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Desk Accessories For Sale
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Set of 3 Vintage Brass Pestle & Mortars, Czechoslovakia, Circa 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful set of three vintage pestles & mortars in a solid brass finish. All three produced in Czechoslovakia in 1940s as a kitchen wear for spices and...
Category
1940s Czech Bohemian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7127 Letter Opener "Flat", Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7127 letter opener "Flat", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Aorta Vase, Polished Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful organic flower vase, model #3974, designed by Carl Aubock II in 1950. Executed by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. Handmade of bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Polished Brass Hand Bottle Opener #4224
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock polished brass hand bottle opener #4224. This whimsical 1950's hand bottle opener by Carl Aubock is a wonderful example of the marriage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Blue Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Se...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Raccolto, Piccolo
By Gumdesign
Located in Viareggio, IT
A collection of marble containers made up of 2 elements and held together by a Corian element designed for everyday domestic life and ready to welcome...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
In Stock in Los Angeles, Light Blue Mexico Skull Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Mexico skull mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
"Mr Holder was a shark who loved swimming but could not do it. He was mocked by all the other sharks who call...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Diamond Shaped Brass Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage diamond shaped brass paperweight, circa 1960s. The piece has a well worn brass patina and measures 4.25"W x 3.25"D x 3"H. A very cool and unique design! #2236.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Colorful Art Glass Paperweight by Millefiori of Italy
By Millefori
Located in San Diego, CA
Small colorful art glass paperweight by Millefiori of Italy, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or scratches and measures 3.25...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Victorian Marble Roman Ruins Grand Tour Statue Sculpture Columns Pillars
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely collectable original Victorian Marble Grand Tour Roman Ruin statue of columns
A wonderful original piece, this is a desk sized co...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Raccolto, Grande
By Gumdesign
Located in Viareggio, IT
A collection of marble containers made up of 2 elements and held together by a Corian element designed for everyday domestic life and ready to welcome...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Slag Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique-shaped pieces of slag glass. Each piece will vary in size and shape. Slag glass comes from the glass used to make car windows. These pieces were sourced in Texas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Slag Glass
Malachite Jewelry Box with Cameo Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. Box is rectangular in shape with resin female cameo detail on top lid. Piece is beautifully hand-crafted. Piece makes a great decorative or storage jewelry box to hold small items or jewelry such as necklaces (as demonstrated), rings, earring, cufflinks, etc., on a vanity, nightstand, dresser, desk, credenza, walk-in-closet, etc. Dimensions: 2.25" Height x 2.38" Width x 3.32" Depth.
Other boxes shown available separately; search 1stDibs ref. #s:
Purple Charoite box...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Signed & Labeled Salviati Venetian / Murano Art Glass Snail Paperweight Figurine
By Salviati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Italian art glass paperweight.
By Salviati.
In the form of a green snail with a brown and white swirl shell.
Marked to the base 'Salviati' along with an original Salv...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Sunrise Glass Jellyfish Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Sunrise glass jellyfish sculpture. Blown glass sculpture of jellyfish, in Sunrise, made in the USA. Other color variations available.
Category
2010s American Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Hermès Cleopatra Eye Magnifier Silver Plated Vintage Desk Accessory
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
This ever so chic Hermès vintage silver plated Cleopatra eye magnifier is a great desk accessory. This is from the 1960s and was originally designed by J...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Salviati Murano Sommerso Cobalt Blue Italian Art Glass Owl Figure Paperweight
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue over clear Italian art glass owl figurine, paperweight / sculpture. Documented to th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Carl Auböck #5072-1 Paperweight "Chain", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
#5072-1 Paperweight in the shape of a chain by Carl Auböck. Made of gold plated steel. Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Peanut Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist peanut keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Desk Accessory in Travertine Attributed to Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing desk accessory (pen holder - letter holder) in travertine attributed to Fratelli Mannelli, made in Italy in the 1970s
Weight: 3 Kg.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Contemporary Set of Two Handmade Aquamarine Crystal Photo Frames by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Collection of picture frames by Ghirò Studio.
Set of two photo frames, one horizontal and one vertical, of excellent workmanship and artistic quality.
The rounded edges give har...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Paperweight #5188 "Pipe", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5188 paperweight in the shape of a pipe, Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Auspiciousness Eggs by Ango, the Art & Craft of Feng Shui Egg for Home Decor
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Auspiciousness Eggs by Ango is Feng Shui Egg Stone hand-weld and crafted for feng shui home decoration. Kotchakorn Promchai, the renowned Feng Shui master in Thailand invited Ango to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Thermometer, 1950s for Tables, Vienna, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Thermometer, 1950s for tables, Vienna, around 1950s.
Original condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7211 Letter Opener "Turned", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7211 letter opener "Turned", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Corinthian column table lamp with iron weighted base, stepped base marked G. S.
