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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Wrought Iron Mistletoe Paperweight by Edgar Brandt 1921
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco wrought iron Mistletoe paperweight by Edgar Brandt.
In French this model is called Boule de Gui.
Wrought iron with chromed finish. France 1921.
We have a pair available...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Roger Capron Painted Cup with Flower Motif
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely ceramic hand painted cup with blue, green and white flower motif by Roger Capron from France, 1960's. Great desk accessory to hold pens. Signed on ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Massive Vienna Bronze Double Devil Figure Match Holder with Tray
Located in Danville, CA
This is a rare massive double Devil figure desk tray match holder. The winged devils are holding a large vase in front of their chest. The vase can be used to store matches. The pair Devils stand on a high relief floral tray, which can be used as cigar ash...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Round Bronze Vessel with Two-Sided Decoration and Foot-Shaped Feet
Located in Marbella, ES
Round bronze vessel with two-sided decoration and foot-shaped feet.
Category
1950s Asian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Perruches Glass Cachet, 1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique) original blue stained Rene Lalique 'Perruches' cachet -depicting a pair of parakeets, dating from 1919 (Marcilhac ref: 187). Cachets we...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Fine Angular Geometric Czech Art Deco Black Enamel Crystal Perfume Bottle 1930s
By Karl Palda
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Supreme geometric and angular shaped Czech crystal Art Deco perfume bottle
Clean geometric lines on black enamel.
Vintage Bohemian, Czech cry...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Antique Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Cabinet Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina flower mosaic Italian art glass decorative ornate handle cabinet vase / pitcher. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 1900-1920. The vase has an early design and color combination. The vase has a vertical patten of dark purple, white, and yellow daisy flowers, alternating with rows of dark orange and white flower designs...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Art Glass Paperweight, Glasswork Novy Bor, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Art Glass
The paperweight has a small chip on the bottom which is ground so that it does not have sharp edges
Re-polished
Original Condition.
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
E.F. Caldwell Champlevé Enamel and Jeweled Folio Cover, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
E.F. Caldwell Champlevé Enamel and Jeweled Folio Cover, Early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel
Art Deco Period Marble Bookends with Sculpted Dice
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Art Deco period bookends with dice, made of Port Nero Marble, the dice are made of white Carrara marble. It is a decorative piece for on a desk or in the bookcase. Made in ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
1900s Signed Art Deco Metal Sculpture of a Woman with a Silver Tray
Located in Marbella, ES
1900s Signed Art Deco metal sculpture of a woman with a silver tray.
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Restored Typewriter, Paillard, Switzerland, 1915
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age...
Category
1910s Swiss Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Hand-Carved Jade Stone Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage hand-carved jade stone statue was cleverly sculpted to depict fully laden grapevines, combined with a naturally colored rouge segment below creating the illusion of a gnarly grapevine root...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Chromed Air Plane Desk Model, Original Art Deco, France, 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Chromed air plane desk model,
Original Patina
Original Art Deco,
France, 1930s
Propellers missing.
Dimensions:
Width 25 cm
Height 21 cm
Dep...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair of American Made, Native Indian 'Ambush' Bookends by N. Partridge
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of original, American made, Marked, Native American / Indian bookends.
In the earliest years of the 1900s a lady artisan working out of New York created these now very r...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900.
The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Silver Plate Arts Crafts Double Inkwell Pen Rest, Scotland 1920, H550
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Silver Plated Double Inkwell With Pen Rest, Arts & Crafts, Scotland 1920, H550
Scotland 1920
Silver Plate
Shaped open back with pen rest
Pair of inkwells...
Category
1920s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Pen Tray Desk Accessory, circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs
by Tiffany Studios.
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 10"W x 3"D x 0....
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Restored Typewriter/ Naumann Ideal San, Germany, 1915
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional.
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the ag...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Blotter Ends Early 20th Century
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of bronze "Zodiac" desk blotter ends by Tiffany Studios. Early 1900's. Excellent original condition. Signed and numbered.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Bracelet Cuff Object with Unique Markings
Located in New York, NY
Exact origin unknown. Handsome desk accessory.
