Red Desk Accessory
Antique Late 19th Century French Desk Sets
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Desk Sets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Paperweights
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Paperweights
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Victorian More Desk Accessories
Leather
Vintage 1980s Italian Desk Sets
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Paperweights
Stone, Marble
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
Antique Late 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1990s American Modern Paperweights
Gold
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Desk Sets
Leather
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desk Sets
Leather
Vintage 1970s Italian Desk Sets
Brass, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Swiss Space Age Desk Sets
Acrylic
Antique 1850s Paperweights
Glass
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Steel
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Steel
Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Paperweights
Resin
Early 20th Century French Desk Sets
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
2010s Italian Desk Sets
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Desk Accessories
Rubber
Vintage 1980s Italian Desk Sets
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English More Desk Accessories
Walnut, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Plastic, Acrylic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Modern Desk Sets
Agate, Onyx, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desk Sets
Brass, Enamel
2010s French Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Acrylic
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desk Sets
Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Desk Accessories
Opal
Vintage 1980s Paperweights
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Desk Sets
Leather
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Acrylic, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Paperweights
Brass
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Sets
Leather
Antique 1880s More Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Antique 1880s British Victorian More Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Chinese More Desk Accessories
Soapstone
Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Desk Sets
Plastic
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Plastic
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Paperweights
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass, Glass
Antique 1880s More Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Antique 1880s More Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Uranium Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Desk Sets
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desk Sets
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
1990s English Modern Desk Sets
Metal
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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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