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Desk Accessories For Sale
Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass
Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass

Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass

By Arthur Imhof

Located in Miami, FL

Desk clock designed by Arthur Imhof. Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the clocks makers house of Imhof, back in the 1950. This clock is very rare and has been ...

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1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Steel

Rare Adjustable Wrought Iron Desk or Piano Lamp  Amsterdamse School, ca. 1910s
Rare Adjustable Wrought Iron Desk or Piano Lamp  Amsterdamse School, ca. 1910s

Rare Adjustable Wrought Iron Desk or Piano Lamp Amsterdamse School, ca. 1910s

Located in Lisse, NL

* Kindly note that we arrange the shipping ourselves to ensure a smooth, secure, and reliable delivery. This allows us to provide the best possible service and care for your purchase. Adjustable wrought iron desk lamp with counterweight, Dutch expressionist ca. 1920. A rare architectural gem from the golden era of Dutch design. This adjustable wrought iron table or piano lamp, dating from the early 1920s, is an exceptional example of the Amsterdamse School movement, famed for its expressive forms, honest materials, and integration of function and sculpture. Crafted entirely by hand, the lamp features a sophisticated three-position height adjustment system via a striking counterweight mechanism, a feat of engineering as elegant as it is utilitarian. The heavy forged iron frame displays bold geometric detailing and honest craftsmanship typical of the movement, with meticulous hammer marks and subtle asymmetry that celebrate the hand of the maker. While unsigned, the design language speaks clearly to the school of Piet Kramer and the greater network of Amsterdamse School designers, whose influence extended into municipal buildings, interiors, and custom furnishings throughout the Netherlands in the 1910s and '20s. This is not just lighting, this is architecture in miniature. The not original hide-like-fabric of the lamp shade is no longer in perfect condition, but it certainly still is good enough to use on this desk lamp. With this rare lamp you can create the perfect atmosphere on your desk or on any (side)table in your living room, (home) office or library / reading room. If you like the uniqueness, the quality, the beauty, the workmanship, the condition and the deeper meaning of this sculptural table lamp as much as we do then you will love our price. Especially when taken into account that perfect packing and also worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 to 5 days are complimentary. Maximum height adjustable x width x depth: 14,5 till 21 x 5.7 x 13.5 inches. *Styling Tips: Art Deco or Bauhaus furnishings as counterpoints. Or let it stand solo, like a sculptural presence on a console or credenza. We are driven by a passion for uniqueness, timeless, quality, stylish design, and the enduring craftsmanship of the past. Every purchase is carefully and thoughtfully packed — and we look forward to serving you (again). To explore all our 1000+ listings, simply click the button labeled 'View All From Seller’. Warm regards, Henk and the Studio Team Tags: Amsterdamse School lamp...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Wrought Iron

1970s Patinated Brass Ashtray Table Sculpture Mid-Century American Design
1970s Patinated Brass Ashtray Table Sculpture Mid-Century American Design

1970s Patinated Brass Ashtray Table Sculpture Mid-Century American Design

By Arnaldo Pomodoro, Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Similar to the ubiquitous Art Deco black bakelite ashtrays designs prevalent in American Diners and Bowling Alleys of the early Twentieth Century. The bottom is rounded like a coco...

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Large Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1910
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Large Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1910

Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Large Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1910

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern gilt bronze inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5"W x 5"D x 3.13"H. ...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Pietro Chiesa Midcentury Chiseled Crystal Desk Set for Fontana Arte, 1930s
Pietro Chiesa Midcentury Chiseled Crystal Desk Set for Fontana Arte, 1930s

Pietro Chiesa Midcentury Chiseled Crystal Desk Set for Fontana Arte, 1930s

By Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand

Located in Puglia, Puglia

This hand chiselled crystal desk set was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930s Fontana Arte S.p.A. is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1...

