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1870s French Bronze and Enamel Inkwell Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1870s French bronze and enamel inkwell set. 6 pieces. Painted portraits.
Category
Antique 1870s Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) 4 piece bronze inkwell set with swan design. Inkwell
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Mahogany Inkwell Set with Black, Red and Copying Features
Located in New Orleans, LA
This inkwell set comes with three compartments and a glass tray.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Mahogany
Baroque Style Brass Inkwell Set and Letter Holder Stand
Located in Doylestown, PA
Baroque style solid brass double inkwell set with letter holder, c. 1900-1910.
A gorgeous desktop
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Baroque Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Brass, Walnut and Ebonized Double Inkwell Set
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
English Victorian inkwell set. This walnut set has been accented with an ebony color and an overall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Polished Brass Islamic Moorish Style Desk Inkwells Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th century desk set, rare and great quality Mamluk Cairoware style, silver and copper
Category
Antique 19th Century Moorish Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Inkwell Set, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt-bronze and crystal desk set of the Napoleon III period. Composed of two crystal ink wells, a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Desktop Inkwell Set With Stag Heads by W W Harrison & Co Sheffield
By William Wheatcroft Harrison & Co. 1
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Rare Luxurious Silver Plated Stag's Head Ink Stand Desk Set Comprising of Pop Up Inkwells Art
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
H 3.55 in W 7.17 in D 5.52 in
Fantastic Gilt Bronze Brass and Cut Glass Horseman & Hound Dog Desk Inkwell Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Marvelously detailed French antique desk accessory inkwell made of gilt bronze and nickel plate
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
H 7 in W 9 in D 3.5 in
Spanish Art Deco Alabaster Desk Lamp and Inkwell Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual alabaster desk set with a working lamp, inkwell and blotter.
Category
Vintage 1920s Spanish Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Malachite Inkwell Desk Set French Inkstand
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French malachite desk inkwell set
Love the colour and grain to the malachite which really
Category
Antique 1880s Inkwells
Materials
Glass
English Regency Inkwell in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu with Dolphin Mount
Located in London, GB
English Regency patinated bronze and ormolu double inkwell. Set upon a rectangular base with
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
English Brass Inkstand in the Form of a Lobster
Located in London, GB
lobster contains two inkwells, set beneath a hinged cover on the back. Not only does this piece serve a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Dolphin Fish Inkwell, Candlestick, Blotter Desktop Set, Silver Plated, Sweden
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1930s dolphin fish desktop accessories inkwell, blotter and candlestick set. Made of silver
Category
20th Century Swedish Hollywood Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
H 5.5 in W 13 in D 8.25 in
Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant inkwell set by Wedgwood & Bentley is crafted of black basalt, one of Wedgwood’s finest
Category
Antique 18th Century English Other Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
English Desk Set Inkwell
Located in Westwood, NJ
An early English Queen Anne brass inkwell desk set with a walnut base on brass feet.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Famille Rose Qianlong Period Enamel Inkwell by L'Escalier de Cristal C.1880
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Famille Rose Painted Enamel inkwell set Qianlong Period (1736-1795) by l’Escalier de Cristal
Category
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
H 4.34 in W 14.97 in D 7.88 in
Ram Horns Marble Inkwell Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
late 19th century Ram Horns with snake on marble Inkwell Desk Set
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Marble
Onyx and Bronze Inkwell Desk Set
Located in Stamford, CT
Onyx and bronze inkwell desk set depicting Louis Pasteur. A nicely cast bronze with double ink
Category
Vintage 1920s Louis XVI Inkwells
Set of Two French Macassar Inkwells
By Jacques Adnet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French Macassar inkwell Art Deco ebony Macassar and crystal glass.
Macassar ebony cover with a
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Empire Bronze Writing Set Inkwell 19th Century Fire-Gilt
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire bronze writing set inkwell 19th century fire-gilt
Beautiful Empire inkwell with finely
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Brass
2-Piece Victorian Gothic Iron Double Inkwell Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian Gothic-style wrought iron double inkwell with (later) crystal wells and filigree
Category
20th Century Gothic Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Georgian Brass Inkwell
Located in Westwood, NJ
Rare early English Queen Anne brass standish or desk set inkwell.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small bronze champleve enamel set of an inkwell and letter opener. Both of them depicts
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Double Inkstand, Inkwell, Desk Set, Scotland 1910, H526
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Brass double inkstand, inkwell, desk set, Scotland 1910, H526
Scotland 1910
Solid brass
Category
Vintage 1910s Asian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Early 1900s Other Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
H 2.25 in W 8 in D 5 in
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell Desk Set with Owl Figures, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Black Forest style hand-carved wooden double inkwell with a majestic owl figure sitting
Category
Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Antique English Presentation Inkwell & Desk Set with Horse Jockey Theme
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique desk set has no maker's signature, but is presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Onyx, Brass
French Empire Ormolu Inkwell
Located in London, GB
A fine French Empire ormolu desk standish. Set upon a circular base with top and bottom mouldings
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Baccarat Crystal & Oak Double Inkwell Inkstand Desk Set
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine 19th-century French Baccarat crystal and oak double inkwell and pen tray desk set. Signed
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 4 in W 12.75 in D 6.5 in
French Bronze Louis Philippe Period Inkwell and Bell Set, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
housing two inkwells and a sandwell all with removable lids, extending outward from the stand is a hook
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Inkwells
Antique Sterling Silver Inkstand Inkwell 1910 Large Desk Set Pen Tray
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
two scroll handles. The Inkstand has a pair of fitted Glass Inkwells with Solid Silver collars and
Category
20th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Antique Victorian Burlwood Inkwell Free Standing Desk Set with Drawer and Handle
Located in Greer, SC
Stunning antique Victorian desk set with the original pair of glass inkwells, sitting on a lovey
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Wood
H 6.5 in W 14 in D 9.75 in
Antique English Silver & Tortoiseshell Inkwell
By Grey & Co, Birmingham
Located in Northampton, GB
Silver & Tortoiseshell Inkwell. The Inkwell of globular shape with a quilt cut glass body mounted with a
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Writing Set with Two Inkwells, circa 1850s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early and rare Royal Copenhagen writing set with two inkwells.
