18th to early 19th century pounce pot, or sander, in ebony and bone, excellent original condition. No cracks or repairs. Measures 3 inches high by 2.75 inches wide. Pounce pots are small containers with perforations at the top that were used to store pounce, a fine powder made from crushed bones, pumice, gum sandarac resin, sandstone, or talc. Pounce was sprinkled on parchment or ink to help it dry and to prepare paper for writing. Pounce pots are also known as sanders. The pounce was gently sprinkled all over the writing on the paper. When using a quill or a steel nib, and with inks that are made up to match those typically in use during the 18th and 19th centuries, and provided the pen has been used with the fine strokes typical of handwriting of that period, the handwriting will be sufficiently dry within 10 seconds to allow the paper to be folded without blotting. Gently vibrating the paper while the pounce or sand is on it ensures that little or no pounce or sand sticks to the handwriting and excess sand or pounce is shaken off before folding the paper.

English Georgian period mahogany tambour top desk circa 1790-1820. Rectangular top with tambour roll opening to expose a pull-out writing surface with adjustable ratcheted green leather slant lid. Cubby hole interior, ratcheted slide writing pull outs, two hand-cut dove tail drawers, tapered legs ending on solid brass casters. Measures 30 inches wide, 22 inches deep and 31 inches to pull out writing surface. Original finish, later brass pulls, some normal traces of usage. Excellent working order. Measures 38" high to the top, 30.75" high to the surface, 30" wide and 22.5" deep.

Authentic Tiffany Studios bronze owl inkwell in excellent condition. Measures 3.5" high x 5.5" across.

18th to early 19th century English brass inkstand. All handmade from heavy stock brass. Measures 7 inches high by 7 inches wide by 2.75 inches deep at the center.

Fine hand made reproduction Georgian travel lap desk made by M. Barba May in 1994 of solid mahogany. A superb exact copy of an original from circa 1800. Measures 14.5" long x 10.25" wide x 4.5" high.