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Material: Metal
Art Déco English Square Shapped Cut Glass/Crystal Inkwell with Brass/Bronze Top
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco english square shapped cut crystal inkwell with brass/bronze spherical top By: unknown Material: brass, bronze, cut glass, glass, metal, crystal, copper, zinc Technique: ca...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Metal Inkwells

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Crystal, Zinc, Copper, Metal, Bronze, Brass

French Art Nouveau Desk Table Lamp by Charles Schneider, C. 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
French Art Nouveau desk table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris), France, C.1920 on stylised bronze base. The base also with concealed opening for an inkwell. The glass shade was made of blown double glass. Measures approximately 14.00 x 8.00 x 6.00 inches. Lamp shade, white, orange, and amber yellow. Signed Schneider on the shade (difficult to photograph see photos), also with signed base for probably the foundry. The Schneider Glassworks, established by brothers Charles and Ernest Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1917. Very small chip to top shade fitting, see last photograph. The Schneider Glassworks, established by brothers Charles and Ernest Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1917, was among the leading producers of fine-art glass between the two world wars, creating exuberantly colorful vessels...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Metal Inkwells

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Bronze

Joseph Reinemann Jugendstil Pewter Novelty Bird Desk Inkwell, Germany c1902
By Martin Brothers, Robert Wallace Martin, Arts and Crafts Company
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Joseph Reinemann Jugendstil Pewter Novelty Bird Desk Inkwell, Germany c1902. Joseph Reinemann, Munich, a Jugendstil silvered pewter novelty desk inkwell in the form of a grotesque bi...
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Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Inkwells

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Pewter

Bronze Inkwell Modelled as Ram's Head
Located in Montreal, QC
There was a great appetite for things Scottish in Victorian England. Plaids, Scottish regiments, Tartan Carpets, Marmalade etc. The ram's head also makes...
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19th Century French Antique Metal Inkwells

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Bronze

Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary crystal inkwell from the renowned Baccarat is a piece of exquisite charm and grace. Featuring a doré bronze mermaid languishing upon the crest of a rolling wave, i...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Metal Inkwells

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Crystal, Bronze

Cut Glass Tortoise Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Cut glass tortoise inkwell. Vintage turtle pillbox inkwell of cut glass carrying a mounted finial topped circular lidded well originally for ink but cha...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Leuchars & Sons Brass Inlaid Boulle Inkstand with Spiral Crystal Inkwell
Located in valatie, NY
19th century English Leuchars & Sons brass inlaid boulle inkstand with spiral crystal inkwell, circa 1850. The inlaid base has cameos of cupids framed ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Antique Repousse Sterling Inkwell by Jacobi & Jenkins
By Jacobi & Jenkins
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare antique hand-hammered repousse lid sterling silver inkwell by Jacobi & Jenkins of Baltimore, circa 1900. The inkwell has a removable domed sterling repousse lid in a floral pa...
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Early 20th Century American Metal Inkwells

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

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).  
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19th Century Empire Antique Metal Inkwells

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Inkwell Depicting a Black African Man - Goldscheider Wien
Located in London, GB
A Wonderfull quality bronze inkwell depicting a black African man, made by the goldscheider factory in Vienna around 1890, with inset glass eyes.
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1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

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Bronze

Mid 19th Century Partners Inkwell with Brass Double Top and Cut Crystal
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid 19th century partner's inkwell with a double opening brass top and a cut crystal daisy bottom. This is a great piece you don't see too many partner's...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Metal Inkwells

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Crystal, Brass

Vienna Bergman Bronze Indian Man on Elephant Inkstand Inkwell Inkpot, circa 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Stunning bronze item which has function of an inkpot, inkstand, inkwell, Indian man is situated on elephant which is climbing up some stairs, the elephant's...
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1880s Austrian Other Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Antique Inkwell With Dachshund Sculpture, Brass, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful inkwell made of heavy brass. Beautifully crafted and decorated with a dachshund figure. France, early 20th century.
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20th Century Unknown Metal Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Arthur & Bond Sterling Silver Inkwell with Repousse & Chased Water Lilies
By Arthur Bond
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique inkwell was made by the well known English owned Arthur & Bond of Japan in approximately 1900 in a period Anglo-Japanese style. The cube shaped bottle of the inkwell is ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Metal Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Egyptian Revival Sphinx Inkwell by Maitland Smith
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maitland-Smith Egyptian Revival inkwell desk set featuring a tomb form stamp box with a sphinx mounted on either side. The front section has a recessed pen tray. The piece is made of...
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20th Century Egyptian Revival Metal Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Inkstand / Desk Standish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular shaped form. This Victorian inkstand is plain and embellished with an applied moulded border to the rim. The surface of this exceptional example of antique silverware incorporates two elongated oval recesses, composing pen wells. This antique hallmarked silver inkstand is supported by four impressive cast bracket style feet embellished with scroll and leaf decoration. The body of the inkstand incorporates two circular ink bottle receivers protruding from either side and conjoined with a central rectangular stamp box via two impressive elevated scrolling leaf decorated brackets. The impressive large glass ink bottles each have a compressive spherical form, ornamented with cut glass decoration. The lower portion of each bottle is fitted with a hallmarked sterling silver mount/foot, accented with a screwfit attachment, allowing the piece to stand securely in situ; this fitment is a fine feature and indicates the high quality of the piece. The upper portion retains the original hallmarked mount and hinged cover encircled with chased volute scrolling leaf motifs. Each ink bottle is surmounted with an impressive cast finial modelled in the form of two opposing masks. The central sterling silver stamp box...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Tiffany Wave Edge Sterling Silver Inkstand
Located in New York, NY
Wave Edge sterling silver inkstand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1884. Square with corner scroll-mounted supports. Centrally mounted bowl with hinged cover. Applied reeded a...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century French Bronze Green Opaline Glass Inkwell Set
Located in Guaynabo, PR
French Bronze Green Opaline Double Inkwells Set. It depicts a Japonisme style bronze tray with a pair of green opaline inkwell bottles mounted in round...
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19th Century French Japonisme Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

