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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
1890s German Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Siena Marble Ink Set
Located in Esbeek, NL
Italian Siena marble ink set, 19th century or earlier.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Ink Sets
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
Late 19th Century French Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
$1,445 Sale Price
20% Off
H 4.73 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 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
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Composition
$1,273 / set
H 0.79 in W 8.67 in D 11.62 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 Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
$9,383 / set
H 0.4 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
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
Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
$785 Sale Price / set
29% Off
H 4 in W 11 in D 8 in
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
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$950
H 3.25 in W 7 in D 4 in
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 Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$1,730
H 2.75 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
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
1920s French Art Deco Antique Ink 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 Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
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 Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Copper
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
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Spelter
1875s Silver-plated Brass Desk Inkwell with Crystallized Ink and Engraved Detail
Located in Marbella, ES
reveals compartments that include crystallized ink bottles, a writing palette with a glass lid, and a
Category
19th Century European Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
$2,111
H 5.91 in W 11.42 in D 6.11 in
Art Deco Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Watch and Inkwells John Grinsell & Sons
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Two Ink Wells & Pocket Watch Holder
From our Silver collection, we are pleased to offer this Art
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$5,825
H 3.94 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 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
1840s French Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
NAPOLEON III Antique 1870 French Desk Tray Set In Gray Marble And Gilt Ormolu
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
Napoleon III ink desk set is excellent. Besides the little normal wear, there is no damage and all parts
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold, Ormolu
$1,985
H 6 in W 12 in D 6.75 in
Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Set of nine antique drawings of American and English Navel Sailing ships executed in a pen and ink
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Pen
France 19th century, A Set of 5 drawings, landscapes and farms, Ink wash
Located in Paris, FR
France middle of 19th century
A set of 5 drawings
Landscapes, farms and ruins
Brown ink and brown
Category
1840s Romantic Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink
$375
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in
Set of Three Pen, Ink and Water Color Sketches
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A set of three pen, ink and water color sketches set in a single frame, HMS Euphrates, HMS
Category
1870s English Antique Ink Sets
France middle 19th century, A Set of 6 drawings, landscapes and farms, Ink wash
Located in Paris, FR
France middle of 19th century (1843 ?)
A set of 6 drawings
Landscapes, trees, farms
Brown ink and
Category
1840s Romantic Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink
$304
H 10.63 in W 13.59 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
Early 1900s Other Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$395 / set
H 2.25 in W 8 in D 5 in
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Rocker Blotter and Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau bronze desk set. The three-piece set includes: rocker ink blotter and ink
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
$2,295 / set
H 0.5 in W 19.25 in D 2 in
Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
a pair of shallow drawers
Replete with two screw-top ink wells, set neatly within a bank of
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,907
H 6.3 in W 18.12 in D 9.85 in
Chamberlains Worcester Ink Stand Writing Set, Orange, Gilt Neoclassical, ca 1810
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid three-well ink stand or writing desk set made by Chamberlains Worcester in about
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$835 / set
H 3.75 in W 6.25 in D 4.5 in
Set of 8 Antique Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Chinese, Boxed, Printing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is set of 8 antique calligraphic ink blocks. A Chinese, boxed set of printing shapes, dating
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Stone
$1,495
H 0.79 in W 7.49 in D 9.85 in
Set of 8 Antique Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Chinese, Cased, Printing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of 8 calligraphic ink blocks. A Chinese, cased set of printing shapes
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Stone
$1,542
H 0.79 in W 8.47 in D 11.23 in
Large Antique Ink Stone Display Set, Chinese, Ornamental Stones, Qing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique ink stone display set. A Chinese, ornamental set of calligraphic stones
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Stone
$2,446
H 26.78 in W 37.41 in D 1.38 in
Set of Four Biedermeier Shovel Chairs, Walnut, Ink, Austria circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Classic, elegant set of four antique Biedermeier shovel chairs in walnut from Austria around 1830
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$6,216 Sale Price / set
28% Off
H 35.24 in W 18.9 in D 18.51 in
Set of Nine 19th Century Japanese Ink and Watercolour Paintings of Lilies
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of nine, original late 19th Century Japanese ink and watercolour paintings of lilies on washi
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$9,719 / set
H 17.72 in W 13 in D 1.97 in
Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Set of nine antique drawings of American and English Navel Sailing ships executed in a pen and ink
Category
19th Century English British Colonial Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paint
Japanese Antiques, Reeds and geese, silver folding screens set, ink, by Shoko
Located in Niiza, JP
Weight 30 KG
Ink painting on silver background
A very sensible painting
Some writings like waka poems
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$6,000
H 46.46 in W 148.04 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Antiques Ink painting of a landscape, paper sliding doors, set of 4
Located in Niiza, JP
Ink Painting on Paper, Paper is pasted on the sliding door.
Size: 905 (W) x 1695 (H) x 32 (D) [mm
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$1,800
H 66.93 in W 35.83 in D 1.19 in
Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
century. It is decorated with delicate gold, black and red characters.
Inside you have an all set of ink
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$410
H 1.19 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
Set of Ten Antique Calligraphy Woodblock Panels
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable set of ten 19th century Japanese calligraphy prints on paper executed in a
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink
Set of Four Chinese Immortals Screen Paintings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-century paintings are delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and were originally part of a set of
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Gouache
$16,800
H 42.25 in W 98 in D 2 in
Japanese Figurative Edo Woodblock Set of Two
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Soquel, CA
Alluring two-piece edo woodblock print of Japanese actors by Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Titled, dated and signed on verso. Presented in cream mats, with black and red ...
