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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Art Nouveau
Hagenauer Werkstätte "Soccer Player" Art Deco Bowl
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Deco ca. 1925. Soccer player figure mounted on square bowl. Brass. Designed and made by Hagenauer Werkstätte, Vienna. Marked on the underside WHW in ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Deco French Caudron, Renault Desk Airplane Model, Late 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French Caudron - Renault Desk Airplane Model. Late 1930´s.
Made of Lacquered Wood and Polished Aluminium
The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron-Re...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
"Seahorse Letter Opener, " Rare, Beautiful Art Deco Bronze by Vitello
By Vitello
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully crafted, this Art Deco letter opener features a high relief seahorse on its handle and a wide, tapering blade, all in a gold-toned bronze. The sculptor was Vitello, a French artist who specialized in very fine bronze desk items...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bookends Sculpture Mouse Bronze Marble Art Deco Playful Knowledge
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual, fun, pair of art deco, marble and bronze, mouse, sculpture bookends.
One mouse is absorbed acquiring knowledge reading a book and the other is curiously looking towards the...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cast Metal Sculpture of a Greyhound Dog
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful cast metal bronze greyhound dog sculpture.
An elegant, detailed cast sculpture depicting a greyhound dog..
Sculptures depicting a greyhound dog.
Made with the fusion sys...
Category
1990s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
World Traffic Globe, Steamship Company Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1900-1918
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Rare large world traffic globe of the steamship company Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen.
Between 1900 and 1918, Welt-Reise Verlag Berlin publi...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Ladies Stationery Box
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This very pretty Edwardian inlaid mahogany ladies stationery box would grace any ladies desk. The sloping lid is inlaid with a cushion shaped cartouche ...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Bookends Springbok metal Antelopes on Marble Bases, French circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful pair of French, Art Deco period, Book Ends of two metal Springbok Antelopes, in a jumping pose all sat on Italian Marble bases.
Each antelope has been well ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco French Portoro Marble Desk Set
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.
Original and important desk set in polished black marble; the massive inkwell with an elongated octagonal shape, has a container with a hinged lid that echoes the shape of the top, inside there are two cylindrical housings for glass ink containers (one of which is missing); on the plan has been created a seat for a pen; the part below the inkwell is rough, not polished and there are applied four circular feet in black wood; the ticket holders have a rectangular base with three metal supports to support tickets or envelopes, finally we find the pad with ink blotting paper. It was handcrafted in France between 1930 and 1933 when the Art Deco movement was at its peak; our desk set features classic, symmetrical shapes and sharp geometries reflecting the energetic and compact style of Art Deco. The thing that makes it precious and fascinating is the material with which it was made: it is Portoro (or Portovenere) marble, one of the most valuable qualities of Italian marble. This material has an ancient and compelling history that links it to the Etruscan civilization present in Luni, in the province of La Spezia (Italy), still today its only place of extraction. The Etruscans and then the Romans loved it immensely for its decorative aspect and for those celebratory golden veins, due to the oxidation of the organic substance present in the mixture, so perfect for objects of art and furnishings that over the centuries have embellished homes and brought prestige to kings and emperors. Portoro is one of the most beautiful of polychrome marbles; the highly prized Italian stone has an intense, brilliant black color with golden veins ranging from deep yellow to honey-colored; the uniqueness of its appearance makes it a unique marble, irreplaceable as an ornamental material. There is no similar stone that is as distinctive and as luxuriously sophisticated. Portoro is a true work of art of nature, in front of which it is easy to be enchanted. As we have said, the outcrops of Portoro that are exploited for extraction are present exclusively in the province of La Spezia and extend in particular from the islands of Tinetto, Tino, and Palmaria towards Portovenere. The current number of quarries is very limited compared to the last century and the blocks are obtained inside large chambers whose vault is supported by pillars to avoid the impact on the landscape (see photo). At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the export in Europe developed, first to France, Belgium, and Switzerland to embellish palaces and castles such as those of Versailles, Marly, and Compiegne, then to the United States of America: the great projection room of Paramount is completely covered with the so-called "Black and Gold Marble", as Portoro marble is often called in English-speaking countries. Our set is a simple and charming set that by virtue of its extreme elegance and its strong and decisive line, makes it pleasantly placed on any desk or desk. The items are in good condition, you can see a small superficial crack on the unpolished part below the top (see photo), also missing a glass container for ink. Measures inkwell width cm.35, depth cm.21, height cm.10; ticket holder width cm.15, depth cm.8, height cm.12; ink pad...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Count Owned Asprey 24ct Gold Green Crocodile Leather 7 Piece Desk Set
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, custom made to order by a Polish Count, complete Asprey Green Crocodile leather with 24ct gold inlaid crown, desk suite...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Gustave Keller Paris Cigarette / Cigar Root Box Desk Smokers Set, France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Gustave Keller Paris Cigarette / Cigar root box desk smokers set. France 1930´s.
