$895
H 1.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.25 in
Egyptian Revival Bronze Scarab Paperweight with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Egyptian Revival Bronze Scarab Paperweight with Hieroglyphic Inscription, Early 20th Century A
Bronze
Bronze Scarab Paperweight
Located in Stamford, CT
Grand Tour Egyptian revival bronze paperweight in the form of a scarab with hieroglyphics incised
Tiffany Studios Style Iridescent Favrile Glass Scarab Paperweight
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco style iridescent favrile glass scarab paper weight In the
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Style Iridescent Favrile Glass Scarab Paperweight
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco style iridescent favrile glass scarab paper weight In the
Art Glass
Rare Lalique Crystal Green Scarab Beetle Paperweight, Circa 1970's
By Lalique
Located in Plainview, NY
A vintage rare Lalique crystal scarab paperweight Circa 1970s in a luster green color with gold
Crystal
Tiffany Studios Style Iridescent Favrile Glass Scarab Paperweight
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco style iridescent favrile glass scarab paper weight In the
Art Glass
Sold
H 4.3 in W 3.6 in D 1.4 in
Vintage Tiffany Studios Style Scarab Beetle Favrile Art Glass Paperweight
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Greer, SC
Eye catching vintage to antique Tiffany Studios style favrile art glass scarab paperweight
Art Glass
Egyptian Scarab Beetle Figurine Stone Figure Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Egyptian Scarab Stone Beetle Figurine after the Egyptian Museum antiquities. A unique and beautiful
Soapstone
Sold
H 1.75 in W 3.25 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Egyptian Revival Carved Alabaster Scarab Figure Paperweight 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Vintage Egyptian Revival Carved Alabaster Scarab Figure Paperweight with Tribal Design on Base
Alabaster
$2,906
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
$48,734 / set
H 27.17 in W 13.98 in D 7.88 in
Egyptian Revival Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Emile Herbert, French, 1828-1893. Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking lidded vases, the clock on a red and black marble base with Pharaoh busts on either...
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Hand-Hammered Iron and Glass Vase Signed Lorrain
By Lorrain
Located in New York City, NY
A fine Lorrain Nancy / School of Nancy original, hand-hammered wrought iron framed Art Deco glass vase with handblown mottled glass inset in colorful shades of orange, blue / green ...
Art Glass
Pair of Art Deco Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Art Deco tall cabinets. Amboyna with patinated bronze and glass details. Each cabinet shelved with a single bottom drawer.
Bronze
Pierre-Paul Montagnac Cabinet
By Pierre-Paul Montagnac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s cabinet by Pierre-Paul Montagnac. Model exhibited at the 1945 Salon d'Automne. This cabinet is a masterpiece of French cabinet-making designed by Pierre-Paul Montagnac....
Metal
Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors. Parchment is separating from the piece
Wood, Parchment Paper
$385,000
H 38 in W 36 in D 21 in
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
Bronze
Hungarian Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Chest of drawers is made out of fine walnut wood. It has four-narrow drawers with round chrome handles and one wide drawer on the bottom. Chest is elevated by the rectangular base. H...
Walnut
$3,900
H 0.5 in W 9 in D 1.75 in
Imperial Russian Silver Kokoshnik Maiden & Nephrite Page Turner, Marked “BA"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Imperial Russian Silver & Nephrite Page Turner with Kokoshnik Maiden, Marked “BA,” Moscow, circa 1890–1910 A rare and luxurious Imperial Russian page turner, masterfully combining h...
Jade, Sterling Silver
Egyptian Silver and Niello Enamel Scarab Motif Pill Box, Mid-20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Egyptian Silver and Niello Enamel Scarab Motif Pill Box, Mid-20th Century This finely crafted Egyptian silver pillboxexemplifies the enduring fascination with pharaonic revival desi...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Champlevé Enamel & Ormolu Letter Rack, Late 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Champlevé Enamel & Ormolu Letter Rack, Late 19th Century A richly ornamented French champlevé enamel and gilt bronze letter rack, dating to the late 19th century. This jewel-...
Ormolu
Émile Gallé "Grenouilles" Fruitwood Cabinet
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau "Grenouilles" carved fruitwood cabinet by Émile Gallé features detailed and masterful marquetry depicting dragonflies and mushrooms in a lush, leafy landscape...
Beech, Fruitwood
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
$1,895
H 31 in W 27 in D 4.5 in
French Tole-Painted Floral Dummy Board – Basket of Tulips & Hydrangeas, 20th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Tole-Painted Floral Dummy Board – Basket of Tulips & Hydrangeas, 20th Century A charming French tole-painted floral dummy board, 20th century, crafted in the form of an abu...
Metal
$1,500
H 6 in W 11 in D 4 in
Exquisite Bronze & Marble Reclining Venus Holding Pomegranate, After Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Bronze & Marble Reclining Venus Holding Pomegranate, After Canova, 20th Century A finely cast and chased bronze of a reclining classical beauty, inspired by Antonio Canova...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Sold|$1,500
H 8 in W 3 in D 2.5 in
Pair of Early Daum Nancy Gilt and Wheel-Cut Crystal Decanters, Later, 19th C.
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Early Daum Nancy Gilt and Wheel-Cut Crystal Decanters, Circa 1880–1895 This elegant pair of signed Daum Nancy decanters dates to the firm's early production period, circa 18...
Crystal
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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