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...
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Early 20th Century Metal Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Three Sterling Silver Mounted Commemorative Horse Hoof Inkwells
Located in London, GB
These interesting inkwells were crafted in Britain between the Victorian period and early to mid-20th century. The works have been created from horse hooves, applied with sterling silver mounts. Each hoof has been set onto a silver horseshoe and features a silver top and lid. Two of the tops have been engraved to imitate real horse hair, while the third is more simple, with banded ornament. All three have been given covers, two of which feature commemorative inscriptions. One lid states, ‘The Grey/1907-1917’ — presumably the name of the favourite racehorse, whose hoof this is — and another reads, ‘Mavourneen/ Died June 29th / Aged 53’. ‘Mavourneen’ is an Irish Gaelic word meaning ‘my beloved’. The dedicatee’s age of 53 implies that they were a human, perhaps a jokey, or racehorse owner. The lids open up onto a silver-lined interior, intended to be used for storing ink as part of a desk arrangement. The inkwells are stamped, on their underside, with silver hallmarks and maker’s marks, ‘J.T.’ and ‘C & CS’. This set of three horse hoof inkwells...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Antique French Inkwell in Gilded Brass and Porcelain
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful Antique 19th century painted and gilded brass inkwell. Floral motif with pink rose on handle. 'Made in France' on underside.  
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Rococo Gilt-Bronze Malachite Encrier Inkwell Desk Set ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ROCOCO ORMOLU-MOUNTED MALACHITE VENEERED ENCRIER Circa 1880 unmarked of exceedingly fine quality Item # 404XKP19B An exceedingly fine malachite veneered encrier (inkwell), it feat...
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19th Century Rococo Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Gilt Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century inkwell is beautifully designed with a detailed sculpted doré' bronze reminiscent the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The figure is costumed in a draped g...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vienna Bronze Cold Painted Pineapple Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna bronze cold painted pineapple inkwell with porcelain insert.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Encrier
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century bronze and ormolu Encrier having lyre and flower handle flanked by engine-turned inkwells with penholders, raised on platform base ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Silver and Malachite Desk Inkwell by Guillemin Frères, Louis XVI Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver and malachite desk inkwell by Guillemin Frères, 19th century, Louis XVI style. Silver and malachite desk inkwell by Guillemin Frères, Louis XV...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Malachite, Silver

Japonais Revival Coppered Inkstand with Hand Carved Glass Ink Wells
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique coppered Japonais Revival inkstand with two ink pots and a stamp holder. The border of the base is in relief and abounds with flowers and birds while the pen rest has a quain...
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1890s English Japonisme Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Brass, Copper

Fine and Rare Large 19th C Chinoiserie Inkwell with Porcelain Bell and Ink Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and large 19th century Chinoiserie inkwell with raised decoration and fine gilt bronze mounts. Porcelain inkpots and a porcelain bell.
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Parakeet Perch Inkwell Candlesticks: Ink 'n' Perch Delight!
Located in New York, NY
These exquisite 19th-century bronze parakeet on perch candlestick inkwells showcase the fine craftsmanship of the era. Each inkwell features a beautifully designed parakeet with a hi...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

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 ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

1900s Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell With glass insert. Clearly marked on the bottom Tiffany Studios, New York, 842. 4“ x 4“ x 2“ tall. Wonderful original condition with on...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Golden Oak Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
A great little inkwell with warm colored golden oak wood.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Tiffany Japonesque Hand Hammered Inkstand with Applied Bugs & Leaves
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver ink stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1881. Square with concave sides and fluted corners on cast scroll and bead supports. Centrally mounted bal...
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Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Metal Inkwells

