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Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
The lacquer ground with a strong burgundy undertone. Well carved , colored and other wise decorated . The porcelain well in good Antique condition . Minor wear due to age and use .
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Lacquer

Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell
Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell

Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell

H 3.75 in W 11 in D 9 in
Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
By Vernis Martin
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 300 year old Louis XV (1715-1774) period French gilt bronze ormolu mounted Japanned
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray

Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray

H 4 in W 13.75 in D 9.125 in
Arthur & Bond Sterling Silver Inkwell with Repousse & Chased Water Lilies
By Arthur Bond
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique inkwell was made by the well known English owned Arthur & Bond of Japan in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Arthur & Bond Sterling Silver Inkwell with Repousse & Chased Water Lilies
Arthur & Bond Sterling Silver Inkwell with Repousse & Chased Water Lilies

Arthur & Bond Sterling Silver Inkwell with Repousse & Chased Water Lilies

H 2.75 in W 3.13 in D 3.13 in
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
By Townshend & Co.
Located in London, GB
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of
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Antique 1890s English Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.

H 5.52 in W 9.85 in D 4.53 in
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
: Incense Burners Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Original/Reproduction: Original
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen

Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen

H 0.04 in W 3.75 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a calligraphy set with a wooden lacquer box. There is a pen, an indien ink, a porcelain pot for water and a stone base to make the ink. And the box is made with a wood and la...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Inkwells

Materials

Stone

Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s
Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s

Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s

H 0.79 in Dm 5.99 in
Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan
By Supreme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Supreme®/rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen and mechanical pencil. Includes black and red ballpoint inks with 0.5 mm mechanical pencil. Additional blue refill included.
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Inkwells

Materials

Stainless Steel

Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan
Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan

Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan

H 1 in W 8 in D 1 in
Japanese Inlaid Bronze Yatate Scholars Travelling Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality antique Japanese inlaid bronze Yatate scholars travelling inkwell dating to the 19th
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Inlaid Bronze Yatate Scholars Travelling Inkwell
Japanese Inlaid Bronze Yatate Scholars Travelling Inkwell

Japanese Inlaid Bronze Yatate Scholars Travelling Inkwell

H 0.99 in W 7.29 in D 0.79 in
1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This 1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle would work well in a traditional or modern
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle
1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle

1800s Japanese Letter Box with Inkwell and Handle

H 10.5 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

H 3.75 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

H 3.75 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a small inkwell from the Japanese Meiji era. It was hand-made around the turn of the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif
Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif

Meiji Era Ceramic Inkwell with Hand Painted Geisha Motif

H 0.6 in Dm 1.86 in
Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
style, like a Japanese style inkwell, or his Pompeian style dining table centerpieces. other bronze
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Greek Revival Gueridon

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865
Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865

Pair of Neo-Pompeian Gueridons Malachite top , by H. Picard, France, c. 1865

H 32.68 in Dm 25.79 in

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20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell
Located in Charlotte, NC
A vintage Asian Japanese decorative desktop inkwell, unbranded. Solid brass in the shape of a
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell
20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell

20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell

H 4.5 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Pasadena, CA
The bronzes attributed to Maison Millet, retailed by Escalier De Cristal, Circa 1880, The Lacquer Meiji Period (1868-1912) The undeside applied with a paper retailer's label Escalie...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet
French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet

French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet

H 5.75 in W 10 in D 9.5 in
Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand
Located in Sheffield, MA
Charming small oval gilded bronze red lacquered chinoiserie inkstand with hinged top revealing the ink receptacle inside, mounted on small gilded feet.
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Antique 1860s British Chinoiserie Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand
Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand

Antique Red Lacquered Chinoiserie and Bronze Inkstand

H 4 in W 5.75 in D 4.5 in
Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog.
By Félix Hilaire Buhot
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Etching on wove paper. From the set "Japonisme, dix eaux-fortes", published in 1883. State: Third state of 4. Reference: Bourcard 18. Made by Felix Buhot after own design. Felix ...
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1880s Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog.

Félix Hilaire Buhot
Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog., 1883

H 11.82 in W 8.9 in
French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
Very pretty French coromandel chinoiserie inkwell in the Louis XV-XVI transitional style .Ormolu
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Early 20th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell
French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell

French Chinoiserie Or Japanned Inkwell

H 4.5 in W 10 in D 5.25 in
A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A japanese lacquer and gilted bronze inkwell France, Louis the XVIth
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Inkwells

A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell
A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell

A Japanese Lacquer And Gilted Bronze Inkwell

H 4.73 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
Bronze Inkwell in the Japanese Style, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze inkwell in the Japanese style, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Inkwell by Ferdinand
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Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Inkwell in the Japanese Style, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Bronze Inkwell in the Japanese Style, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.

Bronze Inkwell in the Japanese Style, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.

H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 5.52 in
Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese bronze inkwell with tanuki. Meiji era, late 19th century. The inkwell is made
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C
Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C

Antique Japanese Bronze Inkwell W Tanuki 19Th C

H 7 in W 15 in D 13.5 in
19th Century French /Japanese Inkwell with Okimono Bronze Monkey
Located in New York, NY
Antique French / Meiji Japanese inkwell featuring the finely carved figure of female and infant
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French /Japanese Inkwell with Okimono Bronze Monkey
19th Century French /Japanese Inkwell with Okimono Bronze Monkey

19th Century French /Japanese Inkwell with Okimono Bronze Monkey

H 9.25 in W 12.5 in D 8.5 in
Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
With bronze and porcelain mounts, maintaining original porcelain liner. Rubbing and loss to the gilded decoration on the lacquer. Wear and patina to the bronze lid. Glue residue. Old...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell
Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell

Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XVI Style Inkwell

H 3.5 in W 8.25 in D 5 in
Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A very good quality Japanese silver and cut-glass inkwell of circular dome form.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Inkwells

Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell
Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell

Late 19th Century Japanese Silver and Cut-Glass Inkwell

H 2.75 in Dm 2.5 in

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Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé

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H 36 in W 71 in D 27 in
161 Pc, “Lily” Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Place Setting for 18
By International Silver, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Frank M. Whiting & Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely spectacular collection of "Lily" pattern sterling silver flatware mostly by Whiting an assembled set from an estate collection which was started in the 1970's. The patt...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

161 Pc, “Lily” Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Place Setting for 18
161 Pc, “Lily” Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Place Setting for 18

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H 15 in W 15 in D 15 in
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze mounted with a scene of sphinxes statues, bell shaped vases, and maidens moving and ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Glass

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle

H 2.63 in W 4 in D 2.75 in
Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1882. Drum form with curved shoulder, short neck, and hinged and cork-lined bayonet cover. Leaves and tendri...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Japonisme Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle
Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle

Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle

H 4.63 in Dm 4 in
Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Chinoiserie and gilt bronze inkwell with a decorated scene. Fine gilt bronze detail with a patinated Oriental figure in the center and inkpots with mo...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell

Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell

H 9 in W 16 in D 13 in
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Inkwell Japan For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the inkwell Japan you’re looking for. Each inkwell Japan for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and stone. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer inkwell Japan, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right inkwell Japan, those designed in Art Deco, Art Nouveau and louis xv styles are of considerable interest. A well-made inkwell Japan has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Arthur Bond, Lalique and Marcel Bing are consistently popular.

How Much is a Inkwell Japan?

A inkwell Japan can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,998, while the lowest priced sells for $415 and the highest can go for as much as $131,848.

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