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Period: 19th Century
Late 19th Century English Set of 4 Brass Bell Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century set of 4 brass bell weights, English. An assembled set by W&T Avery, Birmingham, England. Includes: 4lb., 2lb., 1lb, & 8 oz. sizes. Two smallest are not marked by t...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Pewter Inkwell with Lion Sculpture Signed A. Bossu
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique signed inkwell in a man’s office. Created in France, circa 1880, the pewter desk accessory sits on four small curved feet, an...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Grand Tour French Empire Green Glass Ormolu Mounted Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
Emerald green glass mounted inkwell with ormolu frieze of laurels, demigods and an eagle (lid). minor wear, interior ink reservoir chipped. Minor wear to gilding.
Good overall cond...
Category
French Empire Revival Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
American Antique Red Lily Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Midwest American glass red lily paperweight dating from the latter 19th century. The round and tall domed shape paperweight is hand blown in clear glass with very fine...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Italian Brass Land-Surveyor Instrument Made in 1860 with its Original Walnut Box
Located in Milan, IT
Land-surveyor squaring, measuring instrument made of brass, Italian manufacture, from the second half of the 19th century, complete with original walnut box. It is a topographic inst...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Venetian Grotto Style Book Stand
Located in East Hampton, NY
Early 19th century book stand in carved wood, gilded and painted in the Venetian style..... grotto style book rest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique French Green Marble & Gold Bronze 4 Piece Inkwell Desk Set Circa 1875-85
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Antique French green marble and gold bronze 4 piece inkwell desk set, circa 1875-1885.
Includes:
Inkwell: 11W x 8L x 4.75H
Paperweight (Left): 3W x 5.25L x 3.5H
Rolli...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlaid with a sumptuous arrangement of semi-precious stones including malachite, agate, onyx and amethyst.
It is beautifully inlaid on a slate base.
Not only is this desk paperweight very functional, but it is also an exquisite mineralogical wonder that can be admired by all discerning collectors.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation,
Dimensions in cm:
Height 2 x Width 17 x Depth 10
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 inch x width 7 inches x depth 4 inches.
Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade.
The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian.
But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)"
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...."
Giovanni Montelatici...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
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...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Paperweight 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlai...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Antique Brass Table Vesta with Novelty Enameled Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique brass table vesta or nib holder decorated with a novelty black enamel figure of a boy diving on the ground dating from the 19th ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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 Desk Accessories
Materials
Pottery
English Porcelain Cherub Inkwell, Moore, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Impressed "Moore" on the bottom of the base.
Category
British Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Draughtsman's Rolling Ruler, English, Cartographer's Instrument, Stanley
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique draughtsman's rolling ruler. An English, nitrided bronze cartographer's instrument by Stanley of London, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Wonderful c...
Category
British Art Deco Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Sterling Silver Victorian Desk Stand Fluid Thermometer by H. Matthews
By H. Matthews
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique Victorian thermometer. The front is made of sterling silver. This is marked with the hallmarks of Birmingham 1887 (year letter N) and the maker H. Matthews. This En...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Grand Tour Victorian Classical Marble & Bronze Three Piece Desk Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful 19th Century Classical Marble & Bronze Mounted Three Piece Grand Tour Desk Set
Three piece set includes a letter rack, an ink blotter, & an exquisite pen tray with a cen...
Category
French Empire Revival Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Bronze
c. 1850 Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inkwell & Pen Case
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1850 Middle Eastern Islamic brass inkwell & pen case (Qalamden). Solid brass with cast parts. The case's sides are engraved with geometric designs.
9.5" x 2 1/8" x 1.5" h.
Whi...
Category
Turkish Islamic Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Bookends Chess Figures Carved in the Shape of The King, With Noble Wood Antique
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Antique enigmatic Bookends,king Chess Pieces Carved in Wood
Bookends Chess figures carved in the shape of the King, With noble wood
Bookends carved in wo...
