Pounce Pot
Saltglaze Pounce Pot, English, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A charming pounce pot, or sander, in sale-glazed earthenware. Unusually good condition. These were
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
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Antique English Porcelain Boy in Hat Pepper or Pounce Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful antique English porcelain pounce or pepper pot modelled as a young boy wearing a full
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Inkwell from France, C. 1840
Located in Dallas, TX
lid opens to reveal three circular vessels – two outer glass wells and a middle pounce pot. The pounce
Category
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Bronze
A Victorian Continental Silver Pepperette In The Form of An Owl With Glass Eyes
Located in High Wycombe, GB
(Victorian era) German silver pepperette or pounce pot (used to contain fine sand to shake on to handwritten
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Tableware
Materials
Silver
H 2.96 in W 1.38 in D 1.34 in
Grand Tour Serpentine Inkwell and Cover Inset with 7 Lava Stone Cameos, 19th C
Located in Spencertown, NY
The 7 cameos of historical figures, fitted with 3 quill holders, 2 inkwells and a pounce pot. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Inkwells
Materials
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Early Villeroy & Boch Stoneware Inkstand
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Forney, TX
, including an inkwell and pounce pot/ sander. Gorgeous detail and color, glazed, silver luster, openwork
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Antique 19th Century German Inkwells
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pottery Figural Pounce or Pepper Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful novelty antique English pottery figure of a man pounce or pepper pot dating from
Category
Antique 19th Century English Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Silver Gilt Inkstand by William Bateman II
By William Bateman II
Located in New Orleans, LA
inkwell, pounce pot, and quill pot are formed to resemble covered urns with the addition of floral
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Inkwells
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Silver
Antique Carved Inkwell, Swiss Milk Cow, Late 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
a perforated top, which would have held the pounce or sand (pounce pot). This would have permitted
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Inkwells
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Cut Glass, Wood
3 19th century Hand Made Treen Items, Pounce, Plumb Bob, Bodkin
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 19th century Hand Made Treen Items, Pounce, Plumb Bob, Bodkin
An interesting sewing item with a
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes
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Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
held the pounce or sand (pounce pot). This would have permitted the writer to sprinkle the sand on the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Desk Sets
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Metal, Brass
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Forney, TX
candlelight and for heating sealing wax, set atop a circular pounce pot which held a fine sand for absorbing
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
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Located in Southampton, NY
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19th Century Brass Standish (Inkwell)
Located in Woodbury, CT
comprising 2 ink and sealing wax containers, a pounce pot, and service bell. The tripartite base possesses a
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Georgian Silver Pounce Pot, London 1815, Stephen Adams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Georgian Silver Pounce Pot, London 1815, Stephen Adams. The pot of nutmeg shape, square pedestal
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Wedgwood Salt Glazed White Stoneware Pounce Pot, circa 1780
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality antique white salt glazed stone ware pounce pot attributed to Wedgwood and dating
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Large French Porcelain King Charles Inkstand, Jacob Petit, circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
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Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Trinket Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
pounce pot, and three pen holes. The exterior is expertly sculpted with latticework and water-leaf. The
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Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Trinket Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
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Located in Paris, FR
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By Betty and Ted Rivera
Located in valatie, NY
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Very Good Georgian Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Box / Slope, England Circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
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Charles X Cut Crystal Gilded Bronze Inkwell, circa 1815-1820
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Located in Paris, FR
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Gothic Revival Inkwell in Gilt Bronze and Sienna Marble, 19th Century
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
19th Century Pounce Pot Pug
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were used to dry ink on paper before blotting paper
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Antique Silver Pounce Pot, London circa 1830, Benjamin Stephens
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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Pounce Pot For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic pounce pot available at 1stDibs. Each pounce pot for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and glass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer pounce pot, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. Each pounce pot bearing Georgian, folk art or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one pounce pot that is appealing in its simplicity, but Matthew Boulton, Villeroy & Boch and Wedgwood & Bentley produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Pounce Pot?
A pounce pot can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,025, while the lowest priced sells for $234 and the highest can go for as much as $34,500.
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