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Desk Accessories For Sale
Color: Gold
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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
Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15.
Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions.
HIBOU
Par Antoine ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Polo Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.
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1950s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1930s Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Bronze Birds by Maurice Frecourt
Located in Ulm, DE
Marble mantel clock with bronze figurines.
Mantel clock with Garnitures
Bronze bird sculptures by Maurice Frecourt, signed
Original ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Art Nouveau French Ormolu and Crystal Inkwell Encrier by Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Art Nouveau French Ormolu and crystal inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1900, the ormolu possibly by Francois Linke.
Depicting a reclined winged maiden...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Bust Woman Profile Guido Cacciapuoti 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Stylish Art Deco bronze bust of a woman in profile.
Attributed to Guido Cacciapuoti.
The bronze has a silver patina and stands on a green marble base.
Italy 1930-1940.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Montblanc Limited Edition 2009 Max Von Oppenheim 693/888
By Montblanc
Located in Braintree, GB
Introducing the Montblanc Patron of Art Limited Edition 2009 Max von Oppenheim 888 - a masterpiece of craftsmanship and elegance, inspired by the life and lega...
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Early 2000s German Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Art Deco Three Naked Men Holding Hands Bronze and Marble Base Sculpture 1930's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco three naked men holding hands bronze and marble base sculpture 1930's. Lost wax bronze sculpture of three naked men holding hands.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique English Wedgwood Blue Porcelain Coromandel Wood Inkwell, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Wedgwood blue porcelain and coromandel wood inkwell desk compendium, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Erotic / Nude Women Bronze Sculpture Table Bell Push, Austria, 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic / nude women bronze sculpture table bell push - Austria 1900´s
Talk about hard to find items! This impossible to believe bell push is the only erotic bell push we have ever s...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
An Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Orange/Red Crystal Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Orange/Red crystal box. The box is composed of two sections of French orange/red crystal which are m...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Beautiful Art Nouveau Inkwell, Signed "Guénardeau", Susse Frères
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptionally beautiful inkwell from the French Art Nouveau period.
Great workmanship of Art Nouveau decor with maple and vine motifs on the bottom of the pen tray, the ink cup holde...
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Inkwell in red marble with "Allegory of writing" in gilt bronze, signed H.CHAPU
By Henri Chapu
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in red Griotte marble and gilt bronze representing an allegory of writing by Henri Chapu (1833-1891). This old 19th century inkstand is ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Desk Set, Model "Venetian" by Tiffany Studios
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk set made of gilt bronze (Ormolu) composed of 14 pieces, “Venetian” model, made by TIFFANY & Co, (1837 - present). Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 1647.
United States, CIRCA...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Silvered Bronze Sculpture with the Struggle for Life by E. Drouot
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Drouot (1859-1945), The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie), Silvered Bronze and Green marble sculpture
Signed "E. Drouot"
This valuable bronze-silvered sculpture is the work of the French sculptor Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) and depicts La The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie). It is the representation of a man with a statuary and classicist physique, dressed only with a thong, while struggling with a fierce panther, climbing on a rocky group. Some identify the man Milone of Crotone, ancient Greek...
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italy 1980 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 ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Key Holder or Vide Poche in the Manner of Max Le Verrier
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze key holder, vide-poche or jewelry dish made in the manner of Max Le Verrier.
Eagles and royal emblems embellish this lovely decorative object. Thi...
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20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Gucci Vintage Golf Ball Money Clip, 1970
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Money Grab or envelope holder in gold and silver plated, signed Gucci Italy on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Steel
20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-over-red Domed Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-Over-red crystal box The box is composed of two sections of Italian clear-over-red crysta...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare French mid-19th century encier in Louis Revival taste with Moorish Arabesque influence. Handcrafted in Champlevé enameled gilt bronze with ornate and colorful blue, pink, red, green and white enameling over the heavily shaped and scalloped base, that borders the stunning Severes style (I have not removed it to check for a makers mark) enameled porcelain tray scene of frolicking putti. The stunning enameling continues on the raised inkwell body and hinged lid with finial. Opposite, two raised balls act as a pen rest, the inkstand raising on four ball feet.
Similar to French cloisonne, each champlevé design is a one-of-a-kind work of art. A beautiful warm verdigris patina adds to its character and charm. This wonderful antique objet...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Bronze Ink Set Around 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze ink set around 1900
Solid bronze, in the middle an inkwell with original glass insert. Germany, around 1900.
