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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Rococo
Just Andersen, Denmark Bronze Patina Disko Metal Viking Ship Salt #1109
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen Danish bronze patina Disko metal Viking ship salt cellar.
circa 1920s
Stamped and numbered 1109 on base
Height 2.25 inch, Width 4.25 inch, Depth 1.75 inch
In good ...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1912 René Lalique - Seal Stamp Statuette Drapee Glass With Turquoise Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Statuette Drapée" made in frosted glass with turquoise patina by René Lalique in 1912.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Sublime patina.
Height: 6.5 cm
Félix Marc...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Cartier Iconic Panther Design Card and Envelope Set Luxury Season's Greetings
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cartier Card and Envelope Set with the Iconic Panther Jewelry Design.
Large Cartier Season's Greetings, Joyeuses Fetes Stationary Cards.
Authentic Luxury Cartier Stationery...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Max Le Verrier / Artus Pelican Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Max Le Verrier / Artus Bird Hood Ornament / Paperweight - France.
Hard to find circa 1925 famous Pelican by Artus. (Pseudonym for Max...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Ruby Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre, Butterfly York Cup by Daisy Makeig-Jones, c1925
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Exquisite ruby Ordinary lustre york cup by Daisy Makeig Jones for Wedgwood, England.
The interior of this delightful piece has a vibrantly coloured butterfly on a pale green mother of pearl background, with gilded interior patterning.
Rich ruby red lustre mottled glaze, animated gilded butterflies...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Period Onyx Marble Catchall Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A brass female dancer sculpture and green onyx marble base vide-poche catchall, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century. Sculpture's head is resin and body with a gold overlay on b...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Brass
R. Lalique Desk Set Josephine Model
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Desk set created on September 27, 1944 by René Lalique with a swan decor.
The set including
a desk pad, a blotter and a paper cutter.
Signed Lalique France ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
SUDRE Art Deco 1930 French Barman Cigarette Dispenser In Burl & Cedar Wood
By Raymond Sudre
Located in Miami, FL
Barman mechanical cigarette dispenser bar designed by Raymond Sudre.
Fabulous and very elusive piece, created in France by Raymond Sudre during t...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Royal Model O Touch Control Glossy Black Portable Manual Typewriter in Case
By Royal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Royal Model O Touch Control Glossy Black Portable Manual Typewriter in Case. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: Case 6" H x 13" W x 12" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
5 Piece Art Deco Griotte Marble Desk Set 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
5 piece Art Deco desk set ,Solid Griotte Marble . Bookends
Inkwell , paperweight and a blotter to dry your ink .
Good condition .
Category
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Griotte Marble
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand, Two Cut Glass Inkwells With A Pen Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Impressive Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand
With Two Cut Glass Metal Topped Inkwells With A Formed Pen Tray
Base Decorated With A Rope & Key Design
Will Be Supplied With Two ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Period Marble Bookends with Sculpted Dice
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Art Deco period bookends with dice, made of Port Nero Marble, the dice are made of white Carrara marble. It is a decorative piece for on a desk or in the bookcase. Made in ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
French Art Deco Dancer Sculpture by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
By Alexandre-Joseph Derenne 1, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Danseuse Païenne (pagan dancer)
graceful sculpture of a dancer
Design by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
Patinated spelter
Marble base
Original Art Déco, Franc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Fine Angular Geometric Czech Art Deco Black Enamel Crystal Perfume Bottle 1930s
By Karl Palda
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Supreme geometric and angular shaped Czech crystal Art Deco perfume bottle
Clean geometric lines on black enamel.
Vintage Bohemian, Czech cry...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz Little Silvered Bronze Lapin, Rabbit, Signed
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz little silvered bronze lapin rabbit, signed on the base Ed. M. Sandoz and Susse Freres Paris.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Sterling Silver Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Fountain Pen
Located in Reading, Berkshire
English Sterling Silver Haviland-Nye Hallmarked Fountain Pen With A Schmidt Medium Nib, With A Black Tooled Leather Box. Designed 2002 London Specifically for H.R.H Queen Elizabeth ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Cobra Snake Paperweight / Car Mascot by Rischmann
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze cobra Snake Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight or Watch stand by Rischmann, France, 1920s.
Silvered bronze sculpture of a cobra figure, mounted on a li...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Chromed Bronze Lion and Movement by Le Roux
By Le Roux à Paris 1
Located in Ulm, DE
Multicolor marble mantel clock
Clock movement from Le Roux
Lion sculpture made of bronze, chromed, original patina
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dime...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1930s Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Bronze Birds by Maurice Frecourt
Located in Ulm, DE
Marble mantel clock with bronze figurines.
