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Style: Victorian
English Victorian Period 19th Century Brown Leather Case with Button Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique English Victorian period leather case and horseshoe button box from the 19th century, with eleven buttons. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this leather set features a light brown pouch...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver desk standish has a naturalistic-shaped form.
The surface of the stand is embellished with impressive bright cut engraved scrolling leaf and floral ornamentation, incorporating a scroll bordered cartouche bearing the contemporary bright cut engraved crest of an elephant's head.
The stand is further ornamented with scrolling designs encompassing an oval recess, composing a pen well.
The rim of the body of the sterling silver inkstand...
Category
1840s British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Ink Well Tatum’s Standard, crystal well, 3 pen quill rests, hinged lid.
This piece is cast iron and crystal.
It is a beauty!
Category
20th Century American Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Antique Tooled Red Burgundy Leather Writing Surface Desk Insert Pad
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique tooled red or burgundy leather desk / table writing surface pad. Purchased in London in the 1980s. Measures: 41" x 65".
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Stunning Antique circa 1860 Hand Carved English Oak Recumbent Lion Statue
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base
A very good looking well made and decorative piece, its hand carved from one piece on ...
Category
1860s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
19th Centry Austro-Hungarian Bronze Lizard Desk Dish
Located in London, GB
A fantastic quality Austro Hungarian bronze lizard, realistically modelled on a polished oyster shell, the lizard has beautiful coloured glass inset eyes.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Austro-Hungarian Bronze Lizard Inkwell
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality lizard inkwell, the realistically modelled lizard as inset glass eyes.
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Austro-Hungarian Bronze Pen Wipe in the Form of a Lizard
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and very large pen wipe in the form of a lizard, beautifully cast in bronze the lizard has inset glass eyes.
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Parlor Kaleidoscope by C.G. Bush & Co. of Providence, RI
By Charles G. Bush & Co
Located in Nantucket, MA
C.G. Bush & Co. parlor kaleidoscope on a turned mahogany pedestal with splayed legs, the cylindrical body of black colored textured cardstock with ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Silver Gilt and Horn Letter Opener in the Form of a Lizard
Located in London, GB
A wonderful quality Austro Hungarian letter opener in the form of a lizard - the realistically modelled lizard has inset glass eyes, the quality is superb and gives the lizard a very...
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich polychrome painted flower decoration.
The charm...
Category
19th Century Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Other
Late 19th Century Inkwell Depicting a Black African Man - Goldscheider Wien
Located in London, GB
A Wonderfull quality bronze inkwell depicting a black African man, made by the goldscheider factory in Vienna around 1890, with inset glass eyes.
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Antique Victorian French Freestanding Inlaid Boulle Desk Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding inlaid boulle desk set having a quality ornate shaped brass handle flanked by a pair of original cut glass inkwells with inlaid bou...
Category
1850s French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century Page Turner in the Form of a Monkey
Located in London, GB
What a wonderful page turner. Realistically carved in the form of a monkey, the turner has that beautiful smooth patina from years of handling.
Probably French CIRCA 1840.
Category
1840s French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Bronze Inkwell Modelled as a Monkey Castrating a Cat!!
Located in London, GB
Well what can I say about this incredible Inkwell, I have seen many examples from this period that depict monkeys tormenting cats but I have never seen one that is quite this extreme...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Naturalistic Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Charles & George Fox, 1846
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1846 by Charles & George Fox, this charming, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver ink stand, features an ornate scroll ...
Category
1840s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Impressive Victorian Banded Agate Seal
Located in Riverdale, NY
Beautiful Large Banded Agate Victorian Seal from the mid-late 19th Century. Incredible lapidary work on a beautiful single piece of antique banded agate...
Category
1870s British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Rare Decorative Table Top Stereo-Graphoscope Stereo Viewer, circa 1889
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare decorative table top Stereo-Graphoscope Stereo Viewer with spelter metal base and wood viewing frame.
Circa 1889.
Category
19th Century American Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Inkstand / Desk Standish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular shaped form.
This Victorian inkstand is plain and embellished with an applied moulded border to the rim.
The surface of this exceptional example of antique silverware incorporates two elongated oval recesses, composing pen wells.
This antique hallmarked silver inkstand is supported by four impressive cast bracket style feet embellished with scroll and leaf decoration.
