Sèvres Inkwell
$675
Sèvres Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
A Sèvres inkwell in immaculate condition with dorè bronze fittings and a burled wood base on paw feet.
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Antique 1890s French Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Sevres Inkwell
19th Century French Imperial Manufacture of Sevres Porcelain Inkwell
$825Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Imperial Manufacture of Sevres Porcelain Inkwell
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century French porcelain inkwell from the imperial manufacture of Sevres. Green and gold decor with dolphin's head.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Gilt Bronze Desk / Inkwell Tray with Sévres Porcelain Plaques
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning French gilt bronze table inkwell tray or desk tray, adorned with exquisite Sèvres soft paste porcelain inset plaques.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Inkwell
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and exceptionally high quality French early 19th century Louis XV st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu inkwell, signed Sèvres.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Small Inkwell in Porcelain and Silver-Gilt in Sevres Style
$1,043Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century Small Inkwell in Porcelain and Silver-Gilt in Sevres Style
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
Small inkwell crafted in porcelain, the paunch and lid decorated with a frieze of polychromatic floral motives highlighted with gold.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Sevres Porcelain Marbelized Gilt and Lustre Dolphin Inkwell, Dated 1832
Located in New York, NY
Marked MC-31 for Micaud.
Category
Antique 1830s French Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu inkwell, stamped, P.C.G.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Sevres Porcelain Plaque's in Robin’s Egg
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful large 19th century French Belle Époque inkwell. Grand gilt bronze with many compartments decorated with Sevres porcelain plaques.
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Materials
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French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Sèvres porcelain inkwell. The inkwell is raised by circular ormolu bun supports below a bloc...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
19th C. French Gilt and Porcelain Inkwell - Estate of Barbara J. Walters
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., France, an ormolu, gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain encrier or inkwell in pot form. It is decorated with flowering vines, the gilt bronze top with wells for writing im...
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
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Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste
Located in London, GB
An Ensemble de Bureau in the Louis XVI Taste Constructed using gilt bronze, and 'Sevres' style porcelain having 'Bleu de Roi' borders, and hand painted with polychrome foliate and...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
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French Porcelain Inkstand, Sèvres Style, 19th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
This is an exquisite porcelain gilded and enameled inkstand in the Sèvres style, from France. Nineteenth century. The inkwell features an elongated shaped tray with two covered ink p...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand French Porcelain 19th Century Dimensions: H x W x D: 8.5cm x 12cm x 8cm This charming decorative inkstand d...
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
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French Gilt-Bronze and Pink Sèvres Porcelain Inkwell & Letter Holder, circa 1880
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French Gilt-Bronze and Pink Sèvres Porcelain Inkwell & Letter Holder, circa 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A French gilt bronze and pink Sèvres Porcelain inkwell and letter holder, circa 1880 With raised gold, hand-painted with putti and flowers.
Category
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Materials
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19th Century Small Inkwell in Porcelain and Silver-Gilt in Sevres Style
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
Small inkwell crafted in porcelain, the paunch and lid decorated with a frieze of polychromatic floral motives highlighted with gold.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
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Antique French Ormolu Mounted Blue "Sevres" Porcelain Inkwell, Circa 1860-1880.
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Antique French Ormolu Mounted Blue "Sevres" Porcelain Inkwell, Circa 1860-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Ormolu Mounted blue and gold "Sevres" porcelain inkwell with hand-painted scene, Circa 1860-1880.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
French Sevres Style Ormolu Mounted Ink Well
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Newark, England
French late 19th century Napoleon III style ink well. The ink well with a Sevres style porcelain to the centre decorated with a green glaze and a central floral arrangement spilling ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
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Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Inkwell or Encrier with Sevres Style Plaques
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H 3.25 in W 11.5 in D 7.5 in
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Inkwell or Encrier with Sevres Style Plaques
Located in Nashville, TN
Finished in the surround (all four sides) with paquetry panels and bronze mounts. Each side with a centered porcelain plaque. Some light fading to the veneers but very good antique ...
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Antique French Sevres Ormolu Gilt Bronze Dore Letters Holder Inkwell Desk Set
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H 6.7 in W 9.06 in D 4.83 in
Antique French Sevres Ormolu Gilt Bronze Dore Letters Holder Inkwell Desk Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally well cast French Sevres soft paste porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Desk Letters Holder, complete with its matching single Inkwell of similar design.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu
French Art Deco Inkwell by Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
French Art Deco inkwell signed Sèvres, circa 1920.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Nationale De Sevres French Floral Painted Porcelain Inkwell
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Sevres French Floral Painted Porcelain Inkwell Lovely little porcelain piece painting with a floral design in pinks, purples and greens accented with blue and gol...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
19th Century Sevres Style Ink Well
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Sevres style gilded ormolu inkwell in the Louis XVI style.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Sevres style ink well.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century French Gilded ormolu ink well, having a classical urn to the centre with rams head mounts, a pair of Sevres style porcelain ink wells with floral pai...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
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Antique French Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Standish Inkstand
Located in London, GB
However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken. Therefore, early pieces of Sevres Porcelain that remain intact have become rare indeed.
Category
Antique 1870s French Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
Fantastic 19thc. Sevres Style Inkwell on Etched Crystal Stand
Located in Redding, CA
This is the only example like this we have seen. It is just wonderful with its little gilt bronze dolphin form candle holders that are finely cast, as are the other mounts involved ...
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique French inkwell in glazed faience with contrasting ormolu mounts and lid in the French Neoclassical style, designed by Paul Jean Milet (1870-1950) for the Paul Milet Potter...
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Bronze
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Sevres Inkwell For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic sevres inkwell available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and porcelain, every sevres inkwell was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a sevres inkwell — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A sevres inkwell is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. A well-made sevres inkwell has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by E. Dreyfous and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres are consistently popular.
How Much is a Sevres Inkwell?
Prices for a sevres inkwell start at $577 and top out at $12,062 with the average selling for $3,370.
Finding the Right Inkwells for You
Now that we no longer need vintage, new or antique inkwells for written communication, these elegant desk accessories make for a distinctive decorative touch in any home office or study.
Prior to the 19th century, the inkwell was an integral part of the writing process. The first fountain pen was patented in 1827. Typewriters found acceptance during the 1880s, and the ballpoint pen, which replaced the inkwell on most desks and writing tables of the era, modernized the way we write. (Later, it would transform how some of us make art.) Today, a well-designed antique or vintage inkwell is a fun, decorative accent for any work area.
If you find yourself working from home today more often than not, why not freshen things up a bit? Small changes can help elevate your workspace: Incremental edits to your interior, such as rethinking your shelving, swapping out your wall decor and adding a touch of the past to your modern-day desktop, can actually make a big difference. Alongside an ornate Art Deco–era desk lamp and an antique paperweight, your inkwell will look right at home and can support your effort to create a happy home office.
Find a collection of unique metal inkwells to suit any taste on 1stDibs or shop by style. Browse a range of Art Nouveau inkwells, Victorian inkwells, Art Deco inkwells and more. Search our selection of inkwells to find the perfect piece for any space.
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