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Inkwells For Sale
Early Century Art Nouveau Ink Well and Pen Holder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite vintage Art Nouveau inkwell and pen holder is a true testament to the elegance and intricate craftsmanship of the early 20th century. Crafted from ornate metalwork, th...
Category
Early 20th Century Inkwells
Materials
Metal
$1,185 Sale Price
40% Off
Victorian Grand Tour Bronze Bovine & Bacchus Inkwell 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Victorian Grand Tour Bronze Bovine & Bacchus Inkwell 19th Century
Free international shipping
Category
19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with Violet Enamel Decoration.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Regent Street. London. An English Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with violet-colored enamel decoration to the top, and to each of the circles at the four corners. Stamped...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Ransomers Patent De La Rue 02 Antique Traveling Inkwell
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful antique traveling inkwell, made of wood and steel. Great condition.
By De La Rue.
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Jean de la Fontinelle French Art Deco Pottery Figural Ink Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish French Art Deco pottery inkstand with a seated child in a pierrot clown dress by Jean de la Fontinelle (1900-1974) and dating from ar...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Pottery
French Louis XV Style Bronze Double Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze double inkwell with trophy caps and cupid playing the cello on a white onyx base.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century English Brass Resting Dog Double Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century English brass resting dog double inkwell, the wells opening to the left and the right.
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Bronze, Brass and Glass Inkstand / Inkwell, circa 1870 Victorian
Located in Bath, GB
A truly unusual and quite spectacular Victorian inkstand made from cast polished bronze standing on cast reticulated feet. The gallery around the back is also pierced or reticulated ...
Category
1870s English Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Swedish Bronze Inkwell by GAB, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant bronze inkwell produced by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden, circa 1930s. This beautifully crafted inkwell features a smooth, rounded pot with a sculptural finial lid, res...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century Moorish Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
1930s Art Deco Portoro Marble Italian Inkwell and Signature Pad
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Very precious Italian inkwell and signature pad with original paper. It's made with very rare portoro marble, particular for its black with brown and gold veins. Price is for the com...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble
Antique Sevrés Porcelain Polychrome & Gilt Decorated Inkwell with Bird C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Sevrés inkwell offers porcelain construction in shaped form and having hand painted floral decoration and reserve with a bird, gilt highl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Zodiac" pattern bronze inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.13"W x 4.13"D x 2"H.
Go...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Silver and Glass Double Inkwell & Tray by Parsons Brothers for Tessier London
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful double inkwell desk set by Parsons Brothers for Tessier of London. This silver and glass set features two square-cut glass inkwells, atop a beautiful ornate silver desk tray...
Category
20th Century English Elizabethan Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Heart Shaped Oak and Silver Inkwell, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 oak and silver plated inkwell and pen stand from England. The base is made from oak and is in the shape of a heart, which we have never had the pleasure to own before! T...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Christian Thomsen Royal Copenhagen 1903 Art Nouveau Porcelain Cocks Inkwell #524
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Designed by Christian Thomsen of Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, this fine antique porcelain inkstand features two white cocks feeding.
Created in 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Large Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze large inkwell featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 6.5"W x 6"D x 3.75"H...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
"Conquest of Spain, " Extraordinary, Monumental Bronze Inkwell, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
More of an indictment of the Spanish conquest of North America than a celebration, this quite extraordinary, large bronze inkwell depicts a Conquistador, holding sword and whip, seat...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand
By Jacob Petite
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A whimsical porcelain inkstand attributed to Jacob Petit, born Jacob Mordecai, was a well-known and celebrated French manufacturer of porcelain in the 19th Century. The spaniel dog s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Fabulous Antique English Sterling and Cut Glass Hand Pierced Double Inkstand
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exquisite Antique English hallmarked STERLING SILVER and cut crystal Two Bottle Inkstand or Standish, hallmarked London, 1904/'05 with maker's marks for the Royal Warranted silversmi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Equestrian / Jockey CAP Inkstand / Inkwell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Horseshoe shaped inkstand, the base made from solid English Oak mounted with a silver plated horseshoe and a square gallery to secure the glass inkwell.
The glass inkwell is topped with a hinged brass lid in the form of a Jockey's cap with a silver plated peak, slight wear to edge.
