Desk Accessories
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Leather
Mid-20th Century Austrian Industrial Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Desk Accessories
Composition
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1950s Iraqi Islamic Vintage Desk Accessories
Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1820s American American Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Gold Plate
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Gold Plate
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Lucite
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary European Minimalist Desk Accessories
Travertine, Marble
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Concrete
Late 20th Century Japanese Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Desk Accessories
Enamel, Copper
Late 20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Gold, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Metal
15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Bronze
2010s American Desk Accessories
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Leather
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
1920s Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s Congolese Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desk Accessories
Steel
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Stone, Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
Plastic
Late 20th Century Swedish Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Paper
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1930s American Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Enamel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bakelite
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Jade, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass, Glass
1950s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Aluminum
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Birdseye Maple
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Onyx
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
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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