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Desk Accessories For Sale
Vintage Industrial Anvil, 20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Small, playful vintage Industrial anvil.
Category
20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique French Gold Bronze Louis XV Style Inkwell circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French gold bronze Louis XV style inkwell, circa 1880-1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ink Box Crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese Ink Box crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. This item may also be used to store a collection o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Baccarat French Blue Crystal Paperweight Decorative Object
By Baccarat
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 pap...
Category
Late 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Pen Holder Desk by Fontana Arte for Rolex Shop Dealer, 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Rolex
Located in taranto, IT
Extremely rare complete desk pen holder from the 1960s, Fontana Arte production for Rolex, consisting of a thick two-tone glass, amber and Nile Green base, with double internal engraving of the Rolex logo and large central crown
from a closed Rolex dealer shop...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Bronze Inkwell with Bull Heads and Putti Embracing Lion
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy an early 20th century bronze inkwell resting on a double circular marble base, in black marble and Italian Alpi green marble. The body of the inkwell has a tripod base with taurine legs decorated by alternating masks of putti, grapes and and bulls’ heads.
The cover is surmounted by the figure of an angel embracing a lion. Garlands of flowers and human masks throughout the basement.
The ink glass is missing.
In good condition with a beautiful patina.
Height 18.5 cm x diameter 13 cm
A rare antique desk...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis Vuitton Coated Canvas Cowhide Leather Passport Cover France
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Louis Vuitton Coated Canvas Cowhide Leather Passport Cover Made in France
The essential accessory for the modern traveller, this passport ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Silk, Paper
Grey Power Flower Fan by Heckhausen - Zetsche for Elmar Flàtotto
Located in Den Haag, NL
Great looking ,Grey Power Flower Fan by Heckhausen - Zetsche for Elmar Flàtotto in the 2000s. 3-speed engine and automatic blade-stopping safety system - i...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Space Age Desk Accessories
Materials
Foam
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone Phone by Tyco
Located in Rome, IT
1990s telephone made of LEGO by Tyco.
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Montblanc Fountain Pen Star Walker Soulmakers for 100 years Special Edition
By Montblanc
Located in Plainview, NY
The Montblanc StarWalker "Soulmakers for 100 Years" Special Edition Fountain Pen is an exquisite symbol of craftsmanship and heritage. Encased in an elegantly understated black pres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Platinum
Cool Ink Well designed as a Godin iron stove from the late 19th Century
By Godin
Located in Knivsta, SE
Cool Ink Well designed as a Godin iron stove from the late 19th Century. Made in France in cast iron and painted with a beautiful patina. Probably an advertising item...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Antique English Novelty Equestrian Inkwell, Horse, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
This is only the second time in many years of being in the antiques business that I have come across this wonderful figural equestrian inkwell.
B...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Geometric Sculpture in Polished Orange Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Geometric sculpture made in polished resin in variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
This sculpture is very versatile and fun! You can cr...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Paper Knife by Fabergè, Early 20th Century
By Fabergé
Located in Roma, IT
Paper knife with silver swan-shaped handle and precious stones by Fabergè.
Original velvet box. Realized in the early 20th century.
Length 29 cm.
Branding inside and out of...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Silver
Eastman Kodak Vest Pocket Model B 127 Film Folding Camera With Original Box 1925
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Eastman Kodak Vest Pocket Model B 127 Film Folding Camera With Original Branded Cardboard Box & Paper Booklet
Ref: 27323
Around 1925, a successor to the Vest Pocket Kodak was rele...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Pen & Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Oval Rollerball Pen Made in Paris, France
Item Is Sold With Original Red & Gold Leather Box, Red & Gold Leather.
Cartier pe...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Beautiful Fish Reef and Octopus Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a octopus holding a reef with fish aquarium. Colors are a different shades of blue, white, black and clea...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bar Rectangular Weighted Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine silver bar shaped paperweight.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With rounded edges & corners, a weighted interior, and a black felt base.
Fully hallmarked to the side....
