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Desk Accessories For Sale
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Handmade Big Bookend with Triangular Shape in Satin White Carrara Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
Big bookend or decorative object in satin white Carrara marble with triangular shape. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

1970s Lucite Ashtray and Lighter Set
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s Lucite chrome ashtray and lighter desk set. Lighter measurements: Width 3.75", depth 2.5, height 4.25".
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Chrome

21st Century Peso Concrete Book and Door Holder 2kg Light Grey Color Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Colored book and door holders made in concrete. A touch of color for your bookcase 100% made in Italy. 2kg: measures: L 9, P 9, H 18 cm.
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Concrete

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white "filigrana" - white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the glass / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Me...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Light Grey Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Concrete

21st Century Concrete Cement Renzo Tray Centrepiece Handmade Perla White Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Concrete

21st Century Renzo Set Concrete Tray 100% Handmade in Italy
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Concrete

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Blue Grey Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Concrete

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Green Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Concrete

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Perla WhiteColor
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Concrete

Rene Dumas Lucite Sculptural Chess Players French Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
The designer of these amazing vintage French lucite modernist chess players from the 1970s are by Renee Dumas who is related to the Hermes family. They a...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Lucite

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Horn

1994 Bertil Vallien Kosta Boda Atelier "Cat Viewpoints" Glass Sculpture Sweden
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage 1994 glass sculpture by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Atelier. From the Kosta Boda website, “'Glass offers opportunities like no other material. It has everything. For me, ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Gilt-Metal Mounted and Enamel Banded Agate Desk Seal
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). 19th century banded agate seal...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

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Agate

Carl Auböck Model #4056 Nickel-Plated Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in nickel-plated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Set of Four Plated Animal Paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice set of four plated animal paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set include an elephant, giraffe, hippo and gazelle. They ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories

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Zinc

Vintage Hand Painted Inkwell, China Inkwell, Scotland
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage hand painted inkwell, China inkwell, Scotland 1930, H315 Scotland 1930 Hand painted inkwell with hinged lid Lovely hand painted flowers Nice condition no crack or chips Mea...
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1930s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car
Located in New York, NY
Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car. Highly detailed large glass depiction of a classic car with frosted tires and engine. Designed by Xavier F...
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20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Elegant Red Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur, France, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Midcentury French modern full leather desk set by Le Tanneur composed by: Calendar L 18.5cm x L 11cm depth 5cm Pencil case L 23cm x L 8cm depth 2....
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Stainless Steel

François Monnet magazine rack
Located in PARIS, FR
Stainless steel magazine rack by designer François Monnet (born 1946) for KAPPA, 1970s. In very good condition. LP2645
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Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Candlestick Cloisonne Enamel Chamber Stick, 1890s Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous candlestick. Made of metal with cloisonné enamel parts. Beautiful color and patina. This was made probably in the early 1890s-1900s. Fantastic piece for a Living Room.
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1890s German Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories

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Ormolu

Set of Three Contemporary Carved Flowers
Located in Cypress, CA
Set of three graduated flower table decorations centered by a Quartz geode, supported by chrome rod, all resting on square marble bases. Large Flower Dimensions: H. 27" x W. 5.25"...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories

Materials

Amethyst, Marble, Chrome

Murano Light Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and light blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy Measur...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pyrite Skull from Peru
Located in New York, NY
Peruvian pyrite bust of a human skull. Pyrite was given the name "Fool's Gold" by prospectors having mistaken it for gold in the 19th century. Its current namesake is derived from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Organic Modern Desk Accessories

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Pyrite

Crystal Inkwell, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Crystal Inkwell with stopper is a beautiful decorative object. The Inkwell is hexagonal and it is in good condition. Light oxidation at the base of the stopper.
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20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

A Pair of Antique Late 19th Century Recumbent Cast Lions
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Pair of Cast Lions A fabulous pair of late 19th century Lions. Two recumbent lions suitable for the desk or as a feature on a bookcase. Each with a casting stamp. Condition: In...
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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

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Metal

Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
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20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Bee
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain creation depicting a bee, part of the Awesome Insects collection. A surprising decorative design. The pollinizing species par excellence, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Cat, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1630 - 1660 A rare blue and white tile with the decoration of a nice large cat with big whiskers! Cats are quite rarely depicted on tiles, why is unknown. Wi...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Flavour of the Month: a current but temporary craving
Located in Athens, GR
Right in time for the festive season we brought back a frosty classic: #FlavourOfTheMonth. the marble. A current but temporary craving for a delicious looking white popsicle that is...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

In Stock in Los Angeles, Grey Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger In stock in Los Angeles Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a Stand hugging the mobile phone and a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow color flower murrines over copper bed Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Sommerso, Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Menhir White Marble Carved Bookend
Located in Mexico City, MX
Bookend in carved Veneciano white marble. Handmade in Mexico. The delivery time is 6 to 8 weeks for items without marble and 13 to 14 weeks for marble pieces. For shipping outside M...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Vintage Gucci Leather Desk Set Italy 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Stunning Gucci desk set made of crocodile effect leather in embossed pigskin, and gilded brass.The set includes massive desktop blotter, with removable cover, letter opener, note pad...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

