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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Bronze
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Sets
Bronze
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Bronze
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Enamel
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Bronze
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Silver
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Copper, Enamel
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Leather
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Leather
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Metal, Chrome
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Bookcases
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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Walnut, Oak
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Art Glass
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Animal Sculptures
Copper, Metal, Bronze
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Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Brass
Vintage 1910s Scottish Inkwells
Brass
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Mahogany
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Bronze
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Metal, Chrome
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Sets
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Inkwells
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Bronze
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Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Inkwells
Bronze
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Leather
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Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany, Oak
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Walnut
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Bronze
Early 20th Century American Rococo Sterling Silver
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Bronze
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Canvas
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Leather
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Brass
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Leather, Wood
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Metal
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Gold
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Brass
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Leather
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver
Silver
20th Century British Edwardian Desk Sets
Sterling Silver
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Mahogany
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Leather
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Finding the Right desk-accessories for You
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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