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Desk Accessories For Sale
Color: Silver
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1798 by Henry Greenway, this handsome, George III, antique, sterling silver ink stand, is plain in style, and feature...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Horse Equine Sterling Silver Plate Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
A substantial sterling silver plate letter opener with horse head handle made by Reed & Barton, circa mid-20th century, USA. A great desk, office, library, etc., accessory. With make...
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand / Inkwell with Taper Stick 1851
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Antique Victorian solid Silver Inkstand with two fitted glass lined Inkwells and a removable taper candlestick. The body of the inkwell has an elegant pierced design on the sides mirrored on the bodies of the inkwells. The base of the Inkstand has an ornate engraved design and a sunken recess to hold pens. Each Inkwell has an engraved crest on the hinged lids and on the back of the inkstand.
Made in London, England in 1851 by E & J Barnard and retailed by Widdowson & Veale (Strand, London).
Approx. gross Weight incl glass - 1440 g
Approx. Length - 34.5 cm
Approx. Width - 22.2 cm
This Victorian Inkstand...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Silver Table Center 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ART DECO SILVER TABLE CENTER
In silver with relief and pierced decoration with central body with two removable baskets and two bases with mirrors, 'boar II' contrast, 833 thousandth...
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver & Mother-of-pearl Paper Knife Birmingham 1907
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This sterling silver handled paper knife features a blade of Mother-of-pearl of lovely colour and figure, and is a rare survivor. Due to the fragility of the blade, these are obvious...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Scribe or Desk Writing Set, Platerías Martínez, Madrid, Spain, 1819
Located in Madrid, ES
Scribe with four inkwells and bell. Silver. Madrid, Silversmiths Martínez, 1819.
With contrast marks.
Notary of silver in its color composed of a rectangular tray (raised on four...
Category
1810s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Handsome Letter Opener, Magnifying Glass with Alligator Handles, Sterling Mounts
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome letter opener, magnifying glass with alligator handles, sterling mounts.
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Stainless Steel
Petite English Electroplated Nickel on Silver Lidded Container with Flame Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite English electroplated nickel on silver lidded container from the 20th century, with flaming finial and bead-and-reel motifs. Created in England during the 20th century, this...
Category
20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Antique Sheffield England Double Inkwell Stand
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful Sheffield silver plated and cut glass double inkwell. The cut glass round inkwells with a Russian pattern with repousse hinged lids fit neatly onto the base which has a miniature candlestick...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Silver Dunhill Letter Opener with a Horse Head London, 1981
By Dunhill
Located in London, GB
An impressive quality Silver Dunhill letter opener with an intricately carved horses head on one end. The shape of the horse head is curved wonderfully ...
Category
1980s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
20th Century Sterling Silver Galleried Double Inkstand
By Robert Frederick Fox
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver galleried double inkstand; an addition to our ornamental office silverware collection
This exceptional...
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1910s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Brass Inkstand, Young Boy and Dog, Scotland 1910, H555
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Brass Inkstand, Young Boy And Dog, Scotland 1910, H555
Scotland 1910
Brass
Figure of a boy and his dog
Fitted with a square inkwell with a brass lid
Pen holder to ...
Category
1910s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Regency Period Antique Sterling Silver Meat Skewer by Wallis & Hayne London 1811
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1811 by Thomas Wallis II & Jonathan Hayne, this handsome, Regency Period, antique sterling silver meat skewer, is plain in style. The meat skewer measures: 12...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austro-Hungarian Silver, Enamel and Gems Carriage Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This magnificent Austro-Hungarian silver parcel gilt model of horse-drawn carriage features a total of five gracefully galloping horses. four horses pul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Samuel Jacob Edwardian Sterling Silver Frog Inkwell
By Samuel Jacob
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, unusual, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver inkwell in the form of a frog; part of our antique diverse ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardian English sterling silver inkwell has been modelled in the form of a perched frog.
The surface of this impressive novelty silver...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plated Commercial Ice or Hay Hooks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver plate ice tongs hay hooks, when you move your ice or pick up the hay. Be the chicest with your block!
This pair of Ice / hay tongs are a great deco...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Foliage Silver Overlay Black Glass Inkwell Four Piece Desk set
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rare silver overlay on black glass desk set containing an inkwell (2 pieces), blotter, double pen holder and letter opener. The set is decorated with ...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Antique French Art Nouveau Silver & Enamel Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau inkwell. Made by Emile Langlois in Paris, ca 1920. Hemispheric clear glass bowl with garland acid-etched to sides and diaper cut to underside. Neck collar 950 silver as i...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
French Louis XV Silver and Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) silver plate on bronze oval shaped inkwell with handles and acorn finial.
