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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Art Deco Shy Naked Women Bronze, Paperweight, Car Mascot, Hood Ornament
By Luigi Betti
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Lovely Art Deco shy naked women made of bronze and mounted over a green marble base. It is signed L. Betti and foundry Etling Paris. Perfect piece of Autom...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Pair of Wooden Bookstands in Clogs Shape
Located in Sofia, BG
Very stabile pair of wooden handmade book stands with nice decoration.
France, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Ink Blotter by Robert Oerley, circa 1906, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil ink blotter was designed by Robert Oerley, circa 1906, Vienna.
Robert Oerley (1876-1945) was an Austrian architect.
Robert Oerley had many memb...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand-Carved Dagger Shaped Letter Opener with Bedouin Arabic Bust as Grip
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted and rare antique.
This hand-carved letter opener is a true work of art dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. This fine piece of Arab craftsmanshi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Royal Copenhagen Louis XVI St. 1900s White Porcelain and Gilded Rams Lamp #11537
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fabulous Royal Copenhagen XVI style, white porcelain table lamp dated between 1889-1922, in superb condition
Sumptuously decorated with gilded swags, rams heads and bows
Dated 1889...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Detailed and Decorative Early 20th Century Fighting Wild Horse Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully detailed wild horses sculpture.
One of the qualities that an artist needs to have is the ability to truly and intensively watch and register what is going on in everythi...
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Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
Arts & Crafts Cased Steel Desk Set of Book Mark, Seal and Pen
Located in London, GB
Arts & Crafts cased steel desk set of book mark, seal and pen. Three lovely pieces and in their original silk lined box. The book mark and the seal have hilts beautifully decorated w...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Rare Andre Villien Paris Art Nouveau quality Bronze & Marble Desk Inkwell Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning desk piece.
This good size Art Nouveau ink-stand is signed by Andre Villien (see image 7). Villien was a French sculptor and decorator who work...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Langouste" Pâte de Verre Paperweight by Walter and Bergé.
Located in New York, NY
A French "Langouste", pâte de verre paperweight by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé. The brown crayfish with red spots straddles a green and yellow curved base. Circa 1920.
A simil...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Rhinestone Bakelite Deco Ball Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Magnifier with round Bakelite ball accent encrusted with rhinestones, connected to a long ebony handle. The chrome magnifier is a later addition to the vintage handle.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Paul Beau Mixed Metal Desk Set, Blotter Corners, Stationary Rack and Pen Tray
By Paul Beau
Located in Montreal, QC
Paul Beau, doyen of Montreal Arts & Craft metal workers flourished in the first half of the 20th century. He was responsible for much fine work, in both private and public mileaux. H...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Antique Swiss Arts & Crafts Thoune Majolica Set of Vase, Jug and Holder
By Thoune
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Arts and Crafts Majolica art pottery rare set of three pieces, made by the Swiss factory Thun/Thoune, circa 1910s. Each earthenware item, a two-handled vase, a jug and a note/match holder, entirely handcrafted and hand-painted, is decorated with a modern Eastern accent...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Opus-Cellini, Art Deco Bronze and Marble Sculptural Paperweight, ca. 1930
By Opus Cellini Bronze Works
Located in New York, NY
Marked "Opus-Cellini" in the back, this remarkable American Art Deco desk-size gild and dark-patinated bronze and marble sculptural paperweight, depicting a comfortably resting beautiful nude female was made circa 1930 by the famous American founder, Cellini bronze...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Inkwell with Bronze Moose, Ashtray and Ink Dryer, Art Deco, Europe
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning Art Deco Desk Set :
An Early 20th Century Ink Set - Inkwell
with a Bronze Moose or Elk on top, a large Ashtray and an Ink Dryer.
It's a very l...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Unusual Art Deco Sterling Silver and Black Onyx-Mounted Hinged Crystal Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, sterling silver and black onyx-mounted hinged crystal inkwell, American, circa 1920s-1930s. 12-sided, faceted, clear crystal lid is mounted by a 12-sided piece of black onyx...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Forged in Fire Organic Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Table or Desk Lamp Rewired
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and artistic Black Forest style table lamp.
Lamps come in all shapes and sizes, but sometimes a lamp can also be a work of art. This unique design, all handcrafted and perfec...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Desk Accessories
Materials
Wrought Iron
Old English Ellis Silver Plate Georgian Style, "Adam" Influenced Inkstand
By Ellis Bros.