Category
1880s Edo Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Set of Four, Early 19th Century Hand Coloured Engravings, Horses and Carriages
Located in Cotignac, FR
Set of four early 19th century English hand coloured caricature engravings of horses and carriages
Category
Early 19th Century English School Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Paper
$422
H 5.32 in W 24.22 in D 0.79 in
Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Middletown, NY
Set of 12 woodblock prints in colors on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (170 x
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink, Woodcut
A set of Biblical prints after the Dutch painter and engraver Gerard Hoet
By Gerard Hoet
Located in London, GB
The present collection is a set of 131 prints after Gerard Hoet, the Dutch golden age painter and
Category
Early 1700s Academic Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper, Ink, Black and White, Engraving
$16,448
H 17.72 in W 12.01 in
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
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
$825 Sale Price / set
44% Off
H 3.5 in W 11.5 in D 7.12 in
Art Deco Women Fashion Design Sketches 1920 circa Set of Three
Located in Milano, MI
outfit, costumes and accessories, hats, coats, bags and walking cane.
The set of three ink and watercolor
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$1,055 / set
H 11.42 in W 8.67 in D 0.4 in
Racinet, Auguste, L'Ornement Polychrome, Paris, Firmin-Didot, Byzantine Set of 4
By Auguste Racinet
Located in New York, NY
metallic inks as in this fine set of four chromolithographs. Later editions lack the gold and silver
Category
19th Century French Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$1,200 / set
H 16.13 in W 11.25 in D 0.01 in
Racinet, Auguste, L'Ornement Polychrome, Renaissance Set of 4 Firmin-Didot Paris
By Auguste Racinet
Located in New York, NY
Fine, scarce set of four original chromolithographs of Renaissance designs from Racinet's seminal
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$1,200 / set
H 16.13 in W 11.25 in D 0.01 in
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 Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,255
H 3.94 in W 10.24 in D 4.73 in
Exceptional 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Parquetry and Marquetry Commode
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
& mythological neoclassical motifs accented with inked highlights set against lustrous satinwood panels with
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Siena Marble
$28,000
H 36.5 in W 48 in D 22 in
Neoclassical Drawing of Roman Ruins, 18th Century French School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
in the background.
Pencil, ink and wash on paper. Set in a Louis XVI style giltwood frame.
Capricci
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 21.25 in W 21 in D 1 in
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Green Marble and Ormolu Mounted Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
band with a fluted, berried laurel and beaded design. Above is the circular ink holder set on Vert de
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$3,200
H 3 in W 5.75 in D 6.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
vessels, two for ink, one for pounce, each set within a pierced tray with wonderful foliate designs and in
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Chinese Porcelain Soup Plate Blue and White from The Blue Family, 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
white porcelain soup plate. On this plate are drawn in blue ink a set of plants or we can see magnolias
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$211
H 1.66 in Dm 9.18 in
The Dance of Death. 1914-1918
By Percy John Delf Smith, R.D.I.
Located in Storrs, CT
. Edition 100. Title page annotated in ink by the artist": "Set No. 36 of 100 proofs only of each plate
Category
1910s Modern Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Drypoint
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
Early 1900s English Beaux Arts Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Brass
$4,222 / set
H 19.69 in Dm 12.21 in
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
1820s English Regency Antique Ink Sets
$1,028
H 5.91 in W 14.18 in D 9.06 in
Inkwell with Bronze Moose, Ashtray and Ink Dryer, Art Deco, Europe
Located in Retie, BE
Stunning Art Deco Desk Set :
An Early 20th Century Ink Set - Inkwell
with a Bronze Moose or Elk
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,759
H 13.19 in W 21.93 in D 12.09 in
French Early 19th Century Bronze Grecian Style Pen and Ink Stand, circa 1830
Located in GB
Greek style with a raised central section that houses a pair of glass ink vessels with hinged covers
Category
Early 19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Bronze
$1,302
H 5.52 in W 10.63 in D 6.5 in
Set of 6 horses' scketches ink
Located in Santa Monica, CA
very well excecuted six sketches in ink
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Ink, Paper
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
19th Century English William IV Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Silver
Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
Set of four antique Japanese Suibokuga by Kano Tokinobu, sumi-e ink on paper paintings illustrating
Category
1670s Japanese Edo Antique Ink Sets
Materials
Paper
$12,000 / set
H 59.25 in W 25.25 in D 0.5 in
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Antique Ink Sets For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of antique ink sets available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique ink sets — often made from metal, paint and silver plate — can elevate any home. Antique ink sets have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique ink sets bearing Regency or Empire hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Ink Sets?
Prices for antique ink sets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique ink sets begin at $235 and can go as high as $6,900, while the average can fetch as much as $517.
Questions About Antique Ink Sets
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 5, 2024To identify an antique tea set, look closely to determine who the manufacturer is. Locate the hallmark on the bottom of a saucer, teapot or cup. A maker’s mark on one of these items is the best indicator of the set’s origin. If you snap a photo with your smartphone or tablet, you can conduct a reverse image search to jump-start your research. Professionals recommend consulting auction catalogs, books and trusted online resources such as museum exhibition materials. With some research, you may be able to match the marking to the manufacturer's name and, from there, identify the pattern and age.
In 17th-century England, Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. Mass production of porcelain tea sets took place in the 18th century, and during the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England.
Reputable soft-paste porcelain makers include Sèvres, Capodimonte and Chelsea, while Meissen was the first European maker of hard-paste porcelain. Bone china manufactories of note include Spode, Minton and Derby, which was later called the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.
Generally, a tea set is considered vintage if it’s at least 20 years old, while antiques are at least 100 years old. Although a maker’s mark is generally a helpful indicator of a given manufacturer, forgeries have occurred over the years. Look for other signifiers of a material, time period or style if you are uncertain of your piece’s origin. For help with identification, seek out a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer.
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