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Desk Accessories For Sale
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Art Deco Streamline French Desk Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and design and that oozes kerb appeal then look no further! This fabulous Art Deco desk dat...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Chrome

Antique Letter Opener with Signature
Located in Greven, DE
Vintage Letter Opener, So beautiful, very nice condition!
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Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories

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Brass

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. A beautiful brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element. Bone ferrule and h...
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2010s Chinese Desk Accessories

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Bone

French Ormolu Monkey Motif Green Crystal Controlled Bubble Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Ormolu monkey motif green crystal controlled bubble paperweight. France, Circa 1900s. An extraordinary work, with fine cast ormo...
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Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Ormolu

Tiffany Studios Bronze Dore Abalone Picture Frame
Located in Westport, CT
circa 1920's Rare tall oval picture Tiffany studio's Dore bronze abalone frame
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Pair of Austrian Midcentury Brown Glazed Ceramic Bear Book Ends by Anzengruber
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming Bear ceramic bookends have been designed and manufactured by the Viennese midcentury artist Leopold Anzengruber. Born in 1912 he founded his own company Anzengruber Ker...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

Antique Initial Stamp F.J, Art Nouveau, circa 1910
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful and authentically preserved stamp for sealing wax with the initials F.J
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Brass

Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally fine Quality English Well Figured Solid Burr Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and quite large proportions. Third quarter of the...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

"Proust" Leather Mouse Pad Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Proust" is a leather mouse pad, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combinatio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

English Victorian Period 19th Century Wood or Horn Letter Openers, Sold Each
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two English Victorian period letter openers from the 19th century, made of wood or horn, priced and sold $195 each. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, each of the...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Wood, Horn

Scandinavian Art Nouveau Hammered Brass Desk Letter Holder from Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Swedish hammered brass desk letter or napkin holder, Art Nouveau design, circa early-20th century, Sweden. Piece is hammered brass with an Art Nouveau leaf-design. Marked...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Brass

Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian alligator desk set comprising a blotter, a letter rack, a letter tray, a desk pad, a pen stand, a desk clock with Roman numeral hours, a ...
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

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Leather

Large Hand Painted Snakeskin Tray
Located in Troy, MI
This large platform-style tray is just under two feet wide and features subtly under-curving legs, genuine snakeskin leather that has been hand painted to accentuate the color and pa...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

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Leather, Wood

1970s Oak and Chrome Peter Pepper Letter Tray and Mail Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
A fantastic solid oak paper tray and letter holder. High quality construction with chrome elements. Peter Pepper Products produced many icons of California Designs. USA, 1970s.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Oak

Pair of MCM Ram Bookends
Located in Jupiter, FL
Absolutely stunning pair of Bookends. The ram details are quite lovely. The color and weight is of solid mass and very well constructed and preserved.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood

Carl Aubock Brass "Hand" Letter Opener #7208
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Brass "Hand" Letter Opener #7208. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany including letter holder 10x13x6cm, letter dryer 15x8x6cm and knife 18cm long.
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Rolex Vintage Table Top Display Mirror Burl Wood 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Rolex burl wood frame adjustable mirror store display. Collectors item from seventies with old logo writing Rolex. A highly collectible piece and a must have for any watch lover or h...
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1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Don Shoemaker Cocobolo Pencil Holder for Señal, Mexico, 1980s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Don Shoemaker Cocobolo Pencil Holder for Señal, Mexico, 1980s. Makers label to the bottom.
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood, Cocobolo

Mid-Century Modern Single Letter Tray in Burlwwod
Located in San Diego, CA
A well constructed mid-century modern single letter tray in burl, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 10.75"W x 15"D x 2.5"H; the bottom is covered ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Burl

Lucite Encased Dandelion Flower Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite or acrylic encased 'Dandelion' flower seed-head decorative object or paperweight in the Organic Modern style, circa late-20th century. Art meets nature meets technology. A p...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Desk Accessories

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Plastic, Acrylic

Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Erzgebirge, Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Vintage Christmas candleholder handmade and hand-painted in wood. Decorated with three different figures all in wood and handpainted. The handma...
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1950s German Country Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood

