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Desk Accessories For Sale
Color: Brown
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Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bamboo Scroll Poems
Located in Somis, CA
A very large, 17" Chinese calligraphy brush with carved bamboo handle. The handle is a bamboo scroll featuring three meticulously carved ancient poems, ...
Category
2010s Chinese Desk Accessories
Materials
Bamboo
Georgian Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins, St Martins Lane
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique military captain's writing box with brass strapping, secret compartment and special large steel key to secure the box for stability on the shores or military manoeuvres!
T...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French 2 Pot Inkwell Stand with a Hunting Retriever Dog
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French 2 pot inkwell stand with a Hunting Retriever Dog
This is a very attractive desk top inkwell, the centre of the stand is set with a curly coated retrie...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
Italian Leather Jewelry Box with Scalloped Design
Located in New York, NY
An Italian leather jewelry box with a Kelly-green velvet interior, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Box, with scalloped edge design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Velvet
Carl Auböck Paperweight #4223 "Hand", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight #4223 "Hand", Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Rope Key Wall Hook by Style of Audoux Minet, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French rope key holder by Audoux and Minet. Intertwined rope with 4 hooks to hang keys. Perfect key hook in the shape of a large key for your entryway. Fun pi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Gucci Maple Wood Tidy Tray, Italy, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Naples, IT
Gucci maple wood desk accessory or tidy tray, original, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Brass & Scottish Agate Postal Scale & Weights, Circa 1865-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Victorian Brass and Scottish Agate Postal scale with Weights, Circa 1865-1870.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Brass
Wax Seal Impressions in Turned Lignum Vitae Boxes
Located in East Geelong, VIC
All seven of these red sealing wax impressions are housed in nicely turned lignum vitae boxes with screw on lids. The boxes range in diameter from 29 ...
Category
1830s English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ebony
Carl Auböck Paperknife #7209
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperknife #7209 by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Stylized Crystal Frog Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized crystal frog sculpture / paperweight, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clari...
Category
20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Carl Auböck Nickel Plated U-Shaped Brass Key Ring Chain Holder Knopferl
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist U-shaped keyring / keyholder / keychain "Knopferl", model #4617-2, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Identical to the brass key ring...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Manhattan Desk Organizer Design by Kerem Aris for Uniqka
By Uniqka
Located in Türkali, 34
Manhattan is a desktop organizer, taking its inspiration from
the landscape of Manhattan island in New York City.
In an era of increasing urbanism and construction, the
designer has...
Category
2010s Turkish Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Micro Mosaic Pen Holder
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Micro mosaic Moorish pen holder: simply beautiful ! Elegant sitting on Your desk.
It must not remain near heat sources because the mosaic could be dama...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel
Sterling Silver Inkwell XL Size, Denmark, 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Sterling silver inkwell made in Denmark, 1920.
Very large size silver inkwell holder made of sterling silver, weight 620 grams.
Good condition, some engraving on the silver as seen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
1950s Small Czech Leather Medicine Balls, Decorative - Various Qty Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s small Czech leather medicine balls, decorative
1950s small Czech leather medicine balls, decorative. We have a number of these large handsome worn leather medicine balls tha...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
1950s Large Czech Leather Medicine Balls, Decorative
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s large Czech leather medicine balls – decorative. We have a number of these large handsome worn leather medicine balls that are just full of character.
Workshop report
Our workshop team inspect every product and carry out any needed repairs to ensure that everything leaves us serviced and maintained ready for many more years of life. All of our vintage products...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
XL Calligraphy Brush Engraved Jade Archer's Rings 17"
Located in Somis, CA
An extraordinary 17" Chinese calligraphy brush consisting a collection of 7 jade Archer's rings, each 1.5" wide. Historically such rings were worn by the royals and imperial archers ...
Category
2010s Chinese Desk Accessories
Materials
Jade
Furniture Handle Hammered Brass Bronze Cabinet Hardware Drawer Pulls
Located in Warsaw, PL
Handcrafted hardware by RUDA Studio is aimed to embody a touch of natural phenomena. The hammered brass handle reminds of honeycombs or drops of water frozen in the metal. This aesth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Red Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Rooster Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and millefiori flowers Italian art glass rooster figure, sculpture or paperweight. Attributed to Ga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Peach Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach bookend mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir.
Unique
Materials: Jesmonite
Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm.
