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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 17th Century
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Period: 16th Century
Pocket Watch, Deroches Brothers, Gilded Metal, Enamels, Etc. P Late 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pocket watch, Deroches Brothers. Gilded metal, enamels, etc. Possibly towards the end of the 18th century. Pocket watch with a case with a transparent glass part and a composition ...
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Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Other

Pocket Watch, Deroches Brothers, Gilded Metal, Enamels, Etc. P Late 18th Century
Pocket Watch, Deroches Brothers, Gilded Metal, Enamels, Etc. P Late 18th Century

Pocket Watch, Deroches Brothers, Gilded Metal, Enamels, Etc. P Late 18th Century

Bronze Mortar with Pestle, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar with hand. Bronze. XVII century. Mortar with a circular base, cylindrical body and slightly outwardly flared mouth, decorated with a series of smooth horizontal moldings arranged both in the lower and upper areas and with simple vertical elements (which still maintain slight balustraded shapes) derived from of the ribs that these specimens used to have in the medieval Spanish...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze, Other

Bronze Mortar with Pestle, Spain, 17th Century
Bronze Mortar with Pestle, Spain, 17th Century

Bronze Mortar with Pestle, Spain, 17th Century

Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measur...
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15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Petrified Wood

Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight

Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight

Antique Librarian's Book Tray, English, Tool Slide, Storage, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique librarian's book tray. An English, mahogany tool slide, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Collect books from the library stack...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Antique Librarian's Book Tray, English, Tool Slide, Storage, Georgian, C.1800
Antique Librarian's Book Tray, English, Tool Slide, Storage, Georgian, C.1800

Antique Librarian's Book Tray, English, Tool Slide, Storage, Georgian, C.1800

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, Majolica, Faience

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

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17th / 18th Century Italian Wooden Foot of a Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful decorative item. Italy circa 1650-1750 Weathered.
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Oak

17th / 18th Century Italian Wooden Foot of a Santos
17th / 18th Century Italian Wooden Foot of a Santos

17th / 18th Century Italian Wooden Foot of a Santos

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Hare, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Hoorn Circa 1625 - 1650 A beautiful Wanli style tile with a painting of a blue hare on a green hill. A genuine collectible of approximately 400 years old.
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Faience

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Hare, Mid 17th Century
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Hare, Mid 17th Century

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Hare, Mid 17th Century

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George III Period Rococo Sterling Silver Wax Jack, Desk Accessory, 1767
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1767 by John Langford II & John Sebille, this elegant, Antique Sterling Silver Wax Jack, is in the Rococo taste, standing on three fee...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

George III Period Rococo Sterling Silver Wax Jack, Desk Accessory, 1767
George III Period Rococo Sterling Silver Wax Jack, Desk Accessory, 1767

George III Period Rococo Sterling Silver Wax Jack, Desk Accessory, 1767

Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200
Located in Portland, OR
An important Islamic Khurasan bronze and silver-inlaid inkwell & cover, Eastern Persia, Circa 1200. The inkwell of cylindrical form and having a shallow dome top cover with a tall knopped finial and inlaid with a twin band of scrolled silver. The base of the dome and the rim of the cover having bands on interlaced silver inlay, the inkwell having three loop handles. The body of the inkwell having two bands of silver inlaid Naskh script, between the bands are twin panels...
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver, Bronze

Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200
Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200

Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200

Industrial Iron Desk Decoration Letter Sign, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made from sheet metal and plastic in good original condition nice patina.
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15th Century and Earlier European Industrial Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

Industrial Iron Desk Decoration Letter Sign, 2000s
Industrial Iron Desk Decoration Letter Sign, 2000s

Industrial Iron Desk Decoration Letter Sign, 2000s

Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century. Pair of stirrups made up of a carved wooden block, in the shape of a crescent on the front, and decorated on the outside wi...
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18th Century Chilean Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century.
Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century.

Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century.

