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Period: 19th Century
Antique Small Tray, Signed Octave Georges Lelievre, Gilded Bronze
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful small plate made from gilded bronze.
Signed "O. Lelièvre" by the french artist Octave Georges Lelièvre (*1869- ?).
The plate shows floral applications and little bugs and...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, Vase-Shaped, Pen Tray
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded.
Very good condition of the bronze work.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Antique Classic Brass Ink Well
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1890's brass inkwell with glass insert. Monogramed WRE on top, likely gilt finish at one time which has now worn off. Felt bottom, overall patina.
Category
American Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass
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
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Presentation Inkwell & Desk Set with Horse Jockey Theme
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique desk set has no maker's signature, but is presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1890 and done in the period ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Antique French Gilt Bronze Inkwell on Rouge Marble Stand, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French gilt bronze inkwell on rouge marble stand. It is of superb quality and features a central figure of Diana The Huntress.
Provenance: From the estate of Texas Oil...
Category
Regency Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Famille Rose Qianlong Period Enamel Inkwell by L'Escalier de Cristal C.1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Famille Rose Painted Enamel inkwell set Qianlong Period (1736-1795) by l’Escalier de Cristal
It consists of a fretworked tray with raised edges in blackened wood surrounded by a fine gilded bronze ring, on which rests two Famille Rose Qianlong Period (1736-1795) hexagonal inkwells with pierced tops, one with original glass container, decorated with polychrome stylised flower heads and foliate scrollwork.
This inkwell is characteristic of the productions of the Maison de l'Escalier de Cristal, it shows a hybrid realization, using ancient Asian elements, used as a container for feathers and ink.
Stamped «Escalier de Cristal Paris»
Circa 1880
L’Escalier de Cristal, Parisian firm created about 1800 by Mme veuve Desarnaud, famous under the French « Restoration » for its decorative objects combining crystal and bronze. She was awarded a gold medal at the 1819 Paris Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie for an outstanding gilt-bronze mounted crystal dressing table. Located in Paris, at the Palais-Royal, Galerie de Valois, L’Escalier de Cristal was bought out around 1830 by Boin, and then by Lahoche in 1840. The company owed its rise to a position amongst the most im-portant Paris decorative wares shops to Lahoche, who expanded considerably the business and entered later in partnership with his son-in-law to set up in 1852 Lahoche et Pannier...
Category
French Japonisme Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
Victorian Era Inkstand with Boulle Marquetry in Ebonised Wood and Brass
Located in London, GB
Victorian era inkstand with Boulle marquetry in ebonised wood and brass
English, dated 1853
Measures: Height 17cm, width 38.5cm, depth 27.5cm
This 19th Century English inkstand ...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Gardener’s Delight, Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Beehive Model Encrier
Located in New York, NY
Great fun for a gardening afficionado - a delightful desk accessory wether you're planning a beautiful garden, tending a beehive, ordering new seeds for the season or wish for a an uplifting reminder at your work space of the bounty and beauty of nature...
France, 19th century
This fabulous antique French gilt bronze inkstand has a beehive central well with a hay stack cover, several bees on the surface, flanked by two bronze baskets with covers laden with fruit, flowers and wheat sheaves, at the base of one sits a bird leaning over a large basket with a container for sand in the shape of a large bunch of wheat tied with a rope and a bird perched on top as a cover. The back of this fantasy is composed of a group of garden implements which include a sickle, a spade, a trowel, a scythe, ring pliers and a pitch fork tied with an attractive bow and hung with garlands of flowers, masses of grapes, wheat forming a support for a quill. The base designed as naturalistic wood logs topped with rustic wood...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Small Antique Calligrapher's Quill Pot, Chinese, Soapstone, Carved, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique calligrapher's quill pot. A Chinese, rouge soapstone carved pen holder, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Intricate pierced detail accentuates...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Soapstone
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
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Black Forest Wood Carved Brienz Bear Inkwell German Vintage, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s black forest Brienz wood carved inkwell in form of a Bear. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand carved wood and glass eyes. Found at...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
English Japonisme Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Victorian Tatum's Dual Postal Ink Stand with Two Crystal Inkwells
Located in Stamford, CT
Hard to find antique Victorian Tatum's dual postal inkwell stand with two crystal inkwells in a decorative iron stand with hinged lids and three pen quail rests. The inkwell is signed Tatum's Postal Ink Stand and is in very good condition, a nice desk...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Iron
19th Century Victorian English Double Inkwell Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Victorian era English silver plate desk stand, born in the late 19th century, having two glass inkwell pots, candlestick, recessed pen wells, gadrooned border, ebonized ca...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Black Forest Carved Walnut Reclining Swiss Mountain Dog, Swiss, ca. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black Forest Breinzware Walnut Inkwell, carved as a reclining Swiss Mountain Dog, with a hinged top, and two interior glass inkwells, Brienz, Switzerland ...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Doré Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
A doré bronze and marble inkwell. It is French in the Empire style. Compartments have their little glass containers for ink and are all original.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 2 Pot Inkwell Stand with a Hunting Retriever Dog
Located in Chillerton, 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
Country Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Spelter
Small Empire Inkwell in Gilded and Dark Patinated Bronze from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A small and beautiful inkwell in gilded and dark patinated bronze with cups in porcelain. French Empire from the 1820s.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Antique Crystal Inkwell
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant late 19th century crystal inkwell from England. square design with lovely chamfered edges and brass collar. Wonderful for any desk or table.