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique 1928 Sterling Silver Bell Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique George V English sterling silver inkwell, part of our antique diverse ornamental silverware collection...
Category
1920s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling 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
Bruno Munari Silver-Plate Sculptural Vase with Glass Insert Italian Vintage
By Bruno Munari
Located in North Miami, FL
This undulating sculptural vintage silver-plate vase signed B.Munari on the bottom 1973 is both sculptural and utilitarian. It is Italian by Bruno Munari made for Danese and a lovely vase and or desk accessory and will have so many other applications. it can also be used as a candle holder without the glass insert. The small glass vessel is short and will hold a few roses, a few orchids or a few gardenias or your favorite flower. It is 4" height x 2" diameter. Please note this is not the re-issue and is totally vintage...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Double Ink Well Red and Black with a Pen Wipe London, England
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century crystal double ink well with a sterling silver lid from London England circa 1906. The crystal ink well is for red and black ink an...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
George III Sterling Silver Skewer / Letter Opener, circa 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III sterling silver skewer / letter opener, circa 1800
Estate of Vanderbilt Lehman
Fine sterling skewer / letter opener with hallm...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Victorian Silver-Mounted Glass Match Striker, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian silver mounted and textured glass match striker. Of round shape, mounted with a plane silver collar. A must for any collector of Tabacconalia or just a...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Rare P H Vogel & Co Antique Shagreen Cigarette Case Silver & Gold Gilt
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique PH Vogel & Co silver and gold gilt cigarette case
A very rare good looking and functional piece of collectible smoking equ...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Hermes Desktop Magnifier Paperweight in Silver, 1960s
By Hermès
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Hermes Paris magnifying glass desk accessory with domed lens ensconced in a silver frame with a belt design. We've left the oxidation and patina untouched and simply added a ...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Victorian Large Silver-Mounted Glass Match Striker, c.1876
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian rare & unusual jumbo sized silver mounted and textured glass match striker. Of round shape, mounted with a plane silver collar. Hallmarked English silv...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Repousse Sterling Inkwell with Insert
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique hand-hammered repousse sterling silver inkwell, circa 1900. The inkwell has a single back hinge to open the lid and a screw cap and the glass liner. Fine condition and rich p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Treasury Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver treasury inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
...
Category
1930s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver and Cut Crystal Watch-Clock Inkwell, Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful antique English sterling silver and cut crystal watch-clock inkwell, Circa 1910.
Category
1910s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Indian Colonial Silver Engraved Presentation Padlock 1912
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century engraved Indian colonial unmarked silver and steel presentation padlock 1912.
Engraved “Kasiram . Das, Institution Katwa 1912 FCR” ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
19th Century French Silver Plated Cachet Engraved at the Bottom
Located in Sofia, BG
Silver plated cachet engraved at the bottom with a sward and decorations.
France, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
English Silver Dressing Table Hand Mirror with Silver Piqué Swag Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English silver dressing table hand mirror from the 20th century with silver piqué decor of swags, oval medallion and foliage. Born in En...
Category
20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Secessionist Silver Cigarette / Match Holder, Desk Accessory, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Secessionist sterling silver cigarette / match holder, desk accessory, attributed to Josef Hoffmann, Stunning design, superior quality, hand executed, stamped sterling, also retains ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Sterling Silver Inkwell by Shreve, Crump & Low
Located in New York, NY
American sterling silver inkwell, circa 1880. Four gently curved sides on corner block supports. Cut ornament including scrolls, flowers, and chevrons. Sterling silver neck collar with imbricated leaf borders. Hinged bun cover same; top has chased garland, ribbon, crisscrossing horns of plenty, and laurel wreath surmounted by crown engraved with interlaced script monogram. Marked “Sterling” and Shreve...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Art Nouveau Sterling Silver and Engraved Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver and clear glass inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bellied and lobed clear glass base with short inset foot and carved and engraved stylized flow...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Vizagapatam pen-engraved veneered sandalwood portable writing desk with silver mounts
India, Coromandel coast, Visakhapatnam, circa 1875
...
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18th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone, Sandalwood
Large Victorian Sterling Silver and Light Green Guilloche Enamel-Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Large, Victorian, all sterling silver and light green guilloche enamel letter opener, Sheffield, England, year hallmarked for 1889, William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman (Gibson a...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
English 20th Century Sterling Silver and Tortoise Shell Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning sterling silver inkwell with an inlaid tortoise shell lid. Circa 1912. Glass liner is missing.
