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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Art Deco
Typewriter Mirsa Ideal by Seidl and Naumann - Dresden - Germany, 1934
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany Made of metal Fully functional Re-polished Good Original condition.
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Knotted Vide Poche Set of 2 Purple André Fu Living Desk Office Home Accessories
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Tray set of 2 Color: Purple Size of big tray: 20 x 20 x 3 H cm Size of small tray: 15 x 15 x 3 H cm Material: Leather Collection: Knotted.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Knotted Vide Poche Set of 2 Mink André Fu Living Desk Office Home Accessories
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Tray set of 2 Color: Mink Size of big tray: 20 x 20 x 3 H cm Size of small tray: 15 x 15 x 3 H cm Material: Leather Collection: Knotted.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Nº 2 Contemporary White lazed Ceramic with gold Showtime 10' Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vase by Jaime Hayon Glazed Stoneware white and Gold plated decorations The Showtime vases by Jaime Hayon are the most iconic in BD’s catalogue...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

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Gold

Bymyside Desk Accessories by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Bymyside desk accessories by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 25 x D 2 x H 48 cm Materials: Massive walnut and natural wood oil Bymyside Desk is a complementary design accessory ...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

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Walnut

Hermès Porcelain "Passifolia" Small Salad Bowl, France, 2021
Located in Cagliari, IT
Beautiful small salad bowl made with the "Passifolia" pattern. "The rain drums on the convex palm leaves. The wind hums over the fringe of petals. These sounds sharpen the chlorophy...
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2010s French Modern Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Portable Typewriter Continental 340, Germany 1937
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany. Production in the years 1931-1940 Made of metal, steel, chrome, Polished Good original condition, functional.
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Bymyside Desk Accessories by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Bymyside desk accessories by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 25 x D 2 x H 48 cm Materials: White marble Bymyside desk is a complementary design accessory that is manually shape...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

1930s Super Ercole by Ercole Marelli Italy Electric Fan 404
Located in Biella, IT
Super Ercole by Ercole Marelli Italy design years '50 electric fan 0-404 big size Measure; high 21,4 inches and is in good vintage condition working to 150-160 volt colour is...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Bronze Fire Hydrant Wrench by Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze five hole fire hydrant wrench by Jones, USA. This piece can used for its original intention or for decorative purposes. Due to its weight it would be a perfect office pap...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Brass-Plated Desk, Pols Potten Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Antique brass-plated desk, Pols Potten Studio. Dimensions: W 120.5 x D 51 x H 75.5 cm. Materials: Black powder-coated iron frame, aluminum, antique brass-plated top. Pols Pott...
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2010s Dutch Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass, Iron, Aluminum

Bymyside Desk Accessories by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Bymyside desk accessories by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 25 x D 2 x H 48 cm Materials: Black marble Bymyside desk is a complementary design accessory that is manually shaped...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

Vintage Zeuss Rotative Card Index 1950
Located in Biella, IT
Zeuss rotative card index years ’50 design perfect condition, complete of the paper cards for note/number.
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal, Aluminum

Art Deco chrome inkwell
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1930s a charming chrome on marble depiction of a little girl seated reading a book next to an inkwell. She sits upon a variegated black marble plinth with chased recess for a f...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Chrome

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

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Opaline Glass

Geometric Sculpture in Polished Orange Resin by Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Geometric sculpture made in polished resin in variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space. This sculpture is very versatile and fun! You can cr...
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2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories

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Resin

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...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Versace for Rosenthal "L'Ange Gabriel" Plate, 1996 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Versace for Rosenthal "L'Ange Gabriel" Plate, 1996 Rosenthal "Versace" Christmas plate, 1996. Porcelain, white with colorful decor, maker's mark "Rosen...
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20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

RYBKA - Vintage Carved Studio Glass Paperweight - Signed - Circa 2003
Located in Chatham, ON
RYBKA - Vintage carved studio glass paperweight with inclusions - artist signed and dated - circa 2003. Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories

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Art 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...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Murano "Cenedese" Glass Aquarium, Italy, 1950's
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian Midcentury Murano glass fish aquarium. Featuring multicolored inclusions with five fish and sea grass. Italy, Venice 1950-1959.  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Crystal Ball Sphere Bud Vase Modern Minimalist
Located in New York, NY
A substantial crystal ball sphere bud vase in the style of Baccara, in the modern or minimalist style. Beautiful as a standalone piece or for a sin...
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Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Crystal

Contemporary 'Eye' Sculpture Amber D:40cm Glass, Brass and Gold by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2023 Colletion of decorative objects by Ghirò Studio (Italy,Milan). The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to em...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Gold, Brass

1938 René Lalique Paperweight Taureau Sacre Glass Sepia Patina for Royal Dutch
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Paperweight" Taureau Sacre" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1938 for the Royal Dutch Mail. Acid-stamped signature and entitling on bottle. Edition limi...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Glass, Art Glass

Italian Photo Frame Silver Handmade , Harmony Turquoise
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Harmony turquoise is an Arts & Crafts square silver picture frame designed by Laura G for Art with Heart. It is a wonderful lost wax bronze silver plated model hand chiselled by mast...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Ben Seibel for Jenfred-Ware Bookends in Copper Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modern design in this pair of bookends by the well known Modern designer Ben Seibel.
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Chrome Aeroplane from the 30s, Decorative Desk Object
Located in Köln, NW
Decorative Art Deco chrome airplane on plastic base. Desk decoration. Probably Germany or France of the thirties. The plastic plate is also from the time. Good general condition with...
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1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Omega, a Wood and Enamel Art Deco Eight Day Desk Clock
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.
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Portable Typewriter Corona Junior, U.S.A. circa 1395
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Syracuse, N.Y., U.S.A. Made of metal, steel, chrome, Polished. Good original condition, functional. producer LC Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Horn 1 Sculpture by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Horn 1 sculpture by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 8 cm D 6 cm H 7 cm Materials: polished bronze. Horn 1 Paper weight / sculpture FAKASAKA is a de...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Rene Lalique Large Butterfly Glass Cachet 1919
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...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Peach Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach bookend mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir. Unique Materials: Jesmonite Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm. Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in Lond...
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2010s English Modern Desk Accessories

