Antique English Art Nouveau Pocket Watch Inkwell by John Grinsell & Sons
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
As the inscription predates the 1912 inkwell, it is likely the pocket watch was already owned before being paired with the inkwell.
Sterling Silver
Unavailable
H 3.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
English Sterling Silver Capstan Inkwell With Pocket Watch - Edwardian
Located in London, GB
Very highly sought-after, this is a lovely example of an inkwell with the pocket watch lid. Made from sterling silver, the inkwell is hallmarked forBirmingham 1906, Edwardian in era.
Sterling Silver
Mammoth Antique English Sterling Silver and Glass Pocket Watch Inkwell
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Bath, GB
A truly impressive pocket watch inkwell made from a hefty piece of English glass with the fittings made from sterling silver fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1914 together with the ma...
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 3.15 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
George v Sterling Silver Pocket Watch Ink Stand - John Grinsell & Sons, 1912
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1912 by John Grinsell & Sons, this handsome, Edwardian, Antique Glass & Sterling Silver Ink Well, has a pocket watch in the lid, and a shaped glass body. ...
Sterling Silver
Black Starr & Frost Sterling Silver Inkwell and Pocket Watch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very unusual inkwell with a removable double face silver pocket watch engraved with "Black Starr & Frost 8 Days".
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 4.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Edwardian-Style Sterling Silver-Mounted Crystal Inkwell/Pocket Watch Holder
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian-style, sterling silver-mounted, crystal inkwell/pocket watch holder, London, 1988, Richard Lawrence Geere - maker (who worked from 1978-1988).
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Sold
H 4.75 in W 2.5 in D 3.75 in
Unusual Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Crystal Inkwell or Pocket Watch Holder
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Edwardian, sterling silver-mounted crystal inkwell or pocket watch holder, Birmingham, England, 1902, J.
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Sold
H 5.52 in W 12.21 in D 7.88 in
Antique 20thC Indian Solid Silver Inkwell & Pocket Watch Desk Set, Hamilton & Co
By Hamilton & Co., Calcutta
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Lifting the lid on each elephant’s back reveals a small glass inkwell. Centrally positioned at the rear of the piece is a pocket watch, elegantly mounted within an ornate, high-relie...
Silver
Elgin Gold Filled Pocket Watch with Unique Floral Engraving, circa 1907
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: 6 Size METAL / MATERIAL: Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1907 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 41mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / ...
Gold-filled
J.W. Benson Sterling Silver Half Hunters Case Pocket Watch, circa 1890s
By J.W. Benson
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: J.W.Benson London STYLE / REFERENCE: Half Hunters Case METAL / MATERIAL: Sterling Silver CIRCA: 1890's DIMENSIONS: Diameter 39mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Windin...
Table clock Opening lost hinge Swiss clock 8-day Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table clock with rounded vertical sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, in Art Nouveau style from the early 1900s. Hand-engraved e...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$150Sale Price|40% Off
H 2.5 in Dm 2.5 in
Late Victorian 1900 Gilt Brass & Crystal Glass Ball Pocket Watch w/ Key
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian crystal ball brass pocket watch from 1900 made in Unite States appears to be by Elgin. It comes with original loop, so you can clip it onto your pocket. The watch is r...
Brass
American Waltham Art Deco Pocket Watch, Circa 1980, Unisex, 59.42g
By American Waltham Watch Co.
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This classic American Waltham pocket watch is a fine example of early American craftsmanship and timeless design. Weighing 59.42 grams, it has a substantial feel, reflecting the qual...
$3,335
H 5.91 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Edwardian Engraved Silver Miniature Lantern Clock by the Douglas Clock Company
Located in London, GB
A highly unusual and substantial English sterling silver miniature lantern clock by the Douglas Clock Company, hallmarked Birmingham, 1901. The clock is deliberately modelled after ...
Silver
$3,550
W 1.5 in D 0.433 in
Waltham 14K Gold Hunter Pocket Watch with Beautifully Carved Case Late 19th C
By Waltham Watch Company
Located in valatie, NY
Waltham 14K "O" Size Gold Hunter Pocket Watch with a Heavily and Beautifully Carved Case, Late 19th C. A Waltham "0" size 14-karat gold pocket watch with a hunter case is a small, da...
14k Gold
$425
H 2.125 in W 3 in D 0.5 in
Antique 1885 Rockford Watch Co Floral Engraved 18s Railroad Pocket Watch
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century pocket watch made by the Rockford Watch Co. of Illinois, featuring a classic white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a lower sub-dial, and gold floral engraved ca...
Brass
Late 19th Or Early 20th Century Glass Inkwell
Located in Greven, DE
Faceted Amethyst Glass Inkwell with Brass Lid Origin: France Material: glass, brass Date: circa 1900 Dimensions: H × D: approx. 6 × 12 cm Description: Low, circular inkwell with a...
Bronze
Elgin Gold Filled Pocket Watch with Unique Floral and Initials Engraving 1900s
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Pendant Style METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1901 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 35mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: ...
Antique English Clock Diary Carriage Companion in Sterling Silver
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING The carriage companion is designed as a combined timekeeping and stationery accessory, intended for use while travelling by horse drawn carriage. The exterio...
Sterling Silver
Antique 9k Gold Pocket Watch – Circa 1880-1900, Hallmarked
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique 9k Gold Pocket Watch – Circa 1880-1900, Hallmarked This exquisite antique pocket watch features a solid 9k gold case, finely crafted with intricate engravings and a textured...
