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Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800
Located in Dorking, GB
as a pot of ink, quills and a blotter. It may also have supported a candlestick.
The measurements of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Inchiostri G. Diletti-Brisighella-Ink-Italia, c.1900
We see a woman
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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
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H 25.2 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
19th Century Northern Plains Quilled Hair Drop
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
fully quilled hide thongs ending in tin cones and horsehair. A band of [ink and blue beading at bottom
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Ink Well Tatum’s Standard, crystal well, 3 pen quill rests, hinged lid.
This piece is
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20th Century American Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Iron
French Charles X Large Marble and Gilded Bronze Ink Well and Candle Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
shaped inkwell is set up on animal paw feet. Cast with 4 holes to rest the quills or pens two wells for
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 8.5 in W 16.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique Anglo-Indian Rams Horn and Brass Inkwell
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th century Anglo-Indian rams horn inkwell having decorative brass Hindu deities, quill pen
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
brass case is divided into compartments to hold writing tools such as quills and pencils. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Brass
No Reserve
H 1.65 in W 7.6 in D 2.15 in
French Chinoiserie Porcelain Figural Inkstand, Jacob Petit, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With removable globe cover revealing a removable ink-pot. The Chinese Buddha holding a quill holder
Category
Antique 1840s French Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Avatar UR Demo Amber Fountain Pen
By Pineider
Located in Milan, IT
developed by Pineider - this fountain pen with soft-close cap lock was designed to keep its ink level always
Category
2010s Italian Inkwells
Materials
Resin
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
By Henry Chawner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
addition to impressive scalloped bases.
The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles retain the original plain
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A new notepad
A vintage ink pen
A Modern Quill and Holder
Items might differ from what's depicted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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H 6.89 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 in
Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in New Orleans, LA
designed to hold ink and features a top with slots for quills or pens, and the other is a powder Shaker
Category
Antique 18th Century English Other Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Rosewood & Inlay Stationary Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
leather interior
Supplied with two glass inkwells
A new leather writing pad
A vintage ink pen
A
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood
H 6.62 in W 12.41 in D 10.24 in
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, and terminating on supported x framed legs. Late 18th
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks and Writing Tables
English Mahogany Ship's Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
interior with three drawers and separate drawer for ink and quills. Flanked on either side by bookshelves
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
neatly into a relatively compact box, as well as storage for ink wells, sand wells, pens, and quills
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century George Rowney Antique Watercolour Box
Located in London, GB
, Brunt Sienna, Van Dyke, Sap Green.
Includes 2 Chinese ink sticks (to be ground and used with water
Category
Antique 1890s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Strasbourg chinoiserie inkwell. Antique double-pot faience handled encrier with quill pot and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Inkwells
Materials
Faience
Fabulous 19th Century Inlaid Marble Top Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
gorgeous marquetry detail to the centre reserve, depicting an arrangement of scrolls, quill and ink bottle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
English Regency Cherub Inkwell with Candleholder
Located in London, GB
well cast ink pot and sand pot with bodies decorated with horizontal lines and dotted lines at 45
Category
Antique 1810s English Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain & Brass Inkwell, Paris, 1839
Located in San Francisco, CA
inkwell by Medaille D'Argent
Hand painted floral motif surround the inkwell
Two side by side quill
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Ottoman Brass Inkwell and Pen Case Qalamdan
Located in Stamford, CT
dome topped inkwell is rare, it is attached by chain to the pen case, consisting of two tubes for quill
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells
Materials
Brass
George 111 Mahogany Work / Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
encompassing an ink well and quill pen divided area. Under the top there is a large pull out slide for working
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Unknown George III Pedestals
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Framed Indenture, English, Vellum, Document, 17th Century, Dated 1671
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
quill ink on wavy cut vellum
Vellum is historically chosen for its long-term legibility - said to be up
Category
Antique 17th Century British Drawings
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
H 33.08 in W 38.19 in D 1.38 in
18th Century Antique Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Each internal compartment is fitted with a cut glass bottle.
The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles
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Antique 1780s English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
John Taylor Pen & Watercolor Self Portrait, Albany NY c1805-06
Located in Milford, NH
, supplied with paper, quill and inkpot, ruler, pencil, and name card, busily occupied in writing out a fair
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Thomas Jefferson Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Jefferson by Jacques Reich. The cut signature reads “Th. Jefferson” and is signed with a quill in black ink
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Antique Late 18th Century North American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
George III English Mahogany Metamorphic Demilune Console Triple Flip Game Table
Located in Chicago, IL
card game table, and a work desk with storage for a quill and two ink wells.