Located in Charleston, SC
Very rare English Ellis silver plate "Georgian style "Adam" influenced inkstand with original panel cut crystal lidded inkwell.
Maker: Ellis Silver Co. (predecessor to Barker-Ellis ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Arts & Crafts Pair of Handcrafted Metal Bookends with Meaningful Symbolic Leaves
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful pair of hand-crafted, early 20th century bookends.
With the symbolic meaning of leafs ranging from hope, renewal, revival, fertility and growth to decay, sadness and even ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Onyx and Bronze Inkwell Desk Set
Located in Stamford, CT
Onyx and bronze inkwell desk set depicting Louis Pasteur. A nicely cast bronze with double ink holders on an onyx pen and pencil base.
Category
1920s Louis XVI Vintage Desk Accessories
Magnificent Art Deco Cut Crystal Inkwell, Figural Cast Gilded Bronze Chick
Located in Bath, GB
A very large and smart inkwell, most unusual dating to the late Art Nouveau period into the Art Deco era, around 1915-1925.
The hefty piece of crystal is simply and very elegantly...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Pair of Grand Tour Style Miniature Bronze Busts, Continental, circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of classical bronze busts raised on white alabaster columns decorated with gilt metal rings, atop squared rouge royal marble...
Category
Early 20th Century German Grand Tour Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Large Bullmastiff Triple Inkwell, circa 1900, Dog
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and large novelty inkwell in the form of a Bullmastiff / Bull Mastiff dog sporting his two glass eyes.
Made from spelter and beautifully executed, this heavy piece opens to reveal three removable brass ink chambers. There is a hole running through his mouth to hold a dip pen...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vienna Bronze Cold Painted Pineapple Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna bronze cold painted pineapple inkwell with porcelain insert.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Young Bear Bronze Figure
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Young bear bronze figure. Probably paperweight or car mascot - hood ornament. Very nice details. Very good foundry quality, with original brown patina.
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Signed Bronze Sculpture Juan Clara Ayats Onyx Girls Playing with Chair
By Juan Clara
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful signed patina bronze sculpture by Juan Clara Ayats on an onyx base of two girls playing with a chair, Spanish artist (1875-1958).
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Handsome Letter Opener, Magnifying Glass with Alligator Handles, Sterling Mounts
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome letter opener, magnifying glass with alligator handles, sterling mounts.
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Stainless Steel
Rare Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau Inkwell on Tray, Early 1900s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau inkwell on tray,
early 1900s.
Measures 25.5 cm. x 16 cm. x 5.5 cm.
Marked.
1st. assortment, in perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Pair of Art Nouveau Large Silver Plate Photograph Frames, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of Art Nouveau large silver plate photograph frames, Germany, circa 1900. Each depicting an allegorical Art Nouveau female in long dress, grasping a foliate branch. The centres of frames vacant for photograph with a frieze of four putti...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bronze and Green Agate Sculptural Vide Poche, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Unmarked, probably Austrian, this charming carved green agate octagonal vide poche with green/black patinated bronze handle is done in the manner of Hagenauer - a superbly detailed a...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Desk Register from Buffalo Bill's Hotel in the Rockies
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Buffalo Bill's desk register used at the Irma Hotel, including a double inkwell, hotel bell, envelope holder, pen holder, two envelopes, baggage claim tag, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Cut-Glass and English Sterling Silver Inkwell
Located in Bath, GB
A really handsome vintage art deco inkwell, beautifully shaped and star cut on the underside. The collar and hinged lid is made from sterling silver and the top of the lid beautifull...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large & Impressive Hand-Carved Wooden Pair of Fighting Ram Sculpture Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and good quality carved ram bookends.
Anyone who has ever witnessed two rams taking each other on in a battle for dominance, knows the amount of force that goes into these f...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Early 20th Century Oak Ink Stand with Mythical Creatures Circa 1910
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive, horn and silver plate ink stand partners desk centrepiece, circa 1910.
It comprises two superb mythical sea creatures in horn and silver-plate and two hinged ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
French Art Nouveau Lighted Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Sculpture by Korschann
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau lighted gilt bronze sculpture by Charles Korschann, depicting a woman holding a bouquet of flowers on a tray with an inkw...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Patinated Metal and Iridescent Glass Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
French patinated metal and iridescent glass inkwell, circa 1900.
