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Desk Accessories For Sale
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Ico Parisi Square White Ashtray, Chrome & Melamine by Lamperti, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and large, square modernist ashtray from the 1970s. Designed by Ico Parisi for Lamperti Italy. Made of melamine plastic with a chromed metal top. In very good condition with a few little spots and marginal fine and slight scratches in the chrome plating, but really nothing major. Fully marked on its underneath. Lamperti Robbiate...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Cast Iron Banks 'Set of 4'
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century cast iron banks ( set of 4 ) Measurements of items individually Iron mailbox Height - 2.50 Width - 1.75 Iron bank Height - 3....
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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Ferndale, MI
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla paperweight figurine. Original label intact, etched signature, Orrefors GC 480715.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Howard Miller Domed Barometer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant mechanical decorative object.
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1960s North American Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Acrylic

Large Silvered Lion Sculpture, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
An early 20th century Silverplated Lion. This particular example very well modelled. Mounted over a Portoro Italian marble base. Perfect size to...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Metal

Shell Sculpture Paperweight by Mikasa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Intricate hand blown glass shell sculpture with silver specks / Made in Japan by Kurata for retailer Mikasa, circa 1980s Original sticker on the base ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Paperweight Blacksmith's Hammer Head in Copper
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative old blacksmith's hammer head in solid copper. Authentic raw brutalist appearance. Used for metal work. Made in Denmark during the mid-late 19th ...
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19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

Vintage Harley Davidson Stitched Black Leather Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Harley Davidson stitched black leather weighted paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece has a great well worn look and measures 4.25"W x 3....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Medallion of the King of France Louis XVIII, in Sèvres Biscuit
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Medallion of the king of France Louis XVIII, in sèvres biscuit". Beautiful Medallion of Louis XVIII in sèvres biscuit and gilded brass, restoration ...
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19th Century French Restauration Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

C19th Carved Wood and Velvet Black Forest Inkwell with Dog
Located in London, GB
Wonderful German late 19th century carved wood black Forest inkwell. Beautifully carved with a seated dog on a naturalistic base of ferns and foliage, the cut glass inkwells retaining their original leaf carved stoppers...
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Velvet, Cut Glass, Wood

19th Century English Papier Mache & Mother of Pearl Folio Desk Blotter
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique 19th-Century English black lacquer papier mâché folio or desk blotter. This fine folio has a hand painted floral design with inlaid mother of pearl details and a gil...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Paper

Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Pug Inkwell, 19th Century Dog Carving
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Carving in the Form of a Dog Raised up on his hind legs, the head with original glass eyes tilts back to reveal the original glass inkwell ins...
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Brazilian Wood and Black Agate Onyx Round Box, Brazil 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A Brazilian hardwood and black and white agate onyx round jewelry or trinket box, in the Modern style Post-Modern period, circa, late-20th century, Brazil, 1980s, early 1990s. A hardwood round box with a black and white agate onyx lid. A great piece for a desk, vanity, nightstand table area to hold small items or jewelry, etc. Dimensions: 4.38" Diameter White German porcelain tray...
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Onyx, Agate

Argenteria Dabbene Italian 800 Silver Deer Desk Pen Tray or Change Holder
Located in Gardena, CA
Argenteria Dabbene Italian 800 silver deer desk pen tray or change holder MI 277 A curved rim that is slightly hand hammered. 277 MI mark to the underside for Argenteria Dabbene. ...
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20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Antique Kayserzinn Pewter Inkwell with Lovebirds, German, 1910s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative inkwell with two small lovebirds and original ink-glass. Manufactured by Kayserzinn in Germany circa 1910. It features a rustic authentic patina and the original silver-pl...
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1910s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Pewter

Rock Crystal Obelisk
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, polished rock crystal Obelisk sculpture, in the Modern style, circa 20th century. Piece is hand-carved and polished smooth from one piece...
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20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Rock Crystal

Fermacarte Bacarat Vetro - Vintage - Deco - Interiors - Desk Accesorize
Located in Milano, MI
fermacarte bacarat vetro - vintage - deco - interiors - desk accesorize bellissimo fermacarte BACCARAT con certificato e scatola.
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1980s European Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Corba
Located in Viareggio, IT
Containers, fruit bowl, transportable centerpieces ready to be brought to the table. With their handles in leather, the marble containers take up the ...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4102 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4102 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Produced...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Signed Vicke Linstrand for Kosta Crystal Owl Paperweight
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Kosta crystal paperwieght by Vicke Lindstrand with etched eyes and feathers on head and front side of body. Underside is signed Kosta 92458 Lindstrand....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Handmade Italia Lava Stone REGO Laptop Holder 2023
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lava stone Règo is a little jewel that adds a new experience when using a notebook combined with an external display, ideal for saving space and creating a clean and tidy environment...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Lava