1970's Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian hand blown Murano glass paperweight exhibiting an aquatic scene with a fish and sea grass / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: diameter 3 inches / height 3 inches 1...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Murano Glass

Brass "Reserved" Button
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass decorative object or paperweight. This brass button showcases a round face with embossed "RESERVED" on the front. It would be great as an office paperweight or decorative obje...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Brass bouquet, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful brass bouquet from the second half of the 1900s. l12 x 7 x 4 cm. Good conditions!
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1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Smith Corona Typewriter and Case
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Smith corona typewriter and case. Black Smith Corona standard typewriter made in USA. This typewriter features round glass keys. Th...
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1940s North American Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

French Blue Gold and White Porcelain Desk Letter Mail Holder from Paris
Located in New York, NY
A French white porcelain desk letter or mail holder with small flowers and leaves in the Rococo design style, circa mid-20th century, Paris, France. Piece with scalloped edge is hand...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Lovely 19th Century Victorian Gold Gilt Bronze Recumbent Lion Laying Down
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Recumbent Lion A very good looking and decorative piece that looks expensive and important in any set...
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Understated Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Pale Blue Mosaic Lidded Pot
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Quietly understated elegant Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed pale blue mosaic lidded pot Classic form and function with signature mosaic from Gerbino Circa 1960's S...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Lucite Dice Decorative Objects, Pair/Set
Located in New York, NY
A pair/set of Lucite dice decorative objects, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century. A great set for a desk, bookshelf, coffee/cocktail table, etc. Dimensions: 2.44" Square ...
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1970s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Lucite

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian clear and red Murano glass paperweight with gold fleck infused, made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 4 inches, height 4 inches 1 in stock in Los Angeles Orde...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Murano Glass

Baccarat French Crystal Blue and Clear Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful multifaceted French paperweight in sapphire blue and clear crystal from luxury Maison Baccarat, circa late-20th century, France. This clear crystal and sapphire blue pape...
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Late 20th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Snow Globe Red Chanel Number 5
Located in Munich, DE
Rare limited edition of a Chanel Snow Ball, which are only for VIP Customers in excellent condition and with the original box. It features the iconic Chanel Number...
Category

2010s French Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

Materials

Acrylic

Mario Bellini, ET Personal 55 Portable Typewriter for Olivetti 1985-86
Located in London, GB
Mario Bellini (designer), Italy Olivetti (manufacturer), Italy ET Personal portable (electric) typewriter, designed 1985-86 Moulded ABS plasti...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Carl Auböck Model #4330/1 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4330/1 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

Initial Stamp, Art Deco, 1920s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful and authentically preserved stamp for sealing wax.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique scramble paperweight. With an entertaining collector's label to the base that reads 'Sandwich Junk Wt.'. That collector thought it was a Boston Sandwich weight. We're unsure if this is American or French. So, Baccarat, Saint Louis, or New England Glass Co...
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern 1950s Glass Pen Holder Stand & Ashtray Desk Set
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte (attributed) Midcentury Modern desk set featuring a pen holder or stand with a tray and an ashtray. Made in Ita...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with multicolored flowers and leaves, made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 3.5 inches, height 2.5 inches 1 in stock in Lo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Murano Glass

Baccarat French Crystal Heart Paperweight or Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
From French luxury crystal Maison Baccarat, a beautiful clear transparent puffed heart paperweight or decorative object, circa early 21st century, Fr...
Category

Early 2000s French Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

1930s Art Deco Portoro Marble and Brass Italian Desk Set
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An art deco desk set manufactured in Italy in the Thirties, in original conditions with small signs of use and age, brass it's in original patina. Dimensions are of the Inkstand. Thi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Marble, Brass

1920s Art Deco Inkwell Modern Beveled Solid Glass and Brass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1920s Art Deco Clear Beveled Solid Glass Inkwell with Brass Hinged Black Onyx Glass Top 2.88 x 2.88 x 2.38 H. Unrestored Preowned vintage condition. See images provided.
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Brass

English Wedgwood Jasperware Jewelry Dish with Neoclassical Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware sage green and white round jewelry dish with neoclassical design, circa 20th century, 1979, England...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories

Materials

Stoneware

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with red, white, and blue scrambled canes within the glass, made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 3.5 inches, height 2.5 i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Antique Coffee and Tea Tin K. Tiktak's Amsterdam Groningen, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Coffee and Tea Tin from the Early 20th Century. Designed and made for K.Tiktak Coffee and Tea Factory, which was located in Amsterdam and Groningen Holland , The Netherlands. A beautiful dark green Lithographic Tin - Decorative Box. The lid of the box is loose and the little handle is lost, but due the age that's normal. The beautiful silver Lithografic design of the Factory Building is still in very good condition. An old coffee and tea container, a shop storage container, a shop counter tin which is a great decorative box, a collectible Coffee Tin and a decorative object. Tiktak's Coffee History started in 1870 and they became famous for their afternoon tea and coffee. They are known for coffee with a soft taste. This Dutch Company survived all the years and still produces the finest coffee and tea. Great decorative item - home decor - home decoration - gift idea - coffee collectables...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Desk Accessories

Materials

Tin

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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