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Desk Accessories For Sale
1980s Arabic Style Dagger Made with Hard Stones
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Arabic style Dagger made with hard stones.
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Very Rare Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori
By Baccarat
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very Rare and Elegant Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori, made in France probably during the 1870s. (Not signed)
Beauti...
Category
1870s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Willy Rizzo Desk Set of 3 in Polished Stainless Steel with a Brass Insert
By Willy Rizzo
Located in PARIS, FR
Rizzo loved the simplicity and purity of Rationalism and was heavily inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic. Informed by his photographer’s eye, he sought visual harmony of shapes and mat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Venezia Mestre Set of 2 Bookends by Morici
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid way of adorning both a clean and minimalist or traditional bookcase, this pair of bookends is a veritable objet d'art entirely crafted and veneered by hand. Fashioned of w...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Anglo-Indian Fluted Writing Box With Secret Drawers. Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful writing box made from a tropical hardwood
Fabulous shape and plain fluted carving. It gives it a modernist appearance
Probably Sri Lankan
3 secret drawers*
Replaced lea...
Category
Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Fontana Arte 1950s Modernist Glass Pen Holder or Stand and Ashtray Desk Set
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century Modern desk set featuring an adjustable pen holder or stand with a tray and an ashtray attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Made in Italy, circa ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Stitched Red Leather Desk Accessory Letter and Pen Holders
By The Leather School
Located in Atlanta, GA
ILG, Belgium, designed a functional modernist desk accessories set in the 1940s. The set includes a letter and pen holder, featuring a streamlined shape and boasting burgundy-red han...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Casted Glass Banana in Crystal, Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass banana in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted wi...
Category
2010s New Zealand Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
1950s Fornasetti Paperweight in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Astonishing rare porcelain paperweight designed by Piero Fornasetti with butterflies. Handmade.Made in Italy. Heavy ceramic construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer Hand Mirror
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A small handled mirror in pine from Sweden circa 1970s. Great simple mirror executed in pine. Could be used as a functional piece or for display. Would blend easily with other interi...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pine
Antique Brass Bound Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful tropical hardwood writing box or slope
Fabulous colour and figure in the wood
Working secret drawers*
Original brass topped ink bottle
Replaced leather
No Key
Free U...
Category
1830s English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Marble Solitaire Game with hardwood board and 33 agate stone Marbles, Circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete board game of Marble Solitaire,with a hand turned hardwood board and 33 agate stone marbles, which we date to the Art Deco period of the 20th Century...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Agate
Meissen Green Ming Dragon Porcelain Writing Set
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century hand-painted porcelain desk accessories set by Meissen Porzellan, a prominent German porcelain manufacture. Ming Dragon pattern in...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Midcentury Brass Shopping Bag Tote in the Manner of Gio Ponti circa 1970
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Iconic and oh so chic Italian brass tote bag with brass rope handles and creased sides in the manner of Gio Ponti, circa 1970. Clean clean clean. Newly professionally cleaned and gen...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Travel Inkwell in leather with a Count`s Crown, probably early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Travel Inkwell in leather with a Count`s Crown, probably early 18th Century. Nice patina with some wear. See pictures.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sheet Metal
Beautiful paperweight in bronze by F. Barbedienne, ”The hand of grand duchess”
Located in Knivsta, SE
An antique and beautiful bronze paperweight by the renowned French artist Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892). This piece is a meticulous representation of the left hand of Maria Pavlo...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
A magnifying glass in brass with a turned rich wood handle, circa late-20th century. A great piece for a desk, office, library, etc. Very good condition ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass Statue, paper weight or sculpture. Showing a giant octopus. Colors are a blue, white, black and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Red Swivel Desk Storage Organizer by Rino Pirovano for Art 900
By Rexite
Located in East Quogue, NY
This vintage red swivel desk organizer, designed by Rino Pirovano for Rexite in the mid-1970s, is a celebrated example of Italian design. Made of ABS plastic, it features four rotati...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Nine-Piece Desk Set, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Zodiac" bronze desk set. The nine-piece set includes: large inkwell, pen brush, two letter racks, pair of bookends, stamp box, notepad...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Macassar Wood and Metal Letter Holder Desk Organizer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Art Deco modernist desktop accessory, a letter holder, was designed and crafted in France circa 1930. With its typical Art Deco geometric shape, the mail accessory is of...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Copper
Tiffany Favrile Glass Art Nouveau Spotted Paperweight, Signed L.C.T. X17342
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany Favrile Glass Art Nouveau Spotted Paperweight, Signed L.C.T. X17342
USA, 20th Century
A remarkable example of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s mastery of glass artistry, this exqui...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Walking Dress Stick Cane English Bulldog 1900
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Honey Coloured Malacca Wood Lady’s or Gentlemans Walking Stick Dress Cane with Traditional formed Tau shaped handle in Art Nouveau style, possibly of French or...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Solingen German Scissors and Letter Opener, Arts and Crafts Decor
By Alhoso of Solingen 1
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of scissors and letter opener features brass plated handles with engraved Arts and Crafts style decor, done in black matte enamel. The pieces are stored in navy leather ...
