bronze French Neoclassical Inkwell from Second Half of the 19th Century

Located in Raalte, NL

French neoclassical bronze inkwell from the second half of the 19th century. The glass ink pots are

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Gothic style Victorian Stationery Box
Gothic style Victorian Stationery Box

Gothic style Victorian Stationery Box

Located in Roswell, GA

open to reveal sections for envelopes/note paper storage, pens, and ink pots. Righthand door interior

Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Oak

Exceptional Campaign Chest
Exceptional Campaign Chest

Exceptional Campaign Chest

Located in Newport Beach, CA

, and a pull out leather topped writing drawer fitted with compartments for ink pots and pens, and

Category

Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Unusual 19th C. Inkwell & Penstand
Unusual 19th C. Inkwell & Penstand

Unusual 19th C. Inkwell & Penstand

Located in Dallas, TX

Unusual 19th C. Inkwell & Penstand with engine turned ink pots on a black & white marble base. In

Category

Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire-Style Encrier
French Empire-Style Encrier

French Empire-Style Encrier

Located in Dallas, TX

pen tray & two domed ink pots each topped with an acanthus leaf garland. The frieze displays a panel

Category

Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Silver and Horn Inkwell and Summons Bell
Silver and Horn Inkwell and Summons Bell

Silver and Horn Inkwell and Summons Bell

Located in North Hollywood, CA

any negative condition issues. The ink pot is glass and removable.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Silver

French Marquetry Side Table Cabinet
French Marquetry Side Table Cabinet

French Marquetry Side Table Cabinet

Located in Staffordshire, GB

History Volume 1, quill and ink pot. Circa 1890 79cm tall x 49cm wide x 35cm deep Please contact ne

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Tulipwood

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys

Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

born May 9th 1857, Dewsbury, Yorkshire'. 2 glass ink pots in separate compartments, one with a silver

Category

Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Negretti & Zambra Barograph Thermometer
Negretti & Zambra Barograph Thermometer

Negretti & Zambra Barograph Thermometer

Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

also holds a brass and glass thermometer and an ink pot storage holder. The cover is made from bevel

Category

Antique 1890s English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Regency Gillows wash stand / writing table in Mahogany
Regency Gillows wash stand / writing table in Mahogany

Regency Gillows wash stand / writing table in Mahogany

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Northwich, GB

in pen tray, ink pot and blotter compartment. Gillows of Lancaster and London, also known as Gillow

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 1909 English Tortoise Shell Sterling Silver Inkwell
Antique 1909 English Tortoise Shell Sterling Silver Inkwell

Antique 1909 English Tortoise Shell Sterling Silver Inkwell

Located in San Marcos, CA

note. I've run my fingers over the fine old cut glass ink pot and don't find any nips or chips there on

Category

20th Century English Edwardian Jewelry

Materials

Sterling Silver

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate ink pot for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Modern style, while we also have 2 Modern versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect ink pot among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding an ink pot to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, black, brown and more. Finding an appealing ink pot — no matter the origin — is easy, but Randal Ford, Katharine Morling, Pam Ackerman, Yosl Bergner and Mitchell Funk each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in ink, archival ink and paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Ink Pot?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an ink pot in our inventory may begin at $275 and can go as high as $15,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,141.