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Pair Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Poodles Dogs Quill Pen Holders 19th Century
Pair Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Poodles Dogs Quill Pen Holders 19th Century

Pair Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Poodles Dogs Quill Pen Holders 19th Century

By Staffordshire

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed and glazed quite rare Pair of standing English Porcelain Staffordshire Poodle Dogs modelled as Pen or Quill Holders, third quarter of th...

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Early 20th Century German Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"
Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"

Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"

By Thomas Hudson

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique 19th century library writing barometric / barometer pen holder and ink stand, Circa 1860s-1880s. Made of brass featuring pewter inkwell with glass dome reservoir and slots f...

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Antique 19th Century Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill
Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill

Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Country Lady, depicted Seated wearing a silk glove and with a Quill Pen English artist, circa 1820's, unsigned oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 35 x 29 inches provenance...

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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand, Two Cut Glass Inkwells With A Pen Tray
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand, Two Cut Glass Inkwells With A Pen Tray

Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand, Two Cut Glass Inkwells With A Pen Tray

Located in Reading, Berkshire

An Impressive Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand With Two Cut Glass Metal Topped Inkwells With A Formed Pen Tray Base Decorated With A Rope & Key Design Will Be Supplied With ...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell
Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell

Early Staffordshire Greyhound Inkwell

Located in New York, NY

Early and original inkwell or quill pen holder in the form of a seated greyhound by Staffordshire.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Pottery

Library Still Life Oil Painting
Library Still Life Oil Painting

Library Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

20th century still life of leather books, a brass candlestick and an inkwell with quill pen painted in an impressionistic style. Oil on canvas and signed in the lower right corner.

Category

20th Century American Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Victorian Ebonised Desk Set With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Decorated With Brass
Victorian Ebonised Desk Set With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Decorated With Brass

Victorian Ebonised Desk Set With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Decorated With Brass

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A Lovely Victorian Ebonised Desktop Tidy With Two Cut Glass Inkwells, With Attractive Brass Rails & Decorative Idents & Drawer Supplied With A Modern Day Quill Pen, Notepad ...

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Early 20th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780
Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780

Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780

By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix

Located in Portland, OR

The top sides of the desk are inlaid with quill pens, inkwells, and letters (the marquetry letters with inlaid writing in French).

Category

Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Art Deco Bronze Claw & Quill Letter Opener, Rare Bronze Letter Opener
French Art Deco Bronze Claw & Quill Letter Opener, Rare Bronze Letter Opener

French Art Deco Bronze Claw & Quill Letter Opener, Rare Bronze Letter Opener

Located in Miami, FL

Wonderful patina. This wonderful quill-style or feather-shaped letter opener, paying homage to the historical quill pen would enhance any desk.  

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Letter Openers

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Black Wool Men's 16Th Century Spanish Style Doublet Jacket With Antiq
Victorian Black Wool Men's 16Th Century Spanish Style Doublet Jacket With Antiq

Victorian Black Wool Men's 16Th Century Spanish Style Doublet Jacket With Antiq

Located in New York, NY

This piece is so old there is writing on the lining done with a quill pen! The names of each new actor were traditionally written in the lining of a piece as production companies reu...

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Early 1900s Blazers

Patinated Bronze Angel by Ferrand
Patinated Bronze Angel by Ferrand

Patinated Bronze Angel by Ferrand

By Ernest Justin Ferrand

Located in London, GB

This patinated bronze sculpture, by the French sculptor Ernest Justin Ferrand, features a female winged figure holding a quill pen and an unfurled scroll of paper. She stands natural...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

English Regency Mahogany Fall Front Secretary w/ Bookcase on Splay Feet, C. 1800
English Regency Mahogany Fall Front Secretary w/ Bookcase on Splay Feet, C. 1800

English Regency Mahogany Fall Front Secretary w/ Bookcase on Splay Feet, C. 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

English Regency Mahogany fall front secretary bookcase with carved molded edge cornice, flanking hinged diamond mullion glass doors revealing six interior adjustable shelves, interio...

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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Victorian Polished Leather Document Box With Leather Lining  Stamped GMC
Victorian Polished Leather Document Box With Leather Lining  Stamped GMC

Victorian Polished Leather Document Box With Leather Lining Stamped GMC

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Box with be sent with A modern notepad. An a quill pen with pen stand. Base interior dimensions Width: 32.3cm Height: 10.5cm Depth: 23cm

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Antique Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Walnut Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Antique Victorian Walnut Writing Slope With Leather Interior

Antique Victorian Walnut Writing Slope With Leather Interior

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Item will include A Modern Notepad/Quill Pen Set, One Single Antique Glass Inkwell & Working Key With Gold Silk Tag.

