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Desk Accessories For Sale
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Doré Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze Neoclassical or Adam style notepad holder
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.63"W x 7.38"D x...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Doré Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze Neoclassical or Adam style inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.25"W x 3.25"D x 2.75"H...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Walnut Art Deco Executive Desk Tray or Document & Letter Holder
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique executive desk tray has no maker's signature, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period style. The holder is con...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Rare Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver & Leather Paperweight
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver & Leather Paperweight
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mathieu Mategot Stich Leather Desk Set 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Desk Set .4 Pieces in Black stich Leather , signed Crystal Glass Ashtray on a Tray. Very nice notebook still with lots of original paper .
Letter holder . And a beathiful D...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Joy Collection, Steel Organizer Duo
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
JOY COLLECTION
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
John Keats
I am free for the silence of shapes and colors.
Manoel de Barros
It is better to be happy than sad
Joy is the best thing there is
It is like a light inside our hearts.
Vinicius de Moraes
-
The boredom of trivial things offends creativity. It needs daily hugs, which flood life with energy and turn challenges into ideas. Without the necessary lightness, daily life consumes inspiration and pre-shaped responses fill the void.
The Joy Collection by Iludi emerges as small windows for a horizon of satisfaction and style. It colors life with three sophisticated tones and features minimalist trays, organizers, baskets and magazine holders for those who are tired of the sameness and coldness of ordinary jobs. An excellent choice to fill the home office with delicacy and energy. A perfect combination of form, function and smiles.
Measurements
N4 Organizer (Short divider...
Category
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Pair of Post-Modern Marble Spheres / Paperweights
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of two post-modern marble spheres / paperweights, circa 1980s. The pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and the largest one measures 3"D x 3"H and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
1970s Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Spiral Glass Paperweights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweights with grey spiral inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight / orname...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Glass Giant Octopus & Jelly Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopuses on top of a Jelly Fish Aquarium, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, yel...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Joy Collection, Steel Organizer Trio
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
JOY COLLECTION
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
John Keats
I am free for the silence of shapes and colors.
Manoel de Barros
It is better to be happy than sad
Joy is the best thing there is
It is like a light inside our hearts.
Vinicius de Moraes
-
The boredom of trivial things offends creativity. It needs daily hugs, which flood life with energy and turn challenges into ideas. Without the necessary lightness, daily life consumes inspiration and pre-shaped responses fill the void.
The Joy Collection by Iludi emerges as small windows for a horizon of satisfaction and style. It colors life with three sophisticated tones and features minimalist trays, organizers, baskets and magazine holders for those who are tired of the sameness and coldness of ordinary jobs. An excellent choice to fill the home office with delicacy and energy. A perfect combination of form, function and smiles.
Measurements
N1 Organizer (Long divider): 15cm x 40cm x 9cm
N2 Organizer (Short divider...
Category
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Hermes, Paris, Equestrian / Horse Head Letter Opener, c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable letter opener or paper knife made in gilded bronze and dating to c.1960; a scarce-find in the gold colour.
The handle is in the form of a horse head, beautifu...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Frankart Art Deco Gilt Cast Metal Figural Deer Bookends C1930
By Frankart
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Frankart Art Deco Gilt Cast Metal Figural Deer Bookends C1930
Measures - 6.5"H x 7.25"W x 3.5"D
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Rolleicord Model 1 Model K3 520 Twin lens Reflex Camera 120 Sheet Film Camera
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Franke & Heidecke Rolleicord Ia Model 1 - Model K3 - 520 Twin lens Reflex Camera 120 Sheet Film Camera Made In Germany 1936-1937
Highslide JSMarch 1936 - May 1937, 9,459 pieces.
Se...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Category
20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Style Gilt Metal Photograph Frame. English, C.1930
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Stylish Art Nouveau style photograph frame.
Pressed tin. Original gilt
Original wooden back.
Good condition
Category
1930s English Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Tin
Solid Brass Polished Screw Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A heavy and over sized Polished brass Screw. The piece is quite attractive and ready for any desk or work station in need of a paperweight.. whimsical and classic design.
The piece...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Huge Domed Malachite Box 5 Lb Jewelry Box
Located in Somis, CA
An extraordinary, oversize, 5.25 lb (2.4 kg) natural malachite box with mesmerizing patterns and an unique dome top. This exceptional piece uses carefully selected fine grade gemston...