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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Sculptural Cast-Brass Paperweight Shaped as an Amalfi Coast Lemon, 1970s
Sculptural Cast-Brass Paperweight Shaped as an Amalfi Coast Lemon, 1970s

Sculptural Cast-Brass Paperweight Shaped as an Amalfi Coast Lemon, 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

We are pleased to offer for sale a paperweight that can truly be considered a miniature sculpture. Solid and very heavy—1.5 kg to be precise—this piece is crafted in cast brass and d...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Nature Grape Vine Letter Opener Silvestre Lyon
Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Nature Grape Vine Letter Opener Silvestre Lyon

Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Nature Grape Vine Letter Opener Silvestre Lyon

Located in Greven, DE

Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Nature Grape Vine Letter Opener Silvestre Lyon France Bronze c. 1900 Dimensions: Length 28cm Showcasing the beauty of the Art Nouveau style...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Gold Animal Goat Letter Opener Desk Accessory
Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Gold Animal Goat Letter Opener Desk Accessory

Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Gold Animal Goat Letter Opener Desk Accessory

Located in Greven, DE

Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Gold Animal Goat Letter Opener Desk Accessory Continental Bronze c. 1900 Dimensions: Length 23cm This letter opener was crafted around 1900, durin...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Sterling Silver Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Fountain Pen A Haviland-Nye
Sterling Silver Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Fountain Pen A Haviland-Nye

Sterling Silver Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Fountain Pen A Haviland-Nye

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A Sterling Silver A Haviland-Nye Hallmarked Fountain Pen With A Schmidt Medium Nib, With A Black Tooled Leather Box Hallmarked A Haviland-Nye 2002 London Made Specially for H.R.H Qu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Industrial Restored General Electric Cast Iron and Brass Desk Fan
Industrial Restored General Electric Cast Iron and Brass Desk Fan

Industrial Restored General Electric Cast Iron and Brass Desk Fan

By General Electric

Located in Fort Collins, CO

This turn of the century General Electric desk fan has been fully restored both mechanically and cosmetically. Refinished and painted in antiqued white powder coat, the finish is vis...

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Iron

Carl Auböck Model #4273-1 'Foot' Brass Paperweight
Carl Auböck Model #4273-1 'Foot' Brass Paperweight

Carl Auböck Model #4273-1 'Foot' Brass Paperweight

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Carl Auböck model #4273-1 'Foot' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

1970s Vintage Arnaldo Pomodoro Insp Brass Pop Art Paperweight Italy
1970s Vintage Arnaldo Pomodoro Insp Brass Pop Art Paperweight Italy

1970s Vintage Arnaldo Pomodoro Insp Brass Pop Art Paperweight Italy

By Arnaldo Pomodoro

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

Fabulous solid heavy Italian brass paperweight in the style of highly the collectible Italian sculptural artist, Arnaldo Pomodoro This thick, chncky modernist paperwork is uniquely...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

1950's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Plane Whistles - Bundle Of Ten
1950's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Plane Whistles - Bundle Of Ten

1950's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Plane Whistles - Bundle Of Ten

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1950's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Plane Whistles - Bundle Of Ten. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched si...

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1950s Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Signed Vintage Cohn-Stone Studios Art Glass Acorn Paperweight, 2007
Signed Vintage Cohn-Stone Studios Art Glass Acorn Paperweight, 2007

Signed Vintage Cohn-Stone Studios Art Glass Acorn Paperweight, 2007

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine vintage figural paperweight. By the Cohn-Stone Studios. In the form of an oversized acorn. With a mottled brown glass base and an iridescent cap. Marked to the reverse. S...

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Early 2000s American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Murano Mushroom Toadstool Art Glass Paperweight Green Gold and Pink 1980s
Murano Mushroom Toadstool Art Glass Paperweight Green Gold and Pink 1980s

Murano Mushroom Toadstool Art Glass Paperweight Green Gold and Pink 1980s

By Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Murano Style Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Pink, Gold Murine, Green and White 1980s. Beautiful vintage Murano style hand made pink with gold, green and white spots...

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Late 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Page Turner or Letter Opener Horn and Brass
Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Page Turner or Letter Opener Horn and Brass

Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Page Turner or Letter Opener Horn and Brass

Located in Haarlem, NL

Very large and decorative Hollywood Regency 1920s page turner or letter opener made by hand out of a curl goat Horn and brass. On the brass it reads: AER But the some letters are h...

