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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Larry Mohr Abstract Elongated Angled Bronze Sculpture
By Larry Mohr
Located in North Miami, FL
Connected angles, connected points make up this elongated bronze abstract Larry Mohr tabletop sculpture that is signed. It is an abstract sculpture that may have reference to birds i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Whimsical Thick Lucite Whale Lighter Mid-Century Regency Modern
By Guzzini
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous thick lucite sculpted whale lighter. Add some whimsy with a touch of glam to your table top or anywhere you need a fun surprise. The lighter looks to be in good working order.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Set Of 6 Piero Fornasetti Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Series of 6 plates designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi from the good ol' 80s!
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Murano Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Lucite Paperweight Hippo by Silvio Russo for Guzzini, Italy, circa 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s Hippo paperweight designed by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy. Whimsical creation for the desk or shelf.
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Waste Basket, 1980s Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful waste bin in brown vinyl with a leather texture given to the body. Sturdy cylindrical body with reinforced interior and base. Great color and good vintage condition.
Category
1980s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Synthetic
Gucci Vintage Desk Envelope Stirrup Holder 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful piece for your desk in silver and gold plated metal with two stirrups in the typical Gucci Design, signed Gucci Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Brass and Leather Desk Tray in the Style of William Sklaroff
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Brass and Leather Double Desk Tray, Circa 1970
In the Style of Wiliam Sklaroff
Sourced from London by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Bronze Renaissance Style Desk Letter Rack
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Early 20th century French bronze letter rack, richly decorated with ornaments, scrolls and heads, in Renaissance style. Heavy quality bronze as well as very refined. Made in France, ...
Category
Early 1900s French Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Ceramic Riding Boot Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of an equestrian riding boot. Made completely of ceramic painted in a matte black with a hollow body. Beautiful gold spur and leather accent d...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Ettore Sottsass 1970s Melamine Office Set Olivetti Synthesis 45
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Amazing office set from the iconic Synthesis 45 series, designed in the 1973 by Ettore Sottsass and manufactured by Olivetti.
The story of Olivetti Synthesis goes back to the golden ...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Knight Helmet Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Japanese knight helmet lighter. Made in the 1980s. Visor has turned a gorgeous bronze color after years of use. Pushing down the visor tri...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Lot of five Murano Italian Art Glass Vegetable Fruit, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass pieces. In the shape of fruits and vegetables. Colors are as seen in the pictures. A beautiful nice addition to your collection or to di...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid century vintage bronze obelisk after Maitland smith.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome mid century vintage bronze obelisk. This bronze obelisk stands on fort ball feet that stands on a black Lacquered and walnut plant. This bronze obelisk has a dark ...
Category
1970s Philippine Empire Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Set of 3 Solid Marble Sculptures by Giulio Lazzotti for Mageia 1990s
By Mageia Pietrasanta, Giulio Lazzotti
Located in Koper, SI
This set of sculptures was designed by Giulio Lazzotti in the 1990s and manufactured by Mageia, a company specialized in crafting marble. Perfect on a desk, they could be used as pap...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Textured Macrame Wall Tapestry, Spain, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb macramé wall tapestry, spain, 1970s.
Large format.
Handcrafted tapestry composed of different textures and materials creating unique...
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ettore Sottsass red Valentine Typewriter for Olivetti, Italy
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Valentine typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King for Olivetti. The typewriter is included in the permanent collection of the MoMa as an excellent example of ind...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Brown Textured Macrame Wall Tapestry, Spain, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb macramé wall tapestry, spain, 1970s.
Handcrafted tapestry composed of different textures and materials creating unique patterns and rel...
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1970s Paperweight Wedge Exotic Wood Style of Don Shoemaker Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Paperweight Exotic Wood Wedge Style of Don Shoemaker Mexico
7 long x 1.75 x 1.25 Thinnest .25
Preowned original vintage condition
See all images.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Gerald DiGiusto, Triangolo Roma, 1976
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful and rarely seen bronze sculpture by American artist Gerald DiGiusto. Signed dated and titled on the underside.
