Desk Accessories
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Cast Stone
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
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Wood
1960s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
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Art Glass
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Glass
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Metal
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Bronze
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Bronze
1920s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal
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Murano Glass
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Silver Plate, Metal, Silver
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Sterling Silver
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Bronze
2010s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Crystal, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
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Glass
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Stone
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Murano Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Crystal, Brass
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Metal
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Glass
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Bronze
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Brass
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Brass
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Crystal, Brass
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Shagreen, Shagreen Stingray
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
2010s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Crystal, Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal, Marble, Nickel
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Bronze
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Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver
2010s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Brass, Steel
20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Animal Skin
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Spelter
1940s South American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Leather, Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Steel
1940s South American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Desk Accessories
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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