A figural bronze dog and marble inkwell, 19th century, the seated dog flanked by glass ink pots set within the marble stand, an oval well to the fore, and a small brass drawer to the rear, 23 cm high, 28 cm wide, 20 cm deep
Art Deco Austrian bronze & marble ink stand, depicted 2 nude bronze figures supporting a sarcophagus marble inkwell, mounted on a marble base, width 39 x height 14 cm
A Charles X ormolu Encrier, in the form of a dolphin supporting a scallop shell on an ormolu mounted sienna marble plinth, height 13 cm. Provenance: Chateau de Gallerande, Paris, Christie's, Paris
An Art Deco spelter bear ink well, circa 1930, the walking polar bear in deep bronze tone beside a shaped box with geometric design serving as the inkwell, with ceramic insert, raised on a grey and black marble base. Height 8.5 cm, length 19.5 cm, width 8…
French Empire style marble & brass inkwell, with central brass twin handled cup set between decorative gallery scrolling and dual inkwells with domed covers and finial, with inscription '30 Juin 1911' set above pen rest, the whole resting on rectangular…
A marble ink stand featuring black striated marble in an Art Deco style with double hinged lidded inkwells and large, carved pen furrows. Surmounted by an imposing 8 pointer spelter stag figure with signature on base (Jos Pallenhog), length 44 cm, width…
Good vintage French ormolu ink well & stand, cloisonne decoration to central inkwell, on cloisonne decorated marble, dual handled stand, diameter 40 cm total stand
An Art Deco spelter squirrel inkwell set, circa 1920s, the export ware set featuring a stylised squirrel eating a nut beside a small, hinged square pot upon a portoro marble base with a shallow channel for pens, height 12 cm, length 18 cm, width 11 cm
An Art Deco spelter and marble ink well, circa 1930, a small bird beside a shaped box serving as the inkwell, with glass insert, and mounted on a yellow ochre marble base, with recessed section for pens, height 12.5 cm, length 23.5 cm, width 14 cm
A fine sterling silver and malachite ink stand, by Julius Schomburgk, retailed by J.M.Wendt, circa 1870, the shaped rectangular black marble base inset with a malachite veneered border, centred by a malachite box surmounted by a silver figure of an…
Early 19th century Italian Siena marble inkwell surmounted by a bronze Egyptian sphinx and two conforming inkwells with the whole raised on brass toupie feet, 16 cm high, 40 cm long, 16 cm deep
Early pietra dura standish, & crystal inkwell. Black marble, inset with blossoms & butterfly decoration. Crystal inkwell with gilded binding (May not be original). Length 39 cm. Diameter 26 cm (standish)
An Empire style marble and ormolu inkwell, late 19th to early 20th century, the circular well, with a shaped collar to an acanthus cast lid with pinecone finial, the body with cast garlands, four shaped legs with pinecone and leaf forms upon key fret…
A French bronze and marble Inkstand. Late 19th century. The inkstand is decorated with goat masks, bows and drapes, mounted on a circular marble base. Height 17.8 cm. Diameter 20.5 cm