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Late 19th Century Bronze Desk Accessories Inkwell with lid Bronze Brass Glass
Located in Sacile, PN
Bronze inkwell dated circa 1880, angels subject supported by feline paws. Ink bowl in glass with
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Baroque Inkwells

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th C. Jugendstil German Cut Glass Crystal Inkwell with Polished 800 Silver Lid
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Jugendstil german cut glass crystal inkwell with polished 800 silver lid By
Category

Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Antique Pair of Glass Inkwells with a Brass Lid and a Shield on Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A nice pair of mid-century glass inkwells with brass hinged lids and a shield on top. English lap
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Giant Cut Glass Sterling Silver Inkwell
Located in Vienna, AT
A very nice example of a large glass inkwell with silver marked lid with a hallmark ingraved. To
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair Of Antique Inkwells, Glass and Silvered, Circa 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of antique glass inkwells with silvered lids, France, circa 1880s.  
Category

Antique 1880s Late Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Silver

French Gothic Ormolu Cut Glass & Marble/Quartz Double Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
glass inkwells adorned with hinged ormolu lids and a center griffin candlestick. Each inkwell
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Inkwells

Materials

Quartz, Marble, Ormolu

Set of Two French Macassar Inkwells
By Jacques Adnet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
inkwells. Glass inkwells with brass hinged lids and chrome . Made in France, Art Deco period circa 1920
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Inkwells

Materials

Crystal

Set of Two French Macassar Inkwells
Set of Two French Macassar Inkwells
H 2.15 in W 2.15 in D 2.15 in
Stately Antique Brass Bronze Inkwell, Around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Stately antique brass bronze inkwell around 1880 Solid brass bronze inkwell with lid. Original
Category

Antique 1880s German Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

English Mappin & Webb Sterling Silver Georgian Style Double Inkwell, London 1892
By Mappin & Webb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
inkstand includes two finely cut glass inkwells with sterling silver lids and a central lidded compartment
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Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Lacquered Calendar Desk Set, Two Inkwells With Retractable Lids 1930's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Art Deco 1930's Monochrome Desk Set. Befit With Two Engine Turned Inkwells with one Glass
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Rare 19th Century Brass Engraved 'Inkwell' Table Clock attributed to Thomas Cole
By Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)
Located in London, GB
manner, opening up to reveal a cut glass inkwell, its lid inset with an engraved silvered dial, with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
section has a removable pen tray for additional storage. The original glass inkwell with lid is retained
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony

Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs, c1835
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
main void; to the rear, an elongated tray in four divisions, two of which hold glass inkwells (one with
Category

Antique 19th Century English William IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Asprey Desk Set and Document Holder, English, circa 1875
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Incline Village, NV
customized desk set, consisting of a crystal cut glass inkwell with a brass hinged lid, resting in a velvet
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Victorian Desktop Writing Cabinet in Dark Oak Automatic Tambour, 19th Century
Located in Benalmadena, ES
dividers ideal for organizing stationery. Inside the drawer is a square glass inkwell with a threaded brass
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Rare Antique English Mahogany Leather Top Kidney Shape Drop-Leaf Campaign Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
slots, pen tray, double glass inkwells with brass lids all neatly concealed at the rear of the top
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...

Materials

Brass

Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
interior lined in red velvet. The desk includes two glass inkwells with brass lids. France, CIRCA 1890.
Category

Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk
Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk
H 4.73 in W 13 in D 14.97 in
Antique Single Crystal Inkwell, with Lid, Marble Base, Scotland 1910, H298
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique single crystal inkwell, with lid, marble base, Scotland 1910, H298 Scotland 1910 Marble
Category

Vintage 1910s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Marble

Antique Brass Stag & Hunting Hounds Double Inkwell, Scotland, 1890
Located in Vancouver, BC
and glass Double brass inkstand comes with a pen holder, two cut glass inkwells with brass lids
Category

Antique 1890s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Monogramed Inkwell, Scotland 1897, H552
Located in Vancouver, BC
holder on the back Cut glass inkwell with silver plated lid Standing on a square base with engraved
Category

