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Desk Accessories For Sale
LEONID KOCHERGIN 1900 Russian Empire Enameled Letter Opener In 14Kt Gold Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Russian letter opener designed by Leonid Kochergin.
This is a very handsome luxurious desk letter-opener, created during the imperial Russian period in the city Saint Petersburg, be...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Jade, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Beautiful Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two fish inside, in orange colors. Colors are orange, blue, ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Black Desk Tray Tiered Office Letter File
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Midcentury Black Tiered Letter Desk Tray Office File
Wood with faux leather
Scuffs present around edges.
No label.
15 D x 9.88 w x 7 H
Preowned original vintage condition. See...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
National Cash Register Co. Brass Cash Register
Located in Brea, CA
Antique National Cash Register Co. Brass Cash Register, it is a very beautiful cash register, you can't find another better condition th...
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gucci 5 Piece Desk Set in Crocodile/Alligator Gifted by Frank Sinatra
By Gucci
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous Gucci 5 piece Desk set in a Crocodile or Allifgator grain leather or real skin. It was gifted by Frank Sinatra to his close friend and neighbor Daniel Schwartz of Rancho Mirage, a neighboring town of Palm Springs.
It is marked on the inside DS Noel FS. It was purchased from the estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz. The desk pad has a new green paper blotter. The ink blotter has a new matching green paper. The set is in remarkably good condition. We have a similar set listed for sale on this site. This set dates from the 1970’s. It was featured in an ad in Architectural Digest from the period. The desk pad is approximately 19.25x15.25 inches. The leather is in good condition. There are numerous rough edge spots and minor marks throughout. The letter opener has some gold plate loss. Please see the detailed photos
Provenance:
Black leather pieces gifted by Frank Sinatra to Daniel Schwartz.
Property from the Estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz, Rancho Mirage, California.
Footnote:
Frank Sinatra and Daniel (Danny) Schwartz first met in the early 1960s at Sinatra's Cal Neva Resort and Casino in Crystal Bay, Nevada, where they formed a close, decades long friendship.
Schwartz and Sinatra were neighbors at the Tamarisk Country Club, Rancho Mirage and golfed together, spent evenings at Melvyn’s Restaurant, Palm Springs, attended weekly dinner parties with family and friends, enjoyed trips to Las Vegas for games of Baccarat and Sinatra’s performances. Schwartz and his wife, Natalie, hosted Sinatra’s appointment as Honorary Mayor of Cathedral City, California in 1971.
Beyond their friendship, Schwartz and Sinatra shared numerous business ventures including thoroughbred ownership and philanthropic projects such as the Barbara Sinatra...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
"Simone" Leather Desk Blotter Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Simone" is a leather desk blotter, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned.
Co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique officer’s campaign correspondence box. An English, flame mahogany and leather writing case, dating to the Regency period, ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Wood Stationery Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century wood stationery box.
Category
19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Millefiori Paperweight Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Murano midcentury modern 1960s Millefiori flower, green, blue, red, white murine Italian Art Glass paperweight.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murrine
Art Deco Pan-Am DC3 Wooden Airplane Desk Model, Midcentury
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / midcentury large DC3 desk aviation model.
Pan-Am wooden airplane model.
It was in an office of the company in South America.
Very good restored conditions. Slight age wear.
History
Pan American Airways began the first transatlantic passenger service on this day in 1939. Pan American World Airways, as it was to be known, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal United States international air carrier from the late 1920s until its collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.
The history of Pan American Airways is inextricably linked to the expansive vision and singular effort of one man – Juan Trippe. An avid flying enthusiast and pilot, Trippe, only 28 years old when he founded the airline, lined up wealthy investors and powerful government officials from his personal acquaintances in the high-society of the 1920s. However, Pan Am’s first flight was an inauspicious start to its epic saga.
In 1927, facing a Post Office deadline for the commencement of mail carriage, Pan Am had no working equipment for its sole airmail contract between Key West and Havana. Fortunately for Pan Am, a pilot with his Fairchild seaplane arrived at Key West and was willing to carry the mail to Cuba for the start up operation. It is fitting that Pan Am’s first flight would be over water, since the airline would Pioneer overseas routes throughout its history.
Pan Am’s fortunes took a turn for the better in the fall of 1927. Through the heavy lobbying efforts of Juan Trippe, Pan Am was selected by the United States government to be its “chosen instrument” for overseas operations. Pan Am would enjoy a near monopoly on international routes. Added to Pan Am’s Cuba route were lines serving Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. Most of these destinations were port cities, which could be reached only by landing on water. Therefore Pan Am made good use of its “flying boats,” the Sikorsky S-38 and S-40. Flights were eventually expanded to serve much of South America as well.
EnlargePan Am’s fleet of Clippers allowed the airline to conquer the Pacific in the mid-1930s. The flying boats would later be put to military use in WWII.
