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Desk Accessories For Sale
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Silvered Bronze French Christian Maas Birkin Bag Sculpture & Art Limited Edition
By Christian Maas
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing sculpture by the well known French artist and sculptor, Christian Maas is a silvered bronze life-size rendering of the infamous Hermes Kelly Birkin bag. It was a limited edition of 100. It was done in 1990. It is titled the "Sac Kelly". The weight is extremely heavy and weighs excess of approximately 50 lbs. It is complete with engraved Cadena and incised troupe l'oeil special details. This rare and ultra chic piece of art and sculpture is a magnificent edition to any lover of Hermès and or contemporary Pop art sculpture collector. It is signed on the bottom as shown in the photos as Francis and D'Estaing which is the nom de plume of Christian Maas. His pseudonym is D'Estaing. That is how it was signed and intended by the sculptor. Since this was a limited edition of only 100, this makes it even more desirable and collectable. The talented sculptor was born in 1951 and is now deceased unfortunately. The height to the opening of what would be the top is 11.25" H. The height handle is below. There are no more being made from the cast mold...
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1990s French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in Cloisonné Bronze with Black Enamel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in cloisonné bronze with black enamel. Divided into three compartments plus the wick deposit. 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Empire Style Malachite on a Bronze Doré Gilded Stand Desk Decorative Object LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A Beautiful Empire style malachite orb on a bronze doré stand retour d'Egypte of 3 figures of standing maidens with a pine cone in the center an detailed crown holder hosting a large...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Jahre Osterreich Pelikan 1000 Years of Austria Limited Edition Fountain Pen
Located in Braintree, GB
Jahre Osterreich Pelikan 1000 Years of Austria Limited Edition Fountain Pen - Fountain pen Made in Austria Limited Edition n umber 528/1000. Comes in original box with pa...
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2010s Desk Accessories

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Gold

White Owl Bird Porcelain Object Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A white porcelain owl bird, Mid-Century Modern period, by Royal Dux Bohemia, circa mid-20th century, Czechoslovakia. With makers' mark on underside as shown in last image. A great pi...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Gold Cuts
Located in Beirute, LB
This is alive. This is what’s real. Feel. It. Hold the weight of the Earth in your hands, on a human scale. The consciousness of nature in your grasp. A cube is complex but s...
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2010s Lebanese Other Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Vintage Roger Bezombes Signed Bronze Resin Sculpture Paperweight, France, 1984
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Roger Bezombes France, 1984 Sculpture / paper weight made from Artcurial. Bronze and resin. Signed and numbered from an edition of 5000. H 16.5 x W 22 x D 2.5 cm.
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1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Geometric Machined Bronze Turner's Cube Desk Paperweight / Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine midcentury geometric bronze paperweight for the desk. In the form of a turner's cube of graduated cubes within cubes. Mounted on a machined plint...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Fountain Pen Sterling Silver and 14kt Gold Nib Fire-Enamel Art Deco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain p en in 925/1000 sterling silver and 14 kt gold nib, with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Diameter mm. 11, length cm. 14. Silver weight gr. 53. . Designed by Giorgio Salimbe...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted and Footed Cream Opaline Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
A French 19th century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted and Footed Prismic Pattern Cream Opaline Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French ...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

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

Materials

Bronze

English Regency Inkwell in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu with Dolphin Mount
Located in London, GB
English Regency patinated bronze and ormolu double inkwell. Set upon a rectangular base with mercury gilt ormolu moulding of "stiff leaf and dart" design. The inkwell holder itself, ...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Inkwell, Bald Eagle, Pen Tray, Gilded Bronze, Signed Frecourt, Art Deco
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made from bronze. Finely chiseled and gilded. Signed "FRECOURT" by the french artist Maurice Frecourt (born 1890, Paris). Very good condition of the bronze and good...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze, Gold

