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16th Century Pen Knife
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pen knife of dagger form with etched and partly gilt decoration of foliate scrolls and a lady
Category
European Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel, 24k Gold
Antique Sporting Pen Knife, Shooting, Tennis 1930s Brass and Steel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
knife by Coursolle, their trademark logo being 'adjustable wrenches'. The penknife comprises of one
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Gold Mounted & Mother of Pearl Etui Set, c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
gold and steel implements:, scissors, pen knife, thimble. Box bearing later hallmarks 585 gold and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Reid & Sons Antique Sterling Silver Knife / Pen Rests
By Reid and Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
.
These exceptional antique knife / pen rests are the finest of their type you could hope to acquire
Category
Vintage 1910s English Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Decorative Champagne Corkscrew, German, Multi Tool, Jules Mumm, C.1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
the mounts for each tool
Short corkscrew articulates to the centre for ease of twisting
Small pen
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Nouveau Barware
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 0.4 in W 3.15 in D 0.79 in
Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine
Located in New York, NY
), retractable pencil, rose decorated mirror, pen knife with scissors/blades and an engraved whistle.
In the 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts More Jewelry
Puiforcat Art Deco Nephrite Jade Ring in Sterling Silver and 18 Karat Gold
By Puiforcat
Located in New York, NY
onyx. The maker's mark consists of the initials E.P., after the Maison's co-founder, with a pen knife
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco More Rings
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold
March, Harry Bunce, Bright Art, Animal Art, Birthday Art, Limited Edition Print
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
Happy Year Series, the animals brandish survival equipment, as seen here with the rabbit holding a pen
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 12.41 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Marseille Watercolor of Knife Grinder Near Église des Augustins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Marseille Watercolor of Knife Grinder Near Église des Augustins
by Robert Lepine (French
Category
Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
H 6.21 in W 4.63 in D 0.4 in
A Carved Coral Penholder and Penknife
Located in Amsterdam, NL
with a carved coral handle. Italy, in original case, circa 1830.
Pen: 15 x 2 cm.
Knife: 8.5 x 1.5
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, 18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Mid Century Mt. Rose Landscape
By Nancy Coe
Located in Soquel, CA
. This piece has evocative, heavy textures from the artist's use of a palette knife. Signed in pen in the
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unique Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Suzuribako with Woven Bamboo Cover with Tomobako
Located in Atlanta, GA
finish and silver ornament. This includes a matching set of two brush pens, a paper knife and a paper
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Scholar's Objects
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Lacquer
H 1.75 in W 7.25 in D 9.25 in
Victorian Sterling Silver Propelling Pencil, Whistle and Pen Knife by Thornhill
By Walter Thornhill & Co 1
Located in London, GB
A rare and unusual sterling silver combination propelling pencil, whistle and pen knife. Fashioned
Category
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
H 1 in W 4 in D 0.5 in
1900's Rare Tortoiseshell 'Swiss Army' Pen Knife
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare early tortoiseshell 'Swiss Army' Pen Knife, c. 1900, containing a multitude of blades and
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Metal
Large Edwardian Antique Silver Cigar Cutter/Pen Knife by S Mordan Chester, 1913
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
steel bladed pen knife and sprung steel cutter.
