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Inkwells For Sale
Art Nouveau Pewter Double Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
Art Nouveau rectangular pewter double inkwell with floral design and shaped gallery corners (Kayserginn).
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Brass Wall Sconce Lighting – Crystal and Brass - Circles
By DAINTE INC
Located in Monroe, NY
The decorative prism tray is designed to fascinate and delight. Creating beautiful displays of light and color, each exquisite piece is functional and aesthetically appealing. Simply...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass
German Shepherd Dog Crystal Inkstand / Inkwell Desk Piece
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
German Shepherd Dog Crystal Inkstand / Inkwell Desk Piece
Desk decorative inkwell. The base of the inkstand is made of clear crystal, intricately cut glass with a pattern that reflec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Gilt Bronze Basket Form Inkstand, French, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
Charles X.
Category
1810s French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Papier-Mache and Crystal Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache floral design oval double inkwell with fluted crystal wells and handles.
Category
20th Century British Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
19th C. Jugendstil German Cut Glass Crystal Inkwell with Polished 800 Silver Lid
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Jugendstil german cut glass crystal inkwell with polished 800 silver lid
By: unknown
Material: glass, cut glass, crystal, si...
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Silvered Brass and Gilt Encrier with Shepherdess and Monogram, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming encrier, or inkwell, is made from silvered brass and gilt bronze. A central gilded figure holding a shepherd’s crook stands on top of a hexagonal pedestal with supporti...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) 4 piece bronze inkwell set with swan design. Inkwell, paperweight, pen holder, sandwell for cleaning nibs.(PRICED AS SET...
Category
19th Century Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
English Silver Inkwell, Stamped Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company
Located in Spencertown, NY
The rectangular inkwell with flat hinged lid, opening to reveal ceramic well and cut-glass liner beneath. Hallmarks on inside cover, rear and underside.
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Inkwells
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Inkwell, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze inkwell is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
A very elegant bronze inkwell decorated with a rampant horse. Includ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
$486 Sale Price
40% Off
Charles X Gothic Revival Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkwell
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of rectangular shape, cast with gothic style arcading, the removable top depicting a fallen knight adjacent to a broken column and opening to two wells.
In the early 19th century, ...
Category
1810s French Gothic Revival Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th century William IV bronze and ormolu pen tray
Located in London, GB
A large William IV period bronze & ormolu Pentray having cutglass inkwells and central urn with leaf and shell border & carrying handles, supported on bold leaf scrolled feet.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
John Charles Grinsell Antique Edwardian Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian cut glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell; part of our antique silver and glassware collection
This exceptio...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Inkwell of the XIXth Century in Gilded Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Inkwell of the XIXth Century in gilded bronze"
Inkwell, Napoleon III period, gilt bronze, 19th century.
H: 15cm, W: 21cm, D: 14,5cm.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Important Napoleon III Lion Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Napoleon III lion inkwell, 19th century
In veined yellow Siena marble, centered with a lion's head with a long mane in bronze with dark patina, surrounded by two finely chi...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble
$1,763 Sale Price
20% Off
Important Napoleon III Lion Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Office inkwell in Siena yellow marble and bronze Napoleon III 19th century
34cm x 20cm
Very good condition.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble
$1,144 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Gilt Bronze French Inkwell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful mid-19th century gilt bronze French inkwell. Measures: 6 1/2' wide by 4" deep by 4 3/4" tall.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique 20Thc Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell Jar c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell carved in the form of a bulldog head. The detail is of exceptional quality, featuring glass eyes and a red felt collar aroun...
Category
1910s British Other Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique English Crystal & Sterling Silver Inkwell Signed "Samuel Jacob" Ca 1895
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English cut crystal and sterling silver inkwell signed by silversmith "Samuel Jacob" of London, circa 1895.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Repousse Gorham Sterling Silver Inkwell Custom Order Ornate, 1887 Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
Repousse by Gorham monumental inkwell with repousse design, gadroon borders, and beading. It has a vaseline glass insert; the glass insert has a chip. The piece has a monogram that r...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Boulle Inkwell of Large Proportions
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century Boulle work inkwell, of rectangular form, fitted with two cut glass ink wells and covers, with dished pen tray, decorated with cut brass arabesques...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French Brass and Marble Desk Inkwell Stand
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Brass and Marble Desk Inkwell Stand
This is a very attractive desk top inkwell, the stand is made with marble and set with 2 chased brass ink pots, these are lined with glas...