Category
1890s German Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Italian Murano Art Glass Large Pumpkin Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amberina Murano Art Glass Pumpkin Sculpture with Gold Flecks, Italy, 1960s
A finely executed Murano Italian hand blown art glass figural pumpkin fru...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Hoop Jewelry Holder & Organizer, White
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
Materials: Metal with static paint and polished gold finish, Wood
Dimensions: 13 × 13 × 22 cm
Care Instructions: Wipe with a dry cloth when needed.
Hoop is inspired by one of the oldest tricks in the history of illusion; "linking rings". Originating from a traditional Chineese magic trick, Linking Rings is made by two or more metal rings that impossibly interlock and break free from each other.
Saluting this traditional trick, Hoop is made of 4 open rings welded to each other, ready for you to hang you rings, bracelets, earrings etc. You will be a part of this illussion anytime you put a ring on Hoop.
Hoop is completely handcrafted. Its wooden base, metal storage unit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
English Regency antique inkwell ecrier in patinated bronze
Located in London, GB
A fine English Regency period patinated bronze inkwell in the shape of a long ship. The main body of the inkwell is in the form of a ship and in a form of shipbuilding known as clink...
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19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Ormolu and Diamond-Cut Crystal Figural Inkwell Encrier by Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A rare French Ormolu and diamond-cut crystal figural inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1875.
Depicting a cherub with books, with the finest ormolu mounts, this exquisite jewel...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Lovely Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Girl with Sparrows on a Portor Marble Base
Located in Ulm, DE
Sculpture
Girl with sparrows
Bronze, patinated
Portor marble base
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Width: 60 cm
Height: 46 cm
Depth: 15 cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Squirrel Paperweight Claude and Marcel Guillemard, 1930
By Claude, Marcel Guillemard
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Cute Art Deco Paperweight / Car Mascot Gilt Bronze in the shape of squirrel. Signed by the French artist Claude and with the founders' signature of Marcel Gui...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Head / Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bust of a woman. Silvered bronze sculpture of a lady.
Mounted over a Italian marble base. France 1930's.
Perfect desk piece or paperweight.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco / Mid-century Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Midcentury Silvered Bronze Bust - France 1930´s.
Silvered Bronze Head mounted over Onyx Marble.
Very nice Sculpture, perfect for a desk or a side table. Can be used as a p...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Art Nouveau French Letter Opener, w/ Beautiful Girl, ca. 1900
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Petaluma, CA
We believe this to be the best letter opener we have ever offered, especially if art nouveau appeals to you. The quality of the casting is superb right down to the to include her ear...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Desk Top Brass Bronze Dog Sculptures Paperweight Book Holders
Located in Carimate, Como
Pair of Italian desk top brass bronze dog sculptures ideal as decorative paperweights or eventually as book holders.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Max Le Verrier French Art Deco Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
This Max Le Verrier bronze makes a wonderful small jewelry box or use it as a desk accessory for holding paper clips or coins, etc... It is very ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener Sterling Silver Blue Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped letter opener with rectangular base in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Base cm. 7.5 x 15.5 long letter opener cm. 21. Weight ...
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Early 2000s Italian Islamic Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Barovier Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Ring Dish Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please per item (4 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass twisting seashell dishes / sculptures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso com...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Encrier
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century bronze and ormolu Encrier having lyre and flower handle flanked by engine-turned inkwells with penholders, raised on platform base ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Art Deco Charging Ram Silvered Bronze Sculpture, Italian 1930´s
By C. Rossi 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Charging Ram Silvered Bronze Sculpture - Italian 1930´s.
Figure signed on the base C. Rossi and Grigio.
Perfect desk paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Letter Holder Modelled as a Stork English, circa 1930
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco letter holder with a bronze stork head over a marble base. The beak opening to act as a letter holder.
Dimensions: H 5.5cm W 14c...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Working Man Bronze Sculpture, Edouard Cazaux, France, 1920's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco working man bronze sculpture. Edouard Cazaux. France 1920's.
Edouard Cazaux is one of the most important artist associated with the French Art Deco movement. He was a sculp...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pink Black Rhodonite Quartz and Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare pink and black rhodonite quartz jewelry box with bronze frame and a midnight blue velvet interior, circa early-20th century, Europe. Box is pink and black r...
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Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Chromed Bronze Lion and Movement by Le Roux
By Le Roux à Paris 1
Located in Ulm, DE
Multicolor marble mantel clock
Clock movement from Le Roux
Lion sculpture made of bronze, chromed, original patina
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dime...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pocket Watch, Jaqs Blanc, Gold, Enamel, Etc. Possibly ca Late 18th C
Located in Madrid, ES
Pocket watch, Jaqs Blanc. gold, enamel, etc. Possibly towards the end of the 18th century.