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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk
Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk

Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk

By Joseph Bramah

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Complete with Beautifully Designed inkwell and match-striker for light. New notepad, Quill Pen modern. With Esteemed Locksmith "Bramah" Lock, no key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Item is sold with a new notepad & a new quill pen set. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up to reveal s...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Biedermeier Secretary Desk in Cherrywood, Germany, circa 1820
Biedermeier Secretary Desk in Cherrywood, Germany, circa 1820

Biedermeier Secretary Desk in Cherrywood, Germany, circa 1820

Located in Greding, DE

Above is a wide drawer revealing a black leather writing surface with compartments for quill pens and inkwells. The piece is crowned by a stepped upper section with an additional dra...

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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Cherry

Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope with Brass & Leather Inlay, 1880 UK
Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope with Brass & Leather Inlay, 1880 UK

Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope with Brass & Leather Inlay, 1880 UK

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Elegant Antique Victorian Rosewood Ladies Writing Slope With Inlaid Brass & Red Leather Interior With Brass Swing Carry Handles Finished With A Tooled Red Leather Interior C...

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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand
Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand

Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand

Located in Greven, DE

It was used to prepare paper by making it less absorbent for quill pens and to dry wet ink quickly, thereby preventing smudging.

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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Gilt Bronze Inkwell, French Louis XVI Style, 1870s
Antique Gilt Bronze Inkwell, French Louis XVI Style, 1870s

Antique Gilt Bronze Inkwell, French Louis XVI Style, 1870s

Located in New Orleans, LA

Unleash the Spirit of French Louis XVI: Antique gilt Bronze Inkwell Transport yourself to a time of artistic brilliance with this captivating antique gilt bronze inkwell, meticulousl...

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Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

19th century patinated Bronze statue titled “Ad Lumen”, signed by Émile Picault
19th century patinated Bronze statue titled “Ad Lumen”, signed by Émile Picault

19th century patinated Bronze statue titled “Ad Lumen”, signed by Émile Picault

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

He is seated with a book and a quill pen in his right hand. His left arm is raised with a torched flame symbolizing the Age of Enlightenment with the sphere below inscribed 'Ad Lumen...

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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Bronze

Emile Picault “Ad Lumen" Patinated Bronze Statue
Emile Picault “Ad Lumen" Patinated Bronze Statue

Emile Picault “Ad Lumen" Patinated Bronze Statue

Located in New York, NY

Picault. 30" H x 12" D The sculpture depicts a classical male figure astride a sphere, gesturing upward toward the heavens while holding a book and quill pen. The sphere bears the ...

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand
An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand

An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand

By Jacob Petite

Located in Lambertville, NJ

The spaniel dog sitting on an elaborate Rococo base with the original porcelain inkwells with lids, with two small openings for Quill pens. After studying drawing in the studio of...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in lea...

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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage England Travel Poster Sawston Hall Cambridgeshire Mary Tudor
Original Vintage England Travel Poster Sawston Hall Cambridgeshire Mary Tudor

Original Vintage England Travel Poster Sawston Hall Cambridgeshire Mary Tudor

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the historical 16th century Grade I listed Tudor manor house Sawston Hall located in Sawston village in Cambridgeshire England describe...

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Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Sow Thistle, A 19 x 15 Inch Sepia Colored Botanical Drawing of Plants, Framed
Sow Thistle, A 19 x 15 Inch Sepia Colored Botanical Drawing of Plants, Framed

Sow Thistle, A 19 x 15 Inch Sepia Colored Botanical Drawing of Plants, Framed

By Margot Glass

Located in New York, NY

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using traditional techniques and materials as the foundation for her work -- including silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade organic inks...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Figures of a Jewish Porcelain  Peddler and his Wife, Derby, England, Circa 1770
Figures of a Jewish Porcelain  Peddler and his Wife, Derby, England, Circa 1770

Figures of a Jewish Porcelain Peddler and his Wife, Derby, England, Circa 1770

Located in New York, NY

Although these figures look striking and colorful, many of the new Jewish arrivals from Europe were poor and eked out a living selling old clothes and goods, such as ribbons, quill p...

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Antique 1770s European Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Calligrapher's Pen Box, Lacquered, Quill Case, Chinoiserie, Victorian
Antique Calligrapher's Pen Box, Lacquered, Quill Case, Chinoiserie, Victorian

Antique Calligrapher's Pen Box, Lacquered, Quill Case, Chinoiserie, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique calligrapher's pen box. An Oriental, lacquered papier-mâché quill case in Chinoiserie taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.

