Pen Dish
Bronze Rococo Style Ring Dish or Pen Rest
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a rococo style bronze asymmetrical ring dish or pen rest. It depicts a repousse profile of
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20th Century Unknown Rococo More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fornasetti Desk Pen Holder Dish or Tray, Black and White
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in South Salem, NY
A vintage Fornasetti porcelain desk tray with brass pen holder. It has the appearance of a crumpled
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Mid-20th Century Italian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Malachite Jewelry Dish or Desk Vessel
Located in New York, NY
#: LU1314218504872 (SOLD)
Malachite dish (larger of the two), ID#: LU1314218497672 (SOLD.)
Black and brass desk pen
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Malachite
Antique Brass Inkstand, Circular Inkwell, With Pen Rest, Scotland 1910, H557
Located in Vancouver, BC
and glass
Tall glass inkwell to the back
Dish for stamps in the centre
Pen rest to the front
H557
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Vintage 1910s Scottish Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Black Glass and Brass Desk Pen Holder with Crest
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco period black glass and brass desk pen holder with crest, circa 20th century. Piece
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Sterling Silver Fish Dish by Hector Miller
By Hector Miller
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage sterling silver fish dish by Hector Miller
Rear has engraving C.J Pilgrim, Southern
Category
Vintage 1970s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Porous Ceramic Celadon Desk Organising Tray
By Jordan Keaney
Located in London, GB
Porous Ceramic Organising Tray, Ideal for keeping jewellery, loose change, cards, pens, phones and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
Three-Piece Green Art Glass Desk Set by Fontana Arte, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Green art glass desk set by Fontana Arte, 1950s production. Three pieces: pen holder, ashtray/dish
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century French Boulle Inkwell of Large Proportions
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
wells and covers, with dished pen tray, decorated with cut brass arabesques above a long frieze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Hermes Equestrian Desk Tray, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
piece with beautiful details. This dish features a beautiful crosshatching design along its valley
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
compartments that were originally used to hold a sandbox, inkwell and pens.
When the table top is raised, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 31.5 in W 20.87 in D 13.39 in
Twelve 19th Century Painted and Gilt Metal Desk Accessories
Located in London, GB
shallow dish (possibly an ashtray), an ink blotter, a pen tray, and a letter-opener. These items are
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pen dish you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A pen dish — often made from metal, stone and marble — can elevate any home. There are 16 variations of the antique or vintage pen dish you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pen dish — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A pen dish, designed in the modern, Art Deco or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made pen dish over the years, but those crafted by Fontana Arte, Hector Miller and Hermès are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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