$1,900
H 0.63 in W 8.25 in D 2.13 in
1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa
Steel
Carl Auböck #5072-2 Paperweight "Chain", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
#5072-2 Paperweight in the shape of a chain by Carl Auböck. Made of nickel plated steel. Austria
Steel, Nickel
Carl Auböck #5072-1 Paperweight "Chain", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
#5072-1 Paperweight in the shape of a chain by Carl Auböck. Made of gold plated steel. Austria. New.
Gold Plate, Steel
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Nickel Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' nickel paperweight. Executed in nickel-plated cast iron and
Iron, Nickel
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' polished brass paperweight. Executed in brass-plated cast iron and
Brass, Iron
Carl Aubock Paperweight Chain
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Carl Aubock, Paperweight Chain
Brass
Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight-Sculpture, circa 1960, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brussels, BE
Carl Auböck four-chain link paperweight-sculpture, circa 1960, Austria. Heavy silvered metal
Metal
Carl Aubock Chain Paperweight Sculpture, circa 1960, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brussels, BE
Carl Aubock four-chain heavy paperweight-sculpture, circa 1960, Austria. Silvered metal
Metal
Sold
H 2.75 in W 2.375 in D 0.75 in
Vintage German Hotel Elephant Weimar Heavy Brass Room Key Chain Fob
Located in Dayton, OH
"Vintage heavy brass souvenir key fob advertising Hotel Elephant of Weimar, Germany. Includes original box and insert. “The Hotel Elephant is an historic luxury hotel with a histo...
Brass
Sold
H 2 in W 8 in D 2.25 in
Carl Aubock Silvered Bronze Four-Chain Link Paperweight Sculpture/Desk Accessory
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in North Miami, FL
This heavy four-chain link paperweight sculpture/desk accessory by the renowned Viennese Carl
Silver, Bronze
1960s Brass Chain Links Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Giant 1960s brass chain link paperweight. Beautiful and solid piece, good weight, 2lbs. 5.3oz. No
Brass
Interlaced Chain Paperweight Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Marseille, FR
Silvered paperweight sculpture in the style of Carl Auböck. It forms an interlaced chain made in
Aluminum
Giant 1960s Carl Auböck Brass Chain Link Paperweight, Austria
Located in Washington, DC
Giant 1960s Carl Auböck brass chain link paperweight.
Exceptional Huge Sputnik Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Berlin, BE
Exceptional huge Murano glass and brass Sputnik chandelier in the manner of Stilnovo. The chandelier has a very impressing size and is a real eye-catcher in every room. The light com...
Brass
$1,149
H 15.75 in Dm 15.75 in
Large Murano Vintage Candy pendant green petrolium swirl glass, made in Italy
Located in København, DK
Large new Italian Murano Vintage Candy pendant ceiling lamp in green glass. Mouth-blown glass in round shape with swirl pattern. E27 socket. Comes with adjustable suspension. Handma...
Murano Glass
$74 / item
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
White Wash Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These WHITE WASH collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a s...
Wood
$1,696Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
$2,800
H 18.12 in W 74.02 in D 33.08 in
Art Deco Daybed, Reupholstered in Vintage Fabric, Danish Cabinetmaker, 1940s
By Josef Frank
Located in Odense, DK
Rare Art Deco daybed / sofa, reupholstered in colorful vintage gobelin fabric from the 80s. Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker in 1940s. This beautiful vintage daybed will complementar...
Fabric, Oak
Pivot Single Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms in Brass
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' polished brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is hand-fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
Brass
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Carl Aubock Midcentury Black Cast Iron Bowl or Ashtray, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist metal bowl or ashtray, made of grey or black cast iron from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Carl Aubock in Austria. In very good condition.
Iron
Antique English Papier-Mache Tilt-Top Table
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful Papier-Mache tilt top occasional table, hand-painted with flowers and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Gilt decoration has faded gently with age. Please note - due to the mo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Modern Tan Leather Fairmount Wall Mirror, Long
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Fairmount wide oval mirror is a hand-stitched leather mirror with a frame made from natural vegetable tanned leather which will vary in color and darken slightly with age. The mi...
Leather, Mirror
$3,240 / item
H 21.66 in W 23.63 in D 19.3 in
Coralina II Nightstand Glossy Lacquered and Antique Brass Handle
Located in Frazão, Porto
Elegant and sophisticated, the bedside table Coralina is characterized by a curved structure in lacquered finish, on which the drawers in are inserted. This bedside table also allow...
Brass, Stainless Steel
$3,872 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 31.5 in
Modern Mó Round Coffee Table, Aged Oak Brass, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mó Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Mó round coffee table pays homage to the ancient celebrations during the summer solstic...
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Francois-Xavier Lalanne - Birds
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint ouen, FR
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Oiseaux (Birds), circa 2000 Original print (etching and aquatint) handsigned in pencil by François Xavier Lalanne, in perfect condition Limited ...
Paper
$7,200
H 30.5 in W 46 in D 23.5 in
French 19th Century Walnut Table with Marble Top, Single Drawer and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut table from the 19th century, with marble top and single drawer. Created in France during the 19th century, this walnut table features a rectangular variegated marble ...
Marble, Brass
LUnnone Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perforated LUnnone sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires in an aged silver finish. The sconce can be either mounted with the larger shade facing up or facing downward. (2) E12 candelabras ba...
Silver
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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