Scissors Letter Opener
Solingen German Scissors and Letter Opener in Green Leather Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
library. The scissors cut with ease and the leather case is good quality. The letter opener is signed
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Scissor and Letter Opener Set in Leather Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A compliment to any desk or work station, the pair of Scissors and letter opener are housed in a
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Le Tanneur French Saddle Leather Desk Set
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This five piece set includes:Writing pad, scissors, letter opener, letter holder
Letter holder: 4.5” H
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Luxury Saddle Leather and Brass Desk Set
By Jacques Adnet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
designer with brass and chrome and brass letter opener and scissors.
Letter opener and scissors fit
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Metal
Scissor, Letter Opener, Leather Desk Set
Located in Denton, TX
Gold leaf design on bankers green leather holder with nickel plated letter opener and D shaped
Category
20th Century North American Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Paul Dupre-Lafon Hermes Paris Scissors, Paper Knife in Leather Scabbard, Signed
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of scissors and letter opener in a handstitched, elephant gray leather scabbard by Paul
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
H 10 in W 2.94 in D 1 in
German Brass and Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with brass and chrome letter opener and scissors. Saddle leather holding
Category
Vintage 1960s German Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
German Brass and Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome and gold letter opener and scissors with ribbon engraving
Category
Vintage 1960s German Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
French Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome letter opener and scissors. Burgundy leather holding case
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Sofia, BG
letter opener. All pieces are in quite good condition with light scratches.
France, circa 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, chrome scissors and letter opener and a calendar holder. Good vintage condition. Super elegant set for
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, chrome scissors and letter opener and manual push rolodex directory. Good vintage condition. Super
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Elegant Red Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur, France, 1950s
By Le Tanneur
Located in Paris, FR
11cm depth 5cm
Pencil case L 23cm x L 8cm depth 2.5cm
Letter-Openers with scissors and knife case L
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, adjustable calendar, hole punch, scissors and letter opener, table lamp, "urgent" document clip and a table
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Count Owned Asprey 24ct Gold Green Crocodile Leather 7 Piece Desk Set
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in GB
letter opener come in a wonderful case which is rubber lined so they never slip out, the scissors are
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Gold
Desk Lamp
By Francesca Fuchs
Located in Houston, TX
, telephone, letter opener: these quotidian objects suggest a life of work, but take on new resonance after
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Green Crystal
By Francesca Fuchs
Located in Houston, TX
, bookend, telephone, letter opener: these quotidian objects suggest a life of work, but take on new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
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Old Paris Porcelain Jewelry Box Casket Bisque Parian Sculpture Rare
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Amazing Old Paris porcelain box with figural parian sculpture group on the top.
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On Broadway, Santa Cruz, Southern California, 1950s Landscape Oil Painting
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on canvas board painting by Jon Blanchette (1908-1987) titled "On Broadway, Santa Cruz (California)" from circa 1955. Painting portrays a white house perched on a hill top with a...
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Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage drawing instrument set. A German, nickel draughtsman's tool case by Schcenner, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1930.
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Materials
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H 0.79 in W 3.35 in D 8.86 in
Victorian, Castellani, Brass Paper Knife, Onyx Decoration, Lux Desk Accessories
By Castellani
Located in Glasgow, GB
Immerse yourself in the divinity of this late 19th-century Italian letter opener, attributed to the masterful Michelangelo Caetani for Castellani, Italy. Crafted with meticulous arti...
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Materials
Onyx, Brass
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H 2.76 in W 9.85 in D 2.37 in
19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Document Box. Elm wood in Black lacquer with bronze hardware having a pine wood top shelf compartment in red lacquer. Nicely made traditional Chinese joinery, i...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
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Elm, Pine
Italian Wood Carved Casket Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian wooden carved casket box in the baroque style. Features gothic faces and lions paw feet. Can be used as a jewelry or trinket box or as decor.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
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Vintage Draughtsman's Set, German, Drawing Instruments, Riefler, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
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Nickel
H 1.19 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
Raymond Pettibon illustrated Punk flyer 1980 (Raymond Pettibon punk art)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon Punk Art 1980:
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Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Guangxu Box
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique French Limoges Enamel Jewelry Box C.1850
Located in Bath, GB
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Desk Accessories, Letter Holder by Jacques Adnet and Letter Tray Paper Holder
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
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Leather
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Antique Victorian Silver Plated Jewellery Casket Walker and Hall 19thC
Located in London, GB
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Silver Plate
Scandinavian Modern Pair of Heart Shaped Holmegaard Vases by Per Lutken
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Located in London, GB
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By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Milan, IT
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Located in London, Greenwich
, various compartments and sprung correspondence holder with scissors, letter opener and loops for pens
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Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Tea Caddies
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A French Art Deco Alligator Leather Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
Blotter, Letter Rack, Double Inkstand, Ink Blotter, Memo Pad & Holder, Letter Opener, Scissors & Holder
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Vintage 1930s French Desk Accessories
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Asprey Gold Desk Set
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Vancouver, BC
Gold-plated desk set by Asprey includes the following:
1 x Scissors
1 x Letter opener
1 x
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Antique Silver Gilt Dressing Case by Ortner & Houle
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
gold coronet & monogram replicating the sterling silver gilt lids, and a letter opener. The drawer is
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Silver, Brass
Modernist Vintage Stainless Steel Scissors and Letter Opener
Located in North Miami, FL
black case that both pieces fit into... It is a scissors and letter opener.
