Desk Accessories
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze
2010s Desk Accessories
Gold
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Porcelain
2010s Lebanese Other Desk Accessories
Marble, Gold Leaf
1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Desk Accessories
Bronze
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze, Gold
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze, Gold
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s French Beaux Arts Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Primitive Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Tribal Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Gold, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Bronze
1880s German Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Gold, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Gold, Bronze
1820s French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Gold, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century Persian Antique Desk Accessories
Gold, Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze, Foil
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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