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Desk Accessories For Sale
Color: Black
Color: Silver
Purple Amethyst Natural Specimen
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial purple amethyst natural specimen piece. A beautiful decorative object with a rich purple hue. Dimensions: 9" D x 12" W.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal, Quartz
Set Tronador Medium Mini Boxes, Onyx Stone and Silver Alpaca
By AIREDELSUR
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...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Tiffany & Co. Silver-Soldered Stamp Box and Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany & Co. Silver-soldered stamp box and cover.
Early 20th. Century.
Of slightly-curved rectangular form.
3 by 2 1/4 in., Weighted.
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4843 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4842 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass.
Price is f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Metal & Plastic Table Fan, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan made of metal and plastic from former Czechoslovakia.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
World Ball Sculpture Made of Hand-Carved Stones on a Base
Located in Marbella, ES
World Ball Sculpture Made of Hand-Carved Stones on a Base.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
C F A Voysey Attri, Made by Richard Rathbone, an Arts & Crafts Copper Inkstand
Located in London, GB
C F A Voysey attributed. Made by Richard Rathbone, stamped maker to the base.
An Arts & Crafts copper inkstand with domed top lid with upturned lip handle and a pen tray to the fron...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4637 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4637 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Magnifying Glass
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York, NY
Silvered magnifying glass with handle mimicking deer antlers.
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Metal
Midcentury Lucite and and Brass French Ashtray after Christian Dior, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible ashtray in Lucite, tortoise plexiglass and brass. The style is clearly inspired by Christian Dior, as most of this kind of the French production of 1970.
A wonderful pi...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Asprey & Co. Ltd Antique Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Desk Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique George V cut-glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell made by Asprey & Co; part of our antique silver and glassware collection.
This fine antique George V cut glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell has a plain cuboid form with rounded corners.
The neck of the antique glass inkwell is encircled with an impressive silver mount and fitted with a compressed circular hinged hallmarked sterling silver cover.
The cover opens to reveal the removable glass ink liner.
The interior of the cover retains the original gilt interior.
The impressive glass body of this inkwell is embellished with hobnail style deep cut glass ornamentation to the underside.
This fine example of antique silverware has been crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Asprey & Co Ltd.
Dimensions:
Height to top of cover 10cm/3.9"
Width 11.3cm/4.4" square
Diameter of liner 2.5cm/1"
Height of liner 2.8cm/1.1"
Condition:
This antique glass inkwell is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The inkwell has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition.
The glass is in perfect condition.
Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the mount have wear but remain legible.
The part hallmarks to the interior of the cover are all very clear.
Maker: Asprey & Co Ltd
Date: 1921
Origin: London, England
Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this example of antique glassware...
Category
1920s English Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian Brass Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simple and elegant Italian Brass letter opener with a silver plate blade. The styling of this piece is very simple and sophisticated - a compliment to any desk or work station and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage Sterling Silver Table Bell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage English sterling silver table bell, an addition to our range of ornamental silverware
This vintage Elizabeth II cast sterling silver table bell has a plain bell shaped form.
The surface of this vintage silver table bell...
Category
1970s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
French Trophy Style Cup on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Silver cup with a brass band detail on a marble or granite base. The cup, while perfectly suited for a small gathering of flowers or to store pencils on a desk, is actually a small trophy. While it isn't prominent, a small brass icon...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Granite, Carrara Marble, Silver Plate
German Shepherd Dog Bust Paperweight Sculpture / France, 1910
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
German shepherd dog bust paperweight sculpture / France, 1910. Foundry Mark coin. Signed H. Puyen. Silver plated metal mounted over a green marble.
Desk scul...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Aesthetic Ornate Grape Shears, Sterling Silver by Gorham Silversmiths, circa 1
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic ornate grape shears -- sterling silver by Gorham Silversmiths, circa 1870. Steel reinforcement blades are attached to the sterling blades. Measures: length: 6 1/2"; width, 2 1/2" at handles. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces, approximately.
These heavy cast shears were carefully maintained, with all of the intricate detailing still intact.
During the heyday of American silver manufacturing, Gorham was highly influential. The White House has used Gorham silver services during many administrations. Mary Todd Lincoln...
Category
1870s American Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Chrome and Faux-Leather Waste Paper Basket, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This waste paper basket is made of chrome and faux-leather. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Antique Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique glass and silver match striker...
Category
1910s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Stitched Leather Desk Set Attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A classic stitched leather desk set in dark green leather, attributed to Jacques Adnet. The set comprises a clock with wind up mechanism and nickel plated stylized numbers on the fac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns
Measures: length 4.75 inches, width 4.25 inches, height 2 inches
1 in stock in Palm Spr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Glass Millefiori Vasart Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland circa 1960
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1960 or slightly earlier back to the 1950's.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, six spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant red, green 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Antique Brass Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful antique brass paperweight perfect for any desk as paper weight, organizer or decoration with aged patina.
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Monogramed Inkwell, Scotland 1897, H552
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Monogramed Inkwell, Scotland 1897, H552
Scotland "1897"
Shaped pen holder on the back
Cut glass inkwell with silver plated lid
Standing on a square b...