17th Century Iron Lock & Key
Located in New York, NY
17th century lock & key. Probably form a large cabinet or a door.  
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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

17th Century Iron Lock & Key
17th Century Iron Lock & Key

17th Century Iron Lock & Key

Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An extremely rare, so-called, Rotterdammer tile, with the decoration of a sailboat. Country: The Netherlands Place: Rotterdam Date: circa 1615 - 1620 Workshop: Claes Wijtmans This tile comes from one of the most rare and sought after tile series...
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Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century
Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century

Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century

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17th Century English Leather Covered Knife Box Converted To a Letter Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th century leather knife box converted to a letter box with original brass hardware, sitting on brass ball feet. Fitted interior lined with 18th century silk fabric. In very good...
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17th Century European Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

17th Century English Leather Covered Knife Box Converted To a Letter Box
17th Century English Leather Covered Knife Box Converted To a Letter Box

17th Century English Leather Covered Knife Box Converted To a Letter Box

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway
By Henry Greenway
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1798 by Henry Greenway, this handsome, George III, antique, sterling silver ink stand, is plain in style, and feature...
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1790s English Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway

18th Century Lignum Vitae Sphere
Located in London, GB
A late eighteenth century lignum vitae sphere of large scale. Lignum vitae was favoured by Dame Barbara Hepworth, and a Hepworth sphere sculpture in th...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

18th Century Lignum Vitae Sphere
18th Century Lignum Vitae Sphere

18th Century Lignum Vitae Sphere

17th Century Spanish Traditional Talavera Glazed Ceramic Ink Holder
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 17th century Spanish traditional Talavera glazed ceramic ink holder.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

17th Century Spanish Traditional Talavera Glazed Ceramic Ink Holder
17th Century Spanish Traditional Talavera Glazed Ceramic Ink Holder

17th Century Spanish Traditional Talavera Glazed Ceramic Ink Holder

Dutch Walnut Writing Box with Brass Mounts, Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch walnut writing box with brass mounts Early 18th century Measures: H. 20 x W. 47 x D. 28 cm The interior is divided in various compartments for an inkpot, sand dispen...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Dutch Walnut Writing Box with Brass Mounts, Early 18th Century
Dutch Walnut Writing Box with Brass Mounts, Early 18th Century

Dutch Walnut Writing Box with Brass Mounts, Early 18th Century

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18th Century French Wine Bottles, Set of Three
Located in Hook, Hampshire
18th Century French wine bottles – set of three 18th Century French wine bottles – set of three. Three very early 18th Century French mouth blown...
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18th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

18th Century French Wine Bottles, Set of Three
18th Century French Wine Bottles, Set of Three

18th Century French Wine Bottles, Set of Three

17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1680-1700
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary period olive oyster lace box of perfect proportions. 1680-1700, England The cross-grain moulded top is entirely covered in well-place...
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Desk Accessories

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Olive, Holly

17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1680-1700
17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1680-1700

17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1680-1700

Antique Verger's Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique verger's table top desk. An English, oak ecclesiastical writing table, dating to the William III period, circa 1700. Fascinating example of William III ecclesiastical taste Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select oak shows fine grain interest and deep russet hues Presented with a quality wax polish finish Canted lid opens smoothly upon external hinges The lid decorated with press stud initials reading L.P. Trio of internal drawers sit above the generous document tray...
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Late 17th Century British Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Oak

Antique Verger's Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700
Antique Verger's Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700

Antique Verger's Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700

Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Chinoiserie and gilt bronze inkwell with a decorated scene. Fine gilt bronze detail with a patinated Oriental figure in the center and inkpots with mo...
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Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell

Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell

Southern Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Southern Italian Embroidery is an original artwork realized by Italian artisan in the 18th Century. Very precious doily realized in lace and cott...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Fabric

Southern Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Southern Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century

Southern Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century

Ottoman Empire Parcel-Gilt Silver Qalamdan
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Ottoman Empire parcel-gilt silver qalamdan, the slender rectangular pen holder with faceted rounded ends and a hinged lid attached to a squat, square section, bombé inkwell with a...
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Early 18th Century Turkish Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Ottoman Empire Parcel-Gilt Silver Qalamdan
Ottoman Empire Parcel-Gilt Silver Qalamdan

Ottoman Empire Parcel-Gilt Silver Qalamdan

Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative Italian Embroidery is an original artwork realized by Italian artisan in the 18th Century. Very precious doily realized in lace and cotton. Good conditions. A pre...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Fabric

Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century

Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Vizagapatam pen-engraved veneered sandalwood portable writing desk with silver mounts India, Coromandel coast, Visakhapatnam, circa 1875 ...
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18th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sandalwood, Bone

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts

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Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative Italian embroidery is an original artwork realized by Italian artisan in the 18th Century. Very precious doily realized in lace and cotton. Good conditions. A pre...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Fabric

Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century

Decorative Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century

18th Century French Provincial Turned Walnut Finial on Brass Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th century French Provincial turned finial. Made of richly patinated walnut. Mounted on a brass base. Southern France, circa 1790. Measures: 10.5” H 6” Dm.
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

18th Century French Provincial Turned Walnut Finial on Brass Base
18th Century French Provincial Turned Walnut Finial on Brass Base

18th Century French Provincial Turned Walnut Finial on Brass Base

Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and ebony pantograph, in its original mahogany box. Bone wheels. The instrument shows the signature of the maker Lennel à La Sphére à Paris. France, 1780.
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1780s British Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780
Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780

Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780

Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant inkwell set by Wedgwood & Bentley is crafted of black basalt, one of Wedgwood’s finest inventions. The set is comprised of two canisters, both held within an intriguing double stand. One is designed to hold ink and features a top with slots for quills or pens, and the other is a powder Shaker with a shell-ornamented lid. Black basalt refers to the fine-grained stoneware that Josiah Wedgwood, inspired by the hard, natural stone known as Egyptian basalt...
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18th Century English Other Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand

Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand

18th Century French Neoclassical Manner Bronze Inkwell
Located in Nashville, TN
Bronze inkwell, circa 1790. Rectangular form with gilt bronze footed base with patinated dark bronze handles and mounts. Item has singular pot in the center of the tray. The floral d...
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1760s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Neoclassical Manner Bronze Inkwell
18th Century French Neoclassical Manner Bronze Inkwell

18th Century French Neoclassical Manner Bronze Inkwell

Ceramic Inkwell, Talavera De La Reina, Spain, 18th Century
By Talavera de la Reyna
Located in Madrid, ES
Talavera Inkwell, 18th century. Glazed pottery Talavera ceramic inkwell, decorated with cobalt blue enamel on a white tin slip with restorations" Size: 16 x 16 x 7 cms.    
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18th Century Spanish Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Inkwell, Talavera De La Reina, Spain, 18th Century
Ceramic Inkwell, Talavera De La Reina, Spain, 18th Century

Ceramic Inkwell, Talavera De La Reina, Spain, 18th Century

Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Traditional Italian fan is an original decorative object realized in Italy in the half of the 18th century. The fan is realized completely in gilded silk, decorated gilded wood an...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silk, Wood

Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century

Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century

Large Dutch Colonial Amboyna and Ebony Indonesian Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indonesian amboyna and ebony portable writing desk with brass mounts Indonesia, 18th century With several compartments between the ...
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18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

Large Dutch Colonial Amboyna and Ebony Indonesian Writing Desk, 18th Century

Large Dutch Colonial Amboyna and Ebony Indonesian Writing Desk, 18th Century

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Rare Venice Door Knocker Bronze, 17th Century
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare and very charming door knocker, Venice, 17th century in bronze with special patina.
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Rare Venice Door Knocker Bronze, 17th Century
Rare Venice Door Knocker Bronze, 17th Century

Rare Venice Door Knocker Bronze, 17th Century

Antique Money Coin
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique money coin Each coin is unique and varies slightly in size and stain. Sold individually.     
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15th Century and Earlier African Minimalist Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Antique Money Coin
Antique Money Coin

Antique Money Coin

George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality circa 1790 Georgian letter box, with three compartment fitted interior (see image). Exterior has original double brass hinged slope top with serpentine shaped front, and...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desk Accessories

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Mahogany

George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790
George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790

George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790

Silvered Brass Standish
Located in Westwood, NJ
An early silvered brass four-piece Standish with a scalloped edge base and handle.
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18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Silvered Brass Standish
Silvered Brass Standish

