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Technique: Inlay
Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200
Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200

Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200

$12,500

Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200

Located in Portland, OR

An important Islamic Khurasan bronze and silver-inlaid inkwell & cover, Eastern Persia, Circa 1200. The inkwell of cylindrical form and having a shallow dome top cover with a tall knopped finial and inlaid with a twin band of scrolled silver. The base of the dome and the rim of the cover having bands on interlaced silver inlay, the inkwell having three loop handles. The body of the inkwell having two bands of silver inlaid Naskh script, between the bands are twin panels...

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15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antique Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery
Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery

Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery

$2,749

Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery

By J. C. Vickery

Located in Northampton, GB

The inkwell with a square base having four faceted faces leading up to a central boulle lidded square glass inkwell with brass collar. The Boulle work finished in typical fashion wit...

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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet

$9,000

Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Copper

French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand
French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand

French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand

$4,950

French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand

Located in Forney, TX

A rare and magnificent fine quality antique French gilt bronze ormolu mounted André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) style marquetry inlaid tortoise-shell sculptural encrier (inkstand). G...

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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu, Brass

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle

$720Sale Price|20% Off

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze mounted with a scene of sphinxes statues, bell shaped vases, and maidens moving and ...

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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Glass

19th Century French Champleve Inkstand
19th Century French Champleve Inkstand

19th Century French Champleve Inkstand

$1,850

19th Century French Champleve Inkstand

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is a luxurious combination of colors in the form of a French champleve inkstand, with a square crystal inkwell with a champleve top. 19th century.

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19th Century French Other Antique Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Micro Mosaic Pen Holder
Micro Mosaic Pen Holder

Micro Mosaic Pen Holder

$288Sale Price|20% Off

Micro Mosaic Pen Holder

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Micro mosaic Moorish pen holder: simply beautiful ! Elegant sitting on Your desk. It must not remain near heat sources because the mosaic could be damag...

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Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Enamel

Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather
Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather

Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather

$1,153Sale Price|20% Off

Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather

Located in Barcelona, ES

Elegant hand crafted walnut writing slope with marquetry stripe details Leather writing surface on op Above the slope there is a compartment for storage writing implenments and two i...

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20th Century Spanish Regency Inlay Inkwells

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Wood, Walnut, Leather

Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand
Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand

Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand

$3,437

Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand

Located in London, GB

Victorian brass inlaid ebonised wood Boulle inkstand English, 19th century Measures: height 12.5cm, width 38cm, depth 23.5cm Made from ebonised wo...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Inlay Inkwells

Materials

Brass

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H 7.09 in W 14.97 in D 6.3 in

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Located in Stockholm, SE

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$1,795

H 6 in W 15 in D 7.5 in

Early 20th-C. French Gilt Bronze And Malachite Desk Pen Inkwell / Inkstand

Located in Kennesaw, GA

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$2,950

H 8 in W 9.25 in D 11 in

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Located in Dallas, TX

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French Empire Style Green Glass Inkwell with Gilt Mounts
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$975

H 3.5 in W 4.75 in D 3.25 in

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Located in Nashville, TN

Second Empire green glass inkwell circa 1870 .rare color .Encased in gilt metal Empire styled mounts ,swans drinking from a fountain. The lid shows a woman with bust . The ovoid gree...

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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

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Oversized English Boulle Inkstand
Oversized English Boulle Inkstand

Oversized English Boulle Inkstand

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H 3.55 in W 10.44 in D 10.44 in

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Located in Northampton, GB

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Antique Arts & Crafts Tiffany Studios, NY "Abalone" Gilt Bronze Inkwell

Antique Arts & Crafts Tiffany Studios, NY "Abalone" Gilt Bronze Inkwell

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H 3.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in

Antique Arts & Crafts Tiffany Studios, NY "Abalone" Gilt Bronze Inkwell

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Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Arts & Crafts inkwell by Tiffany & Co. in "Abalone" pattern offers gilt bronze construction in faceted cube (octagonal) form having relief grapevine decoration and inlaid ...

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Louis XV Style Desk Inkwell in Bronze Boulle Marquetry
Louis XV Style Desk Inkwell in Bronze Boulle Marquetry

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H 3.55 in W 12.21 in D 8.67 in

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Located in Paris, FR

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Gilt Bronze and Ebonised Wood Boulle Marquetry Antique Inkstand
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H 4.53 in W 14.97 in D 12.6 in

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Located in London, GB

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19th Century Willliam IV Inlaid Mother-of-Pearl Boulle Inkstand
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This is a lovely antique French mother-of-pearl marquetry and red Boulle encrier, or inkstand, circa 1830 in date. The encrier comprises two glass inkwells and a lidded stamp box wi...

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