Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is an absolutely tremendous & incredibly heavy inkwell set made from Red Marble, likely the same reddish-grey Austrian marble chosen for cladding in the most striking of the public rooms in the Newly Built Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery). We have no documentation or provenance on the piece, but we think there’s a possibility that this set came from the Reich Chancellery due to the overall design and prestige.

The entire set measures roughly 16" x 11½" x 4¾”. The set consists of two indented sides to hold the quill, with two inkwell towers with hinged lids that would hold your inkwells, with a 1” tall swas in the center. One of the two inkwell islands has some loss of material on the back, which has damaged the hinge a small bit, and one of its 4 screws are missing. Otherwise, the set is just gorgeous. There are four rounded red marble studs on the bottom to keep it elevated. Weighs just under 25lbs, so definitely handle with care.

This is a really phenomenal piece, the first of its kind we have ever seen. Comes ready for further research and display!

The Reich Chancellery (Reichskanzlei) was the traditional name of the office of the Chancellor of Germany (then called Reichskanzler) in the period of the German Reich from 1878 to 1945. The Chancellery's seat, selected and prepared since 1875, was the former city palace of Prince Antoni Radziwiłł (1775–1833) on Wilhelmstraße in Berlin. Both the palace and a new Reich Chancellery building (completed in early 1939) were seriously damaged during World War II and subsequently demolished.

After the NSDAP takeover in 1933, the "Old" Reich Chancellery building was remodeled into a domicile for Der Führer, with some additions including a reception hall / ballroom, as well as an underground bunker. In late January 1938, Adolf H officially assigned his favourite architect, Albert Speer, to build the New Reich Chancellery around the corner on Voßstraße, a western branch-off of Wilhelmstraße, requesting that the building be completed within a year. Adolf commented that Bismarck's Old Chancellery was "fit for a soap company" and not suitable as headquarters of a Greater German Reich. It nevertheless remained his official residence, where he lived in the so-called Führerwohnung ("Leader apartment"). The Old and New Chancellery shared a large garden area, with the underground Führerbunker, where Adolf H ultimately committed suicide at the end of April 1945.