Category
20th Century German Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Insulator Paperweight- "The New Key To Dreams"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Insulator Paperweight- The New Key To Dreams,
Late 1950s
Dimensions: Height: 3 3/4 inches high x 2 1/2 inches wide
This is a great Fornasetti paperweight f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Just Andersen, Denmark. Pewter Viking Ship Salt #1109
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Antique Just Andersen, Danish pewter Viking ship salt cellar.
Stamped and numbered 1109 on base
Circa 1920's
Height 2.25 inch, Width 4.25 inch, Depth 1....
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Broom and showel set vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Broom and showel set vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Showel: H: 3cm W: 15,5cm D: 17.5cm
Broom: H: 10cm W: 10cm D: 3,5cm
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large Malachite Box 7" Gemstone Jewelry Box
Located in Somis, CA
This magnificent, large 4.15 lb malachite box is a testament to exceptional craftsmanship and the inherent beauty of fine-grade gemstone malachite. The carefully selected stone displ...
Category
2010s Congolese Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
19th Century German Iron Padlock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century German Iron Padlock.
Category
19th Century German Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Georg Jensen Complete Henning Koppel Desk Set 1232
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extremely rare Georg Jensen Henning Koppel desk set design #1232, by Henning Koppel in 1978. This entire set is all from 1978, the year of design. A complete nine piece set with a...
Category
20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Fornasetti paper weight with NATO phonetic alphabet with pen rest
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with pen holder.
With the phonetic alphabet
o as in Oscar
P as in Papa
Q as in Quebeck etc..
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Mandala Millefiori Flower Mosaic Red Swirl Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, optic design, millefiori flower mosaic "Mandala" design Italian art glass paperweight. Created in the manner of the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Mid-Century Bookends World Globe
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of mid-century world globe bookends.
They globes are two pieces of timeless design ideal for a very masculine and sophisticated environment.
These pieces are ideal to place in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Olivetti Typewriter Vintage Model "Valentine" 1969 Pop Art Icoon
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Olivetti Valetine is an icon for its expressive design and practical usability portable, manual typewriter known for its typical red ABS plastic housing and matching red case. Th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Leather Tray, Medium B Rectangular Tray - Handmade - Color: Zinc
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays
For various purposes, the Monochrome Collection Trays can be used individually or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so feel free to get creative an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' polished brass paperweight.
Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is hand-fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Profil Striped Applied Silver Egg Cup By Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Tasteful and modern in design, stoneware Argenta egg cup by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Decorated with applied silver 'Profil' stripes and banding
A collectors piece
Circa...
Category
1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Pen & Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Oval Rollerball Pen Made in Paris, France
Item Is Sold With Original Red & Gold Leather Box, Red & Gold Leather.
Cartier pe...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Signed Bronze Dish by Italian Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Galeria
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze sculpture / dish by Italian artist Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante Galleria, Milan, Italy, circa 1958. This example is much larger than the usually found sculptural dishes. The...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Travel Inkwell in leather with a Count`s Crown, probably early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Travel Inkwell in leather with a Count`s Crown, probably early 18th Century. Nice patina with some wear. See pictures.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sheet Metal
Elegant Paperweight in Bronze and Nero Portoro marble. Late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Paperweight in Bronze and Nero Portoro marble. Beautiful designed male lion. Made in France during the late 19th Century.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Malachite Lion Sculpture in Malachite Africa 20th Century Green Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Malachite Lion sculpture or paperweight.
Africa 20th Century, Green Color.
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Lalique France Frosted Crystal Moineaux Sparrow Hardi Moquer Coquet Figurines
By Lalique
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three late 20th century Lalique frosted / satin crystal Moineaux (Sparrows), figurines or paperweights in the shape of small birds in different poses. Set includes: Hardi (Bol...
Category
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Bakelite Desk Writing Accessory, 5 pieces in box, France 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco Bakelite desk accessories writing set dates from the 1930s. The set is built of five pieces in its original box: a letter opener, paper cutter, pen holder, mec...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Perforated Metal Tray in the style of Mathieu Mategot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful perforated white metal tray with metal band around edge and wavy loop metal handles in the style of Mathieu Mategot from France. Perfect vide poche for keys or jewelry.
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Lucite Encased Dandelion Flower Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite or acrylic encased 'Dandelion' flower seed-head decorative object or paperweight in the Organic Modern style, circa late-20th century. Art meets nature meets technology. A p...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Crystal Ball Sphere with Chinoiserie Base
Located in New York, NY
A crystal ball decorative sphere decorative object with Chinoiserie wood base, circa late-20th century. A great piece for a shelf, cocktail table, credenza, etc. Very good condition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Fornasetti paper weight 1962 Zodiac calendar
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with Zodiac calendar c1962
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower designs Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to the Fratelli Toso company....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Very Rare Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori
By Baccarat
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very Rare and Elegant Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori, made in France probably during the 1870s. (Not signed)
Beauti...