Mantel clock with Garnitures
Bronze bird sculptures by Maurice Frecourt, signed
Original ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Déco French Polished Silvered Bronze Balancing Dice Paperweight by E. Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco fench polished silvered bronze balancing dice paperweight by Edgar Brandt
By: Edgar Brandt
Material: copper, bronze, silver, metal
Technique: cast, molded, silvered, polish...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Silver, Copper
Antique Tiffany Studios "Pine Needle" Pattern Bronze & Glass Desk Calendar
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite desk calendar, produced by Tiffany Studios in the early 20th century, features the iconic "Pine Needle" pattern, a celebrated design within the Art Nouveau movement. M...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Rare Collectors Set Art Deco Parker Duofold Marbleised Fountain Pen & Pencil Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
1930's Art Deco Parker Duofold Marbleised Fountain Pen & Pencil Set in Original Parker Box - rare collectors item.
Fountain Pen Made in Canada 14k nib
Geo S. Parker PAT SEP. 5-16
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Exquisite Geometric Czech Art Deco Black Enamel Crystal Perfume Bottle 1930's
By Karl Palda
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Recognisably first class, beautiful Czech crystal Art Deco perfume bottle
Clean geometric pattern on black enamel.
Vintage Bohemian, Czech cr...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Restored Typewriter/ Triumph, Germany, 1915
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired, and fully functional
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the ag...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Silver Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French Art Deco Silver Paperweight
Origin France Circa 1920
Materials glass and solid silver
Frosted artistic glass
Artist: Jean Henri Orliac
has an artist's punch with the letter H ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Cartier Luxury Iconic Crocodile Gold Design Card and Envelope Desk Stationery
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cartier Card and Envelope Set with the Iconic Crocodile La Dona Gold Jewelry Design.
In honor of actress, singer, and loyal Cartier client, María Félix.
Of all the women who have made dramatic entrances at Cartier, María Félix, one of Mexico's most famous actresses, may have been the most memorable. The jewelry house still talks about the day she arrived, carrying a baby crocodile that she wanted to be the model for a necklace
Authentic Luxury Cartier Stationery...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Enamel Miniatures Living Room and Piano Set
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Enamel miniatures living room and piano set
Origin Vienna, Austria Circa 1900
Enamel and bronze materials
The piano is a music box (it works)
The general condition is very good. ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Rabbit by Eduard Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silver plated bronze sculpture of a rabbit hare. Lovely paperweight. Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1973). Signature/ Marks: Ed.M. Sandoz - Susse Fre'...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Addison Model 2 “Waterfall” Maroon and White Catalin Tube Radio, 1940
Located in Hampstead, QC
In 1939, Toronto-based Addison Industries Ltd., a Canadian company, was founded focussing on the production of commercial tube radios. The Model 2 “Small Addison” series, featured h...
Category
1940s Canadian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Addison Model 5 Black and Yellow Catalin Tube Radio, 1940
Located in Hampstead, QC
In 1939, Toronto-based Addison Industries Ltd., a Canadian company, was founded focussing on the production of commercial tube radios. The Model 5 “Big Addison” series, featured her...
Category
1940s Canadian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Brass Dog Head Letter Clip on Green Onyx Base, Germany, 1920s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brass Dog Head Letter Clip on Green Onyx Base, Germany, 1920s
This elegant letter and document clip from the 1920s is a unique desk accessory and a perfect gift for dog lovers. The c...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Antique Royal Model 10 Art Deco Typewriter with Beveled Glass Sides
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Royal Model 10 Art Deco Typewriter with Beveled Glass Sides. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 15" W 15x " D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Rene Lalique Glass 'Deux Aigles' Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear & frosted glass 'Deux Aigles' paperweight, with details highlighted in grey staining. Features two eagle heads facing each other with a ball in their beaks. Moulde...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Ribbed Trinity Ballpoint Pen in Original Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Ribbed Trinity Ballpoint Pen in Original Cartier Box, Made In Paris, Comes With Red Cartier Presentation Box
Cartier pens are designed by Cartier, & are man...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Art Deco Copper & Brass Cat Door Stop by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and hard to find Art Deco brass and copper cat door stop by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The piece is in original condition with a fine patina, some li...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Montblanc Meisterstück Black Fountain Pen With Original Box, Inkwell & Paperwork
By Montblanc
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Montblanc Fountain Pen Set.
A Montblanc Meisterstück Black Fountain Pen With Original Box & Paperwork.
Sold With and A Glass Black Inkwell With Pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen With Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Brushed Steel & 18ct Gold Plated Stylo Bille Must II Ballpoint Pen
Comes With Original Red Cartier Presentation Box
Cartier REF 2025 Z1
Category
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Montblanc Meisterstuck Le Petit Prince & Aviator Ballpoint Pen Special Edition
By Montblanc
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Special Edition Montblanc Meisterstück Le Petit Prince & Aviator. The barrel and cap of the ballpoint are made of brown precious resin. The clip is t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Platinum
Art Deco Pair of Pelican Figure Bookends in Hand Carved Woods, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood.