Pocket watch with a white dial and Arabic numerals for the hours and lines and Arabic num...
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Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small bronze champleve enamel set of an inkwell and letter opener. Both of them depicts colorful hand painted flowers, “C” scrolls and foliages. The resting plate of the in...
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Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary 'Black Eye' Sculpture Engraved Glass, Chromed Brass by Ghiró Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2022 Colletion of decorative objects by Ghirò Studio (Italy,Milan).
The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to embel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Brass
Pair of Signed Bronze Lion Bookends, Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of lion Bronze bookends with great weight lions are well proportioned. Great patina from age.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx, Signed C. Charles
By C. Charles
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx. Signed C. Charles
Bronze sculpture of the stone Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, on a rectangular marble base.
Signed C. Charles and Stamped F...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Ormolu Desk Inkwell Centerpiece Elkington Silversmiths 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of an English Ormolu Grand Tour circular desk single Inkwell of generous size, made by renown Silversmiths Elkington & Co. Mid Nineteenth Century
The large circular outline superbly decorated with castings of Neoclassical images depicting Male Nudes within circles flanked by winged Sphinx, the central hinged lid with similar decoration.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination, professionally re-gold plated. Lacking ink liner, no losses anywhere. Base marks as shown.
Measures: Diameter: (entire as shown) 7.75" (19.5cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping.
Note: The originators of silver-plating were George Richards Elkington and Henry Elkington who began their research in times of the Industrial Revolution. By the 1830's they had patented their processes and 1840 saw the technique of electro-plating brought to perfection.
John Culme, in his Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, said that "Elkington Electroplate was soon accepted with the result that the firm allowed a number of manufacturers to use the technique under licence. Among the earliest granted were those of Christofle & Cie of France".
The firm has a worldwide reputation for hand-crafted excellence. Today, the firm is busy making bowls, jugs, trays, candlesticks, ornaments and trophies for international sporting events as well as cutlery pieces.
Royal Endorsements & Warrants
In 1868, Queen Victoria permitted much of the royal plate...
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19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna bronze sculpture, 1900s
Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing
Stamped under a foot VNO. Gilt has been restored. I...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Ink Stand with Candlestick, French Empire
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rare and beautiful gilt bronze ink stand with candlestick. French empire, probably made in Paris around 1810. The gilt bronze with some patina.
Wear consistent with age and use.
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture.
Signed "Made In Austria".
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Murano Glass Paper Weight with Gold Desk Pen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful glass paper weight with dark flowers encased - a holder for a lovely ribbed gold pen. The piece is great for any work station or well a...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Arabian Themed Garniture Made by Franz Xavier Bergman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Arabic themed garniture made by Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936). The pieces are made of polychrome bronze. The central one is an inkwell that is ...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Mortar with Pestle, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar with hand. Bronze. XVII century.
Mortar with a circular base, cylindrical body and slightly outwardly flared mouth, decorated with a series of smooth horizontal moldings arranged both in the lower and upper areas and with simple vertical elements (which still maintain slight balustraded shapes) derived from of the ribs that these specimens used to have in the medieval Spanish...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Other
Bronze and Tortoiseshell Blotter
Located in Tampa, FL
An 1890s English blotter. Bronze, tortoiseshell inside with a leather bottom. In very good condition especially the tortoiseshell.
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1890s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890.
The bird rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Set of 5 Contemporary white & gold Glazed Ceramic Showtime Vases by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime vases by Jaime Hayon are the most iconic in BD’s catalogue. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Showtime Collection, we asked Jaime for new vase finishes. His propo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Cenedese 'Attr.' Opaline Pink Colored Murano Glass and Gold-Plated Pen Holder
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Mid-Century, vintage 'Opalino' Murano glass pen holder with an embossed gold plated rim attributed to Cenedese, circa 1950-1970. Wonderful tran...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Italian Inkwell by Antonio Pandiani
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A bronze inkwell made in Milano at the end of 19th Century by famous manufacturer Antonio Pandiani (1838-1928). It's marked on the bottom. Bronze it's in original conditions and patina.
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Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Gilt Bronze Standing Bird & Serpent Pocket Watch Holder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Art Deco Gilt Bronze Standing Bird & Serpent Pocket Watch Holder
France, Circa 1920s
Realistically cast and modeled gilt bronze figure of a standing tall wading bird, Possibly holding a Flamingo or Stork, with a serpent in its mouth, which is the 'hook' to hold a pocketwatch. Raised on cut cornered square black glass...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
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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