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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

"Young Beethoven" Porcelain Sculpture by Lladro Spain Beethoven At The The Piano
"Young Beethoven" Porcelain Sculpture by Lladro Spain Beethoven At The The Piano

"Young Beethoven" Porcelain Sculpture by Lladro Spain Beethoven At The The Piano

By Lladro

Located in Incline Village, NV

Of note are the vulnerable delicate fingers completely intact, in addition to the quill pen, and protruding sheet music. Often they are chipped or lacking.

Category

1990s Spanish Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Calligrapher's Quill Box, Austrian, Hand Painted, Pen Case, Edwardian
Antique Calligrapher's Quill Box, Austrian, Hand Painted, Pen Case, Edwardian

Antique Calligrapher's Quill Box, Austrian, Hand Painted, Pen Case, Edwardian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique calligrapher's quill box. An Austrian, painted pearwood pen case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pearwood

Vintage Japanned Pen Box, Japanese, Lacquer, Calligrapher's Quill Case, Art Deco
Vintage Japanned Pen Box, Japanese, Lacquer, Calligrapher's Quill Case, Art Deco

Vintage Japanned Pen Box, Japanese, Lacquer, Calligrapher's Quill Case, Art Deco

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage Japanned pen box. A Japanese, lacquered Papier-mâché calligrapher's quill case, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Bee Balm (3) Contemporary Ink Drawing on Handmade Paper, 2010-
Bee Balm (3) Contemporary Ink Drawing on Handmade Paper, 2010-

Bee Balm (3) Contemporary Ink Drawing on Handmade Paper, 2010-

By Margot Glass

Located in New York, NY

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using traditional techniques and materials as the foundation for her work -- including silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade organic inks...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Walnut, Ink, Handmade Paper

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.

Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.

By Townshend & Co.

Located in London, GB

An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of porcelain inkwells decorated with cherry blossoms.

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Antique 1890s English Anglo-Japanese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk

Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Complete with Beautifully Designed inkwell and match-striker for light. New notepad, Quill Pen modern. With Esteemed Locksmith "Bramah" Lock, no key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid
Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid

Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid

Located in San Diego, CA

Antique Ink Well Tatum’s Standard, crystal well, 3 pen quill rests, hinged lid. This piece is cast iron and crystal.

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20th Century American Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Iron

Italian Old Master Painting of Saint Mark the Evangelist with Lion, 1680–1750
Italian Old Master Painting of Saint Mark the Evangelist with Lion, 1680–1750

Italian Old Master Painting of Saint Mark the Evangelist with Lion, 1680–1750

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Italian Old Master Painting of Saint Mark the Evangelist with Lion, Oil on Canvas, Late 17th–Early 18th Century This refined Italian Old Master devotional painting depicts Saint Mar...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900

Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Original Vintage Poster-Inchiostri G. Diletti-Brisighella-Ink-Italia, c.1900 We see a woman writing a letter with a pen-holder and ink. At the bottom of the poster, we find the eag...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Posters

Materials

Paper

Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century
Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century

Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

**Veretillum cynomorium** - Commonly known as the "sea pen," this species resembles a quill pen, hence the name.

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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

"Portrait of Ida Müller, Single Woman "Scholderer" by Hans Thoma 19th Century
"Portrait of Ida Müller, Single Woman "Scholderer" by Hans Thoma 19th Century

"Portrait of Ida Müller, Single Woman "Scholderer" by Hans Thoma 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Dimensions: 104 x 87 cm The work depicts the lady seated in a chair with green upholstery, holding a quill pen as she writes at a round table. In the background, a classical sculpt...

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Antique 19th Century German Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Paint

An English Regency period penwork occasional table
An English Regency period penwork occasional table

An English Regency period penwork occasional table

Located in Lymington, GB

Penwork was executed with fine quill pens and brushes showing charming, often naïve subjects reflecting the amateur nature of the artist.