There is a support for a dip pen...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
20th Century French Marble and Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Rooster Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century French inkwell is a striking example of fine craftsmanship, blending luxurious marble and ornate gilt bronze detailing. The substantial marble base, with its rich veining and stepped edges, provides an elegant foundation for the decorative elements above.
At the center stands a finely cast gilt bronze rooster, a symbol of strength and vigilance in French heritage, mounted on a polished Sienna marble pedestal. Flanking the sculpture are two inkwells, intricately adorned with gilt bronze wreaths and inset hardstone cameos, evoking a sense of classical refinement. Each inkwell features a hinged lid, revealing the original ink reservoirs inside.
This French desk accessory...
Category
20th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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.
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Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Inkwells
Materials
Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze
1850s High Quality Bronze and Black Marble Italian Inkwell
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A bronze inkwell surmounted by a faun manufactured in Italy in the mid-18th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Inkwells
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
WMF Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand of Rectangular Organic Flowing Form
Located in London, GB
WMF. Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand. Germany.
The inkstand is of rectangular organic form with stylized clovers to the front border, plain deep welled front and smaller si...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Art Nouveau Pocket Watch Desk Inkwell
Located in Northampton, GB
The Inkwell of square shape made from glass with hand cut diamond quilt pattern to the exterior. The lid of the inkwell mounted with a Sterling Silver hinged lid is hallmarked to the...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
WMF Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand of Rectangular Organic Flowing Form
Located in London, GB
WMF. Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand. Germany. The inkstand is of rectangular organic form with stylized clovers to the front border, plain deep welled front, and smaller si...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Napoleon Bronze Sculpture Desk Inkwell, Signed Emile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Napoleon Bonaparte bronze desk inkwell, signed Pinedo with foundry mark. Mounted over a Green Alps marble.
Antique signed 19th large bronze ...
Category
1890s French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Vienna Bronze Parrot Bird Sculpture Inkwell
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Vienna Bronze Parrot Bird Sculpture Inkwell
Category
1890s Vienna Secession Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Inkwells
Materials
Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique French Brass Double Inkwell with Foliage Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Double inkwell made in brass with detailed and very beautiful foliage decoration.
France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Brass
$441 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Silver Horn Desk Set
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th century continental horn desk set ornately decorated with silver. The small tray is 8 inches long, 3.25 inches deep and 1.75 inches high. The lidded...
Category
19th Century European Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$995 / set
Late 19th Century Cut Crystal Inkwell with Silver-Plated Screw Cap
Located in Greven, DE
Cut Crystal Inkwell with Hinged Silver-Plated Lid
England or France
Cut crystal, silver-plated metal
Late 19th century
Dimensions:
H × W × D: 7 × 5 × 5 cm
Description:
A compact i...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Inkwells
Materials
Cut Glass
English 20th Century Sterling Silver and Tortoise Shell Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning sterling silver inkwell with an inlaid tortoise shell lid. Circa 1912. Part of a collection from a private collector who traveled the world insearch of inkwells and unique ...
Category
20th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Inkwell, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell with Cloisonné-Enamel, France circa 1880.
Stamped at the bottom "M B 5 9".
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th century Embossed Bronze Inkwell
Located in Savannah, GA
Bronze inkwell intricately embossed with scroll work. Features include a pen vest and back tray and double inkwells with griffins on the back gallery. A continental piece possibly Au...
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$275 Sale Price
63% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze inkwell featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.25"W x 4.25"D x 2"H.
Good or...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Thatched Roof Cottage, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded.
Little house with cute details.
Nice bronze work, beautifully chiseled.
The original glass insert is existing.
A similar inkwell...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Inkwells
Materials
Gold, Bronze
$456 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco chrome inkwell
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1930s a charming chrome on marble depiction of a little girl seated reading a book next to an inkwell. She sits upon a variegated black marble plinth with chased recess for a f...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Chrome
Edwardian Silver Mounted Hukin & Heath Cut Glass Jockey Cap Inkwell c1908
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Edwardian cut glass jockey cap inkwell by Hukin & Heath, mounted on a hallmarked English silver collar.