Category
20th Century English Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Crystal Inkwells on Silver Tray, England, 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful pair of crystal inkwells on an oval silver plated tray. The tray has a nice rope detailing. Circa 1890 England.
Category
19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver
'Holly' Silver Leaf with a Sinuous Design
Located in Milan, IT
Single holly leaf made of scintillating sterling silver. This exquisite piece was embossed and entirely hand-engraved by the master silversmiths of Fratelli Lisi, showing remarkable ...
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2010s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
English Officers Equestrian Silverplate, Enamel & Hoof Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Officers Equestrian silver plate, enamel and hoof inkwell, an exquisite example with a portrait of the beloved horse, expertly mounted, possibly b...
Category
1890s English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian Frosted Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and frosted glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian glass sterling match striker, with sterling silver mount, has a globular form.
The surface of the frosted glass body has a textured finish which composes a match striker and incorporating the impressive applied monogram initials 'CIL'.
The upper portion of this antique glass match striker...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique Tiffany Aesthetic Mixed Metal on Copper Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic mixed inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bell-form copper body with reeded silver foot rim. Applied silver ornament including flower-inset guilloche band and tendr...
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Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Classical 19th Century Letter Rack and Ink Well
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Edwardian period silver plated letter rack and ink well, having three scallop shaped divisions with classical engraved decoration, a pair of cut glass ink wells o...
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Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Tennis Racket Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of silver plate metal bookends depicting a tennis racquet and ball.
Made in France.
Circa: 1940.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Gilded Age Silver Plated and Crystal Writing Desk Set
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique silver-on-copper and crystal pen and ink desk set is composed a footed tray with two indentations for feathered pens or writing instruments, two l...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
A French 19th-20th Century Ebonized Wood & Plated Surtout de Table Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style ebonized wood and figural silver plated mounted plateau Surtout de Table centerpiece...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Egyptian Revival Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Birmingham 1873
By Hirons, Plante & Co. 1
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1873 by Hirons, Plante & Co., this striking, Antique, Sterling Silver Ink Stand, is in the Egyptian Revival taste...
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1870s English Egyptian Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
1920s Antique Arts & Crafts Danish Sterling Silver Table Bell
By Georg Jensen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Danish sterling silver table bell in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our range of ornamental silverware.
This exceptional antique Danish sterling silver table bell has a plain bell shaped form.
The surface of this fine example of antique silverware is plain and has a planished finish.
The lower portion of this silver table bell is plain applied moulded border to the sound bow.
The table bell is fitted with a sterling silver handle modelled in the form of a bird amidst iconic Jensen style scrolling leaf and bead ornamentation.
This impressive antique table bell is fitted with the original hallmarked clapper.
The hallmarks struck to the reverse of this antique silver table bell...
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1920s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Victorian Embossed Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian rectangular double glass inkwell with incised monogrammed sterling silver hinged lids. (Hallmarked).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
1880s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Lantern Inkwell
By Thomas Smily
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver inkwell in the form of a lantern; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver inkwell has been realistically modelled in the form of a lantern.
The cylindrical body of this impressive Victorian ink bottle is encompassed with vertical pales.
This antique ink bottle...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Letter Rack by Jacques Adnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Jacques Adnet & the Compagnie des arts Français letter rack. Chromed metal consisting of a series of vertical blades of curved section resting on rectangul...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Chrome
Rare Antique English Sterling Silver Postage Stamp Box by Grey & Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning and rare Edwardian triple postage stamp box made from solid English sterling silver fully hallmarked for London 1909 together with the makers mark for the top notch silver...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stylized Sterling Modernism Trinket Bowl by Juvento Lopez Reyes, Mexico
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylized sterling modernism trinket Bowl by Juvento Lopez Reyes, Mexico.. In keeping with the modernist style, it has a clean and sleek design. No etching or work, just an edgy and m...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Italian Silver Plate and Burgundy Crocodile Buckle Hinged Box Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and gorgeous Italian vintage hinged silver plate buckle box has a burgundy crocodile leather buckle part. It was professionally polished and the bottom of the box had t...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Scale Model of The 1928 Mercedes Benz SS in German Silver, Circa 1950
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A rare scale model of the classic 1928 Mercedes Benz SS (Super Sport) which was the fastest car of its time. Made entirely of solid silver, the chassis shows a vented & belted hood, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
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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