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Period: 19th Century
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
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Japanese Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Wood

Extensive Collection of 19th Century Leather Bound Books Priced Per Book English
Located in Buchanan, MI
Extensive collection of 19th century leather bound books, priced per book, various colors, sizes, most with embossed gilt decoration. This is just a partial offering of what we have,...
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Georgian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Leather

English Victorian horseracing desk set
Located in London, GB
Antique English Victorian horseracing desk set. A lovely set on stamped leather covered base with horse bridle decoration and jockeys cap inkwell in cut glass and ormolu. A lovely qu...
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English Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Ormolu

A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set, of shaped rectangular form with two glass inkwells, an ivory pot and two ivory pen holders above a curved pen tra...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Ivory, Tortoise Shell

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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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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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, fruit and flower handles, having cut-glass inkwells, quill holders, candleholder and ce...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Georgian Rosewood Writing Box by William Chrisp
Located in Northampton, GB
Scrolling Brass Inlay From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Rosewood Writing Box by William Chrisp. The Writing Box of rectangular shape edged in bra...
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English George IV Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Silver, Brass

A Rare C19th Anglo Indian Antler And Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in London, GB
A Rare Anglo-Indian Stag Antler Writing Slope Table Top Desk. Late 19th century. The whole veneered in stag antler. The top section opens to reveal a fitted area with pen tray and an...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Magnificent Quality Antique 19th Century French Cast-Brass Desk Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality 19th century antique French cast-brass desk set with a very attractive inkstand having twin inkwells and a beautiful pierced gallery. It has a rectangular pierced pen tray and a pair of ornate candlesticks...
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French Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Antique Grand Tour Victorian Classical Marble & Bronze Three Piece Desk Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful 19th Century Classical Marble & Bronze Mounted Three Piece Grand Tour Desk Set Six piece set includes a letter rack, an ink blotter, & an exquisite pen tray with a central female bronze bust of classical form, paired by two marble inkwells, raised on four brass feet and vintage ink pen...
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French Empire Revival Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Marble, Bronze

END OF THE 19th CENTURY ENGLISH TRAVELING WRITING DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
This solid mahogany travel desk is a fine piece of English manufacture from the late 19th century. Made with high quality mahogany wood, it has an elegant and refined appearance. The...
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English Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Leather, Wood

A Large Victorian Mahogany Gallery or Magnifying Glass, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A very large Georgian or Victorian mahogany gallery or magnifying glass. The circular glass within a mahogany frame, the baluster handle screwing into a brass bracket in the rim. Eng...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Glass, Mahogany

Mid-19th Century English Papier Mache Desk Standish
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century English papier mache desk standish. Original inkwells (lacking covers), drawer with carved pull & stamp/nib container (cover associated). Decorated in Renaissance re...
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English Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Other

Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Desk Set, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional Enameled Desk Set of a box, seal stamp and a pocket watch stand, France circa 1880. Beautiful Cloisonné- enamel work in bold blue, turquoise, red and beige colours. Meas...
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass, Enamel

Chalcedony and Gilded Bronze Desk Set from the Duke of St. Albans
Located in London, GB
A finely cased desk set in Chalcedony and the very finest gilt bronze. Made up of a letter opener, a seal and a pen. The leather case is lined in its original velvet and silk. The en...
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English Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Bronze

A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne. Comprising a gilt-bronze pen tray and a pair of candleholders all finely decorated in Champlevé enamel. The pen...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Bronze, Enamel

Quality antique Victorian oak stationary box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality oak stationary box having a sloping front and a pair of oak doors opening to reveal a fitted interior, bearing a presentat...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Oak

RESTORED ANTiQUE ART NOUVEAU STATIONERY WRITING CABINET WITH CALENDAR & KEy
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, Art Nouveau, fully restored stationary writing cabinet with date func...
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English Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Arabian Themed Garniture Made by Franz Xavier Bergman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Arabic themed garniture made by Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936). The pieces are made of polychrome bronze. The central one is an inkwell that is ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Bronze

Antique French Regency Grand Tour Bronze Crystal Desk Set Inkstand Encrier 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Heavy Gauge Chisel Cast French Grand Tour German Neo-Classical Bronze and Crystal Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions. First quarter of the Nineteenth Centu...
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French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass, Bronze

19th Century French Magnifying Glass with Carved Figural Handle
Located in Middleburg, VA
A captivating 19th-century French magnifying glass, crafted circa 1870, featuring a finely carved figural handle and ornate brass bezel. This u...
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French Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Twelve 19th Century Painted and Gilt Metal Desk Accessories
Located in London, GB
In a time of computers and technology, this antique desk set harks back to a more romantic period when people read letters at their desks by candlelig...
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French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Metal

Late 19th Century Desk Box - Bayley's England
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique desk box. Made of wood, covered with leather with beautiful gold details. Fine copper fittings. The interior has two small boxes, ...
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English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Copper

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wisteria Inaba 4 Piece Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese brass four-piece desk set with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Meiji era, late 19th century. Inaba workshop. The set incl...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Enamel