Category
20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
French Art Nouveau Bronze Card Tray or Pin Tray, Vide - Poche, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau Bronze card tray or Pin Tray, Vide - Poche, 1920s
This absolutely adorable card tray or pin tray, Vide - Poche, is made of bronze ...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
2000s Barovier Toso Italian Twisted Gold Leaf Murano Glass Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design horizontal photo frame in thick blown Murano glass worked with luscious gold leaf within the crystal frame, by Barovier Toso, signed piece. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Art Glass Apple Sculpture / Paper Weight by Orient & Flume
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous art glass apple sculpture / paper weight by Orient & Flume, circa 1990s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measure 3.25"D x 3"H; it is hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Large Malachite Box 7" Gemstone Jewelry Box
Located in Somis, CA
This magnificent, large 4.15 lb malachite box is a testament to exceptional craftsmanship and the inherent beauty of fine-grade gemstone malachite. The carefully selected stone displ...
Category
2010s Congolese Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chess game in the thematic of Ancient Egypt. The chess pieces are in painted and waxed plaster, the board is in wood and the is also a display shel...
Category
1920s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Revolver Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handsome lighter is cast in the shape of a revolver. Perfect for any collector of smoking paraphernalia or firearm enthusiast. Meticulous attention to detail throughout makes fo...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Photograph Frame, Germany C.1900, WMF
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil pewter photograph frame, Germany C.1900, WMF. Ref No 90 page 304 WMF 1906 catalogue. WMF marks B 1/0 beehive B and export mark. Overall measurements: 8 3/4...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso for Graal Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Bakelite "Liberte" Letter Holder by Philippe Starck for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Liberte letter holder/desk organizer/envelope box was designed by French Industrial Designer/Architect, Philippe Starck for Alessi (Portugal, 1992).
The green plastic top, suppor...
Category
1990s Portuguese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
German Designer, Complete Writing Set, 1930s/40s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
German designer, complete writing set with inkwell, letter holder, wax seal and a letter knife.
Approx. 1930/40s.
In excellent condition.
Letter knife with small chip.
A glass in...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Le Carré White Marble Organizer by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Le Carré White Marble Organizer by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 8 cm.
Materials: White Marble.
Custom options available on request. Please contact us.
Our mission is to encourage people to make their home the best place to be, to get inspired and to receive friends and family. Designed and manufactured by ourselves, we offer lightings to help people creating distinctive living spaces. Enhancing the authenticity of natural and organic materials using associations and contrasts. Extreme quality behind a facade of ultra-minimalism. We find our materials to the source to ensure we give the best value...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Dark Green Marble Obelisks, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of dark green marble Obelisk sculptures in the modern style, circa late-20th century. Pair/set are dark green marble with black veining, some minor traces of white...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Marble and Brass Picture Frame by Designer Maitland Smith, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful '80s marble, stone, and brass picture frame by designer Maitland-Smith, circa late-20th century, 1980s. Marble frame is rectangular/octagonal in shape with marble in with...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Wicker Cane Bathroom Vanity Brush or Pen Desk Accessory Holder
Located in New York, NY
A wicker cane acrylic bathroom vanity toothbrush or pen/pencil desk accessory holder. Piece is blonde cane wicker covered in clear acrylic. Piece appears to have never been used. A g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desk Accessories
Materials
Cane, Acrylic, Wood
LOVE Snowglobe
Located in Jersey City, NJ
LOVE Snow Globe
globe dims: 4.5 h x 4" w x 4" l
gift box dims: 5.25 " h. x 5.25" w. x 5.25" l
packaged in custom gift box
©Morgan Art Foundation
Licensed by Artestar, New York
Robe...
Category
2010s North American Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Insulator Paperweight- "The New Key To Dreams"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Insulator Paperweight- The New Key To Dreams,
Late 1950s
Dimensions: Height: 3 3/4 inches high x 2 1/2 inches wide
This is a great Fornasetti paperweight f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Silver Plate Hand Held Magnifying Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A substantial, silver plated hand-held magnifying glass, circa 1980s.
Perfect for the desk top or a library, this heavy magnifying has a ribbed metal handle terminating in a solid b...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown International Style Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Cartier Trinity Ribbed Silver Plated Pen With Red Cartier Box & Red Enamel Clip
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Trinity Ribbed Silver Plated Ballpoint Pen With Red Cartier Box & Enamel Clip
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier ballpoint pen, featuring the classic trinity rings and an...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Cartier Card and Envelope Set Mughal Majorie Merriweather Emerald Brooch Design
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cartier Card and Envelope Stationery Set Mughal Majorie Merriweather Emerald Brooch Design.