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble
Napoleonic Ormolu & Verde Antico Marble Inkwell, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Encrier set, the richly-veined Verde Antico Marble platform mounted with a pair of gilt-Bronze inkwells. These flanking a finely-cast bust of Napo...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique American Modern Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver and glass inkwell on stand, circa 1920. Lobed melon-form glass bowl; sterling silver cover domed with overlapping ovoid ring finial. stand has well and large l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Desk Set Inkwell
Located in Westwood, NJ
An early English Queen Anne brass inkwell desk set with a walnut base on brass feet.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
$1,650
Original Art Nouveau Brass & Copper Ink well set circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A real nice looking Art Nouveau Ink Well set ,hand made and cast in Brass and with a Copper base plate with Nouveau design . Polished brass casting of ...
Category
20th Century European Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Military WWI British MkIV Tank Bronze Desk Inkstand, circa 1918
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
WWI British Military MkIV tank, circa 1918
Marble and bronze desk inkstand.
High details.
Pen not included.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze Ink Well
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage Inkwell designed by Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze, it has the maker’s mark in the bottom. Beautiful piece for your desk. Made of bronze in an Art Deco design. Origi...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Rare 18th Century German Faience Rococo Encrier Inkstand Stockelsdorf
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The form of this rare encrier is based on the model of the known faience master Johann Georg Buchwald, who produced it first in the manufacture of Marieberg, later also in Eckernförd...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Inkwells
Materials
Faience
Antique sterling silver Treasury ink stand made by Tessiers of Bond Street 1924
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1924 by Tessiers Ltd., this handsome, Antique, George V period, Sterling Silver Ink Stand, is in the classic Treasury style, with cast scroll handles, and fou...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Royal presentation silver inkstand by Carrington & Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Royal presentation silver inkstand by Carrington & Co., in the form of two military drums from the Kings Own Hussars with regimental crest with battle honours, on three feet, the h...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Ceramic inkwell-pen holder depicting a Pierrot, Austria 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
An inkwell and pen holder, made of painted ceramic, depicting the character of Pierrot from the Commedia dell'Arte. Austria circa 1930.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Jesson Birkett & Co, Stamped with Monogram. Arts & Crafts Silver Plated Inkwell
By Jesson Birkett & Co. 1
Located in London, GB
Jesson Birkett & Co, Stamped with Monogram. Arts & Crafts Silver Plated Inkwell and '682L'.
Category
1910s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Bronze Inkwell Sculpture "Les Moutons à L'abreuvoir" by Jules Moigniez
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze inkwell sculpture with nuanced brown patination. Two ink pots are cleverly hidden at either end of the sculpture: One in the stump of the tree and the other under a rock. Moig...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century, Blue White Ceramic Pocket Inkwell
Located in Marseille, FR
Chinese ceramic pocket inkwell white blue late 19th century in its inlaid box. Dimension height 7 cm for a size of 21 cm long (once opened) for 9 cm deep.
Additional information:
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Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Regency period bronze and ormolu gothic encrier
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency period bronze and ormolu encrier, having inkwells and star pierced sander, contained in Gothic fret body, supported on leaf decorated plinth base.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$1,308 / set
Art Nouveau Brass Crystal Malachite Inkwell
Located in Westport, CT
Rare and unusual Art Nouveau brass crystal malachite decorated inkwell with circular base.
Category
20th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Malachite, Brass
$2,200 / set
19th Century Paper Mache and Crystal Inkwell
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century papier mâché and mother-of-pearl with elaborately carved inkwells.
Category
19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Victorian Brass Inkwell In The Form Of A Terrier
Located in Essex, MA
Cast terrier with hinge lid opening to an inkwell. From the estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Co.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Italian Empire Bronze Sienna Marble Ink Well
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Italian Empire Bronze Sienna Marble Ink Well. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
French 2 Pot Inkwell Stand with a Hunting Retriever Dog
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French 2 pot inkwell stand with a Hunting Retriever Dog
This is a very attractive desk top inkwell, the centre of the stand is set with a curly coated retrie...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique Inkwells
Materials
Spelter
Art Deco French Inkwell, Bronze and Portor Marble, France, 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant French Art Deco inkwell in gilt bronze and portor black marble with its white and golden veins. The inkwell stands on three beautiful round gilt bronze feet. It has a pe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Siena Marble and Ormolu Double Inkstand Late 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant antique Siena marble and gilt bronze inkstand inkwell. The hand carved marble base with gilt bronze pen holder with two gilt bronze inkwells ...
