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Desk Accessories For Sale
Item Ships From: Europe
Inkwell FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Inkwell FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 1900s Empire style inkwell in yellow Siena marble with gilded bronze inkwells and sphinx. 48 x 23 cm Height 20.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Desk Accessories

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Marble

Art Deco Pair of Pelican Figure Bookends in Hand Carved Woods, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood. Each stylised pelican has been well hand carved in a dark hardwood and stands on a base f...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Hardwood

New Modern Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Black Marble, creator Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan sculptor Michele Chiossi, has found in marble a medium to describe modernity with its myths and symbols, creating the Contemporary collection. An emoji can be a tray; an emoji heart, not necessarily pierced by an arrow, can be a place of creativity in the kitchen, a chopping board or a working surface; a dash; a zigzag; granting the marble a moment of levity, becoming vertical in a vase; reflecting an ideal image of ourselves. Unique objects to be experienced as a couple, to gift to friends, jewels of our daily lives. Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

Large Photo frame in Black Marble Humour marble
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Humour is an italian large black marble photo frame. It is a sculpture of design and may carry 4 photos , 2 on the front, and 2 on the back, phot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with decoration of a Goat
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Rotterdam Circa 1625 – 1650 A blue and white so-called candelabra or baluster tile with the decoration of a goat. It looks like a heavy rain cloud is on its way! Thi...
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1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

20th Cebtury Italian Big Sterling Silver Letter Opener
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver letter opener. Perfect for a prestigious desk. The blade is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls and fl...
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1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Italian Photo Frame in Lost Wax Silver , Harmony Coral
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Harmony coral is a unique edition photo frame designed and realized by atelier Laura G for Art with Heart collection. It is a wonderful lost wax silver model hand chiselled by master...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Silver

Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau with Black Marble, Illumination
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Illumination is a rectangular golden silver photo frame with black marble designed by Laura G Art with Heart and it is decorated 360°, both front and back as every one of my picture frames.. A Classic Tiffany motif meanders in relief on a background of Belgian black marble stone. Each model of my photo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Belgian Black Marble, Silver

Italian Photo Frame Handmade Wood, Double Heart
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Double Heart is a unique arge Italian hand crafted wood double photo frame by sculptor Massimo Pasini. Wood is a very warm material and it is very m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood

Luxury Photo Frame, Silver with gold bath, marble , Reflection Noir
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Reflection noir is an italian gold silver floral double photo frame with black marble, a jewel photo frame signed Laura G Art with Heart. It is hand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Stone, Silver

Olivetti Synthesis Ettore Sottsass Paper Basket - 1970s Industrial Design Icon
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Step into the world of iconic Italian design with this melamine paper basket from the renowned Olivetti Synthesis Sottsass 45 Series, designed in 1973 by Ettore Sottsass and manufact...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Antique Silver Artist’s Paint Box by Harry Atkin Sheffield 1892
Located in London, GB
A stunning Antique Silver Artist’s paint box by Harry Atkin, Date Sheffield 1892. A Rare Miniature travelling paint box in excellent condition. The silver on both the outside and the interior is in superb condition. Upon opening, the front cascades down to reveal two wells for water and perhaps mixing colours. The interior is well protected thanks to the interior gilding. The lid engraved “Lettice’s Paint Box”. Lettice is a traditional, English girl’s name most commonly found in the upper classes. The actual paints are not original but the current set of paints are a later acceptable replacement. The miniature brush was with it but not original and doubt it ever had one. Dimensions; W 5” x D 3 1/4” H 1 1/4" About the maker; Atkin Brothers business traces his origin to Thomas Law...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Paul Stankard First Bouquet Paperweight 1978
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A fine bouquet lampwork paperweight by Paul Stankard Date : 1978 Origin : USA Features : Wild roses, forget-me-nots and other flowers with associated foliage Type : Lead gl...
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20th Century American Desk Accessories

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Glass

Paul Stankard Paperweight Spring Bouquet 1980
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A Paul Stankard paperweight Date : 1980 Origin : USA Features : An open bouquet of spring flowers with foxgloves and crocuses with ...
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Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Foot Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist foot keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ma...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Light Grey Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Concrete