Luxury Stationery Cartier cards and envelopes with a Cartier design of the Majorie Merriweather Post's Jewelry Emerald Gem Brooch. Note Cards Stationery, Fine Paper Goods, Designer Limited Edition by Maison Cartier.
Cartier Famous Majorie Merriweather Post's Jewelry Emerald Mughal Period Gems, Art Deco Pendant Brooch Featured Engraved Note Cards and Silver Lined Envelopes Stationery, Fine Paper Goods, Great Desk Accessory stationery notes.
Back of note card reads: Cartier London, 1923, altered by Cartier New York, 1928, Provenance: Majorie Merriweather Post, Cartier.
Great condition circa late 20th century.
Include in the box: 9 cards/ 10 envelopes.
Emboss printed cardstock construction, the enveloppe are also embossed Cartier.
Card: 4 5/8" x 6 1/4".
Envelope : 6 3/4"W x 4 7/5"H.
Box: 5.5 x 7.25 x 1.25 in.
Since 1918, Cartier has offered personalized writing papers and invitations, as well as announcements and Holiday cards. Cartier’ s stationery and invitations are characterized by the finest 100% cotton fiber papers, fabulous designs, and impeccable engraving.
About the jewel in the picture:
This Historical Emerald Brooch is considered the "most beautiful jewelry of the twentieth century."
The Indian-style brooch is composed of one hexagonal-shaped emerald, one oval-shaped emerald, five emerald drops, two pear-shaped emeralds, five round emeralds, sixty-five smaller emeralds, one pear-shaped diamond, and 801 round diamonds mounted in platinum. The horseshoe-shaped buckle at the top is equipped on the back with a hanger and clasp with pins so that the piece can be worn as a pendant for an emerald necklace or as a brooch. An arch-shaped armature is attached to the buckle. Both feature pavé-set diamond grounds studded with emeralds. Four lines of calibré-cut emeralds decorate where they join. At the center of the bottom of the buckle is a large Mughal emerald...
Category
Late 20th Century French Anglo Raj Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight & Wall Hook
Located in New York, NY
Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight & Wall Hook, Model #4223. Werkstatte, Austria. 1950s. Stamped "Made in Austria" to each.
Scuffs and scratches to finish.
Price is for 1 - Both wal...
Category
1990s Australian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Miniature Italian Bisque Porcelain Fawn Figurine, Superbly Crafted
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Unbelievably delicate and superbly crafted, Italian bisque porcelain fawn figurine
Miniature in size with huge appeal
Highly likely to be from the 1980's
Hand painted matt finish
H...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Studio Åhus Sommerso Art Glass Green Apple Hanne Dreutler Arthur Zirnsack Sweden
By Studio Ahus
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage art glass apple sculpture or paperweight by Studio Åhus was handmade in Sweden in 1988 in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. The core of smoky light g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Postmodern Wall Calendar, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish Postmodern Wall Calendar, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Materials: Plastic
Style: Postmodern
Country of Origin: Germany
Color...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Bamboo Magnifying Glass and Letter Opener Desk Set.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Finely crafted island or coastal décor vintage desk set accessories with bamboo handles. The Art Deco style magnifying glass and letter opener are brass mounted in ornately decorate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
René Lalique 'Nemours', '1929', 20th Century
By René Lalique
Located in Madrid, ES
Rene Lalique
Cup 'Nemours' (1929).
In French glass of the 20th century, molded and relined.
Sign 'Lalique, France'.
This model was produced in the years 1940 to 1959.
Only us...
Category
20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Thatched Roof Cottage, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded.
Little house with cute details.
Nice bronze work, beautifully chiseled.
The original glass insert is existing.
A similar inkwell...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Very Rare Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori
By Baccarat
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very Rare and Elegant Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori, made in France probably during the 1870s. (Not signed)
Beauti...
Category
1870s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
8 Foot Tall Pop Art Wood Pencil, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Back to the drawing board! A remarkable piece for spurring conversation at home or for capturing attention in a store display. This massive vintage trompe l'oeil pencil is made of on...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Modernist Lucite Resin Cube Sculpture with Gears Pierre Giraudon, France, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Lucite resin cube with gears inside attributed to Pierre Giraudon, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Crystal Paperweight Octagonal Glass Pillar
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Crystal Glass Modern Paperweight Octagonal Pillar
unmarked
7.75 L x 2.25 diameter
Preowned vintage unrestored condition.
