Ceramic Inkwells

This elegant inkwell set by Wedgwood & Bentley is crafted of black basalt, one of Wedgwood’s finest inventions. The set is comprised of two canisters, both held within an intriguing double stand. One is designed to hold ink and features a top with slots for quills or pens, and the other is a powder Shaker with a shell-ornamented lid. Black basalt refers to the fine-grained stoneware that Josiah Wedgwood, inspired by the hard, natural stone known as Egyptian basalt...

Baroque style solid brass double inkwell set with letter holder, c. 1900-1910. A gorgeous desktop accessory ornately adorned with cherubs, flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves. In...

Designed by Christian Thomsen of Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, this fine antique porcelain inkstand features two white cocks feeding. Created in 1...

Lovely quality antique Dutch Delft inkstand, having a quality antique Delft inkstand with a shaped tray to the base above is the original removable ink well and pen stand, hand paint...

Chinese Porcelain Desk Vessel with Gilt Bronze Mount Origin: China, made for the European export market Material: Porcelain, overglaze decoration, glass liner, gilt bronze Date: Lat...

Hand-painted faience inkwell with an octagonal form, featuring vivid red, blue, yellow, and green floral decoration over a white ground. The central opening is surrounded by four pen...

Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand French Porcelain 19th Century Dimensions: H x W x D: 8.5cm x 12cm x 8cm This charming decorative inkstand d...

Talavera Inkwell, 18th century. Glazed pottery Talavera ceramic inkwell, decorated with cobalt blue enamel on a white tin slip with restorations" Size: 16 x 16 x 7 cms.    

Colorful faience inkwell featuring hand-painted floral motifs in red, green, and blue, with finely detailed gilt brass lids topped by fleur-de-lis finials. The inkwell includes remov...

Fantastic ceramic inkwell, with what seems to be a pottery oven in the midst of two naivistic lions. You lift of the top lid to place pens and lift up the two lions heads for ink. Co...

Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.) Germany, Circa 1900s Attributed to WMF” Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik A gilt Art Nouveau portrait casket double i...

A very nice quality French Japonisme Style inkwell Attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1880 Resting on a diamond-shaped polychromed hand-painted porcelain tray representing l...

Refined decorative inkwell in classical style, featuring rich gold work and elegant ornamental details. The base, finely decorated with floral motifs and scrolls, is embellished with...

Antique Limoges porcelain inkwell, France late 19th century. A depiction to preserve medications, manufactured under the brand Docteur Bengué. On the bottom is a stamp "Pyrol". On th...

A superb 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Ink Well and Desk Stand attributed to Anthoni Pennis, beautifully decorated in the chinoiserie style. Marked to the base with the Blu...

A stunning French gilt bronze table inkwell tray or desk tray, adorned with exquisite Sèvres soft paste porcelain inset plaques. These hand-painted plaques showcase exceptional craft...

A Chinese style blue and gold ceramic inkwell, with a hinged brass lid, mounted on a reticulated brass base.

The inkwell has a small chip on the back (see photo) The inkwell mark is illegible It has signs of use Original condition

Lovely and very detailed piece. Rare. Similar pieces are pictured in "Louis Lawrence : Hirado Prince of Porcelains. Lid not original. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & ...

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, two antique inkwells in porcelain. 19th c. Hand-painted. Unstamped. Excellent condition, some firing defects and some discoloration, lids are miss...

Beautiful Antique 19th century painted and gilded brass inkwell. Floral motif with pink rose on handle. 'Made in France' on underside.  

Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund Chamotte container / inkwell. Measures 15.5 cm. x 12 cm. x 5 cm. Beautiful turquoise glaze. Marked. In perfect condi...

Art Nouveau Inkstand with Leaf-shaped Lids Origin: Germany Material: Copper with porcelain inkwells Date: Circa 1900 Description: Rectangular copper inkstand with gently curved sid...

A 19th century French Art Nouveau Longwy glazed ceramic double inkwell desk stand featuring integrated candle holders on each side. Traditional cloisonné style enamel floral design i...

Bronze inkwell depicting a standing eagle with folded wings. The sculpture rises on a rectangular base and, as it rotates, reveals the white ceramic ink container. Stag horn beak. Si...

A beautifully hand painted Royal Vienna double inkwell. The floral decoration on the stand and the two removable original ink holders with hinged lids. The Royal Vienna beehive...

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze, mahogany and porcelain Encrier (Inkwell). The oval mahogany base surmounted with an ormolu mounted trim, dual-trays and fi...

An extremely scarce early Villeroy & Boch pottery deskset stand. The pristine German antique, circa 1860, was masterfully handcrafted in Mett...

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...

French Porcelaine and bronze inkstand. Marks of Samson, 19th century.

This antique ceramic inkwell is presumed to have been made in Continental Europe in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The inkwell is cl...

Iznik-style ceramic and brass-mounted ink stand French, 19th Century Height 10.5cm, width 34cm, depth 19cm Revealing a vase and flowers contained in a border of repeating pattern-work, with two lidded inkwells flanking a central holder, this remarkable desk-piece is a very fine Iznik style inkstand, made in France in the late nineteenth century. Stylistically, it draws upon earlier Islamic...

19th century Austrian Porcelain Inkwell with Tray with Stamp on the Side.

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...

Add a touch of classic French charm to your writing desk with this elegant ceramic inkwell. Crafted in France circa 1880, the cartouche-shaped faience piece features intricate hand p...

Viennese cold-painted bronze and marble inkstand by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 22cm, width 40cm, depth 17cm Crafted by the renowned Franz Xaver Bergman (1861-1936)...

A lovely inkwell, typical of the period.

White porcelain inkwell in the form of a shell, highlighted with gold and resting on a square base. The top features two round, glass inkwells and two pen holes. Light wear to the gi...

Late 19th Century Terracotta Inkwell with Sculpted Dog On Top Dog sits atop two enclosed glass inkwells Measures: 7" H, 6.5" W, 3" D.

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: ...

A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu inkwell, stamped, P.C.G. The inkwell is raised by Fine fluted bun shaped feet below the beau...

A Sèvres inkwell in immaculate condition with dorè bronze fittings and a burled wood base on paw feet. With liner. France, circa 1890s.

Antique English Wedgwood blue porcelain and coromandel wood inkwell desk compendium, circa 1880.

Rare early 19th century George IV English porcelain inkwell by Coalport in the naturalistic form. Referred to as ‘Coalbrookdale’ this piece has been modeled in the form of a lemon fr...

Jacob Petit (1796-1868) was first a porcelain painter in the Sevres factory and then opened his own shop, where decorative porcelain was made and painted such as the inkwell shown here.

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...

Porcelain inkwell, with a shaped body entirely enamelled with chinoiserie-style motifs: there are large red flowers on a decorated blue background, on the sides two reserves in which...

Marked MC-31 for Micaud.