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Inkwells For Sale
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell or Pen Stand with Owl Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Art Deco style hand-carved wooden inkwell or pen stand with a majestic owl figure with glass eyes. The stand features a tray for pens and accessories at the front. The head...
Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau oval shaped bronze inkwell with pine cones and needles design (signed: ALBERT CHEURET)
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain . This beautiful garniture on a desk a table or a console will a...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure wearing a straw hat, together with a pair French ormolu Inkwells. Both items are late 19...
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19th Century Chinese Regency Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Walnut Wooden Writing Slope Box 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine early English Well Figured Solid grained Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the Nin...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Inkwell Depicting a Black African Man - Goldscheider Wien
Located in London, GB
A Wonderfull quality bronze inkwell depicting a black African man, made by the goldscheider factory in Vienna around 1890, with inset glass eyes.
Category
1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Calligraphy Set with a Red Lacquer Wooden Box 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a calligraphy set with a wooden lacquer box.
There is a pen, an indien ink, a porcelain pot for water and a stone base to make the ink. And ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Inkwells
Materials
Stone
Empire Inkwell in Mahogany and Walnut with Gilt Bronze Mounts, circa 1820
Located in Knivsta, SE
Empire Inkwell in Mahogany and Ebonized Walnut with Gilt Bronze Mounts, circa 1820
A rare and finely crafted Empire inkwell, dating from around the 1820s. Made of richly grained ma...
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1820s French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Stylized Brass Inkpot
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this contemporary inkpot stylized as Louis XV.
Under the raisable lids, there are ceramic ink containers (one container is missing).
Other than that, the item is i...
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20th Century Belgian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French Empire period Inkwell, identical to the one of Elisa Bonaparte
Located in Paris, FR
Empire period gilt bronze and bird's eye maple veneer inkwell.
This model is an exact replica of the inkwell that belonged to Elisa Bonaparte, Princess of Lucca and Piombino, sister...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Staffordshire Dog Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique Staffordshire dog, Whippet porcelain inkwell. Circa 1880, England
Category
1880s English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Massive Art Nouveau Bronze Poseidon Inkwell, by Hans Müller
By Hans Muller
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Art Nouveau Bronze Poseidon Inkwell, by Hans Müller
Austrian, circa 1900.
Behold the Art Nouveau Bronze Poseidon Inkwell, a masterpiece attributed to the skilled hands of Ha...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Bronze Dog Inkwell, King Charles Spaniel, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian novelty inkwell, cast in bronze in the form of a King Charles Spaniel, beautifully executed with two lovely glass eyes.
The underside is inscribed with a roma...
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1880s European Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Chinoiserie and gilt bronze inkwell with a decorated scene. Fine gilt bronze detail with a patinated Oriental figure in the center and inkpots with mo...
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Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Inkwell In Gilt Bronze And Crystal, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Inkwell in gilded bronze and crystal from the second half of the 19th century
Original gilding
in perfect condition
19th century, Napoleon III
8.2 x 10.6 cm, total height 8.2 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Antique French Inkwell in Gilded Brass and Porcelain
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful Antique 19th century painted and gilded brass inkwell. Floral motif with pink rose on handle. 'Made in France' on underside.
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell Desk Set with Owl Figures, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Black Forest style hand-carved wooden double inkwell with a majestic owl figure sitting on two books. The owl has glass eyes, and the Stand has a tray for pen and accessori...
Category
1930s German Black Forest Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Blue and Gold Porcelain Inkwell By Crown Stafforshire
Located in Vienna, AT
A Crown Staffordshire powder blue ground gold plated chinoiserie inkwell early 1900s.
Excellent quality inkwell gold gilt Chinese scenes
Printed mark and of the dealer T Goode & Co. ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
English Lap Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Early 19th century rosewood lap desk. Made in England, circa 1830. Has brass corners and brown leather writing surface with gold tooling. Left side...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Rosewood
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Walking bear pen holder and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 92a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the town of Brienz. By the end of the 1800’s it had become the driving force for this industry. Swiss wood carvers became world renown and featured at many international exhibitions.
Period: 1900
Origin: Switzerland
Size: 4" H x 7" W
Family Owned & Operated
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Inkwells
Materials
Wood
Bronze Chinese Dragon Boat Inkwell 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Chinese dragon boat double inkwell. Original glass inserts. Circa 1870's bronze.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fift...
Category
19th Century European Antique Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Gutta-Percha Inkwell, Original Glass Inserts, Circa 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional Gutta-Percha inkwell with original glass inserts.
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Resin
Avatar UR Black Fountain Pen
By Pineider
Located in Milan, IT
This ultra-elegant fountain pen is distinguished by a black body in UltraResin, a special material developed by Pineider mixing nacre and resin for enhanced weather-resistance and du...
