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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
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Copper

Giant Art Deco Brass Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Display Models
By Wahl Eversharp Co
Located in Hanover, MA
the actual writing pens depicted by these giant replicas. Both have spectacular engine turned Art
Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass

Davenport mid-Victorian burr walnut and marquetry desk, 19th century, circa 1860
Located in NICE, FR
removable lid unveils a thoughtfully designed interior, perfect for storing pens and other writing
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
from the finest figured burl walnut, to the top is a lift up lid with a fitted interior for pens and
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

Antique French Side Table, 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
and stylish. The drawer is spacious enough to store small items, such as letters, pens, or other
Category

19th Century French Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Concrete

Antique French Side Table, 19th Century
Antique French Side Table, 19th Century
H 28.5 in W 31.5 in D 25.5 in
George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
drop handles. The original leather writing area with a secret pen compartment on the right-hand side
Category

Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

1927 Original poster by SEPO to present the daily newspaper La Rumeur
By Severo "Sepo" Pozzati
Located in PARIS, FR
for "La Rumeur", we can see a very bright and funny image of a hand holding a writing pen in front of
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen
Category

19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Metal

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Vizagapatam pen-engraved veneered sandalwood portable writing desk with silver mounts India
Category

18th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Sandalwood, Bone

Georgian Metamorphic Campaign Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
topped writing slope and pewter lined pen and ink wells, mirror and lidded compartments and scalloped
Category

19th Century English Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Mahogany

Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
. Interior with velvet lined writing slop, pen tray (three pens included) and two iinkwells. Foliate
Category

1850s British Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850
H 3.15 in W 11.82 in D 10.24 in
19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
open the box up there is a blue lined writing surface, a pen rest, three small compartments and two
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Wood

19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope
19th Century Coromandel Writing Slope
H 4.25 in W 14 in D 10 in
Sheraton Popup Writing Table Desk in Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
inlays. Circa 1910 The top pops up to reveal a fitted writing surface with compartments for pens
Category

1910s Sheraton Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Leather Jewelry, Work and Writing Casket
Located in London, by appointment only
writing surface, inkwells and pen tray, on brass paw feet. Size: 29cm wide, 31cm high.
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Leather

Travelling Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Edmund Nye c1860
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
woolwork banding to the border. Internally there is a small writing slope, pen tray, and inkwell holder
Category

1860s British Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"
By Thomas Hudson
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century library writing barometric / barometer pen holder and ink stand, Circa 1860s
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Victorian Desk - Walnut Shaped Writing Table Circa 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pretty Victorian Walnut Shaped Writing Table. Circa 1860 Standing on Shaped Carved Legs with a Ring
Category

1860s Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
on all sides with Arabic calligraphy writing.It consists of an inkwell and a pen compartment of
Category

19th Century Moorish Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass

20th Century Grand Tour Pair of Italian Figurative Pen-Holders Desk Accessories
Located in Milano, MI
earthenware figures are funny Italian desk accessories perfect for a writing desk and show the pen-holder on
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Terracotta

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
Category

19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Paper

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
1870. This handsome box opens to reveal a leather writing surface, pen tray compartment, and the
Category

19th Century English Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

Gilded Age Silver Plated and Crystal Writing Desk Set
Located in Sheffield, MA
indentations for feathered pens or writing instruments, two lidded ink bottles with brass hinges attached to
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Antique English Empire Console Writing Side Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
writing surface over a pen drawer that can be pulled out from the side of the drawer whilst the writing
Category

1820s English Empire Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Wood

Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut brass bound writing box having brass bounded corners
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass

Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
decorated with a shell. Pen cases such as this one were an essential part of the Ottoman Empire's writing
Category

Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass

19th Century Rosewood & Inlay Stationary Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
leather interior Supplied with two glass inkwells A new leather writing pad A vintage ink pen A
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Rosewood

Dutch Walnut Writing Box with Brass Mounts, Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch walnut writing box with brass mounts Early 18th century Measures: H. 20 x W. 47 x D
Category

Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Ebonised and Burr Walnut Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
writing surface is fitted with an original leather writing surface and boasts a pen tray and storage
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
. The front drawer opening out into a velvet lined writing slope with pen holder on the side. The gabled
Category

Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew
By Richard Wathew
Located in Northampton, GB
inkwells and various writing tools including a pen tray and lidded store which has the makers label beneath
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Leather, Shell, Wood

Set of Desk and Writing Instruments in Fitted Leather Box, 19th Century
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This lovely three-piece 19th century writing set consists of a pen with silver tip, letter opener
Category

19th Century French Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Agate, Silver

Les Amateurs d'Estampes
By Félix Vallotton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
writing, penning a novel that year (La Vie meurtrière, published posthumously in 1930; “The Murderous Life
Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Woodcut

Regency Davenport Desk After Gillows Slide Top 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
drawers below pull out draw for pens and writing material Circa 1820 Bought from a private house sale in
Category

