Brass Desk Magnifier
Art Deco Floral Crystal and Brass Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Brass magnifier with red-and-white crystal accent piece on the handle. The center section is
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Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
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Crystal, Brass
Antique Iron Sunflower Floral Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This unique and rare magnifier has a lovely hand painted sunflower. The magnifier portion is a
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Early 20th Century More Desk Accessories
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Brass, Iron
Victorian Female Bust Wood with Diamond Eyes Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Victorian magnifier depicting a woman's head adorned with a 14-karat gold wire necklace with one
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian More Desk Accessories
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Brass
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
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Paperweights
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Brass
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually
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Vintage 1910s British Paperweights
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Brass
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H 2.75 in Dm 4.25 in
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Paperweights
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Brass
Large Decorative Brass Magnifying Glass Lens and Paper Weight
Located in London, GB
Large decorative magnifier lens with domed glass magnification, encased in eye shape brass cast
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Early 2000s Paperweights
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Brass
Magnifier Accessories Gold Bronce Desktop Eagle Claw Base Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Brass adjustable desk magnifier
20th century
Elegant desktop magnifying glass made of golden
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Early 20th Century French Other Scientific Instruments
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Brass
H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
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Tiffany Studios Bronze American Indian Desk Set
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Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray
By Tiffany Studios
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Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity
Located in New York, NY
Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors.
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Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Ando Company
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Located in Newark, England
Japanese cloisonne enamel vase. The vase of ovoid form with circular opening, black enamel glaze and silver mounted rims. Boldly decorated with autumnal flowers and birds. To the top...
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Tiffany Studios New York Ruffled Rim Flower Form Glass Vase
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This flower form Favrile glass vase, by Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios New York, is shaped like a budding flower with an elongated, subtly-undulating, and ultra-delicate s...
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Tiffany Studios Jeweled Blossom Table Lamp
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Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco 'Zodiac' Bronze Doré Box
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New York, USA, Early 20th Century
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Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A good large brass desk magnifier that would have originally been from a magic lantern, circa 1910
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Industrial Magnifier on Stand Solid Brass
Located in Cookeville, TN
This Classic industrial style magnifier rests on a stand and is adjustable. You can move it up and
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Limoges Cobalt Gold Encrusted Library Magnifying Glass
By Limoges
Located in South Newfane, VT
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English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Vintage 1910s Edwardian Paperweights
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English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, circa 1910
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English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
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English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight Circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Paperweights
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Oversized English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Oversized English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, c.1910
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Mammoth English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, circa 1910
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Paperweights
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Mammoth English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Paperweights
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Brass
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Paperweights
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Brass
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Oversized 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 larger than the average size
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Vintage 1910s British Paperweights
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Brass
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Paperweights
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass or Paperweight, circa 1910
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Antique Early 1900s English Paperweights
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Brass
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Located in Bath, GB
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Located in Austin, TX
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French Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass/Paperweight circa 1910, Cindo, Paris
Located in Bath, GB
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Antique English Adjustable Bulls Eye Desk-Top Magnifying Glass, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
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Located in Bath, GB
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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Fine Hermès Desk Magnifier with Original Box
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Located in North Miami, FL
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It works
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Hermes Paperweight Magnifier
Located in Greenwich, CT
A paperweight with integral domed glass magnifier brass mounting ring and a horse's head handle
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Located in Montreal, QC
Distinctive antique brass magnifying glass on tripod horn legs.
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Magnifying Glass Magnifier, Brass Crystal Glass, circa 1900
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
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Antique Victorian Bone Gold Filled Brass Magnifier Magnifying Glass
Located in Miami Beach, FL
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Magnifier Magnifying Glass, Brass Mother-of-Pearl, circa 1900
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A magnifying glass made of brass, glass and mother-of-pearl. Very nice patina on brass.
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Brass
Carved Wood Mechanical Dog Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
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Victorian Carved Wood Magnifier Magnifying Glass
Located in Miami Beach, FL
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Antique Turquoise and Garnet Gilt Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
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Floral and Butterfly Bakelite Magnifier Magnifying Glass
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Early 20th century Bakelite handle with butterfly and flower motif with brass-plated chrome
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Natural Deer Crown Antler Handle Oversize Looking Glass Magnifier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, circa 1910
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Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
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Located in Bath, GB
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English Adjustable Standing Desk Magnifier of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
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French Leather Letter Opener with Built in Loupe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting French brass letter opener with built in loupe magnifier. Great desktop object. Good
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Gold Brass Adjustable Desktop Magnifier Accessories 20th Century Glass
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H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Rare Carl Aubock lorgnette magnifier
Located in New York, NY
19th century Lorgnette but is actually a hand held magnifier.
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Marked Midcentury Auböck, Aubock Brass Paperweight Magnifier Lens, 1950s
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Pineider Green Crocodile Five-Piece Desk Set
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This is a handsome desk set by the luxury firm Pineider of Italy. Beautifully accented with brass
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Located in New York, NY
A perfect stocking stuffer. This vintage Italian desk magnifier has loads of character and style
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Steer horn magnifying glass
Located in Hudson, NY
Steer horn magnifier. Brass mount. Provenance Salander
O'Reilly Gallery
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French Writing Desk in Boulle Marquetry with Crystal Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Manduel, FR
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H 6.5 in W 12.21 in D 10.63 in
Karl Springer Magnifying Glass in Mixed Metals
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome Karl Springer brass and chrome desk magnifier is a wonderful and useful object.
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Vintage 1970s American Scientific Instruments
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Crystal
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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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