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Item Ships From: Continental US
Antique English Golden Oak Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
A great little inkwell with warm colored golden oak wood.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Baccarat "Victor Hugo" Crystal Inkwell
By Robert Rigot
Located in Queens, NY
French midcentury (1980s-1990s) limited edition (28/450) " Victor Hugo" crystal inkwell with a six-sided shape and a cut star base (signed BACCARAT).
Baccarat Crystal has, from the...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Antique French 19th Century "Vieux Paris" Jacob Petit Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jacob Petit (1796-1868) was first a porcelain painter in the Sevres factory and then opened his own shop, where decorative porcelain was made and painted such as the inkwell shown here.
Category
19th Century French Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Cartier Pasha Inkwell
By Cartier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice little Cartier Crystal Inkwell. It came with a matching Pasha Pen. It is dated 1989 and signed on the interior of the lid and features the logo on the...
Category
1980s French Vintage Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Vintage Gilt Bronze and Marble Inkwell
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century inkwell is beautifully designed with a detailed sculpted doré' bronze reminiscent the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The figure is costumed in a draped g...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Chinoiserie Turquoise-Blue Porcelain Encrier Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The underside of the cherry-blossom decorated palanquin forming the shade over the court figure with phoenix resting on the gilt-bronze mounted carton Pierre panel.
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
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
19th Century French Victorian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
French Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell
By Albert Cheuret
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau oval shaped bronze inkwell with pine cones and needles design (signed: ALBERT CHEURET)
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze and Green Glass Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
Among the most visually alluring and technically excellent of all Tiffany Studios New York's desk accessories, the exciting design for this refined but robustly rounded inkwell features green blown glass in pinched triangular forms that appear to dance in perfectly coordinated movement around the circumference of the piece. The negative space between the blown green glass appears in the form of stylized flowers with Minimalist linear accents in patinated bronze.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
circa 1900
Dimensions: 3.75" height, 6.25" diameter
Materials: Leaded glass, bronze
Signed: "Tiffany Studios New York 25055” along with the Tiffany Studios monogram...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Tiffany Wave Edge Sterling Silver Inkstand
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Wave Edge sterling silver inkstand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1884. Square with corner scroll-mounted supports. Centrally mounted bowl with hinged cover. Applied reeded a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Gold Washed Sheffield Silverplate Equestrian Themed Inkwell
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Unique Victorian English silverplate inkwell in the form of a horseshoe with hooves and lids with riding caps. Apparently unsigned. I unique collectible in ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Antique Old Vienna Paris Porcelain Inkwell and Ink Blotter Desk Set - 2 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Old Vienna Paris Porcelain Inkwell and Ink Blotter Desk Set - 2 Pc Set. item features Painted scenes, beautiful color, crown mark to inkwell, ver nice antique set. Circa Ear...
Category
Early 1900s Other Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Sterling Silver Globe Inkwell Centerpiece by Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This superb inkwell centerpiece dating to the Edwardian era was designed by the legendary Tiffany & Co. Crafted from sterling silver and bronze, this stunning inkwell boasts a comman...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
Category
19th Century French Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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
1890s English Japonisme Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Baccarat Crystal Inkwell with Elaborate Sterling Silver Top
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite inkwell exhibits the mastery of Baccarat's workmanship. The molded crystal body is decorated in one of their more rare Classic patterns Moulure Russe with concentric swirling spirals...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Crystal
Antique English Victorian Copper Figural Lobster Inkwell, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Copper Figural Lobster Inkwell, Circa 1890's.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Copper
French Harlequin Ceramic Ink and Pen Stand by Aladin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A lovely French Harlequin ceramic ink and pen holder by Aladin. The white ceramic piece features purple and gold accents throughout.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
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
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Bronze & Marble Inkwell
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century inkwell is beautifully designed with a detailed sculpted dore' bronze depicting the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The figure is costumed in a draped gow...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Victorian Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze square inkwell with 2 cornucopia pen holders.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Silver and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) silver plate on bronze oval shaped inkwell with handles and acorn finial.
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique English Equestrian Themed Silver Plate Inkwell.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique English Equestrian Themed Silver Plate Inkwell. Horseshoe oak base and crystal inkwell with a jockey’s cap.
Category
1920s Vintage Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid 19th Century Partners Inkwell with Brass Double Top and Cut Crystal
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid 19th century partner's inkwell with a double opening brass top and a cut crystal daisy bottom. This is a great piece you don't see too many partner's...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Anglo Indian Sandalwood and Horn Writing Box
Located in Queens, NY
Anglo Indian (19th Century) antler veneered sandalwood writing box of rectangular form with 2 glass inkwells above a drawer (Vizigapatam).