Silvered Brass Standish

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
By Henry Chawner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver and glass ladies inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique George III sterling silver desk Standish has a navette shaped form onto four bracket feet. This inkstand is encompassed with an applied thread decorated border, in addition to the contemporary engraved initials 'WW'. The rim of the body of the sterling silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied reed decorated border. The internal wirework style frame of the stand is divided into three rounded supports. Each internal compartment retains the original rounded glass bottles with cut glass ornamentation in addition to impressive scalloped bases. The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles retain the original plain silver cylindrical mounts fitted with push fit hallmarked covers. The rim of each circular cover is encircled with applied moulded borders and bears the corresponding functional pierced decorated holes. This large silver ink Standish was crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Henry Chawner. Such original ladies examples, in perfect condition, are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Condition This antique inkstand...
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1780s English George III Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand

Al Thani Collection, a Mughal Indian Square White Jade Inkwell Cover, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Al Thani collection, a Mughal Indian square white jade inkwell cover, circa 1800 Purchased from the Al Thani collection, Christies New York, Sal...
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Late 18th Century Indian Islamic Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Jade

Al Thani Collection, a Mughal Indian Square White Jade Inkwell Cover, circa 1800
Al Thani Collection, a Mughal Indian Square White Jade Inkwell Cover, circa 1800

Al Thani Collection, a Mughal Indian Square White Jade Inkwell Cover, circa 1800

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Safe key. Wrought iron. 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Key of strong box in wrought iron, dated in century XVII, with complex design in the head, hollow body and finishes in the form of flattened arch." · Size...
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17th Century European Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wrought Iron

Safe key. Wrought iron. 17th century.
Safe key. Wrought iron. 17th century.

Safe key. Wrought iron. 17th century.

Small 18th Century French Rococo Brass Planter Flower Pot
Located in Copenhagen, K
French Rococo Planter or Flower Pot in Brass, Circa 1780 Period French flower pot with beautiful large Rococo decorations.
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Late 18th Century French Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Small 18th Century French Rococo Brass Planter Flower Pot
Small 18th Century French Rococo Brass Planter Flower Pot

Small 18th Century French Rococo Brass Planter Flower Pot

18th Century Folk Art Wood and Wrought Iron Candleholder
Located in Copenhagen, K
Adjustable wrought iron and wood candle holder with wood base and snipe nail.
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Early 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

18th Century Folk Art Wood and Wrought Iron Candleholder
18th Century Folk Art Wood and Wrought Iron Candleholder

18th Century Folk Art Wood and Wrought Iron Candleholder

Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua
Located in New York, NY
Handmade Italian silver book binding, maker's mark MB with figure holding emblems between for Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua, 1776-1788. Both covers...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua
Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua

Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua

17th Century Candlesticks Candle Holder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object, Pair
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A very beautiful simple pair of 17th-18th century Baroque continental candleholders candlesticks in brass. The mirroring Work with the multiple layers and lines from the bobeches dow...
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17th Century European Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

17th Century Candlesticks Candle Holder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object, Pair
17th Century Candlesticks Candle Holder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object, Pair

17th Century Candlesticks Candle Holder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object, Pair

French 18th Century Balance Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome French 18th century balance scale in iron and brass. The balance mechanism is in iron. The foot and the plates are in brass. The...
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18th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Iron

French 18th Century Balance Scale
French 18th Century Balance Scale

French 18th Century Balance Scale

English Gold Mounted Carved Shell Cameos of Cupid and Psyche on Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A very pretty and unusual pair of English gold mounted carved shell cameos of cupid and psyche on English black marble base. Extremely finely carved and clearly conceived as a pair a...
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1790s English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Gold

English Gold Mounted Carved Shell Cameos of Cupid and Psyche on Marble Base
English Gold Mounted Carved Shell Cameos of Cupid and Psyche on Marble Base

English Gold Mounted Carved Shell Cameos of Cupid and Psyche on Marble Base

16th Century Venetian Bronze Door Knock with Children Figures
Located in Marbella, ES
16th century Venetian bronze door knock with children figures on the sides and faces in the middle.
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16th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

16th Century Venetian Bronze Door Knock with Children Figures
16th Century Venetian Bronze Door Knock with Children Figures