By Sampson Mordan & Co, Chester, 1913
In good
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
H 2.42 in W 0.01 in D 0.01 in
Unusual Continental Stationery Cabinet
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
storage area which also holds a velvet backed blotting paper book with pens, knife and ruler.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Ceramic Modern Pot - Poi with Seated Animal on Lid by Ian Godfrey
By Ian Godfrey
Located in Milan, IT
his own techniques – notably carving the almost dry clay with a pen-knife – as well as a personal
Category
Late 20th Century English Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Coromandel Silver Vanity Dressing Box Mappin & Webb, 19th Century
By James Vickery, Mappin & Webb
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
handled tools including a shoehorn, pen knife, thread hook, scissors, tweezers, file, needle and pricker
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
The Earl of Hardwicke Jewellery & Dressing Box
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
of pearl mirror, silver spoon, pen knife etc and beneath the tray is a red leather lined storage area
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Antique Dressing Case in Coromandel by Betjemann & Sons
By George Betjeman & Sons
Located in London, GB
, medicine spoon, retractable pencil, cork screw, pen knife, yarn threader, and many more items of interest
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Silver
A Pair of Bois de Saint Lucie (Cherry wood) candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
very hard quality of the wood, but lent itself to delicate pen knife carving – it generally had typical
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Candle Holders
Antique Sporting Pen Knife, Tennis, Football, 1930s
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
knife by Pradel. The penknife comprises of one large blade and a bradawl. On one side of the handle in
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Robert Klaas Fishing Knife, Solingen
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
German Solingen fishing knife.
A vintage fisherman's or angler's pen knife in good usable
Category
Early 20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Antique French 18-Karat Gold Mounted Large Travelling Etui Set, circa 1760
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
writing tablet, scissors, needle case, pen knife, 3 string winders, pick, pencil, thimble, tweezers and a
Category
Antique 18th Century French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
H 3.94 in W 2.56 in D 1.97 in
Victorian Antique 18-Carat Gold Sewing & Grooming / Vanity / Dressing Kit, 1873
Located in London, GB
items have 18-carat gold Handles and include a stiletto, folding pen knife, and button hook. The set
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
14 Karat Yellow Gold Pocket Knife and Pen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage 14 Karat Yellow Gold Pocket Knife and Pen
This elegant pocket knife features a stainless
Category
20th Century More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold
Antique English Banded Agate Paper Knife / Dip Pen Set c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
superb undamaged condition. The pen measures 8" in length and the paper knife measuring 8 3/8" x 1 1/8
Category
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Agate
Just Andersen Bronze Letter Knife and Pen Tray in Alloyed Bronze, 1930s-1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen bronze letter knife and pen tray in alloyed bronze,
1930s-1940s.
Signed LB 1484
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Desk Sets
H 0.4 in W 9.06 in D 1.97 in
An amazing Early 20th century European Tramp art castle model
Located in London, GB
shipping crates, the use of simple tools such as pen knife, and the layering of materials into geometric
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Victorian Burr Walnut Fitted Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, GB
sewing hook, a pen knife, a thimble and scissors. The front of the Vanity Box drops down to access the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian Desk Set by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Hanover, MA
.
Letter holder, blotter pad, pen holder with tray and knife blade letter opener.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desk Accessories
Antique 18th Century Georgian 18-Karat Gold Agate Etui, London, circa 1760
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
contemporary and later gold and steel implements: fan writing tablet, pair of scissors, pen, folding knife
Category
Antique 1750s English Georgian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Gold
H 3.82 in W 0.6 in D 1.5 in
French Victorian Cat Pen Knife
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian cat pocket pen knife. Of an upright cat perched on it hinds of finely incised
Category
1890s French Victorian Other
Antique Sporting Pen Knife, Football, Tennis 1930s Brass with Steel Blade
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique sporting pen knife, Football, Tennis.
A folding sporting penknife with unoxydable bronze
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Antique Sporting Pen Knife, Boxing, Tennis, 1930s
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
traditional French manufactured knife by Pradel. The penknife comprises of one large blade, one small blade, a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Antique Sporting Pen Knife, Boxing, Tennis 1930s Brass with Steel Bade
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
knife by Pradel. The penknife comprises of one large blade, one small blade, a corkscrew, screw driver
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Grateful Dead Skeleton and Roses San Francisco concert poster, 1966
Located in Chicago, IL
illustration by Edmund J. Sullivan cut with a pen-knife from a library copy of a 19th-century of The Rubaiyat
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
H 19.88 in W 14.25 in D 0.2 in
Verdura Gold Utility Knife with Clock and Hidden Pen
By Verdura
Located in New York City, NY
Rare and unusual 14K yellow gold utility tool by Verdura. It features a folding knife, a hidden
Category
Vintage 1940s More Jewelry
Materials
14k Gold
Vintage Swiss Made Pierre Cardin Fountain Pen Letter Knife Gold Tone
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Sofia, BG
Les Plus De Pierre Cardin
Stunning vintage swiss made Pierre Cardin fountain pen and letter knife
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Rare Vintage 19th Century Writing Set, Austria Vienna circa 1840
By Master AB
Located in Vienna, AT
:
-- a letter opener / paper knife
-- a pen with metal tip / the handle is made of bone
a
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique English Leather Stationery Cabinet by Thornhill, Bond Street, circa 1900
By Thornhill
Located in Bath, GB
portfolio style blotter; bone pencil, Pen and Paper Knife on the interior of the lid.
