Desk Accessories
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s French Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Copper, Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
19th Century British Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s French Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1820s Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver
1920s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Spelter
19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass, Copper
1890s French Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze, Gold
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Copper
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Pewter
1910s Scottish Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1910s Swiss Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
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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