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Desk Sets Hermes Paris

HERMES PARIS BURR & BURL WALNUT & AMBOYNA DESK STATiONERY SET PAD HOLDER PEN POT
By Hermès
Located in GB
original suite if super rare and highly collectable Hermes Paris stationary items A wonderful suite, I
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20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets

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Walnut

Two 20th Century Art Deco Hermes Paris Desk Set Pieces circa 1930-1935
By Hermès
Located in London, GB
Two beautiful and desirable vintage desk pieces by the most famous luxury brand, the crocodile skin
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets

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Crocodile

Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Golf Motif Desk Magnifier Glass in Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass designed by Hermes. Fabulous and highly decorative piece, created in Paris
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Silver, Silver Plate

Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Modernist Desk Box Round Covered Dish In silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1960. This useful desk covered dish is
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Vintage 1960s French Modern Desk Sets

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Silver

Hermes Equestrian Desk Notepad, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Hermes Equestrian Desk Notepad, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie Silvered brass desk notepad. This
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Brass

Hermes Equestrian Desk Tray, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant silver Hermès desk tray with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris
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Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets

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Metal

Hermes Paris 1970 Modernist Purse Pencil In 18Kt Gold And .925 Sterling Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
A purse pencil designed by Hermes. Very sleek and useful purse pencil, created in Paris France by
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Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Desk Sets

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Hermes Tape Dispenser
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Hermès tape dispenser in silver with a brass belt buckle detail. Hermès PARIS, Made
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Vintage 1980s French Desk Sets

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Metal

Hermes Tape Dispenser
Hermes Tape Dispenser
H 1.5 in Dm 3.63 in
Hermes Equestrian Paper Holder, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial Hermès paper holder with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris
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Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets

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Metal

Hermès Equestrian Paper Weight, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the base as well as Made In France. Beautiful desktop object with wear as
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Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Hermes Equestrian Letter Opener, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek Hermès letter opener with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped
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Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets

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Metal

Hermes Equestrian Giant Paper Clip, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial Hermès paper clip with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris
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Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets

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Metal

Hermès Ink Blotter by Dupre-Lafon, 1970s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
thick brass ring on top with the words Hermès Paris imprinted on the base of the ring. the body of the
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Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets

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Brass

Beautiful Hermés, Ashtray, 2nd Half of the 20th Century
By Hermès
Located in Madrid, ES
. Underside covered with gray felt. Marked on the side: Hermés- Paris and Made in France, golden H stamped on
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20th Century French Modern Desk Sets

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Porcelain

Hermès Equestrian Desk Pen / Pencils Holder, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
‘Hermès Paris’ and is decorated with cast horse heads on either side of the central holder that curl
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass

"Simone" Leather Desk Blotter Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Claude Bouchard, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Simone" is a leather desk blotter, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Sets

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Leather

"Italo" Leather In and Out Tray Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Oscar Maschera, Claude Bouchard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
were made (baskets, boxes, trays, writing-desk items, small pieces of furniture, in addition to bags
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Leather

"Proust" Leather Mouse Pad Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Oscar Maschera, Claude Bouchard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
material of which they were made (baskets, boxes, trays, writing-desk items, small pieces of furniture, in
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Sets

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Leather

1950s Hermès Smoking Set
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paris on bottom of each piece. Beautiful accent pieces to elevate any nightstand, desk or side table
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Vintage 1950s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Metal

1950s Hermès Smoking Set
1950s Hermès Smoking Set
H 3.63 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets

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1950s Hermès Smoking Set
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Desk Sets Hermes Paris For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic desk sets hermes paris available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, animal skin and leather, every desk sets hermes paris was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a desk sets hermes paris, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer desk sets hermes paris, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A desk sets hermes paris is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. A well-made desk sets hermes paris has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hermès, Claude Bouchard and Oscar Maschera are consistently popular.

How Much is a Desk Sets Hermes Paris?

A desk sets hermes paris can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,450, while the lowest priced sells for $143 and the highest can go for as much as $6,500.

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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