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
1900s Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell With glass insert. Clearly marked on the bottom Tiffany Studios, New York, 842. 4“ x 4“ x 2“ tall. Wonderful original condition with on...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Vista Alegre Porcelain Desk Inkwell
By Vista Alegre
Located in Miami, FL
A Vista Alegre Porcelain figurative inkwell. Meticulous detail in the casting and hand painted decoration. Retain all the pieces intact. Circa late 1940s.
Category
1940s Portuguese Vintage Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Louis XV Hand Painted Delft Style Faience Inkwell Vide-Poche
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
This uniquely shaped ceramic inkwell was sculpted in France, circa 1880. The cartouche-shaped desk essential features a hand painted black and white center medallion with sailboats, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Tiffany & Co. Art Nouveau Sterling Silver and Engraved Glass Inkwell
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver and clear glass inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bellied and lobed clear glass base with short inset foot and carved and engraved stylized flow...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
6-Piece English Arts & Crafts Silver Desk Set
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts 6 piece sterling silver desk Set with Egyptian scarabs and wing design. Desk pad, inkwell, pen tray, stamp box, roll blotter, letter holder. (PRICED AS Set)
In...
Category
Late 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Onyx Blotter with Bronze Elk Statue and Fountain Pens
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco onyx blotter with bronze elk statue and fountain pens. The fountain pens are by Eversharp Inc. The tip of the pens are 14-karat gold. The bo...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Eugène Feuillâtre "Pavot" Inkwell
By Eugène Feuillatre
Located in New York, NY
This stunning enamel, silvered metal, and gilt metal "Pavot" inkwell by Eugène Feuillâtre features peacock feather embellishments. The Inkwell lies under the gilded and silvered metal poppy seed pod lid, to which the title pavot (translated to English as poppy) refers. The vessel is vaguely pumpkin-shaped with negative space in a honeydew green, with white peacock feathers featuring purple and turquoise details.
Product Details:
Item #: S-21164
Artist: Eugène Feuillâtre
Country: France
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 2.25" height, 3.5" diameter
Materials: Enamel, Silvered Metal, Gilt Metal
Signed: impressed Feuillâtre
Exhibition History: Examples of this inkwell can be found in the permanent collections of Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva (inv. no. E 01500), Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (inv. no. 8746), and Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (inv. no. 1966.1). Salon des Artistes français, 1898.
Literature: L. Bénédite, et. al., "Exposition Universelle de 1900: Les Beaux-Arts et les Arts Decoratifs," Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1900, p. 510 (for a related example). H. Frantz, "E. Feuillatre, Emailleur," L’Art Décoratif, no. 28, Paris, January 1901, p. 166 (for a related example). C. Saunier, "Céramique, Verrerie, Émail," L’Art Décoratif, no. 34, Paris, July 1901, p. 155 (for a related example). R. Marx, La Décoration et les Industries d'Art à l'Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, 1901, p. 95 (for a related example). M. P. Verneuil, "L'Émail et les Émailleures," Art et Décoration, no. 2, Paris, February 1904, pp. 37-39 (for a related example). M. Rheims, L'Objet 1900, Paris, 1964, p. 34, no. 18 (for a related example). P. Garner, ed., The Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts 1890-1940, New York, 1978, p. 95 (for a related example). Die Jugendstil - Sammlung: Band 1: Künstler A-F, exh. cat., Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 1979, pp. 465-466, cat. no. 655. A. Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Volume V: Objets d'Art & Metalware, Suffolk, 1994, p. 252 (for related examples). G. de Bartha, L'Art 1900: La Collection Neumann, New York, 1994, p. 128 (for a related example). J. T. Busch and C. L. Futter, Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, exh. cat., Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, 2012, p. 196, no. 9 (for a related example).
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
Eugène Feuillâtre’s career began in René Lalique’s enamelling...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Flight Barr & Barr Porcelain Inkwell, Homage to Robert Burns, circa 1810
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester, William Billingsly, Samuel Walker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Those familiar with the finest quality porcelains produced by the Worcester Warmstry House Factory will understand how exceedingly rare and impressive this inkwell truly is. Not only...
