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19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
gilt bronze hinged lids, resting atop two velvet lined bases, a concave pen try makes for easy writing
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Other

Louis XV Tries on Shoes from Norma Kamali's Fall, fashion show 2021 Collection
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Watercolor, Ink, Pen

"Trying to Figure Out a Feeling" (FRAMED) Painting 18 x 24 in by Booboo Stewart
By Booboo Stewart
Located in Culver City, CA
"Trying to Figure Out a Feeling" (FRAMED) Painting 18 x 24 in by Booboo Stewart Artwork size: 18 x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Comme des Garcons and Louis XV Tries on Shoes, Diptych. From The Fashion Series
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pen

PONDERELLA, Watercolor Painting by Samuel Austin
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
palette of watercolor pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of these materials in a very basic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

HAVE SOME FRUIT
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
use a very limited palette of watercolor pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of these
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Ballpoint Pen, Watercolor

QUEEN OF LIFE
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
predetermined. I use a very limited palette of watercolor pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

SYMBOSIS
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
limited palette of watercolor pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of these materials in a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

SYMBOSIS
SYMBOSIS
H 33 in W 25 in D 0.5 in
SHUCKING THE CORN
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
ballpoint pen. I try to think of these materials in a very basic way. I have paper. I have pigment. And I
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

VICTORIAN CITRUS
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
use a very limited palette of watercolor pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of these
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

PIANO DREAMS
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of these materials in a very basic way. I have paper. I
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

DO NOT SEEK THE TREASURE
By Samuel Austin
Located in Boulder, CO
use a very limited palette of watercolor pigment, gesso and ballpoint pen. I try to think of these
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

Woodcut Engraving of Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony’s Dream in 1517
Located in Gallatin, TN
another, to break the pen; but the more we tried the stiffer it became, sounding as if it had been made of
Category

18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Lucite Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
cylindrical lucite pulls, one with built-in pen try.
Category

Late 20th Century American Desks

Materials

Lucite, Formica

Lucite Desk
Lucite Desk
H 30 in W 50 in D 23.5 in
Rose
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Warhol embraced the ball-point pen and was frugally trying to conserve paper. Realized with thick black
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Rose
Rose
H 11.5 in W 7 in
Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
lid with original working lock and a key which open to reveal pen try, ink well and maroon leather
Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope
Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope
H 4.724 in W 12.205 in D 9.055 in
Georgian Military Mahogany Campaign Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
to brass holes to hold the candle sconces found to the right of the pen try. This fabulous
Category

Antique Early 1800s Great Britain (UK) Georgian Decorative Boxes

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Pen Try For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the pen try you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the abstract style, while we also have 55 abstract versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect pen try among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right pen try is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, black and blue. A pen try from Marc Chagall, (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Indra Dugar and Peter Max — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in paint, lithograph and pen — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Pen Try?

A pen try can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,640, while the lowest priced sells for $153 and the highest can go for as much as $115,000.