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Desk Accessories For Sale
Creator: Ghidini 1961
Creator: Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Carl Auböck #5072-2 Paperweight "Chain", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
#5072-2 Paperweight in the shape of a chain by Carl Auböck. Made of nickel plated steel. Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Carl Auböck Paperweight #5188 "Pipe", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5188 paperweight in the shape of a pipe, Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Patinated Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 patinated brass knob.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Oversized MidCentury Paper Clip Brass Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A vintage original old giant XXL brass paper clip from the 1950s, to be used as a paperweight. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Austria. In good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7211 Letter Opener "Turned", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7211 letter opener "Turned", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight #4751-1 Paperclip, Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Huge #4751-1 paperweight in the shape of a paperclip, Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4965 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4965 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Polished Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 polished brass knob.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Seahorse Handmade Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist seahorse keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped a...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Midcentury Elephant Handmade Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist elephant keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte A...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4056 Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperknife #4233
Located in Berlin, DE
Paperknife by Carl Auböck with glanced splint.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Brass Shell Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist shell keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Sculpture "Man With Stick" 4060
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Sculpture "Man With Stick" 4060. This beautifully crafted sculpture first conceived in the 1950's by Carl Aubock is a wonderful examp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #5275 Paperweight "Zumbusch Hand", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5275-2 Paperweight "Zumbusch Hand", Austria 2022. Also available in 8cm height for 315,00 € (#5275-1).
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Small Box in Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Polished Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 polished brass knob.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
Carl Auböck Model #5439 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5439 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4273-1 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4273-1 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4982 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4982 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
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
Carl Auböck Model #5261 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produced by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4982 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4982 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight Set as Used by Walter Gropius
Located in Berlin, DE
A Classic set of four beautiful pressed papiers designed by Carl Auböck and produced by the Carl Auböck Werkstätte. The set consists of a stone in leather, an egg, foot and hand. Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Brass
Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4101 'Melies' Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of large Carl Aubock Model #4101 'Melies' patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight #4992-3 Safety Pin, Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight #4992-3 in the shape of a safety pin, Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight "Foot", Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight "Foot" in Brass, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Hand Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist Hand keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ma...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Star Sea Star Starfish Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist star keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s.
Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Letter Opener, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Leather and Brass Letter Opener, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4273-2 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4273-2 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Letter Opener, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck letter opener in horn, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck #6086-1 Paperweight or Paperknife, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperknife by Carl Auböck.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4828 Cane and Steel Knife
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4828 cane and steel knife. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural knife is executed in polished steel and handwoven cane.
Price is per item...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck Model #4630 Large Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck model #4630 large brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass.
Price is for the pair....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3544 Pen or Brush Rest in Brass and Brown Leather, Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3544 pen or brush rest in brass and brown leather, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4575 Patinated Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass.
Produced ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, golden brass plated, and lacquered steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s.
Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperknife with Bookmark #6086
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperknife with bookmark by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Knob in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Knob in Nickel.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Carl Auböck Model #4982 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4982 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
Carl Auböck #4317 Fountainpen Rest, Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4317 Fountainpen Rest, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Small Box in Copper-Plated Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Cactus Holder, Vienna, Around 1950s by Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Cactus holder Vienna around 1950s by Auböck.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3650 Large Fountainpen Rest "Feather", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Auböck solid patinated brass tray in a feather shape.
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Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Knob in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #8040-2 knob in nickel.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Carl Auböck Midcentury Tuning Fork Handmade Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist tuning fork keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria.
Length inc...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4223 'Hand' Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4223 'Hand' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperknife with Leather Handle
Located in Berlin, DE
Paperknife with brown leather handle by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Set of Smoking Accessories
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and Wicker Wrapped pipe stand (Or Paperweight) with two brass spoon rests.
Category
1940s Austrian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck #3530-2 Bookends in Polished Brass and Coiled with Cane
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Carl Auböck #3530-2 Bookends in Polished Brass and Coiled with Cane, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Brass Anchor Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist Anchor keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Midcentury Very Large Hand Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist XL Hand keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Horn Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck horn pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
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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