Agresti Il Bauletto Jewelry Box in Briar and Mahogany
Located in New York, NY
Jewelry box in briar and mahogany, matte finish, ultra suede lining. 24-karat gold plated brass accessories. With removable tray and necklace bar.   
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Suede, Mahogany

Ghidini 1961 Omini Pen and Cards Tray in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Pencils tray in brass Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

"Simone" Leather Desk Blotter Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Simone" is a leather desk blotter, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade Pink Flamingo Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Concrete

Rare & Pretty Pair of Porcelain Mosaic Inlay Photograph Picture Frames ca. 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and perfectly handcrafted pair of picture frames. If you are looking for the perfect picture frames for a pair of small photos of your children or of you and your wife or hu...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Brass

20th Century Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of our favourite designs. It has been in production since 1973, and has converted into BD’s sign of identity all over the world. Sottsass designed the vase when travelling to Bar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

Lubitel 2 Bakelite With LOMO T-22 75/4.5 Taking Lens Manufactured by OMO
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Lubitel 2 Bakelite With LOMO T-22 75/4.5 Taking Lens Manufactured by OMO Manufactured between 1954 and 1980 Ref 7439664 Camera has a waist level finder and focusing rings are mad...
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Late 20th Century Russian Space Age Desk Accessories

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Metal

Walter Bosse Mid-Century Horse Brass Figurine, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely horse foal sculpture made of brass from the 1950s. Designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller. In very good condition with charming patina. We offer more Walter Bos...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960 Additional information: Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Museum Worthy Antique Bronze Coiled Rattlesnake Sculpture Signed & Marked 1885
Located in Lisse, NL
World class, aesthetically marvelous and extremely rare rattle snake culpture. Over the decades we have sold some really good antique bronzes, but we feel that this diamondback ratt...
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19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s Pair photograph frame (or miniature frame) with classical Victorian design. Typical frame for wedding photographs....
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Portapenna attribuita a Fontana Arte Pietro Chiesa Gio Ponti
Located in Lugo, IT
Portapenna in cristallo attribuito a una produzione di Fontana Arte su disegno di Pietro Chiesa o Gio Ponti. Piccolo segno interno, in foto e in video si vede ma non rotture e segni ...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Crystal

1931 Rene Lalique Seal Stamp Ecureuil Squirrel Opalescent Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Ecureuil" (Squirrel) made in opalescent glass by Rene Lalique in 1931. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Exceptional opalescent. height : 11,5 cm Félix Marcilh...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Hermes, Paris, Equestrian / Horse Head Letter Opener, c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable letter opener or paper knife made by silver plated bronze and dating to c.1960. The handle is in the form of a horse head, beautifully executed. The underside...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

1910 René Lalique Nenuphar Inkwell Frosted Glass with Grey Patina, Water Lily
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Inkwell "Nénuphar" (Water Lily) made in frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1910. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Complete with ink holder. diameter : 7 cm ...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Blown Glass

Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
HERMES 2000 is a Swiss product, made in the 1930s by the E. Paillard Company, based in the city of Yverdon Fully functional Made of metal, steel, chrome, f...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Louis Kalff Mid-century Modern Table or Desk Lamp with Black Base and Grey Shade
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...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Metal, Brass

Antique Arts & Crafts Copper and Brass Table/Desk Lamp with Color Glass Inserts
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish Arts & Crafts lamp. If you are an enthousiast of early 20th century lighting in general and of the Arts & Crafts style in particular then this antique lamp could be perfect for you. Handcrafted from brass and copper and inlaid with colored glass inserts this incredibly stylish desk or table lamp could very well be the perfect addition to your Arts & Crafts interior. Apart from some minor indentations to the upper part of the hand-hammered lamp...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Copper, Brass

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Fish Sculpture Figurine, Italy, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, decorative midcentury Rimini blue glazed fish sculpture. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche / Italy in the 19...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta

Antique Ornate Letter Rack, Italian, Gilt Stationery Stand, Desk Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornate letter rack. An Italian, gilt metal stationery stand or desk tidy, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Striking Continental taste with classic...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

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Metal

French sculpture of a pigeon in Cracked Ceramic circa 1960 France White Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French sculpture of a pigeon in Cracked Ceramic circa 1960 France White Color. Can be used as a Paperweight.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Cigarette Dispenser with ashtray england 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Cigarette Dispenser with ashtray england 1960s Original condition
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Ashtray style Jean Luce Saint Gobain Fontana Arte
Located in Lugo, IT
Ashtray in the style of Jean Luce for Saint Gobain or Fontana Arte production. Good conditions. Thank you
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Crystal

