Desk Accessories
1970s Czech Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century English Folk Art Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Aluminum
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver
1970s Italian American Classical Vintage Desk Accessories
Plexiglass
1970s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Stone, Chrome
1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Iron
1970s Scottish Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Horn, Mirror
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Lacquer
1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Lucite
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Agate, Onyx
1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Leaf
Late 20th Century English Japonisme Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Travertine, Marble
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1980s Italian American Classical Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Stoneware
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Marble, Stone, Brass
Late 20th Century North American Space Age Desk Accessories
Plastic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Lucite
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass
1980s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 20th Century Czech Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass
1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1970s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Bronze
1980s Spanish Vintage Desk Accessories
Stone
Late 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
1970s Philippine Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Stone
1980s British Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Plaster, Paint
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
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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