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Desk Accessories For Sale
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Red Spiral Blown Glass Hand Bell, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A red spiral blown with a white lip and clear spiral twist handle with clear dripped glass clacker.
Category
1880s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
French Mounted Horse Hoof Inkwell and Pen Holder, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Mounted horse hoof inkwell with horseshoe pen holder
Inkwell shoe ferrer pen holder with beautiful finish, popular art work
Shipping:
L11 P19 ...
Category
1890s French Folk Art Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome, Wrought Iron
African Woman Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder, Blackened Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Salt and Pepper Shaker holder in form of an african woman. In style of Richard Rohac. Shakers are made of plastic.
Category
20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Bronze Sculpture Mastiff by Charles Valton Dog Bronze Statue Animalier Antiques
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bronze Sculpture Mastiff Charles Valton Dog Bronze statue animalier Antiques . Signed and stamped . Valton was known for his big cats but probably his most ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Small Egg Color Brown, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass.
Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured object...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Unusual Antique English Novelty Match Striker, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and most unusual novelty match strike made from cast brass and just back from a professional clean and polish by our silversmith.
The non-safety matches...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Midcentury Vallauris Ceramic Key Holder or Vide Poche, Blue Glazed
Located in Miami, FL
French midcentury black matte ceramic key holder or vide poche, hand-crafted in Vallauris, France.
Good quality craftsmanship.
Marked.
Measures...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Crystal Egg Color White, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass.
Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured object...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 6 piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. All pieces wrapped in black leather with white contrast stitching. Desk set features a paper holder, pen holder, ink blotter,...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Nautical Vintage Resin Hourglass and Paperweight
Located in Schagen, NL
Wonderful mid-century Resin Hourglass. Very decorative piece with multiple Nautical elements. Some wear to some of the corners. Labeled with a sticker ‘Costa del Sol’.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Bohemian Desk Accessories
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Continental Clear and Red Glass Hand Bell, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Red spiral blown with white lip and clear spiral twist handle and marble clacker.
Category
1880s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Large Red and White Glass Hand Bell, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
large red bell with white 'combed' decoration and clear handle with clear dripped glass clacker.
Category
1880s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Hermes Leather Agenda Cover Day Planner
Located in Cypress, CA
Brand: Hermes Paris
Made in France
Logos / Tags: Hermes Paris embossed inside
Condition: Imperceptible signs of wear
Condition details: Original Hermes Calendar...
Category
20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
New Modern Trivet in Black Marquinia Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Trivet in Nero Marquinia marble, designed by Ivan Colominas.
Size: 26 x 2 cm, smooth finishing.
Commercial name: Myron, Materia e Tavola collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas.
Available also in White Michelangelo marble. Made in Italy, hand finished.
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects that characterise the exploration of one of the greatest pleasures afforded us, food.
Mmairo loves wining and dining, good food and entertaining...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Modern Black Art Glass Paperweight or Decorative Object, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Modern/Postmodern black and neutral flesh-tone art glass decorative object or paperweight with an organic modern design, circa 1970s. This handmade art glass coloring and...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Galucharme Desk Accessories Set #5 by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
Europe began importing shagreen-covered objects during 17th and 18th centuries in the mid-1700s, a tanner in Paris became the first European expert, Monsieur Galluchat. Louis XV's mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Vintage Glass Transparent Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Glass transparent ashtray is an elegant glass decorative object, realized during the 1970s.
Very elegant glass transparent ashtray perfect for your home.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Trivet/Coaster in Steel, Circle/Circle, Modern, Minimal, Geometric
Located in Stockholm, SE
Trivets in steel with small rubber pads for protection.
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Huge Pair of Vintage Polished Brass Duck Bookends by Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of Hollywood Regency polished brass bookends by Sarreid Ltd. This handsome pair of brass bookends is the largest size we have seen. Dimensions: 10" H, 7.25" D and 5.5" W. They are in great condition and date to the 1960s. This large pair of Sarried brass...