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in Lond...
Category
2010s English Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Cement
Antique Continental Hand Carved Novelty Ink Stand & Pen Tray Camel Formed
Located in Gardena, CA
Antique continental hand carved novelty ink stand & pen tray camel formed.
A finely hand carved ink stand modeled as a sitting camel circa early 20th century. The hump opens to Re...
Category
Early 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Hand Sculpted "Book Bombs" Book Ends, Nicholas Hamilton Holmes
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand-sculpted "Book Bombs" book ends, Nicholas Hamilton Holmes.
Dimensions: 8” diameter
Materials: Blackened and stippled pine, white oak, spalted maple.
The books bombs grew ou...
Category
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Maple, Pine, Oak
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' polished brass paperweight. Executed in brass-plated cast iron and designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron, Brass
Peachy Pink Pearlized Jewelry or Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful peachy pink pearlized veneered decorative, jewelry, vanity or trinket box, with a wood interior.
Dimensions: 4.13" Depth x 6.19" Width
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Extra Large Desk Organizer or Letter Tray in Teak by Pedersen & Hansen
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional extra large Danish modern teak desk organizer or letter tray by Pedersen & Hansen, circa 1970s. There are seven horizontal letter trays, four vertical slots and two drawers. The piece has a very light colored finish and is in good vintage condition; it measures 47.75" W x 8.75" D x 6.5" H. This organizer is hard to find and a great addition to any MCM office...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
19th Century Belgium Louis XV Rococo Repousse Brass Inkwell with Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or study with this elegant antique inkwell; crafted in Belgium, circa 1880, the desk accessory stands on scroll feet over a scalloped apron, and features intric...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Dewoitine Wooden Counters Desk Model Airplane 1930s French
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Dewoitine Wooden Counters Desk Model Airplane 1930s French.
The Dewoitine was a Art Deco 1930s French eight-passenger airliner built by Dewoitine.
The Airplane was an all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane. The pilot and co-pilot were seated side by side in a cabin located forward of the wing leading edge. A radio operator station was located behind the pilots, and it had a passenger cabin for eight passengers. The landing gear had trouser-type fairings on the main gear legs.
The aircraft first flew on 11 July 1933 powered by three Hispano-Suiza 9V radial engines...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Desk Box in Leather and Cut Glass, 1970s
By Hermès
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful desk box or casket made of leather and cut glass.
Made in Italy of the 1970s.
The box is trimmed with smooth leather, a fine black leather edge and finely finished stitc...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass, Cut Glass, Wood
Decorative Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 8 tall and larger size decorative Swedish leather-bound books from the 1950s. This set consist of 3 plus 5 books describing Swedish town in Swedish.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Paper
Vintage Metal and Brass Lighter, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage metal and brass lighter is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th Century.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions: 10.5 x 6 cm.
Good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen dating from around 1900. The stand comprises of an ornate looped wire work carrying handle with a candle holder mounted on a shaped metal body embossed and engraved with floral designs and with a coiled pen support one with a snake head terminal and other with a flower with a polished mother of pearl bowl...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
vintage small trinket box intricately decorated with Moorish motif des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Desk Accessories
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood
Hand Painted Middle Eastern Qajar Style Picture Photo Album
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Qajar early 1900s Persian style picture photo album, with hand painted miniature on the cover.
Middle Eastern scrapbook is hand painted with 22-karat gold, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Regency Travelling Writing Box, English c 1810-1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare Regency writing desk box made in solid ebony.
Original leather with natural age-related patina.
Original fittings and locks.
In good condi...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Modern Walnut Wood and Brass Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Midcentury Modern walnut wood and brass desk or table lamp, circa mid-20th century. Lamp is turned wood with soft edges and indents of horizontal brass bands. This lamp would make ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Royal Copenhagen Terracotta and Gilt Craquelure Cupid Figural Lidded Pot #2936
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Royal Copenhagen terracotta crackle glaze pot with grey crackle glaze lid adorned with figural Cupid.
Decorated with gilt banding.
Signed and numbered 2936
Circa 1954
Height 3.5 inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Red Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial red ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Ericsson...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Vintage Set of Five Christmas Candle Holders Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Set of five handmade and hand-painted christmas candle holders in wood. Five different figures like an angel, santa and a skiier girl. The han...