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Serpentine

Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850
Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850

Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850

By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

This depicts a slumbering woman, represented as an allegorical figure of philosophy, amidst the traditional attributes of a scholar’s study: a desk with a quill pen, a pile of books ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Feather Group Four - Silverpoint Drawing Bird Feathers Soft Gray White, 2021
Feather Group Four - Silverpoint Drawing Bird Feathers Soft Gray White, 2021

Feather Group Four - Silverpoint Drawing Bird Feathers Soft Gray White, 2021

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Silver

Dandelion with Two Buds - Metallic Gold Botanical Leaves Drawing Black, 2022
Dandelion with Two Buds - Metallic Gold Botanical Leaves Drawing Black, 2022

Dandelion with Two Buds - Metallic Gold Botanical Leaves Drawing Black, 2022

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Two Dandelions One - Metallic Silver Botanical Drawing Plant Leaves Black, 2019
Two Dandelions One - Metallic Silver Botanical Drawing Plant Leaves Black, 2019

Two Dandelions One - Metallic Silver Botanical Drawing Plant Leaves Black, 2019

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Hawkweed - Contemporary Metallic Silver Botanical Plant Drawing On Black, 2022
Hawkweed - Contemporary Metallic Silver Botanical Plant Drawing On Black, 2022

Hawkweed - Contemporary Metallic Silver Botanical Plant Drawing On Black, 2022

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Dark Anemone - Flowers Plant Leaves Roots Brown Walnut Ink, 2026
Dark Anemone - Flowers Plant Leaves Roots Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

Dark Anemone - Flowers Plant Leaves Roots Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gold

Garlic Mustard - Flowers Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026
Garlic Mustard - Flowers Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

Garlic Mustard - Flowers Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gold

Small Plantain - Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026
Small Plantain - Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

Small Plantain - Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gold

Anemone with Roots Two - Flowers Plant Leaves Roots Brown Walnut Ink, 2026
Anemone with Roots Two - Flowers Plant Leaves Roots Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

Anemone with Roots Two - Flowers Plant Leaves Roots Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gold

Anemone with Roots One - Flowers Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026
Anemone with Roots One - Flowers Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

Anemone with Roots One - Flowers Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gold

Broad Leaf Plantain - Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026
Broad Leaf Plantain - Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

Broad Leaf Plantain - Plant Leaves Buds Brown Walnut Ink, 2026

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Margot Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gold

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18th Century Military Boot Form Quill Pen Holder
18th Century Military Boot Form Quill Pen Holder

18th Century Military Boot Form Quill Pen Holder

Unavailable

H 1.75 in W 1.75 in D 0.625 in

18th Century Military Boot Form Quill Pen Holder

Located in Stamford, CT

Circa 18th century military boot form quill pen holder made of pottery. Please note of wear consistent with age.

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Antique 18th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Pottery

George IV Silver Vinaigrette "Quill Pen and Book Grille" by William Edwards 1823
George IV Silver Vinaigrette "Quill Pen and Book Grille" by William Edwards 1823

George IV Silver Vinaigrette "Quill Pen and Book Grille" by William Edwards 1823

By William Edwards

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

The silver gilt interior with finely pierced and engraved grille depicting an open book and a quill pen amongst flower stems. By William Edwards, London, 1823.

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Antique 1820s English George IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Le petit garcon au porte-plume (Little Boy with Quill Pen), c.1900

Le petit garcon au porte-plume (Little Boy with Quill Pen), c.1900

By Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Located in Oakland Hills, CA

This very charming and intriguing portrait study of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s young son,Claude, is shown here, deep in childish though as he writes (or draws) with his quill pen. He is...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

Quill and Inkwell Township Clerk Sign with Gilt Lettering
Quill and Inkwell Township Clerk Sign with Gilt Lettering

Quill and Inkwell Township Clerk Sign with Gilt Lettering

Located in Woodbury, CT

A double-sided 19th century town clerk signboard on a black ground with very fine gold gilt lettering and the unusual graphic of a quill-pen and inkwell

Category

Antique 19th Century American Signs

Utopian City-Scape Architectural Sprawl Painting on  Paper

Utopian City-Scape Architectural Sprawl Painting on Paper

By Nina Bovasso

Located in New York, NY

The surface has subtle texture nuances, using flat paint, and glossy paint alike creating a lively surface. A crow quill( pen and ink) is used to have a line with a certain tension ,...

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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Unavailable

H 15 in W 10 in D 1 in

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water and then inscribed again after Quranic verses were memorized.

Category

Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Unavailable

H 18 in W 11.5 in D 1 in

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water and then inscribed again after Quranic verses were memorized.

Category

Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Oil portrait of a gentleman
Oil portrait of a gentleman

Oil portrait of a gentleman

Unavailable

H 25.99 in W 22.05 in D 0.79 in

Oil portrait of a gentleman

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Notably, the portrait includes intriguing details such as a French gendarme hat placed to one side, a book, quill pen, and a gold chain for a fob watch, elements that collectively en...

Category

Antique 1880s French High Victorian Paintings

Materials

Pine

Victorian Antique Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand London 1839 Charles Fox
Victorian Antique Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand London 1839 Charles Fox

Victorian Antique Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand London 1839 Charles Fox

By Charles Fox

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

The inkstand has a elegantly designed quill/pen tray incorporated with raised naturalistic wells for additional highlights.

