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Inkwells For Sale
Gilt Bronze Goat Inkwell, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze goat inkwell, circa 1875.
Category
1870s Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Kralik Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Inkwell
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique iridescent purple glass inkwell by Kralik in the "Pampas" decor, i.e. a Kralik decor shift on Loetz Pampas. Lobed square form with typical trailed...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique French Gold Bronze, Hand-Painted Porcelain & Lacquer Inkwell, Circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisite Antique French Gold Bronze, Hand-Painted Porcelain & Lacquer Inkwell, Circa 1870-1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Three 19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Inkwells Monkey Kingfisher Bulldog
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of three antique Black Forest hand carved walnut wood hinged ink wells with glass insert eyes.
Made during the mid-late 1800s, in the Brienz area of Switzerland.
I have seen ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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
Rare Antique Victorian English Inkwell
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very elegant and rare silver and tortoise Victorian inkwell: a wonderful piece for Your desk.
Punched: London, 1884.
A/2128.
Banned in USA, may be.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Sevres Porcelain Plaque's in Robin’s Egg
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful large 19th century French Belle Époque inkwell. Grand gilt bronze with many compartments decorated with Sevres porcelain plaques.
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Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Signed Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell with a Dore Bronze Maiden
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Marvelous Signed Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell with a Dore Bronze Maiden and Patinated and Dore Bronze Ink Pots. The body is made up of...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand / Inkwell with Taper Stick 1851
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Antique Victorian solid Silver Inkstand with two fitted glass lined Inkwells and a removable taper candlestick. The body of the inkwell has an elegant pierced design on the sides mirrored on the bodies of the inkwells. The base of the Inkstand has an ornate engraved design and a sunken recess to hold pens. Each Inkwell has an engraved crest on the hinged lids and on the back of the inkstand.
Made in London, England in 1851 by E & J Barnard and retailed by Widdowson & Veale (Strand, London).
Approx. gross Weight incl glass - 1440 g
Approx. Length - 34.5 cm
Approx. Width - 22.2 cm
This Victorian Inkstand...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Patinated Metal and Iridescent Glass Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
French patinated metal and iridescent glass inkwell, circa 1900.
With lions head as cover.
Category
Early 20th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Antique Inkwell, Crystal Glass, Silver Plated, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Inkwell made from crystal glass.
The lid is silver-plated.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
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
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and crystal inkwell. The inkwell is raised by a fine circular ormolu base with a lovely reeded and richly chased palmette design. Above the fine mottled base is the beautiful crystal bowl with a lovely spiral fluted design. The top rim displays a superb and richly chased wrap around band with charming flowers. Above are the three removable lidded vessels, two for ink, one for pounce, each set within a pierced tray...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Rare Antique Classical Roman Bronze & Glass Inkstand with Crystal Glass Inkwell
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish, rare and mint condition bronze, brass and glass desk piece.
This completely original inkstand dates from the late 19th century and it has a large number of striking Roman...
Category
Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
A George V silver double inkstand presented to Major Seymour Egerton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George V silver double inkstand presented to Major Seymour Egerton, Coldstream Guards, by Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught & Strathearn, of rectangular fo...
Category
Early 20th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Silver
WMF Württembergische Metallwaren German Jugendstil Pewter Desk Stand and Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish German Jugendstil pewter desk stand and inkwell by renowned makers WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) and dating from around 1906. The stand comprises of a centr...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Crystal Pen Holder with Inkwell by Walther Design
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pukeberg walther glass designed Solifleur rectangular single stem glass. Interesting and particularly striking pieces of Op Art glass . The front features a fun, light-hearted textur...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
A Louis XV Style Lacquer Porcelain and Giltded Bronze Mounted Encrier
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV-style lacquer, porcelain and gilt bronze-mounted encrier (inkwell / inkstand), Chinese Kangxi porcelain, French lacquer and gilt bronze mounts, France, 19th century
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pen Holder, Wild Boar Foot, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional pen holder 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
George III Three Bottle Inkstand Made in London in 1810 by Emes & Barnard
Located in London, GB
This spectacular piece has a shaped broad rectangular form and stands on four winged paw feet. The edge of the main body is decorated with gadrooning interspersed with raying shells,...
Category
1810s European George III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand crafted walnut writing slope with marquetry stripe details
Leather writing surface on op
Above the slope there is a compartment for storage writing implenments and two i...
Category
20th Century Spanish Regency Inkwells
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Leather
Napoleon III Baccarat Crystal Glass and Gilt Bronze Inkwell of Impressive Size
Located in London, GB
A quite stunning French cut crystal inkwell of substantial size, with extremely elegantly worked neoclassical mounts, intricate scrolling filigree and very finely detailed sphinx's a...
Category
1860s French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Pewter Inkwell, France, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Art Nouveau pewter inkwell
Continental
Pewter
c. 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 cm x 21.5 cm x 15.5 cm
This beautiful pewter inkwell was designed and crafted at the turn ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
Avatar UR Blue Ballpoint Pen
By Pineider
Located in Milan, IT
Available in multiple colors, this exclusive blue ballpoint pen captures engineering and aesthetic excellence. Its silhouette is made of perfectly interlocking parts with the use of ...
Category
2010s Italian Inkwells
Materials
Resin
1900s English Crystal and Silver Plated Sheffield Inkwell on Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1900s English crystal and silver plated Sheffield inkwell on handled tray. The tray measurement is:
Depth: 10 inches.
Height: 2.75 inches.
Width: 14 inches.
