Desk Accessories
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Stone
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Walnut
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Walnut
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Horn
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Alabaster
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Petrified Wood
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Wood, Paper
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze, Chrome, Copper, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Leather, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Naugahyde, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Lucite
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Teak
20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Malachite
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Petrified Wood
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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