1820s Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Wood

Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
leather writing surface and fitted lidded pen and ink boxes, secret button to release sprung top with
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
H 34.5 in W 25.5 in D 21.5 in
Burr Walnut Davenport Desk Victorian 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
desk, the patina to the walnut is gorgeous Drawer opens out to reveal writing slope and slots for pens
Category

1880s Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

Fine Antique Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Secretary Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
pens, envelopes & other writing materials. Below is a lift up slant-fronted lid with a blind tooled
Category

1860s English High Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

English Campaign Style Rosewood Brass Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
with the name of its owner, Anne Orten. The piece opens to reveal a velvet lined writing surface and
Category

Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass

Jacob Cats – Dutch Poet and Statesman, 19th-Century Hand-Colored Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
Dutch families and writers alike. Cats is depicted seated at his writing desk, pen in hand, with books
Category

1850s Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Paper

Regency Tooled Leather Desktop Secretaire Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
writing surface, inkwells and pen tray, on brass paw feet. Measures: 29cm wide 31cm high.
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Leather

French antique Architect's Table, Directoire Period 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
to reveal an additional writing surface and sliding pen tray. Elevated on round tapering legs, this
Category

1790s French Directoire Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and Ormolu clock, signed Derniere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
clock case while holding a pen and seemingly writing on a richly chased scroll.
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Regency Cocuswood Sofa Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
veneers over two real and two false drawers, one working drawer fitted with ratcheted writing surface and
Category

19th Century Regency Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Wood, Kingwood

Regency Cocuswood Sofa Table
Regency Cocuswood Sofa Table
H 28 in W 36.5 in D 27 in
Unusual 18th Century Antique Quality Mahogany Irish Triple Top Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
baize interior opening up to reveal a writing surface pen tray and a storage compartment, mahogany
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18th Century English George III Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Other

French 19th Century Marble and Bronze Inkwell and Blotter
Located in London, GB
in the middle to hold pens and other writing equipment. It is made from one large and heavy piece of
Category

19th Century French Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Bronze

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan nedun wood and Indian padouk miniature chiffonier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
top drawer have partitions for writing materials, such as pens, inkpots, paper, and other utensils
Category

18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Silver

20th Century Italian Painted Majolica Barbotine Wall Charger with Saint John
Located in Dallas, TX
large charger features Saint John the Evangelist holding a pen and writing a book, with an eagle
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

The New Testament /// Old Masters Biblical Religious Engraving Dutch Angel Art
By Michael Burghers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
the foreground, John the Evangelist, holding a pen and writing on a scroll; to the left, an eagle
Category

1680s Old Masters Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Etching, Laid Paper, Intaglio

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, since some of these miniature chests of drawers in the top drawer have partitions for writing materials
Category

18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Silver

1750 Italy Lacquered Polychrome Terracotta Chinese Figure with Floral Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
background. It has the tiltin head. In its hands there is a little vase to contain writing nibs or pens
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Iron

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
chest style locking bar to the right hand side. The top drawer is fitted with a hinged writing board
Category

19th Century English Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
H 47.45 in W 26.19 in D 21.26 in
Portrait King Solomon Desubleo Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
that surround her shoulders, wears gifts, and is portrayed in the act of writing with a goose pen To
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Oil

Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
drawers and topped with a pen compartment. The writing area is fitted with leather, while the apron
Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

Allons, Travaille Donc - Original Lithograph by Benjamin Roubaud - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
of the lithograph. The lithograph bears the writing liberté and the signature of the writing in felt
Category

19th Century Modern Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Lithograph

Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
desk with interior compartments to hold writing materials, such as pens and ink. While in use, the
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Metal, Brass

19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
holding writing accessories like inkwells, pens etc. The pend holding lid which is heavily decorated and
Category

Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

White Parian Figures, L'Enfant Lisant et L'Enfant Écrivant, after Lemire 19thC
By Minton
Located in London, GB
écrivant" or "Child Drawing" and "Child Writing" and today the originals can be found at the Louvre Museum
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century American Walnut Childs Chair with Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
, and suffragist from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Lida Obenchain, writing under the pen name Eliza Calvert
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Mid-19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Walnut

Antique William IV Drop-Leaf Work Occasional Table Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
having a baize lined writing slope above a pen and ink compartment housing a glass ink pot with 'Mosley's
Category

1830s English William IV Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Oak Writing Bureau Possibly by Shoolbred & Co., London
By Jas Shoolbred & Co.
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
leather writing slope, pigeon holes and pen tray. Below we have a further shelf with a beautifully turned
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Brass

Victorian Golden Oak Swivel Pedestal Desk
By James Shoolbred
Located in Dorking, GB
up writing slope reveals a further pen drawer and paper compartments. It measures 60 by 27 inches
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Pen

Materials

Leather, Oak

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Antique Writing Pen For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique writing pen for your home. Each antique writing pen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are many kinds of the antique writing pen you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique writing pen, those designed in Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique writing pen over the years, but those crafted by Gillows of Lancaster & London, George Betjemann & Sons and Asprey International Limited are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Writing Pen?

An antique writing pen can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,603, while the lowest priced sells for $66 and the highest can go for as much as $985,000.