With lions head as cover.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Victorian Period Sterling Silver Footed Cherub-Motif Inkstand By William Comyns
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding, Victorian Period, sterling silver, footed inkstand with matching sterling silver-mounted crystal inkwell, London, year-hallmarked for 1901...
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Vase
Located in Copenhagen, K
Smoked rifled brown tinted glass vase.
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Jade and Sterling Silver Large Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
Jade and sterling silver large magnifying glass, early 20th century.
Makers mark for Edward Farmer, New York.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Jade, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Art Nouveau brass desk lamp with attached tray.
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique American 10k Rose Gold Vesta Case Circa 1910
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique American 10-karat rose gold vesta case.
This exceptional antique American 10karat rose gold vesta case has a p...
Category
1910s North American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Stunning Early 1900s Modernist Hand-Carved Solid Teakwood Bull with Signature
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing, sizeable and unique bull sculpture.
This unique sculpture of a charging bull is totally in a style of its own and it is in excellent condition. This truly is the work of an...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite, Teak
Unique & Intricate Swiss Black Forest Style Hunting Ink Stand Original Inkwells
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted and probably unique work of Swiss hunting art.
This is the most figural inkstand you may ever come across. No matter from what angle you l...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Black and White Glass Inkwell
Located in Wien, AT
Black and white glass ink well
Brass nickel platend
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Big Tirolean Hand-Carved Chestnut Wood Basin Bowl, Nice How Centrepiece
Located in Vigonza, Padua
An early 20th century tirolean hand-carved "Cirmolo" wood basin bowl, nice how centrepiece. Restored and finished shellac
An important antique pi...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Bernhard Hoetger German Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Vide-Poche
Located in New York, NY
A German Art Nouveau patinated bronze figural vide poche by Bernhard Hoetger featuring a windblown nude with vines, circa 1910. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909
By Max Lange
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting two male nudes lifting a garland framing Medieval images of the two patron saints of Leipzig University -- St. Laurentius and John the Baptist -- this rare and beautiful br...
Category
Early 1900s German Beaux Arts Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Marble Paperweight with Bust of Louis XIV, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and Marble Paperweight with Bust of Louis XIV, circa 1900.
E.F. Caldwell and Co. New York.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very elegant mother of pearl English desk inkwell. In very good conditions. Perfect for a lady's desk. It´s a perfect chic object.
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Crystal Footed Inkstand
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver, footed inkstand with original sterling silver-mounted, panel-cut crystal inkwell, London, 1912, Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. - ma...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Inkwell in Carved Crystal and Worked Silver by Lucien Gaillard
By Lucien Gaillard
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful inkstand in carved crystal, with frame and cover in embossed silver.
Signed by Lucien Gaillard (1861-1942), 107 rue La Boétie, Paris.
Lucien Gaillard arises from silve...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Antique English 1907 Pocket Watch Inkwell Sterling Silver Top Burst Base Crystal
Located in Stamford, CT
This is part of a private collection, we have acquired over 350 small antiques which are all from the 18th & 19th century.
Antique 1907 partners base sterling silver pocket watch in...
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Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Circa 1900 French Burl Elm and Ebony Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
C1880-1900 Beautiful French burl elm secretary, with secondary woods of ebony, satin and an entire interior made from rosewood. Exterior trimmed in brass...
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Mechanical Objects on Lucite Stand, Bookends
Located in East Hampton, NY
This pair of antique Industrial elements made in brass on thick Lucite base. The brass details are beautifully intricate.
Category
1920s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener
Located in NYC, NY
An Art Nouveau bronze letter opener with beautiful carvings.
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vatican Candlestick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pewter candlestick from Gods & Demons to your table...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
1900s English Crystal and Silver Plated Sheffield Inkwell on Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1900s English crystal and silver plated Sheffield inkwell on handled tray. The tray measurement is:
Depth: 10 inches.
Height: 2.75 inches.
Width: 14 inches.
The measurement below...
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Early 1900s European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
French Macassar Inkwell
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1920s inkstand made in Macassar wood with original glass inkwells.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
French Silver and Enamel Inkstand, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
French silver and yellow enamel inkstand, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Silver
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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