One scuff -scratch present, hard to see, must be mentioned.
R...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Renzo Set Concrete Tray Made in Italy Brown&Green Cement Christmas Edition
Located in Rome, Lazio
Now available in Christmas Edition!
Renzo Line is a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in different color compositions. Eac...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
New Modern Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Black Marble, creator Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan sculptor Michele Chiossi, has found in marble a medium to describe modernity with its myths and symbols, creating the Contemporary collection. An emoji can be a tray; an emoji heart, not necessarily pierced by an arrow, can be a place of creativity in the kitchen, a chopping board or a working surface; a dash; a zigzag; granting the marble a moment of levity, becoming vertical in a vase; reflecting an ideal image of ourselves. Unique objects to be experienced as a couple, to gift to friends, jewels of our daily lives.
Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
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
Austrian Bronze Paper Clip
Located in Delft, NL
An Austrian bronze paper clip
A Viennese cold painted bronze dog figurine, designed as a paper clip mounted on a polished mahogany base. The...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
S.T DuPont Fidélio Two Colour Ribbed Ballpoint Pen With Original Box
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Vintage S.T DuPont Fidélio Ribbed Two Colour Ballpoint Pen With Original S.T DuPont Box & Paperwork.
Serial No. L8EY25 Made in France
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Christmas Ceramic Houses for Candle Light Deco in Shape of a Village Around 1970
Located in Wien, AT
Handcrafted Christmas ceramic houses for candle light deco in shape of a village around 1970s
The church dimensions are:
Hight: 25cm
Wide: 11cm
De...
Category
1970s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Georg Jensen Continental, Letter Opener in silver
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Georg Jensen Continental letter opener. Handle made of sterling silver, blade made of stainless steel.
Stamped: Georg Jensen, Sterling, Denmark
Measures: 19,5 cm
Category
20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Snakewood Wooden Walking Stick Dress Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Grained Rare Snake Wood Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of substantial quality and good weight very suitable to use as an everyday stick, with a...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
Tiffany Style Leaded Glass Bankers Desk Lamp Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tiffany Style Banker’s desk lamp, France, 1950-1959. Fabulous, tall adjustable desk or table lamp with a beautiful hand-painted glass lampshade...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful paperweight in bronze by F. Barbedienne, ”The hand of grand duchess”
Located in Knivsta, SE
An antique and beautiful bronze paperweight by the renowned French artist Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892). This piece is a meticulous representation of the left hand of Maria Pavlo...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century German Iron Padlock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century German Iron Padlock.
Category
19th Century German Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
19th Century J J Mechi Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells
By John Joseph Mechi
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite English craftsmanship from the early 19th century a mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall St...
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
2000s Barovier Toso Italian Emerald Green Murano Glass and Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design vertical picture frame in thick blown Murano glass worked in a luscious emerald jewel green color, by Barovier & Toso, signed piece. The elegan...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
17th Century Iron Lock & Key
Located in Huntington, NY
17th century lock & key. Probably form a large cabinet or a door.
Category
17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Danish Modern Desk Organizer Letter Tray in Teak by Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional Danish modern teak desk organizer or letter tray by Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik, circa 1970s. The piece is in excellent condition and measures 23.5" wide, 8.5." deep ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
Brass Dice
Located in Paonia, CO
The (wh)ORE HAüS STUDIOS small goods collection was made for those that wanted to experience the (wh)ORE HAüS brand without committing to our larger pieces. The brass dice...
Category
2010s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gucci Leather Desk Notepad with Equestrian Motif, circa 1970
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Boost your workspace with this rare Gucci-designed modernist desktop accessory, a stunning blend of luxury and craftsmanship. Created in Italy circa 1970, this exquisite piece exempl...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare & Sturdy Pair of Brutalist Forged Wrought Iron Candlesticks / Candleholders
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and very strong pair of timeless candle sticks.
If you are looking for beautiful Arts & Crafts antiques to grace your living space then this hand-crafted and timeless pair c...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Letter Opener
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze Neoclassical or Adam style letter opener
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Germany, Circa 1900s
Attributed to WMF” Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
A gilt Art Nouveau portrait casket double i...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
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Metal
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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