Gold
Victorian Sterling Silver Travelling Clock or Compass
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver travelling clock or compass; an addition to our silver timepiece collection. This exceptional ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$256Sale Price|50% Off
H 1.19 in W 4.73 in D 0.4 in
Watches - Pocket watch with silver case - 19th century
Located in Porto, PT
Watches - Pocket watch with silver case - 19th century. English; 19th century with white metal case and wooden case plated with 925 sterling silver; with hammered decoration bearing ...
Gold
Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Pocket Watch Holder, circa 1900 style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porte-montre de poche Art Nouveau en bronze patiné, cette sculpture décorative représente une jeune femme nue voilée, aux lignes souples et retenues. Réalisée en bronze massif et pos...
Marble, Bronze
Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880 A striking and finely crafted Victorian novelty box in the form of an oversized gentleman’s pocket watch, made i...
Brass
$1,062
H 12.6 in W 7.88 in D 7.49 in
Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Patinated Metal & Murano Glass, Circa 1900
By Marke Unbekannt
Located in Schwerin, MV
Original Art Nouveau table lamp from the 1900s in good working condition and in a rare design: This intricate piece is characterized by the organic, flowing lines and nature-inspired...
Metal, Brass
Tiffany Studios Poppy table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
TIFFANY STUDIOS 'Poppy' Table Lamp, circa 1905 Leaded glass, gilt bronze Dimensions: 21 ¾ in. (55.2 cm) high, 16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm) diameter Shade impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 146...
Bronze
On Hold|$1,694
H 47.25 in W 33.47 in D 0.2 in
Art Nouveau Black Lacquered Two-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Irises, France ca
Located in Meulebeke, BE
An elegant French Art Nouveau folding screen dating from the early twentieth century, crafted as a two-panel room divider with a striking black lacquered ground. The surface is hand-...
Metal
An Important Large Maison Bagues Gilt & Rock Crystal Basket Form Chandeliier
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
An Important and Very Large Maison Baguès Gilt & Cut Rock Crystal Basket-Form Multi Light Floral Chandelier, Early 20th Century This Magnificent and Very Large Antique French Bagues...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
$3,188
H 0.4 in W 14.97 in D 0.4 in
Delphin Massier Art Nouveau Majolica figural egret planter, Vallauris, 1900
By Delphin Massier
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Jardinière Art Nouveau Vallauris Majolique sur pied, jardinière par Jérôme Massier, circa 1900.
Majolica
$4,938Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.79 in W 3.78 in D 2.96 in
French Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elegant French Art Nouveau silver cigarette case dating to circa 1900, finely crafted and decorated with the initials M and Z. This antique French cigarette case reflects the refine...
Silver
Rare Fine French Empire Mahogany Bed by Jacob-Desmalter ca. 1805-15
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMPIRE MAHOGANY AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BED BY FRANÇOIS HONORÉ GEORGES JACOB DESMALTER Paris, France circa 1805 to 1817 62" H x 58 1/2" D x approximately 81" W 74 1/8" L x 52" W ap...
Bronze
$141,088 / set
H 41.34 in W 17.33 in D 16.54 in
Louis Majorelle “Chicorée” Complete Art Nouveau Dining Room Set, France, 1900
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
An exceptionally rare and complete Louis Majorelle “Chicorée” dining room suite, created in Nancy, France, circa 1900. This remarkable ensemble is a superb example of French Art Nouv...
Bronze
$1,560Sale Price|40% Off
H 41 in W 61 in D 36 in
Rare Art Nouvea Bent Oak Scrolling Child's Bed Frame by Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Art Nouvea bent oak child's bed frame with scrolling woodwork on all sides by Jacob & Josef Kohn. Constructed from rich, warm-toned oak-wood, the design showcases an expressive ...
Iron
1920's English Art Nouveau Solid Oak Writing Table Bureaux
Located in Leicester, GB
Stunning English Art Nouveau oak cabinet with bureaux. Beautiful design with shapely leg details and beautiful cut work. Beautiful brass plate handles with a classic Art Nouveau patt...
Oak
Large Majolica Blue Butterfly Wall Pocket circa 1900
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica blue butterfly wall pocket circa 1900.
Ceramic, Faience
$4,406 / set
H 22.84 in W 38.19 in D 10.63 in
2 Large Italian Art Nouveau Forged-Iron Sconces, A Mazzucotelli, late 19th
By Alessandro Mazzucotelli
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Striking pair of large forged-iron wall sconces, each centered by a fantastical creature with highly stylized features, evocative of a winged chimera or dragon. The bodies are exten...
Wrought Iron
Antique Art Nouveau Letter Organizer, Early 20th Century, Belgium
Located in High Point, NC
This early 20th century Art Nouveau scientific instrument from Belgium is worked in warm brown wood. Its design carries the Art Nouveau idiom through in its proportions and detailing...
Wood
$6,833Sale Price|50% Off
H 30.52 in W 112.6 in D 49.22 in
Dining room furniture - Art Nouveau - 19th century
Located in Porto, PT
Dining room furniture - Art Nouveau - 19th century. Portuguese; 19th century; in oak wood; composed of: table; 4 chairs; 2 display cabinets and sideboard. Dimensions: (table open) 77...
Wood
$683Sale Price / set|50% Off
H 46.46 in W 21.26 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Art Nouveau bedside tables - 19th century
Located in Porto, PT
Pair of Art Nouveau bedside tables - 19th century. Portuguese; 19th century; in carved mahogany wood. With door and drawer. Marble tops. Top with beveled mirror. Decorated with veget...
Wood
$10,249
H 36 in W 2 in D 1.75 in
Georges Fouquet cane with smoky quartz & lapis lazuli. Paris, late 19th century.
By Georges Fouquet-Lapar
Located in Milan, IT
A jeweled walking stick signed Georges Fouquet, Paris, late 19th century. The milord-shaped pommel is made of faceted smoky quartz, partially covered with three gilded silver element...
Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Silver
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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