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21st Century Minimalist Paperweight in Black granite "Negro Zimbabwe"
By Techxture
Located in Nelas, PT
S.Voxel - 21st century modern Portuguese "Negro Zimbabwe" marble paperweight
S.voxelexplores the importance of object scaling and user experience. Voxels coffee tables and side ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Blackened and Chrome Metal Circular Shade Table or Desk Lamp
By Louis Kalff
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and rare midcentury modern desk lamp in the manner of Louis Kalff.
Both figuratively and literally, this 1950s or 60s fixture is perfect for bringing light to your Mid-Centu...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Bookends Springbok metal Antelopes on Marble Bases, French circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful pair of French, Art Deco period, Book Ends of two metal Springbok Antelopes, in a jumping pose all sat on Italian Marble bases.
Each antelope has been well ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vintage Multicolored Floral Medallion Glass Vase by Rick Strini
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous multicolored vase with olive green and blue swirled background highlighted with four unique black medallions of rose bouquets by Rick Strini (Amer...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
TRAFUL Pen Cap, 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...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Early 20th Century Tortoise Shell Letter opener with a Sterling Silver Handle
Located in Stamford, CT
Simply amazing Tortoise Shell letter opener with a sterling silver handle one of the best I have seen. Its a very beautiful looking piece and in one of the photos shows the tortoise ...
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Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Photo Frame Black and White Plexi , Sharing Black
Located in Sarezzo, IT
The photo frame Sharing black is a square modern design frame of Art with Heart collection recto verso by Laura G Italy. It is realized in artistic plexiglass black and white, with g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
Calipso Desk Blotter in Black Leather with Corno Italiano Detailing, Mod. 5300s
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Boasting prized materials and refined lines, our Calipso desk blotter will ensure a smooth work area while protecting the surface of your desk. Crafted of premium black Tosca leather...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Leather
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss bear with log pen rest and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 93a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Carl Auböck Model #4086 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #5439 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished and patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Grand Tour Serpentine Inkwell and Cover Inset with 7 Lava Stone Cameos, 19th C
Located in Spencertown, NY
The 7 cameos of historical figures, fitted with 3 quill holders, 2 inkwells and a pounce pot. The underside of the lid is framed with a circular gouache dep...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Serpentine
Agresti Black Ebony Polished Wood Box for 24 Cufflinks with Leather Detail
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Box for 24 pairs of cufflinks in black polished wood with leather handles.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Impressive Victorian Banded Agate Seal
Located in Riverdale, NY
Beautiful Large Banded Agate Victorian Seal from the mid-late 19th Century. Incredible lapidary work on a beautiful single piece of antique banded agate...
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1870s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
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 ...
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1890s French Folk Art Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome, Wrought Iron
20th Century Tin Plate Perpetual Calendar from Bank of Montreal, 1817
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
20th century tin plate perpetual calendar from Bank of Montreal, 1817
A great piece showing signs of wear now perhaps but this calendar was first i...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Tin
Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns
Measures: length 5 inches, width 4.5 inches, height 1 inch
1 in stock in Palm Springs O...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Faceted Multicolour Acrylic Block
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning contemporary multicoloured acrylic block. A perfect riser for a small sculpture or a statement on its own on the table or desk, this beautiful...
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2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze mounted with a scene of sphinxes statues, bell shaped vases, and maidens moving and ...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Pair of Early Leather Bound Ditzler Automotive Paint Chip Boxes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Early 20th century automotive color chip or sample container. Raised in the leather design the words Compose - Vogue - Series, and automobile colors with the Ditzier logo shown in th...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather Cabinet, Houghton & Gunn, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, leather bound sarcophagus cabinet with secret compartment, attributed to Houghton and Gun...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Grouping of Six Carl Auböck Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Grouping of six Carl Auböck brass bookends. Includes one pair each of models #4635, #4636 and #4637. Designed in the 1950s, these incredibly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Marble, Brass, Resin, Glass Spheres with Stands Collection
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Collection of 8 Spheres featuring 4 in marble and stone, 2 resin, 1 Ceramic and one in brass. Seven come with bases.
The largest is 8" Tall with the smallest being 3" Tall.
Category
1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Italian 1960s Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Interchangeable and Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti.
