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French Sterling Silver Large Desk Stand, 19th century Item number: C12392 Date:1867 plus Price: NZ$985.00 Large rectangular desk stand with an inkwell, four lift–out stamp compartments, and spaces for pens, envelopes and paper (folded). Made in sterling silver. Inkwell carries silver mark in the lid of the inkwell, in the stamp holder, under the handles and in the side of the main case. The mark is the Austrian import mark of 1867 plus. (Diana’s head with scalloped surround and letter A to one side of head). The French mark for small objects is on the lift–out items, and all items bear the letters FR. Whole measures 7 cm high (with the ink bottle making it higher still). It is 36 cm wide and 21 cm deep (2.3/4 inches high, by 14.1/8 inches wide and 8.1/4 inches deep). Excellent condition. Spectacular set. |
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Waterman’s Vintage Fountain Pen Item number: 8986 Date: mid 20th century plus Price: NZ$65.00 Vintage Waterman’s pen, black case with “Waterman’s, Made in Canada” impressed on it. The nib it 14 carat gold marked “Waterman’s Ideal, 14kt, Canada”. Very good external condition and nib. Flick lever filler, presumably the bladder will need replacing. Pen measures 5 inches long. |
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Lidded Inkwell, Late Victorian Cut Glass Item number: C11926 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$168.00 Good quality 19th century cut glass inkwell with brass mounts – starburst pattern to cap, round hobnail to under–base. Measures 8.25cm high (3.3/4 inches). It is 5.6cm square (2.1/4 inches). Two very small minor nibbles to top, but overall in excellent condition. Very heavy. |
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White Glass Vintage Inkwell and Pen Stand Item number: 8644 Date: 1920s to 40s Price: NZ$42.00 Vintage inkwell with holder for dip pen. Made in white glass with brassed metal and synthetic pen holder. Measures 95 mm wide. Very good condition. |
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Victorian Pencil Box with Contents Item number: C11509 Date: late 19th century to very early 20th century Price: NZ$128.00 Three tier Victorian wooden pencil box, with pivoting action to the two top tiers. The lid has old transfers of Landseer prints showing dogs in various humorous situations. Inside the box are lots of vintage metal dip–pen nibs, dip–pen bodies, and a few slate pencils. Underneath the box a lid slides aside to reveal the third tier. The lid here has the owner’s name handwritten – E.C. Fulton. There are other faint names also. Box has a keyed lock, but there is no key. Measurements: 24 cm long, 5 cm wide and 5.5 cm high (9.1/4 inches by 2 inches by 2.1/4 inches). Very good condition. |
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Large Square Glass Inkwell Item number: 7940 Date: very early 20th century Price: NZ$32.00 Bevelled glass inkwell, measuring 54 mm high and 69 mm square (2.1/8 inches and about 2.3/4 inches square). It would date from very early 20th century, and has wear on the underneath to support this age. There is a shallow chip on one side. Still a nice piece of glass, and a useful paperweight, since the well is deep enough to accommodate pins or paperclips. Comes with a little pewter liner – but I don’t think this is original to it, as it is much less deep than the actual glass well. |
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Art Deco Marble Desk Set, 5 pieces, 1920s Item number: 4620 Date: 1920s Price: NZ$285.00 Marble desk set from the 1920s. It consists of 5 pieces: a large oblong marble slab with groove for pens etc, and having a hinged lidded inkwell in the left hand corner. This measures 20 cm by 30.5 cm and is 2 cm thick – a substantial piece of marble, mounted on four little chromed feet. Separate items are a letter rack (marble and chrome), a blotter roller with chrome handle, a seal with marble handle reading K.G.T. in script, and another instrument which I think was possibly a letter opener, which screwed into the marble handle – only the handle remains, no blade. All in excellent condition. Very heavy! |
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Chinese Gordon of Khartoum Ink Well Item number: 8241 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$125.00 Large black glass inkwell, with “Chinese Gordon Ink Bottle” around the neck, and around the body crossed swords, a portrait of “Chinese” Gordon himself (General Charles George Gordon) with laurel leaves, and “Born 23rd Jan. 1833” and “Died at Khartoum 26th Jan. 1885”. General Gordon was famously killed during the defense of Khartoum. Ink well measures 71 mm high and 117 mm diameter, so quite large. It has a screw thread around the top of the well, so must have once had a lid. Shallow well, definitely not a bottle per se. It is in excellent condition – there is one very shallow sliver of glass off the underneath of the well. Not seen unless you turn it upside down. Most unusual item. |
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Denby Brown Stoneware Ink Bottle, Glazed Item number: C10132 Date: late 19th to early 20th century Price: NZ$24.00 Victorian or Edwardian ink or boot blacking bottle. Has a good pouring lip, and has the oval impressed mark “Bourne. Denby”. Measures 12 cm high and 5.6 cm. Excellent condition – a very nice example. |
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Pressed Glass Pug Dog and Hat Match Striker or Inkwell Item number: C10947 Date: late 19th to early 20th century Price: NZ$165.00 Which is it? Looks like an inkwell to me, but its owner says Vesta striker and holder (that’s match safe and striker to Americans – vesta matches were the English wax matches that became a generic name). It does have a line of small balls around the base of the cushion the dog sits on, so these may be the striking areas for the match. Whatever it is, it is a lovely rendition in pressed and slightly frosted glass of a dog and a large hat – the dog has its mouth gripping the edge of the hat, and the whole is on a stand with four little legs, all in glass. The dog has a curled tail, and a pug face. Measurements: 9 cm high, 8.5 cm long and 6.5 cm wide. Excellent condition. No damage at all. |
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Sheffield Plate Ink Stand Item number: C9149 Date: mid 19th century Price: NZ$285.00 Victorian Old Sheffield Plate standish with two pots — one for ink and the other with perforated shaker top for sand (to blot the ink). Pen rests at either side. Gadrooned edge with shell motif handles and paw feet. Measures about 26 cm wide and 18.5 cm deep. Basically very good condition — a few minor nibbles around the (hidden) glass tops of the pots, and some bleed showing at edges of the pen rests and on the ink pot top. No maker’s marks or registration marks. |
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Vintage Carved Fruit Inkwell Item number: C8006 Date: early to mid 20th century Price: NZ$135.00 A wooden novelty inkwell, carved in the shape of an exotic fruit (could be a durian), with the leaves acting as the pen tray. The top hinges open, and reveals a small glass ink bottle. Measures 12.5 cm wide by 7.5 cm deep and 5.5 cm high. Very good condition – Oriental, possibly Japanese or mid east Asia. |
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Victorian Retractable Propelling Pencil Item number: 5513 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$98.00 This pretty little Victorian pencil has either a crystal or a citrine stone set into the finial, engraved with the owner’s initials (can’t quite read them … D.E something, can’t decipher the last one). The pencil is made in gold — no hallmarks or maker’s names, but it would have to be gold of some type — it is very slim and delicate, and has suffered a few little dings along the barrel over the years. The sliding retraction mechanism still works, although I haven’t been able to get a lead into it, as I think there is the remains of a lead still in there. Pencil measures 82 mm long when retracted, and 92 mm long when out. It is 4 mm diameter on the barrel. Circa mid to late 19th century. |