Category
Spanish Other Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
FINE & UNIQUE PAIR OF ANTIQUE 1887 MARYS CELESTIAL GLOBES SKEWING / MALIN & SONs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare one of a kind matched pair of signed Mary's Celestial Globes Skewing / Malin & Sons 1887 and...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian Brass Mounted Double Inkwell Stand With Two Hand-Blown Inkwells
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Set of 19th Century Antique Georgian Mahogany & Brass Mounted Double Inkwell Stand With Original Handblown Glass Inkwells Brass Topped Inkwells...
Category
British Georgian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Bronze Winged Sphinx Statuette Red Griotte Marble
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique small bronze sculpture of a winged Sphinx, on a red "Griotte" marble plinth.
The statue is quite refined, with a nice golden color and old patina.
Decorative piece that a...
Category
French Egyptian Revival Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Set Of Old Bound Books 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called " Society for the History of French Protestantism ". Th...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Antique Inkwell, Baccarat Déposé, Gilded Brass, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional inkwell with pen tray made of BACCARAT crystal. The rectangular pen tray has a cube-shaped inkwell holder in the center, closed with a gild...
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
DEAKIN & FRANCIS 1888 Victorian Ivory Letter Opener In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Victorian letter opener designed by Deakin & Francis.
Beautiful desk letter opener, created in Birmingham England during the Victorian era, back in the 1888. The letter opener was c...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century 'Sormani' Ormolu Inkwell
By Paul Somani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu desk inkwell, stamped; Sormani, Paris. Having wonderful stylized scrolling foliate and shell like decoration, with a hinged central lid...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Antique Parallel Rulers, English, Coromandel, Draughtsman's Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique parallel rulers. An English, coromandel and brass articulated draughtsman's instrument, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Charming 18" typ...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
The inkwell with a square base having four faceted faces leading up to a central boulle lidded square glass inkwell with brass collar. The Boulle work finished in typical fashion wit...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Polychrome Sculpture of a Roman Woman
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian original painted plaster sculpture of a young Roman woman in nice gilt dress and flower wreath. This well sculptured smiling lady cou...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster
19th C. French Gilt and Porcelain Inkwell - Estate of Barbara J. Walters
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., France, an ormolu, gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain encrier or inkwell in pot form. It is decorated with flowering vines, the gilt bronze top with wells for writing im...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Sterling Silver-Mounted Pairpoint "Controlled Bubbles" Crystal Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver-mounted, Pairpoint "controlled bubbles" crystal inkwell, Goodnow & Jenks, Boston, circa 1890s-1900. Monogrammed (script, interlocking HLL?) sterling silver lid has se...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Finely Carved 'Black Forest' Pipe Stand
By Black Forest
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A finely carved "Black Forest' pipe stand. Carved Lindenwood with a single bear standing over a naturalistic base with the pipe holders and astray to fron...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Double Inkwell Brass & Solid Crystal circa 1890
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is the perfect desk accessory for any decor but especially decorative in the Art Nouveau taste. The solid brass and crystal base supports 2 matching crystal inkwells which are s...
Category
Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Parlor Kaleidoscope by C.G. Bush & Co. of Providence, RI
By Charles G. Bush & Co
Located in Nantucket, MA
C.G. Bush & Co. parlor kaleidoscope on a turned mahogany pedestal with splayed legs, the cylindrical body of black colored textured cardstock with ...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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 Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Japanned or Chinoiserie Decorated Louis XV Style Lacquer Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
The lacquer ground with a strong burgundy undertone. Well carved , colored and other wise decorated . The porcelain well in good Antique condition . Minor wear due to age and use .
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich polychrome painted flower decoration.
The charm...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Other
Tortoise Shell Decorative Box with Paw Feet. Tortoise Shell With Bun Feet.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Tortoise shell decorative box with bun feet. We have other tortoise boxes similar in form that would be a lovely collection. Feel free to call or email with questions. Priced per b...
