Tiffany Studios New York Modeled Greek Key Bronze Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts period "Modeled" Greek Key pattern bronze blotter ends, with a custom green leather desk blotter.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze blotter ends in the "Graduate" pattern, with a custom blue leather desk blotter.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Blotter Corners
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze blotter corners featuring symbols of the Zodiac, with a custom brown leather desk blotter.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Blotter Corners
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter corners in the "Pine Needle" pattern, with a custom blue leather desk blotter.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Pattern Bronze Doré and Enamel Blotter Corners
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period "Bookmark" gilt bronze blotter corners with a custom brown leather desk blotter By Tiffany Studios (blotter ends signed to th...
Bronze, Enamel
Art Crafts Shop Hammered Copper Six-Piece Desk Set, Circa 1905
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Art & Crafts period hammered copper desk set. The six-piece set includes: letter rack, rocker blotter, inkwell, pen tray, letter opener, and set of four blotter corner...
Copper
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Six-Piece Desk Set, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Art & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" patinated bronze desk set. The six-piece set includes: picture frame, stamp box, inkwell, pen tray, match stand, and set of fo...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Nine-Piece Desk Set, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Zodiac" bronze desk set. The nine-piece set includes: large inkwell, pen brush, two letter racks, pair of bookends, stamp box, notepad...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Eight-Piece Desk
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Pine Needle" gilt bronze and Favrile slag glass desk set. The eight-piece set includes: inkwell, pen brush, letter rack, calen...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Nine-Piece Desk
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Pine Needle" gilt bronze and Favrile slag glass desk set. The nine-piece set includes: inkwell, pen brush, letter rack, pen tr...
Bronze
A Large Desk Blotter A great piece of desk furniture
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Large Desk Blotter A great piece of desk furniture, the blotter has simulated book spines in gilt and burgundy leather, and it also comes with a Matching Stanley ruler The Blotte...
Leather
Calipso Desk Blotter in Black Leather with Corno Italiano Detailing, Mod. 5300s
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Boasting prized materials and refined lines, our Calipso desk blotter will ensure a smooth work area while protecting the surface of your desk.
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts period "Bookmark" bronze blotter ends with a custom brown leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century Each blotter end m...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom brown leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period patinated bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom green leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios (signed to ...
Bronze
Boar Tusk Oak Leaf and Acorn Desk Blotter
Located in New York, NY
Boar Tusk Oak Leaf and Acorn Desk Blotter. Boar tusk handled velvet blotter with gilt metal oak leaf branches and acorns framing green metal on ball feet. United States, early 20th ...
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Green Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period patinated bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom green leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios (signed to ...
Bronze
Leather and Reptile Mexican Brass Trimmed Folding Blotter with Pockets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sophisticated and classic blotter made in Mexico. The piece is trimmed in solid brass with a leather framework and reptile / snake facing / folding flaps with pockets on the oppos...
Brass
Art Nouveau Silver Plated Blotter Folio Book
Located in Altrincham, GB
Art Nouveau Silver Plated Blotter Folio Book with leather and snakeskin interior - 12"h x 10"w - Art Nouveau Silver Plated Blotter Folio Book with leather and snakeskin interior - ...
Silver Plate
$3,200 / set
Hermès Ink Blotter by Dupre-Lafon, 1970s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Hermès ink blotter by Dupre-Lafon. Made with thick tanned cowhide and finished with a thick brass ring on top with the words Hermès Paris imprinted on the base of the ring....
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom blue leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios (blotter ...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom blue leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios (blotter ends sig...
Bronze
Custom Leather Writing Desk Pad by PARIONE, Gilt Embossed, Italy, 1990
By Hermès
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large piece of Venezia chocolate brown leather desk pad featuring a removable leather center with blotter section, unfolding the blotter reveals the interior which is finished with...
Leather
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.