Category
1880s French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Siena Marble, Ormolu
Nice Inkwell of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Nice inkwell of the 19th century with its two ink receptacles and the stamp holder"
Inkwell, Napoleon III period, gilt bronze and glass, 19th century, with its two ink receptacle...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Italian Empire Silver and Silver Gilt Inkstand
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of oval shape, with a cupid holding a bow and arrow riding aloft a gilt dolphin forming a lid over a compartment, flanked by ink and sand pots on masked plinths cast with Medusa masks and mounted to a lion's-paw footed oval galleried tray...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Marble and Gilt Bronze Inkwell From the 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marble and gilt bronze inkwell from the 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Napoleon III period gilt bronze and marble inkwell decorated with imperial eagles, with porcelain interior...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Gold Washed Sheffield Silverplate Equestrian Themed Inkwell
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Unique Victorian English silverplate inkwell in the form of a horseshoe with hooves and lids with riding caps. Apparently unsigned. I unique collectible in ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Bronze and Cryastal Double Inkwell
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century bronze and crystal prob. Baccarat with very heavy double inkwells.
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Micro Mosaic Pen Holder
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Micro mosaic Moorish pen holder: simply beautiful ! Elegant sitting on Your desk.
It must not remain near heat sources because the mosaic could be damag...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Inkwells
Materials
Enamel
Porcelain and Bronze Inkwell in the Taste of Asian Art.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain and bronze inkwell in the taste of Asian Art.
Inkwell decorated with a Buddha in white porcelain on a red lacquer tray mounted with gilt bronze and inkwells in porcelain a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Silver Presentation Inkstand by Turner & Simpson Ltd.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This superlative silver inkwell was presented to Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, the United Kingdom’s Minister of Labour, on the occasion of the opening of the Salford Bridge in Birmingha...
Category
20th Century English Other Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Swedish Art Deco Hammered Pewter Double Inkwell by CG Hallberg, 1931
By CG Hallberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant double inkwell crafted by renowned Swedish silversmith CG Hallberg, dating to the 1931. Executed in richly patinated, hand-hammered pewter, the piece features a rectangular t...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Wooden Cased Inkwell Intricately Modelled as a Binocular Case, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Intricately carved in fruitwood, modelled as a leather case for opera glasses, circa 1900. Lifting the lid reveals two glass inkwells. This exquisitely crafted piece was originally m...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Inkwells
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian Gray Marble Inkwell, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A gray marble circular inkwell with marble stopper.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Inkwells
Materials
Marble
$1,440 Sale Price
28% Off
Art Deco Bronze Inkwell by Just Andersen, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A striking Art Deco bronze inkwell designed by renowned Danish metalsmith Just Andersen, circa 1930s. This minimalist yet bold piece features a stepped, geometric inkwell form integr...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Gold Gilded French Cut Glass Inkwell Hera with Peacock, Eagle Relief
Located in Toledo, OH
Cut glass inkwell with cut pen rest. Set in a frame of gilded gold with reliefs of eagle, cupid and wreath. Inkwell lid depicts goddess Hera holding a basket and standing next to a p...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Double Inkwell of the XIXth Century in Gilded Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Double inkwell of the XIXth Century in gilded bronze"
Important double inkwell, Napoleon III period, gilded bronze with nice neo-classical decorations, XIXth century.
H: 12cm, W...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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 growling bulldog with realistic glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper buckle. The head is hing...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
French gilt bronze ink stand depicting a young man harvesting circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This wonderfully detailed bronze inkstand is of unusably small proportions and was made to compliment a lady's writing table most likely. It is of an oval form with a moulded base which is mounted with a detailed bronze study of a rural scene of a young man harvesting corn with a sickle. The bushels of corn hide the inkpot which hinges back to reveal a white porcelain container...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Black Forest Carved Dog Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss carved black Forest shaggy dog inkwell with pen holder. In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the town of Brienz. By the ...
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Inkwells
Materials
Wood
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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