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Cement

Danese Milano Timor Perpetual English Calendar in White by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Timor is a perpetual calendar. The PVC cards that represent the days of the week, months of the year and dates are fixed to a central pivot and can be fanned out for the user to choo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

PVC

Danese Milano In Attesa Wastepaper Basket in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
In attesa is a wastepaper basket. It is an injection moulded polypropylene cylinder but the base is not perpendicular to the sides instead it is at a diagona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Danese Milano Timor Perpetual French Calendar in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Timor is a perpetual calendar. The PVC cards that represent the days of the week, months of the year and dates are fixed to a central pivot and can be fanned out for the user to choo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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PVC

Danese Milano Flores Orange Box in Stainless Steel by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Orange Flores is a rounded, plastic pencil case. It is made up of two parts in polystyrene. The hinges are the distinctive invention of the designer and with their interlocking mecha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Polystyrene

Danese Milano Formosa Perpetual Wall French Calendar in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Formosa is a wall calendar with an aluminium back plate that supports the removable sheets of pvc that make up the date. The font used in the black and red version is Helvetica and t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Aluminum

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...
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1990s American Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Metal

Four Bronzes: a Piggy Bank, Calendar, Matchbox Holder and a Place Card Holder
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish design. Four bronzes consisting of a piggy bank, calendar, matchbox holder and a place card holder. Art Deco - In style of Just Andersen. Approximate 1930s. In good conditi...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Rare German Art Deco Desk Set, 1940's, Set of 4
Located in Lisboa, PT
This rare desk set was designed and produced in Germany, during the 1940's. It consists on a knives holder, with three knives, a letter holder, an ashtra...
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Palazzo Crystal Bookends Onyx Black by Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
The latest pieces in the Palazzo range recast the beautiful set of arches in polished crystal for a mesmerising look that changes with the light. A study in decorative function, Palazzo represents a rich architectural history. Its unique structure gives a nod to the repeated arches of Rome’s Colosseo Quadrato...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Desk Accessories

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Crystal

Bronze Stack Trays by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Stack Trays by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 25 x D 5 x H 10 cm Materials: Bronze The stack trays are sold in a set of three that can be used tog...
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2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Doré Blotter Ends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac. By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th century Each measures: ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Bronze

René Lalique "Serpentine" Fruit Bowl 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rene Lalique " Serpentine " French fruit bowl from the 20th Century, molded and relieved glass in burgundy tones. Marked. Dimensions: 8 x 38 ...
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20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories

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Crystal

Italy Modern Design Black Faceted Crystal Table Lighter Contemporary Production
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant table lighter designed with a shape that evoques the Mid-Century Italian style. A pattern of this design that we can find in the production of architect Paolo Buffa furn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Bird Murano, 1930, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'Vi...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Danese Milano Formosa Perpetual Wall English Calendar in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Formosa is a wall calendar with an aluminium back plate that supports the removable sheets of pvc that make up the date. The font used in the black and red version is Helvetica and t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Aluminum

Danese Milano Sumatra Black Paper Tray in Technopolymer by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Black Sumatra is a stackable letter tray made of technopolymer with rubber feet. When two or more of the trays are stacked all of the space above and below each piece can be maximize...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Rubber

Danese Milano Koro Wastepaper Basket in Red by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Koro is a waste paper basket intended for the workplace and in public spaces. The cylindrical form is made of injection-moulded polypropylene. Enzo Mari is one of the masters of I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Plastic

René Lalique Cup with Foot "Dampierre"
Located in Madrid, ES
René Lalique Cup with foot "Dampierre", in French crystal from the 20th century, molded and relieved, signed 'Lalique, France'. Dimensions: 12.5 x 12 cm.
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20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

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...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Editioned Italian Fornasetti Calendar Porcelain Plate, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian decorative porcelain plate designed and made by Fornasetti. The commemorative plate is for the year of 2012 and features an angle blowing the calendar pieces. The p...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern 3 Piece Dresser Cologne Bottle Set
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 3 piece set of dresser bottles with silver tops from Czechoslovakia c.1960. In excellent condition with minimal wear, unpolished. Sold and pri...
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1960s Czech Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver

R. Lalique Desk Set Josephine Model
Located in NANTES, FR
Desk set created on September 27, 1944 by René Lalique with a swan decor. The set including a desk pad, a blotter and a paper cutter. Signed Lalique France ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Glass

Contemporary 'Pear' Sculpture Amber Yellow Crystal Handcrafted by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The sculpture evokes the romantic vision of two halves that perfectly complement each other once together and symbolize the indissoluble union. Each crystal is exclusive and unique as it has been entirely hand-worked from a block of crystal. This make impossible to create two identical ones. The crystal has been worked by hand until to a smooth and luminous surface to obtain the shape of a pear. The crystal used...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Glass

Blue Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space. Our Se...
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2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Resin

Art Deco French Max Leverrier Bronze Hunting Scene Desk Paper Clip, circa 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous 1930s French bronze paper clip holder by renowned French sculptor, Max Le Verrier (1891-1973), a Pioneer within the Parisian Art Deco move...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

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...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

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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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