Desk Accessories
20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Brass, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Desk Accessories
Crystal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1660s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1890s German Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories
Ormolu
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Silver, Steel
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Desk Accessories
Stone, Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Pewter
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Plexiglass
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble
1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1890s Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Metal
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1930s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Macassar
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Alabaster, Bronze
1970s French Minimalist Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century American Desk Accessories
Metal
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Silver
20th Century American Space Age Desk Accessories
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Desk Accessories
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Adirondack Desk Accessories
Bamboo
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century English Grand Tour Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Japanese Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
20th Century American Desk Accessories
Glass
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s Unknown Desk Accessories
Malachite
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Uranium ...
Antique, New and Vintage Desk Accessories
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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