Desk Accessories
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Gold, Bronze
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Japanese Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Belgian Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal
20th Century British Other Desk Accessories
Silver
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desk Accessories
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Gold, Stainless Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Steel
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
1930s Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Brass
1820s American American Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
Early 2000s British Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass, Glass
2010s Chinese Qing Desk Accessories
Jade
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Gold, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bakelite
20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Birdseye Maple
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Gold, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Iron
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 18th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories
Leather
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories
Gold, Platinum, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Jade, Gold, 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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