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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Victor Vasarely Vintage Op Art Acrylic Cube Graphic Sculpture Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This four sided every changing graphic optical Op Art lucite vintage cube sculpture by Victor Vasarely is vintage from the 1970s. They were produced in ...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Vintage Captain's Dividers, Display Ornament, Brass, Cartography, Navigation
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage captain's dividers display ornament. An English, brass cartography navigation tool set upon mahogany plinth, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Fascinati...
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Late 20th Century British Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Set of Five Crystal Querandi Glasses and Two Bottles, Argentina, circa 1970
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of five crystal Querandi glasses and two bottles. Argentina, circa 1970. Bottles dimensions: 35,5 cm height, 10 cm width, 10 cm depth. Glasses d...
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1970s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Swiss Modern Desk Organizers, Pencil Holders by Pentex, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A red and a black pencil-holder in cast acrylic. 1970s Modern architectural styling. Designed and manufactured by Pentex in Switzerland. Each with 6 cylindrical compartments for uten...
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1970s Swiss Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Acrylic

Curtis Jere Enameled Butterfly, Wire and Marble Sculpture Blue, Green Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual and rarely found vintage signed Curtis Jere sculpture has enameled butterflies coming from 3 wire points that sit in the original marble base. The colors of shades of se...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Enamel, Wire

Mid Century / Modern - Acrylic / Lucite Sculpture Abstract, 1960s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid Century / Modern - Acrylic / Lucite Sculpture Abstract, 1960s
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Orange Pen Holder by Royal Haeger
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Mid-Century Modern ceramic orange pen holder / desk accessory by Royal Haeger. Measures: Height: 2 7/8 in. Width: 9 in. Special Characteristics...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Turquoise Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage turquoise ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s. A vintage hand made ceramic ashtray turquoise colored. Mint ...
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1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Coordinated Dessert Green Decorated Porcelain '900 -Antiques'
Located in Foggia, FG
Coordinato Dessert Porcellana Decorata Verde 900 -Antiques- Anno: 1900 circa Materiale: Porcellana Condizioni: Perfette con scatola con coperchio Misure: Piatto grande cm 26 diametro, Piattino cm 17 diametro Coordinated dessert green decorated porcelain '900 -antiques- Year: around 1900s Material: Porcelain Condition: Perfect with box with pink box...
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Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
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Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Lucite and 1970s Copper Pennies Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite desk paperweight or decorative object of encased United States 1970 copper pennies. Dimensions: 2.63" height. Other items shown in images also ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

1980s Sterling Silver Swan Letter Opener
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver letter opener; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II cast sterling silver letter opener has a sabre shaped form. The arched terminal of this letter opener has been realistically modelled in the form of a swan's neck and head. Condition This vintage sterling silver letter...
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1980s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1974, Československo
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with signs of use - Fully functional. - Tesla manufacturer.
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Midcentury Square Lucite and Brass Pocket Emptier, Dior Style, France, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury lucite and brass squared valet tray. This wonderful item was produced in France in the style of Christian Dior in 1970s. This vide-poche features a gorgeous pi...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Haziza Jewel Toned Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, Blue Lucite Tic Tac Toe Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This fun never used happy tic tac toe set game is by the lucite artist and sculptor Schlomi Haziza. It is from the 70's and sits its original black box and plastic wrap never touched...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Lucite

Large Vintage Red and White Porcelain Bowl, Catchall Encased in Pewter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage red and white porcelain bowl catchall encased in pewter. Floral design with gold accents hand painted in Hong Kong on a white po...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Smith Metal Arts Radius One Buffalo NY William Sklaroff Bronze Desk Ink Set of 3
Located in Miami, FL
This is a Decorative desk set consisting of an Ink Holder and 2 Crystal & Brass Vessels. The holder is made of solid metal, lined with a black vinyl. The Crystal vessels are decorated with Bronze and have some Patina. Underside of the holder is lined in velvet with rubber bumpers and with metal tag Design: William Sklaroff/radius one...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Brass

