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Desk Accessories For Sale
Carl Aubock II Vase Decanter with Brown Leather Top, Midcentury, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful minimalist Mid-Century Modern vase or decanter, "Tuberkulinkolben" designed and executed by Carl Auböck II in the 1950s. This piece is made of handblown clear glass and f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
Bronze Chinese Dragon Boat Inkwell 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Chinese dragon boat double inkwell. Original glass inserts. Circa 1870's bronze.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fift...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Bronze
DEAKIN & FRANCIS 1888 Victorian Ivory Letter Opener In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Victorian letter opener designed by Deakin & Francis.
Beautiful desk letter opener, created in Birmingham England during the Victorian era, back in the 1888. The letter opener was c...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Noughts & Crosses Game M001 handmade in cast brass & aluminium
Located in Benahavis, AN
The Noughts & Crosses Game was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium and brass.
We use recycled materials all our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in our foun...
Category
2010s Spanish Brutalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Georg Jensen Black Pen Tray or Desk Organizer
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pen tray or desk (drawer) organizer.
By Georg Jensen.
In black powder coated metal (we assume aluminum).
In the form of a large rectangular tray with 7 scalloped sections.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Quality Vintage Solid / Sterling Silver Letter Opener - Pheasant
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning, beautifully cast letter opener in solid English Sterling silver with a hefty weight of 98.5 Grams / 3 17 Troy Ounces.
The handle features a wonderful Pheasant and the si...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Botanical Lampwork "Blue Flower" Paperweight by Allan Scott for Caithness Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine upright botanical glass lampwork paperweight.
By Caithness Glass / WhiteFriars.
Entitled: "Blue Flower."
Designed by Allan Scott.
Depicting two blue lampwork flowers with ...
Category
Early 2000s British Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Bill Curry Brass Jumbo Jacks
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage brass Jumbo Jack tabletop accessory designed by Bill Curry and manufactured by Design Line.
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Irish Carved Bog Oakwood Walking Stick Cane Shamrock Killarney Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Extremely rare hand carved Irish Bog Oak Walking Stick, of outstanding quality, made in Ireland during the last half of the Nineteenth Century.
The ornately carved horizontal tau s...
Category
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bog Wood
Massive English Edwardian Cut-Glass and Marble Inkstand 1908
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian inkstand. Made by Andrew Barrett & Sons in London in 1908. Cut-glass base. Short neck in sterling silver collar with hinged and same-mounted marble ball cover; between flut...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Ico Parisi "Profile of a woman" document holder, Italy, 1970s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Padova, IT
Ico Parisi "Profilo di donna," Woman's profile, document holder, Italy, 1970s.
Plexiglass. Cm 34.50 x 36.00 x 15.00. 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
1960s Peter Pepper Products Double Letter Office Tray
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Peter Pepper Products Wilmington CA
Fabulous 1960s Vintage Double Letter Tray Office Paper File
6.75 h x 11.25 w x 16.5 d
Refer to all images.
Original vintage unrestored condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Amazing 1870 Late Empire Pure Gold Gilded Metal and Crystal Italian Desk Set
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is an Italian desk set in original box from the Late Empire period, dating to around 1870. The set is composed of pure gold gilded metal and crystal, exemplifying the luxurious ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Empire Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Metal
English Brass Two-Compartment Letter Holder with Neoclassical Decorations
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass letter holder featuring two compartments separated by highly decorative cast brass dividers with acorn finials and impressed domes,
Condition: Good; Wear con...
Category
20th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Kosta Boda Art Glass Paperweight by Erik Hoglund
Located in Sacramento, CA
Vintage cobalt blue Kosta Boda art glass paperweight by Erik Hoglund, featuring a woman’s head and torso. In excellent vintage condition.
Diameter: 4.25 in / Height: 1.5 in
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Hermes, Paris - Equestrian Letter Opener - Horse Spur c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A rare vintage letter opener to adorn the finest of desktops, made from polished steel and with a gold plated horse spur handle.
Just back from my silversmith's workshop where it ha...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
1775 Venezia Italy Blue Lacquered Wooden Engraved TablePaper Holder with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This refined engraved walnut table paper holder for desk, lacquered in a magnificent blue color, showcases the excellent taste in form and color. This rare piece hails from the Late 18th Century, 1775 circa, and it was created in Venezia, Italy.