A. Seguso Whale Sculpture in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic whale-shaped Murano mouth-blown glass sculpture with gold dust inside designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the 1960s. shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano gla...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold

Delvaux Créateur Black Leather Desk Set 1970s Belgium
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning Stich Leather 5 piece Desk Set . Black color . consisting of .A letter opener and scissor in a Black Leather holder . Little Black box . Pen holder .astray holder .and a Let...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Leather

Contemporary Red Burgundy Pink Glazed Ceramic Explorer Vase No.3 by Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The shapely forms of the pieces in the Explorer Collection, have been condensed into these vases. They are objects that are part of my cosmos, taken from my drawings. The materialisa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife Antique early 20th century Eskilstu
Located in Sweden, SE
Made by famous Eskilstuna workshops of Emil Ohlson and Carl Walfrid Dahlgren. The set is decorated with decorative motifs in the form of cotton flowers and foliage, and is decorated ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

20th Century Portable Large Typewriter Continental made in Germany
Located in Sofia, BG
Vintage Design Black and white "detective movie" atmosphere guaranteed with this antique typewriter. It will complete a mottled and heterogeneous decoration, and will distill a beaut...
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Early 20th Century German Desk Accessories

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Metal

Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
French leather desk set manufactured by Le Tanneur. France, circa 1970’s. All pieces are saddle leather with black contrast stitching, typical of Le Tanneur. Beautifully worn in l...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Antique Cartographer's Instrument Set, English, Surveyor's Tool Case, circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cartographer's instrument set. An English, silver nickel surveyor's tool case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. An attract...
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Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories

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Nickel

Jugendstil fruit knives with holder vienna around 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil fruit knives with holder vienna around 1908 Steel and bone handle Original condition
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories

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Steel

Early 20th Century Brass Letter Rack
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique brass letter rack. Estimated date and origin: France, circa 1920-1930. The letter rack is in good condition. Sturdy and stable. Beautiful color and old patina. D...
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1920s Belle Époque Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Early 20th Century Brass Art Deco Table or Desk Lamp with a Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size Art Deco desk lamp with a wonderful look and feel. There is something about table lamps from the past that you just don't find in modern lamps. If you don't have the right eye than this particular 1920s desk lamp...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Brass

1925 René Lalique Seal Moineau Sparrow Clear Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal "Moineau" (Sparrow) made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1925. Stamped signature. Perfect condition height: 5 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuv...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Glass, Art Glass

Victorian Glossy Extending Black Leather Stationary Writing Slope With Key
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Victorian Glossy Black Leather Extending Correspondence Box / Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior SLOPE 30 Inside the slope there is a leather bound blotting sheet, le...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass, Steel

Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass 20th Century Spanish
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Shiva vase is sculpture and vase. It is a symbol of Ettore Sottsass and an icon. Sottsass designed the Shiva Vase when travelling to Barcelona for love in 1973. He encountered m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

1970s Willy Rizzo for Metal Art Gold Ball Ornaments
Located in Roma, IT
A wonderful pair of plexiglass ornaments designed by Willy Rizzo (1928 -2013) for Metal Art in the 1970s. A suspended gold orb sits within each ornament. They can be used as purely d...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Chrome

Small Vintage Boat, Continental, Bronze, Desk, Ornament, Decorative, Coin Tray
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage model boat. A Continental, bronze desk ornament or decorative coin tray, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Tact...
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Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Art deco card holder
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco card holder in very nice original condition.
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1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble, Brass

Baccarat Huntsman Sulphide Paperweight on Translucent Red Ground
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Baccarat huntsman sulphide paperweight on translucent red ground Measures: height 4.5 cm (1 3/4") Diameter 9 cm (3 1/2") Period 1850-1899 Year 1850 ...
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1850s Antique Desk Accessories

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Glass

Decorative Plate ”Ten-Foot Flowers” by Andy Warhol by Rosenthal
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Plate ”Ten Foot Flowers” 1967 by Andy Warhol. Limited edition by Rosenthal group. Germany, 2002.
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Early 2000s German Modern Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

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...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

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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