Early Villeroy & Boch Stoneware Inkstand
Located in Forney, TX
An extremely scarce early Villeroy & Boch pottery deskset stand. The pristine German antique, circa 1860, was masterfully handcrafted in Mett...
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German Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Pottery

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim. The Interior Features a tooled Blue Leather Scriver, A Single Glass Inkwell, A Handcrafted Exquisite Gift For The Writing Enthusiast. Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key Antique lap...
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British Campaign Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Outstanding Antique Victorian Brass Desk Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding antique Victorian brass desk set having two brass inkwells with lift up lids. It boasts a magnificent gothic ornate brass decoration and has ...
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English Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Bronze Ink Set Around 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze ink set around 1900 Solid bronze, in the middle an inkwell with original glass insert. Germany, around 1900.
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German Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Bronze

Sevres Style "Silvered" Rectangular Pink-Ground Box and Cover, Pen Tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Sevres style "Silvered" rectangular pink-ground box and cover, pen tray painted with pink and silvered cabbage roses beneath a silvered rim; the fron...
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Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Sèvres

Very Nice Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble 3 Piece Desk Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Nice Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble 3 Piece Desk Set The large Chinese designed rectangular desk set centered with a bronze crane and two de...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Marble, Bronze

An Ashford (Derbyshire) black marble pen tray
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Ashford (Derbyshire) black marble pen tray, of rectangular form with two pen trays and a small circular well centred under a bronze handle in the form entwined serpents, the pen trays decorated with inlaid pietra dura borders. English, circa 1850. Ashford marble is a type of limestone which can be polished to a glossy black finish. It is quarried in only two sites in Derbyshire and has been used as a decorative building material since Bess of Hardwick commissioned a chimney piece of Ashford stone for Chatsworth. In the 18th century Henry Watson...
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English Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Marble

Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box with an unusual shaped box to the top opening to ...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Walnut

Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of calligraphic ink blocks. A Japanese, boxed set of 8 soot ink shapes, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Ink bl...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Composition

Antique English Coromandel & Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful and highly decorative antique Victorian ormolu mounted coromandel four piece desk set by the renowned London maker of luxury items, Betjemann & Sons, cira 1860 in...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Ormolu

Small Empire Inkwell in Gilded and Dark Patinated Bronze from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A small and beautiful inkwell in gilded and dark patinated bronze with cups in porcelain. French Empire from the 1820s. Wear consistent with age and use.
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Gold Plate, Bronze

19th Century French Tantalus Liquor Set
Located in Mérida, YU
Very rare French 19th Century Ormolu Tantalus-Liquor Set in the shape of a globe. The Crystal Globe is made on a extraordinary pattern. Comes with 3 hand cut Crystal bottles and 6 g...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Ormolu

Antique Apprentice Mule Chest, English, Oak, Miniature Coffer, Desktop, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique apprentice mule chest. An English, oak miniature desktop coffer, dating to the late Georgian period, circa 1800. Wonderful desk storage box, a great example of apprentice furniture Displays a desirable aged patina and in good original order Select oak stocks host a bounty of fine grain interest and medullary rays Deep caramel hues throughout present a wonderful colour Arranged as an upper compartment over a wide lower drawer Fascia and drawer offering inset, brass lined locks — in working order, keys present Brass drop handles adorn the drawer front and to the sides for carriage Standing upon a quartet of shaped bracket feet This is a fascinating antique apprentice mule chest, graced with delightful figuring and of wonderful proportion for organising a desktop. A treat of apprentice craftsmanship. Solid joints and construction, delivered ready for the home or office. Dimensions: Max Width: 51.5cm (20.25'') Max Depth: 26.5cm (10.5'') Max Height: 24cm (9.5'') Upper Compartment Width: 44.5cm (17...
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British Georgian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Oak

Antique George III Quality Sheffield Plated Desk Set by Daniel Holy of Sheffield
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality Sheffield plated desk set on a Sheffield plated tray with an ornate edge standing on ball feet boasting the original pa...
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English George III Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Sheffield Plate

Beautiful Desk Set in brass and crystal from late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Desk Set in brass and crystal from late 19th Century. The set consist of double inkstands with pen holder and box for stamps and a pair of candlesticks. The inkstands dime...
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European Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Crystal, Brass

Antique Desk Drawer, Japanese Ebonised Pine Desktop Folio, Victorian, Edo Period
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk drawer. A Japanese, ebonised pine desktop folio, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Attractive desk tidy with appealing hand-finished charm Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Ebonised pine frame presents dark tonality Accentuated to the top with a saffron yellow hatched border Hand-painted Japanese motif adds a flourish to the front and sides Useful drawer dressed with a small brass pull for ease of opening Light crimson interior with remnants of a decorative lining Later faux crocodile dressing to the top surface and base This is a charming antique desk...
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Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Pine