Venetian Grotto Style Book Stand
Located in East Hampton, NY
Early 19th century book stand in carved wood, gilded and painted in the Venetian style..... grotto style book rest.
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Early 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

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Wood

A Perthshire Golden Dahlia Paperweight, 1986
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Golden Dahlia Paperweight, 1986 Additional information: Date : 1986 Origin : Scotland Features : Four layers of amber petals forming a large upright Dahlia blossom. Top...
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20th Century Scottish Desk Accessories

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Glass

Vintage Antique Industrial Millinery Hat Shop Display Block Stand Sculpture
Located in Sale, GB
- An original vintage wooden round millinery hat block with removable stand, England Circa 1950. - This block has been recently waxed and left in i...
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Mid-20th Century British Desk Accessories

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Hardwood

French 1920s Desk Organizer with Six Drawers
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 1920s desk organizer with six drawers.
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Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

A Perthshire Lampwork Three Dimensional Bouquet Paperweight, 1993
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Three Dimensional Bouquet Paperweight, 1993 Original Box. Additional information: Date : 1993 Origin : Scotland Features : A three dimensional bouquet of four...
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20th Century Scottish Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

English Inlaid Rosewood Stationery Holder with Four Separate Compartments
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th century inlaid stained rosewood stationery holder with four separate compartments and brass trim.
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19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Burlwood Inkwell Free Standing Desk Set with Drawer and Handle
Located in Greer, SC
Stunning antique Victorian desk set with the original pair of glass inkwells, sitting on a lovey quality figured burled wood writing box with a...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Letter Opener, Madonna, c. 1910-1920
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Letter Opener with Madonna. So beautiful, very nice condition!
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair Blue and White Calligraphy Brushes
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of blue white porcelain handle Chinese calligraphy brushes. Each handle with 6 hand painted blue and white porcelain oval balls depicting butterflies. Bone ferrule and horse h...
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20th Century Chinese Desk Accessories

Materials

Bone, Porcelain

Five Piece Art Deco Desk Set by Silver Crest Bronze Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice five piece Art Deco desk set in sterling silver coated bronze by Silver Crest Bronze Co., circa 1930s. The set is in good vintage condi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Lucite Copper Penny Paperweight Decorative Object, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
An '80s modern or Postmodern period Lucite and copper U.S. penny paperweight, 1980, USA. All pennies are of the year 1980. A great desk accessory or ...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Copper

Antique Oval Silver Plated Double Inkstand, Scotland 1910, H549
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Oval Silver Plated Double Inkstand, Scotland 1910, H549 Scotland 1910 Silver plate and glass Silver plated inkstand having two blue glass inkwells A handle with three pen re...
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1910s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

Pair of Vintage Walnut Desk Trays by Peter Pepper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic pair of vintage walnut paper trays and desk organizers by Peter Pepper Products. One tray is large enough to be used for standard size pa...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Walnut

Brass Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Counter Hook by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 6 x D 4 x H 5 cm Materials: Brass Designed for hanging bags and coats under bar counters. Each ...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Brass jugendstil desk set with lion heads
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass jugendstil desk set with lion heads. inkwell 28,5x18,5x6cm clock 24,5x13x8cm match stand with ashtray 14x13x11,5cm
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Marble Case with Inkwell, Italy 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Red marble casket with pyramidal lid and fitted brass vessels. Light bumps.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

A Perthshire Magnum Overlaid Garland Paperweight, 1992
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Magnum Overlaid Garland Paperweight, 1992 Additional information: Date : 1992 Origin : Scotland Features : A magnum weight with a central cluster cane surrounded by a t...
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20th Century Scottish Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Antique Vintage Kodak Wooden Trimming Board by Eastman
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique vintage kodak wooden trimming board by Eastman. The wooden cutting surface measures 6 inches tall by 5 inches wide by 3/4 inches tall. Some of the original writing can be seen on the surface of the board and the ruler on the top is visible. This board was used for trimming photographs. Beautiful and interesting piece for your use or library decor...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

17th / 18th Century Italian Wooden Foot of a Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful decorative item. Italy circa 1650-1750 Weathered.
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

