19th Century Desk Accessories

This is a wonderful Derbyshire Ashford pietra dura obelisk, inlaid with lillies, circa 1880 in date. The obelisk is beautifully inlaid with a Pi...

Silver conch with the Castile and León coat of arms on a hand carved wooden support. Conch size: 32 x 37cm Silver by weight: 935 g.

Pair of Cherub bookends. Made of black metal and of the Victorian time period. Price is for the pair.

19th century wood stationery box.

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...

Malachite is one of Russia’s most prestigious stones, and its use in the creation of this rare and opulent inkwell indicates commission and ownership by an individual of considerable status. Wonderful doré bronze accents are the perfect complement to the vivid green stone. Two dipping wells and pen tray make this inkwell as functional as it is beautiful, circa 1890. Dimensions: 18 1/4” wide x 11” deep x 5 1/2” high. The 19th century proved to be the golden age of Russian malachite. The stone became a sign of prestige and a token of wealth so much so that Russian papers of the time wrote: “To afford having a big piece wrought in malachite is synonymous to owning diamonds.” Due to malachite's relatively close proximity, Russian tsars could easily obtain the malachite they needed to decorate their lavish palaces, such as the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, paneling walls and commissioning beautiful inlaid works of art. Year after year the Russian (Romanov) treasury paid increasingly unreasonable prices to hoard the best malachite, much of which went into Romanov palaces and extravagant objects d’art. The Hermitage Museum possesses a collection of over 200 examples of this “palatial” malachite...

Antique black papier mâché inkstand ornately hand-painted, with original inkwells, little lidded stamp box and place for pens. Quite good co...

French Victorian enamel urn shaped inkwell with round base.

An English brass and iron umbrella stand. Nice old mellow patina. Great display for a collection of canes. We also have other umbrella stands. Feel free to call with further quest...

A Dutch ebonized wood jardinière from the mid 19th century, with brass liner, turned spindles and ball feet. Born in the Netherlands during the first half of the 19th century, this c...

Handsome 19th Century Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Bust, Great Color & Patina. Pristine Condition.

Two 19th century Black Forest clocks, charming form, great old patina.

French Victorian green marble double inkwell with bronze trim and centered figure of tiger.

Vintage iron leather stamps from Spain. Each stamp is unique and each has a different leaf design. (Each sold separately). Prices vary from $100 to $42...

Rustic Black Forest (19/20th Century) walnut pen holder and inkwell with carved dog head leaning on log

French Regency gilt bronze watch holder with Laurel wreath lyre, gilt swans, and intricate hand chase work on circular base. Watch consist of porce...

Fine mid-19th century inkwell with inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration surrounding pen trays, a lidded compartment and two crystal inkwells. The whole raised atop four flattened bun feet.

A fine antique Grand Tour paperweight. With a black slate border and base inlaid with a pietra dura mosaic of various colorful gemstones and stones to the center. Simply a grea...

Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called for example "Sermons". T...