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Period: 1850s
Napoleon III Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III inkwell gilt bronz and champleve enamel Origin France perfect condition circa 1860. The Napoleon III style had its heyday during the 1850s and 1880s. Emperor Napoleon wa...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Enamel

Napoleon III Inkwell
Napoleon III Inkwell

Napoleon III Inkwell

Antique Inkwell, Seashells, Gilded and Silvered, Bronze Dorée, Mid 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell from gilded and silvered bronze. France, mid 19th Century. Exceptionally beautifully crafted shells as inkwells on a tray as a pen holder, which is depicted...
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French Victorian Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Bronze

Antique Inkwell, Seashells, Gilded and Silvered, Bronze Dorée, Mid 19th Century
Antique Inkwell, Seashells, Gilded and Silvered, Bronze Dorée, Mid 19th Century

Antique Inkwell, Seashells, Gilded and Silvered, Bronze Dorée, Mid 19th Century

French 19th Century Neogothic Inkwell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Diana the Huntress A Louis Philippe Neo-Gothic Style Ormolu Inkwell Rectangular in brown patina bronze and gilt bronze. The tier presents in its center a statuette of Diana the ...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Neogothic Inkwell
French 19th Century Neogothic Inkwell

French 19th Century Neogothic Inkwell

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Rare English Victorian Silver Plated Novelty Inkwell - Reg. 1856
Located in Bath, GB
A rare Victorian silver plated novelty inkwell fashioned in the form of a barrel on stand, in turn standing on a brick paving; beautiful detail such as...
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British Victorian Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Silver Plate

Rare English Victorian Silver Plated Novelty Inkwell - Reg. 1856
Rare English Victorian Silver Plated Novelty Inkwell - Reg. 1856

Rare English Victorian Silver Plated Novelty Inkwell - Reg. 1856

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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell
By Joseph Angell II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver and red cranberry glass inkwell; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver inkwell has a circular shaped domed form. The body of this exceptional antique inkwell is embellished with impressive pierced and embossed scrolling leaf decoration, accented with pensile, baluster style bead motifs. The ornamentation to the body incorporates five oval cartouches; four are ornamented with an embossed male profile: two bearded males and two in a soldier's helmet. The cartouche to the anterior surface of the inkwell features the contemporary engraved crest of a stag encompassed with a garter and the motto 'God and my Honour'. The intricate sterling silver body of the inkwell incorporates five conical shaped pen receivers. The swept waisted upper portion of this antique inkwell is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover, ornamented with engraved simplified leaf decoration. The cover is surmounted with an impressive embossed three-dimensional bust of a male figure in robes. This antique inkwell retains the original and substantial red cranberry glass ink bottle liner, with a cut glass star motif to the underside; the cranberry glass liner is highly desirable. This exceptional silver and glass inkwell is supported by five swept feet, ornamented with a continuation of scrolling leaf and circular motif decoration from the body. This exceptional example of Victorian silverware, crafted by the renowned London silversmith Joseph Angell II, is the finest example of its type Condition This antique ink bottle...
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British Victorian Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell

French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy
Located in London, GB
An attractive and unusual patinated bronze inkwell of a child feeding his dog which is chained to its kennel. The top of the kennel lifts off to reveal the porcelain inkwell within. The child in 19th...
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French Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Bronze

French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy
French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy

French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy

Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto
Located in Paris, FR
Small bronze inkwell dating from the first part of the 19th century. The lid of the inkwell represents a bed on which a putto is dozing. The whole rests on a rectangular base decorat...
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French Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Bronze

Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto
Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto

Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto

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...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1850s Inkwells

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Malachite, Bronze

French Louis XV1 Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Pen Tray
French Louis XV1 Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Pen Tray

French Louis XV1 Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Pen Tray

Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Writing Set with Two Inkwells, circa 1850s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early and rare Royal Copenhagen writing set with two inkwells. hand-painted with flowers. Stamped, circa 1850s. 1st. factory quality, in good condition, one lid with small c...
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Danish Biedermeier Antique 1850s Inkwells

Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Writing Set with Two Inkwells, circa 1850s
Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Writing Set with Two Inkwells, circa 1850s

Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Writing Set with Two Inkwells, circa 1850s

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H 3.55 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Inkwell from France, C. 1840
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H 3.875 in W 12.125 in D 8.75 in
c. 1865 French Napoleon III Table Top Writing Desk Box
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H 6.5 in W 11.75 in D 10.25 in
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Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
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H 4.25 in W 14.5 in D 9.5 in
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Large French Porcelain King Charles Inkstand, Jacob Petit, circa 1850
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Sterling Silver Inkstand, Antique Victorian '1851'
By Henry Wilkinson & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Located in Mimizan, FR
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19th Century Napoleon III Style Brass Marquetry and Mother of Pearl Inkwell
Located in LEGNY, FR
19th century Napoleon III style inkwell. Blackened wood, brass marquetry and mother of pearl accompanied by two glass inkcases closed by bronze cabochons.
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19th Century Napoleon III Style Brass Marquetry and Mother of Pearl Inkwell
19th Century Napoleon III Style Brass Marquetry and Mother of Pearl Inkwell

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H 2.76 in W 13.78 in D 7.49 in
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Located in New York, NY
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French Moorish Style Champlevé Enameled Bronze Double Inkwell Pen Tray

French Moorish Style Champlevé Enameled Bronze Double Inkwell Pen Tray

H 4 in W 12 in D 8 in
Well-Cast Mid-19th Century Bronze Armadillo Inkwell
Located in London, GB
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H 4 in W 7 in D 2.75 in
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Located in Steyning, West sussex
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Rare Faceted Richardson Millefiori Inkwell

H 6.7 in Dm 3.55 in
19th Century Victorian Ornate Ormolu Ink Well with Acorn Lid
Located in London, GB
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19th Century Victorian Ornate Ormolu Ink Well with Acorn Lid
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H 8.27 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
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By Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox
Located in New York, NY
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Exceptional Victorian Sterling Silver and Crystal Inkstand
Exceptional Victorian Sterling Silver and Crystal Inkstand

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H 8.75 in W 7.75 in D 14 in
Porcelain Inkwell by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in Paris, FR
Multicolored porcelain inkwell in the shape of a basket of flowers. It is covered in a variety of textured flowers: Violets, tulips, chrysanthemum, roses, and several varieties of pe...
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Porcelain Inkwell by Jacob Petit
Porcelain Inkwell by Jacob Petit

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H 4.73 in W 10.24 in D 6.7 in
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Located in New York, NY
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