Category

Antique 1830s British Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand, London, 1839, Charles Fox
Victorian Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand, London, 1839, Charles Fox

Victorian Silver Gilt 19th Century Desk Inkstand, London, 1839, Charles Fox

By Charles Fox

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

The inkstand has a elegantly designed quill/pen tray incorporated with raised naturalistic wells for additional highlights.

Category

Antique 1830s British Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Unavailable

H 19 in W 12 in D 1 in

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water and then inscribed again after Quranic verses were memorized.

Category

Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco
Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Unavailable

H 20 in W 12 in D 1 in

Good Antique Quranic Teaching Tablet from Morocco

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each tablet was painted with quill pens dipped in ink, washed with water and then inscribed again after Quranic verses were memorized.

Category

Vintage 1930s Moroccan Religious Items

Materials

Wood

21st Century Modern Organic Table Sculpture with Spalted Maple, Wenge, Nautilus
21st Century Modern Organic Table Sculpture with Spalted Maple, Wenge, Nautilus

21st Century Modern Organic Table Sculpture with Spalted Maple, Wenge, Nautilus

By Michael Olshefski

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Michael brings to life the lines and patterns of an old-world map illustrated by a quill pen on linen. This soft and serene modern organic table sculpture showcases beautifully spalt...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Studies Of A Lion, Boar, Dog And Eagles, Stefano Della Bella
Studies Of A Lion, Boar, Dog And Eagles, Stefano Della Bella

Studies Of A Lion, Boar, Dog And Eagles, Stefano Della Bella

By Stefano Della Bella

Located in New York, NY

On this sheet, della Bella drew on both sides using his recognizable technique of making delicate preliminary sketches in black chalk worked over, in a more finished manner, wit...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings

Materials

Pen

Johns Canyon 026

Harrison StormsJohns Canyon 026, 2010

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Johns Canyon 026

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Missing Person 014
Missing Person 014

Missing Person 014

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Johns Canyon 052

Harrison StormsJohns Canyon 052, 2022

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Johns Canyon 052

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Johns Canyon 050

Harrison StormsJohns Canyon 050

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Johns Canyon 050

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Johns Canyon 053

Harrison StormsJohns Canyon 053, 2022

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Johns Canyon 053

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Johns Canyon 018

Harrison StormsJohns Canyon 018, 2022

Unavailable

H 106 in W 82 in D 3 in

Johns Canyon 018

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Limestone

Missing Persons 018
Missing Persons 018

Missing Persons 018

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Missing Persons 13
Missing Persons 13

Missing Persons 13

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Missing Persons 19
Missing Persons 19

Missing Persons 19

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Body 005
Body 005

Harrison StormsBody 005, 2000

Unavailable

H 102 in W 82 in D 3 in

Body 005

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Limestone

Body 003
Body 003

Harrison StormsBody 003, 2000

Unavailable

H 102 in W 82 in D 3 in

Body 003

By Harrison Storms

Located in Agoura Hills, CA

Then, using brushes, rags, pneumatic grinders, or even a crow quill pen, he grinds, scrapes, or rubs away at the layers, only to go back and add to the image.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Limestone

Woodcut Engraving of Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony’s Dream in 1517
Woodcut Engraving of Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony’s Dream in 1517

Woodcut Engraving of Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony’s Dream in 1517

Located in Gallatin, TN

In the dream, a monk wrote something on the door of his Castle Church with a pen whose quill stretched all the way to Rome and threatened to knock the tiara from the pope’s head.

Category

18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Antique Silver Quill Pen Stand Nib Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns
Antique Silver Quill Pen Stand Nib Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns

Antique Silver Quill Pen Stand Nib Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns

By William Comyns

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Antique silver quill pen stand nib brush wipe, London 1902 William Comyns.

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box

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H 1.875 in W 8 in D 3.875 in

Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Pen Box

Located in Stamford, CT

A nice geometric pattern in the quills decorating this pen box. Made in colonial Ceylon, present day Sri Lanka.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Antique Silver Desk Pen Stand Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns
Antique Silver Desk Pen Stand Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns

Antique Silver Desk Pen Stand Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns

By William Comyns

Located in Toronto, ON

Antique Silver Quill Pen Stand Nib Brush Wipe, London 1902 William Comyns.

