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Period: 1890s
Large Antique Walnut Perpetual Desk Calendar. English, C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A fabulous walnut desk calendar Lovely colour of wood Good condition. All text and numbers complete Free UK shipping   
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English Edwardian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Large Walnut Carved Desk Letter/Stationery Rack
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A large antique letter rack, made of carved wood. The wickerwork is also made of carved wood. With three compartments. Made in France around 1890-1...
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French Regency Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

L. M. Ericsson BC 2000 Telephone Made in 1900 Designed as Old Times Book Press
Located in Sweden, SE
Very rare collectible desktop telephone L. M. Ericsson model BC 2000 (Old Catalogue No. 400) for battery ringing. Exclusive and unusual design in the form of an old times book press. Framework of polished walnut. Micro-telephone RE 2002 (Old Cat. No. 520) with cord RS 7021 (Old Cat. No. 2252) and switch in the handle resting on a cradle switch, flexible cable, RS 9000 (Old Cat. No. 2084) and terminal block within Ericssons serial number that dates device on 1900 Stockholm, Sweden. Size app.: 22.5 cm (roughly 8.9 in) high, 27 cm (roughly 10.6 in) wide, 11 cm (roughly 4.3 in) deep. Very good condition, age and usage wear plus tiny losses. Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 2 kg it is going to measure some 3 kg packed for shipment. Lars Magnus Ericsson began his association with telephones in his youth as an instrument maker. He worked for a firm which made telegraph equipment for the Swedish government agency Telegrafverket. In 1876, aged 30, he started a telegraph repair shop with help from his friend Carl Johan Andersson. The shop was in central Stockholm (No. 15 on Drottninggatan, the principal shopping street) and repaired foreign-made telephones. In 1878 Ericsson began making and selling his own telephone equipment. His phones were not technically innovative, as most of the inventions had already been made in the US. In 1878, he made an agreement to supply telephones and switchboards to Sweden's first telecom operating company, Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolag. Also in 1878, local telephone importer Numa Peterson hired Ericsson to adjust some telephones from the Bell Telephone Company. This inspired him to buy a number of Siemens telephones...
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Art Nouveau Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Gallery Inkstand by John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver fox inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular form. This inkstand is fitted with a gallery, embellished with impressive pierced and applied scrolling foliate ornamentation. The shaped, incurved rims of the body and anterior rim of the sterling silver inkstand are ornamented with a paralleling applied gadroon decorated border. The surface of the fox silver inkstand incorporates a concave oval pen receiver. The body of the inkstand incorporates two ink bottle receivers flanking a rectangular stamp box. The impressive hallmarked ink bottles each have a tapering cylindrical form and are embellished with further pierced scrolling foliate ornamentation; these ink bottles secure to the stand with a screw fitment to the underside. Each ink bottle is fitted with a plain domed hinged cover and opens to allow access to the original glass liner. The central sterling silver stamp box...
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British Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Gorham Martele Footed Inkstand with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, sterling silver (.950) Art Nouveau, Martele inkstand with ball feet and hinged lid, the Gorham Manufacturing Corp., Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1905. According to the PTB mark on the underside, most probably, the Gorham silversmith who made it...
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American Art Nouveau Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Ladies Hand Wall or Desk Letter Clip Erhard & Sohne Ormolu, German 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous ladies hand wall or desk letter / paper clip. Made of Ormolu, by Erhard & Sohne, Germany. Beautiful color and patina. This was made by Erhard & Sohne in the early 1890s-19...
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German Belle Époque Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Ormolu

Antique English Novelty Inkwell - Brass Tortoise / Turtle c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome antique English inkwell cast in solid English brass in the form of a Tortoise retaining his original glass eyes. The lid lifts to ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Bronze inkwell George Josef Burgstaller (German/Austrian)
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze inkwell Georg Josef BURGSTALLER (German/Austrian) Neo classical woman signed Burgstaller ruge marble.
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Austrian Neoclassical Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique English Brass Owl Inkwell, circa.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and rare large figural inkwell, beautifully executed in the form of an Owl with fine detail. The hinged head lifts to reveal a fitted ink chamber which looks to be a ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French opaline crystal which are mounted to a fab...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

