Desk Accessories
1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1990s American Modern Desk Accessories
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Desk Accessories
Bronze
1810s European George III Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Silver
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Silver
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Chrome
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
2010s Indian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s Indian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Copper, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century British Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Desk Accessories
Iron, Nickel
1930s Danish Bauhaus Vintage Desk Accessories
Iron
20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s English Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories
Silver
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass, Nickel
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Marble
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Marble
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel, Gold Plate
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
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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