Category
Early 20th Century French Primitive Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Omega, a Wood and Enamel Art Deco Eight Day Desk Clock
By Omega
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Omega. A wood and enamel Art Deco eight day desk clock
Singed Omega.
Polished wooden case, two polychrome enamel panels with floral and geometric motif, gilt case back, dial signed.
Very good conditions.
Working conditions. It just been cleaned.
Rare example of these Art Deco Enamel Clocks.
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Glass Paperweight, Glasswork Novy Bor, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Art Glass
Re-polished
Good Original Condition.
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Mirrored Art Deco Paperweight Att. to Jean Luce, C 1930's
By Jean Luce
Located in New York, NY
Chic solid glass Art Deco mirrored paperweight, having bevelled edges.
This piece is in very good, original condition, clean and ready to display and use.
Made in the 1930's att...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Mirror
Stich Leather Pencil Holder Krystal Tray 1950s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice black Stich leather pen holder, comes with a Krystal Glass inlay
signed '' Val Saint Lambert '' attributed to Hermes or Jacques Adnet.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Desk Accessories, Letter Holder by Jacques Adnet, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Handsome saddle leather letter holder by Jacques Adnet. Signature contrast stitching. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage condition. Paris...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with Violet Enamel Decoration.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Regent Street. London.
An English Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with violet-colored enamel decoration to the top, and to each of the circles at the four corners.
Stamped...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Pewter
Antique English Novelty Duck Letter Opener by Sampson Mordan & Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and highly collectable letter opener made from solid English sterling silver with the handle mounted with a charming Duck figure.
The underside is fully hallmarked London ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Patinated Bronze Desk Accessory Set
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period patinated bronze desk set featuring symbols of the Zodiac. The three-piece set includes: match box holder, ink well, and pen tray.
By Tiffany Studios
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Edwardian Wood and Brass Ice Bucket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming English oak ice bucket with brass double banded accents and handles.
The ice bucket has the original mirror glass insert for better keeping th...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Sublime Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre Butterflies Baluster Porcelain Vase #Z4830
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A stunning Wedgwood vase with a glaze reminiscent of fine gossamer. The sky blue base ground has veil of golden brown mottling, adorned with a flutter of gilded butterflies...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
1925 René Lalique, Seal Dindon Butterscoth Glass, Turkey
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal "Dindon" (turkey) made in butterscotch glass by René Lalique in 1925.
Engraved signature on the edge.
Perfect condition
Measure: height: 6 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lal...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Butterfly Glass Cachet 1, 919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A very early and exceptionally rare signed original blue stained Rene Lalique 'Papillon Ailes Ouverte' (Butterfly with wings open) cachet, dating from 1919. (Ref: Marcilhac 192) Cach...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century French Bronze Doré Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
A doré bronze and marble inkwell. It is French in the Empire style. Compartments have their little glass containers for ink and are all original.
Category
1920s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Chinese Bloodstone Carved Seal
Located in Norwood, NJ
Nicely carved red/orange Chinese hardstone seal. Bloodstone or "chicken blood" soapstone hand carved village scene with figures and trees. Signed.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Accessories
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Victorian Dinner Bell
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's an antique dinner bell with abalone , mother -of-pearl bell on a white marble base. I found this object in France during a vacation, and the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Small Sculpture of Fluid Man Representing Phallus
Located in Milano, IT
Small sculpture in chromed metal representing the fluid man, designed in the 50s.
In jargon it is called "sexual fluidity": that is the tendency of people under 25 to choose a partner of their own or of the other sex, without limits and without taboos. The pleasure and experimentation together, following the circumstances, availability and predilection of the moment.
The vintage metal sculpture...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Inkwell, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Silverplated
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful silver inkwell with purple ornaments.
Nice authentic condition.
Art Nouveau.
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metallic Thread
Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15.
Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions.