Category
2010s Unknown Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Cast Bronze Hand Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze hand in the style of Pietrina Checcacci. The hand is hollow with many intricate knuckle and finger nail details. Crafted to perch on a flat surface and positioned as desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Shagreen vintage card case
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a great light green shagreen card case in wonderful vintage condition
There is an M initial on front
Category
20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Shagreen
Archimede Seguso Murano Orange White Gold Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird with flower sculpture / paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Modernist Paper Tray in Chrome 1970s
By Smokador, Knoll
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful letter tray in polished aluminium / chrome finish with black enamel lining. In the style of Smokador. Clean and minimalist design that is timeless and classic. Unique and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist...
Category
20th Century Chinese Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Other
Carl Auböck Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Late 20th Century Magnifying Glass With Tripod Antler Handle
Located in Cookeville, TN
Gorgeous standing magnifying glass with metal surround and metal antler detail, sitting on a antler horn tripod base. The glass in great condition. Great for the office or on a shelf!
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1970s Lucite Ashtray and Lighter Set
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s Lucite chrome ashtray and lighter desk set.
Lighter measurements: Width 3.75", depth 2.5, height 4.25".
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Louis Kalff Mid-century Modern Table or Desk Lamp with Black Base and Grey Shade
By Louis Kalff
Located in Lisse, NL
Timeless and stylish table lamp.
This wonderful midcentury table lamp by Louis Kalff is in beautiful condition. This color combination will look great in virtually every mid-century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Floating Penny Geometric Lucite Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Floating penny geometric lucite paperweight. Consisting entirely of 1972 pennies. Scratches and scuffs found throughout, consistent with age and use. Please refer to photos.
Would w...
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Natural Hippopatomus Teeth Mounted Bookends, Turn-of-the-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pair of natural hippo teeth bookends.
Perfect to display your favorite books on a nightstand, mantel, dresser or shelf. Certainly a topic of conversation.
The antique set of...
Category
Early 20th Century South African Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone, Wood
Set of 3 Trays. From The Tempera series
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 3 Trays, 2023
From The Tempera series
Material: Duck egg yolk, binder
Overall size: 19.5 Diameter x 15 H (cm)
Individual Dimensions: 19.5 Diameter x 5 H (cm)
Weight: avg. 1kg...
Category
2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Shell
Set of 3 Trays. From The Tempera series
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 3 Trays, 2023
From The Tempera series
Material: Duck egg yolk, binder
Overall size: 19.5 Diameter x 15 H (cm)
Individual Dimensions: 19.5 Diameter x 5 H (cm)
Weight: avg. 1kg...
Category
2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Shell
Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer & Crystal Inkwells English Jennens & Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
This high quality Papier-Mache desk set is beautifully hand painted in a floral motif and features inlaid mother of pearl and the original pair of cut glass inkwells with brass tops....
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Travertine desk organizer, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Travertine desk organizer
Manufactured by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
H 8 cm - 6 x 18 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Finest Quality Handcrafted Antique Bronze and Brass Gothic Revival Inkstand
Located in Lisse, NL
Another rare antique for the collectors and enthusiasts of Gothic art.
This sizeable and very stylish inkstand was all-handcrafted in the late 19th century and it could hardly be in...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Tommaso Barbi Signed Grey Ceramic and Chrome Italian Picture Frame, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century Tommaso Barbi picture frame in a rare grey ceramic and chrome version. This iconic object was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Tommaso Barbi, and is signed ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Machine Age Industrial Nickel Plated Piston Bookends
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of bookends fashioned from a large internal combustion engine . Assembled in a machine shop or aboard a ship . Piston cut in half . Attached to quarter inch thick base them nick...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Italian Leather Desk Letter Holder Box
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian leather Desk letter holder box with gold embossing, circa early to mid-20th Century, Italy.
Box measures: 4.5" D x 9.75" W x 6.7...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Gold
20th Century Mahogany Perpetual Desk Calendar c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century perpetual desk calendar, made from mahogany. Featuring four knobs on one side, these are used to move forward and rewind the day and date behind three glazed ap...
