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Letter Opener in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art du Bronze
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form
Category
Vintage 1970s French Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Openers louis XV style in bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV style bronze Letter Openers,the facesare decorated with foliage and crosspieces, original
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Claude Victor Boeltz Gilt Bronze Letter Opener, circa 1970, France.
By Claude Victor Boeltz
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful Claude Victor Boeltz Letter Opener , circa 1970, France.
Gilt exploded bronze, metal
Category
Vintage 1970s Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L: 218
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze.
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze.
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns.
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter opener, solid bronze floral laburnum decor, Jugendstil Art Nouveau France
Located in Wien, AT
Very nice example of a letter opener, made out of solid bronze, from the famous Jugendstil - Art
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Jugendstil Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 0.39 in W 10.24 in D 1.18 in
Art Deco Letter Opener
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco letter opener
Bronze material with brown patina
Circa 1928 Origin France
Reason: female
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
"Seahorse Letter Opener, " Rare, Beautiful Art Deco Bronze by Vitello
By Vitello
Located in Philadelphia, PA
who specialized in very fine bronze desk items and letter openers, although this example is one of his
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Bronze Letter Opener and Seal of a Knight with Banner
Located in London, GB
A very fine and unusual gilt bronze letter opener and seal depicting a medieval knight in armour
Category
Antique 1880s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau French Letter Opener, w/ Beautiful Girl, ca. 1900
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Petaluma, CA
We believe this to be the best letter opener we have ever offered, especially if art nouveau
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gilt Bronze Letter Opener with Figure of a Dog, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
We bought a nice collection of letter openers and a few were very special, this is one of them. A
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Antique Letter Opener, Art Nouveau, c. 1910
Located in Greven, DE
Vintage Letter Opener,
So beautiful, very nice condition!
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Letter Opener Knife Depicting an Eagle Made by Sculptor Jules Moigniez
By Jules Moigniez
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century bronze letter opener knife depicting an eagle made by french animalier sculptor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Metal
H 14 in W 2 in D 1.5 in
Jean Filhos for Christofle Silvered Bronze Erotic Letter Opener Nude, 1974 Franc
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury silvered erotic letter opener or bookmark with nudes by the French artist Jean Filhos
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Silver
H 8 in W 1 in D 0.8 in
Hermes, Paris, Equestrian / Horse Head Letter Opener, c.1960
By Hermès, Ravinet D' Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable letter opener or paper knife made in gilded bronze and dating to c.1960; a
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Open letters by C. villain
By Jean Garnier
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Open letters by C. villain
Origin France Circa 1915
Empire style patinated bronze
Soldier motif
Category
Vintage 1910s French Empire Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Open letters by Alfred Jorel
By Alfred Jorel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Open letters by Alfred Jorel
Origin France Circa 1915
Gilded bronze Art nouveau style
Excellent
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small bronze champleve enamel set of an inkwell and letter opener. Both of them depicts
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Group of Four French Decorative Items, Letter Opener, Paperweight, Figure, and B
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Four French Decorative Items including
19th century figural letter opener 1.5" x 1.5" x
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 8.25 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Léo Laporte-Blairsy, an Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Letter Opener
By Leo Laporte-Blairsy
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Léo Laporte-Blairsy
An Art Nouveau gilt bronze letter opener featuring a nymph hiding her face
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Henri-Edmond Becker, Silvered Bronze Letter-Opener Highlighted with Gold, Signed
By Edmond-Henri Becker
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Henri-Edmond Becker.
Letter-opener.
Silvered bronze letter-opener highlighted with gold.
Signed.
Category
Early 20th Century French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 10.63 in W 1.07 in D 0.2 in
Early 19th Century Napoleon Bonaparte Letter Opener
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is one of a kind bronze letter opener from the period just after Napoleon's death. It is a
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Boxed Gilt Bronze Letter Opener and Seal by G A Chenus
By G. A. Chenus
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This boxed set of a letter opener and seal is made of gilt bronze and both pieces are signed by G A
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Desk Set with Inkwell, Letter Opener and Basket
Located in Brussels, BE
. All in gilt bronze. Beautiful quality of chasing.
Size: Inkwell W 48cm
French work of the late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
H 5.91 in W 18.9 in D 5.91 in
French Bronze Letter Opener Page Turner, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Late 19th century French bronze letter opener page turner, circa 1900. This substantial and finely
Category
Early 20th Century Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Monique Gerber French Cast Bronze Letter Opener
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and Minimalist form.
Can be used as
Category
Vintage 1970s French Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Letter Opener by Albert Marionnet, France
By Albert Marionnet
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century Art Nouveu doré bronze letter opener decorated with a fabulous eagle of Albert
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art du Bronze and Box
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form. Designed
Category
Vintage 1970s French Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 5.5 in W 1.5 in D 0.5 in
Christofle Paris Silvered Bronze Racing Car Letter Opener
By Christofle
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco silvered bronze automotive letter opener by Christofle Paris. Hallmarked and stamped
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Turin, French Art Deco Bronze Letter Opener with Nude, 1925
By Pierre Turin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Material:
Bronze.