Category
1890s Scottish Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Enzo Mari Danese Paperweight Mod. Tokelau in Iron and Polyurethane
Located in Turin, Turin
Very modernist Paperweight designed by the great designer Enzo Mari for the manufacturer Danese Milano in 1983. The paperweight is called model "Tokelau" that is a Polynesian word me...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Agresti Polished Black Jewel Box with Gold-Plated Hardware
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Jewel box in polished ebony. Lockable by key and with the necklace bar on the top and a removable tray inside. All the hardware is 24-karat pink gold-plated.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
1870 T. Elkington Silver Plated Victorian British Inkwell
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Amazing silver plated inkwell by T. Elkington, marked on the bottom, good conditions overall, original glass.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Decorative Glass Knot or Presse Papier, circa 1980s
Located in Schagen, NL
Wonderful decorative object which is also sometimes used as a presse papier. This large piece remains in very nice condition. Colored black and transparent.
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco French Portoro Marble Desk Set
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Original and important desk set in polished black marble; the massive inkwell with an elongated octagonal shape, has a container with a hinged lid that echoes the shape of the top, inside there are two cylindrical housings for glass ink containers (one of which is missing); on the plan has been created a seat for a pen; the part below the inkwell is rough, not polished and there are applied four circular feet in black wood; the ticket holders have a rectangular base with three metal supports to support tickets or envelopes, finally we find the pad with ink blotting paper. It was handcrafted in France between 1930 and 1933 when the Art Deco movement was at its peak; our desk set features classic, symmetrical shapes and sharp geometries reflecting the energetic and compact style of Art Deco. The thing that makes it precious and fascinating is the material with which it was made: it is Portoro (or Portovenere) marble, one of the most valuable qualities of Italian marble. This material has an ancient and compelling history that links it to the Etruscan civilization present in Luni, in the province of La Spezia (Italy), still today its only place of extraction. The Etruscans and then the Romans loved it immensely for its decorative aspect and for those celebratory golden veins, due to the oxidation of the organic substance present in the mixture, so perfect for objects of art and furnishings that over the centuries have embellished homes and brought prestige to kings and emperors. Portoro is one of the most beautiful of polychrome marbles; the highly prized Italian stone has an intense, brilliant black color with golden veins ranging from deep yellow to honey-colored; the uniqueness of its appearance makes it a unique marble, irreplaceable as an ornamental material. There is no similar stone that is as distinctive and as luxuriously sophisticated. Portoro is a true work of art of nature, in front of which it is easy to be enchanted. As we have said, the outcrops of Portoro that are exploited for extraction are present exclusively in the province of La Spezia and extend in particular from the islands of Tinetto, Tino, and Palmaria towards Portovenere. The current number of quarries is very limited compared to the last century and the blocks are obtained inside large chambers whose vault is supported by pillars to avoid the impact on the landscape (see photo). At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the export in Europe developed, first to France, Belgium, and Switzerland to embellish palaces and castles such as those of Versailles, Marly, and Compiegne, then to the United States of America: the great projection room of Paramount is completely covered with the so-called "Black and Gold Marble", as Portoro marble is often called in English-speaking countries. Our set is a simple and charming set that by virtue of its extreme elegance and its strong and decisive line, makes it pleasantly placed on any desk or desk. The items are in good condition, you can see a small superficial crack on the unpolished part below the top (see photo), also missing a glass container for ink. Measures inkwell width cm.35, depth cm.21, height cm.10; ticket holder width cm.15, depth cm.8, height cm.12; ink pad...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Tusk Candle, Set of Two, Black Beeswax
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Set of two candles, small and medium.
100% beeswax, organic hemp wick and coloring, unscented.
The tusk candle takes its inspiration from natural mo...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Hemp
African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand tooled black leather box from Africa.
Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional African symbols on black leather.
Tuareg style probably Maurit...
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Italy Set of Two Black Faux Horn Bowls in Black Forest Style
Located in Brescia, IT
Italy set of two black faux horn and metal chrome bowls in mountain style contemporary production.
Set of two decorative objects in Black Forest style....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Black Forest Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Glass Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage glass paperweight is an original Contemporary Design Object realized in the 1970s.
Original art glass.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Monumental Edwardian Sterling Silver Ink Stand - Egyptian Revival - Garrard 1908
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1908 by Garrard & Co., this monumental Antique, Sterling Silver Ink Stand, is the epitome of Egyptian Revival taste, ...
Category
Early 1900s English Egyptian Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
TRAFUL Pencil Tray, Black Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The immensity feeling at the shore of Traful Lake, the source of a river, is reflected in the design of the desk set made of alpaca and onyx. The alpaca recalls the moments when the lake reflects the sky and onyx, with its changing colors. In their conception, our objects carry this endless beauty. This family contains memo pads...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Howard Miller Domed Barometer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant mechanical decorative object.
Category
1960s North American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
French Letter Opener with a Medallion of a Man on a Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in France, a letter opener with the image of a man on a horse. a nice addition to your desk or work station.