Gerald Digiusto was born June 30, 1929 in New York City, the son of immigrant Italian and Jewish parents. He grew up in Boston, and as a young man served a stone carving apprenticeship in Quincy, Massachusetts. From 1950 to 1954, while stationed in Tokyo with the Air Force, he worked in the studio of the Japanese sculptor...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Swirl over Water Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing blue waves, with a swirl on top. Colors are a blue, yellow, red and clear. A beautiful nice addition to y...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Lucite Cube with Buffalo Indian Head Coins Desk Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite cube, with Buffalo-Indian head nickel coins, desk paperweight or decorative object, circa late 20th century. Cube contains five 5-cent Buffalo Indian head coins...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
French Pink and Black Marble Chess, circa 1980
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chess in pink and black marble.
Made circa 1980, each piece is handmade.
Two of the pink piece were restored after a shock (please see photos), nothing disturbing.
Height of the p...
Category
1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 6 Art Nouveau Sterling silver vanity brushes. American circa 1900.
All stamped Sterling. Original horsehair bristles.
Each brush features a sli...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gucci Vintage Faux Bamboo Paper Knife, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci Vintage faux bamboo letter opener in chrome signed with Gucci and in very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Pair of Bronze Padlocks in Fish Form
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of Nronze padlocks in fish form.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Alessi Alessandro Mendini 1999 Italian Pair of Red and Blue Chrome Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of Anna candleholders designed by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi, signed and dated 1999. The crafted metal upper parts are in chrome and the scalloped bases are covered on...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Geometric Chrome and Brass Italian Picture Frame after Rega, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century brass and chrome picture frame. This marvellous item was produced in Italy during the 1970s under the strong influen...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Fendi "Stiassi" Series Rare Shoulder Bag in Black Vinyl from the 1980s
By Fendi
Located in taranto, IT
Rare Original Fendi satchel bag from the Stiassi series from the 1980s, made of glossy black vinyl canvas printed with colored graffiti and writing p...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Canvas, Polyester
Desk Accessory Vintage Miscellaneous Pen Holder Leather Wrapped Open Cube 1970s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk accessory vintage miscellaneous pen holder distressed leather wrapped open box 1970s
Unrestored fair condition original preowned vintage pr...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Paul Stankard Faceted Art Glass Paperweight with Lampwork Forget-Me-Not Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Paul Stankard glass faceted paperweight.
With lampwork forget-me-not flowers in blues and yellows with green stems and leaves.
Bearing...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Crystal Ball Sphere with Chinoiserie Base
Located in New York, NY
A crystal ball decorative sphere decorative object with Chinoiserie wood base, circa late-20th century. A great piece for a shelf, cocktail table, credenza, etc. Dimensions: 4.25" di...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Midcentury Classic 1970s Rolodex Card File Tray Faux Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rolodex
Vintage Rolodex Card File Tray in Faux Wood Midcentury Modern Madmen Classic
6.25 x 4.5 x 2.25 tall
Beautifully aged paper file cards.
Original Unres...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Rare Silver Letter Opener Italian Army, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Italian silver letter opener with the medallion with the eagle emblem of the Italian army and the engraved signature of Capo di Stato Maggiore. Made in Italy. A unique additio...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Stich Black Leather Desk Set, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stich black leather desk set, consisting of 5 pieces, paper basket, paper tray, pen tray, post-it tray, paperclip tray. Signed with a silver A. 1970...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
1970s Natural Rock Pedestal Organic Stone Base Modern Brazil
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Natural Stone
Natural Rock Pedestal Stone Base from Brazil
Dimensions: 12L x 6 D x .75 thick.
Bottom is brown felt.
Original organic vintage condition
Se...
Category
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Richard Sapper for Artemide Tizio Multi Adjustable Desk or Task Lamp
Located in Ferndale, MI
Richard Sapper designed Tizio desk lamp for Artemide. Nice original condition. Retains original string tag. High and low lite switch.
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Victor Vasarely Op Art Graphic Lucite Cube Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful angled Victor Vasarely op art Lucite sculpture is different color patterns and graphics on all four sides. It creates an optical ...
Category
1970s Hungarian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Excellent Tiffany Studios N Y Poppy Lamp with a Rare Blown Glass/ Bronze Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Tiffany Studios New York glass and bronze "Poppy" table lamp featuring a leaded glass shade depicting crimson red poppy blossoms with multi-hued green leaves against a mottled oran...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Cardin Lucite Table Clock
Located in Hanover, MA
Produced by ITALORA in the early 1970's this is a handsome and extremely hefty table or desk clock engraved with Pierre Cardin's signature. Keeps accurate time. Graphic Pierre Cardin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
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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