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Desk Accessories For Sale
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Vintage Rubber-Stamp, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage rubber-stamp is an original object realized in brass in Italy in the early 20th century.
Dimensions: 8 x 7 cm.
Mint conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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. Desk set includes leather: desk pad, mail holder, ashtray, manual date/calendar, ink b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
Antique Swiss Arts & Crafts Brown Green Blue Thoune Majolica Two Handled Vase
By Thoune
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Arts & Crafts Majolica art pottery two-handled vase made by the Swiss factory Thun / Thoune, circa 1910s. This two-handled vase, entirely handcrafted and hand-painted, is decorated with a modern Eastern accent...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Nº 4 Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Pink Showtime Vase Collection by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we launched them over 10 years ago. They are little decorative sculptures that fully reproduce Jaime Hayon’s universe.
Made of two glazed ceramic pieces. Bi-coloured...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Space Age Acrylic and Chrome 'Teledome' Rotary Telephone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This futuristic Teledome (model #3005) phone was patented and manufactured in 1972 by Teleconcepts and included internals made by Northern Telecom Inc. Chrome-plate handset with blac...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Menhir Black Marble Carved Bookend
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Bookend in carved Monterrey black marble. Handmade in Mexico. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 additional business d...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Trivet/Coaster in Steel, Square/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
Set of 5 contemporary ceramic multi-coloured Showtime Vases by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we launched them over 10 years ago. They are little decorative sculptures that fully reproduce Hayon’s universe.
Made of two glazed ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Superbly Stylish Streamline 'British Made' Calendar, c1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a true gem of design, an Art Deco calendar with the most wonderful streamline, automotive style body shape. The black crackle effect finish c...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
White Marble Stone Obelisk Made in Italy and in the Style of the Grand Tour
Located in London, GB
General note: Shipping quotes as supplied by 1stdibs are only indicative. We will discuss and figure out the best possible shipment method (and rate) for every individual object
We...
Category
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
Antique Swiss Arts & Crafts Brown Green Blue White Thoune Enamel Ceramic Jug
By Thoune
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Arts & Crafts Majolica art pottery jug, made by the Swiss factory Thun/Thoune, circa 1910s. This jug, entirely handcrafted and hand-painted, is decorated with a modern Eastern accent...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Diminutive Just Andersen Disko Metal, Flared with Leaf Flower Vase #D55
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Pure in design, a super little flower vase made of Disko metal by Just Andersen of Denmark
Delicate shape and decorated at base with stylised leaves
Stamped and numbered D55 to bas...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Italian Verde Dark Green Marble Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian dark green verde marble bookends in a classic design style, circa mid to late-20th century, 1970s, Italy. Beautifully carved details from one piece of marble. Dimen...
Category
1970s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture, Two Men Pulling a Boat from the Water Signed G Carli
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco
G . Carli is synonymous with the sculptor Gustave Van Vaerenbergh, who lived from 1873 to 1927.
His studio was located in Schaerbeek (Belgium), where he worked as a sculpt...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique Victorian Inkwell with Glass Insert
Located in Stamford, CT
Decorative Victorian brass inkwell with a glass insert a nice size and good conversation piece for any desk. This inkwell could use a good cleaning or po...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Silver Plate Hoof Inkwell with Pen Rest, by Rowland Ward & Co
By Rowland Ward
Located in Reepham, GB
A late 19th century silver plate mounted horse hoof inkwell, the lid and horseshoe of silver plate, the hinged lid opening to the glass inkwell wit...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Danese Milano Maiorca Black Pencil & Paperclip Aluminum Holder by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Black Maiorca is a pencil and paperclip holder with fire resistant melamine shell and anodized aluminium interior fumé.
Bruno Munari was one of the most important Italian architec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4575 Patinated Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass.
Produced ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Space Age Plastic Desk Set Organizer
By Kartell
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice black & white Space Age plastic desk set organizer, circa 1970's great condition 2 pieces set great for envelopes, clips pens, etc.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Space Age Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Blue and White Marble Egyptian Revival Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial vintage blue and white carved marble hinged decorative box/jewelry box, circa-mid-20th century. Carved design on top depicts an ancient relief...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Fine Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre Exotic Gilded Birds Baluster Vase #Z5986
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fine quality Wedgwood porcelain baluster vase created by Daisy Makeig-Jones.
Rich and vibrant colours and gilding excel on this piece of highly collectible lustre Wedgwood...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Stenograph with Original Case/Manual, circa 1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
About:
This is an original Stenotype stenograph with Bakelite keys and original case and manual. All the keys work properly but doesn't seem to imprint on the paper.
Creator: Steno...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Gervasoni Wind Table Fan in Handwoven Dark Pulut by Jasper Startup
By Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of floor or table fans that combine aesthetics and functionality, features that make them a genuine piece of furniture in their own right. Available in two sizes, S or L, they...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Cast Brass Cat Sculpture by Dewitt
By Andrew Dewitt
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very nice mid century cat sculpture cast in brass sitting on an oval satin black wood base, to the lower edge of the piece is the cast sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Fidenza Glass Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fidenza glass ashtray is a wonderful glass decorative object, realized during the 1960s.
Very fashionable glass ashtray realized by Fidenza, Italy.
Opaque glass and geometric ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Large Patinated Brass Sculpture of Male Form 'Back - 2/2'
Located in London, GB
A well formed artist made sculpture cast of the male form.
One of two pieces available. The reverse being sold in a separate listing.
France, c1950s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 8 piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. All pieces wrapped in dark green leather. Desk set includes : desk pad, paper holder, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Danese Milano Koro Wastepaper Basket in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Koro is a waste paper basket intended for the workplace and in public spaces. The cylindrical form is made of injection-moulded polypropylene.