Superb in every way
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
H 9.25 in W 13 in D 7 in
Cased Edwardian Silver & Enamel Folding Pen Knife, Charles & George Asprey, 1904
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A good quality Edwardian silver pen knife with two folding steel blades, the silver side plates
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
H 6.86 in W 0 in D 0 in
Elgin Yellow Gilt Pocket Watch with Chain and Knife, circa 1938
By Elgin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elgin yellow gilt open face pocket watch, 12 size, circa 1938, with chain and pen knife. Watch
Category
Vintage 1930s American Pocket Watches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Vintage Electric Shop Display Victorinox Pocket Knives Switzerland
Located in Retie, BE
- advertising display - promotional display - counter display.
All the parts of the penknife, pen knife, pocket
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Large Portrait Frame with Presidents and Generals
Located in Manalapan, NJ
images. The frame is signed, ‘Made by Knife by Dad William H Harris’ & ‘Made by Pen Knife by William
Category
Antique 1890s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Papier Mâché Painted Sewing Needlework Box by Hausburg Liverpool 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, file and pen knife.
The underside of the lid has a red cross ribbon design and can be folded
Category
Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
H 4.25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Silver Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
containing Scissors, button hook, pen knife, tweezers, cork screw and engraved pencil with a semi precious
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Silver Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
containing Scissors, button hook, pen knife, tweezers, cork screw and engraved pencil with a semi precious
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Materials
Brass, Silver
19th Century Victorian The Earl of Hardwicke Jewellery or Dressing Box, Silver
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
mirror, silver spoon, pen knife etc and beneath the tray is a red leather lined storage area.
To the
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 8.7 in W 14.5 in D 11 in
Dressing Vanity Countess Coromandel Silver Box
By Halstaff & Hannaford
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
tool pad complete with tweezers, scissors, pen knife, nail file and retractable pen with a semi
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Ancient Luxury: Labradorite Scarab Pendant
Located in Wimberley, TX
chain secured a pocket watch and a variety of additional items such as a signet fob or pen knife. Few
Materials
Labradorite, 14k Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Metal and Blue Enamel Letter Opener and Pen
Located in Firenze, IT
French late 19th century Napoleon III metal and enamel letter opener paper knife and ink pen
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Letter Openers
Materials
Metal, Enamel
H 0.79 in W 8.67 in D 2.37 in
Five-Piece Silver Gilt Brass Desk Set, 19th Century
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A lovely five-piece silver gilt brass desk set, comprising a globular inkwell on a stand, pen-stand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Large Victorian Silver Combined Cigar Cutter and Pen Knife by C & G Asprey, 1897
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A large and fine quality Victorian silver and steel cigar cutter, combined with a pen knife and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Steel
H 5.52 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pen knife you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and silver, every pen knife was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer pen knife, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right pen knife, those designed in Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made pen knife has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pierre Cardin and Reid and Sons are consistently popular.
How Much is a Pen Knife?
The average selling price for a pen knife at 1stDibs is $399, while they’re typically $136 on the low end and $25,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Pen Knife
- What is a pen knife used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A pen knife is a small folding pocket knife that is used for cutting or sharpening a quill to make a pen nib. Its blade is fairly small and has a razor edge. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage pen knives.
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