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Inkwells For Sale
French Empire Steel And Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire (19th Century) steel inkwell with gilt bronze trim with four original glass inserts and a side drawer.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Crystal Inkwell, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Crystal Inkwell with stopper is a beautiful decorative object.
The Inkwell is hexagonal and it is in good condition.
Light oxidation at the base of the stopper.
Category
20th Century Italian Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
French Victorian Round Crystal and Silver Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian round crystal inkwell with silver and enamel cornucopia top (signed TIFFANY) *as is
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Antique Silvered Inkwell With Bust, 19th Century, France, Double Inkstand
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell with a small bust in the center and two glass inkwells on its sides.
Nicely silvered and cleaned condition.
France, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian silver plated inkwell with 2 cranberry glass wells and back handle.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver
English Gilt Sterling Silver 1844 Victorian Inkstand with 2 Inkwells
Located in New York, NY
English gilt sterling silver inkstand with two glass and gilt sterling silver inkwells with pierced motifs, from 1844 (Victorian era). It measures 9'' in depth by 6 3/4'' in depth b...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Anglo-Indian Styled Cast Metal Figural Camel Inkwell or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and cold-painted inkwell has no maker's marks, but presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1900 in the Anglo-Indian style. This ornately cast figural sitting...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Anglo-Indian Inkwells
Materials
Spelter
Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Empire style table clock and inkwell
Origin France Circa 1900
The watch has a Paris machine and it works
Golden bronze and Onix materials
Very good general condition
the marble ...
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$283 Sale Price
30% Off
English Victorian Multi-tonal Hardstone Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Century) footed rectangular inkwell composed of a hardstone mosaic inlaid into a carved black stone casing. The inkwells and...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
An inkwell and Two Candlesticks from the 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An ormolu, enamelled and cloisonné inkwell and two candlesticks from the 19th century, Napoleon III period.
An ormolu, cloisonné and enamelled inkwe...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Judd Cast Iron Glass Inkwell and Pen Stand
Located in Greer, SC
Wonderful antique Victorian cast iron inkwell holder with glass inkwell. The glass ink well has the company name JUDD on the bottom and the bottom of...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Iron
19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th century) bronze dore rectangular inkwell on 4 clawed feet with relief (signed BARBEDIENNE).
Category
19th Century Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Spelter
Blue & white ceramic inkwell with circular brass stand
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century blue and white ceramic inkwell with circular pierced brass stand and brass lid.
They ceramic inkwell depicts a riverside scene of birds and rushes.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Italian 1920s Art Deco Wrought Iron and Marble Bird Inkwell
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1920s Art Deco wrought iron and marble bird inkstand.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
French Victorian Inkwell with Bronze Figures
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Dore Gilt Gold Metal Double Inkwell Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-century dore gold stag double ink well is an elegant and ornate piece crafted with a sense of luxury typical of the era. The glass Jars with delicate tops make this piece except...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
2-Piece French Victorian Bronze Pheasant Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$1,800 / set
Neoclassical Style Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Neoclassical Style Glass Inkwell. It depicts a heavy octagonal shaped glass inkwell bottle. The round hinged bronze lid is adorned at the top with a Roman soldier profile. ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Antique lacquered wooden inkwell with matching glass inkwells
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
A late Victorian wood and bronze double inkstand with a molded ogival base and two carved quill rests.
Category
1890s Argentine Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Crystal Inkwells on Silver Tray, England, 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful pair of crystal inkwells on an oval silver plated tray. The tray has a nice rope detailing. Circa 1890 England.
Category
19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Silver
English Victorian Papier-Mache Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache rectangular inkwell with gold stenciled and floral painted decoration with a small center box between 2 square sh...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Gold
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper push-button and a silver presenta...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
German Art Nouveau Pewter Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
German Art Nouveau pewter inkstand with scroll designs supporting a square cut glass inkwell with a square molded pewter lid.
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
A 19th century French Empire green figured marble and ormolu inkstand C 1870
Located in Central England, GB
This very stylish French Empire gilt bronze and marble inkstand is a fine example.