Origin:
France.
Size cm:
L. 18 cm. x W. 2.3 cm.
Size inch:
L. 7 inch x W. 0.9 inch
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Letter Opener with Stamp Collector Robert Cochet France
By Robert Cochet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish Art Deco silvered bronze letter opener picturing a stamp collector. “Philateliste” Sigend
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 0.28 in W 8.08 in D 1.58 in
French Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Letter Opener with Lady Louis & François Moreau
By Louis & François Moreau
Located in Antwerp, BE
.
Date: circa 1900.
Material: Gilt bronze.
Origin: France.
Size: L 28.5 cm x W 4 cm. x H 3 cm.
L 11.2
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 1.19 in W 11.23 in D 1.58 in
Daum Pate de Verre & Gilt Bronze Letter Opener
By Daum
Located in Astoria, NY
Daum letter knife, the blue and orange pate de verre glass handle in the form of a merhorse
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Letter Openers
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener Bookmark with Rooster G. E. Mercier France 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unsual Art Nouveau patinated bronze bookmark with rooster, signed by G. E. Mercier France 1900
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 0.48 in W 11.23 in D 2.56 in
502 / 5.000 C.Villian Napoleon letter opener
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
C.Villian Napoleon letter opener
Circa 1900 Origin France
Open Napoleon's letters
Material: bronze
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Modernist French Letter Opener by Ravinet d’Enfert, circa 1960
By Ravinet D' Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality French desk-top letter opener with a stunning Lion's paw handle, beautifully executed
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Letter Opener with Lady Alexandre Auguste Caron 1900
By A. Caron
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Art Nouveau gilt bronze letteropener or bookmark with bust of a lady, France 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 1.38 in W 11.82 in D 1.78 in
French Art Nouveau Bronze Letteropener or Bookmark by A. Marionnet, 1900
By Albert Marionnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
: A. Marionnet,
France.
Style:
Art Nouveau.
Date: circa 1900.
Material: Bronze, patinated
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 0.4 in W 12.21 in D 1.66 in
Art Deco Bronze Letter Opener By Vitello.
By Vitello
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze letter opener with two doves.
The bronze has a green patina and gilded parts
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Hermes, Paris, Silvered Bronze Letter Opener, Equestrian
By Hermès, Ravinet D' Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and scarcely found letter opener made in silvered bronze, the handle in the form of a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Letter Opener Elephant G. A. Chenus France, 1920
By G. A. Chenus
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco silvered bronze letter opener or bookmark with an elephants head. Signed by G. A. Chenus
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 0.4 in W 10.44 in D 2.17 in
French Empire Style Marble and Bronze Inkwell with Letter Opener, circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
From France, this elegant marble and gilt bronze inkwell and letter opener has been done in the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 8.125 in W 16 in D 7.5 in
An Art Nouveau bronze letter opener with maiden playing a harp.
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Antwerp, BE
A letter bronze opener with Art Nouveau maiden playing a harp.
Style:
Art Nouveau.
Condition
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Mephistopheles, French Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener, 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful French bronze letter opener with bust of Mephistopeles.
Style: Art Nouveau
Date
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art Du Bronze
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form
Category
Vintage 1970s French Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art du Bronze
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and Minimalist form.
Can be used as
Category
Vintage 1970s French Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Letter Opener, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
We bought a wonderful collection of letter openers, and this is one of our choicest example
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L
Category
2010s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Letter Opener Philatelist by R. Cochet, 1930
By Robert Cochet
Located in Antwerp, BE
“Philateliste.”
Art Deco silvered bronze letter opener picturing a stamp collector by the French
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 0.4 in W 8.08 in D 1.54 in
Letter Opener, Art Nouveau, France, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Fire gilded bronze coupe papier with a thistle-form handle, spherical node and steel blade.
OUR
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
French Empire Style Doré Bronze-Mounted Ebony Wood Dagger Form Letter Opener
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An eye-catching dagger form French Empire style letter opener.
Constructed in two sections of
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 8.75 in W 1.25 in D 0.5 in
Jean Filhos for Christofle Silvered Bronze Erotic Letter Opener Nude 1974 France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury silvered bronze erotic letter opener or bookmark with nudes by the French artist Jean
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
H 1.19 in W 7.88 in D 1.58 in
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French Bronze Letter Opener For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the French bronze letter opener you’re looking for. Each French bronze letter opener for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and glass. There are 16 variations of the antique or vintage French bronze letter opener you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect French bronze letter opener — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A French bronze letter opener is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one French bronze letter opener that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hermès, Ravinet d'Enfert and Christofle produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a French Bronze Letter Opener?
Prices for a French bronze letter opener start at $250 and top out at $2,105 with the average selling for $694.
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.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
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