Abolut this piece, Clara Santini, one of the most important experts in Venetian laquered furniture...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Black Synthesis Letter Tray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early 1970s design by Italian master Ettore Sottsass, the Synthesis line of office organizing pieces was produced by Olivetti, the famed typewriter and product company from Italy....
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Style Leather & Walnut Paper Tray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of contemporary wood paper trays for desk organizing or saving papers and letters. Black leather exterior, walnut accents, and felt interiors. In excellent vintage condition...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Vintage American Wood Shoe Mold Decor Paperweight 1930s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage American wood women shoe form mold mounted as a bookend or paperweight decorative sculpture.
Vintage wooden shoe making mold from the 1930s.
A decorative shoe form well carve...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1980s Gucci Desk Set Accessories - Leather Pen + Paper Holder & Tray
By Gucci
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nice 1980s Gucci - Italy designed leather desk accessories set, includes pen holder, note paper holder and small tray. The leather pieces have the classic green and red stripe, with ...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Suede
Pair Venetian Brass Gondola Seahorse
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair Venetian brass seahorse. Heavy cast brass. This is typical of the decorative mounts on the gondolas used to hold the tie line.
Category
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Paperweight.
A fantastic mid-century Italian marble paperweight with yellow and black glass eyes.
Whimsical hand carved s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-century Typewriter Consul, 1960's Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's by Consul.
Made of metal, plastic, chrome.
With aged patina
Fully functional, re-polished, in original condition with signs of wear.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
A Louis XV Style Lacquer Porcelain and Giltded Bronze Mounted Encrier
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV-style lacquer, porcelain and gilt bronze-mounted encrier (inkwell / inkstand), Chinese Kangxi porcelain, French lacquer and gilt bronze mounts, France, 19th century
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Gold & Black Lacquered Wood Letter Holder
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely vintage Neoclassical style Italian gold and black lacquered wood desktop letter holder. No maker's mark. This stylish letter rack has three slots for letters and is decorate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Bronze Lizard and Lapis Lazuli Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French cast bronze / brass lizard in lost wax technique on a solid polished Lapis Lazuli. Can be used as a paperweight or decorative desk accessory.
Lizard itself is 5.5" wide, 3" de...
Category
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1970's "golf" Letter opener by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
1970's
Rare "golf " letter opener
Signed Hermès
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Small Vintage Table Fan, 1950's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Small table fan design by Josef Pokorný in the 1950's.
Made of plastic and metal and produced in company Strojsmalt n.p. in Czechoslovakia.
The fan has two speeds.
In original condit...
Category
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
By MURANO Vintage Blown Glass Paperweight Mushroom
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming little vintage blown art glass ornamental mushroom in translucent and tinted Murano glass, with a curvaceous stem and topped with a shapely cap, flecked with tiny air bubb...
Category
20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Japanese Articulated Copper Lobster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese articulated copper spiny lobster sculpture on a solid rock Lapis Lazuli. Every single body parts are in working condition and no missing ...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Venetian Brass Gondola Seahorse
Located in Rochester, NY
Venetian brass seahorse. Heavy cast brass. This is typical of the decorative mounts on the gondolas used to hold the tie line.
Category
20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Napoleon Brass Desk Top Sculpture and Bell
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique continental brass Napoleon doorstop and desk bell. 19th century. Bell is 6.75" tall.
Category
19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Victorian Brass Lady's Hand Door Knocker 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Victorian lady's hand door knocker. Heavy cast brass. Great decorative desk paperweight. 19th century.
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Set of Hand-Sculpted Solid Bronze Candleholders, Army of Me by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
7 hand-sculpted solid bronze candleholders.
Army of Me by William Guillon.
Signed William Guillon.
Each candleholder is unique.
Signed and numbered 1/1.
Dimensions:
Each is differe...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique American Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
American Art Nouveau glass inkwell with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Globular. Bowl has flat top and well with short inset neck and fitted cover. Loose and fluid overlay pattern...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
19th Century Baccarat Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
A Baccarat crystal inkwell with decorated bronze. Circa 19th century, France. The interior is two inches deep and the opening is one inch wide.
