Desk Accessories
Early 20th Century Czech Desk Accessories
Crystal
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Wood, Walnut
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Granite, Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Metal
1920s Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Faience
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1920s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Onyx, Bronze
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1920s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories
Bronze
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Onyx, Sterling Silver
1920s English Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Agate, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Ormolu
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Accessories
Wood
1910s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Spelter
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Black Forest Desk Accessories
Wood
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Precious Stone
1920s Swedish Vintage Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Desk Accessories
Bronze
1910s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Austrian Anglo-Indian Desk Accessories
Spelter
1920s Austrian Art Deco 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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