Antique 1890s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Glass and Silver Inkwell with a Clock in the Silver Lid
Located in London, London
A solid glass inkwell with a clock within the hinged silver lid. Made in England in London in 1897.
Category

Antique 1890s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

A Victorian oak and glass inkstand.
Located in New York, NY
A faceted glass inkwell with brass lid on a carved oval oak base with two pen racks.
Category

Antique 19th Century British Inkwells

Victorian Silver Plated Double Ink Stand, circa 1890
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
decoration and stands on 4 ball feet. Has a pair of cut-glass inkwells with embossed flip-up lids, circa 1890
Category

Antique 1890s European Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Gladstone Bag Traveling Inkwell Late 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
a glass inkwell with a brass hinged lid.
Category

Antique 1870s Other More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Era Cut Glass Inkwell with Sterling Silver Lid
By Mappin Brothers
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Victorian era cut glass inkwell with sterling silver lid and insert by Mappin Brothers of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Walnut Wood Black Forest Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
looking at the basket where the inkwell is. Two wicker baskets hold the glass inkwells at either side
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Large Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand Inkwell, 1895
By Walter and John Barnard
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique Victorian solid silver ink stand with two heavy glass Inkwells with silver
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Victorian Silver Plated & Horn Dolphin Shaped Inkwell, C.1880
By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
wood base set with a swirl glass inkwell bottle with a hinged lid. Hallmarked MH&CO (Martin, Hall & Co
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Gorham Crystal Inkwell with Sterling Lid
By Gorham CO.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorham Silver company cut crystal and sterling silver ink-well with Hallmark stamped on lid
Category

20th Century English Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Inkwell with Hinged Lid
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver inkwell with hinged lid, London, 1891, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Edwardian Sterling Silver and Rose Quartz Inkwell with HInged Lid
By Levi & Salaman
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver and rose quartz Inkwell with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, 1912, Levi
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Beautiful Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Crystal Inkwell with Hinged Lid
By Charles Newbury & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, Edwardian, sterling silver-mounted crystal inkwell with hinged lid, Birmingham, England
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Amethyst, Crystal, Sterling Silver

Mid-A 19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Boat-Shaped Pentray
Located in London, GB
serpent feet and handles, fitted with glass inkwells and lidded wafer box with acorn handle.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
serpent feet and handles, fitted with glass inkwells and lidded wafer box surmounted by floral bud knop.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Inkwell / Desk Tidy 1871
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Antique Victorian Solid Silver Inkstand with two glass lined Inkwells with hinged lids
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century Anglo Indian Desk Inkstand with a Pair of Cut Glass Inkwells
Located in Central England, GB
pen drawer to one end. The top of this section is fitted with a pair of cut glass inkwells with hinged
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Antique 19th Century Asian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Satinwood

Ceramic Writing Set 'Till Eulenspiegel' by Michael Powolny, Austria, 1919
By Michael Powolny
Located in Vienna, AT
rectangular flat base plate, an owl between his feet and a low, four-sided inkwell with a glass container and
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Sevres Desktop Correspondence Casket Stationery Box, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
with the original twin glass inkwells with engraved ormolu lids, pen tray and stationery rack The rear
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Antique 1860s French Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Regency Rosewood Writing and Stationery Slope, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inkwells with bronze lids. The slope has a secret compartment with three small drawers hidden under the
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Antique 1820s Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing and Stationery Slope, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inkwells with bronze lids. The slope has a secret compartment with three small drawers hidden under the
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Antique 1820s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Pentray
Located in London, GB
handles enclosing penholders and central wafer box flanked by cut-glass inkwells with finial lids.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Amber Bubble Glass Cylindrical Inkwell with Brass Lid by John Armer & Co
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare amber bubble glass cylindrical inkwell with brass lid by John Armer & Co., circa 1940s. The
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Early 20th Century American Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century Pair of English Inkwells with Silver Plated Hinged Lids
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of mid 19th century square glass inkwells with silver plated hinged lids. A simple but nice
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Ink Set with Feather Pen
Located in Delft, NL
2 holders for the ink bottles. The inkwells are made of glass with hinged lids. Marked with control
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Late 20th Century European Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Wood

