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Technique: Hand-Carved
Scotty Dog Black Forest Wood Carved Inkwell German Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1930s black forest Brienz wood carved inkwell in form of a Scotty Dog. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand carved wood and glass eyes. Th...
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1930s German Black Forest Vintage Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Wood
Antique Egyptian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Islamic Qalamdan.
The Qalamdan is in solid brass, etched on all sides with Egyptian floral design.
It consists of an inkwell and a pen...
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19th Century Egyptian Moorish Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Black Forest Wood Carved Inkwell, with Scotty dog Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Really beautiful Austrian inkwell. Hand carved and with lovely Scottish Terrier wich glass eyes in the middle.
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell or Pen Stand with Owl Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Art Deco style hand-carved wooden inkwell or pen stand with a majestic owl figure with glass eyes. The stand features a tray for pens and accessories at the front. The head...
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Metal
Hand-Carved Wooden and Glass Inkwell with Dog Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Black Forest style hand-carved linden wood inkwell with a realistic dog figure with glass eyes. The stand includes a designated rest for pens and accessories in the front, ...
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1920s Swiss Black Forest Vintage Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Glass, Wood
French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent fine quality antique French gilt bronze ormolu mounted André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) style marquetry inlaid tortoise-shell sculptural encrier (inkstand).
G...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu, Brass
Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish British Victorian inkwell in the form of a wooden knife box dating from the 19th century. The box hand crafted in mahogany is of ta...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Wood
Antique Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Elephant Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Figural Elephant Inkwell Desk Stand.
This is an antique Victorian colonial decorative desk ebony wood stand.
Late 19...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Ebony
French 1900 Antique Chinoiserie Champlevé Enameled Inkwell in Brass & Cut Glass
Located in Miami, FL
French champlevé inkwell.
An elusive antique inkwell, created in France, with chinoiserie patterns, back in the 1900's. Masterfully crafted in sol...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand-Carved Figural Dog Inkwell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique inkwell is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Black Forest style. The inkwell is composed of a ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Art Glass, Softwood
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Walking bear pen holder and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 92a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the town of Brienz. By the end of the 1800’s it had become the driving force for this industry. Swiss wood carvers became world renown and featured at many international exhibitions.
Period: 1900
Origin: Switzerland
Size: 4" H x 7" W
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Wood
Antique French Black Forest Carved Inkwell with Oak Leaves and Birds, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
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Hand-carved in France, circa 1890, this Black Forest inkwell is incredibly detailed with motifs of oak leaves and a pair of birds. The two birds (a fl...
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1890s French Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
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...
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1890s German Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Wood
Black Forest Wood Carved Brienz House Inkwell German Vintage, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s Black Forest Brienz wood carved inkwell in form of a cabin. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand carved wood and glass eyes. Found a...
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1890s German Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell Desk Set with Owl Figures, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Black Forest style hand-carved wooden double inkwell with a majestic owl figure sitting on two books. The owl has glass eyes, and the Stand has a tray for pen and accessori...
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1930s German Black Forest Vintage Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Metal
Art Deco Chinoiserie Ormolu Carved Hardstone- Quartz Inkwell by Edward Farmer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco Chinoiserie Ormolu Carved Hardstone-Quartz Inkwell by Edward Farmer
USA, circa 1925
This exquisite Art Deco Chinoiserie inkwell is attributed to the workshop of Edward Fa...
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20th Century American Art Deco Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
England, circa 1880s
Presenting a remarkable 19th-century Blackened Victorian Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug D...
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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Brass
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...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Dog and Cat Head Inkwells with Pen Rest
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very cute set of two 19th century Black Forest, Schwarzwald, Forêt Noir carved walnut dog and cat heads with glass eyes and ink well with log pen rest.
Intricate carved detail to hair, teeth, eyes and paws.
The cat has green glass eyes, has painted stripes and the log is painted darker. The inkwell insert...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Bone, Walnut
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 Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Large Antique French Marble and Bronze Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning, large, antique French marble and gilt bronze double inkwell. The inkwells’ lids are hinged to the wells and have motifs of swirling leaves with berries culminatin...
