Antique English Bronze 3pc Desk Set: Inkwell, Letter & Pen Tray w/ Banded Agate papier The invention of the typewriter

The invention of the typewriter in the 1870s spelled the demise of the inkwell

If we can locate one among our stash of extras

and 11" wide

it is set with a lovely old floral spray

and even the stopper

Antique English Bronze 3pc Desk Set: Inkwell, Letter & Pen Tray w/ Banded Agate papier The invention of the typewriterWonderful antique 19th century English Victorian era gilded bronze 3pc writer's desk set including 6 5 8" inkwell, letter opener and 'porte plume' or pen tray with large banded agate medallion accents and mechanical inkwell button with G. B. & Sons English maker, which is the mark of George Betjemann & Sons, very famous maker, and date marks on the registration are for 22 August 1874. The inkwell featuring three large agate medallions around the base