Just a few years later, Pan Am launched its effort to cross the world’s largest oceans. Survey flights across the Pacific were conducted with the Sikorsky S-42 in 1935, but passenger service required bigger and better aircraft. Accompanied by much fanfare, the Martin M-130 was introduced in 1936, followed by the Boeing 314...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Pentax Camera Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Take home this incredible vintage Pentax Camera Lighter while it's still on the market. Rare and in perfect working condition. Adjustable lighter with a...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Artist Piero Dorazio Paper weight for Saint Louis France
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Artist Piero Dorazio Paper weight for Saint Louis France.
Signed and Numbered:
Saint Louis France 62/350 Dorazio
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Gilt Bronze and Champleve Enamelled Inkstand
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century gilt bronze and champlevé enameled inkstand with single well with hinge cover and pen rest. All raised up on bun feet.
Dimensions
H...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Medium Size - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Medium Size - Good Quantity Available.
Sourced from Hungarian and Romanian street markets, crudely made and well used small chopping boards made ma...
Category
1950s Hungarian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Beech
Tiffany Studios New York Grapevine Bronze and Slag Glass Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze and slag glass "Grapevine" pattern inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measur...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Metal Paper Clip
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant metal paperclip slightly under 1.5 ft tall. Quirky accent piece or wall art. Good weight to object. Slight wear to metal exterior. Good vintage condition. Two available. Priced...
Category
1980s Taiwanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Curved Leather Italian Picture Frame by Nova Tecno, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous rectangular photo frame fully made in a fantastic thick curved leather. This incredibly elegant and unique object was hand-made in Italy during the 1970s by Nova Tecno.
Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
Zsolnay Pecs Green Eosin Iridescent Glazed Deer Mounted Desk Stand
By Zsolnay
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Hungarian art nouveau art pottery desk stand mounted with deer and decorated in eosin iridescent green glazes dating from around 1900. The desk stand has a boat sh...
Category
Early 1900s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Ruby Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre, Butterfly York Cup by Daisy Makeig-Jones, c1925
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Exquisite ruby Ordinary lustre york cup by Daisy Makeig Jones for Wedgwood, England.
The interior of this delightful piece has a vibrantly coloured butterfly on a pale green mother of pearl background, with gilded interior patterning.
Rich ruby red lustre mottled glaze, animated gilded butterflies...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Porcelain Jacob Petite Desk Set Inkstand Provenance Ava Gardner
By Jacob Petit
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Lavish Gilt Porcelain Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, made by renowned French porcelain maker Jacob Petit. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Centur...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Book Ends in Stainless Steel, Minimal Design by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Heavy Book Ends in bras. Small and elegant design but still heavy to hold your books.
Category
2010s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Sterling Silver Equestrian Letter Opener by Hermes Paris
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Sterling Silver Equestrian Letter Opener by Hermes Paris
Beautiful letter opener with a horse head handle and decorated with vertical lines towards the tip, signed on the bottom.
Mea...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Brass Telescope on Tripod Stand signed Dollond, London Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass telescope on tripod stand with slipper feet. Telescope has the original carrying case with lens covers. Late 19th Century
Category
19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Murano Fratelli Toso and Barbini Murrine Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to Fratelli Toso company and one to designer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Vintage Solid Brass Ram Figure
Located in Charleston, SC
A handsome plump and squatting solid brass ram figure. Great for display and as a paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Alabaster Owl Paperweight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage paperweight desk accessory in the shape of an owl. This unique piece could be best suited in a library setting on a desk or bookshelf.
Marked Italy
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Signed A. Seguso Pair of Pink Murano Glass Bird Sculptures, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic pair of mouth-blown bird sculptures in pink Murano glass. These delightful bird are signed on the bottom by A. Seguso and were produced in Murano, Italy in the 1960s.
Th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4636 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4636 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Nine-Piece Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Pine Needle" gilt bronze and Favrile slag glass desk set. The nine-piece set includes: inkwell, pen brush, letter rack, pen tr...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Handcrafted Brass Gingko Leaf Decorative Paperweight with Bronze Patina
Located in London, GB
Beautiful hand cast gingko leaf in patinated brass paperweight.
Each of these brass leaves are handmade individually with incredible detail. Cast using ve...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare Antler Desk Standish with Elaborate Carvings, Germany ca. 1840
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Antler Desk Standish with Elaborate Carvings, Germany ca. 1840
A rare antique writing desk set made of wood and original antlers decorated with fine carved hunting scenes depic...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Antler
TRONADOR Rectangular Brown Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
In Stock in Los Angeles, Purple Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Easily transportable, Kong mini becomes a stand hugging the mobile phone and an external battery for fast charging mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Art Deco Period Onyx Marble Catchall 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
2000s Barovier Toso Italian Royal Blue Twisted Murano Glass Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design vertical photo frame in thick blown Murano glass worked in a luscious deep blue jewel color, by Barovier Toso, signed piece. The elegant texture of the tightly twisted glass frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Bill Curry Brass Jumbo Jacks
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage brass Jumbo Jack tabletop accessory designed by Bill Curry and manufactured by Design Line.