Micro Mosaic Pen Holder
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Micro mosaic Moorish pen holder: simply beautiful ! Elegant sitting on Your desk. It must not remain near heat sources because the mosaic could be dama...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Desk Accessories

Materials

Enamel

1970s Oriental Horsewhip of Leather and Marquetry
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s oriental horsewhip of leather and marquetry.
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Late 20th Century Asian Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood, Leather

Midcentury Bottle-Shaped Sculpture in Travertine, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful bottle shaped sculpture made entirely of travertine marble. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Wood Pen Holder, Brown Color, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French pen holder, in Wood. It has been done in France circa 1970. Brown color, can hold two Pencils.
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1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

1985s Andalusian Dressage Prize with Typical Silver Cup
Located in Marbella, ES
1985s Andalusian dressage prize with typical silver cup.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

1970s Hand-Cut Crystal Lighter with Gilded Metal
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Hand-Cut crystal lighter with gilded metal.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

1980s, Spanish Abstract Ceramic Sculpture in Grey Tones
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Spanish abstract ceramic sculpture in grey tones.
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

1970s English Pair of Silver Plated Metal Shoes
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s English pair of silver plated metal shoes.
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Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

1970s English Pair of Silver Plated Metal Shoes
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s English pair of silver plated metal shoes.
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Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

Emilio Pucci & Hans Theo Baumann Porcelain Cig Vessel for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in New York, NY
A small and beautiful Hans Theo Baumann and Emilio Pucci designed porcelain vessel for Rosenthal 'Studio-Linie', Berlin, circa late 20th century, Germany. Piece is a glazed white por...
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Late 20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Decorative Metal Bottles with Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of decorative metal bottles with decoration.
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Late 20th Century Asian Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some multicolored fishes, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, orange and clear. A beautifu...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Murano Glass

1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Category

Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Vintage Sterling Silver Paperweight / Model of Pig
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage cast English sterling silver paperweight/model of a pig; part of our animal related silverware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive vintage sterling silver pig ornament/paper weight has been realistically modelled in the form of a whimsical pig, sat waving. This cast silver ornament has been embellished with details reproducing the fine features of the pig's skin and anatomical features. This exceptional and comical model is fitted with a leatherette covering to the underside. This impressive example of vintage silverware...
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1990s English Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of travertine paperweights Elephants attributed to the Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Roma, IT
A Mid Century set of paperweight sculptures depicting a family of elephants. It was produced in Italy in the 70s and is attributed to the Fratelli Mannelli manufacture, a historic b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Travertine

Brass Gazelle Antelope Sculpture Decorative Object, Tall
Located in New York, NY
A brass animal Gazelle antelope bust sculpture decorative object with tall antlers, circa late-20th century, 1970s. Dimensions: 21.5" Height.
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Dice Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice dice atop a nickel base. The best addition to your desk or every room.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Vintage Murano Art Glass Abstract Design Paper Weight, 1993
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous Vintage Art Glass 1993 abstract design paperweight. Beautiful handcrafted pink and white swirl Murano art glass paperweight. ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Purple Charoite Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful, substantial and rare natural purple charoite jewelry box, circa late-20th century. Charoite is rare mineral aka 'lilac stone'. A beautif...
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Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Chrome

Mannelli F.Lli Travertine Ornaments Three Swans Minimalist Style
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. A ni...
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Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Desk Accessories

Materials

Travertine

Hermès Brass and Leather Shotgun Shell Pen Holder, 1970s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather cup with brass bottom made by Hermès. In the shape/style of a shotgun shell. Stamped Hermès Made in France on underside of brass. Good vint...
Category

1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Chrome Bull and Pen Holder Statue Decorative Desk Accessory, Italy 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 20th century Bull statue on a marble base with a pen holder. Desktop accessory, made of metal, chrome and marble. Nice addition to your wri...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Metal, Chrome