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Oak

Gucci Vintage Twisted Sail Money Clip Pin 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci Vintage gold plated money clip and pin in original box signed with Gucci and in very good vintage condition. Measures: 16,5 H x 8 W x 2 D cm Box 7,5 H x 2,5 W x 1,5 D cm....
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Four-Piece 1970s Italian Leather Desk Set
Located in Austin, TX
Four-piece 1970s Italian leather desk set - includes leather writing surface; letter holder; 1970s desk calendar; an ink blotter. The dimensio...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original "Bay Area" label. Creator US Navy. Date of manufac...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Vintage Solid Brass Napkins Holder
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage napkin or mail holder made of solid brass with cherubs and flowers motifs, will look great on any dinner table, or office desk.
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1970s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Art Deco Uplight Brass Metal Table Lamp, French, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A lovely example of Art Deco that shows great style and imagination is this French table lamp trumpet shape. Cream coloured on the inside and takes a normal bulb, you can use energy ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

0riginal Vintage Industrial Art Deco Table Fan by Marelli Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
This iconoc Italian table fan has been produced by Marelli ca 1940s. It is in original condition, with some wear and some losses at the base consistent of age and use, preserving a b...
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1940s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Austrian Midcentury Golden Brass Dachshund Letter Opener by Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming Austrian Midcentury golden solid brass letter opener or paper knife has been designed by Walter Bosse and produced by Herta Baller in the 1950s. The dog features a long...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

MCM Teak Perpetual Desk Flip Calendar, Security Pacific Bank
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and hard to find MCM teak perpetual desk flip calendar from California's Security Pacific Bank, circa 1970's. The calendar is made of teak wo...
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20th Century American Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic, Teak

MCM Brass / Leather Long Shoehorn in the Style of Jacques Adnet by Arfango
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM brass and leather long shoehorn in the style of Jacques Adnet by Arfango, circa 1960s. The piece has a brass handle and Horn attached by ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Baccarat Huntsman Sulphide Paperweight on Translucent Red Ground
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Baccarat huntsman sulphide paperweight on translucent red ground Measures: height 4.5 cm (1 3/4") Diameter 9 cm (3 1/2") Period 1850-1899 Year 1850 ...
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1850s Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Pyramid Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Vintage christmas candleholder pyramid handmade and hand-painted in wood. Two different figures with candles all handmade in wood and handpainte...
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Late 20th Century German Country Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Small Crystal Whale Sculpture / Paperweight by Val St. Lambert for Danbury Mint
Located in San Diego, CA
Small crystal whale sculpture / paperweight by Val St. Lambert for Danbury Mint, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks ...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Aina Jurassic Fossil Marble Keops Pyramid Game Sculpture, Living Collection
Located in ES
Keops Pyramid game sculpture sculpted from four solid pieces of Jurassic Marble, with Nerineas fossils. Do you dare to try to build it? Designed by AINA and manufactured by NERINEA i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Antique French Solid Silver Gilt Rococo Style Inkwell / Stand, Emile Puiforcat
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this magnificent French silver gilt inkstand made circa late 19th/early 20th century by one of the most important Parisian silversmiths: Puiforcat. Puifo...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

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Vermeil, Sterling Silver

David L. Deming Brass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass abstract sculpture or paperweight by artist David L. Deming c.1969, USA. This weighty object has interlocking squares and rectangular shapes. It would be great as an office pap...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

American Antique Red Lily Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Midwest American glass red lily paperweight dating from the latter 19th century. The round and tall domed shape paperweight is hand blown in clear glass with very fine...
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19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Plato Oval No.01 Desk Organizer Design by Defne Koz for Uniqka
Located in Türkali, 34
An award-winning series of trays and organizers, Plato Collection comes in various sizes, colors, and shapes. Plato organizes everyday objects with serenity, sophistication and bliss. Plato defines a subtle limit with no limits. Plato is there to make a serene statement by clearing the clutter and blending in with its surroundings and becoming almost invisible. Enriching life at home and in the office, Plato can be used anywhere. With ten different trays, there is always a perfect size for remote controls, phones, headphones, glasses, keys, pens, jewelry, notes, cards, candles, and scent diffusers...
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2010s Turkish Desk Accessories

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Leather

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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