Category
1930s British Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Napoleon III Inkwell Writing Case Rosewood Porcelain And Gilt Bronze
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Large writing case with compartments, forming an inkwell and pen holder, from the Napoleon III period, in rosewood marquetry and interiors of the compartments in speckled maple, with...
Category
1870s European Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Lucite Paperweight Bird by Silvio Russo for Guzzini 1970s Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s lucite bird paperweight by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy, the design is meant to rock back and forth. Still retains the original label.
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
1970's "wiener dog " letter opener by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
1970's Silver plated letter opener showing a wiener dog
small damages to the tie
Rare piece
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
1970's "stirrup " letter opener by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
1970's "stirrup" letter opener by Maison Hermès
This an unusual piece
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Copper Arts and Crafts Letter Opener in the Style of Roycroft
By Roycroft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful example of Arts and Crafts Hammered Copper. Hand-crafted classic design with a hammered texture; a welcome addition to the Arts and Crafts space.
The letter opener is ...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell with an Owl
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Art Noveau or Jugend patinated bronze pen and inkwell with an owl sitting in the center. The owl have inset glass eyes. Made ca.1900. Possibly Swedish.
Symbolism of the owl: The...
Category
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Decor Tray Set - Set of 4 decorative trays in different colors - Handmade
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Decor Tray Set - Set of 4 trays in different colors
Include:
- 1 (one) Leather Tray, Small Square Tray - Color: Vanilla
Dimensions: Height: 1.58 in (4 cm)
Width: 6.89 in (17.5 cm)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Set of 4 Eggshell Vases. From the Oygg series
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 4 Eggshell Vases, 2023
From The Oygg series
Material: Egg Shells, Jesmonite
Dimensions: 41.2 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm)
Individual size: 10.3 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm)
Weight: 5 kg
...
Category
2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Shell, Eggshell
19th Century French Brass Ink Well on Marble
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An object of art now, captures the period.
Category
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads from the early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads. Art nouveau, from the early 20th Century.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Olivetti Portable Typewriter Model Roma 1984
Located in Palermo, IT
Olivetti portable typewriter model Roma 1984
Produced, like the Lettera 82, in the Brazilian Olivetti factory.
Intact and functional, equipped with transport cover.
Features: Portab...
Category
1980s Brazilian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
René Lalique Goldfinch Paperweight Created In 1931
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Paperweight in transparent molded glass with green patina created in 1931.
Goldfinch model.
3 micro ships at the base.
Signed R. Lalique.
Weight : 229 gr
René Lalique
Born in A...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Seo of 4 Eggshell Vases. From the Oygg series
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seo of 4 Eggshell Vases, 2023
From The Oygg series
Material : Egg Shells, Jesmonite
Dimensions: 41.2 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm)
Individual size: 10.3 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm)
Weight: 5 kg...
Category
2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Shell, Eggshell
Table Tray Set - Set of 5 decorative trays in different colors - Handmade
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Table Tray Set - Set of 5 decorative trays in different colors
Include:
- 2 (two) Leather Tray, Small Square Tray Color: Vanilla
Dimensions:
Height: 1.58 in (4 cm)
Width: 6.89 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Mother of Pearl Traveling Walking Swagger Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very unusual and stylish heavy gauge Mother of Pearl Lady’s or Gentleman’s Travelling two-piece Walking Stick with lavish allover inlay of multi colour Mother of Pearl. Mid Century p...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
Mid Century Teak Desk Organizer by Georg Petersens Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A teak top of the desk organizer with four letter slots , two storage cubies and an open top shelve . This well designed accessory is the perfect piece for easy access to your papers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
Art Nouveau Footed Tray Made By Liberty & Co., English Hammered Antique Pewter
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Nouveau antique pewter footed tray made by Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London
Historic household piece of English pewter with hand hammered stylised decoration
Circa 1910
Signe...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane A super piece and a grea
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane
A super piece and a great desk ornament for the desk that has everything else
This small globe is set on a chrome stand benea...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Exceptional Paperweight Murano Studio Art Glass Object Bubbles Iron Inclusions
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A stunning mid century modern art glass paperweight or object with rising vulcano style bubbles with included metal dust over a blue ground bearing a genuine Murano paper label.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique, New and Vintage Desk Accessories
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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