Category
1950s German Country Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Brass Gazelle Antelope Sculpture Decorative Object, Tall
Located in New York, NY
A brass animal Gazelle antelope bust sculpture decorative object with tall antlers, circa late-20th century, 1970s.
Dimensions: 21.5" Height.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Door Handle by Atelier Thomas Serruys
Located in Geneve, CH
Door handle by Atelier Thomas Serruys.
Dimensions: D 4 x H 5.3 cm
Materials: Brass.
Solid brass door handle, hand-turned with square peg.
Perfec...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Spécimen Marble Surtout De Table
Located in Spencertown, NY
The table stand with orange/red marble border enclosing 25 different marble samples on a black slate base and four gilt bronze feet.
Category
20th Century Italian Grand Tour Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Mould for Bookend by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Mould for bookend by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique piece
Materials: MDF
Dimensions: 19 x 22 x 10 cm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London.
Theodor...
Category
2010s English Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Wood
English 19th Century Victorian Period Crystal Inkwell Carried by Four Children
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period crystal inkwell from the 19th century, with gilded children. Created in England during the 19th century, this inkwell captures our attention with its unus...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare Antique English Silver on Nickel Banded Oak Signed Dome-Top Stationery Box
Located in Charleston, SC
It is particularly rare to find Antique English 19th century boxes that are "signed" by its manufacturer. This one, stamped clearly on the inside top edge "Halstaff & Hannaford, 228 ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Complete Aubock Egg Holder Set, Designed in the Early 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of 2 egg cups, on a bechwood holder, a very characteristic design by the Auböck workshop, Vienna, Austria. Original production from the 1950‘s. Excellent condition.
The 2 massive brass rings with beautiful patina but can be polished.
Measure: Height of one egg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Retired Royal Crown Derby Fine English Bone China Parrot Figurine or Paperweight
Located in Tustin, CA
Very collectible, hand-made and hand-painted in England, retired Royal Crown Derby fine bone china parrot figurine or paperweight. This is a larger size ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Japonisme Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Large Carl Auböck Model #4751 'Paperclip' Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4751 'Paperclip' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstät...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Renzo Trays + Vertebra Concrete Candleholder Cement Christmas Edition
Located in Rome, Lazio
Now available in Christmas Edition!
Renzo Line is a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in different color compositions. E...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
Antique Quality 19th Century French Cast-Brass Desk Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality 19th century antique French cast-brass desk set with a very attractive inkstand having twin inkwells and beautiful pierced gallery. It has a rectangular pierced pen tray and a pair of ornate candlesticks...
Category
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass-Plated Desk, Pols Potten Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Antique brass-plated desk, Pols Potten Studio.
Dimensions: W 120.5 x D 51 x H 75.5 cm.
Materials: Black powder-coated iron frame, aluminum, antique brass-plated top.
Pols Pott...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron, Aluminum
English Edwardian Butler's Letter Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Edwardian Butler's Mail Box Carved Wood and Mother of Pearl With Key from a Palm Beach estate.
There are cracks in the fretwork which do not hurt the structure; the key fi...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Giltwood Watch Holder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully carved figural giltwood pocket watch stand.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Finely Carved 'Black Forest' Pipe Stand
By Black Forest
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A finely carved "Black Forest' pipe stand. Carved Lindenwood with a single bear standing over a naturalistic base with the pipe holders and astray to fron...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Balance in Depression Object by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance in depression object by Sofia Alvarado
Materials: Guayacán wood / lacquered solid metal
Dimensions: D 45 x H 30.
FI is an ornamental artist who embodies the creative Rev...
Category
2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Bookends World Globe Mid-Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of mid-century world globe bookends.
They globes are two pieces of timeless design and high quality, ideal for a very masculine and sophisticated environment
These pieces ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Large Photo Frame Walnut Wood, Humour Wood
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Humour wood is a large wood photo
frame, a design edition of the Italian collection of picture frames Laura G Art with Heart.
It is realized by Italian handcrafts in walnut wood.
It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Dirk Van Erp Hand-Hammered Copper Arts & Crafts Letter Opener
By Dirk Van Erp
Located in San Diego, CA
Rarely seen Arts & Crafts era Dirk Van Erp hand-hammered copper letter opener dating from the 1920s-early 1930s. Made in San Francisco, California. Signed on the back. In very nice o...
Category
Early 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
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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