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
In Stock in Los Angeles, Pink Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a stand hugging the mobile phone and an external battery for fast charging mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Tiffany Studios New York Venetian Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Desk Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze blotter ends in the "Venetian" pattern, with a custom black leather desk blotter.
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Lars Pagfeldt Figurine Stoneware, "Frog", Limited Edition of 100, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Lars Pagfeldt, beautiful sculpture, stoneware paperweight "Frog" signed and numbered 70/100. Made in Sweden.
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Tan Leather Model AB9 Attache / Briefcase by Hartmann - New Old Stock
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful vintage tan leather Model AB9 attache / briefcase by Hartmann Luggage, circa 1980s. This piece is "New Old Stock (NOS)" and has never been used and comes with original t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Carl Auböck #5072-1 Paperweight "Chain", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
#5072-1 Paperweight in the shape of a chain by Carl Auböck. Made of gold plated steel. Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Leather Tray, Large B Retangular Tray, Handmade - Color: Savannah
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays
For various purposes, the Monochrome Collection Trays can be used individually or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so feel free to get creative an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Antique Silver Enamel Letter Opener Asprey In Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique early 20th century English silver letter opener by Asprey and Co. Of an elongated form, the handle is adorned with blue, white and red enamel and a cut-out silhouette of a dog. Struck on the handle: Asprey No. 558762, also bears London 1916 silver hallmarks and the makers mark on the blade. Antique Silver Letter Openers...
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight.
Originally designed by Carl Auböck III in the early 1960s, this handmade piece was inspired by charming sl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ceylonese 'Sri Lankan' Ebony Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 19th century carved ebony writing slope, the exterior richly carved with foliate decoration, the interior profusely inlaid with bon...
Category
Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
English Victorian Period 19th Century Porcelain Inkwell with Brass Putto Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period porcelain and brass inkwell from the 19th century, with putto motif. Created in England during the Victorian era, this inkwell features a blue porcelain base adorned with satyrs and foliage motifs, topped with a handsome brass putto with a garland of roses wrapped around his shoulders. With its finely executed décor and lovely patina, this Victorian porcelain and brass 19th century...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gucci Gold Metal Letter Opener in Black Leather Case
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
Gucci gold cast metal letter opener with signature double G logo at handle.
Engraved signature on reverse GUCCI Made In Italy
Original black leather case with Gucci stamp on back.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian International Style Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Rare Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Desk 1920s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Luxurious, Asprey & Co. London (Royal Warrant) Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Table Made in England in the 1920s.
Item is sold complete with a Burgundy tooled red leather desk set also from Aspreys. It's a very attractive item befit with an aluminium desk calendar, letter opener and two vertical pen rests.
The rectangular and hinged two panel top encloses a green leather writing surface which reveals itself when opened from the top, item is raised on square tapering legs.
Desk comes with two original large glass inkwells...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Oak
Daum France Crystal Desktop Accessory Paperweight Sculpture, circa 1950
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning crystal abstract freeform desktop paperweight is by Daum. The piece was crafted in France circa 1950. The sculpture-paperweight boasts a typical design of the 1950s: a ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
R. Lalique Desk Set Josephine Model
By René Lalique
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
French Art Deco Dancer Sculpture by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
By Alexandre-Joseph Derenne 1, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Danseuse Païenne (pagan dancer)
graceful sculpture of a dancer
Design by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
Patinated spelter
Marble base
Original Art Déco, Franc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Spelter
English Spode Bone China Pyramid, Gilded Imari Paperweight
By Spode
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A collector's quality bone china paperweight from Spode, England
Exquisite gilding and floral enamel decoration topped with gilded ball accent
Circa 2000
Signed Spode, England F1860-...
Category
Early 2000s English High Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Faceted Multicolour Acrylic Cube Block
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning contemporary multicoloured acrylic block. A perfect riser for a small sculpture or a statement on its own on the table or desk, this beautiful block will reveal different ...
Category
2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Fine Crystal Perfume Bottle With Faceted Stopper By Orrefors, Sweden. c1980's
By Orrefors
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Beautiful and pure, crystal clear perfume bottle by Orrefors, Sweden
Unusually faceted, cut crystal stopper completes this most appealing piece
Circa 1980's
Height with stopper 3.5 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau with Black Marble, Illumination
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Illumination is a rectangular golden silver photo frame with black marble designed by Laura G Art with Heart and it is decorated 360°, both front and back as every one of my picture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Silver
Toso Murano Green Orange Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to the Fratelli Toso company. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
White Rock Quartz Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
White Rock Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture its divided into two parts.
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Prehistoric Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal
Fratelli Toso Murano Sommerso Red Blue Italian Art Glass Fruit Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful set of vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red, blue and clear Italian art glass apple and pear fruit paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli To...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, 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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