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Rockingham Treacle Glazed Stoneware Shoe Quill Pen Holder
By Rockingham
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
dating from around 1840. Modelled on a gentleman’s shoe the quill pen holder is of long shape with a
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Rockingham Treacle Glazed Stoneware Shoe Quill Pen Holder
Rockingham Treacle Glazed Stoneware Shoe Quill Pen Holder
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H 1.58 in W 4.93 in D 1.38 in
Derby Imari Pattern Partners Porcelain Inkwell and Quill Pen Stand
By Derby
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine, rare and unusual antique English Derby partners porcelain inkwell and quill pen holder
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady, depicted Seated wearing a silk glove and with a Quill Pen English
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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Anglo-Indian Rams Horn and Brass Inkwell
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th century Anglo-Indian rams horn inkwell having decorative brass Hindu deities, quill pen
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Antique 19th Century Inkwells

Materials

Brass

English Trompe I'oeil Painted Lap Desk on Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming Trompe L'0eil painted lap desk on stand. Top features a letter & quill pen. The legs of
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Pine

Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Early and original inkwell or quill pen holder in the form of a seated greyhound by Staffordshire
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Antique 19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Pottery

Library Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century still life of leather books, a brass candlestick and an inkwell with quill pen painted
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20th Century American Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Library Still Life Oil Painting
Library Still Life Oil Painting
H 26 in W 32 in D 1 in
Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in Portland, OR
the doors. The top sides of the desk are inlaid with quill pens, inkwells, and letters (the marquetry
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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Victorian Black Wool Men's 16Th Century Spanish Style Doublet Jacket With Antiq
Located in New York, NY
This piece is so old there is writing on the lining done with a quill pen! The names of each new
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Early 1900s Blazers

Patinated Bronze Angel by Ferrand
By Ernest Justin Ferrand
Located in London, GB
winged figure holding a quill pen and an unfurled scroll of paper. She stands naturalistically, her
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Patinated Bronze Angel by Ferrand
Patinated Bronze Angel by Ferrand
H 44.49 in W 16.93 in D 15.75 in
Utopian City-Scape Architectural Sprawl Painting on Paper
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
surface. A crow quill( pen and ink) is used to have a line with a certain tension , contradicting the
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Beautiful Regency Coromandel Writing Box c. 1830
Located in Heathfield, GB
quill pens. A quill pen is designed to rest in an ebonised mahogany curved boat which is removable. It
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Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast. Item is sold with a new notepad & a new quill pen
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Rare Handcrafted Regency Rosewood Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
match-striker for light. New notepad pad, Quill Pen modern. With Esteemed Locksmith "Bramah" Lock, no
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

George 111 Mahogany Work / Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
encompassing an ink well and quill pen divided area. Under the top there is a large pull out slide for working
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Antique Late 18th Century Unknown George III Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany

Oil portrait of a gentleman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
includes intriguing details such as a French gendarme hat placed to one side, a book, quill pen, and a gold
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Antique 1880s French High Victorian Paintings

Materials

Pine

Oil portrait of a gentleman
Oil portrait of a gentleman
H 25.99 in W 22.05 in D 0.79 in
French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
recess grooves to rest a quill pen and the inkwell us not apparently marked. The bronze has a good
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell
French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell
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H 2.56 in W 5.91 in D 3.55 in
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
By Empire Furniture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
original ceramic liner. The surface of the stand has carved recesses for quill pens with polished recesses
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Antique 1860s French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Marble

French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
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H 4.73 in W 13.59 in D 6.3 in
19th Century George Rowney Antique Watercolour Box
Located in London, GB
hole (stored in the drawer at the bottom of the box), 2 wooden quill pens, wooden watercolour brush
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Antique 1890s British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
compartments. Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one single glass inkwell. Items
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Floral Painted Inkwell
By Edmé Samson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
. The top comprises of four compartments one raised probably for a quill pen and another with a hinged
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Floor Vase by Sven Törngren, Törngren's pottery
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Falkenbergs pottery were sometimes simple "sliptrailing"used a goose-quill pen or an animal horn to trail a
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate
By Ravinet D' Enfert, Ravinet D' Enfert
Located in Miami, FL
consists of a letter opener and a paper clip, both decorated with writing themes such as the quill pen
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Gold, Silver, Silver Plate

Art Deco Bakelite Streamline Inkwell Desk Tidy, c1930
Located in Devon, England
stationer by trade and had seen in Britain the move from hand cut quill pens to the steel nibs with their
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Rubber, Glass, Bakelite

Figures of a Jewish Porcelain Peddler and his Wife, Derby, England, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
from Europe were poor and eked out a living selling old clothes and goods, such as ribbons, quill pens
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Antique 1770s European Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
By Townshend & Co.
Located in London, GB
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of
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Antique 1890s English Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Ink Well Tatum’s Standard, crystal well, 3 pen quill rests, hinged lid. This piece is
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20th Century American Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Iron

New Years Baby, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Depression with a cherubic baby New Year with quill pen acting as the notary clerk. Image follows the
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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
writing a letter with a pen-holder and ink. At the bottom of the poster, we find the eagle, symbol of the
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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Posters

