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Desk Accessories For Sale
Color: Gray
Color: Silver
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
English Carte Du Visite / Business Card Case of Mother of Pearl and Abalone
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carte du Visite (business card) case of Mother of Pearl laid in diagonal squares with a floral engraving centering on an abalone square and banded in abalone with ivory inner lip. The interior consists of a gilt edge cobalt blue accordion file...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
19th Century Baccarat Crystal Inkwell with Elaborate Sterling Silver Top
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite inkwell exhibits the mastery of Baccarat's workmanship. The molded crystal body is decorated in one of their more rare Classic patterns Moulure Russe with concentric swirling spirals...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Green Marble and Ormolu Ink Stand.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique handsome 19th century French green marble and ormolu ink stand.
Category
19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Villeroy and Boch Crystal Votive Candle Holders Set of 4
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Villeroy and Boch Made in Germany New Wave Crystal Votive candle holders.
This is a gorgeous contemporary votive candle holder by Viller...
Category
20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Silver chiseled Bookmark, Hommage Collection, Weaving Pattern
By Carole Serny
Located in VIC-LA-GARDIOLE, FR
This Bookmark is part of the "Hommage" (tribute) collection, a line of stationery and office accessories designed and hand-manufactured by Carole Serny, whose aesthetics highlights t...
Category
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique French Cloisonné Enamel & Gold Bronze 7 Piece Inkwell Desk Set, Ca. 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Cloisonné Enamel & Gold Bronze 7 Piece Inkwell Desk Set, Circa 1890.
Includes: Inkwell, Pen Holder, Drip Box (with pencil sharpener an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Gray Agate Letter Opener / Paper Knife
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver and gray agate letter opener/paper knife, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1901, Mappin and Webb - makers. The agate has d...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Fontana Arte Empty Pocket Glass, 1955, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana arte empty pocket.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
French Porcelain Espresso Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup Saucer w/Abstract Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer with colorful abstract design, circa late-20th century, France. Marked on bottom as shown.
French bla...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Smoky Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso - 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and smoky Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measures:...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Repousse Brass & Glass Inkwell
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1900, this antique inkwell exemplifies the Art Nouveau period in decorative arts through the shape of its glass bowl and repousse brass-hinged cov...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
20th-Century Decorative Metal Globe
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Decorative Metal Globe
We present you this hand-made metal globe from the 2nd half of the 20th century.
It is decorative in nature. The placement of continents and coun...
Category
Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Silver chiseled Bookmark, Hommage Collection, Braiding Pattern
By Carole Serny
Located in VIC-LA-GARDIOLE, FR
This Bookmark is part of the "Hommage" (tribute) collection, a line of stationery and office accessories designed and hand-manufactured by Carole Serny, whose aesthetics highlights t...
Category
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Murano Gold Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso, 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear Murano "Torciglione" glass border infused with gold / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Me...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Danese Milano Ventotene Papertray & Pencil Stainless Steel Holder by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ventotene is a lettertray and pencil holder rolled into one. It combines both design and functionalism in one useful and attractive everyday object made of polished stainless steel.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
English Silver Cartridge Holder
Located in New York, NY
English silverplate cartridge holder. Vintage seven chamber cartridge holder of slim curved design. Beautiful modern design desk accessory. England, early 20th century
Dimensions: 4...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Wim Delvoye Cloaca Coke Light Cans, 2002 '3 Available, Price Per Can'
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaca coke light cans by Wim Delvoye, new unopened, 3 available (price per can). Made for his first solo show in USA at the New Museum NY in 2002.
Also available, 5 Mugs Cloaca b...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Nouvau Octagonal French Pewter Plate
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An octagonal Art Nouveau pewter plate representing the face of a young girl surrended with typical liberty style flower. From France.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Postmodern Chrome Table Lighter by Sarome Japan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Postmodern chrome table lighter.
Excellent vintage condition, works great.
Great decorative collectible rare vintage table lighter.
Lighter made by Sarome, Asia Japan.
Measure: 5.75 in H, 2.5 in D.
About Sarome:
SAROME
Japanese cigarette lighter manufacturer founded in 1940.
The brand is named after SAROME, god of flames, object of fascination for humans. SAROME artisans craft delicate, glossy lighters in Tokyo to fascinate and enchant. Though known early on in Europe mainly for our superb crafting of cigarette lighters the luxury brand spread Worldwide.
Sarome lighters...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Monumental Metal Paper Clip
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant metal paperclip slightly under 1.5 ft tall. Quirky accent piece or wall art. Good weight to object. Slight wear to metal exterior. Good vintage condition. Two available. Priced...
Category
1980s Taiwanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Crystal Golf Ball on Crystal Stand in Two Parts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two part handsome crystal golf ball on crystal stand having great clarity. Perfect gift for a golfer to be placed on a desk or shelf.
Measures: H-3 7/8"
W-2 1/4"
Base-2" sq. x 1 1...
Category
1980s Sporting Art Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass match striker, an addition to our ornamen...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fratelli Toso Murano Clear Yellow Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown yellow and clear Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains its original "Murano Gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protect their elaborate hairstyles by elevating the head during slumber. This example dates to the late 20th century and is glazed in the blue-and-white style with a stencil-transfer design.
Each side of the headrest has a quadrilobe cartouche framing two mythical fu lions playing with a brocade ball, a motif that evokes the idiom "may you and your descendant achieve high rank." A powerful and benevolent guardian, the fu lion (shizi) is the perfect force to protect against nightmares and bad energy.