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2010s Italian Inkwells
Materials
Resin
Large Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Controlled Bubbles Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Large, Victorian period, sterling silver-mounted controlled bubbles crystal inkwell with hinged lid, Boston, circa 1895, Bigleow ,Kennard and Co. makers. Measures: 3 3/4 inches high ...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1920 Rene Lalique Inkwell Mures Blackberries Opalescent Glass with blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Inkwell "Mures" made in opalescent glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1920.
Engraved signature on the edge.
Perfect condition. Very nice model.
diameter: 16 cm
Félix Marci...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Gilded Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A bronze and marble inkwell. Add this to your desk for instant style.
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 1900 Antique Chinoiserie Champlevé Enameled Inkwell in Brass & Cut Glass
Located in Miami, FL
French champlevé inkwell.
An elusive antique inkwell, created in France, with chinoiserie patterns, back in the 1900's. Masterfully crafted in sol...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Victorian-era silver plate wunderkammer inkwell with emu egg
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian-era silver plate wunderkammer inkwell that presents in the center of the tray a palm tree from the cut trunk on which rests reclining on four palm leaves an Australian e...
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1870s Antique Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Shipping Free, 19th Century Silvered Bronze Inkstand Signed Boin Taburet, Paris
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Lisse, NL
Louis XV style inkstand with chinoiserie design, lacquered top.
This rare and stylish inkstand is a work of the house Boin-Taburet, goldsmith in Paris. This impressive size inkstand...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Giant Art Deco Desk Set Extinguishing Cradle made of Serpentine, Germany 1920s
Located in Hannover, DE
This mighty desk set stood on the desk of a company director in the 1920s in an imposing office. This masculine set still exudes prestige today and is an exclusive highlight on the e...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Serpentine
Meissen, Germany. Blue Onion pattern inkwell set in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Blue Onion pattern inkwell set in porcelain. Hand-painted.
Late 19th century.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In excellent condition - inkwell with hairline cracks a...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Mammoth English Victorian Novelty Inkwell, Owl with Glass Eyes C.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A truly outstanding and rare find, this is an outstanding Victorian figural inkwell made from a winning combination of brass and silver plate and retaining his wonderful two original...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Inkwell Charles X French Gothic in Patinated Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Inkwell Charles X French Gothic in Patinated Bronze, Early 19th Century
Gothic inkwell in patinated bronze and fine chiseled bronze decorated with arcatures, rosettes, polylobed mo...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Art Deco Cut Crystal Inkwell, Figural Cast Gilded Bronze Chick
Located in Bath, GB
A very large and smart inkwell, most unusual dating to the late Art Nouveau period into the Art Deco era, around 1915-1925.
The hefty piece of crystal is simply and very elegantly...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Royal Worcester Art Nouveau Blush Porcelain Desk Stand Dated 1894
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and rare Royal Worcester Art Nouveau porcelain desk stand decorated in blush colors and moulded in low relief with trailing floral designs dated 1894. The stand is of recta...
Category
1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
French Silver Mounted Blue & White Pottery Faience Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual French silver mounted faience pottery inkwell hand painted with blue and white designs dating from the 19th century. The domed shape inkwell stands on a rounded base with ...
Category
19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Bronze Inkwell by H.Luppens & Cie, Bruxelles, Belgium, 1900
Located in Delft, NL
Bronze inkwell by H.Luppens & Cie, Bruxelles, Belgium, 1900
Famous bronze company of Brussels of the 19th century.
The H.Luppens & Cie Foundry had its workshops in Saint-Gilles, 15 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
J F Poole Hayle Arts & Crafts Handbeaten Cornish Copper Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Arts & Crafts hand-beaten lidded copper inkwell by J F Poole Hayle dating from around 1895. Made in Cornwall the inkwell is of rounded cylindrical shape and stands rai...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Inkwells
Materials
Copper
Arthur & Bond Sterling Silver Inkwell with Repousse & Chased Water Lilies
By Arthur Bond
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique inkwell was made by the well known English owned Arthur & Bond of Japan in approximately 1900 in a period Anglo-Japanese style. The cube shaped bottle of the inkwell is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Joseph Reinemann Jugendstil Pewter Novelty Bird Desk Inkwell, Germany c1902
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Joseph Reinemann Jugendstil Pewter Novelty Bird Desk Inkwell, Germany c1902.
Joseph Reinemann, Munich, a Jugendstil silvered pewter novelty desk inkwell in the form of a grotesque bi...