Category
1890s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Signed A. Seguso Pair of Pink Murano Glass Bird Sculptures, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic pair of mouth-blown bird sculptures in pink Murano glass. These delightful bird are signed on the bottom by A. Seguso and were produced in Murano, Italy in the 1960s.
Th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rare Bruce Freund Postmodern Millerfiori Teapot Paperweight Memphis
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, playful paperweight was hand blown in shape of a teapot with cheerful multicolored millefiori and murine inclusions inside clear glass layer enclosing solid white glass backgr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Letter Opener and Ruler, 1980s Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant gold colored metal letter opener with a metric ruler engraved along top edge. 'Germany' stamped on the underside right above the hilt of the handle. Light patina to the gold ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Pair of Venetian mirrored obelisks with etched floral design
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine pair of etched Venetian obelisks approximately 24 inches tall and 6“ x 6“ in very good condition..
Category
1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Mirror
Marian Pyrcak Sommerso Glass Bird Figurine Paperweight, Polish Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Delicate bird figurine or paperweight was made in sommerso technique, with colored glass gather cased over with clear glass. Gentle transitions between blue, red, light brown, and yellow pigments used on colored gather add depth and movement to otherwise minimally shaped piece.
The figurine is signed by the artist in etching on the bottom.
Marian Pyrcak...
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Movado1948 Calendermeto Triple Date & Moonphase Travel Purse Clock With Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Rare calendermeto travel clock designed by Movado.
Beautiful and very rare calendermeto travel purse clock, created in Switzerland by the Movado Clock Factories, back in the 1948-1954. Crafted in stainless steel and leather with the purpose to use in desks, travels, in the pocket or a purse. Patented Ermeto winding device by means of the sliding case, with all original parts.
The Movado Ermeto watch...
Category
1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
French 1798 Neo Classic Stamp Seal In 18Kt Gilded Silver Carved Bust Of Flora
Located in Miami, FL
French neo classic desk seal.
Wonderful desk seal, created in France during the late 18th century, back in the 1798-1808. This magnificent piece of a...
Category
1790s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Silver
Art Deco 1925 Japonism Enameled Travel Clock In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Diamonds
By Cressarrow
Located in Miami, FL
A travel clock designed by Cress Arrow Co.
An incredible travel-desk clock, created in America during the art deco period by the jewelry and luxury watches makers Cress Arrow Co., back in the 1925. This fabulous flamboyant piece is a truly magnificent work of Art Deco jewelry art and has been crafted with very elegant Japonism patterns in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with accents in platinum for the setting of the diamonds.
The piece is decorated in both sides with abstract images of the Japan national tree of the cherry blossom, entirely embellished with applications of blue, black and rose enamels.
It is fitted with a slider mechanism to discover the dial and stand in the desk. The movement is Swiss, mechanical hand winding. The dial is silver with platinum arabic numbers and arrows, signed Swiss.
Japonesque, Japonism or Japonaiserie are French terms that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists during the late 19th century, the art nouveau and the art deco period.
Diamonds: The platinum arabic numbers and the arrows are with 144 old European rose cut diamonds, 1.08 carats, E/F color, VS-1 clarity.
Weight: 109.35 Grams, (70.09 Dwt).
Measurements: 57 mm by 45 mm by 9 mm (2.24 x 1.77 x 0.35 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark monogram, the reference serial numbers, the gold assay marks and signed, "CRESSARROW 18K 63086-086".
Cressarrow Company. The original firm was formed as a jewelry manufacturer in 1890 as N.E. Whiteside & Co and was succeeded by Whiteside and Blank in 1903. The firm manufactured 14 carat brooches, scarf pins, sleeve buttons, studs, and bracelets, accented with enamel. Later they produced high quality jewelry in platinum. The United States Patent and Trademark Office registration indicates that the C with the arrow through it was first used for brooches, cuff-buttons, pendants, necklaces and rings by the original firm beginning in 1890. In 1911, the company was awarded the exclusive licence to sell the expansion bracelet that had been invented in Germany. The venture became immediately successful and Whiteside and Blank devoted more and more time to the watch business, becoming the first in the United States to make wrist watches for ladies...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century erotical secret box.
