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

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/

Gothic Revival and Neo-Gothic inkstands and inkwells. Early and mid 19th century. So needed in case the archbishop wants to share a whiskey in the library.

890567 — Patinated inkstand together with two similar spill vases. Mid 19th c. Gothic Revival. Molded with tracery. Image © 2020 William Doyle Galleries, Inc. Fair use license. via https://doyle.com/auctions/12an01-estate-of-lee-b-anderson/catalogue/1247-gothic-revival-patinated-metal-inkstand

f2fb4a1299c6d48c1c7e9a4a452e6579 — Inkwell modeled as a medieval helmet with pierced visor with applied cut and chased steel scrolled acanthus ornaments that is raised on a concave shield form base with three ball feet. The hinged top opens to reveal the inkwell. 19th c. Gothic Revival. Probably German. Patinated steel. Image © Jackson’s International Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fair use license. via https://www.pinterest.com/pin/75224256254422550/

Screenshot (814) — Inkwell in a Neo-Gothic style with a top that lifts to reveal three round openings resting on a marble plinth base and raised on cast bronze feet. The three glass inkwells are missing. 1875. Neo-Gothic. Patinated bronze and marble. Maker not known. Image © 2020 ROBUCK. Fair use license. via http://robuck.co/collection/curiosities/italian-gothic-revival-period-patinated-brass-and-marble-architectural-model-inkwell-r6803.html

Screenshot (820) — Oval inkwell modeled with cathedral arcades and rosettes that houses two inkwells with lids, a pounce pot and four pen holders. Rectangular Sienna marble base. 1820-1829. Neo-Gothic. French. Gilt bronze and Siena Marble. Maker not known. Image © 1stdibs.com, Inc. 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/desk-accessories/inkwells/gothic-revival-inkwell-gilt-bronze-sienna-marble-19th-century/id-f_16380242/

Screenshot (816) — Inkstand modeled with a Gothic tracery design with a pierced rose window gallery enclosing a sander, two ink wells and four pen holders. Rectangular base. Victorian. Gothic Revival. Brass. Image © 2020 Mayfair Gallery Limited. Fair use license. via https://www.mayfairgallery.com/antique-victorian-gilt-brass-inkstand-with-gothic-tracery

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