Category
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Giant Cut Glass Sterling Silver Inkwell
Located in Vienna, AT
A very nice example of a large glass inkwell with silver marked lid with a hallmark ingraved. To the back of the lid under the hinge are initials a...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1882. Drum form with curved shoulder, short neck, and hinged and cork-lined bayonet cover. Leaves and tendri...
Category
Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand-Carved Figural Dog Inkwell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique inkwell is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Black Forest style. The inkwell is composed of a ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Inkwells
Materials
Art Glass, Softwood
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare French mid-19th century encier in Louis Revival taste with Moorish Arabesque influence. Handcrafted in Champlevé enameled gilt bronze with ornate and colorful blue, pink, red, green and white enameling over the heavily shaped and scalloped base, that borders the stunning Severes style (I have not removed it to check for a makers mark) enameled porcelain tray scene of frolicking putti. The stunning enameling continues on the raised inkwell body and hinged lid with finial. Opposite, two raised balls act as a pen rest, the inkstand raising on four ball feet.
Similar to French cloisonne, each champlevé design is a one-of-a-kind work of art. A beautiful warm verdigris patina adds to its character and charm. This wonderful antique objet...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Inkwell in Marble and Bronze by Jean-Marie Pigalle, 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Inkwell with large base in green serpentine marble surmounted by two cup-shaped vases with lids and lion handles with the function of inkwells. In the center, a statue of Mercury wit...
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19th Century French Other Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black Forest Wood Carved Inkwell, with Scotty dog Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Really beautiful Austrian inkwell. Hand carved and with lovely Scottish Terrier wich glass eyes in the middle.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Wood
Antique Baccarat Crystal Glass Inkstand, Pen Holder, Desk Utensil, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Great Baccarat inkwell with extensive crystal cut.
Places for pens are at each side.
France, late 19th century.
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Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Canova Italian inkwell in bronze and marble circa 1850.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big CANOVA inkwell in italian old bronze with marble base circa 1850.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian International Style Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Inkstand / Desk Standish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular shaped form.
This Victorian inkstand is plain and embellished with an applied moulded border to the rim.
The surface of this exceptional example of antique silverware incorporates two elongated oval recesses, composing pen wells.
This antique hallmarked silver inkstand is supported by four impressive cast bracket style feet embellished with scroll and leaf decoration.
The body of the inkstand incorporates two circular ink bottle receivers protruding from either side and conjoined with a central rectangular stamp box via two impressive elevated scrolling leaf decorated brackets.
The impressive large glass ink bottles each have a compressive spherical form, ornamented with cut glass decoration.
The lower portion of each bottle is fitted with a hallmarked sterling silver mount/foot, accented with a screwfit attachment, allowing the piece to stand securely in situ; this fitment is a fine feature and indicates the high quality of the piece.
The upper portion retains the original hallmarked mount and hinged cover encircled with chased volute scrolling leaf motifs.
Each ink bottle is surmounted with an impressive cast finial modelled in the form of two opposing masks.
The central sterling silver stamp box...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Neo-Classical Style Gilt Bronze Desk Inkwell
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century French gilt bronze inkwell. Perfect coffee table art or desk statement piece. It is in very good condition and unmarked.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Antique English Novelty Inkwell / Pen Tray - Parrot With Glass Eyes
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and impressive figural inkwell made from solid cast English brass, beautifully executed with a fabulous patina.
Standing on little cast feet, the large leaf is of cour...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Staffordshire Dalmatian Pen Holder, Circa 1960's
Located in High Point, NC
Vintage 1960's pen holder in the form of a Dalmatian made in the Staffordshire region of England. The Dalmatian is recumbent, with front legs crossed in an elegant fashion, and sitt...
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1960s English Victorian Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany & Co. Antique Arts & Crafts Bronze Pen Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze pen holder
By Tiffany & Co. (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 2.5"H.
Good o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ink Box Crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese Ink Box crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. This item may also be used to store a collection o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Old Paris Porcelain Inkwell, Early 19th Century
By Old Paris
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique early 19C Old Paris Porcelain Inkwell
Additional information:
Materials: Porcelain
Color: Gold
Brand: Old Paris
Designer: Old Paris
Period: ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Patinated Brass and Marble Architectural Model Inkwell, circa 1875
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cast in great detail in bronze in the neo-Gothic style, the top lifting to reveal three round openings, lacking glass inkwells, resting on a marble plinth base, raised on cast bronze...
Category
1870s French Gothic Revival Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Pewter Inkwell with Lion Sculpture Signed A. Bossu
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique signed inkwell in a man’s office. Created in France, circa 1880, the pewter desk accessory sits on four small curved feet, an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Tiffany Studios New York Venetian Bronze Double Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze double inkwell box in the Venetian design
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 2...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Vintage, New and Antique Inkwells
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.
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