Antique Sterling Silver Inkstand, London 1901, Gallery Border
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1901 by Ernest Damant, this striking, Victorian, antique sterling silver ink stand, features shaped and pierced gallery borders, and two glass ink wells...
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Colorful Art Glass Paperweight by Millefiori of Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Small colorful art glass paperweight by Millefiori of Italy, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or scratches and measures 3.25...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Kerry Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Kerry glass paperweight hand blown in dark green color with small bubbles / Made in Ireland, circa 1980s Original stickers on the glass ...
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Late 20th Century Irish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Italian Handmade Ceramic Vase by Flavia Montelupo
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Unique Italian glasses vase with beautiful colors by Flavia Montelupo.
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Turn of the Century French Bronze Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
Made at the turn of the century in France, this bronze sculpture exudes a sense of peaceful contemplation. The detailed form depicts a seated woman, clothed in flowing robes. In one hand, dropped at her side, she holds a mirror; her face is turned away in a gesture of pensive serenity. The burnished patina of the bronze lends a gentle glow to the curves of her body and the raised folds of the cloth...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Table Lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
A fantastic 1980's sculptural gilt table lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, signed. Heavy, cast bronze object, fire-gilded. The electrics have been completely reworked, 2 transver...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Foil, Bronze

Modern Lucite Desk Organizer by Guzzini
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional modern lucite desk organizer by Guzzini of Italy, circa 1980s. The piece is in good condition and measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 5.25"H...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Lucite

Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989. The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

Turn of the Century French Patinated Ecritoire with Display Glass Top
Located in High Point, NC
A patinated ecritoire produced during the turn of the century in France, this desk organizer is as functional as remarkable. Featuring a slant-top case crowned by a unique glass disp...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Wood

Cognac Leather Medicine Ball Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Cognac leather weighted medicine ball. Table top size to use as a decorative object or paperweight. Hand stitched high quality supple leather.
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Italy 1980 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

1980s Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Dogs
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s pair of bronze sculptures of dogs Measurements: 16x22x12 and 14x20x13cm.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Cat Paperweight Figurine Black White Art Glass Abstract Signed ICET Murano
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage ICET Arte Murano hand blown deep black with white accents abstract shape tuxedo kitty cat figurine, sculpture. The piece has an original "Arte Murano ICET...
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Late 20th Century Venezuelan Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Italian Desk Box in Leather and Cut Glass, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful desk box or casket made of leather and cut glass. Made in Italy of the 1970s. The box is trimmed with smooth leather, a fine black leather edge and finely finished stitc...
Category

1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Glass, Cut Glass, Wood

Game of Checkers produced by Rede Guzzini for Krizia, Design
Located in Foggia, FG
Gioco di Dama prodotto da Rede Guzzini per Krizia - Design - Anno: 1980 Materiale: Plastica Condizioni: Buone come da immagini pubblicate Misure: Cm 38 diametro ...
Category

1980s Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Masterpieces from the House of Fabrege by Alexander von Solodkoff
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces from the House of Fabrege by Alexander von Solodkoff. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Iillustrated throughout in color with items most...
Category

1980s American Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

Gucci Vintage Leather Solid Silver Rider Crop, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci vintage rider crop in embossed brown leather and a 800 silver jockey cap. Leather and jockey cap signed with Gucci and a silver hallmark. Excellent...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Pair of Faux Malachite and Brass Obelisks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Faux malachite and brass obelisks. Fantastic pair of vintage faux malachite and brass obelisks. This beautiful pair of midcentury obelisks are a pair but in the spirit of na...
Category

1980s Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Seguso 1980 Italian Silver Navy Blue Apple Green Murano Glass Hen Bird Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Archimede Seguso Italian Mid-Century Modern Design blown Murano glass rooster sculpture, high quality of craftsmanship with the overlaid body in chartreuse lime green Murano...
Category

1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

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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