Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
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Onyx
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Leather
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Stoneware
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century French Streamlined Moderne Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Silver
1960s Welsh Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Leather
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Travertine, Marble
Mid-20th Century European Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Travertine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Chrome, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Walnut
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Travertine, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Cut Glass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Marble
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Leather
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Asian Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Horn
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Onyx, Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Silver
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid Century Desk Accessories
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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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