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

An Early 20th Century Faux Book Inkwell
An Early 20th Century Faux Book Inkwell

An Early 20th Century Faux Book Inkwell

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H 1.4 in W 6.9 in D 4.7 in

An Early 20th Century Faux Book Inkwell

Located in Palm Beach, FL

An Early 20th Century Faux Book Inkwell with Original Quill Pens

Category

Early 20th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Paper, Leather, Glass, Feathers

French Neoclassical Cast Bronze Figural Female Ormolu Furniture Mount
French Neoclassical Cast Bronze Figural Female Ormolu Furniture Mount

French Neoclassical Cast Bronze Figural Female Ormolu Furniture Mount

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Item features remarkable cast bronze forms, stunning details, large impressive size, holding quill pens, very nice antique item, quality French craftsmanship, circa late 19th century.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Chess Table
19th Century Chess Table

19th Century Chess Table

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H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in L 27.56 in

19th Century Chess Table

Located in Eindhoven, NL

Beautiful antique walnut chess table in good and original condition. The table is, a pen work table. The decorations are made with a quill pen.

Category

Antique 1840s English Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

1970s Giovannozzi Italian Wool Jersey Dress for the Writer
1970s Giovannozzi Italian Wool Jersey Dress for the Writer

1970s Giovannozzi Italian Wool Jersey Dress for the Writer

Located in New York, NY

Especially in todays age of texting and emails the romance of a hand written letter, with a vintage quill pen, sounds quite nostalgic. Take note of the original belt which comes wit...

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1970s Italian Day Dresses

Edwardian Sterling Silver Ink Well from Chester, 1910
Edwardian Sterling Silver Ink Well from Chester, 1910

Edwardian Sterling Silver Ink Well from Chester, 1910

Located in London, GB

In excellent vintage condition, this Edward VII ink well is beautifully decorated with bucolic village scenes. A hand holding a quill pen is engraved on the side. Hallmarked: Made i...

Category

20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Superb Novelty Desk Inkwell in the Form of a Sea Plane, circa 1930
Superb Novelty Desk Inkwell in the Form of a Sea Plane, circa 1930

Superb Novelty Desk Inkwell in the Form of a Sea Plane, circa 1930

Located in London, GB

A superb & impressive novelty desk centrepiece in the form of a sea plane & comprising two removable inkwells found in the passenger seats & a fine quill pen which rests on the outer...

Category

Vintage 1930s German Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

India Ink Drawings on Paper by Lukas Machnik
India Ink Drawings on Paper by Lukas Machnik

India Ink Drawings on Paper by Lukas Machnik

By Lukas Machnik

Located in Chicago, IL

These drawings are with a quill pen and India ink on Arches archival paper in large handmade wood frames.

Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

19TH CENTURY CALLIGRAPHY DRAWING OF A FISH SIGNED
19TH CENTURY CALLIGRAPHY DRAWING OF A FISH SIGNED

19TH CENTURY CALLIGRAPHY DRAWING OF A FISH SIGNED

Located in York County, PA

19TH CENTURY CALLIGRAPHY DRAWING OF A FISH SIGNED WILLIAM VAN CAMPEN: This rather elaborate piece of mid-late 19th century calligraphy is signed: Struck with a Metallic Pen in ...

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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

Victorian Campaign Writing Slope, Brass Trim, Green Leather, UK, 1800s
Victorian Campaign Writing Slope, Brass Trim, Green Leather, UK, 1800s

Victorian Campaign Writing Slope, Brass Trim, Green Leather, UK, 1800s

By Joseph Bramah

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A Stunning Victorian Campaign Writing Slope With A Decorative Brass Trim, Brass Carry Handles Finished With A Gilt Tooled Racing Green Leather Interior Item will include new notepa...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

George 111 Mahogany Work / Writing Table
George 111 Mahogany Work / Writing Table

George 111 Mahogany Work / Writing Table

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H 28 in W 17 in D 24 in

George 111 Mahogany Work / Writing Table

Located in East Aurora, NY

There is a drawer on either end, one encompassing an ink well and quill pen divided area. Under the top there is a large pull out slide for working that still retains the original da...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Unknown George III Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany

Montblanc Limited Edition William Shakespeare Fountain, Pen, Pencil, Box Set
Montblanc Limited Edition William Shakespeare Fountain, Pen, Pencil, Box Set

Montblanc Limited Edition William Shakespeare Fountain, Pen, Pencil, Box Set

By Montblanc

Located in London, GB

The body of the writing instrument with its fine engraving represents a quill pen, and the clip ring recalls the golden earring Shakespeare wore in his most famous portrait, the Chan...