The measurement below...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
British Studio Pottery Brown Glazed Water Dropper or Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and finely hand crafted studio pottery water dropper or inkwell decorated in brown glazes dating from the 20th century. The hand thrown hive shaped vessel stands on a flat...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of Continental origin, possibly French. Circa first half of the Nineteenth Century prob...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Dutch Silver and Crystal Cut Inkwell by J.M. Van Kempen and Son, 1874
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver and Crystal Cut Inkwell by J.M. Van Kempen and Son, 1874
The silver and crystal inkwell consists of 3 parts, all silver pieces are marked with the Dutch silver hall ma...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Antique Kayserzinn Pewter Inkwell with Lovebirds, German, 1910s
By Kayserzinn 1
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative inkwell with two small lovebirds and original ink-glass. Manufactured by Kayserzinn in Germany circa 1910. It features a rustic authentic patina and the original silver-pl...
Category
1910s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Inkwells
Materials
Pewter
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
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Inkwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Inkwell
Depicting a bronze sleeping cherub lying on a gilt bronze settee, opening up to two ink holders.
Details:
Height – 4 in...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
XXI Century Italian Sterling Silver Inlstand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Modern style sterling silver inkwell.
The inkwell was made from a raw sheet of 925 silver and hand-shaped to form a slightly rounded rectangle.
A double-line border was soldered on t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Handsome Large Antique Wooden Black Forest Dog Inkwell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and very large example of a figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with a beautiful bright patina.
He retains his original large glass eyes, without d...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Fruitwood
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
English Silver-Gilt and Agate Inkstand, circa 1830
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in agate set in a vermeil mount. The agate cut is closed by a finely chiseled lid of foliage patterns and whose grip is adorned with a head of putti. The handle, which is dec...
Category
1830s English George IV Antique Inkwells
Materials
Agate, Silver
Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste
Located in London, GB
An Ensemble de Bureau in the Louis XVI Taste
Constructed using gilt bronze, and 'Sevres' style porcelain having 'Bleu de Roi' borders, and hand p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Rose Quartz Inkwell with Hinged Lid
Located in Vienna, AT
Edwardian, sterling silver and rose quartz Inkwell with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, 1912, Levi & Salamon - makers. "Egg and Dart" border around edge of lid and on bottom rim of ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique French Solid Silver Gilt Rococo Style Inkwell / Stand, Emile Puiforcat
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this magnificent French silver gilt inkstand made circa late 19th/early 20th century by one of the most important Parisian silversmiths: Puiforcat.
Puifo...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Inkwells
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Malachite and Ormolu Inkstand Encrier Swans
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered inkstand from the first quarter of the 19th century. Of rectangular form with an acanthus leave decorated border on round fe...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Banded Agate and Ormolu Antique Inkwell c1895
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A 19th century banded agate and ormolu bronze inkwell
Date : 1880-1910
Origin : France
Decoration : The handle and inkwell with engraved foliate design. Original glass line...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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
Titze Bronze Inkwell With Horse And Rider
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Novelty Equestrian Hunting Inkwell.
An antique novelty desk top bronze inkwell with an equestrian theme. The desk piece consists of a horse, with huntsman a top, stood on a grass ban...
Category
Early 20th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York American Indian Patinated Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period patinated bronze inkwell in the "American Indian" pattern.
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Centur...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Wedgwood Blue Porcelain Coromandel Wood Inkwell, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Wedgwood blue porcelain and coromandel wood inkwell desk compendium, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
A Patinated Bronze Sculptural Inkwell By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Unusual Patinated Bronze Sculptural Inkwell By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875).
Modelled as a fountain with pedestal surmounted by a bust of ‘Rieur napolitain’ (The Laughing N...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire St. Oval Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Empire st. oval ormolu inkwell. The inkwell is raised by pawed feet below a lattice design with rosettes in the center. Above are two ink dispensers ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
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
Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
Marble inkwell adorned with removable bronze rooster and two hinged top inkwells with glass liners. Bronze feet. Remnants of gilt overlay.
Category
19th Century French Antique Inkwells
Materials
Marble, 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
Late 19th Century Silver Antique Inkwell with Base Obtained from a Deer Hoof
Located in Milan, IT
Silver inkwell with base obtained from a deer hoof. English manufacture of the late 19th century. Good condition, the ink bottle is missing. Measures: cm 6.5 x 10 H 8.
Shipping is insured by Lloyd...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bone
English Victorian Brass Double Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Austin, TX
A bewitching blend of form and function, this late 19th-century English Victorian Brass Double Inkwell Desk Stand is a splendid testament to the Vic...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
19th Century German Antique Inkwells
Materials
Pottery
A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry, made of ebonised fruitwood naturalistically carved with a cockerel and hen perched on a rocky outcrop, bundles of wh...
Category
1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Inkwells
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Black Forest Novelty Inkwell, Dog, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A superbly carved figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with great detail and retaining two large glass eyes.
The hinged lid opens to reveal an inner ink chamber...
Category
1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Inkwells
English Victorian Plated Gilded Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
With serpents handles and a bird finial, the border with a double row of upright leaves separated by ribbon tied bands.
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair Of Antique Inkwells, Glass and Silvered, Circa 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of antique glass inkwells with silvered lids, France, circa 1880s.
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Gilt Bronze Ink Stand with Candlestick, French Empire
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rare and beautiful gilt bronze ink stand with candlestick. French empire, probably made in Paris around 1810. The gilt bronze with some patina.
Wear...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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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