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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German Black Forest Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 1900 Cast Metal Figurine Inkwell
Located in Bochum, NRW
Early 1900 Russian inkwell depicting a boy sleeping with his hand in a basket. Cast metal with dark patina, marked to the bottom. Excellent condition according to its age. Dimensions...
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Russian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

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Metal

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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German Black Forest Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

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Wood

19th Century Baccarat Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
A Baccarat crystal inkwell with decorated bronze. Circa 19th century, France. The interior is two inches deep and the opening is one inch wide.
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French Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Barbotine Ceramic Dishes, Art Nouveau Period, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Barbotine ceramic dishes, Art Nouveau Period, France, circa 1890.
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French Art Nouveau Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

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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Austrian Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Large Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Controlled Bubbles Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Large, Victorian period, sterling silver-mounted controlled bubbles crystal inkwell with hinged lid, Boston, circa 1895, Bigleow ,Kennard and Co. makers. Measures: 3 3/4 inches high ...
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American Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Royal Worcester Art Nouveau Blush Porcelain Desk Stand Dated 1894
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and rare Royal Worcester Art Nouveau porcelain desk stand decorated in blush colors and moulded in low relief with trailing floral designs dated 1894. The stand is of recta...
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English Art Nouveau Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

J F Poole Hayle Arts & Crafts Handbeaten Cornish Copper Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Arts & Crafts hand-beaten lidded copper inkwell by J F Poole Hayle dating from around 1895. Made in Cornwall the inkwell is of rounded cylindrical shape and stands rai...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

Playing Cats or Kittens, Gilded Bronze Desk Set, c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and magnificent English desk set made from gilded bronze in superb condition. The set consists of a pair of candlesticks, a pen tray, an inkwell, a seal and a letter opener. ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Grand English Bulldog Novelty Inkwell with Glass Eyes, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent English Victorian inkwell made from solid English brass having been professionally polished to gleam. This grand figural dog inkwell was modelled in the form of an E...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

English Officers Equestrian Silverplate, Enamel & Hoof Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Officers Equestrian silver plate, enamel and hoof inkwell, an exquisite example with a portrait of the beloved horse, expertly mounted, possibly b...
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English High Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare Meissen Cobalt Blue Hand Painted "Shoe" Slipper of Castle Moritzburg C 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Museum quality piece of rare art from the re known firm of Meissen, Germany. This popular cabinet item was made in the last half of the 19th century w...
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German Baroque Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique French Black Forest Carved Inkwell with Oak Leaves and Birds, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… 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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French Black Forest Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Wood

Tiffany Studios New York Six Piece Brass Zodiac Desk Set, Circa 1890s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Antique six piece Zodiac Desk Set by Tiffany Studio of New York is made of brass and is has a warm gold coloring with age-appropriate patina depicting ...
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American Arts and Crafts Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

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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American Art Nouveau Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

19th Century French Dore Gilt Gold Metal Double Inkwell Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-century dore gold stag double ink well is an elegant and ornate piece crafted with a sense of luxury typical of the era. The glass Jars with delicate tops make this piece except...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf

1890s Yellow Gold and Enamel Parasol Handle and Rib Tips
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique yellow gold and enamel parasol handle and rib tip set; an addition to our diverse enamelwork collection. This exceptional antique parasol handle...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Very Fine Linke Figural Doré Bronze Crystal Inkwell Ormolu Drawer Candelabra
Located in Roslyn, NY
Extremely fine cherub figural two-tone doré bronze with original crystal inkwells and ink inserts attributed to F. Linke. The two cherubs sit atop this beautiful bronze piece which i...
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French Rococo Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Edwardian 1900 Desk Inkwell Box in Faux Tortoise Shell and Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Victorian Edwardian inkwell box Beautiful and very attractive inkwell, created in England during the Victorian and the Edwardian periods, back in the 1...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century French Ormolu Sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous 19th century French ormolu sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. This incredible sculpture is by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904), one of the most famous and i...
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French Classical Greek Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Slate Paperweight of Hand style of Odd Fellows Hands Offs Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful very old professional office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers. Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs.
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American Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Slate