The body of the inkstand incorporates two circular ink bottle receivers protruding from either side and conjoined with a central rectangular stamp box via two impressive elevated scrolling leaf decorated brackets.
The impressive large glass ink bottles each have a compressive spherical form, ornamented with cut glass decoration.
The lower portion of each bottle is fitted with a hallmarked sterling silver mount/foot, accented with a screwfit attachment, allowing the piece to stand securely in situ; this fitment is a fine feature and indicates the high quality of the piece.
The upper portion retains the original hallmarked mount and hinged cover encircled with chased volute scrolling leaf motifs.
Each ink bottle is surmounted with an impressive cast finial modelled in the form of two opposing masks.
The central sterling silver stamp box...
Category
19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Period 19th Century Porcelain Inkwell with Brass Putto Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period porcelain and brass inkwell from the 19th century, with putto motif. Created in England during the Victorian era, this inkwell features a blue porcelain base adorned with satyrs and foliage motifs, topped with a handsome brass putto with a garland of roses wrapped around his shoulders. With its finely executed décor and lovely patina, this Victorian porcelain and brass 19th century...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand / Inkwell with Taper Stick 1851
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Antique Victorian solid Silver Inkstand with two fitted glass lined Inkwells and a removable taper candlestick. The body of the inkwell has an elegant pierced design on the sides mirrored on the bodies of the inkwells. The base of the Inkstand has an ornate engraved design and a sunken recess to hold pens. Each Inkwell has an engraved crest on the hinged lids and on the back of the inkstand.
Made in London, England in 1851 by E & J Barnard and retailed by Widdowson & Veale (Strand, London).
Approx. gross Weight incl glass - 1440 g
Approx. Length - 34.5 cm
Approx. Width - 22.2 cm
This Victorian Inkstand...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Brass Owl Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass owl inkwell on rectangular tray.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Fitted Drafting Set in a Stingray Case, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Includes 3 boxwood rulers and Calipers and misc.
Tools.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Victorian Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze square inkwell with 2 cornucopia pen holders.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Loupe Tripod Magnifying Glass in Brass, 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Victorian jewelers or watchmakers magnifying loupe. It is fixed in a very wellmade brass tristand with machining details all-over. Adjustable lens/lenses and still operational and re...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Gallery Inkstand by John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver fox inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular form.
This inkstand is fitted with a gallery, embellished with impressive pierced and applied scrolling foliate ornamentation.
The shaped, incurved rims of the body and anterior rim of the sterling silver inkstand are ornamented with a paralleling applied gadroon decorated border.
The surface of the fox silver inkstand incorporates a concave oval pen receiver.
The body of the inkstand incorporates two ink bottle receivers flanking a rectangular stamp box.
The impressive hallmarked ink bottles each have a tapering cylindrical form and are embellished with further pierced scrolling foliate ornamentation; these ink bottles secure to the stand with a screw fitment to the underside.
Each ink bottle is fitted with a plain domed hinged cover and opens to allow access to the original glass liner.
The central sterling silver stamp box...
Category
1890s British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a growling bulldog with realistic glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper buckle. The head is hing...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Museum Quality Moser Polychromatic Enamelled 19th Century Vases c1890
By Moser
Located in Whitburn, GB
Technical Description
A truly stunning pair of 19th-century glass vases hand-decorated in polychromatic enamels with grasses, flowers, and birds. Mounted on brass stands with three legs in the form of griffins. Blue glass with pink flecks...
Category
1890s German Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique English Bronze Dog Inkwell, King Charles Spaniel, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian novelty inkwell, cast in bronze in the form of a King Charles Spaniel, beautifully executed with two lovely glass eyes.
The underside is inscribed with a roma...
Category
1880s European Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Papier-Mache Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian papier mache rectangular inkwell with gold stenciled and floral painted decoration with a small center box between 2 square sh...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Large Antique Ink Well, English, Crystal Glass, Desk, Mid-19th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique ink well. An English, crystal glass, desk ink well dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850.
Larger than most at 13 cm, 5 i...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Cut Glass
Unusual Antique English Novelty Match Striker, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and most unusual novelty match strike made from cast brass and just back from a professional clean and polish by our silversmith.
The non-safety matches...
Category
1880s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Lovely Hand Carved Circa 1880 English Oak Wastepaper Bin Nice and Decorative
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian hand carved English oak wastepaper bin
A very well made and decorative piece, it looks smart and elegant in any setting
...
