$2,084
H 5.91 in W 19.69 in D 6.3 in
19th Century Grand Tour Influenced Gilded Ormolu Ink Well, Stamped, Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French gilded Ormolu Gran Tour influenced gilded Ormolu ink well
Ormolu
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
Bronze, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 8 in W 11.75 in D 5.75 in
Very Fine Antique French Charles X Period Ormolu Napoleon Ink Well, circa 1825
Located in Houston, TX
a circular domed ink well and sander, above the concave pen tray, bordered by a Gothic arched plinth
French Sevres Style Ormolu Mounted Ink Well
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Newark, England
French late 19th century Napoleon III style ink well. The ink well with a Sevres style porcelain to
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Ink Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
section With original ink wells and original ormolu handle flanked By two removable pen trays raised on
Ash, Beech
19th Century French Gilded Desk Clock and Inkwell
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare and unusual late 19th century French gilded ormolu desk clock and ink well. In the Louis XVI
Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Ornate Ormolu Ink Well with Acorn Lid
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Victorian Shefield silver plated ormolu encrier/ink well with lid, dating
Sheffield Plate, Ormolu
19th Century French Sevres style ink well.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century French Gilded ormolu ink well, having a classical urn to the
Ormolu
19th Century Sevres Style Ink Well
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Sevres style gilded ormolu inkwell in the Louis XVI style. Having
Ormolu
English Mahogany Tooled Leather Writing Box
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Fine Writing Box, Tooled Leather, Mahogany Lined with Ormolu Ink Well, topped with Red Jade
Ormolu
Pair Of Tiffany Ink Wells
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
PAIR OF NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE ORMOLU & MALACHITE INKWELLS, SIGNED TIFFANY ON BASE, EACH LIDDED WELL
Malachite, Ormolu
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French neoclassical style nightstand, with a pierced brass gallery and Bianco Carrara marble top, pull-out tray, single drawer with cast brass handles, square tapered legs with bra...
Marble, Brass
$1,795
H 6 in W 15 in D 7.5 in
Early 20th-C. French Gilt Bronze And Malachite Desk Pen Inkwell / Inkstand
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early 20th century highly decorative French gilt bronze, malachite and faux malachite inkstand with dual inkwells. The base is a mix of faux malachite and malachite veneer...
Malachite, Bronze
19th Century Chinoiserie Tall Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In great condition for its age. With bone handle pulls.
Bone, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Wedding Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese wedding bed in red lacquer and hand cards details. Has a new mattress (not shown).
Gold Leaf
Napoleon Bronze Sculpture Desk Inkwell, Signed Emile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Napoleon Bonaparte bronze desk inkwell, signed Pinedo with foundry mark. Mounted over a Green Alps marble. Antique signed 19th large bronze gold overlay Napoleon inkwell. We have s...
Bronze
French Empire Style Green Glass Inkwell with Gilt Mounts
Located in Nashville, TN
Second Empire green glass inkwell circa 1870 .rare color .Encased in gilt metal Empire styled mounts ,swans drinking from a fountain. The lid shows a woman with bust . The ovoid gree...
Glass
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
Imperial 19th Century Carved Wine Table raised on stand with three drawers. Exceptional table having scalloped apron with carved spandrels and carved Rams legs front set on stand of...
Elm
Chinese Craved Hardwood Coffee Table, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Chinese carved hardwood coffee table with a design of dragons, Republic Period, early 20th century, circa 1920, China. The table well-proportioned and well-carved. The to...
Hardwood
$8,400 / set
H 28 in W 20.75 in D 13 in
Pair of Ebonized French Marble-Top Petite Commodes with Brass Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ebonized French marble-top petite commodes with brass gallery and pull-out drawers.
Mahogany
Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen dating from around 1900. The stand comprises of an ornate looped wire work carrying ...
Metal
$3,375Sale Price|50% Off
H 70 in W 52 in D 24.5 in
Antique Chinese Cabinet in Elm with Carved Scenes of Four Seasons & Ebonizing
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely Chinese cabinet in elm with four doors whose panels show a carved scene of vegetation representing each of the four seasons in relief. The amber color of the wood, as well a...
Elm
Unavailable|$59,500
H 45.25 in W 33.5 in D 13 in
Monumental Hanau German Silver Gilt Nef Ship -- 45 in 115 cm
By Hanau
Located in New York, US
Our monumental silver gilt Schlüsselfelder ship or nef, attributed to Hanau, Germany, late 19th to early 20th century, measures an impressive 45 1/4 inches (115 cm) tall and is exqui...
Silver
$495
H 2.125 in W 4.125 in D 2.5 in
Antique French Empire Style Gilt Eagle Motif & Emerald Glass Paperweight
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, early 20th century. An antique French empire style paperweight. The paperweight features an emerald green glass base adorned with gilt bronze laurel wreaths surrounding a ce...
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Antique Chinese Rosewood Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Chinese armchairs crafted from rosewood, possibly Huanghuali rosewood, circa Late 19th century. The back is decorated with hand carved fruit and fauna motifs. We lo...
Rosewood
19th Century Gilded Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A bronze and marble inkwell. Add this to your desk for instant style.
Marble, Brass
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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