To transform the demilune
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Mahogany
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
just above the writing area flanked by stylised inlaid details of a pair of quills in ink pots the
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Floral Painted Inkwell
By Edmé Samson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
. The top comprises of four compartments one raised probably for a quill pen and another with a hinged
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Brass
19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Porcupine Quill, Coromandel or Salamander wood, ivory, ebony and lac decoration. The Ceylonese lac work was
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE
England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 17.75 in D 9.75 in
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Quill, Coromandel or Salamander wood, ivory, ebony and lac decoration. The Ceylonese lac work was often
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Wood
Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the inkwell is divided into compartments to hold various writing tools, including quills, pens. These
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells
Materials
Brass
H 1.5 in W 7.25 in D 2 in
19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
‘lac’ ink. The central medallion is a circle of inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods radiating towards a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the inkwell is divided into compartments to hold various writing tools, including quills, pens. These
Category
Antique 19th Century Moorish Inkwells
Materials
Brass
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
of the Anglo-Ceylonese pieces were made in the Goa Region using Porcupine Quill, Coromandel or
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Early 19th Century Worcester Porcelain Swan Ink and Quill Holder
Located in Nashville, TN
Early 19th Century very Unique Worcester porcelain ink and quill holder in the shape of a Swan
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Faux Leather Book Ink Well
Located in Antwerp, BE
A 19th century French ink well holder artfully made to appear as a leather book. Originally there
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Sterling Silver Gilt Victorian Inkstand London 1847 Robert Hennell
By Robert Hennell
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
form of a pear, quill compartment in the form of an apple and an ink compartment in the form of a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
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H 0.04 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Pair of Swan Inkwells, English Porcelain, circa 1830
Located in Geelong, Victoria
around their necks, their upraised wings shielding a square opening to an ink chamber, the high plinth
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Antique 1830s English Porcelain
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Located in San Francisco, CA
, stone, leaves and even bone. Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Located in San Francisco, CA
, stone, leaves and even bone. Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Located in San Francisco, CA
, stone, leaves and even bone. Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Located in San Francisco, CA
, stone, leaves and even bone. Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items
Materials
Wood
French Desktop Inkwell Depicting "The Thinker" by Emile-Louis Picault
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Marseille, FR
BD on the reverse. The container for writing accessories such as the quill is housed in a hollowed
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 14.97 in W 16.93 in D 10.04 in
Studies Of A Lion, Boar, Dog And Eagles, Stefano Della Bella
By Stefano Della Bella
Located in New York, NY
brown ink, with a finely sharpened quill pen. Seemingly a page from one of his sketchbooks, this drawing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Pen
Pewter Quill & Ink Desk Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkably well preserved desk stand complete with vessels for ink and sand. Has decorative design
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Baroque Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
French Art Nouveau Silver Plate Ink Well with Silver Feather Quill Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique and rare French Art Nouveau silver plate ink well with silver plate feather. A
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
H 3.75 in W 4 in D 3 in
19th C Anglo Indian Quill Box with Pen Holder and Ink Stand Box and Drawer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Anglo Indian 19th C box, with pen holder and inkstand of quill with pull out drawer, bone
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
H 5.5 in W 10.75 in D 5 in
Large, Rare and Outstanding Quill Box, Writing Slope
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and wonderful quill box writing slope, with a scalloped base and drawer. The desk opens up
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
India Ink Drawings on Paper by Lukas Machnik
By Lukas Machnik
Located in Chicago, IL
drawings are with a quill pen and India ink on Arches archival paper in large handmade wood frames. May be
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Empire Ink Stand in Gilt and Patinated Bronze
Located in Wilmington, DE
A lovely and complete Empire Ink Stand in Gilt and Patinated Bronze.
This charming traveling
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze
Rare Pearlware Ink Stand with Pineapple-Shaped Candleholder, Sewells, Newcastle
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare Pearlware Ink Stand with pineapple-shaped candleholder,
Sewells, St. Anthonys Pottery
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery
Antique Malachite & Crystal Owl Rectangular Ink Desk Set, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
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The rectangular malachite tray features a hexagonal cut glass ink well with a mother-of-pearl quill
Category
Vintage 1920s Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Malachite, Silver Plate
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
19th Century Carved Black Forest Monkey Dutch Shoe German Ink Well Militia
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from Europe, a rare antique carved wood Black Forest ink well, with a monkey on a Dutch shoe
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 6 in W 13.25 in D 6.75 in
Late 19th Century Ostrich in Motion Inkwell with Ruby Colored Eyes
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century ostrich in motion inkwell. Two stones in bronze serve as the quill holder and top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Italian Deco The Letter Gouache on Paper by Gallo
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful gouache on paper of a young girl at a writing desk with quill and ink. Signed
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood
Henri Matisse Lithograph "Nude on a Little African Rug"
By Henri Matisse
Located in Pasadena, CA
A thoughtful, barebones figurative lithograph after a quill and ink on wove paper titled "Nu
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
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