The box can be used for cigarettes and for cigars, as it has two little ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
French Trophy Style Cup on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Silver cup with a brass band detail on a marble or granite base. The cup, while perfectly suited for a small gathering of flowers or to store pencils on a desk, is actually a small trophy. While it isn't prominent, a small brass icon...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Granite, Carrara Marble, Silver Plate
Art Deco Illuminated Terrestrial Globe by Barrère & Thomas, France 1940s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
French globe by Girard Barrère & Thomas. This small glowing glass globe was made before 1948. Typical Art Deco design on a step-shaped base made of aluminum and a globe made of glass.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Bronze / Marble Lion Sculpture Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Art Nouveau style gilt bronze / black marble base lion sculpture decorative piece. The piece is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Maker's m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bookends by Hagenauer
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco pair bookends by the Austrian artist Hagenauer depicting two female figures in native costume made of rosewood and Nickel Platted metal.
Made in Austria. Circa: 1926
Signa...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
5-Piece Art Deco Green Shagreen Brush and Mirror Set
Located in New York, NY
5-Piece Art Deco green shagreen brush set (4 brushes, 1 hand mirror) (PRICED AS SET)
Category
20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Shagreen
Stunning English Solid Sterling Silver 1936 Art Deco Style Cigarette Dispenser
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely 1936 solid sterling silver art deco cigarette dispenser
A very good looking and well made piece, full...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Hammered Pewter Letter Rack by Connells of London, circa 1925
By Connell
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good hand made, hammered pewter Letter or Toast rack made by Connells of 88 Cheapside, London, during the Art Deco period, Circa 1925
The shape is very "in period" Art Dec...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
French Art Deco White Glazed Ceramic of a Lady with Her Greyhound by Lejan
By LEJAN
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco Lejan French pottery craquelé glazed.
An Art Deco Lejan French pottery craquelé glazed figure group, lady wearing a crinoline dress accompani...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Art Deco Theatrical Dancing Figure by Josef Lorenzl, Austria 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Theatrical dancing figure by Josef Lorenzl. Austria 1920´s
Austrian silvered metal figure of theatrical dancer, raised on an marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Early Leather Bound Ditzler Automotive Paint Chip Boxes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Early 20th century automotive color chip or sample container. Raised in the leather design the words Compose - Vogue - Series, and automobile colors with the Ditzier logo shown in th...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Antique Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze & Brose Double Inkstand, Scotland 1910, H547
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Art Nouveau gilt bronze & brose double inkstand, Scotland 1910, H547
Scotland 1910
Brass
Shaped back with pen rest.
Pair of inkwells with ce...
Category
1910s Scottish Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Rare Pair of Brass Flying Fish Bookends, 1930s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of flying fish bookends in brass, 1930s. These two are beautiful sculptures on their own. Gilt and patina coexist in each of these pieces adding an element of movement...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Macassar Ebony Art Deco Amsterdamse School Letter Opener, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School letter opener.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid macassar ebony and the handle is a stylish shaped otter.