It is very modernist.
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Minimalist Letter Openers
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Solingen Scissors and Letter Opener in Green Leather Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian-made hot-dropped forged steel are used to make the scissors and letter opener. The green
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
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Brass, Steel
Vintage Burl Wood Italian Brass Desk Set Small Box Scissors and Letter Opener
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage burl wood Italian brass desk set small box scissors letter opener. Item features (1) box
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency More Desk Accessories
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H 1.75 in W 11.5 in D 4 in
Vintage German Brass Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 3-piece Kismet desk set. Black leather set holds brass scissors, letter opener, and a 9
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Vintage 1960s German Desk Sets
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Executive Leather Desk Set
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Cincinnati, OH
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Rare 13 Piece Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
holder, ink press, scissors/letter opener, calendar holder, manual desk calendar, weekly scheduler (with
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Leather, Glass
Complete Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, scissors, letter opener, pen cup, ashtray, letter holder, manual desk calendar (in French) and clock. Clock
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Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets
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Brass
Adnet Style French Leather Desk Set
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
thick saddle leather. Desk set includes: mail organizer, letter opener and scissors. Letter opener and
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Vintage 1960s French Desk Sets
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Green Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
holder, cup holder, letter caddy, clock, letter opener and scissors. Good vintage condition. Great
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Ten Piece Tooled Leather & Lucite Executive Desk Set
Located in Chicago, IL
x 14" W x 3" D
Letter opener and scissors 1.5" H x 12" W x 4" D
Calendar 2.5" H x 6" W
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French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist German Desk Set in Brass and Leather
Located in New York, NY
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Gentleman or Officer Sterling Silver Travel Set, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
, a solid silver penholder with a silver pen that is also a seal, a ruler, letter opener)
- various
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Victorian Boxwood 'Scissors' Letter Opener
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Delicately carved letter opener. Polished and finished boxwood. Measures: 10 inches long. Unsigned
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Wood, Boxwood
Modernist Desk Accessory Set of Scissors and Letter Opener / SATURDAY SALE
Located in North Miami, FL
been polished.
The letter opener is 9.25" L and the scissors is also 9.25"L.
NOTE: THIS WILL
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Vintage 1970s German Modern Letter Openers
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Stainless Steel
Pair of Modernist Gold-Plated Letter Opener and Scissors/Desk Accessory
By Pfellring Solingen
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic vintage set of gold-plated steel modernist scissors and letter opener is signed
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
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Steel, Gold Plate
Set of German Brass and Stainless Steel Scissors and Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
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20th Century German Letter Openers
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Brass, Stainless Steel
Vintage German Desk Set of Scissors and Letter Opener in Original Case
Located in North Miami, FL
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1970s Italian Scissors and Letter Opener by OPI Milano for Cini & Nils
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Vintage Herz German Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage German leather and metal desk set. Includes : Scissors, letter opener and built in
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By Le Tanneur
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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French Art Deco Desk Set by Dupré-Lafon Hand-Stitched Cognac Leather
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Metal
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Located in Katonah, NY
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By Francesca Fuchs
Located in Houston, TX
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By Francesca Fuchs
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Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Tape dispenser
By Francesca Fuchs
Located in Houston, TX
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Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Writing Box by W & J Milne
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
envelopes, scissors, letter opener and blotter book. All the stationery visible along with its fitting such
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Modernist Stainless Steel Italian 1950’s Desk Set Letter Opener and Scissors
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Alessi
Located in Framingham, MA
Sleek desk set of stainless steel scissors and letter opener - with case; marked ITALY. 1950's
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Stainless Steel
H 1 in W 2.75 in D 9.5 in
Sterling Tiffany Desk Set
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
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VR Antique French Palais Royal Sewing Box and Twelve Mother of Pearl Enamel Tools
Located in San Marcos, CA
round needle case (tube-shaped with finial) and thimble and letter opener, wax seal. The scent or salts
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Italian Leather Desk Set
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Scissors Letter Opener For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal scissors letter opener for your home. Each scissors letter opener for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, animal skin and leather. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect scissors letter opener — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each scissors letter opener bearing Art Deco, mid-century modern or modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made scissors letter opener over the years, but those crafted by Le Tanneur and Asprey & Garrard Limited are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Scissors Letter Opener?
Prices for a scissors letter opener start at $147 and top out at $15,544 with the average selling for $995.
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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