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1870s French Louis XIV Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare black Forest rooster inkwell 19th century Swiss glass eyes hand carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous most rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century Inkwell / desk accessory fully hand carved displaying a dog wearing a hat and monocle.
Detailed carving by a master carver. Comes w...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Exceptional Swiss Black Forest double inkwell desk decoration 19th Century
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous most rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century double Inkwell / desk accessory fully hand carved displaying a bird eating nuts & floral leaves / walnuts.
Carved by a master carve...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Glass, Wood
Unusual Carved Walnut Wood Inkwell from France, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved from walnut in France, circa 1880, this unusual inkwell features foliate and floral motifs. A flip-top lid adorned with a pair of bas relief flowers tops the central pen ...
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1880s French Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Walnut
Middle Eastern Brass Inkwell Qalamdan 19th C
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 19th century Middle Eastern, Asian brass decorated Islamic Moorish Qalamdan.
The Qalamdan is an inkwell in solid brass.
It consists of an inkwell and a pen compartment of typical tubular form with an interior cavity to store a reed pen.
Attached to the body is an inkwell with engraved designs with a shell style cover.
The piece measures 9 1/2" inches long x 2" inches high x 2" inches deep.
Great brass decorative Islamic Metal...
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19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss bear with log pen rest and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 93a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Wood
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 ...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Wood
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...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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.
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Beautiful French Angel Face Cast-Iron Inkwell France Antique, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s French metal inkwell. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of cast iron and glass. Marked with a number and letters. Found at an estat...
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Early 20th Century French Black Forest Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Wood
Chinese Flora and Fauna Inkstone, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only f...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Stone
Wood Black Forest Brienz Carved Walnut Inkwell German Antique, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1890s Black Forest Brienz wood carved inkwell in form of a walnut on a leaf. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand carved wood and gl...
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1890s German Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Metal
Antique Italian Carved Marble Stone Inkwell
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Antique inkwell from Italy, Masterfully carved from marble with lion and lioness , letter opener and a pen included A wonderfully accessory for any desk.
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19th Century Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Marble, Metal
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 ...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Glass, Walnut
An Ormolu and Coromandel Lacquer Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Ormolu and Coromandel Lacquer Inkwell, circa 1880
Chiseled and gilded bronze inkwell composed of a chantered shape tray in Coromandel lacquer, moulded edge in chiselled and gilded...
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1870s French Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Ormolu
Edgar Gilstrap Simpson ARTS & CRAFTS INKWELL, RUSKIN POTTERY LINER C.1900
Located in Stourbridge, West Midlands
A fantastic quality beaten copper with turquoise finial arts and crafts inkwell signed by Edgar Simpson. A superb jewellery designer whose workmanship is of the very highest quality and pieces like this almost impossible to find as they are so rare. Of its type you will not find a better example. It is in flawless, original untouched condition, carries its original Ruskin pottery liner and is fully signed and hand numbered 'N/L/L 227' to the base. It measures 14.5cm in diameter and is 8.5cm in overall height.
English: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (1867-1945), British jewellery designer in the Arts & Crafts tradition. Born in Nottingham; his father, Henry Simpson...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Copper
French Art Nouveau Double Crystal Crystal and Art Deco Wood Pen Holder
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality French Art Nouveau double crystal inkwell or wooden pen holder.
This French Art Nouveau desk accessory is a beautiful piece and a wo...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
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Crystal
English Victorian Multi-tonal Hardstone Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Century) footed rectangular inkwell composed of a hardstone mosaic inlaid into a carved black stone casing. The inkwells and...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Wood and Glass Double Inkwells
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand carved wood double inkwells with two glass jars. Its base is almost square shaped. Over this base there are two large lions with a lot of hair laying down at each side...
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20th Century Unknown Other Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
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 ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Victorian English Silver and Turtle Inkwell : Single Rare Piece
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very elegant and rare silver and turtle Victorian inkwell: a wonderful piece for Your desk.
Punched: London, 1884.
A/2128.
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Inkwells
Materials
Silver