In very good ori...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Macassar
French 1920s Art Deco Letter Box Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French 1920s Art Deco letter box desk accessory.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian 1920s Art Deco Wrought Iron and Marble Bird Inkwell
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1920s Art Deco wrought iron and marble bird inkstand.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Art Deco Era Brunswick Balke Pool Hall Billiard Ball Wall Rack as Found Original
Located in Ferndale, MI
Maple with chrome art deco era pool or billiard ball wall mount rack. Right off the wall of old time Detroit pool parlor.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Silver Table Center 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ART DECO SILVER TABLE CENTER
In silver with relief and pierced decoration with central body with two removable baskets and two bases with mirrors, 'boar II' contrast, 833 thousandth...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Onyx Marble Catchall with Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A brass female dancer sculpture and green onyx marble base vide-poche catchall, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century. Sculpture's head is resin and body with a gold overlay on b...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Brass
WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plate 3 Piece Desk Set Stamp Holder Blotter Pen Tray
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Circa 1900 German manufactured by WMF "Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik". A three-piece Art Nouveau desk set includes a "rocking" blotter, 5" x 2.5"; a pen tray, 9.75" x 2.25", and a hinged stamp...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Stitched Leather Desk Set Attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A classic stitched leather desk set in dark green leather, attributed to Jacques Adnet. The set comprises a clock with wind up mechanism and nickel plated stylized numbers on the fac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Dartboard Presentation Trophy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique George V English sterling silver Art Deco presentation trophy in the form of dartboard; part of our silverware collection.
This exceptional and unusual antique sterling silver trophy has been crafted in the form of a Yorkshire or Kent doubles dartboard*.
The face of the dartboard clearly depicts the appropriately numbered segments and the wirework spider.
This fine George V trophy is supported by an ebonised wood mount and an Art Deco style angular ebonised wooden base.
The base displays six hallmarked vacant presentation plaques; each plaque may be engraved with a personal inscription if so desired.
The posterior surface of the wooden mount is plain.
* This variation of dart board does not incorporate a triple ring, only the double and bullseye.
"By the late 1920s a standardised dartboard was introduced and remains the most popular dartboard today across the world. However, the 'standard' dartboard (also known as the 'London' or 'Clock' board) was not an overnight success in the UK. Initially it had to compete with other different existing target boards played on in some localities. These have come to be known as 'regional dartboards' and were usually named after their region of origin, for example, the Yorkshire Doubles board, Kent Doubles, the London Fives and the Manchester Board" - Patrick Chaplin PhD (Darts Historian)
Condition
This unusual antique trophy...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Desk Set W.M.F figure of justice
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Desk set W.M.F figure of justice
Inkwell and bell (bell)
Electroplated metal
Circa 1900 Origin Germany
Very good general condition
Business cards are placed in the front cab
Art Nouv...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Metal Can Opener/ Sobota Patent Prague, 1920's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of metal
- re-polished
. fully functional
- good, original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Franz Bergmann, Viennese Bronze & Marble Erotic Sculptural Vide Poche, ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions:
Height (w/ skirt down): 6.75 inches (17cm).
Height (w/ skirt up): 8.5 inches (21.25 cm).
Diameter of marble base: 6.25 inches (15.63 cm).
...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Plate Windmill Letter Opener for KLM Airlines
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful sterling silver plate windmill letter opener for KLM Airlines in the Art Nouveau style, circa mid-20th century, Europe, Holland/Neth...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique English Oak Perpetual Desk Calendar, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome good sized perpetual calendar in an attractive solid golden oak.
The keys to the side are used to forward and return the day, date and month on the rollers, protected b...
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Antique Kerr American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bookmark
Located in New York, NY
Turn of the century Art Nouveau sterling silver bookmark. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Dagger blade engraved with interlaced script mono...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Inkwell Glass and Nickel Combination Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Inkwell glass and nickel combination around 1920s
Original condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Art Nouveau Paperweight with Mussels Amalric Walter & Henri Mercier, Nancy
Located in Vienna, AT
Two mussels on a yellow stone base covered with algae. Signed 'AWALTER NANCY' and 'hm'.