Category

2010s German Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

18k Gold

Piero Fornasetti Attributed 4 Panel Monochrome and Polychrome Folding Screen
Piero Fornasetti Attributed 4 Panel Monochrome and Polychrome Folding Screen

Piero Fornasetti Attributed 4 Panel Monochrome and Polychrome Folding Screen

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a fantastic monochromatic and Polychromatic screen depicting different variations of a library with feather quill pens and various decorative objects a library may have.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Walnut

English Regency-Era Penwork Box
English Regency-Era Penwork Box

English Regency-Era Penwork Box

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H 4 in W 11.25 in D 8.5 in

English Regency-Era Penwork Box

Located in Austin, TX

Pieces were first lacquered in black; patterns were painted on in white casein and then ornamented with shadings and details in black india ink with a fine quill pen. The effect is d...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper, Wood, Lacquer

Regency-Era Penwork Box from England
Regency-Era Penwork Box from England

Regency-Era Penwork Box from England

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H 3.75 in W 8.5 in D 5 in

Regency-Era Penwork Box from England

Located in Austin, TX

Pieces were first lacquered in black; patterns were painted on in white casein and then ornamented with shadings and details in black india ink with a fine quill pen. The effect is d...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Paper, Wood, Lacquer

Outstanding 18th C. Danish Oak Letter/Bible Box Retaining Original Paint
Outstanding 18th C. Danish Oak Letter/Bible Box Retaining Original Paint

Outstanding 18th C. Danish Oak Letter/Bible Box Retaining Original Paint

Located in Highwood, IL

Fine quill pens, luxurious stationary and ink as well as the family bible and other important papers and highly valued things.were kept not only neat and tidy but, out of harms way s...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Boxes

Materials

Oak

19th century Oil Painting "Playtime" by N. Allard Still Life with Cat
19th century Oil Painting "Playtime" by N. Allard Still Life with Cat

19th century Oil Painting "Playtime" by N. Allard Still Life with Cat

Located in Savannah, GA

The artist is not listed, but clues to the origin of the painting come from the book title on the desk "D' Anvers" in French and the Brussels address on the postcard pinned to the wa...

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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Outstanding 18th C. Danish Oak Letter/Bible Box Retaining Original Paint
Outstanding 18th C. Danish Oak Letter/Bible Box Retaining Original Paint

Outstanding 18th C. Danish Oak Letter/Bible Box Retaining Original Paint

Located in Highwood, IL

Fine quill pens, luxurious stationary and ink as well as the family bible and other important papers and highly valued things.were kept not only neat and tidy but, out of harms way s...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Boxes

Materials

Oak

16th Century Framed French Hand Written Document
16th Century Framed French Hand Written Document

16th Century Framed French Hand Written Document

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The hand writing is exquisite, with scrolled elaborate flourishes of the quill pen and dipped ink. The parchment has been framed within a silver/gold coloured frame against a soft gr...

Category

16th Century Renaissance Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Parchment Paper, Ink

Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate
Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate

Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate

By Ravinet D' Enfert, Ravinet D' Enfert

Located in Miami, FL

This desk set consists of a letter opener and a paper clip, both decorated with writing themes such as the quill pen. Measure: The letter opener has a measure of 258 mm by 70 mm (...

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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Gold, Silver, Silver Plate

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Floor Vase by Sven Törngren, Törngren's pottery
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Floor Vase by Sven Törngren, Törngren's pottery

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Floor Vase by Sven Törngren, Törngren's pottery

Located in Grythyttan, SE

The methods of decoration used in Falkenbergs pottery were sometimes simple "sliptrailing"used a goose-quill pen or an animal horn to trail a pattern of white liquid clay (slip) on t...

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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Needlepoint Artwork Portrait of R' Akiva Eger 1900/1903, Judaica
Needlepoint Artwork Portrait of R' Akiva Eger 1900/1903, Judaica

Needlepoint Artwork Portrait of R' Akiva Eger 1900/1903, Judaica

Located in New York, NY

In front of him lies an open Sefer, which he appears to be writing in with a quill pen, capturing the essence of his scholarly dedication.

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Paintings

Materials

String

Rembrandt Bugatti "Serpentaire mâle, une aile deployée" Bronze Sculpture
Rembrandt Bugatti "Serpentaire mâle, une aile deployée" Bronze Sculpture

Rembrandt Bugatti "Serpentaire mâle, une aile deployée" Bronze Sculpture

By Rembrandt Bugatti

Located in New York, NY

Back then, male secretaries wore gray tailcoats and dark knee-length pants. They also used goose-quill pens that they carried behind their ears.