Orientalist Silver and Gold Gilt Bronze 19th Century Box
Located in Rochester, NY
Orientalist silver and gold gilt bronze box. Continental. 19th century. Original key and velvet lining.
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19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Playing Cats or Kittens, Gilded Bronze Desk Set, c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and magnificent English desk set made from gilded bronze in superb condition. The set consists of a pair of candlesticks, a pen tray, an inkwell, a seal and a letter opener. ...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Inkwell, Art Nouveau, Pen Tray, by WMF, circa 1910
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell, Art Nouveau, by WMF. Nice authentic condition. .
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Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Art Nouveau Inkwell By Maurice Frecourt, Bronze Doré, 1910s, France
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau inkwell by Maurice Frecourt (*1890 - ?). Signed by the french artist "Frecourt". The original tint insert is in a nice condition. Similar inkwells can be found...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Gold

Pair of Bronze and Marble Bookends, Signed H.M. White, England, circa 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of bronze and marble bookends, signed H.M. White. England, circa 1920. With Chinese children studying.      
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Murano Large Vintage White Spots Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Dove Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white spots and gold flecks Italian art glass figurine / sculpture. Created in the manner of the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird has a pattern m...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold Leaf

Victorian Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ram's Head Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Fitted with candle arms in the shape of horns surmounted by a nozzle with gadrooned circular drip pans and with headdress moulded as cover opening to reveal a circular detachable gla...
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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Jewelry Tray, Art Nouveau, Gilded Bronze
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful jewelry tray, Art Nouveau.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Card Tray or Pin Tray, Vide-Poche in a Shape of a Wild Boar
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Bronze Card Tray or Pin Tray, Vide-Poche in a Shape of a Wild Boar This adorable card tray or pin tray, Vide - Poche, is made of bronze in the ...
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1930s French Beaux Arts Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bronze Bracelet Cuff Object with Unique Markings
Located in New York, NY
Exact origin unknown. Handsome desk accessory.
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Early 20th Century French Primitive Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Tribal Sculpture Male Warrior Figure in the Style of Hagenauer
Located in New York, NY
A small bronze male tribal warrior figure sculpture piece, in the style of Hagenauer, Tribal style, circa 20th century. A male bronze tribal figure holdi...
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20th Century Tribal Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Figure of a Cat 'Chat De Siam Assis' by Edouard M. Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare Art Deco French silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a cat, ' Chat De Siam Assis ‘. This figure was produced as paperweight and also as car ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Candle Holders. 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of candlesticks. Bronze. XIX century. Pair of candlesticks with a circular base with a raised edge and decorated with two engraved lines, a vase-shaped axis with fine smooth ...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, French Pen Holder, Around
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell made from gilded bronze. Nicely coloured ceramic parts. The plate is made of marble. Nice bronze work with a well preserved gilding. The original glass...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Gold, Bronze

Antique Bronze Tray, Desk Tray, Hazelnut, Signed "Louchet Ciseleur", circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful naturalistic utensil desk tray in the design of two hazelnut leaves and hazelnuts on top. Signed at the bottom "Louchet Ciseleur". At the bottom of the hazelnuts is a sta...
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Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroi...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Ormolu Figural Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze five-light figural candelabra, 19th century. Five foliage-inspired candleholders are conjoined by intricate gilt bronze scrollin...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Plate, Utensil Tray, Bronze Doré, Signed M. Arvisenet
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful desk tray with ornaments of wheat straws. Made of heavy bronze , nicely gilded. Signed by the french artist "M. Arvisent". The inscription at the front "L´harmonie d´Arv...
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Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Stately Antique Brass Bronze Inkwell, Around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Stately antique brass bronze inkwell around 1880 Solid brass bronze inkwell with lid. Original glass insert. Inkwell with paw feet standing on...
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1880s German Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Bronze Fire Hydrant Wrench by Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze five hole fire hydrant wrench by Jones, USA. This piece can used for its original intention or for decorative purposes. Due to its weight it would be a perfect office pap...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

1979 Italy Post-Modern Graziano Pompili Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense and interesting abstract bronze sculpture, it is one of a kind artwork, made in 1979 circa by the Italian Artist Graziano Pompili The title "Paesaggio con ombra" is tra...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Doré Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
A doré bronze and marble inkwell. It is French in the Empire style. Compartments have their little glass containers for ink and are all original.
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1920s French Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, Pen Holder, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell made from gilded bronze. circa 1880. The plate is made of marble. Nice bronze work with a well preserved gilding. The original glass insert is existing....
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Gold, Bronze

