Figural Inkwells (including Figural, Bronzes and Wood)
A small selection from our inventory
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Item Number
Item Description
BF-0850
Carved cute cat with glass eyes inkwell & pen holder in honey walnut.
Size: 3" H x 5" L x 3" D.
BF-0839
Finely carved young buck with glass eyes, detailed fur, front legs folded underneath recumbent Stag inkwell. Swiss, Late 19th Century.
Size: 10" H x 9" L.
BF-0853
Unusual 19th c. carved recumbent RAM inkwell. Top and bottom doesn't close perfectly flush due to age. Swiss.
Size: 3" H x 7" L x 3 1/2" D
CO-0415
Rare patent inkwell shaped as a beehive with bee's around and a well with an eagle perched on top as a stopper. The ceramic weight pushes the ink to the well by turning the top. All in gilded bronze with ceramic inside. English c. 1860.
Size: 6" H x 5" W x 6 1/2" L
CO-0825
Unusual and rare snail shell glass cast iron inkwell dated on the back 1879. Probably by Poole & Hunt, MD. English, dated 1879.
Size: 3" H x 8" W x 6" D
A large Rabbit Inkwell. Austria, Late 19th Century.
Size: 7" H
Cold-painted VB Owl inkwell standing on a large feather ~ stamped Geschutzt with a Bergmann sign. c. 1900.
Size: 6" H x 15" L x 3" W
Superb cold-painted VB birds nest inkwell. Nestled in a branch the mother bird hovering on top with food and the chicks open beaks on top of the inkwell lid. Signed in several places (see pictures). VERY SPECIAL. c. 1900.
Size: 5 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W
Cold-painted Vienna Bronze inkwell with "curious on looking" owl. c. 1900.
Size: Owl ~ 3" H, Base & Inkwell ~ 4" H x 5" D
VB-1020
Vienna Bronze yellow bird resting on a bamboo style fence with a center inkwell. c. 1880.
Size: 6 1/4" H x 7" W
VB-2322
Guilted bronze running ostrich inkwell on a round base (grass patch) with pen rest mounts. c. 1890.
Size: 5" H x 7" L x 5 1/4" D
VB-2323
Unpainted patinated Vienna Bronze Rhino Inkwell fitted with bridle reins - UNUSUAL. Are you ready for the ride? c. 1900.