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Early 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Aluminum Letter Tray Desk Accessory Qualiton
Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Aluminum Letter Tray Desk Accessory Qualiton

Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Aluminum Letter Tray Desk Accessory Qualiton

By Florence Knoll

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, mid-century modern walnut & aluminum letter tray, desk accessory. Retains original label, QUALITON. In the Style of Florence Knoll. Clean modern design with s...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Aluminum

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captai...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

French Victorian Bronze Inkwell
French Victorian Bronze Inkwell

French Victorian Bronze Inkwell

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian bronze square inkwell with 2 cornucopia pen holders. Previously broken hinge, inkwell lid is not attached

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19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture

Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture

Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown deep red-orange and white spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom has an original impo...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

One left Swank French mod chrome frame  fashion or runway sunglasses
One left Swank French mod chrome frame  fashion or runway sunglasses

One left Swank French mod chrome frame fashion or runway sunglasses

Located in Ferndale, MI

One pair still available . Op-pop mod fashion sunglasses round lenses marked France . Very clean plastic chrome frames with chrome steel arms . Slight scu...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with the Good Shepherd, Early 18th Century
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with the Good Shepherd, Early 18th Century

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with the Good Shepherd, Early 18th Century

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

The Netherlands Rotterdam Circa 1720 - 1740 An unusually fine painted religious 'open air' tile with deep shades of blue and a shining glaze, decorated with the story of the lost sheep...

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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Brass Propeller Pen Holder
Brass Propeller Pen Holder

Brass Propeller Pen Holder

$500Sale Price|20% Off

Brass Propeller Pen Holder

Located in New York, NY

A solid brass nautical style (boat) propeller pen holder, circa mid-20th century. A great accessory for a desk, home/office, etc.

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Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Post-Modern Teak and Frosted Glass Double Letter Tray
Post-Modern Teak and Frosted Glass Double Letter Tray

Post-Modern Teak and Frosted Glass Double Letter Tray

Located in San Diego, CA

A really cool and high quality set of post-modern teak and frosted glass double letter trays, circa 1990s. There are two sets of 2 trays available so you could acquire a four height ...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Teak

Scandinavian Ceramic Microcosmos Pen-Holder w. Blue Tits on a Birch Branch
Scandinavian Ceramic Microcosmos Pen-Holder w. Blue Tits on a Birch Branch

Scandinavian Ceramic Microcosmos Pen-Holder w. Blue Tits on a Birch Branch

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A naturalistic pen-holder in the shape of this glazed ceramic micro cosmos with a blue tit family (Parus caeruleus) going on with life on an old 'tired' birch wood branch with cracks...

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Late 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Handcrafted Tronador Rectangular Brown Onyx Box by AIREDELSUR
Handcrafted Tronador Rectangular Brown Onyx Box by AIREDELSUR

Handcrafted Tronador Rectangular Brown Onyx Box by AIREDELSUR

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...

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2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Onyx

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac, with a custom blue leather desk blotter. By Tiffany Studios (blotter end...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Metal Paper Clip
Monumental Metal Paper Clip

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...

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1980s Taiwanese Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock
Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock

Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This enameled silver desk clock is unsigned, so a specific maker cannot be identified, but the case was made in France, and the movement in Switzerland in the period and style of Art Deco. The silver content of the case has not been tested, but is believed to be Continental or .800 or just under .925 sterling, The front of the clock is ornately enameled with raised bright red flowers on each corner with contrasting black and red geometric panels with green accents, which are duplicated on the sides. The hinged back opens to gain access to the winding mechanism and the high grade Swiss movement has been professionally serviced and works well. Although barely visible, the clock is stamped on the bottom with a French...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver, Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique Art Deco or Arts & Crafts gilt bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures:...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

New Shipment of over 200 Leather Bound Books in English, Photo's Are of Sets
New Shipment of over 200 Leather Bound Books in English, Photo's Are of Sets

New Shipment of over 200 Leather Bound Books in English, Photo's Are of Sets

Located in Buchanan, MI

New shipment of over 200 leather bound books in English, photo's are of sets. Preconditioned as we fully condition all of our books before they go out. Also have an extensive collect...

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19th Century American George III Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Paper

Tiffany Studios New York "Adam" Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter
Tiffany Studios New York "Adam" Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter

Tiffany Studios New York "Adam" Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze blotter ends featuring Adam style or Neoclassical style swags, with a custom green leather desk blotter. By Tiffany S...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Chased Silver Hand Mirror
Victorian Chased Silver Hand Mirror

Victorian Chased Silver Hand Mirror

Located in Chicago, IL

This late Victorian hand mirror has a lovely silver plated frame with chased decoration of geometric patterns and foliate scrollwork. The rectang...

