Desk Accessories
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
1940s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver Plate
20th Century English Desk Accessories
Britannia Standard Silver
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver
19th Century Dutch Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
1950s Spanish Romantic Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
2010s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Onyx, Sterling Silver
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1990s Empire Desk Accessories
Silver
1850s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
2010s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Silver
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver, Steel
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1940s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Agate, Sterling Silver
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1990s English Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1830s English George IV Antique Desk Accessories
Agate, Silver
2010s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Other Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1910s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Agate, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century English Elizabethan Desk Accessories
Brass, Silver Plate, Pewter
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel, Silver
2010s Italian Romantic Desk Accessories
Quartz, Silver
1940s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Enamel
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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