It is made from superb figured green marble. The triform base is raised onto bronze pads. The main inkwell body is in matching green figured marble which is raised onto ornate lion’s paw feet. The body is beautifully hand turned and separated with ormolu mounts and a lift off cover.
Inside the git interior is inset with an original glass liner for ink.
This very pleasing piece is in excellent original condition with very little sign of wear to the original gilding.
French, circa 1870
Height 16.5cm x width 19cn x depth 17cm
Please contact us for a shipping quote. We always use the best couriers with cost effective prices tracked and insured. Most of our items are double boxed for the safety of delicate items.
Thank you for looking at the wonderful marble and Ormolu French inkstand...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Brass Antique Engraved and Signed Inkwell Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century small French antique engraved brass Inkwell in Louis XV style signed in the bottom in very good authentic condition.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Group of Two French Faience Ink Wells, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century group of two faience ink wells, circa 1875 Desvres with Fourmentraux Frères Mark, circular, decorated in the Rouen style, faience inkwell (5" diameter), circa 1898. Henr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Faience
Antique Green & Silver Mercury Glass Inkwell by W. Lund of London
Located in San Diego, CA
A large antique green and silver mercury glass Inkwell by W. Lund of London, circa 1890s.
The well is bell shaped with a brass hinged lid. There is a metal medallion under glass ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Art Glass
$450 Sale Price
40% Off
Louis XV Style Ormolu Inkwell, Late 19/Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Attributed to Leon Messager for Francois Linke, with Rococo and seashell Decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
Art Deco Style Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco style Glass Inkwell. It depicts a clear glass rhombus shaped inkwell bottle with a round green glass hinged lid hand painted with branches of flowers. The inkwell...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Vintage Brass Moroccan Double Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Double inkwell with brass latched cover with hinged open mechanism. Colorful and intricate patterns abundant in Islamic arts were hand painted on front, s...
Category
1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
6-Piece English Arts & Crafts Silver Desk Set
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts 6 piece sterling silver desk Set with Egyptian scarabs and wing design. Desk pad, inkwell, pen tray, stamp box, roll blotter, letter holder. (PRICED AS Set)
In...
Category
Late 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
$12,750 / set
English Victorian Bronze Double Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian bronze inkwell with 2 crystal wells with finial tops and side handles on 4 scroll legs.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th c. French Hand Painted Faience Inkwell, signed Alice Chaumeil
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good French inkwell faience with great colors and details. Minors chips on the edges but overall condition. Signed CA,, with number 820. From Alcide Chaumeil's atelier in Paris ac...
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Cut Glass and Brass Crown-Top Inkwell, Early 20th Century
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Cut Glass and Brass Crown-Top Inkwell, Early 20th Century
England, circa 1900–1920
A decorative and well-crafted antique inkwell featuring a heavy moulded glass body with b...
Category
Early 20th Century British Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French Harlequin Ceramic Ink and Pen Stand by Aladin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A lovely French Harlequin ceramic ink and pen holder by Aladin. The white ceramic piece features purple and gold accents throughout.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
$862 Sale Price
30% Off
French Victorian Embossed Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian rectangular double glass inkwell with incised monogrammed sterling silver hinged lids. (Hallmarked).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Silver
Onyx and Bronze Inkwell Desk Set
Located in Manhasset, NY
Onyx and bronze inkwell desk set depicting Louis Pasteur. A nicely cast bronze with double ink holders on an onyx pen and pencil base.
Category
1920s Louis XVI Vintage Inkwells
Antique American Sterling Silver Inkwell by Shreve, Crump & Low
Located in New York, NY
American sterling silver inkwell, circa 1880. Four gently curved sides on corner block supports. Cut ornament including scrolls, flowers, and chevrons. Sterling silver neck collar with imbricated leaf borders. Hinged bun cover same; top has chased garland, ribbon, crisscrossing horns of plenty, and laurel wreath surmounted by crown engraved with interlaced script monogram. Marked “Sterling” and Shreve...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Louis XV1 Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Pen Tray
Located in Montreal, QC
This luxurious encrier de bureau is raised on scrolling and leafy feet mounting a malachite-finished base. The tray itself is modelled as a shell rising to a spring-loaded pen holder...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
19th Century Crystal Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful light blue crystal inkwell American, circa 1888. An unusual piece with the base in light blue.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Memorial Marble Inkwell from the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Memorial Marble Inkwell from the Early 20th Century
A marble inkwell with a recess for a pen, adorned with a metal miniature of St. Peter's Basilica and an inkwell container. The marble bears...