Antique Small Tray, Signed Octave Georges Lelievre, Gilded Bronze
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful small plate made from gilded bronze. Signed "O. Lelièvre" by the french artist Octave Georges Lelièvre (*1869- ?). The plate shows floral applications and little bugs and...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Small Empire Inkwell in Gilded and Dark Patinated Bronze from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A small and beautiful inkwell in gilded and dark patinated bronze with cups in porcelain. French Empire from the 1820s. Wear consistent with age and use.
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1820s French Empire Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

19th Century French Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of brilliant doré bronze and fine brocatelle marble, this wonderful Napoleon III-period inkwell is as functional as it is beautiful. In a style reminiscent of Louis XV Rococo...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Inkwell, Baccarat Déposé, Gilded Brass, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional inkwell with pen tray made of BACCARAT crystal. The rectangular pen tray has a cube-shaped inkwell holder in the center, closed with a gild...
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Coordinated Dessert Green Decorated Porcelain '900 -Antiques'
Located in Foggia, FG
Coordinato Dessert Porcellana Decorata Verde 900 -Antiques- Anno: 1900 circa Materiale: Porcellana Condizioni: Perfette con scatola con coperchio Misure: Piatto grande cm 26 diametro, Piattino cm 17 diametro Coordinated dessert green decorated porcelain '900 -antiques- Year: around 1900s Material: Porcelain Condition: Perfect with box with pink box...
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Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Plate, Signed "D´Aubrée", France, Jewelry Tray, 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bronze plate from France. Signed by the artist "D'Aubrée" on the top. Beautiful elaboration of the floral decoration.
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Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century, French, Patinated Bronze Hunting Dog and Duck Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or office with this antique dog and bird inkwell. Created in France circa 1870 and attributed to Jules Moiniez, the sculpture composition depicts a setter head ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Malachite and Bronze Round Two Part Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and substantial malachite and bronze vintage box is 2 parts. The bronze embedded lines form the perimeter set against the malachite. This makes a great desk accessory and...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, Vase-Shaped
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded. On the base is depicted a hunting scene with hunting hounds in the woods. Very good condition of the bronze work.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener or Paper Knife, Signed E. Rischmann
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful bronze letter opener in the Art Nouveau style from France. Representing fruits: apples, plums or cherries. Designer/Artist: Ernst Rischmann Very good antique cond...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Bird Figures Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird figurines paperweight sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. They look to be...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italy 1980 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tavole Panels
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Large Qajar and Enamelled Ghalian Section with Brass Hookah Base
Located in New York, NY
Large qajar and enamelled ghalian section with brass Hookah Base circa 1900, Persia The gold waisted body decorated with European scenes and portrait...
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19th Century Persian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Brass

Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Sitting Kewpie" or "The Thinker", Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s. Made of silvered bronze, mounted over a green and white mrble base. Can de used as a desk paperweight. Originally appearing in the form of magazine illustrations between 1905 and 1909, Kewpie dolls...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Beautiful Miniature Table/Dish in Gilded and Patinated Bronze. 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful miniature table/dish in gilded and patinated bronze. Made in France. 1830s-1840s. Wear consistent with age and use. .
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Italian Gold Gilt Brass Sheaf of Wheat Desk or Table Lamp After Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
An Italian gold gilt brass Sheaf-of-Wheat desk or table lamp, in the style of design house Maison Baguès, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Lamp is a ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Firmamento Milano Trilite Table Lamp by Franco Raggi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price. Trilite is a micro architecture for the room. Often today architecture is conceived as urban and pushy maxi objects. Trilite is just the opposite: a small architecture for an eclectic and discontinuous home landscape, a small portal of light that discreetly illuminates. The base is made of valuable marble, the portal is polished red lacquer while the light is spread by a thin aluminum tile. For minimal lovers it is available also in white. Franco Raggi graduated in 1969 in Architecture from the Politecnico in Milan, the city where he lives and works. In his role as author he has taken part in a large number of exhibitions and held conferences and seminars all over the world. In 1973, on behalf of the Berliner IDZ (International Design Zentrum) he curated the first critical Italian Radical...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti with Base
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale"" Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives and ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

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Bronze

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti Piccolo Racconto
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale"" Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives an...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Table Lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
A fantastic 1980's sculptural gilt table lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, signed. Heavy, cast bronze object, fire-gilded. The electrics have been completely reworked, 2 transver...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

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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