hand-painted with flowers
Category
Antique 1850s Danish Biedermeier Inkwells
H 1.58 in W 8.27 in D 6.7 in
French Art Deco Marble Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Art Deco desk set.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble
French Victorian Inkwell with Bronze Figures
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bronze D'ore & Cut Crystal Inkwell Desk Set on Stand, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze D'Ore and cut crystal inkwell desk set on stand, Circa 1900.
Includes
Category
Early 20th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 7.25 in W 15.5 in D 10 in
English Regency Cherub Inkwell with Candleholder
Located in London, GB
Antique English Regency figural inkwell with candle holder.
In finely cast and original patinated
Category
Antique 1810s English Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
2-Piece French Victorian Bronze Pheasant Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Floral Painted Inkwell
By Edmé Samson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
the inkwell is hand painted with floral designs in the Chinese taste and set below a border border
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French Bronze and Siena Marble Antique Inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
serving as a plug. Each antique inkwell is set on a gilt bronze foot, finely chiselled with foliage and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Inkwells
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Napoleonic Ormolu & Verde Antico Marble Inkwell, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Encrier set, the richly-veined Verde Antico Marble platform mounted with a pair of gilt-Bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Austrian Bronze Inkwell / Pen Rest, Signed Bergmann
By Bergmann Foundry
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and grand late Victorian Austrian desk set, made from cast bronze, beautifully
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Lapislazuli and Silver Inkwell by Gustave Keller, 1920s
By Gustave Keller Freres
Located in BARCELONA, ES
historical significance.
What sets this inkwell apart is its exquisite combination of materials and
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
19th Century Victorian Malachite and Ormolu-Mounted Inkwell
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian ormolu and malachite mounted inkwell, circa 1870 in date
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Antique French Faience Quimper Inkwell Pen Tray, circa 1900
By Henriot Quimper
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming antique French faience Quimper double inkwell and pen tray desk set, circa 1900. This
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Inkwells
Materials
Faience
Antique Continental .800 Silver Daybed Form Hinged Silver Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
A fabulous antique continental .800 silver desk set in the form of a daybed or chez lounge
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Antique Inkwell, Baccarat Déposé, Gilded Brass, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional inkwell with pen tray made of BACCARAT crystal. The rectangular pen tray has a cube
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze and Green Glass Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
accessories, the exciting design for this refined but robustly rounded inkwell features green blown glass in
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Edwardian Double Inkwell with Horseshoe Pen Holder
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th century Edwardian double inkwell with horseshoe pen holder
This double inkwell desk set
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer & Crystal Inkwells English Jennens & Bettridge
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
This high quality Papier-Mache desk set is beautifully hand painted in a floral motif and features
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
H 4 in W 10.5 in D 7.5 in
Art Deco Stoneware Inkwell by Louis Dage, 20th Century
By Louis Dage
Located in Lisbon, PT
A blue, green and gold stoneware desk writing set with four pieces and golden bronze details, with
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
J F Poole Hayle Arts & Crafts Handbeaten Cornish Copper Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
original removable craquel glass liner set within a central recess. The inkwell has an all over hand-beaten
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Copper
French 2 Pot Inkwell Stand with a Hunting Retriever Dog
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
inkwell, the centre of the stand is set with a curly coated retriever in front of him there is a pen rest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Country Inkwells
Materials
Spelter
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and crystal inkwell. The inkwell is raised by a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Palais Royal Engraved Mother of Pearl and Ormolu Cupid Inkwell
Located in London, GB
Palais Royal mother of pearl and ormolu inkwell depicting Cupid. Set upon a fine ormolu base with
Category
Antique 1830s French Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
Black Forest Carved Large Terrier Inkwell, Hinged Lid, Exceptional Carving
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black Forest Breinzware Large Inkwell, carved as begging terrier with tongue protruding, with inset
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Inkwells
Materials
Softwood
Sterling Silver Inkwell Made by Gösta Helenius, Ábo Sweden, 1928
Located in Paris, FR
bottle, bevelled edges, size 6x6 cm, height tot. 9 cm. Weight of the set 200,4 g
A bump on the lid
Category
Mid-20th Century Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gold Gilded French Cut Glass Inkwell Hera with Peacock, Eagle Relief
Located in Toledo, OH
Cut glass inkwell with cut pen rest. Set in a frame of gilded gold with reliefs of eagle, cupid and
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Inkwells
Materials
Glass
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Inkwell Set For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal inkwell set for your home. Frequently made of metal, bronze and stone, every inkwell set was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer inkwell set, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A inkwell set, designed in the Art Deco, Victorian or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one inkwell set that is appealing in its simplicity, but Royal Copenhagen, Elkington & Co. and Armand Guénard produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Inkwell Set?
A inkwell set can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,248, while the lowest priced sells for $190 and the highest can go for as much as $13,000.
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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