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Sterling Silver

French Empire period Inkwell, identical to the one of Elisa Bonaparte
Located in Paris, FR
Empire period gilt bronze and bird's eye maple veneer inkwell. This model is an exact replica of the inkwell that belonged to Elisa Bonaparte, Princess of Lucca and Piombino, sister...
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1810s French Empire Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Bohemian Czech Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell with Water Lily Overlay
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning Bohemian Czech Art Nouveau inkwell with metal water lily overlay in the style of Loetz, circa 1900s. The green art glass well is capped with...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Metal Inkwells

Materials

Metal, Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Partner's Inkwell With Desk Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze partner's inkwell with desk tray featuring the iconic Zodiac pattern By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) Ne...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Chinese style blue & gold ceramic inkwell
Located in London, GB
A Chinese style blue and gold ceramic inkwell, with a hinged brass lid, mounted on a reticulated brass base.
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Vintage Bronze & Marble Inkwell
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century inkwell is beautifully designed with a detailed sculpted dore' bronze depicting the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The figure is costumed in a draped gow...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century Double Crystal Inkwell with Pen Tray, England, 1880
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century double crystal inkwell with a pen tray and brass trim from England 1880. This is from a private collector who traveled the world buying and selling beautiful and un...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Metal Inkwells

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Crystal, Brass

French Victorian Green Marble Inkwell with Tiger
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian green marble double inkwell with bronze trim and centered figure of tiger.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf

French Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau oval shaped bronze inkwell with pine cones and needles design (signed: ALBERT CHEURET)
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Pug Inkwell, 19th Century Dog Carving
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Carving in the Form of a Dog Raised up on his hind legs, the head with original glass eyes tilts back to reveal the original glass inkwell ins...
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Metal

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.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
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19th Century French Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany & Co. Art Nouveau Sterling Silver and Engraved Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver and clear glass inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bellied and lobed clear glass base with short inset foot and carved and engraved stylized flow...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

Inkwell WMF Germany Juatice silver plate Art nuveau.
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell WMF Germany (Juatice) silver plate, crica 1920 Art nuveau. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, developed between ap...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Inkwells

Materials

Pewter

Gorham Sterling Silver 1886 Table Top Double Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver tabletop double inkwell from 1886 with intricately pierced figural gallery. It contains two glass inkwells with sterling silver caps and has an open compartment with hinged door. A great gift and addition to one's home or collection. It measures 7 3/4'' in length by 2 7/8'' in height by 4 3/4'' in depth, and bears hallmarks and monograms as shown. During the heyday of American silver manufacturing–approximately 1850 to 1940–Gorham was one of the most influential. The White House has used Gorham silver services...
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1880s American Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Bronze Hand Inkstand / Inkwell Desk Piece
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A bronze sculpture of a hand with an open palm. Resting on the palm is a bronze object that resembles a traditional spinning top. The hand appears to be life-sized (Small Children s...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

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Bronze

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Inkwell from France, C. 1840
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece of nineteenth-century French elegance is sure to be the envy of any collector. The Napoleon III gilt bronze inkwell is a prized find, crafted in circa 1840 France with int...
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1840s French Napoleon III Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell with an Owl
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Art Noveau or Jugend patinated bronze pen and inkwell with an owl sitting in the center. The owl have inset glass eyes. Made ca.1900. Possibly Swedish. Symbolism of the owl: The...
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Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Gilded Bronze Inkwell and Crystal Jugs 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Gilt bronze inkwell and crystal flasks, made in the 20th century. One of the flasks has a chip in the screwing part of the cap, as shown in the pictures. Ø cm 32 Ø cm 17 h cm 9 An...
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1920s French Baroque Vintage Metal Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Repousse Sterling Inkwell by Howard & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare antique hand-hammered repousse sterling silver inkwell by Howard & Co. New York, circa 1903. The inkwell has a single back hinge to open the lid and a bun cap and the glass li...
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Early 20th Century American Metal Inkwells

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Metal Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver inkwell conjures memories of a time when letter writing was an art and people waited for letters from loved ones with anticipation....
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

French Victorian Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze square inkwell with 2 cornucopia pen holders.  
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Rare Inkwell in Carved Crystal and Worked Silver by Lucien Gaillard
By Lucien Gaillard
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful inkstand in carved crystal, with frame and cover in embossed silver. Signed by Lucien Gaillard (1861-1942), 107 rue La Boétie, Paris. Lucien Gaillard arises from silve...
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Early 1900s French Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Silver

French Louis XV Silver and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) silver plate on bronze oval shaped inkwell with handles and acorn finial.  
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Metal Inkwells

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Antique English Equestrian Themed Silver Plate Inkwell.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique English Equestrian Themed Silver Plate Inkwell. Horseshoe oak base and crystal inkwell with a jockey’s cap.
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1920s Vintage Metal Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

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