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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Dog and Cat Head Inkwells with Pen Rest
19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Dog and Cat Head Inkwells with Pen Rest

19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Dog and Cat Head Inkwells with Pen Rest

Located in Haarlem, NL

Very cute set of two 19th century Black Forest, Schwarzwald, Forêt Noir carved walnut dog and cat heads with glass eyes and ink well with log pen rest. Intricate carved detail to hair, teeth, eyes and paws. The cat has green glass eyes, has painted stripes and the log is painted darker. The inkwell insert...

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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Bone, Walnut

Mid-Century Swedish Modern Ice Paperweights by Kosta Boda V Lindstrand 5 Pcs
Mid-Century Swedish Modern Ice Paperweights by Kosta Boda V Lindstrand 5 Pcs

Mid-Century Swedish Modern Ice Paperweights by Kosta Boda V Lindstrand 5 Pcs

By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Beautiful hand carved and etched glass Art Glass Paperweights or just decorative pieces from Kosta Boda artists such as Vicke Lindstrand and others. 4 pieces by Kodta Boda and 1 by a...

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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Letter Holder/In-Out Tray Combo Organizer - Refinished in Orange
Vintage Letter Holder/In-Out Tray Combo Organizer - Refinished in Orange

Vintage Letter Holder/In-Out Tray Combo Organizer - Refinished in Orange

By Rehab Vintage Interiors

Located in Alhambra, CA

1960s desktop organizer refinished in a gloss Orange (OG 1) powder-coat finish by our workshop in Alhambra, CA. This vintage steel unit features a combo of 3 standing and 3 flat slot...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

Antique American Industrial Iron and Maple Childs School Writing Desk
Antique American Industrial Iron and Maple Childs School Writing Desk

Antique American Industrial Iron and Maple Childs School Writing Desk

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique American Industrial Iron and Maple Childs School Writing Desk. Item features ...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Glass Vintage Baby Blue and Gold Bathroom Set, France, 1960s
Glass Vintage Baby Blue and Gold Bathroom Set, France, 1960s

Glass Vintage Baby Blue and Gold Bathroom Set, France, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

This beautiful baby blue bathroom set is in very good vintage condition. An elegant addition to a Classic bathroom. Only one unique set. Made in Fran...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Streamlined Skyscraper Style Burled Carpathian Elm Letter Holder, 1930
Art Deco Streamlined Skyscraper Style Burled Carpathian Elm Letter Holder, 1930

Art Deco Streamlined Skyscraper Style Burled Carpathian Elm Letter Holder, 1930

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This elegant Art Deco Skyscraper style letter holder was realized in the United States, circa 1930. It features four concentric demilune streamlined forms that diminish in size from ...

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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood, Burl

19th Century French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Gallery Glass
19th Century French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Gallery Glass

19th Century French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Gallery Glass

Located in London, by appointment only

A large scale brass mounted gallery glass with a mother of pearl veneered handle. Probably Palais Royal France, circa 1840 Measure: Length 12 inches.

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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass

Zsolnay Pecs Green Eosin Iridescent Glazed Deer Mounted Desk Stand
Zsolnay Pecs Green Eosin Iridescent Glazed Deer Mounted Desk Stand

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...

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Early 1900s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Ammonite Fossil Paperweight on Limestone Base
19th Century Ammonite Fossil Paperweight on Limestone Base

19th Century Ammonite Fossil Paperweight on Limestone Base

Located in Knivsta, SE

19th Century Ammonite Fossil Paperweight on Limestone Base A beautiful and highly evocative 19th-century paperweight, featuring a finely polished ammonite fossil mounted on a solid ...

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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Limestone

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Thompson Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Thompson Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Thompson Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather

By Thompson Cabinet Company

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Made by Esteemed Maker with Royal Warrant "Tompson", brass internal lock has the King George insignia so made between 1820's. Early 19th Century Exquisite Brass Bound Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope Burgundy Red Tooled Leather, Two Glass Brass Topped Inkwells...

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1820s British Georgian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Arco Blue Bee Fountain Pen
Arco Blue Bee Fountain Pen

Arco Blue Bee Fountain Pen

By Pineider

Located in Milan, IT

This stunning piston-filled fountain pen belongs to a limited series of 888 pieces. It is made by overlapping layers of blue and yellow resins, joined by gold glues accents for a str...

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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Resin

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. A beautiful brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element. Bone ferrule and h...

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2010s Chinese Desk Accessories

Materials

Bone

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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