Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Steel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
1870s European Napoleon III Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Granite, Steel
19th Century English Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
19th Century Italian Other Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Silver
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Crystal, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
1910s American Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
1870s Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
1910s American Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
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Ormolu
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
1860s English Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Walnut
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
1840s French Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
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Bronze
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Metal
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
1920s Spanish Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Alabaster
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century British Campaign Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
19th Century French Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s American Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Iron
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Silver, Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass, Enamel
1840s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Silver
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
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Sterling Silver
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Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Enamel
1850s French Victorian Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Brass
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Metal
1920s English Art Deco Antique Desk Sets Accessories
Onyx
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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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