Mens Desk Accessories
Vintage 1970s Modern Desk Sets
Gold
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Steel, Chrome
Antique 1870s Italian Paperweights
Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
Vintage 1960s German Brutalist Desk Sets
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Paperweights
Bronze
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Inkwells
Cut Glass, Wood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Letter Openers
Bronze
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Silver Plate, Steel
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Enamel, Steel
Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Aluminum, Enamel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Steel, Chrome
Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brutalist End Tables
Walnut
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1810s Italian Neoclassical Mounted Objects
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century British Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Russian Sterling Silver
Silver
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Architectural Models
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage 1960s French Futurist Desks and Writing Tables
Fiberglass
Antique 1870s Austrian High Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Steel, Chrome
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Collectibles and Curiosities
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Paperweights
Marble
Vintage 1910s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Sterling Silver
Silver
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Early 20th Century Inkwells
Resin
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1980s More Desk Accessories
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Acrylic
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Desk Accessories
Brass
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Cowhide, Walnut
Antique 1870s French More Desk Accessories
Marble, Malachite
Antique 1880s Austrian Louis XVI Inkwells
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Marble
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Marble, Porphyry
Early 20th Century European Steampunk More Desk Accessories
Wool, Silk
Antique 1880s French More Desk Accessories
Bronze
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Sheffield Plate
Antique 1810s French Empire More Desk Accessories
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Inkwells
Silver
Antique 1850s Italian Paperweights
Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Antique 1850s French More Desk Accessories
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique 1880s Italian More Desk Accessories
Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Marble
Antique 1890s More Desk Accessories
Amethyst, Marble
Antique 1880s Inkwells
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Aluminum, Steel
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish More Desk Accessories
Brass
1990s More Desk Accessories
2010s More Desk Accessories
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Brass
Antique 1850s French More Desk Accessories
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Brass
20th Century American Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Desk Accessories
Leather
Antique 1870s French More Desk Accessories
Carrara Marble, Malachite, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Leather
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Marble
Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
Antique 1860s French More Desk Accessories
Bronze
Antique 1850s Italian Paperweights
Agate, Malachite, Marble
Antique 1820s Turkish Islamic Letter Openers
Steel, Gold
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Oak
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1930s French Desk Sets
Marble, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Leather
Early 20th Century American Inkwells
Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Antique 1870s Unknown Empire Inkwells
Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
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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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