Category

Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

By John Lambe

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and two brass -topped glass inkwells and lockable key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

By John Lambe

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and two brass -topped glass inkwells and lockable key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Sphinx Inkwell
Sphinx Inkwell

Sarah BernhardtSphinx Inkwell, 1880

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H 5.51 in W 6.3 in D 5.51 in

Sphinx Inkwell

By Sarah Bernhardt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Bernhardt's naturalistically rendered head, complete with a high lace collar, is joined to the body of a lion and completed with stylized bat wings and a fish tail; upon her shoulder...

Category

1880s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

c1859 Portrait of New York Lawyer, Large 19th century Oil Painting on Canvas
c1859 Portrait of New York Lawyer, Large 19th century Oil Painting on Canvas

c1859 Portrait of New York Lawyer, Large 19th century Oil Painting on Canvas

By Charles Cromwell Ingham

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

We believe, by repute, the sitter depicted was a Lawyer in New York and he is depicted seated in his study, surrounded by leather bound books and a quill pen. Charles Cromwell Ingh...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th C Anglo Indian Quill  Box with Pen Holder and Ink Stand Box and Drawer
19th C Anglo Indian Quill  Box with Pen Holder and Ink Stand Box and Drawer

19th C Anglo Indian Quill Box with Pen Holder and Ink Stand Box and Drawer

Located in Palm Beach, FL

An Anglo Indian 19th C box, with pen holder and inkstand of quill with pull out drawer, bone figures and brass trim and feet.

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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

Wild Geranium Two - Botanical Painting Metallic Gold Flowers Leaves, 2021
Wild Geranium Two - Botanical Painting Metallic Gold Flowers Leaves, 2021

Wild Geranium Two - Botanical Painting Metallic Gold Flowers Leaves, 2021

By Margot Glass

Located in Kent, CT

Glass focuses primarily on drawing, using various traditional methods and materials as a foundation for her work, including traditional silverpoint and 14k goldpoint, homemade organi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

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20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand, baroque revival
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand, baroque revival

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Located in VALENZA, IT

Faithful copy of the writing service by the silversmith Pietro Rubini, Milan c.1775 The inkstand is composed of a shaped tray supported by 4 rocailles feet, modeled along the entire ...

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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Fine 1830's Irish Portrait of an officer 94th Regiment of Foot Oil Painting
Fine 1830's Irish Portrait of an officer 94th Regiment of Foot Oil Painting

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of an officer of the 94th Regiment of Foot, circa 1830 * see notes below Irish School oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 25 inches Labeled verso Provenance: private collec...

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1830s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand

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 elegance and sophisticated style the perio...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Inkwells

Materials

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H 168 in Dm 104 in

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Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table

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Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
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Located in London, GB

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu

Philip V King Spain Louise Savoy Queen Gobert Paint Oil 18th Century Old master
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Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Circle of Pierre Gobert (Fontainebleau 1662 - Paris 1744) Pair of portraits Portrait of Philip V, King of Spain (Versailles 1683 - Madrid 1746) Portrait of Queen Louise of Savoy (16...

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Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

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Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III
Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III

Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III

Located in New Orleans, LA

A monumental piece of history, this exquisite silver punch set was made for Czar Alexander III as a gift to British Captain Joseph Wiggins. Heavily decorated with rich engravings and...

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Antique 19th Century Russian Other Serving Pieces

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Silver

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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

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Walnut

1850's Portrait of British Officer in Red Military Uniform Antique Oil Painting
1850's Portrait of British Officer in Red Military Uniform Antique Oil Painting

1850's Portrait of British Officer in Red Military Uniform Antique Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Military Portrait of British Officer in Red Coat Victorian Army Portrait by English School (British, mid-19th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 24 x 20 inches Provenance: pri...

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Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting Lady Artist Seated Sketching in Garden 1862
Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting Lady Artist Seated Sketching in Garden 1862

Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting Lady Artist Seated Sketching in Garden 1862

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Female Artist Sketching in the Garden by Arthur Rankley (British, 1819-1872) signed and dated 1862 with monogram oil painting on canvas, in antique period gilt frame canvas: 24...

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Mid-19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Monumental Victorian Era English Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dogs - Pair
Monumental Victorian Era English Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dogs - Pair

Monumental Victorian Era English Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dogs - Pair

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a Victorian Era very large scale pair of staffordshire Spaniel dogs. They have gilt accents around the chain and lock. The muzzle and snout along with other details are hand ...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

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Quill Pen For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal quill pen for your home. Each quill pen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect quill pen — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right quill pen, those designed in Art Nouveau, Folk Art and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made quill pen has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Carrington & Co, Fornasetti and Stephen Smith & Son are consistently popular.

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The average selling price for a quill pen at 1stDibs is $1,199, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $11,500 for the highest priced.