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Desk Accessories For Sale
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine

New Modern Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Black Marble, creator Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan sculptor Michele Chiossi, has found in marble a medium to describe modernity with its myths and symbols, creating the Contemporary collection. An emoji can be a tray; an emoji heart, not necessarily pierced by an arrow, can be a place of creativity in the kitchen, a chopping board or a working surface; a dash; a zigzag; granting the marble a moment of levity, becoming vertical in a vase; reflecting an ideal image of ourselves. Unique objects to be experienced as a couple, to gift to friends, jewels of our daily lives. Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Fish Sculpture Figurine, Italy, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, decorative midcentury Rimini blue glazed fish sculpture. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche / Italy in the 19...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta

19th Century French University Teaching Shapes - Collection Of Eight
Located in Hook, Hampshire
19th Century French University Teaching Shapes - Collection Of Eight. We know little of the history or use of this collection but they are from the late 19th Century and came from ...
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Beech

In Stock in Los Angeles, Grey Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger In stock in Los Angeles Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a Stand hugging the mobile phone and a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Large Bookends Spectacular Ceramic or Porcelain in the shape of a leopard 50s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of mid-century bookends. Spectacular ceramic bookends in the shape of a leopard These vintage glazed ceramic or porcelain bookends in the shape of leopards are spectacular. The...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

20th Century Italian Big Sterling Silver Magnifying Lens
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver magnifying lens Perfect for a prestigious desk. The lens frame is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls ...
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1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

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...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Art Glass Heart Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial art glass heart paperweight or decorative object by artist Robet Held, circa late-20th century. Heart is a light blue art glass with touches of blue and p...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Petite English Victorian Period 19th Century Carved Wooden Bird Sculpted Group
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite antique English Victorian period small carved wooden sculpted group from the 19th century depicting two small birds nesting with each other and accented with orange paint. C...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Wood

Collection Of Three Colorful Luxury Glass Inkwells
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Amazing group of vintage glass inkwells including: Round bulbous form blue ink well with glass hinged lid, brass collar, controlled air bubbles. Unmarked. Heavy piece with thick wal...
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20th Century Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Metal

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Cartier 18 Carat Gold Plated Trinity Vendome Ballpoint Pen With Cartier Box
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Elegant Cartier 18 Carat Gold Plated Trinity Vendome Ballpoint Pen With Red Leather Cartier Box Case is different from one in main image will be the ...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Gold Plate

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. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade Pink Flamingo Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Concrete

Antique Silver Artist’s Paint Box by Harry Atkin Sheffield 1892
Located in London, GB
A stunning Antique Silver Artist’s paint box by Harry Atkin, Date Sheffield 1892. A Rare Miniature travelling paint box in excellent condition. The silver on both the outside and the interior is in superb condition. Upon opening, the front cascades down to reveal two wells for water and perhaps mixing colours. The interior is well protected thanks to the interior gilding. The lid engraved “Lettice’s Paint Box”. Lettice is a traditional, English girl’s name most commonly found in the upper classes. The actual paints are not original but the current set of paints are a later acceptable replacement. The miniature brush was with it but not original and doubt it ever had one. Dimensions; W 5” x D 3 1/4” H 1 1/4" About the maker; Atkin Brothers business traces his origin to Thomas Law...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Vintage sterling silver scottie dog letter opener, Art Deco
Located in NEWARK, GB
An amazing vintage sterling silver letter opener. It is crafted from solid sterling silver and has a very well detailed and designed little scottie dog. Perfect for the Scottish ...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Original Peach Mirrored Bevelled Glass Picture Frame, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This for your consideration is a fabulously glamorous Art Deco picture frame dating to the 1930s and originating from France. An absolute delight and totally original who wouldn't wa...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Glass, Mirror

Bucciarelli Milano Italy Key Design Porcelain Gold Piero Fornasetti Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Bucciarelli Milano label gold surface with key design, Italian ceramic porcelain paperweight. The paperweight is gold gilt-decorated with two keys design transfers....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Ceramic, Porcelain