Hinged collar with hallmark and engraved monogram cover
Hallmarked Birmingham ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique French Gilt Bronze Inkwell on Rouge Marble Stand, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French gilt bronze inkwell on rouge marble stand. It is of superb quality and features a central figure of Diana The Huntress.
Provenance: From the estate of Texas Oil...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Inkwells
Materials
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 or...
Category
19th Century Chinese Regency Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Inkwell, Wild Boar Foot, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional inkwell made from a wild boar foot.
Beautiful craftsmanship from the late 19th century.
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Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bone
Inkwell travel desk Islamic symbols
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell travel desk Islamic symbols
Inkwell with Islamic symbols
Circa 1900 Origin France
Middle East
Gold and silver patina with Islamic symbols and monograms
Very good general condition with some wear from use
It is a beautiful, very old writing desk...
Category
Early 1900s French Islamic Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Mahogany Double Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian mahogany and brass inlaid trim double inkwell with crystal wells having copper top lids and letter holder backrail.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Copper
XX Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand with table bell
Located in VALENZA, IT
925 sterling silver inkwell in the shape of a cathedral.
The tray plate has been completely hand-hammered from a raw 925 silver plate.
The inkwell is raised from the support surface ...
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Repousse Brass & Glass Inkwell
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1900, this antique inkwell exemplifies the Art Nouveau period in decorative arts through the shape of its glass bowl and repousse brass-hinged cov...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Empire Style French Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Empire style French bronze inkwell. Dark patinated cast bronze encrier/ink-stand on paw feet with original pine cone lidded glass ink-wells and...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Gothic Ormolu Cut Glass & Marble/Quartz Double Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Gothic Ormolu Cut Glass and Marble/Quartz Double Inkwell
France, circa 1870s
A magnificent French Gothic Ormolu Cut Glass and Marble/Quartz Double Inkwell, dating back to the...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Inkwells
Materials
Quartz, Marble, Ormolu
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Superb French Rococo Style Bronze Double Inkwell for Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bronze. 2 glass inserts. 2 5/8" h x 7 3/4" w x 5 1/4" d.
Condition
Minor gilt loss.
Dimensions
3 x 8 x 6 in
Category
1920s French Rococo Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Carved Marble Stone Inkwell
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Antique inkwell from Italy, Masterfully carved from marble with lion and lioness , letter opener and a pen included A wonderfully accessory for any desk.
Category
19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,250 / set
Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish British Victorian inkwell in the form of a wooden knife box dating from the 19th century. The box hand crafted in mahogany is of ta...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Inkwell Vienna, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco inkwell Vienna, circa 1920s
Original condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Nickel
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
$1,206 Sale Price
20% Off
A 1930s High Quality Art Deco Wood and Chromed Metal French Desk Set
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Stylish desk set made in France, it's in wood and metal, composed by an inkstand and a mail holder.
Inkwell dimensions cm 30 x 13, height cm 19.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Steel
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with Violet Enamel Decoration.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Regent Street. London.
An English Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with violet-colored enamel decoration to the top, and to each of the circles at the four corners.
Stamped...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Enamel, Pewter
Rare Antique Bronze Inkwell By Joseph D´Aste (1881-1945), Young Boy and Goose
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell by the artist and sculptor Joseph D´Aste.
Nicely chiseled bronze work on a red marble base.
In the middle of the plinth is a boy holding gently a goose in his arms.
Right and left of the boy are the two inkwells with original inlets made of porcelain. In the marble base is a space espacially for the fountain pen.
The bronze is signed at the back "J. D´Aste".
D´Aste was born in Naples, Italy in 1881.
He moved to Paris around 1900, exhibited at the Salon from 1905.
He produced numerous groups and statuettes of children, mostly depicting popular and rural scenes, as well as animal studies...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Brass English Equestrian Inkwell with Horseshoe Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Brass letter holder and inkwell. The base is a horseshoe with a horse & jockey attached. There is a cut glass crystal inkwell on ea...
Category
19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Belgium Louis XV Rococo Repousse Brass Inkwell with Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or study with this elegant antique inkwell; crafted in Belgium, circa 1880, the desk accessory stands on scroll feet over a scalloped apron, and features intric...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Metal
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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