Rolex Green Mirror Display 9 x 11
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Green Mirror Display 9 x 11 - Beautiful adjustable mirror. 9 x 11 inches. The mirror can adjust backwards or straight forward .
Rolex Green Mirror Display 9 x 11
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Green Mirror Display 9 x 11 - Beautiful adjustable mirror. 9 x 11 inches. The mirror can adjust backwards or straight forward .
19th Century French Green Marble Ormolu Vases, Napoleon III Style
Located in Firenze, IT
A Pair of 19th Century Marble Vases, with Ormolu Mounts. The rim and collar with rope twist and hatched banding, surrounding the outswept neck, over the classical ovoid body, taperin...
Brass
Vintage Deep Green .4 Carat Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Ball Pen Sandalwood Box Set
Located in Wan Chai District, HK
Indulge in luxury and add a touch of vintage elegance to your desk with this stunning Vintage Deep Green .4 Carat Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Ball Pen Sandalwood Box Set. The pen, crafte...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Tiffany & Company Solid Gold Carriage Clock
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1910 Tiffany & Company Carriage Clock, measuring 4 inches in height, 2 1/4 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep, The clock is 20k Green Gold and is all hand chased and hand fabric...
Gold, 22k Gold
STRIKALITE 1935 Industrial Desk Petrol Lighter In Steel & Green Bakelite Plaskon
Located in Miami, FL
A desk petrol lighter designed by Stricalite Inc. This is a rare and highly appealing Stricalite American Art Deco petrol lighter, made in New York City circa 1935. Designed in the ...
Steel
OTIS 1929 Art-Deco Skyscraper Green Lacquered Desk Table Lighter Steel & Lacquer
By Otis and Otis, Elgin American Mfg Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Style: Skyscraper Materials: Polished chromed steel and vivid green lacquer Model: Semi automatic lift arm desk lighter.
Steel
$2,248Sale Price|25% Off
THORENS Art Deco 1932 Oriflan Green Lacquered Desk Petrol Lighter In Chromed
By Thorens
Located in Miami, FL
An Oriflan desk petrol lighter designed by Thorens. This is a very rare desk petrol lighter, created in Saint-Croix, Switzerland by the Thorens company, circa 1932. This iconic tabl...
Brass, Steel, Chrome
$3,937Sale Price|25% Off
DUNHILL London Art Deco Green & Black Enamel Desk Lighter In 925 Sterling Silver
By Alfred Dunhill, Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
This lighter is in perfect working condition and has been tested. Model: Desk "Club" tall "Sylph" with octagonal base. Materials: Solid .925/.999 sterling, green and black enamel.
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Erik Magnussen Sterling Silver And Green Hardstone Desk Accessory
By Erik Magnussen
Located in Norwood, NJ
Post Art Deco sculpture by Erik Magnussen (1884-1961) a well known Danish designer-silversmith. This unique item is sterling silver, bronze and aventurine. A beautiful and creative u...
Quartz, Bronze, Sterling Silver
Malachite Ashtray Vide Poche Desk Accessory Green Color Africa 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Great and unique shape carved malachite stone ashtray or vide poche. Imposing item, stunning color and pattern which makes it unique. Natural malachite sculpture. Some are called vid...
Malachite
Small Malachite Ashtray Desk Accessory Green Color Africa 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rare Tiger's Eye Stone Style Ashtray South Africa Circa 1955 Caramel Color
Malachite
Io Marble Platter by On.Entropy in Green, Modern Desk Accessory
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
. ________________________________________ Visualizing it in your space: Minimal in form yet rich in material presence, Io adapts easily to different roles in daily life. On a desk, ...
Marble
Small Io Marble Platter by on.Entropy in Brown, Green or W Modern Desk Accessory
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
Io can be used either as a desk accessory or a platter to present dry fine foods.
Marble
Faberge Pink and Green Enamel Taperstick Holder by Faberge'
By Karl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
A Faberge pink & green enamel taperstick holder, the sconce of translucent pink enamel on an engine turned radiating guilloché ground, the pink column with two green enamel sections ...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Green Marble Inkwell with Bronze Trim and Tiger Figure
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian green marble double inkwell with bronze trim and centered figure of tiger.
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
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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The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.