Desk Accessories
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
18k Gold, Silver
1870s French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Onyx, Bronze
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1870s French Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
20th Century English Desk Accessories
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Romantic Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Spanish Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Onyx, Bronze
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Grand Tour Desk Accessories
Alabaster, Bronze
1890s French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Agate, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal, Bronze
1910s North American Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold
1880s French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century English Classical Roman Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Ormolu, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Enamel, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Metal
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
1820s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Marble
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-17th Century Scandinavian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Metal
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
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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