Antonio Ferretti is one of Italy's earliest Office Supply company.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Duilio 'Dubé' Barnabé, Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Glass dish by Duilio (Dube´) Barnabé
Reverse painted and bevelled glass
Produced by Fontana Arte
Italy c 1956.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Military Silk Hat w/ Original Metal Tin Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century
Military silk hat w/ original metal tin box by M.C Lilley CO.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silk
Agresti Black Polished Wood Chest for 55 Pens with Suede and Leather Detail
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Lockable chest in black polished wood. Holds up to 55 pens.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Suede, Wood
Black Polished Chest for 28 Watches by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Chest in black polished wood. A lockable box for 28 watches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Vintage Instrument Set, German, Technical Drawing, Riefler, Munich, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage instrument set. A German, silver nickel 'A12' technical drawing set by Riefler of Munich, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1...
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Mid-20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
DeCastelli Riviera Pots 1 Flower 90 Planter in Stainless Steel by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic, DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“I’ve always been drawn to nature as it manifests its strength in unexpected contexts”. With this, Aldo Cibic built a miniature natural landscape, poetically made of structures, cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
1970s Spanish Black Marble Ball on Three Bronze Cats Pedestal
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1970s Spanish black marble ball on three bronze cats pedestal.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Art 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
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
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome letter opener and scissors. Burgundy leather holding case. Marked made in France and Nogent. Good vintage condit...
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Draughtsman's Set, German, Drawing Instruments, Riefler, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's set. A German, nickel silver drawing instrument set by Riefler, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950.
Nine...
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Mid-20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Early 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain & Brass Inkwell, Paris, 1839
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century hand painted porcelain & brass inkwell, Paris 1839
A fine hand made porcelain inkwell by Medaille D'Argent
Hand painted floral motif surround the inkwell
Two side by side quill...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
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
Vintage Travelling Cartographer's Compass Set, English, Drawing Instruments
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage travelling cartographer's compass set. An English, brass drawing instrument case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Useful...
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Mid-20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
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
Pair of Museum Quality Moser Polychromatic Enamelled 19th Century Vases c1890
By Moser
Located in Whitburn, GB
Technical Description
A truly stunning pair of 19th-century glass vases hand-decorated in polychromatic enamels with grasses, flowers, and birds. Mounted on brass stands with three legs in the form of griffins. Blue glass with pink flecks...
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1890s German Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Flores Graphite Box in Stainless Steel by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Graphite 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 mec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Polystyrene
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
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...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Scottish Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Scottish organic modern style clear/transparent and moss green art glass paperweight or decorative object, circa 1970s, Scotland. A great piece for a desk, office, librar...
Category
1970s Scottish Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Art Glass Bookend
By Cenedese
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely pair of solid art glass bookend depicting an apple and a pear with leaves. With flat and polished facet on one side for keeping books or placing together. These also make gr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
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
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...
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1960s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Metal Ashtray in the Shape of a Hedgehog, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of metal
- good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Sculpted Terracotta Dog Sitting Atop Enclosed Glass Inkwells
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Terracotta Inkwell with Sculpted Dog On Top
Dog sits atop two enclosed glass inkwells
Measures: 7" H, 6.5" W, 3" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Terracotta, Glass
Mid 18th Century Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
A fine quality mid 19th century oval Micro-mosaic Plaque depicting St Peter’s Square Rome, enclosed in unusual black slate marble frame decorated with shells, scrolls & wolves.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
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
William McDonald for Rookwood Pottery Collie Dog Bookends, circa 1926
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This handsome pair of American art pottery bookends were designed by William McDonald, (1864-1931) for acclaimed Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati, Ohio. The bookends have been made in the form of Rough...
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pottery
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
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
Egyptian Revival Sphinx Inkwell by Maitland Smith
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maitland-Smith Egyptian Revival inkwell desk set featuring a tomb form stamp box with a sphinx mounted on either side. The front section has a recessed pen tray. The piece is made of...
Category
20th Century Egyptian Revival Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
2-Piece Victorian Gothic Iron Double Inkwell Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian Gothic-style wrought iron double inkwell with (later) crystal wells and filigree back-rail. (with calendar stand) (PRICED AS SET).
Category
20th Century Gothic Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Wrought Iron
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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