2000s Barovier Toso Italian Emerald Green Murano Glass and Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design vertical picture frame in thick blown Murano glass worked in a luscious emerald jewel green color, by Barovier & Toso, signed piece. The elegan...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Cowboy Hat Paperweight in solid Brass 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Mid-Century Modern Cowboy Hat Paperweight in solid Brass 1960's
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Snow Globe Black White Chanel Number 5
Located in Munich, DE
Rare limited edition of a Chanel Snow Ball with white bags on a white base, which are only for VIP Customers in excellent condition and with the original bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desk Accessories

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Plastic, Acrylic

English Edwardian 1900s Silver Dressing Table Mirror, Hair and Clothes Brushes
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Edwardian period dressing table hand mirror, hair and clothes brushes from the early 20th century with silver piqué décor of garlands and medallions. Born in England during the early years of the 20th century, this exquisite set of hand mirror and brushes...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories

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Silver

Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Golf Motif Desk Magnifier Glass in Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass designed by Hermes. Fabulous and highly decorative piece, created in Paris, France by the house of Hermes, back in the 1960. ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver, Silver Plate

20th Cebtury Italian Big Sterling Silver Letter Opener
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver letter opener. Perfect for a prestigious desk. The blade is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls and fl...
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1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Cenedese 1980s Italian Modern 24K Gold Dust Twisted Murano Glass Tree Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Italian crystal glass tree ornament of organic sleek modern design, a vintage creation part of a collection assembled by Cosulich Interiors & Anti...
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1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Gold

Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Crosshatch Cisele Ballpoint Pen
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Elegant Vintage Cartier 18 Carat Gold Plated Vendome Crosshatch Cisele Ballpoint Pen With Original Cartier Box One of the all time most beautiful and unique pens by Cartier, the rar...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Gold Plate

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...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Olivetti Synthesis Ettore Sottsass Paper Basket - 1970s Industrial Design Icon
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Step into the world of iconic Italian design with this melamine paper basket from the renowned Olivetti Synthesis Sottsass 45 Series, designed in 1973 by Ettore Sottsass and manufact...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories

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Plastic

White 1930s Glamour Bakelite Telephone by Bell Systems
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage white bakelite 1930s glamor telephone made by Bell Systems for the Western Electric company. This phone is present in many Hollywood Glamor fi...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bakelite

Art Deco Modernist Chrome Picture Frame, France, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
Authentic and very stylish 1930's Art Deco chrome & walnut picture frame. A more unusual design and a great size for modern day use. A photograph can be displayed both sides ( the ph...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Chrome

Travelling Marble Solitaire Board Game with 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...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Stone, Agate

Art Deco Lacquered Calendar Desk Set, Two Inkwells With Retractable Lids 1930's
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Elegant Art Deco 1930's Monochrome Desk Set. Befit With Two Engine Turned Inkwells with one Glass Lining and Lids That Retract. Fixed Pen Tidy and A Central Calendar. With A Green ...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Chrome

Hermes, Paris, Equestrian / Horse Head Letter Opener, c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable letter opener or paper knife made in gilded bronze and dating to c.1960; a scarce-find in the gold colour. The handle is in the form of a horse head, beautifu...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Studio Åhus Sommerso Art Glass Green Apple Hanne Dreutler Arthur Zirnsack Sweden
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage art glass apple sculpture or paperweight by Studio Åhus was handmade in Sweden in 1988 in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. The core of smoky light g...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s Pair photograph frame (or miniature frame) with classical Victorian design. Typica...
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Unique Marble and Brass Sculptural Paper Weight of a Dog or Animal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique marble and brass sculptural paper weight of a dog or animal.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble, Brass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Beni Mobler Denmark Teak Waste Basket or Trash Can
By Beni Møbler 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
Danish modern teak bent plywood waste basket or trash can with and what looks like Rosewood interior designed Jan Nielsen for Beni Mobler Denmark. In very ...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Teak