Category
1870s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Leather Tray, Large B Square Tray, Handmade - Color: Caramel
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays
For various purposes, the Monochrome Collection Trays can be used individually or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so feel free to get creative an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Geometric Sculpture in Polished Pearl Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Geometric sculpture made in polished resin in variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
This sculpture is very versatile and fun! You can cr...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Atomic Space Age Perpetual Flip Calendar, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Often seen in 1960s-70s American movies this atomic perpetual flip calendar with manually set day and month has become an iconic desk piece amo...
Category
1970s Asian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Purpleheart Wood Card Holder Signed Handmade, 1990s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This purpleheart wood card holder has nice clean lines, perfect for an office or desk. The bottom is signed and dated with the inscription, "S. Sato 7-91 Purpleheart #240."
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Purpleheart
Carl Auböck Model #3844 Polished Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3844 polished brass bowl.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl or catch-all is executed in polished brass. Originally conc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight, Belgium
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight. It has the maker's mark on the side of the glass. Val Saint Lambert is one of the leading crystal m...
Category
1960s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Antique Art Nouveau Dachshund Ink Scraper in Cold-Painted Spelter
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Charming antique Art Nouveau ink scraper featuring a detailed dachshund figurine crafted in cold-painted spelter. This unique piece combines both functionality and decorative appeal,...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
Wilhelm Kage, Argenta Gustavsberg, Incised Stoneware Silver Piscine Dish C1940
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Unusual Argenta stoneware footed dish with applied silver swordfish central motif
Tied silver banding to rim
Designed by Wilhelm Kage for the Argenta series for Gustavsberg, Sweden...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Corners With Leather Desk Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter corners featuring symbols of the Zodiac, with a custom green leather desk blotter.
By Tiffany Studios (blotter...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Letter Opener
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine silver letter opener.
Additional Details:
In sterling silver.
By Tiffany & Co.
Marked to the end of the handle for Tiffany & Co. / 925 / © / 1995
Simply a wonderful letter...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baccarat French Crystal Heart Paperweight or Decorative Object
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
From French luxury crystal Maison Baccarat, a beautiful clear transparent puffed heart paperweight or decorative object, circa early 21st century, Fr...
Category
Early 2000s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
1960s MId-Century Modern Lucite Oval Italian Table Lighter Lighter
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This mid-century modern Italian table lighter is a perfect example of the stylish and functional home accessories that characterized the era. These types of lighters were often used ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Set of 2 Antique Glass Paperweights, Belgium
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very beautiful set of 2 glass paperweights.
This set is made in Belgium in the 19th century.
They were also used as a hat or hairpiece pedestal.
Now they are used for decoration.
T...
Category
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass w/ Murines & 24k Gold Pear
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown Murano glass pear, crafted in Murano, Italy circa 1960, is designed as a functional and elegant paperweight or decorative object Create...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
CHANEL Snow Globe
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
CHANEL winder holiday snow globe featuring Chanel gift bags, boxes, and N.5 perfume bottle / Made in France
This comes in original box
Diameter: 4 inches / Height: 5.5 inches
1 avail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Four Piece Writing Desk Set With Butterflies
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese four piece desk set with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. The set includes a pair of inkwells, a roller blotter, and a tray. Each ware is adorned with a polychrome desig...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Grey Stained Dragonfly Knife Rest c1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique France -see image 5) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Libellule' knife rest -depicting a dragonfly in flight, dating from 1919 (See ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Streamlined Skyscraper Style Burled Carpathian Elm Letter Holder, 1930
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This elegant Art Deco Skyscraper style letter holder was realized in the United States, circa 1930. It features four concentric demilune streamlined forms that diminish in size from ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Burl
Paperweight in bronze from the late 18th Century in the shape of a cannon barrel
Located in Knivsta, SE
Paperweight in bronze from the late 18th Century in the shape of a cannon barrel.
Beautiful patina.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Harpswell House Walnut & Slate Pencil Holder, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Harpswell House Walnut & Slate Pencil Holder, c.1960.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Slate
MCM Brass Peace Sign Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM brass peace sign paperweight, circa 1970's. The piece is. in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 3.75"D x .5"H. #4296
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Montblanc Fountain Pen Star Walker Soulmakers for 100 years Special Edition
By Montblanc
Located in Plainview, NY
The Montblanc StarWalker "Soulmakers for 100 Years" Special Edition Fountain Pen is an exquisite symbol of craftsmanship and heritage. Encased in an elegantly understated black pres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Platinum
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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