Category
English Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Bronze Sculpture, Elegant Lady Playing Golf
Located in Berlin, DE
Pretty and decorative antique bronze sculpture.
Elegant lady playing golf.
Bronze on marble base.
Very detailed quality.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An assembled set of 7 brass bell form weights, c.1860. 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for the selective buye...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century 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....
Category
American Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Late 18th Early 19th Century Italian Silver Wax Jack
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
The round-shaped bowl flat chased ...
Category
Italian Empire Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
19th-Century Silver and Exotic Wood Inkwell in the Shape of a Piano
Located in Madrid, ES
An exceptional 19th-century inkwell crafted in the form of a grand piano, made from exotic woods with exquisite silver marquetry inlays. The inkwell’s design replicates the elegance ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Fruitwood
1920s ANTIQUE DECORATIVE BRASS PiGGY BANK
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely 1920s Antique Brass Piggy Bank.
The piggy bank would resemble an actual pig with all the features th...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack
Black Laquered Background with gold detail
Depicting Figures bedside river scenes
foliage & leaf decoration
urn with flowers,
Sitting...
Category
English Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Onyx Marble Gold Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful onyx and gold gilt bronze inkwell [ink well] box in the Empire style, circa 19th century, Europe. In addition to its intended use, piece makes a gorgeous standalone decor...
Category
European Empire Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Set of Old Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are entitled "Histoire du protestantisme français" (History of Fren...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Baccarat Pansy with Bud Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Baccarat paperweight.
By Baccarat.
With a deep purple and yellow lamp work pansy with a branching stem, leaves, and small bud on a clear base.
In a high and round profile.
...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
English Victorian Period 19th Century Wood or Horn Letter Opener
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period letter opener from the 19th century, made of wood or horn. Experience the charm of the Victorian era with this exquisite English Victorian period letter o...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn, Wood
Chinese Pewter Oil Jug, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A squat pewter vessel for pouring oil fuel into a small opium lamp.
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century erotical secret box.
Extremely rare erotic sculpture from the 19th century, most probably created in France, circa 1870. This is a sculptural box depicting a woman sitting on a woven wood basket. The sculpture represents a small discrete treasure chest to keep jewels. It was masterfully crafted from pieces of cream and brown wood carvings and is fitted with a screwable part to reveal the interior. This is an outstanding object, unobtainable on the antique market and of high collecting.
Other examples of these enigmatic boxes produced in the 19th Century.
Gilded and patinated bronze, made in France during the 3rd Empire. Ca 1870
Weight: 192.2 Grams, (123.20 Dwt).
Measurements: 150 mm by 63.5 mm by 89 mm (5.91 x 2.5 x 3.5 Inches).
Condition: The overall condition of this sculpture is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This erotic box...
Category
French High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
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 Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS, VERY HIGH QUALITY AND RARE 19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide.
Probably made in England...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique French Gilt Bronze Desk / Inkwell Tray with Sévres Porcelain Plaques
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning French gilt bronze table inkwell tray or desk tray, adorned with exquisite Sèvres soft paste porcelain inset plaques. These hand-painted plaques showcase exceptional craft...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Green Marble Inkwell with Tiger
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian green marble double inkwell with bronze trim and centered figure of tiger.
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
C. 1860 English Inlaid Burl Wood Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 inlaid burl wood lap desk writing box, English. Extravagantly inlaid with silver, abalone & mother of pearl on ebony ground for the strapping, edges & central cartouche. S...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Rare Faceted Bohemian Amanita Muscaria Glass Paperweight
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A mid to late 19th century Czech paperweight, showing the mastery of Czech glass blowing. A similar example is in the Bergstrom-Mahler Glass Museum in Neenah, Wisconsin. It doesn't h...
Category
Czech Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880
Additional information:
Date : c1880
Origin : Baccarat France
Features : A lampwork pansy, leaves stem and bud on a clear ground with st...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