Materials

Paper

Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
quill pen, hence the name. It's a type of soft coral in the order Pennatulacea. 2. **Actinia equina
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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Regency Rosewood Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Maker Wells & Lambe. Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and two brass -topped glass
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

21st Century Modern Organic Table Sculpture with Spalted Maple, Wenge, Nautilus
By Michael Olshefski
Located in Los Angeles, CA
life the lines and patterns of an old-world map illustrated by a quill pen on linen. This soft and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

An English Regency period penwork occasional table
Located in Lymington, GB
executed with fine quill pens and brushes showing charming, often naive subjects reflecting the amateur
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Serpentine

Small Antique Calligrapher's Quill Pot, Chinese, Soapstone, Carved, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique calligrapher's quill pot. A Chinese, rouge soapstone carved pen holder
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Inkwells

Materials

Soapstone

Avatar UR Demo Amber Fountain Pen
By Pineider
Located in Milan, IT
developed by Pineider - this fountain pen with soft-close cap lock was designed to keep its ink level always
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2010s Italian Inkwells

Materials

Resin

Avatar UR Demo Amber Fountain Pen
Avatar UR Demo Amber Fountain Pen
H 5.71 in W 0.63 in D 0.63 in
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Expertise: We
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oak, Oil, Panel

Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the inkwell is divided into compartments to hold various writing tools, including quills, pens. These
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Antique 19th Century Moorish Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Expertise: We
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Oak, Panel

Ottoman Brass Inkwell and Pen Case Qalamdan
Located in Stamford, CT
dome topped inkwell is rare, it is attached by chain to the pen case, consisting of two tubes for quill
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells

Materials

Brass

19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
An attractive early 19th century Regency period bronze and Ormolu oval Pen Tray, with thistle
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the inkwell is divided into compartments to hold various writing tools, including quills, pens. These
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells

Materials

Brass

1890s Russian Fabergé Imperial-era Silver Dip Pen, St. Petersburg
By Fabergé
Located in St. Catharines, ON
From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, the tapering cylindrical quill of rococo design
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Rococo Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
brass case is divided into compartments to hold writing tools such as quills and pencils. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Brass

John Taylor Pen & Watercolor Self Portrait, Albany NY c1805-06
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful American folk art pen and watercolor self portrait of John Taylor, Albany, NY, circa
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Antique Early 1800s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Wedgwood Decorated Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
. With a removable well and holes for storing pens and quills, it is decorated with exquisitely hand
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Antique 19th Century English Other Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
By Thompson Cabinet Company
Located in High Wycombe, GB
keys, both with gold key swing tag. A modern notepad. A modern quill & holde A vintage pen or pencil
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Antique 1820s British Georgian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

French White and Magenta Porcelain Bud Vase
By Edmé Samson
Located in New York, NY
French white and magenta porcelain bud vase. White porcelain vase/pen cup with ormolu beaded rim
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Victorian Chippendale Mahogany Secretary Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pens to quills, while ample cubbyholes are sure to keep your paperwork sorted and tidy. Three lower
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A new notepad A vintage ink pen A Modern Quill and Holder Items might differ from what's depicted
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in New Orleans, LA
designed to hold ink and features a top with slots for quills or pens, and the other is a powder Shaker
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Antique 18th Century English Other Inkwells

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Rosewood & Inlay Stationary Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
leather interior Supplied with two glass inkwells A new leather writing pad A vintage ink pen A
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope with Brass Inlay
Located in High Wycombe, GB
gift for the writing enthusiast. Item will include pad, quill (modern) and stand and inkwell. Antique
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the case. Inside the slope is retained an early quill dip pen with the name of Isaac Parkes circa 1849
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
neatly into a relatively compact box, as well as storage for ink wells, sand wells, pens, and quills
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Laptop
19th Century Laptop
H 6 in W 16 in D 9.75 in
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
By Henry Chawner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
addition to impressive scalloped bases. The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles retain the original plain
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Antique 1780s English George III Desk Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) for J.S. Henry An oak writing desk with sloping pen compartment
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Large Antique French Marble and Bronze Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
they are attached to has insets on either side for quills or pens. The beautiful marble has a cream
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Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Original 'Le Rapide Grande Journal Quotidien; art nouveau vintage poster
By Jules Chéret
Located in Spokane, WA
the fact that she is still writing for Le Rapide using a quill instead of an ink pen. Yes, this
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1890s Art Nouveau Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Unusual Carved Walnut Wood Inkwell from France, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
. In front of the pen box is a shallow tray that would have been a resting place for the quill, as
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Antique 1880s French Inkwells

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Carved and Incurved Oak Bas Relief Plaque of St Luke, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
molding. In the center of the plaque is St Luke holding a book, inkwell, and quill in his left hand, while
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Antique 1720s French Louis XV Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

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Quill Pen For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal quill pen for your home. Each quill pen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect quill pen — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right quill pen, those designed in Art Nouveau, Folk Art and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made quill pen has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Carrington & Co, Fornasetti and Stephen Smith & Son are consistently popular.

How Much is a Quill Pen?

The average selling price for a quill pen at 1stDibs is $1,199, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $11,500 for the highest priced.