Fine Art Nouveau desk set. This hi-style three piece desk set is made of very heavy cast brass and features a pen tray, ink blotter and hinged, three section stamp box. All  More »

Fine Art Nouveau desk set. This hi-style three piece desk set is made of very heavy cast brass and features a pen tray, ink blotter and hinged, three section stamp box. All three pieces have an elegant Art Nouveau design with the pen tray and stamp box having distinctively turned up corners. All three pieces are in fine original condition with no damage or repairs and a nice patina . Un-marked except for numbers on the bottom of the tray and box. Tray is 8 1/4" wide x 3" deep, blotter is 4 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" tall, stamp box is 4" x 2 1/2". Price 325. for the set.   « Less

Rare, French, "Grand Tour" souvenir, Mother of Pearl, bronze, glass and brass inkwell in the form of a boat. Substantially sized, all clad in original, fine condition MOP,  More »

Rare, French, "Grand Tour" souvenir, Mother of Pearl, bronze, glass and brass inkwell in the form of a boat. Substantially sized, all clad in original, fine condition MOP, finished with a bronze railing and pen holder. Each end of the boat or gondola is also finished in bronze with a delicate flourish at each point. The glass and brass inkwell is not removable and has a domed and fluted hinged cover. Good original condition with waviness to the top rail. The hinge is in good working order but the lid sits slightly ajar. The pen is a good match but not original. Marked "Cherbourg" on the deck. Wood bottom. 7 1/2" wide x 3" tall x 2 3/4" deep.   « Less

Signed Tiffany & Co., huge swirled glass and sterling ink well. Patent dated 1885 on the unusual turn and lift hinge. Plain, undamaged and not monogrammed sterling top.  More »

Signed Tiffany & Co., huge swirled glass and sterling ink well. Patent dated 1885 on the unusual turn and lift hinge. Plain, undamaged and not monogrammed sterling top. This ink well weighs 4.32 lbs. and is 4" x 4" x 4". Very fine original condition. Un-polished. A rare find.   « Less

19th Century French Champleve inkwell. Petite single inkwell in bronze, alabaster and enamel. Beautiful color and detail in an elegant shape and size. Very good original  More »

19th Century French Champleve inkwell. Petite single inkwell in bronze, alabaster and enamel. Beautiful color and detail in an elegant shape and size. Very good original condition, complete with original glass insert and no repairs or restorations. Size: 2 3/8" square base x 3" tall.   « Less

Rare large size 19th century Baccarat inkwell with hinged brass mounted swirl glass top and and base. Hinged top sits firmly on the base. No repairs, chips or cracks.  More »

Rare large size 19th century Baccarat inkwell with hinged brass mounted swirl glass top and and base. Hinged top sits firmly on the base. No repairs, chips or cracks. Measures 6 inches high with a 4 inch square base.This piece is on display in our gallery at Old Saybrook Antiques Center and can be seen in-person by visiting 756 Middlesex Tpke Old Saybrook, CT 06475. For hours of operation visit: http://www.OldSaybrookAntiques.com   « Less

Important gilt cast brass, coin silver, and cut glass platform ink well made by Jabez Gorham & Son ofProvidence, Rhode Island. Stamped J G & Son 109. Jabez Gorham was the  More »

Important gilt cast brass, coin silver, and cut glass platform ink well made by Jabez Gorham & Son ofProvidence, Rhode Island. Stamped J G & Son 109. Jabez Gorham was the founder of the Gorham Silver Company. This mark was used in 1841, when his son John joined the firm, until 1850. The inkwell features a silver full body stag atop the lid. The footed stand features gold plated scrollwork inset with 4 silver repousse panels depicting ducks, partridges, hares, and deer. Inkwell measures 6 and one half inches high by 3 and one half inches in diameter. Stand measures 12 inches square by 2 inches high. To read more about the history of the Gorham Company, please go to: http://www.ascasonline.org/articolo12.html This piece is on display in our gallery at Old Saybrook Antiques Center and can be seen in-person by visiting 756 Middlesex Tpke Old Saybrook, CT 06475. For hours of operation visit: http://www.OldSaybrookAntiques.com   « Less

Antique French marquetry fruitwood lapdesk. This "lapdesk" is French c1875. Made from fruitwood with a truly beautiful marquetry design. This lap desk also has a hand painted  More »

Antique French marquetry fruitwood lapdesk. This "lapdesk" is French c1875. Made from fruitwood with a truly beautiful marquetry design. This lap desk also has a hand painted floral center medallion with a brass ormolu frame. The interior is fitted and covered in rosewood veneer. There are two cut glass inkwells with their original brass covers. There are also two small drawers that can only be seen when the inside lid is opened. This fineFrench lap desk measures 13 and one half inches wide by 11 inches deep when closed and 17 and one half inches deep when open. There is some minor veneer missing inside and one of the brass trim pieces on the bottom front is missing which is hard to notice.   « Less

An nice oval shaped inkstand in gilt bronze with a very finely chiseled base resting on four lion paws. Two cut-crystal inkwells ormolu mounted with their covers are on both  More »

An nice oval shaped inkstand in gilt bronze with a very finely chiseled base resting on four lion paws. Two cut-crystal inkwells ormolu mounted with their covers are on both sides of a central stem surrounded by two pen-feather spots in the shape of urns. Charles X Period, Circa: 1830. Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 3,9in - H: 5,3in.   « Less

A very unusual and rare inkstand in ormolu representing an armillary sphere opening in two parts, and revealing interior compartments, standing on a circular pedestal base.  More »

A very unusual and rare inkstand in ormolu representing an armillary sphere opening in two parts, and revealing interior compartments, standing on a circular pedestal base. This inkwell has its original ormolu and is from the neo-classic period. Probably made by the Russian manufacture of Tula. A similar inkwell is in the Hermitage museum. Circa :1770 Dim: W: 4,3 in - D: 4,3in - H: 8,3in. Dim: L:11cm, P:11cm, H:21 cm.   « Less

A Paris porcelain inkwell in the style of Jacob Petit, composed of two parties. The bottom five feet resting on shaped scrolls, has two wells for ink and sand, and in the  More »

A Paris porcelain inkwell in the style of Jacob Petit, composed of two parties. The bottom five feet resting on shaped scrolls, has two wells for ink and sand, and in the front shell-shaped bowl. The upper lid is carved with a dog in a sitting position. The choice of several colors of enamel, reminiscent of the shimmering polychromy of Jacob Petit's porcelain, with the mixture of rococo and wildlife. Louis-Philippe Period, Circa: 1840. Dim: W: 10,2 in - D: 7,9in - H: 10,6in.   « Less