Art Deco Pair of Pelican Figure Bookends in Hand Carved Woods, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood. Each stylised pelican has been well hand carved in a dark hardwood and stands on a base f...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Hardwood

Marble Desk Pen Holder Organizer
Located in New York, NY
A substantial marble desk pen/pencil/marker holder organizer, in the modern style, Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century. Organizer can hold small pieces of paper, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

19th Century Victorian English Double Inkwell Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Victorian era English silver plate desk stand, born in the late 19th century, having two glass inkwell pots, candlestick, recessed pen wells, gadrooned border, ebonized ca...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

Vintage Leather and Brass Desk Set Brass Letter Opener and Scissors 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Leather and Brass Desk Set Brass Letter Opener and Scissors 1940s. Italian desk set scissors and letter opener with leather black pouch. Classic and traditional luxury desk l...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Metal, Brass

HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Vintage Wood Pen Holder and Lighter, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wood pen holder and lighter is an original object realized in the 1970s. Original wood and metal. Made in Italy. The set includes: a geometr...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

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.
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1890s French Antique Desk Accessories

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Crystal

Sterling Silver Postal Scales - Desk Ideas - Hallmarked in 1913
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1913 by George Betjemann & Sons, this handsome set of Antique Sterling Silver Postal Scales, are plain in design, and have the original silver plated weights....
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Barovier Toso Murano Clear Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear, gold flecks, and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Gold Leaf

Vintage 1950s Persian Khatam Hand Painted Pen and Letter Desk Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1950s Persian Khatam desk set in solid wood Mosaic inlay with brass tips pen holder. The wooden base is khatam covered and there is a miniature painting scene in the top flat...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Islamic Desk Accessories

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Fruitwood

Antique Figured Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful figured walnut writing box or slope Fabulous colour and figure in the wood particularly on the top Working secret drawers* Original brass topped ink bottle Replaced lea...
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1860s English Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Revolver Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handsome lighter is cast in the shape of a revolver. Perfect for any collector of smoking paraphernalia or firearm enthusiast. Meticulous attention to detail throughout makes fo...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Italian Travertine Marble Obelisk
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian travertine marble Obelisk, in the Modern style, circa 1970s, Italy. A great decorative object for a shelf, credenza, office, library, cocktail table, etc. Very go...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Travertine, Marble

Brutalist / Modern Concrete Bookends, White
Located in Camp Meeker, CA
These geometric concrete bookends will keep your literature in place with their timeless, sculptural beauty, as well as with their substantial weight. Small batches, with limited...
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2010s American Brutalist Desk Accessories

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Concrete

Antique and Museum Quality Hand-Hammered and Embossed Copper Arts & Crafts Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning little Arts & Crafts box. This undoubtedly is one of the best handcrafted Arts & Crafts boxes we ever had the pleasure of offering. The design is to die for and the artist ...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Copper

Pair of Egyptian revival desktop brass obelisks
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of egyptian revival desktop brass obelisks circa 1920. Here we have a pair of art deco period decorative items.  Polished brass obelisks decorated each side with egyptian hiero...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Marble, Brass

Porsche Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cast metal lighter is the perfect tabletop accessory for any race car lover, Porsche enthusiast or smoker. Relieved lettering on the spoiler reads 'Porsche 935-77 Turbo'. The Po...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Tiffany Studios New York Grapevine Pattern Bronze and Slag Glass Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze and slag glass "Grapevine" pattern pen tray By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Centur...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Pair of MCM Walnut Letter Trays by Carver Wood Products
By Carver Wood Products Inc.
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM walnut letter trays by Carver Wood Products, circa 1970s. The trays are in good vintage condition and measures 15.375"W x 10.25"D x 4.75"H and would make a great addition...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Walnut

Pair of Plated Animal Paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of plated animal paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk, circa 1970s. The cat and pig are made of plated zinc and are signed on the underside. Please see my other Gunnar Cyren ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories

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Zinc

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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