ink well,
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Stately Antique Brass Bronze Inkwell, Around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Stately antique brass bronze inkwell around 1880
Solid brass bronze inkwell with lid. Original glass insert.
Inkwell with paw feet standing on...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Desk Standish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian inkstand...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare French mid-19th century encier in Louis Revival taste with Moorish Arabesque influence. Handcrafted in Champlevé enameled gilt bronze with ornate and colorful blue, pink, red, green and white enameling over the heavily shaped and scalloped base, that borders the stunning Severes style (I have not removed it to check for a makers mark) enameled porcelain tray scene of frolicking putti. The stunning enameling continues on the raised inkwell body and hinged lid with finial. Opposite, two raised balls act as a pen rest, the inkstand raising on four ball feet.
Similar to French cloisonne, each champlevé design is a one-of-a-kind work of art. A beautiful warm verdigris patina adds to its character and charm. This wonderful antique objet...
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand
Located in London, GB
Victorian brass inlaid ebonised wood Boulle inkstand
English, 19th century
Measures: height 12.5cm, width 38cm, depth 23.5cm
Made from ebonised wo...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Iznik-Style Ceramic and Brass-Mounted Ink Stand
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
French Islamic Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass
19th Century Belgium Louis XV Rococo Repousse Brass Inkwell with Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or study with this elegant antique inkwell; crafted in Belgium, circa 1880, the desk accessory stands on scroll feet over a scalloped apron, and features intric...
Category
Belgian Louis XV Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Brass
Inkwell in Yellow Siena Marble and Gilded Bronze, Italy, Late 1800s
Located in Milano, IT
Inkwell in yellow Siena marble with a gilt bronze bust of Napoleon at the top. On the sides, gilded bronze inkwells with finely chiseled fret decorations and leafy scrolls. The inkwe...
Category
Italian Other Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, Vase-Shaped
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded.
On the base is depicted a hunting scene with hunting hounds in the woods.
Very good condition of the bronze work.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Gold, Bronze
English 19th Century Victorian Period Crystal Inkwell Carried by Four Children
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period crystal inkwell from the 19th century, with gilded children. Created in England during the 19th century, this inkwell captures our attention with its unus...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Desk Standish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver inkstand / desk standish has a rectangular shaped form.
This antique inkstand is plain and embellished with chased and embossed egg decorated borders.
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 paw style feet embellished with scroll and leaf decoration in junction with the plain collet rim.
The body of the inkstand incorporates two cylindrical ink bottles flanking a central rectangular stamp box.
The impressive ink bottles are each embellished with impressive applied rams head masks conjoined with swag decoration, in addition to leaf and egg decorated borders.
Each ink bottle is surmounted with a push fit cover, allowing access to the original glass liner.
The centre of each cover is fitted with a cast silver flame decorated finial; once removed this provides a pierced hole for access to the contents of the ink bottle.
The central sterling silver stamp box...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Inkwell, Bronze, Late 19th Century, Dog and Cat
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell made of bronze.
Depicted is a doghouse with a dog barking at the cat on the roof.
The roof of the doghouse opens to reveal the inkwell.
Nicely chiseled bronze work.
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Rams Head English Decorated Partners Desk Stand with Inkwells
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish English majolica pottery partners desk stand with inkwells with ram heads by renowned maker William Brownfield and dating from around 1870. The rectangular shaped desk...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Dog-Shaped Scrip in the Shape of a Bronze Hat
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century dog-shaped scrip in the shape of a bronze hat.
Category
Spanish Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
C19th Carved Wood and Velvet Black Forest Inkwell with Dog
Located in London, GB
Wonderful German late 19th century carved wood black Forest inkwell. Beautifully carved with a seated dog on a naturalistic base of ferns and foliage, the cut glass inkwells retaining their original leaf carved stoppers...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Velvet, Cut Glass, Wood
Rare French Ormolu and Diamond-Cut Crystal Figural Inkwell Encrier by Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A rare French Ormolu and diamond-cut crystal figural inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1875.
