With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of antique desk set bronze you’re looking for. Frequently made of
bronze,
metal and
ormolu, every item from our selection of antique desk set bronze was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of antique desk set bronze you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each object in our assortment of antique desk set bronze bearing
Regency,
Baroque or
Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of antique desk set bronze that is appealing in its simplicity, but
Armand Guénard,
Susse Frères and
Tiffany Studios produced versions that are worth a look.
A piece of antique desk set bronze can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,250, while the lowest priced sells for $290 and the highest can go for as much as $4,680.
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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