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
20th Century Grand Tour Pair of Italian Figurative Pen-Holders Desk Accessories
Located in Milan, IT
A set of two lovely Grand Tour hand-painted terracotta figurative pen-holders of Neapolitan origin, molded as a male and female foreign tourists caricatures, British characters.
Bot...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Desk Accessories
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Republican Period Carved Bamboo and Hardwood Brush Pot, circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A Chinese carved bamboo and hardwood brush pot.
This large boldly carved Chinese brush pot is made from bamboo with a hardwood rim and foot. It is carved with good detail with a c...
Category
20th Century Chinese Desk Accessories
Materials
Bamboo
Thomas Wheatley Newcastle Sterling Silver Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique George IV Newcastle sterling silver inkstand made by Thomas Wheatley; an addition to our orn...
Category
1820s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Carl Aubock Art-Deco Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Pre-War Production, Early 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art-Deco Salt and pepper shaker set. Prewar production - very early 30s.
The body of the shakers (apple and pear) is made of coloured Bakelite, the stems are of silver plated brass....
Category
1930s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Card Tray, J.E. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian period, sterling silver card tray, J.E. Caldwell and Company, Philadelphia, circa 1915. Fluted design. Vacant cartouche. Measures 6...
Category
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handmade Big Decorative Paperweight Cone in Satin Black Marquina Marble
By Fiammetta V.
Located in Carrara, IT
A decorative big cone full in black Marquina marble. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by Italian artisans specialized ...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
20th Century Arts & Crafts Large Solid Silver Photo Frame, c.1907
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
20th century Arts & Crafts, hand hammered silver photograph frame, mounted on a leather bound easel support and set with glass, top with a shield shaped cartouche, engraved with elab...
Category
20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Paul Ysart Glass Paperweight with Py Cane Early Period, Scotland Circa 1930s
By Paul Ysart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade concentric Millefiori, PY cane, Dark Glass Paperweight made by Paul Ysart in Scotland, during his early period, Circa 1930s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Sterling Silver Figural Female Desktop Servant Bell, Circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian sterling silver figural female desktop servant bell unused.
Circa 1890.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Walker & Hall Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass inkwell made by Walker and Hall, part of our antique silver and glassware collection.
This exceptional antique George V English sterling silver inkwell has a hexagonal shaped, waisted form.
The shaped surface of this impressive antique inkwell is plain and unembellished, with applied iconic Art Deco style tiered designs to the either side of the base.
The elevated anterior edge of the base composes a pen receiver.
This Walker and Hall inkwell is fitted with an impressive flat topped hinged hallmarked sterling silver cover.
The cover opens to reveal a sunken well and removable glass ink liner.
The underside of the inkwell is fitted with the original wood base.
Condition
This antique Walker...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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
Hermes Desktop Magnifier Paperweight in Silver, 1960s
By Hermès
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Hermes Paris magnifying glass desk accessory with domed lens ensconced in a silver frame with a belt design. We've left the oxidation and patina untouched and simply added a ...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Black Stained Bentwood Sculptural Magazine Stand, Rack Mid Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous and very uncommon Mid-Century Modern bentwood magazine stand or rack is from the 1950s. It is stained black from how it was acquired. The cutout holes are so very moder...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bentwood
Italian Brown and Blue Alabaster Marble Jewelry or Desk Box
Located in New York, NY
An Italian dark brown alabaster marble jewelry box with a blue matte metal hinge. Box can hold jewelry or other small items. Marked made in Italy on bottom as shown in image #15 and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Fine Quality Antique Victorian French Freestanding Inlaid Boulle Desk Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding inlaid boulle desk set having a quality ornate shaped brass handle flanked by a pair of original cut glass inkwells with inlaid bou...
Category
1850s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Letters Brush, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck letters brush "A" and "K" Austria mid-20th century, good condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Vintage Set of Bridge Pencils, English, Sterling Silver, Games, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage set of bridge pencils. An English, sterling silver cased gaming accessory, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Graceful presentation and superb finish pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Sterling Silver Galleried Double Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver galleried double inkstand; an addition to our ornamental office silverware collection
This exceptional...
Category
1910s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
A French 19th-20th Century Ebonized Wood & Plated Surtout de Table Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style ebonized wood and figural silver plated mounted plateau Surtout de Table centerpiece...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
20th Century Novelty Smokers Compendium Plane J A Henckels Germany Circa 1930
Located in London, GB
20th Century Novelty Smokers Compendium Plane J A Henckels Germany Circa 1930.
A wonderful smokers compendium in the form of an aeroplane by maker J.A Henckels. A beautiful showp...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Late 19th Century Traveling Leather Inkwell Case with Glass Interior Well
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century traveling oval leather inkwell with a glass interior well and a hinged lid. A nice pocket size inkwell, a great piece to be add to any collection. From a private collector who traveled the world buy unique and unusual pieces.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
ROUND Italian Photo Frame Plexi Black White , Sharing Black Round
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Sharing round black is a unique multiples edition of Art with Heart collection of pop recto-verso photo frame by Laura G Italy. It is beautiful wherever you look at it, its surface i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
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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