The playful scene is surrounded by a cracked ice pattern dotted with plum blossoms, symbols of winter and longevity. A geometric meander trims the corners and small bats frame coin...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Sterling Silver Paperweight / Model of Pig
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage cast English sterling silver paperweight/model of a pig; part of our animal related silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive vintage sterling silver pig ornament/paper weight has been realistically modelled in the form of a whimsical pig, sat waving.
This cast silver ornament has been embellished with details reproducing the fine features of the pig's skin and anatomical features.
This exceptional and comical model is fitted with a leatherette covering to the underside.
This impressive example of vintage silverware...
Category
1990s English Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Model #4965 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4965 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Val Saint Lambert France Engraved Glass Disc Pisces Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Dreamy engraved round glass disc Pisces paperweight by Val Saint Lambert, France, circa 1970s.
Signed with engraved signature on disc edge, pictured.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Roger Capron Painted Ceramic Dish with Flower Motif
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful ceramic painted dish with three small ceramic feet by Roger Capron from France, 1950's. Hand painted blue, green and white flower motif. Great desk accessory or catch-all. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Crystal Cat Sculpture Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming midcentury figurative crystal sculptural paperweight in the shape of a sleeping cat. A wonderful compliment to any desk or table.
OFFERING FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Antique Double Inkstand, Linage Blue and Gilt, France, 1900, H565
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique double inkstand, linage blue and gilt, France 1900, H565
France 1900
Porcelain
Floral decoration to the back
Pair of porcelain inkwells with lids
Pen rest
Stamp holder to th...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze.
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L: 218 mm, weight: 118 gr
This letter opener is the handmade work of French designe...
Category
2010s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Butterfly Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced individually (3 designs available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. The first has concent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Superb Royal Copenhagen Gilded Snail Craquelure Glaze Ornamental Dish #2520
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Royal Copenhagen grey crackle glaze dish with a detailed central motif of a gilded snail and leaf garland
Outer has gilded banding to rim and foot
Stamped with signature three wave...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Dog of Roberto Rigon Made in Italy, Art
Located in Foggia, FG
Cane Argento di Roberto Rigon Made in Italy - Art -
Anno: 1950
Materiali: Ceramica firmata e smaltata, color bianca
Condizioni: Buonissime
Misure: Cm 39 L x 5 P x 6 H
...
Category
1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Old Bound Books from the 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are entitled "Journal des missions Evangeliques» with Map (Mission...
Category
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Paper
Japanese Aircraft Carrier Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage table lighter in the shape of an aircraft carrier. Made in Japan with "Comoy's of London" tag on the green felted base. Cool tobacco ac...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chinese Silver and Jade Magnifying Glass, circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
A Rare 19th century chinese silver and jade magnifying glass.
This finely worked and intricately designed hand magnifying glass dates to circa...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Crystal Clear Votive Candle Holder by Villeroy and Boch Made in Germany
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Villeroy and Boch Made in Germany Crystal Votive candle holders.
A very beautiful contemporary clear crystal votive candle holders by Vi...
Category
20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Renzo Set Concrete Tray Made in Italy White & Green 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. Eac...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
Antique Kerr American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bookmark
Located in New York, NY
Turn of the century Art Nouveau sterling silver bookmark. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Dagger blade engraved with interlaced script mono...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Emperor Wilhelm I. Metal Catchall Shows National Monument, Antique German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful metal tray or catchall to hold quills. Made of cast Iron, has some nice patina, but this is old-age. A beautiful piece for your desk or any room. It was made for the 100th ...
Category
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Inkwell Glass and Nickel Combination Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Inkwell glass and nickel combination around 1920s
Original condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950
Original condition
Pencil not included
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #5261 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Two Petite Murano Glass Aquarium Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weights. Showing some multicolored fishes and a coral reef inside a clear glass fish....
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Uredale Glass Paperwight Pebble Shape Star Decoration, North Yorkshire 20th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an unusual hand-made Art-Glass paperweight from Uredale Glass, Masham, North Yorkshire, England which we date to the late 20th century.
The paperweight is hand made in the...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Set of Old Bound Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called «Revue Chrétienne» (Chr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Paper
Carl Auböck Model #5439 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5439 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Ceramic "Canoe" pocket emptier/centerpiece, Alessio Tasca 1970s
Located in Vicenza, VI
Empty pockets/centerpiece made of ceramic by designer and ceramist Alessio Tasca (Nove 1929 - Heilbronn 2020).
The model in question, called "Canoe," belongs to the collection made ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Hermes Place Card Holders, 1990s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of Hermès place card holders. Hermès stamped on the slide-out base which supports the cube. Center has a strong spring loaded c...
Category
1990s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L: 218 mm, weight: 118 gr
This letter opener is the handmade work of French designer...
Category
2010s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Letter Opener Nicely Decorated with Green Stone on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
French metal letter opener decorated with two woman's head on both sides ending with a green stone on the top.
France,
circa 1930.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Sculpture of a Ice Bear Designed by Livio Seguso, Ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A sculpture of a stylized ice bear in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, germany. Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970. Base with incised...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Danese Milano Sumatra Graphite Paper Tray in Technopolymer by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Graphite Sumatra is a stackable letter tray made of technopolymer with rubber feet. When two or more of the trays are stacked all of the space above and below each piece can be maxim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Rubber
Danese Milano Bincan Trash Wastepaper Basket in White by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Bincan cestino is part of the Bincan collection which was designed for the work place and can be adapted to any environment whether internal or external, public or private. This piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
English Silver-Gilt and Agate Inkstand, circa 1830
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in agate set in a vermeil mount. The agate cut is closed by a finely chiseled lid of foliage patterns and whose grip is adorned with a head of putti. The handle, which is dec...
Category
1830s English George IV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Silver
1980s Arabic Style Dagger Made with Hard Stones
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Arabic style Dagger made with hard stones.
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
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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