Handmade Italia Carrara Marble Rego Laptop Holder 2023
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lava stone Règo is a little jewel that adds a new experience when using a notebook combined with an external display, ideal for saving space and creating a clean and tidy environment...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Carrara Marble

Vintage Corkscrew and Bottle Opener, Key Shape
Located in Paris, FR
Vintage corkscrew and bottle opener, key shape.
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20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Hermès Porcelain "Passifolia" Small Salad Bowl, France, 2021
Located in Cagliari, IT
Beautiful small salad bowl made with the "Passifolia" pattern. "The rain drums on the convex palm leaves. The wind hums over the fringe of petals. These sounds sharpen the chlorophy...
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2010s French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Set Of Old Bound Books Dating From the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called  « History of Protestant...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A rare find, this fabulous figural desk bell was cast in metal in the form of a pig with a quality screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be wou...
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1890s German Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Tantalus Box of Stacked 19th Century Books
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large tantalus, hidden to appear as a stack of five books, its hinged lid opens to reveal the interior with a compartment dressed with a central liquor bottle and four old fashion gl...
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19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Glass, Paper

Danese Milano Bincan Trash Wastepaper Basket in White by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Bincan cestino is part of the Bincan collection which was designed for the work place and can be adapted to any environment whether internal or external, public or private. This piec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Metsidian Tray in Obsidian with Copper by Janne Kyttanen
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Metsidian shelf and Metsidian side table are dynamic works that represent a moment in time - an eruption that melds two divergent materials together. The prehistoric evolves into...
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2010s Dutch Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Ink Well Tatum’s Standard, crystal well, 3 pen quill rests, hinged lid. This piece is cast iron and crystal. It is a beauty!
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20th Century American Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Iron

Art Deco Adjustable Glass Ball Table Lamp in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco adjustable transparent glass ball table lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet (1900-1984), glass base and socket in metal. The ball can be moved to different positions.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Lalique Tete De Coq Rooster Hood Ornament
Located in Dallas, TX
Rene Lalique Tete De Coq hood ornament (car glass mascot). 20th century. French reproduced from original marketed by Rene Lalique et Cie as a paperweight...
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1920s French Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Sensational Pair of Green and Red Aldo Tura Cap lifter Italy 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful pair of coloured coat skin covered cap lifters. Signed “Italy”. Made 1960/1970 in Italy. They remain in excellent condition !
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Danese Milano Ventotene Papertray & Pencil Stainless Steel Holder by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ventotene is a lettertray and pencil holder rolled into one. It combines both design and functionalism in one useful and attractive everyday object made of polished stainless steel. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Early 1900s Wrought Iron & Chunky Glass-Like Arts and Crafts Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind, remarkably original and all handcrafted work of lighting art. If you are looking for a truly stylish and original Arts and Crafts desk or table lamp then this aesthetically pleasing work of beauty could be gracing your home soon. This early Arts and Crafts fixture...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Green 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

Materials

Concrete

Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French black crystal wh...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Clear Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin 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...
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2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Resin

Cesta
Located in Viareggio, IT
Containers, fruit bowl, transportable centerpieces ready to be brought to the table. With their handles in leather, the marble containers take up the ...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962, in Blue and Green
Located in Milan, IT
Early Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962. In the colors of Blue and Green. Carries the Danese label.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Fermacarte Saint Gobain, Fermaparte in Cristallo, Saint Gobain
Located in Milano, MI
Fermacarte saint gobain - fermaparte in cristallo - saint gobain Periodo del design 1960 Periodo di produzione 1960 Paese di produzione Francia Stile Vintage, Postmoderno St...
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1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Hare, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Hoorn Circa 1625 - 1650 A beautiful Wanli style tile with a painting of a blue hare on a green hill. A genuine collectible of approximately 400 years old.
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Tronador Square Black Onyx Stone Box
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
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2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Onyx