Category
1880s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
American Victorian Style Brass Jewelry Box by Wade Manufacturing Group Co.
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Victorian style brass jewelry box by Wade Manufacturing Group Co.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Old Vienna Bronze Cold-painted Figure of a small Lion, Franz Bergmann
Located in Charleston, SC
Superb Old Vienna bronze cold-painted figure of a small lion
Has an impressed maker's mark which is attributed to Franz Bergmann, Vienna (possibly the mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Brass and Crystal Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass and crystal shell shaped inkwell with coral design details.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
English Victorian Mahogany Double Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian mahogany and brass inlaid trim double inkwell with crystal wells having copper top lids and letter holder backrail.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Copper
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Presentation Railway Carriage / Centerpiece
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver presentation railway carriage/centrepiece, with Northern English interest; an addition to our transportation related silverware collection.
This exceptional and unusual, antique Victorian English cast sterling silver presentation centrepiece has been realistically modelled in the form of a railway carriage.
The body of this antique silver...
Category
1860s British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Boulle Inkwell of Large Proportions
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century Boulle work inkwell, of rectangular form, fitted with two cut glass ink wells and covers, with dished pen tray, decorated with cut brass arabesques...
Category
19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Business Card Holder, Stand in Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rather practical 1950s British novelty item. Intended for displaying/presenting business cards on your office desk or in your shop. Its made entirely f...
Category
1950s European Vintage Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Bronze Double Inkwell with Horse
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bronze double inkwell on oak base with jockey and horse motif and crystal wells.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
English Victorian Bronze Double Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bronze inkwell with 2 crystal wells with finial tops and side handles on 4 scroll legs.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper push-button and a silver presenta...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian silver plated inkwell with 2 cranberry glass wells and back handle.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Sheffield England Double Inkwell Stand
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful Sheffield silver plated and cut glass double inkwell. The cut glass round inkwells with a Russian pattern with repousse hinged lids fit neatly onto the base which has a miniature candlestick...
Category
1880s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sheffield Plate
19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Leaf Trinket Dish with Sparrow and Beetles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Late Victorian or Aesthetic Movement gilt bronze trinket dish or vide poche or calling card dish.
With a little detailed sparrow on the branche an...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Large Victorian Sterling Silver and Light Green Guilloche Enamel-Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Large, Victorian, all sterling silver and light green guilloche enamel letter opener, Sheffield, England, year hallmarked for 1889, William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman (Gibson a...
Category
1880s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic red glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper buckle. The head is hinged an...
Category
19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Marble Double Inkwell with Dog
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian yellow marble rectangular double inkwell with dog.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
English Victorian Bone and Brass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian oval burl wood and ebonized inkwell with decorative brass trim and nail heads holding a large 10 sided crystal well.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
English Victorian Papier-Mache and Crystal Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian papier mache floral design oval double inkwell with fluted crystal wells and handles.
Category
20th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Edwardian Silver-Mounted Stationary Box with Matching Victorian Blotter
Located in Montreal, QC
This box has much evident quality. The pierced cover is repousse with scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers and trellis-work about a vacant cartouche. It has a long "piano" hinge and is lined in emerald green watered silk. Serendipitously, we have the matching blotter, the cover identically mounted, lined in crimson watered silk.
The box is Edwardian hall...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
A Rare 19th Century Killarney Ware Marquetry Writing Slope, Ireland Circa 1875
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & relatively rare Killarney Ware marquetry writing slope / lap desk, the yew wood case is constructed with two fold-over panels decorate...
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Other
French Victorian Inkwell with Bronze Figures
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Victorian Brass Tavern Candlestick with Service Bell
Located in Plainview, NY
A late 19th century antique English Victorian brass tavern candlestick with service bell. The brass surface has some discoloration due to the age b...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
2-Piece French Victorian Bronze Pheasant Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Posy Holder
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver posy holder; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
T...
Category
1860s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Victorian Embossed Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian rectangular double glass inkwell with incised monogrammed sterling silver hinged lids. (Hallmarked).
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Victorian desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Victorian desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desk accessories created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Victorian desk accessories made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desk accessories, popular names associated with this style include Edward & John Barnard, Elkington & Co., Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox, and John Grinsell & Sons. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desk accessories differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $48,500 while the average work can sell for $1,195.
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