Rewired with switch and braided cable.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Carl Auböck Paperweight #4751-1 Paperclip, Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Huge #4751-1 paperweight in the shape of a paperclip, Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Light Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso, 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and light blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy.
Meas...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Polished Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 polished brass knob.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gilt Metal Candlesticks W.M.F. Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt metal candlesticks W.M.F. Germany, Mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Antique Pair of Glass Inkwells with a Brass Lid and a Shield on Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A nice pair of mid-century glass inkwells with brass hinged lids and a shield on top. English lap desk style purchased by a private collector who trav...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Faceted Perthshire Spaced Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine faceted Perthshire spaced millefiori art glass paperweight.
It has pink and light blue canes centered on a 1972 'D' date cane.
The base has a st...
Category
1970s Scottish Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Derby Imari Pattern Partners Porcelain Inkwell and Quill Pen Stand
By Derby
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine, rare and unusual antique English Derby partners porcelain inkwell and quill pen holder decorated in the Imari pattern and dating from the early ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Zebra Hide Desk Set
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable vintage campaign zebra desk set with a blotter, a notepad, and a pen holder. Possible Hermes.
Blotter H: 12 W: 23 D: .5
Notepad H: 5.5 W: 8 D: 1
Penholde...
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Desk Accessories
Materials
Zebra Hide
Dice Brass Copper Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice brass dice atop a copper base. The best addition to your desk or every room.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Old Blue Scale Gwarancja Olsztyn, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A fantastic antique weighing scale with nicely aged blue paint. Made by Gwarancja Factory in Olsztyn, Poland in the late 20th century. It presents...
Category
1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Iron
Carl Auböck Model #4056 Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperknife #4233
Located in Berlin, DE
Paperknife by Carl Auböck with glanced splint.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Brass Shell Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist shell keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian Design Photo Frame in Plexiglass , Sharing Blue
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Sharing round blue is a unique multiples edition of Art with Heart collection of recto-verso photo frames by Laura G Italy. It is beautiful wherever you look at it, its surface is d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Easter Rabbit Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Completely handmade porcelain bowl with a hands-free naturalistic painted Easter rabbit in brown and white colors. The rabbit is sitting in the middle of...
Category
2010s German Country Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
A hard-cover book with dust-jacket on abstract American artist Frank Stella, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, New York, NY. This book presents a decade of Sella's work from 1959 - 1...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Polished Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 polished brass knob.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
White Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Se...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Christmas Ceramic Houses for Candle Light Deco in Shape of a Village Around 1970
Located in Wien, AT
Handcrafted Christmas ceramic houses for candle light deco in shape of a village around 1970s
The church dimensions are:
Hight: 25cm
Wide: 11cm
De...
Category
1970s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Peso Concrete Cement Book and Door Holder 2kg Flamingo Pink Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Colored book and door holders made in concrete. A touch of color for your bookcase 100% made in Italy.
2kg: L 9 P 9 H 18 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
Hand Blown Murano Art Glass Bird 1960s
By A. Silvestri and Co., Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano art glass hand blown sculpture bird figurine.
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand blown glass bird.
The body of bubbles Italian ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Paperweights or Bookend in Travertine by Marble Art, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Paperweights or bookend in travertine produced by Marble Art.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached on the bottom, as shown in the pictures.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Large Vintage Red and White Porcelain Bowl, Catchall Encased in Pewter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage red and white porcelain bowl catchall encased in pewter.
Floral design with gold accents hand painted in Hong Kong on a white po...
Category
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #5261 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produced by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
White and Clear Marbled Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Semi Sphere is a very cool and f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Pink 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....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
Mid Century Carved Rock Crystal Crane Pair with Orange Calcite and Marble Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning mid century pair of mineral cranes, carved from quartz / rock crystal, with brass legs and beaks, and mounted on a base of orange calcite and...
Category
1950s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal
Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 19th century brass decorated Islamic Persian Qalamdan.The Qalamdan is in solid brass, decorated on all sides with Arabic calligraphy writing.It consists of an inkwell and a pen compartment of typical tubular form with an interior cavity to store a reed pen.Attached to the body is an inkwell with engraved Moorish designs with a shell style cover.An antique Turkish Brass...
Category
19th Century Moorish Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Malachite Pen Holder
Located in Clearwater, FL
A real statement piece! An Art Deco malachite with brass three pen holder. France, circa 1930s.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
1920 René Lalique - Seal Stamp Victoire Frosted Glass With Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Stamp Seal "Victoire" made in frosted glass with blue patinat by René Lalique in 1920.
Molded and engraved signature
Perfect condition.
height: 4.5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Laliqu...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
English 19th Century Clothes Brush with Petit Point on Silk with Brass Edges
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English clothes brush from the 19th century, with petit point décor on silk and brass borders. Born in England during the 19th century, this sweet rectangular clothes brush featur...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Lord Balaji Plate
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain plate depicting a Lord Balaji, one of India’s most venerated gods. This porcelain plate portrays Lord Balaji, the god of miracles, minutely etche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
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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