Category
1960s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Paper Management Complete Set, Half of the 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage paper management complete set is an original decorative object realized in the half of the 20th Century.
Made in Italy.
The set includes a paperweight, a magnifying gla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Black Forest Carved Ink Stand with Fox and Inkwells, Brienz, Switzerland c. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black Forest Carved Inkstand, naturalistically hand-carved of solid linden wood, with the central figure of a fox among a rootwork base simulating a forest floor, with two tree stump...
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Cartier Vintage Black Sunglasses with Box, 1990 Silver Logo
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Cartier classic black sunglasses with silver CC logo.
Classic, timeless, sophisticated piece to add to your wardrobe
Authentic, vintage, rare, Cartier Paris France Black Ja...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Egyptian Revival Black Resin Sphinx Step Sculpture Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and fabulous vintage sphinx black resin sculpture is most likely to be one of a kind. It is signed RA on the bottom. We do not know who this is but the female body is co...
Category
1970s Unknown Egyptian Revival Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Walter Bosse Brass Poodle Figurine, Lucky Charm, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming poodle figurine, made of brass designed by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. In excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Sterling Silver Large Smoke Topaz Rosewood Paperweight
Located in Westport, CT
Sterling silver large genuine smoke Topaz, rosewood elaborate decorative desk paperweight.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Bookends #4636
Located in Berlin, DE
Classis pair of Carl Auböck bookend in a patina and polish brass mix.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Green Marble and 'Lava Cameo' Inkstand
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian green marble and 'lava cameo' inkstand
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Height 10cm, diameter 14cm
This charming inkstand is crafted from green marble and gilt metal....
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Brass and Steel Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bronze and steel sculpture features a brass pestle that sits atop a steel mortar. Though not an actual mortar and pestle, this piece resembles just t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel
Bronze Austrian Pen Rest Inkwell with Black Grouse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This hansome cast bronze inkewll with a black grouse is very much in the style of pieces created by the Austrian Frederich Gornik.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Douglas Kirkland's Light Years Three Decades Photographing Among the Stars
Located in North Hollywood, CA
For thirty years Douglas Kirkland's camera has negotiated our relationship with the stars. Light Years is his photographic autobiography --a brilliant cons...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Italian Ceramic Flower Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant ceramic box made in Italy, circa 1970s. Black and white color theme with white flowers. Great condition. Perfect stash box or tabletop object. Marked Made in Italy on underside.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Adnet, Black Leather Pipes Displayer, French, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare black leather pipes displayer has been made by famous French designer Jacques Adnet, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Black Leather Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black leather with pressed crocodile effect and stainless steel tray / Made in Italy
Measures: Length 14 inches, width 14 inches, height 2 inches
1 in stock in Palm Springs ON 20% OF...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Black and White Marble Pyramid Obelisk Style Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A black, charcoal and white marble pyramid 'Obelisk style', circa 1970s, 20th century. Dimensions: 2.63" square base x 7.88" height.
Other items shown in images also available, search 1stDibs ref. #s:
Lucite & 1970s Pennies paperweight...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Rare Gucci Solid Sterling Silver Lion's Paw Letter Opener
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
I have only ever had one other of these and it was silver over bronze; I was amazed to find this heavy solid silver example fully marked "925" on the underside and signed by the famo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glass Egg Marble Effect Color Brown, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass.
Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured object...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Wedgwood Decorated Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting antique Wedgwood black basalt inkwell is crafted in the form of an ancient oil lamp. With a removable well and holes for storing pens ...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By Thomas Went Wentworth Higginson "Collector's Library ...
Category
1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper, Leather
Polished Black Jewel Box in Maple and Mahogany by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Jewelry chest in polished black bird’s-eye maple and mahogany, ultra suede lining, 24-karat gold-plated brass accessories. With necklace bars, lockable doors and five drawers. Adjust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Maple
Southern Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Southern Italian Embroidery is an original artwork realized by Italian artisan in the 18th Century.