Extremely rare erotic sculpture from the 19th century, most probably created in France, circa 1870. This is a sculptural box depicting a woman sitting on a woven wood basket. The sculpture represents a small discrete treasure chest to keep jewels. It was masterfully crafted from pieces of cream and brown wood carvings and is fitted with a screwable part to reveal the interior. This is an outstanding object, unobtainable on the antique market and of high collecting.
Other examples of these enigmatic boxes produced in the 19th Century.
Gilded and patinated bronze, made in France during the 3rd Empire. Ca 1870
Weight: 192.2 Grams, (123.20 Dwt).
Measurements: 150 mm by 63.5 mm by 89 mm (5.91 x 2.5 x 3.5 Inches).
Condition: The overall condition of this sculpture is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This erotic box...
Category
1870s French High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Op Art Paperweight, New York Art Glass
By Thomas Kelly
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Op Art paperweight was hand blown in elongated ovoid shape. The colored rounded central gather has evenly distributed swirls of blue glass with randomly added yellow pigment placed in abstract, graphic pattern, with the whole structure enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Subtle reflections of the central colored core in clear glass part of the paperweight add complexity and visual interest to otherwise minimal piece.
The paperweight is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the bottom.
Thomas Kelly is an established glass artist working in Vitrix Hot Glass studio in Corning, New York. He started in the glass studios of Alex Brand and Thomas Buechner where he had the opportunity to learn from two distinctly different artists, each having their own unique talents; Kelly worked for 10 years with Thomas Buechner III at Vitrix Hot Glass Studio, developing his glass working skills and aesthetic sensitivity. At Vitrix, visiting artists such as Lino Tagliapietra and Fritz Dreisbach...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sommerso, Art Glass
Lalique "Faune" 2001 Limited Edition Perfume Crystal Bottle Flacon, France
By Lalique
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this limited edition Lalique “Faune” collector’s flacon from 2001, unused in original box and sprayer with certificate and card. This exciting f...
Category
Early 2000s French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Paul J. Stankard Botanical / Root People Upright Paperweight
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Paul J. Stankard (American, b. 1943)
Materials: lampwork glass, polished clear glass
Dimensions: 5″h, 2.75″w, 2.5″d
Additional Information: The paperweight details i...
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20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Bitossi Orange Ceramic Ashtray
By Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Bitossi ashtray with orange and yellow glaze with incised accents. A square dish with concave circle in the middle, it has two cigarette rests at opposite edges....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Fontana Arte 1970 Ronson Veraflame Desk Lighter In Glass And Gilt Bronze
By Ronson, Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric desk lighter designed by Ronson.
A very beautiful desk-lighter, designed by Ronson back in the 1970. This modernist lighter is from the Veraflame collection, created in Am...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Continental 1850 Compass And Sundial Carved in The Shape of a Terrestrial Globe
Located in Miami, FL
An antique desk Sundial and compass.
Surely this unusual sundial and compass will be a great conversation piece. This piece was created in Europe and most probably in Germany during...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Other Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Hermes Paris 1970 Modernist Purse Pencil In 18Kt Gold And .925 Sterling Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
A purse pencil designed by Hermes.
Very sleek and useful purse pencil, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1970. It was crafted with slim modernist ge...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Small Table Fan by STROJ SMALT, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fanmade by STROJ SMALT in the 1960's, in Czechoslovakia.
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional, original condition, with signs of wear.
Category
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Victorian Brass Skirt Lifter
Located in Tampa, FL
This is a Victorian brass skirt lifter probably about 1880s made of brass with a great patina. A wonderful and unusual find for any brass collection.
Category
1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Colin Stone Sommerso Murine Paperweight, American Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual paperweight was hand blown in elongated ovoid shape. The brown glass murine inclusions in various shapes and sizes were placed in abstract, graphic pattern inside light blue...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Art Glass
By DAUM Sulphide Paperweight with Blue Flower
By Daum
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning egg-shaped crystal paperweight is made by the legendary French glassmaker 'Daum', and features an incredibly intricate five-petalled violet-blue flower at its centre. K...
Category
20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Victorian Brass Paperclip
Located in Tampa, FL
An 1880s English, Victorian very heavy brass clip for papers and objects. A true collectors piece. Can be hung or laid flat.
Category
1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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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