Pen/quill holders in porcelain. 1800 ish-1910. Made in Britain and France.

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Porcelain quill holder. ca. 1840. English. Ceramic. Maker not given. Image © 2016 Seidenberg Antiques. Fair use license. https://www.seidenbergantiques.com/shop/objects-d-art/english/unusual-english-porcelain-quill-holder-circa-1840.html
Faience pig quill holder with glass eyes and bright colors. ca. 1910. Made in Rouen, France. Ceramic. Image ©2023 Annie’s Antics. Fair use license. via https://www.anniesantics.shop/product-page/french-faience-figural-pig-quill-holder
Two antique and two possibly antique polychrome Staffordshire ceramic pottery figures: a bulldog pen or quill holder depicting a recumbent bulldog atop a cobalt blue base with gilt accents, mid-late 19th c; Calico cat pen or quill holder depicting a recumbent bulldog atop a cobalt blue base with gilt accents, mid-late 19th c; mirrored seated whippet dog figures, atop a cobalt blue base with gilt accents, possibly late 19th-early 20th c. Image © 1986-2024 Invaluable, LLC. and participating auction houses. Fair use license. via https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/4-pc-antique-possib-antique-staffordshire-pottery-504-c-4644f4fbc9

Derby Imari pattern partners porcelain inkwell and quill pen stand with the pen and inkwell standing on a narrow round pedestal domed foot with a narrow base and wide pear-shaped body with raised handles on each side. The top of the body has four pen holes with a central removable inkwell with a wide trumpet shaped rim. The body is painted in red and blue on a white ground with typical Imari patterning and is richly embellished with gilding. The inkwell and pen holder is not marked. Early 19th c. Attributed to Derby Porcelain. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2024. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/porcelain/derby-imari-pattern-partners-porcelain-inkwell-quill-pen-stand/id-f_29004472/

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