Silver inkwell , Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Silver inkwell is a vintage silver decorative object. A beautiful inkweel with stamps realized in the mid-20th Century. Don't miss this precious object
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Transito, Piccolo
Located in Viareggio, IT
The centerpiece is made with the combination of Carrara marble and glass, machined at the lathe, slowly and progressively. The stone is progressively thinner towards the centre of th...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Caithness Glass Elixir Paperweight No. 189/500, Scotland, Circa 1980s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a glass paperweight named "Elixir", limited edition 189/500, by Caithness Glass, Scotland, made after 1970 in the last quarter of the 20th Century. This is a very attractive cone shaped clear glass paperweight, well handmade (hand blown) with a very intricate internal design called Elixir. These were produced as a limited edition, this being 189 out of 500. The makers mark is etched to the base with the number 189/500 scratched alongside. This paperweight weighs about 500 gram. Caithness Glass The company was founded in 1961 by Robin Sinclair and initially only made bowls, vases and drinking glasses. After Paul Ysart joined the company a year later that paved the weigh for Paperweight production, with regular factory production starting in the late 1960s. In 1974 the first millefiori and lampwork paperweights...
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20th Century Scottish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Blown Glass

Hoop Jewelry Holder & Organizer, Black
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
Materials: Metal with static paint, Wood Dimensions: 13 × 13 × 22 cm Care Instructions: Wipe with a dry cloth when needed. Hoop is inspired by one of the oldest tricks in the history of illusion; "linking rings". Originating from a traditional Chineese magic trick, Linking Rings is made by two or more metal rings that impossibly interlock and break free from each other. Saluting this traditional trick, Hoop is made of 4 open rings welded to each other, ready for you to hang you rings, bracelets, earrings etc. You will be a part of this illussion anytime you put a ring on Hoop. Hoop is completely handcrafted. Its wooden base, metal storage unit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Minimalist Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Purple Amethyst Decorative Object or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful purple amethyst cluster decorative object, paperweight, or luxury display piece. A great piece for a bookshelf, cocktail table, on a desk as paperweight, etc. Dimensions:...
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15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Amethyst, Quartz

Marble Mountain Bookends
Located in Treadwell, NY
Refined and rugged marble mountain bookends. Listing for one pair of bookends. One of a kind. Dimensions: A - 7 3/4" x 11" x 11" B - 7 1/2" x 11" x 11 1/2" Weight: Approx....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Constellation Marble Bowl, Small Low in Nero Marquina Marble, in Stock
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The hexagonal bowls are designed so that they can be laid together forming a honeycomb formation, either in same color or in different color combinations. Please note that no two...
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2010s British Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Murano Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage round photo frame in handblown Murano "Torciglione" clear glass border infused with gold flecks / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / "Barov...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box, Most Probably by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, most probably by Bontems, Going barrel movement, Gilt metal two-tone brilliance... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird pops up through foliate chased gilt grille, then proceeds to move bone beak, wings and body from side-to-side to good complex continuous synchronized birdsong. The bird with streaked feathered plumage in brown, yellow, turquoise and red, lime green and purple iridescent highlights, highly polished lid interior for full bird reflection, in plain polished tortoiseshell case, twinned laurel leaf engraved bird lid border with the bird lid engraved with love birds and rose united beneath leaf swag arch, accentuated with gilt on silvered ground, hidden key...
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1880s French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Cat Paperweight Figurine Black White Art Glass Abstract Signed ICET Murano
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage ICET Arte Murano hand blown deep black with white accents abstract shape tuxedo kitty cat figurine, sculpture. The piece has an original "Arte Murano ICET...
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Late 20th Century Venezuelan Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Art Deco Mid-20 Century Airplane Fighter over the World Paperweight, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / mid-20 century airplane fighter over the world paperweight, 1930s aluminium Art Deco / streamlined aviation paperweight. Lovely desk size. A perfect gift.
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Aluminum

Austrian Clock Holder, Granite and Steel with Picture St Stephans Dome
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful and exclusive clock stand made of steel and granite. Holding a picture of the Stephans-dome. The most famous church in Wienna, Austria. High quality craftsmanship on all...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Granite, Steel

Carl Auböck Model #9038 Knob in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #9038 knob in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s. This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design. having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight. The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section. There are no makers markings on the base that we can see. VASART HISTORY Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff. Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis. In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Watch Box for Nine Watches in Polished Black with Suede and Leather by Agresti
Located in New York, NY
For your collectable watches, black polished box with suede dividers and leather handles. Box holds nine watches.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Suede, Wood

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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