HIBOU
Par Antoine ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Desk Table Lamp by Charles Schneider, C. 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
French Art Nouveau desk table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris), France, C.1920 on stylised bronze base. The base also with concealed opening for an inkwell. The glass shade was made of blown double glass. Measures approximately 14.00 x 8.00 x 6.00 inches. Lamp shade, white, orange, and amber yellow. Signed Schneider on the shade (difficult to photograph see photos), also with signed base for probably the foundry. The Schneider Glassworks, established by brothers Charles and Ernest Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1917. Very small chip to top shade fitting, see last photograph. The Schneider Glassworks, established by brothers Charles and Ernest Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1917, was among the leading producers of fine-art glass between the two world wars, creating exuberantly colorful vessels...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Edwardian 1905 Handle Desk Magnifier Glass in Sterling Silver and Bamboo Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass from the Edwardian Period.
Very beautiful and decorative piece, created during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. This m...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Gargoyle Moboloil Gas Pump Globe, Double Sided, with raised letter and logo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rarer Mobiloil 1-Piece Gargoyle Gas Globe
Stunning all original Mobiloil Gargoyle Cabinet Globe. This globe has no touchups or repairs or cracks anywhere. You don't find them like this often.
Perfect Gift for any collector : Gas / Oil / Automobilia / Hood Ornament / Car Mascot / Porcelain signs / Automotive . Vintage Mobiloil Gargoyle Original Paint Globe Gas Pump Oil
Gargoyle Moboloil Gas Pump Globe...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Opaline Glass
Antique American Modern Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver and glass inkwell on stand, circa 1920. Lobed melon-form glass bowl; sterling silver cover domed with overlapping ovoid ring finial. stand has well and large l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paper Weight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamenta...
Category
1910s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Doré Large Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze doré large inkwell featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 3.5"H.
Very good orig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Set of 6 Hermes Silver Plated Jewelry Trays and Cup, 1950s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of Hermès jewelry dishes. Hermès stamped on the side or base of each piece. Silver plated hallmarks throughout. Different designs ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Marcel Bing, Art Nouveau Butterfly Inkwell in Enameled Bronze, France, 1905
By Marcel Bing
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Bing was the fourth child of Sigfried/Samuel Bing (1838-1905), the great collector of Japanese art and founder of the gallery L'Art Nouveau Bing located at 22 rue de Provence in Paris. Marcel trained as a jeweler, creating jewelry and vase mounts for the gallery and took over its management upon his father's death in 1905.
Bibliography:
- L’art appliqué revue internationale, le style moderne...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Red Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial red ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Ericsson...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Large Sterling Silver Antique Globe Match Striker Finnigans London 1913
Located in London, GB
Very Large Antique Globe sterling silver Match striker. Date London 1913 by makers Finnigans Ltd 18 New Bond St London SW1
This is the largest format...
Category
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Webster Floral Bow Sterling Silver Calling Card Holder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Finely made Victorian sterling silver calling card case featuring an engraved floral design with a bow centrally set on the top of the area with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mathieu Matégot Style Magazine Holder Rack Yellow and Black Metal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome Mathieu Matégot-style modernist magazine holder or rack. A striking example of a French 1950s metalwork design. Folded, perforated black and yellow metal. Still with the ori...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Working Man Bronze Sculpture, Edouard Cazaux, France, 1920's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco working man bronze sculpture. Edouard Cazaux. France 1920's.
Edouard Cazaux is one of the most important artist associated with the French Art Deco movement. He was a sculp...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Rene Lalique Glass 'Deux Aigles' Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear & frosted glass 'Deux Aigles' paperweight, with details highlighted in grey staining. Features two eagle heads facing each other with a ball in their beaks. Moulde...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco 'Greek Key' Bronze Doré Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco bronze doré notepad holder featuring a Greek key design
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.75"W x 7...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Patinated Bronze Pen Tray Desk Accessory
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period patinated bronze pen tray featuring symbols of the Zodiac.
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th century
Mea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Edwardian Silver Mounted Hukin & Heath Cut Glass Jockey Cap Inkwell c1908
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Edwardian cut glass jockey cap inkwell by Hukin & Heath, mounted on a hallmarked English silver collar.
Hinged collar with hallmark and engraved monogram cover
Hallmarked Birmingham ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Deco Rene Lalique Large Butterfly Glass Cachet 1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An exceptionally rare and very early signed (R Lalique) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Papillon Gros' cachet, dating from 1919 (Marcilhac ref: 19...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
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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