Antique Victorian Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Desk Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian cut glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell, part of our antique silver and gl...
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British Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French opaline crystal which are mounted to a fa...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Edwardian Elkington Inkwell, 1890
Located in Toledo, OH
This antique Edwardian inkwell from 1890 is covered in ornate detailing and was made by Elkington. Elkington was established in 1830's - 1963 in Birmingham, England. This inkwell has...
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Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th century French Ormolu Mounted Globe Style Tantalus liquor set. The round globe top which rests on an elongated ormolu base is not common to find. The crystal top is m...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Pair French Silvered Bronze Lions Mask Plinths w/ Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Orbs
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Incredible French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze Lions Mask Plinths with Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Rock Crystal Orbs. Boasting sumptuous French Regency d...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French black crystal wh...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, France, circa 1890.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, France, circa 1890.
Category

French Belle Époque Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

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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German Black Forest Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Arabian Themed Garniture Made by Franz Xavier Bergman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Arabic themed garniture made by Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936). The pieces are made of polychrome bronze. The central one is an inkwell that is ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Desk Box - Bayley's England
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique desk box. Made of wood, covered with leather with beautiful gold details. Fine copper fittings. The interior has two small boxes, ...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

Banded Agate and Ormolu Antique Inkwell c1895
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A 19th century banded agate and ormolu bronze inkwell Date : 1880-1910 Origin : France Decoration : The handle and inkwell with engraved foliate design. Original glass line...
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French Belle Époque Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Paper Clip
Located in Tampa, FL
A very whimsical antique French brass paper clip in the form of a hand.
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French Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair of English Bookends in the Shape of a Camel
Located in London, GB
Antique pair of English bookends in the shape of a camel. Beautifully cast in bronze, each camel is fully dressed with saddle harnesses and are shown sitting. Under each camel is the ancient Egyptian...
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English Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th century Wooden and Brass Polarimeter Antique Physic Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden and brass polarimeter with cast iron tripod base from the late 1800s. It is an instrument used to determine the concentration of sucrose and glucose in raw materials and sugar...
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British Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

19th Century Silver Gilt Presentation Casket Awarded to Alderman Abel Heywood
Located in London, GB
An Elkington & Company Silver Gilt Presentation Casket Hall Marked for Birmingham, 1891 and the maker; the casket, in the Victorian Gothic manner, with cluster columns at the angles...
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English Gothic Revival Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Vermeil

Letter Openers louis XV style in bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV style bronze Letter Openers,the facesare decorated with foliage and crosspieces, original condition
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French Louis XV Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Ink Set Around 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze ink set around 1900 Solid bronze, in the middle an inkwell with original glass insert. Germany, around 1900.
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German Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Handsome Antique Horn and Silver Plate Inkwell Dated 1897
Located in Bath, GB
An outstanding late Victorian inkwell made from two cattle horns and mounted with silver plated fittings, a stunning combination and always highly sought-after; I haven't had one of ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

A Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A rectangular shaped paperweight with inset Porphyry, Siena Marble and Mother of Pearl in black marble framework
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Siena Marble, Porphyry

Antique lacquered wooden inkwell with matching glass inkwells
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
A late Victorian wood and bronze double inkstand with a molded ogival base and two carved quill rests.
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Argentine Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Antique English Figural / Novelty Ostrich Inkwell C.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and substantial novelty inkwell in the form of a running Ostrich standing on an oval shaped base with a naturalistic base incorporating two "rocks" acting as a pen rest. I...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Emperor Wilhelm I. Metal Catchall Shows National Monument, Antique German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful metal tray or catchall to hold quills. Made of cast Iron, has some nice patina, but this is old-age. A beautiful piece for your desk or any room. It was made for the 100th ...
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German Art Nouveau Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry, made of ebonised fruitwood naturalistically carved with a cockerel and hen perched on a rocky outcrop, bundles of wh...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

1893 Antique Lippich Brass Polarimeter Antique Physic Analysis Instrument
By Societé Genevoise
Located in Milan, IT
Lippich polarimeter, scientifi instrument made in 1893 signed Societé Genevoise Genève, brass and black metal. It is an optical instrument of analysis used to determine the concentra...
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Swiss Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Japanese Articulated Copper Lobster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese articulated copper spiny lobster sculpture on a solid rock Lapis Lazuli. Every single body parts are in working condition and no missing ...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

Large Antique Black Forest Novelty Inkwell, Dog, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A superbly carved figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with great detail and retaining two large glass eyes. The hinged lid opens to reveal an inner ink chamber...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 1890s Desk Accessories

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