Manufactory: Amalric Walter & Henri Bergé, Nancy, Lorraine, France
Dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1930
Designer:
Victor Amalric Walter (1870-1959) was a French glass manufacturer mainly known for his pâte de verre pieces. In the Cristalleries Daum at Nancy, France, he met the designer and modelist HENRI BERGÉ, with whom he produced the first pâtes de verre, which at the time were only signed with "Daum Nancy". After the war he continued to work with Henri Bergé. From 1919 to 1935 he cast no fewer than 500 models with Bergé and other famous sculptors or designers, always in few numbers due to the sophisticated technique of glass kiln casting.
Henri Mercier...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Chrome Picture Frame, France, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
Super stylish 1930's Art Deco Modernist picture frame in chrome and glass. Signed to the base f. Gallia, The frame has two pieces of glass whic...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
French Art Deco Modern Marble Stone Vases, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful rich pair of French Art Deco Modern marble stone vases, circa early 20th century, France. Marble stone is predominantly a dark espresso brown with red brick, light brown ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
Pair of Antique Art Deco Cast Metal & Cold-Painted Dante Alighieri Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of metal bookends are unsigned and show no foundry marks, but are presumed to have been made in England in approximately 1920 in the period Art Deco style. The bookends are...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box present to the Jockey Bernard Brownie Carlsake in 1927
A very rare good looking a...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Shagreen
Art Deco Cubist Pelican Paperweight Desk Sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Cubist Pelican paperweight desk sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925.
Art Deco cubist pelican figure mounted over a Italian marble. Dark Green original patina on the bir...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
English Art Nouveau Sheffield Sterling Silver Mounted Large Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century desk accessory with Art Nouveau organic decor of chased flowers and leaves embraced in scrolls, this magnifying glass has its handl...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver
French Art Nouveau Bronze Dore Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau (Secessionist-style) bronze dore double inkwell with floral design and green fabric under glass base.
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Design Model Ceramic Sailing Boat, 1935
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of glazed ceramic
- maker: Ditmar Urbach
- Good, original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze and Green Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Among the most visually alluring and technically excellent of all Tiffany Studios New York's desk accessories, the exciting design for this refined but robustly rounded inkwell features green blown glass in pinched triangular forms that appear to dance in perfectly coordinated movement around the circumference of the piece. The negative space between the blown green glass appears in the form of stylized flowers with Minimalist linear accents in patinated bronze.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
circa 1900
Dimensions: 3.75" height, 6.25" diameter
Materials: Leaded glass, bronze
Signed: "Tiffany Studios New York 25055” along with the Tiffany Studios monogram...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Studio Porcelain White Pink and Green Vase Signed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, signed studio porcelain white, pink, and green vase in the Art Nouveau style, circa 20th century. A beautiful white textured exterior with detailed lip/edge, and an inte...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Nude Car Mascot / Hood Ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nude comparison car mascot / hood ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920
Signed 'Bofill' to top of base and with foundry stamp 'R.Patrouilleau Edit_Paris' around the base, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Art Nouveau Swirl Paperweight by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau gilt bronze and mosaic inlaid TIffany Favrile "Swirl Paperweight" by, Tiffany Studios decorated with an organic swirl pattern...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Foliage Silver Overlay Black Glass Inkwell Four Piece Desk set
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rare silver overlay on black glass desk set containing an inkwell (2 pieces), blotter, double pen holder and letter opener. The set is decorated with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Jugendstil Broom and Shovel, circa 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil broom and shovel, circa 1908
Polished and stove enamelled.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Letter Opener
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco letter opener
Bronze material with brown patina
Circa 1928 Origin France
Reason: female figure
Signed and dated LUCIEN BAZOR.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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 French Parisian Art Nouveau Marble Double Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular and unique period Parisian Art Nouveau bronze. Handcrafted in Paris, France in the late 19th- early 20th century, having a rectangular marbl...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, 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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