Category
Early 20th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Marble
$429 Sale Price
20% Off
English 1880 Tunbridge Ink Stand with Crystal Inkwell Rosewood Bun Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century Tunbridge ware rosewood ink stand with bun feet and a crystal ink well. A nice combination of wood inlay and crystal. This is from a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Antique Sterling Silver Inkwell England 1905
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome sterling silver antique inkwell has a lovely, simple design and was made by William Harrison Walter, circa 1905. It has a high polished profile, with a hinged lid and is wei...
Category
Early 20th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Continental 1830 Porcelain Hand Painted Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Continental 1830 Porcelain hand painted five sided brass lip inkwell, inkpot. This is a very nice piece from a private collector who traveled th...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Silver Plated Bronze Inwell, Charles X
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant silvered bronze inkwell in the shape of a shell raised by four feet also made like small shells.
The two cruets for the ink and the pen cleaner are in cut crystal with a bro...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
XXI Century English Sterling Silver and glass inkwell
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling Silver Inkwell with Fluted Glass Base.
The inkwell is made of glass with various grooves to accommodate pens, nibs, ink etc.
A perforated sterling silver frame supported by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Other Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scandinavian Modern Pewter Inkstand, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1925
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Örebro, SE
Rare pewter inkstand, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden -1925.
Lid in the shape of a fish, relief decoration along the sides.
The insert in glass is missing.
Wear and patina consistent wit...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Antique Art Deco Black Marble Five Piece Desk Set with Chrome & Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique desk set is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art De...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Chrome
French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique writing stand desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain . This beautiful garniture on a desk a table or a console will a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$3,360 Sale Price
30% Off
Hilton MCONNICO (1943-2018) and DAUM FRANCE. Inkwell bottle
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Crystal inkwell bottle with blue and violet polychrome pâte de verre nib.
Height: 22.5 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Brass Accented Crystal Prism Tray – Luxury Decorative Crystal Table Decor
By DAINTE INC
Located in Monroe, NY
Bring elegance and functionality together with the Brass Accented Crystal Prism Tray, a stunning piece that transforms any surface into a display of sophistication. Designed with cle...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Baroque Style Putti Letter Rack with 2 Inkwells This is a very grand desk top i
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Baroque Style Putti Letter Rack with 2 Inkwells
This is a very grand desk top inkwell, the letter sections are decorated with Putti and Cherubs th...
Category
Early 1900s Baroque Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
1880s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Lantern Inkwell
By Thomas Smily
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver inkwell in the form of a lantern; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver inkwell has been realistically modelled in the form of a lantern.
The cylindrical body of this impressive Victorian ink bottle is encompassed with vertical pales.
This antique ink bottle...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
2-Piece Victorian Gothic Iron Double Inkwell Desk Set
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian Gothic-style wrought iron double inkwell with (later) crystal wells and filigree back-rail. (with calendar stand) (PRICED AS SET).
Category
20th Century Gothic Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Longwy Ceramic Inkwell
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Longwy ceramic desk set with inkwells and candle holders. Beautiful cloisonné enamel floral design with vibrant blue pink, rose, g...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Belle Époque Classical Silver Inkwell on Stand
Located in New York, NY
French 950 silver inkwell on stand, circa 1910. Straight sides with vertically applied strapwork bands; curved bottom and raised foot. Cover hinged and domed with flower-head finial....
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Inkwells
Materials
Silver
French Louis XV Bronze Dore Inkwell/Candleholder
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore filigree double inkwell with candleholder sides and griffins.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique 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.
Find a collection of unique metal inkwells to suit any taste on 1stDibs or shop by style. Browse a range of Art Nouveau inkwells, Victorian inkwells, Art Deco inkwells and more. Search our selection of inkwells to find the perfect piece for any space.
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