Depicting a cherub with books, with the finest ormolu mounts, this exquisite jewel...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Silver Inkstand Inkwell, London 1899 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver inkstand inkwell, London 1899 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Plain rectangular form on four turned feet, shaped Chippendale li...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Scottish Double Inkwell
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Scottish double inkwell by Arthur Medlock with two hoof inkwells with metal covers centred by a facet citrine, on a wooden base, th...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Oak
Beautiful Art Nouveau Inkwell, Signed "Guénardeau", Susse Frères
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptionally beautiful inkwell from the French Art Nouveau period.
Great workmanship of Art Nouveau decor with maple and vine motifs on the bottom of the pen tray, the ink cup holde...
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Ceramic Inkwell, Late 19th Century, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
French Marble and Bronze Inkwell Signed Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, circa 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Verona red marble remarkable inkwell, pure Empire style representing a gilded bronze of the bust of Antinous as Dioniso. Empire style, Generous size, excellent state of preservatio...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19thC Spelter Ink Stand Centered with a Gun Dog
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC spelter ink stand Centred with a Gun Dog with pheasant in its mouth, flanked by glass inkwells in a shaped base c1890 Measures: 10" W x 5" D x 5" H.
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Spelter
Bois Durci Ink Stand
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This large Bois Durci ink stand features an intricately moulded base, upon which sit two glass inkwells and a central urn shaped container. The glass inkwel...
Category
French High Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Ebony
Antique English Derby Porcelain Ink Stand Dish on Tray, England 1870, H563
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique English Derby porcelain ink stand dish on tray, England 1870, H563
Scotland 1870
Tray with blue ground with gilt floral decoration
Sin...
Category
Scottish Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Continental .800 Silver Daybed Form Hinged Silver Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
A fabulous antique continental .800 silver desk set in the form of a daybed or chez lounge. Standing on four incredibly elegant legs and all over figural r...
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Inkwell with Glass Insert
Located in Stamford, CT
Decorative Victorian brass inkwell with a glass insert a nice size and good conversation piece for any desk. This inkwell could use a good cleaning or po...
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Wood
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique writing stand desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain . This beautiful garniture on a desk a table or a console will a...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Rare Mammoth English Victorian Novelty Inkwell, Owl with Glass Eyes C.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A truly outstanding and rare find, this is an outstanding Victorian figural inkwell made from a winning combination of brass and silver plate and retaining his wonderful two original...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Inkwell in red marble with "Allegory of writing" in gilt bronze, signed H.CHAPU
By Henri Chapu
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in red Griotte marble and gilt bronze representing an allegory of writing by Henri Chapu (1833-1891). This old 19th century inkstand is ...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Griotte Marble, 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...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Black Forest Carved Large Terrier Inkwell, Hinged Lid, Exceptional Carving
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black Forest Breinzware Large Inkwell, carved as begging terrier with tongue protruding, with inset glass eyes, the hinged head concealing a glass inkwel...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Softwood
Antique 19th Century French Green Marble and Ormolu Ink Stand.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique handsome 19th century French green marble and ormolu ink stand.
Category
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Cloisonné Enamel & Gold Bronze 7 Piece Inkwell Desk Set, Ca. 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Cloisonné Enamel & Gold Bronze 7 Piece Inkwell Desk Set, Circa 1890.
Includes: Inkwell, Pen Holder, Drip Box (with pencil sharpener an...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Black Forest Carved Terrier Inkwell, Hinged Lid, with Pen Tray, Swiss, ca. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black Forest Breinzware Inkwell, carved as begging terrier with tongue protruding, with inset glass eyes, the hinged head concealing a glass inkwell, the dogs front paws mounted on a naturalistically carved hollowed tree forming the pen tray, Brienz, Switzerland ca. 1880.
*Jay Arenski, et al, quotes Swiss Poet Heinrich Federer, who said in his memoirs, "Woodcarving brought riches to the village [of Brienz]. It became all the fashion and no Englishman left the Bernese Highlands without having seen the Giessbach, having eaten a fat roasted eel, and having bought a Brienz woodcarving." Arenski continues, "Thus, as the tourist industry flourished and thrived, so did the carvers, selling their wares to the well-heeled visitors."
This fashion had been set in motion by Queen Victoria's visit to the area in April 1868, and by her subsequent inspiration to build a Swiss chalet at Osborne House and fill it with Black Forest Swiss carvings...
Category
Swiss Victorian Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Softwood
19th Century French Marble and Bronze Rooster Sculpture Signed Melotte
By Melotte
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your desk or study with this elegant antique inkwell, crafted in France, circa 1880, and situated on a rectangular green marble base, the desk accessory features a bronze ro...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Napoleon III Black Gutta Percha Inkstand, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The black inkstand with a molded lion decoration with a shell pen tray. The two glass inkwells on either end.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Rubber
Derby Imari Pattern Partners Porcelain Inkwell and Quill Pen Stand
By Derby
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine, rare and unusual antique English Derby partners porcelain inkwell and quill pen holder decorated in the Imari pattern and dating from the early ...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
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