Very precious doily realized in lace and cott...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Fabric
Silver Plated Desk Seal, Late 19th/20th C with Heron Supported Marble Sphere
Located in valatie, NY
Silver plated desk seal, late 19th early 20th c, with three herons supporting a variegated "Spider Green" marble sphere. The bottom has an engraved seal with the initials "SBM." The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
English Victorian Papier-Mache and Crystal Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian papier mache floral design oval double inkwell with fluted crystal wells and handles.
Category
20th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Early 1900 Russian Inkwell
Located in Bochum, NRW
Early 1900 Russian inkwell, depicting a boy sleeping his hand in a basket. Cast metal with dark patina, marked to the bottom. Excellent condition accordingly to its age.
Dimensions:...
Category
1890s Russian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Karl Palda Original, Art Deco Czech Black Enamel Perfume Atomiser Bottle
By Karl Palda
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Karl Palda Art Deco large crystal perfume atomiser from the 1930s
An impressive round clear flask with bold, black enamel geometric lines in excellent condition
Original silk ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Crystal Egg Color Metallic Brown, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass.
Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured object...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Golf Ruthenium Paperweight
Located in Paris, FR
Paperweight golf ruthenium made
entirely in solid brass in ruthenium
finish with golf ball pattern.
Also available in gold or palladium.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1893 Antique Lippich Brass Polarimeter Antique Physic Analysis Instrument
By Societé Genevoise
Located in Milan, IT
Lippich polarimeter, scientifi instrument made in 1893 signed Societé Genevoise Genève, brass and black metal. It is an optical instrument of analysis used to determine the concentra...
Category
1890s Swiss Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Black Forest Hand Carved Terrier Inkwell Stand with Glass Eyes, Swiss circa 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black Forest hand carved terrier inkwell stand with glass eyes, Swiss, circa 1880. This highly sought-after piece features an adorable and detailed, crisply carved dog with a stylize...
Category
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
French Tole Split Wire Early 20th Century Trash Can with Liner
Located in Hudson, NY
This very rare survivor or the early years of the 20th century was purchased in France at the Paris Flea market and remains in very good condition for being approximate 100 years old...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
1950's Stitched Leather Desk Bin by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's stitched leather desk bin by Jacques Adnet
France.
Category
1950s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
English Victorian Bone and Brass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian oval burl wood and ebonized inkwell with decorative brass trim and nail heads holding a large 10 sided crystal well.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique French Cast Iron Geometric 'Etoile' Star Curios
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of unusual star curios.
Geometric forms hoisted on a chain.
France, 19th century.
Iron, naturally patinated.
One has damage, priced accordingly.
Can b...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Specimen Agate and Quartz Seal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Specimen agate and quartz seal, of large and substianal size, with beautiful veining and a quartz "nugget" complete with an blank one-inch "seal", not e...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Quartz
Regency Brass Letter Card Box, England, 1820
Located in Stamford, CT
Regency brass letter card box with rope overlay from England 1820. Would make a great decorative piece for a desk. In very good condition.
Category
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare & Practical Size Antique Black Forest Bear Table or Desk Piece / Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful quality and perfect condition, antique bear desk piece.
This Black Forest bear is carved in a beautiful pose. This rare, early 1900s desk piece is the perfect pen or pencil holder and it is handcrafted antiques like this that keep our work interesting and rewarding. Also, because we know that this rare and good quality Swiss bear...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood
New Modern Vase in Black and White Marble, creator Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in Nero Marquinia and Bianco Michelangelo Marble,
Size: 38.2 x 23.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing.
Commercial name: Tacca, Homage Collection by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Sotheby's, New York Important Paperweights, Sale No. 5349
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's - New York: Important Paperweights - Sale No. 5349 - Saturday, June 15, 1985. Sotheby's Auction House, NY, June 1985. 1st Ed softcover. 393 lots photographed in color and b...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Set of Two "Ventotene" Desk Sets by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two Ventotene desk sets by Enzo Mari for Danese.
Polished stainless steel elements featuring Vertical spaces to slip notepaper in, horizontal planes to put pencils on.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
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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