Ink Set with Feather Pen
Ink Set with Feather Pen
H 3.35 in W 7.09 in D 4.53 in
Edwardian Sterling Silver Footed Inkwell with Hinged Lid
By Sydney & Co. 1
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver, footed inkwell with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, 1902, Sydney & Co
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Arts & Crafts Walker & Hall Silver-plated Inkstand, circa 1890
By Walker & Hall
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Arts & Crafts silver-plated desk stand comprising of two glass lidded inkwells together
Category

Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Desk Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Large Square Glass Inkwell.
Located in New York, NY
Large square glass inkwell with flat silver lid, the top with crossed pen grooves, Birmingham, 1897.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Silver

Large Square Glass Inkwell.
Large Square Glass Inkwell.
H 3 in W 5 in D 5 in
Tortoiseshell Inkwell
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
stringing, it stands on four gilded pressed brass lion pad feet and has tow original glass inkwells with
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Antique 19th Century British Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Rare Inkwell
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Unique wood inkwell with glass pots and brass lids. Individual receptacles marked Red, Black, and
Category

20th Century Inkwells

Materials

Wood

Rare Inkwell
Rare Inkwell
H 2 in W 14 in D 6 in
A Mid 19th Century Ebony and Boulle Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
Desk Stand. Having two cut glass inkwells with tooled brass lids with central brass decoration. Front
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Inkwells

Materials

Brass

English Antique Brass Salamander Ink Stand, Circa 1890
Located in Sheffield, MA
Brass salamander inkstand, glass eyes, cut glass inkwell with hinged brass lid. Item #7233
Category

Antique 19th Century British Edwardian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

English Burl Walnut Mid-19th Century Desk Box with Inks, Drawer, Stationery Box
Located in Wells, ME
organize one's desk. There are two blown and cut glass inkwells with hinged brass lids; a central small
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Olive Wood Stationery Cabinet
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
opaque glass note board and two glass inkwells with hinged glass lids. Inside the cabinet and sold
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Antique Late 19th Century English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Olive

Olive Wood Stationery Cabinet
Olive Wood Stationery Cabinet
H 9.4 in W 10.4 in D 7.1 in
Desk Set by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in London, GB
blotter with original paper, a silver-plated perpetual desk calendar, and a square glass cube inkwell with
Category

Vintage 1940s French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Desk Set by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès
H 3.15 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Antique Blown Glass Inkwell With Brass Monkey Hinged Lid
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique blown heavy glass inkwell with cast brass or bronze monkey on lid. Nice and heavy, wear to
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Inkstand, Cut Glass Inkwell, Brass Lid Bat, Scotland 1910, B2773y
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique brass inkstand, cut glass inkwell, brass lid bat, Scotland 1910, B2773y Scotland 1910
Category

Vintage 1910s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique Glass Inkwell with Sterling Silver Lid and Collar, 1894
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique glass inkwell topped with a sterling silver hinged lid and collar, made in England in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Floral Engraved Silver Plated Inkstand, Scotland 1880, B2770y
Located in Vancouver, BC
Silver plate and glass Silver plate deer on the back Pair of circular glass inkwells with engraved lids
Category

Antique 1880s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique 19th Century Inkstand, Leather, H561
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique 19th Century Inkstand, Leather, H561 Having two glass inkwells with brass and leather lids
Category

Antique Early 1900s Scottish Inkwells

Materials

Leather

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Inkwell Glass With Lid For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal inkwell glass with lid for your home. A inkwell glass with lid — often made from metal, glass and silver — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect inkwell glass with lid — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A inkwell glass with lid is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. A well-made inkwell glass with lid has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Tiffany Studios, John Grinsell & Sons and Loetz Glass are consistently popular.

How Much is a Inkwell Glass With Lid?

Prices for a inkwell glass with lid start at $36 and top out at $64,500 with the average selling for $1,149.

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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