Category
1810s British Egyptian Revival Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Double Crystal Inkwell with Pen Tray, England, 1880
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century double crystal inkwell with a pen tray and brass trim from England 1880. This is from a private collector who traveled the world buying and selling beautiful and un...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
This large and stylish 19th century French ecritoire is made of a beautiful burl elm veneer and ebonized wood with an intricate applique design to the top.
An ecritoire is typical...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century American Civil War Era Gutta Percha Cylindrical Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
American Civil War era gutta-percha inkwell with a screw off top. In the mid 19th century, gutta-percha
(hard rubber) became very popular. For Civi...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Rubber
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...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th-Century French Bronze Bulldog Inkwell by M. Bertin on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite 19th-century French inkwell, featuring a finely detailed bronze bulldog, signed by the artist M. Bertin. The bulldog, with its characteristic strong and determined expre...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular base mounted with a round lidded ink pot with a porcelain container and a sand pot, each raised on winged lion feet, centered by a ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Gorham Sterling Silver 1886 Table Top Double Inkwell
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver tabletop double inkwell from 1886 with intricately pierced figural gallery. It contains two glass inkwells with sterling silver caps and has an open compartment with hinged door. A great gift and addition to one's home or collection. It measures 7 3/4'' in length by 2 7/8'' in height by 4 3/4'' in depth, and bears hallmarks and monograms as shown.
During the heyday of American silver manufacturing–approximately 1850 to 1940–Gorham was one of the most influential. The White House has used Gorham silver services...
Category
1880s American Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Very Fine Linke Figural Doré Bronze Crystal Inkwell Ormolu Drawer Candelabra
By François Linke
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...
Category
1890s French Rococo Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edwardian Elkington Inkwell, 1890
By Elkington & Co.
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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1890s Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Victorian Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ram's Head Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Fitted with candle arms in the shape of horns surmounted by a nozzle with gadrooned circular drip pans and with headdress moulded as cover opening to reveal a circular detachable gla...
Category
19th Century Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
"The Kiss, " Romantic, Rare Bronze Inkwell/Pen Tray with Nudes and Aquatic Motif
By Otto Strandman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this large, bronze desk accessory, a combination inkwell and large pen tray, depicts nude male and female figures, shown at the crest of a wave, in the midst of a gentle kiss. This sculpture puts the couple in an aquatic setting, almost as if they are mermaid and merman, with the movement of water and the cresting of waves shown throughout the piece. The sculptor, Otto Strandman...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Paper Mache and Crystal Inkwell
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century papier mâché and mother-of-pearl with elaborately carved inkwells.
Category
19th Century English Antique Continental US 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...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Grand Tour Patinated Iron Napoleon’s Tomb Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
A mid 19th century Grand Tour, French, Inkwell in the form of Napoleon’s tomb. The patinated black iron tomb with removable lid revealing a sand sifter a...
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Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Iron
4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) 4 piece bronze inkwell set with swan design. Inkwell, paperweight, pen holder, sandwell for cleaning nibs.(PRICED AS SET...
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19th Century Empire Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Antique Sevrés Porcelain Polychrome & Gilt Decorated Inkwell with Bird C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Sevrés inkwell offers porcelain construction in shaped form and having hand painted floral decoration and reserve with a bird, gilt highl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Inkwell Set, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt-bronze and crystal desk set of the Napoleon III period. Composed of two crystal ink wells, a raised pen tray, and a sculptural depiction of a f...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Repousse Gorham Sterling Silver Inkwell Custom Order Ornate, 1887 Hollowware
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Repousse by Gorham monumental inkwell with repousse design, gadroon borders, and beading. It has a vaseline glass insert; the glass insert has a chip. The piece has a monogram that r...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English 1907 Pocket Watch Inkwell Sterling Silver Top Burst Base Crystal
Located in Stamford, CT
This is part of a private collection, we have acquired over 350 small antiques which are all from the 18th & 19th century.
Antique 1907 partners base sterling silver pocket watch inkwell...
Category
Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
French Louis XV Bronze Dore Inkwell/Candleholder
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore filigree double inkwell with candleholder sides and griffins.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Georgian III period silver plated inkstand by celebrated English silversmith Matthew Boulton, displaying all of the timeless eleganc...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century, French, Patinated Bronze Hunting Dog and Duck Inkwell
By Jules Moigniez
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or office with this antique dog and bird inkwell. Created in France circa 1870 and attributed to Jules Moiniez, the sculpture composition depicts a setter head ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century Bronze Growling Dog with Collar and Chain Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
19th century bronze growling dog inkwell with collar and chain. This piece still has its original ink vessel.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Continental US Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