Each stylised pelican has been well hand carved in a dark hardwood and stands on a base f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
Hagenauer Bronze & Wood Sculpture Dancer Wiener Werkstatte, Josephine Baker
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Hagenauer Bronze & Wooden Dress Sculpture Dancer Wiener Werkstatte, Josephine Baker.
Very rare Art Deco 1920´s Josephine Baker dancer sculpture. Silvered bronze and black polished wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Black Forest Wood Carved Inkwell, with Scotty dog Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Really beautiful Austrian inkwell. Hand carved and with lovely Scottish Terrier wich glass eyes in the middle.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen in Original Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Brushed Steel & 18ct Gold Plated Stylo Bille Must II
Comes With Original Paperwork & Red Cartier Presentation Box
2003, brought from Selfridges...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Vintage Leather and Brass Desk Set Brass Letter Opener and Scissors 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Leather and Brass Desk Set Brass Letter Opener and Scissors 1940s.
Italian desk set scissors and letter opener with leather black pouch.
Classic and traditional luxury desk l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Just Andersen - Letter-knife in Mint Condition - Original box - Art Deco, 1930's
Located in Stockholm, SE
One of a kind letter knife made by Just Andersen, Denmark in the 1930's with the original box from the Jeweller that the knife were bought from.
Mint condition been laying in the bo...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Vintage 1930s Remington Typewriter in Original Case
Located in Torquay, GB
Exceptional vintage typewriter by Remington Inc. USA. circa 1930s.
Offered in original leather storage case and in fine working condition.
The typewriter has a skeletal frame and can...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Gustave Keller Paris Cigarette / Cigar Root Box Desk Smokers Set, France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Gustave Keller Paris Cigarette / Cigar root box desk smokers set. France 1930´s.
The box can be used for cigarettes and for cigars, as it has two little ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Silver bowl around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Silver bowl around 1920s
Only polished
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Set of four 18th Century Blue and White Delft Tiles Framed in Custom Iron Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of four 18th Century Blue and White Delft Tiles Framed in Custom Iron Frame
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Bohemian Moser Art Deco Oroplastic Purple Glass Vase, 1920
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Stunning Art Deco signed Moser purple Oroplastic vase in the shape of a wine glass (- a rare shape -the glass is too thick to be a drinking vessel). The o...
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Parker Duofold Marbleized Fountain Pen & Pencil Set 1930's Rare Collectors Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
1930's Art Deco Parker Duofold Marbleised Fountain Pen & Pencil Set in Original Parker Box - rare collectors item.
Fountain Pen Made in Canada 14k nib
Geo S. Parker PAT SEP. 5-16
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Art Deco Dewoitine Wooden Counters Desk Model Airplane 1930s French
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Dewoitine Wooden Counters Desk Model Airplane 1930s French.
The Dewoitine was a Art Deco 1930s French eight-passenger airliner built by Dewoitine.
The Airplane was an all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane. The pilot and co-pilot were seated side by side in a cabin located forward of the wing leading edge. A radio operator station was located behind the pilots, and it had a passenger cabin for eight passengers. The landing gear had trouser-type fairings on the main gear legs.
The aircraft first flew on 11 July 1933 powered by three Hispano-Suiza 9V radial engines...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Applied Silver On Stoneware, Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg Footed Dish
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Stoneware Argenta dish by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Decorated with applied silver scalloped rim and trefoil flower sprigs on green mottled stoneware
Circa 1960's
Stampe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Modernist Wood and Chrome Desk Accessory Letter Holder, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco modernist desk accessory, or letter holder, was crafted in France, circa 1930. The sleek and massive geometric shape mail rack features an impressive concentri...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Tiffany Studios New York "Adam" Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco period gilt bronze blotter ends featuring Adam style or Neoclassical style swags, with a custom green leather desk blotter.
By Tiffany Studios (blotter e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Double Inkwell, France 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer Jacques Adnet (1901 - 1984) designed this elegant Art Deco modernist chromed metal heavy desk accessory. The piece features a minimalist geometric shape double inkwel...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell or Pen Stand with Owl Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Art Deco style hand-carved wooden inkwell or pen stand with a majestic owl figure with glass eyes. The stand features a tray for pens and accessories at the front. The head...
Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco American Sterling Silver & Pink Guilloche Enamel Letter Holder
Located in Bath, GB
A rare piece of American Art Deco silver, a small desk-top letter rack made from solid sterling silver by the Thomae Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts made in the 1930's.
The quality is evident, a lovely screwed construction, which can be seen from the underside, and a good heavy weight, 9.52 Troy Ounces / 296.1 Grams. The underside is fully marked "Sterling" and the maker's mark for the Thomae Company.
The front is decorated with a stunning pink guilloche enamel...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Erik Nielsen, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Lobster and Shoal Card Vide Poche #485
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Erik Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen underglazed porcelain card tray dish with lobster and shoal.
A superb example of Nielsen's creativity
circa 1962
Sig...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
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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