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
19th Century English Victorian Letter Holder
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian black and gilt decorated mother-of-pearl and papier mâché stationary letter / card holder or desk stand with stunning, exceptionally executed city scape hand pai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Other
Carl Auböck Model #4982 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4982 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Cast Hammer in Blackened Brass Handcrafted in Portugal by Origin Made
Located in Porto, 13
The hammer is one of the most primitive tool invented but it is still a very useful tool to have at home today. The Cast hammer is an object of beauty and function that fulfils our b...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Perforated Metal Letter Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Petite black enameled letter holder, circa 1950s, simple design in original finish great decorative piece.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Black Leather Box Desk Organizer
Located in New York, NY
An Italian black leather desk box set organizer, circa late-20th century, 1970s, Florence, Italy. This desk piece organizer is black leather, comprised of five (5) boxes with lacquered wood back, brass hinges, and a center rest area (shown with car key, and small change purse...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Dino Martens Presse Papier in Murrine
By Dino Martens
Located in Monselice, PD
Very rare Presse Papier of Dino Martens 1950, with murrine inside and a murrine of a stylized fish in the central part.
This eye-catching presse papier ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murrine
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4101 'Melies' Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of large Carl Aubock Model #4101 'Melies' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Office Set in Glossy Black Lacquered Wood, Leather and Corno Italiano
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Create a stylish spot with our set, exuding a sense of minimalism and sophistication. Comprised of two boxes and a tissue box holder, this set is fashioned from lacquered wood with b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set Tronador Square & Rectangular Black Onyx Stone Boxes
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions :
Rectangular: 25 x 8 x 5 cm // 9.8" x 3.1" x 1.9"
Square: 16 x 16 x 10 cm // 6,25" x 6,25" x 3,9"
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyram...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Small Antique Vesta Holder, English, Silver Plate, Decorative, Table, Treen
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique vesta holder. An English, silver plated decorative table treen in the form of a coal scuttle, dating to the early 20th century, c...
Category
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Enzo Mari, Rare Cube Resin with Black Ball Sphere, Sculpture/Paperweight
By Enzo Mari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice modern resin cube by the very well known designer Enzo Mari, Measures in cm 7 x 7 x 7.
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Vintage Business Card Holder, Stand in Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rather practical 1950s British novelty item. Intended for displaying/presenting business cards on your office desk or in your shop. Its made entirely f...
Category
1950s European Victorian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Danese Milano Flores Black Box in Stainless Steel by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Black Flores is a rounded, plastic pencil case. It is made up of two parts in polystyrene. The hinges are the distinctive invention of the designer and with their interlocking mechan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Polystyrene
Aircraft Engine Chrome Speaker
Located in Paris, FR
Speaker aircraft engine chrome is inspired by radial aircraft engines
from early 20th-century radial aircraft engines. Structure in aluminum
alloy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Ruby Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre, Butterfly York Cup by Daisy Makeig-Jones, c1925
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Exquisite ruby Ordinary lustre york cup by Daisy Makeig Jones for Wedgwood, England.
The interior of this delightful piece has a vibrantly coloured butterfly on a pale green mother of pearl background, with gilded interior patterning.
Rich ruby red lustre mottled glaze, animated gilded butterflies...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Vistosi Italian Mid-Century Modern Cased Murano Glass Bullseye Paperweight
By Vistosi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Murano glass paperweight.
By Vistosi.
In the form of a black (or deep amethsyt) ameoba shape with a green & white bullseye pattern.
Simply a great Italian glass paper...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Italian Murano Light Blue Table Lamp Marked Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in IT
Italian Murano light blue table lamp marked Venini, 1950s
Murano light blue glass table lamp. From Italy, from mid-20th century. It is signed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 5-piece French leather and vinyl desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, pen cup, adjustable calendar. Holder, and manual d...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Spaniel' Micro Mosaic Plaque, Italy, C.1850
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Cavalier Spaniel' micro mosaic plaque - hand made to the finest quality with great detail - may be framed or mount...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Leather Dice Shaker and Dice Set for Games
Located in New York, NY
A rich dark brown leather dice shaker with stitch detail and a set of heavy small steel dice, circa mid to late-20th century. A great set for games (board,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Danese Milano Compartment for In Attesa/Koro in Opaline by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Danese Milano Compartment for In Attesa/Koro waste paper basket in opaline by Enzo Mari
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design. He was born in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
19th Century, Victorian Solid Silver Inkstand, Robert Hennell, c.1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Victorian silver large lidded inkstand, of rectangular casket form, with a hindged lid, engraved with Rococo scrolls and foleage, with vacant cartooches, resting on four...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone Phone by Tyco
Located in Rome, IT
1990s telephone made of LEGO by Tyco.
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Just Andersen 1930s Danish Pewter Elaphant Book End
Located in New York, NY
One 1930s Danish Art Deco pewter elephant bookend by sculptor, Just Andersen.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Tools, Lotter, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel set of architect or cartographer's tools by Lotter, dating to the mid 20th century, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Two Peter Max Op Pop Mod Disco Era Mens Wide Ties
By Peter Max
Located in Ferndale, MI
Two brightly colored ties in abstract design by Peter Max. On the wide side 4.75" at 54" long. Sold and labeled by famous mid west clothing store Hughes Hatcher Suffrin. Signed with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silk
Scacchiera in Plexiglas Vintage Design 1970, Art
Located in Foggia, FG
Scacchiera in Plexiglas Vintage Design 1970 - Art -
Anno: 1970 circa
Materiali: Plexiglas
Condizioni: Buone leggera filatura alla base
Mis...
Category
1970s Italian American Classical Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone from the early 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Modern Patinated Brass Astray or Catchall
Located in Miami, FL
Patinated brass sculpted insect ashtray or catchall. Brazil, 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Desk Accessories
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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