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Bacchus Paperweight

19th Century Cast Brass Satyr Bacchus Pan with Grapes and Grapevines Pen Wipe
19th Century Cast Brass Satyr Bacchus Pan with Grapes and Grapevines Pen Wipe

19th Century Cast Brass Satyr Bacchus Pan with Grapes and Grapevines Pen Wipe

Located in Haarlem, NL

it easily could be Bacchus and his pointy ears make him also a pan kind of figure. This cup is not

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Other

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Rick Ayotte "Bacchus" Paperweight
Rick Ayotte "Bacchus" Paperweight

Rick Ayotte "Bacchus" Paperweight

Unavailable

H 3.35 in Dm 3.95 in

Rick Ayotte "Bacchus" Paperweight

By Rick Ayotte

Located in New York, NY

A fine Rick Ayotte "Bacchus" paperweight with a cluster of grapes on a translucent purple ground

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Glass

Materials

Glass

Rick Ayotte Compound "Bacchus" Paperweight
Rick Ayotte Compound "Bacchus" Paperweight

Rick Ayotte Compound "Bacchus" Paperweight

Unavailable

H 3.25 in Dm 4.85 in

Rick Ayotte Compound "Bacchus" Paperweight

By Rick Ayotte

Located in New York, NY

Rick Ayotte compound "Bacchus" paperweight with two levels of grapes, leaves and blossoms, LE/3

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

A Fine George Bacchus & Sons Concentric Millefiori Paperweight
A Fine George Bacchus & Sons Concentric Millefiori Paperweight

A Fine George Bacchus & Sons Concentric Millefiori Paperweight

By George Bacchus & Sons

Located in New York, NY

A fine George Bacchus & Sons concentric millefiori paperweight

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

English Concentric Paperweight Possible Bacchus, circa 1850
English Concentric Paperweight Possible Bacchus, circa 1850

English Concentric Paperweight Possible Bacchus, circa 1850

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stunning English concentric glass paperweight with five rows of cog style canes surrounding a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Glass

Materials

Glass

English Antique Domed Glass Concentric Paperweight
English Antique Domed Glass Concentric Paperweight

English Antique Domed Glass Concentric Paperweight

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

An unusual antique English, possibly Bacchus or Richardson concentric paperweight dating from the

Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Glass

Materials

Glass

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Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
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Located in Palm Beach, FL

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By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.

Located in New York, NY

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By Elkington & Co.

Located in London, GB

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Located in London, GB

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Materials

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19th Century Dutch revolving bookcase, 1880
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$2,966

H 46.46 in W 24.02 in D 24.02 in

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Located in Delft, NL

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By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

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By Aubrey Beardsley

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Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda
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Located in Middletown, NY

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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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