Antique Grand Tour Mahogany Brass Inlaid Desk Set Inkstand English Regency 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and Rare Example of an English Grand Tour Regency period brass inlaid Mahogany Inkstand of rectangular outline and generous proportions. First quarter of the Nineteenth Cent...
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English Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, City of London, circa 1830s Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast or London historian. Item has lever action hidden compartment. Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift. Comes with the original heavy metal topped inkwells and notepad, modern quill and stand.Other items are shown for illustrative purposes. Alderman John Joseph Mechi (1802–1880) was a silversmith, banker, inventor and Alderman of the City of London. He experimented with new farming methods on his estate at Tiptree in Essex. Mechi was born in London 22 May 1802, the third son of Giacomo Mechi, a citizen of Bologna, who had settled in England early in life, was naturalised, and obtained a post at Kensington Palace in the household of George III. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of J. Beyer of Poland Street, London. John at the age of sixteen was placed as a clerk in a house in Walbrook, trading with Newfoundland, a job he had for ten years. In 1828 he set up on his own account as a cutler in a small workshop at 130 Leadenhall Street, from where he removed to No. 4 in the same street in 1830. Between 1830 and 1840 he made his fortune through the 'magic razor strop' which bears his name After the Crimean war and a fashion for beards, sales declined. On 10 November 1840 he took out a patent for 'improvements in apparatus to be applied to lamps in order to carry off heat and the products of consumption'. This was for the external shop-window lamps...
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British Campaign Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Regency Rosewood Country House Letter Box
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
REGENCY LETTER RACK, ANSWERED AND UNANSWERED. A wonderful letter box, with fretwork design, made from rosewood. There is a central divider within the box to separate the letters. The...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Rosewood

Group of Four French Decorative Items, Letter Opener, Paperweight, Figure, and B
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Four French Decorative Items including 19th century figural letter opener 1.5" x 1.5" x 8.25" French metal helmet paperweight base: 3.75" x 4.5", helmet 2.5" x x2", Overal...
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Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Baccarat Crystal & Oak Double Inkwell Inkstand Desk Set
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine 19th-century French Baccarat crystal and oak double inkwell and pen tray desk set. Signed "Baccarat". The inkwells and nib holder are heavy with a swirled crystal design and h...
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Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Crystal, Brass

Antique Correspondence Case, Scottish Leather, W & J Milne, Edinburgh, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Cadmus correspondence case. A Scottish, leather compact desktop organiser by W & J Milne of Edinburgh, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Cadmus was...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Leather

Antique German Bronze Desk Set Inkstand Rosso Antico Marble Ormolu Burgstaller
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Chisel Cast Austrian or German Neo-Classical Ormolu and Rosso Antico Marble Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, by George Josef Burgstaller, Late Nineteent...
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French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Insurance Agent's Desk Tidy, English, Office Letter Organiser, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique insurance agent's desk tidy. An English, mahogany letter organiser, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Established as a sister company to the Ocean...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Wood

Polished Brass Islamic Moorish Style Desk Inkwells Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th century desk set, rare and great quality Mamluk Cairoware style, silver and copper inlaid brush and inkwell holder and ink blotter rocker, features a wood base with ornate...
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Moorish Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Late 19th Century Silver Desk Set Tray
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A beautiful desk set, silver plate and crystal.
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French Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Crystal, Silver Plate

19th Century French Inkwell
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French inkwell, Louis-Philippe period.
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French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Card Holder, Brass, Parrot, France, Around 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Outstanding brass business card holder with fine ornamentation on the front and a finely crafted parrot stretching its wings for flight. It ...
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French Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Oversized Antique English Olivewood Stationery Cabinet by Betjemann & Leuchars
Located in Northampton, GB
Bearing a Duke’s Coronet From our Writing Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Victorian Olivewood Stationery Cabinet. The Cabinet of large size finished in ...
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English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Late 19thC Spelter Ink Stand Centered with a Gun Dog
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC spelter ink stand Centred with a Gun Dog with pheasant in its mouth, flanked by glass inkwells in a shaped base c1890 Measures: 10" W x 5" D x 5" H.
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English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Spelter

Quality large pair of antique Victorian scales by Parnall & Sons of Bristol
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality large pair of Victorian scales by Parnall & Sons of Bristol, having a brass centre column mounted upon a wooden base, with a shaped brass arm holding brass weighing pans, Mar...
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Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

19th Century Enameled Pocket Watch Stand, Jewelry Stand, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch stand, or jewelry stand, France, circa 1880. Brass with enameled ornaments.
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Desk Set Inkstand Church Cathedral Siena Marble
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and Rare Example of a French Patinated Bronze Architectural Style Grand Tour Regency Period Double Inkstand of rectangular outline and compact proportions. First quarter of the Nineteenth Century. This stunning offering is modelled as an ancient Gothic Style Religious building ending on a well veined Sienna Marble platform base. The Ormolu dome top finial covers complete with their internal bronze linings. An early ormolu and Sienna Marble Watch stand is included. Condition: Good condition, original good surface patination, small repair to corner of marble base, see image. Baise underneath has been replaced, nicely done. Back and front views are similar, no visible foundry marks. Height: (inkstand) 5.25" (13.5cm). Width: (at base) 7" (17.5cm). Depth: (at base) 4” (10.25cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable Fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD ANTIQUES...
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French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

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Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze

19th Century Enameled Pocket Watch Stand, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch stand, or jewelry stand. Brass with enameled ornaments.
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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