16th Century Venetian Bronze Door Knock with Children Figures

Antique Brass Engraved Persian, Japanese & Egyptian Pen Case Ink Well Group Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the early 18th century, this grouping of brass pen cases have their origins in Persia, Egypt and Japan respectively. Each case is intricately engraved with a patterned sc...
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18th Century Japanese Anglo-Indian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Engraved Persian, Japanese & Egyptian Pen Case Ink Well Group Lot
Antique Brass Engraved Persian, Japanese & Egyptian Pen Case Ink Well Group Lot

Antique Brass Engraved Persian, Japanese & Egyptian Pen Case Ink Well Group Lot

Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Strasbourg chinoiserie inkwell. Antique double-pot faience handled encrier with quill pot and removeable ink pot and cover and sand pot, both with pagoda-top finials, all painted wit...
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Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Faience

Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell
Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell

Strasbourg Faience Chinoiserie Inkwell

Madagascan Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Located in London, by appointment only
Madagascan fossil tree trunk slice.  Measures: 25 cm. 29 cm. 5 cm.      
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15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Prehistoric Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone

Madagascan Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Madagascan Fossil Tree Trunk Slice

Madagascan Fossil Tree Trunk Slice

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Chinese Bone Stamp, 18th-19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Chinese bone stamp, 18th-19th century Measures: H. 7 W. 10 cm H. 2.7 W. 3.9 in.
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18th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bone

Chinese Bone Stamp, 18th-19th Century
Chinese Bone Stamp, 18th-19th Century

Chinese Bone Stamp, 18th-19th Century

Strong Box Pair of Keys, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of wrought iron safe keys, dated in the 17th century, with complex design in the head, hollow body and flat arc-shaped finish. Since the end of ...
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17th Century European Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wrought Iron

Strong Box Pair of Keys, 17th Century
Strong Box Pair of Keys, 17th Century

Strong Box Pair of Keys, 17th Century

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760
Located in Madrid, ES
With hallmarks. The base tray has a square shape with mixtilinear profiles and rests on legs with vegetal motifs. The four containers present helical gallonized feet, and pearl flow...
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1760s Spanish Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760
Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760

Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779
Located in Madrid, ES
With hallmarks and property marks (AL). A tray of curved profiles is supported on four legs in the shape of plant elements. Fixed to it are four elements. These, and the bell, prese...
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1770s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779
Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779

Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779

Gold/Silver Weight in Fruitwood, Signed with Monogram "IHS" and Dated "1737"
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Gold/Silver weight in fruitwood, signed with monogram "IHS" and dated "1737" Measures: Height 20, diameter 4 cm. Height 7.8, diameter 1.5 in.
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1730s Scandinavian Antique Desk Accessories

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Fruitwood

Gold/Silver Weight in Fruitwood, Signed with Monogram "IHS" and Dated "1737"
Gold/Silver Weight in Fruitwood, Signed with Monogram "IHS" and Dated "1737"

Gold/Silver Weight in Fruitwood, Signed with Monogram "IHS" and Dated "1737"

China Mid-18th Century Wood Hand-Carved Architectural Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This charming Mid-19th Century fragment of wood, is a detail of an hand-carved wood column and it has its country of origin in the Oriental part of Indo-China. This is an elegant object that can be used as a paperweight or it can be a decorative object simply, to appreciate for its charming shape and for the beauty of the detailed engraving in the wood. It is only a little piece, but trought it, is possible to understand the beauty and quality of design of the building from which it is coming out. This beautiful piece can be useful as bookend also. The photos shown this antique wood fragment...
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Late 18th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Antique Desk Accessories

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Wood

China Mid-18th Century Wood Hand-Carved Architectural Sculpture
China Mid-18th Century Wood Hand-Carved Architectural Sculpture

China Mid-18th Century Wood Hand-Carved Architectural Sculpture

18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze urn-shaped inkwell rests on three winged-horses evoking movement and action. The body of the inkwell is decorated with faces among garlands and the lid is topped by a seated putti holding fruitVenetian patinated bronze figural inkwell...
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18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell
18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell

18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell

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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