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Desk Accessories For Sale
Le Tanneur French Saddle Leather Desk Set
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic french desk set with brass hardware
Manufactured by Le Tanneur
France, circa 1970’s
All pieces are saddle leather with black contrast stitching
Beautifully worn in leather ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Japanese Solid Silver & Enamel Geisha Bookmark c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Japanese solid silver & enamel bookmark. The bookmark features a geisha dressed in the a Japanese kimono dress. Throughout the dress is multicoloured enamel fill...
Category
20th Century Japanese Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large Art Nouveau Style Brass Letter Holder, circa 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely vintage Art Nouveau style brass letter holder rack with two compartments. This superb letter holder is a nice large size and heavy, weighing over 5 lbs. It has a beautiful o...
Category
1950s American Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Golden Inkstone Soap Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
A fixture of the Chinese scholars' studio, the inkstone was among the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was used in calligraphy and landscape painting along with paper, ink and brush...
Category
20th Century Chinese Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk box, decorative box, or jewelry box
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Signed 3 Italian Vintage Gold Amber Red Murano Glass Christmas Tree Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
A stunning mid-20th century Italian decorative set of three vintage Venetian Murano glass trees, featuring an organic, sleek, and modern design. This unique collection includes:
One ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Complete Purdon's Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Collection Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Complete collection set of gilt leather bound library book set of one hundred twenty nine volumes. PURDON'S Pennsylvania Statutes & Consolidated Statutes Annotated. Copyright 2003 by...
Category
Early 2000s Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper, Leather
Chinese Silver Mounted Letter Opener
Located in Middleburg, VA
Chinese Silver Mounted Letter Opener with carved bone horse handle.
A charming early 20th-century Chinese letter opener featuring a finely carved b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian El De Uberti Silver Plate Pen Rack Stand
By De Uberti
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely Italian silverplated pen rack stand with a scrolling design and delicate flowers. Makers mark for El De Uberti Italy. It would be a fabulous addi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Charming Pocket Watch Stand in the shape of an Elephant. Art Deco, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Pocket Watch Stand in the shape of an Elephant in Art Deco from the 1930s. The elephant is made of bronze and stands on a onyx base.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Sculp Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculp Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 19.68 x W 10.16 x H 13.33 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish.
The Sculp Stationery Holde...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Passione di Gioco Walnut Mahjong
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Mahjong in matt Canaletto walnut with brass parts in ruthenium finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk letter holder rack
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Cent...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Marie Antionette Style Limoge Box
By Limoges
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful porcelain Limoges box hand-painted rose flowerettes adorned with painted gold designs and gold hardware.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Desk Accessories
19th Century French Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape with scalloped edges, and features scrol...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Art Nouveau Footed Tray Made By Liberty & Co., English Hammered Antique Pewter
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Nouveau antique pewter footed tray made by Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London
Historic household piece of English pewter with hand hammered stylised decoration
Circa 1910
Signe...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Pair Of Scalloped, Applied Silver Pin Trays, Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful pair of scalloped edged stoneware pin trays by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Applied silver scalloped rim and trefoil flower sprigs decoration on signature Argent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Contemporary Handmade Aquamarine Crystal Horizontal Photo Frame by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Collection of picture frames by Ghirò Studio.
Picture frame of excellent workmanship and artistic quality.
The rounded edges give harmony and el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Doré Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze Neoclassical or Adam style desk letter holder rack
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 9.5"W x ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS, VERY HIGH QUALITY AND RARE 19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide.
Probably made in England...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Leather Tray, Large B Retangular Tray, Handmade - Color: Black
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays
For various purposes, the Monochrome Collection Trays can be used individually or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so feel free to get creative an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Tommaso Barbi Burl and Chrome Square Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing midcentury chromed brass and burl square photo frame. This beautiful piece was designed in Italy in the 1970s by Tomaso Barbi and is als...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Carl Auböck Letter Opener, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Leather and Brass Letter Opener, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Officers Equestrian Silverplate, Enamel & Hoof Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Officers Equestrian silver plate, enamel and hoof inkwell, an exquisite example with a portrait of the beloved horse, expertly mounted, possibly b...
Category
1890s English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Parisian Ink Tray, French, Pewter Brass, Desktop Inkwell, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Parisian ink tray. A French, pewter brass desktop inkwell in Art Deco taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Alluring tonality and form, to this fin...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Pink 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
Barovier Murano Pink Gold Italian Art Glass Leaf Bowl Vide-Poche Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (4 available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, pink and gold flecks Italian art glass leaf dishes with vase / holder. They have been documented to the Barovier ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Furniture Handle Hammered Brass Bronze Cabinet Hardware Drawer Pulls
Located in Warsaw, PL
Handcrafted hardware by RUDA Studio is aimed to embody a touch of natural phenomena. The hammered brass handle reminds of honeycombs or drops of water frozen in the metal. This aesth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Lily of the Valley & Columbine, Stoneware Vase Wilhelm Kage, Argenta Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Adorned with stylised applied silver Lily of the Valley and Columbine flowers, this elegant footed vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden is a super piece from the Argenta coll...
Category
1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
A.Ve.M. Murano Rainbow Silver Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Stripes Fish Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow stripes, silver and gold flecks Italian art glass fish figurine. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese) company. The fish has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Pipe holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Pipe holder around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Brass Sword Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A brass letter opener in the shape of a sword. perfect for the desk or work station.
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York American Indian Bronze Doré Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "American Indian" pattern notepad holder
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.75"W x 7.63"D x 0...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Magnifier Accessories Gold Bronce Desktop Eagle Claw Base Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Brass adjustable desk magnifier
20th century
Elegant desktop magnifying glass made of golden brass, with original magnifying glass and very ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Porcelain Glass Collection of Eye Prostheses
Located in London, GB
A rare set of 24 glass eyes,
early 20th century.
Glass and porcelain.
Different sizes, colors and shapes.
Highly collectable and a great talking curio.
Dimensions: The...
Category
Early 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Carl Auböck Model #4206A Patinated Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4206C patinated brass bowl.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl or catch-all is executed in patinated brass with a polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Decorate your sturdy / Library room with this collection set of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen volumes. Germany in storm and stress ...
Category
1910s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper, Leather
33 Pieces Furniture Handle, circa 1960
Located in Wien, AT
Furniture handle
33 pieces
Original condition
Sold and price per piece.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of a Victorian Tunbridge Ware writing box or lap desk dating to circa 1870.
The central section featuring Eridge Castle, East Sussex. The box comes complete with a working tasseled key, the lock in working order.
The top portion lifts to reveal the fitted interior incorporating a pair of brass topped inkwells...
Category
1870s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century erotical secret box.
Extremely rare erotic sculpture from the 19th century, most probably created in France, circa 1870. This is a sculptural box depicting a woman sitting on a woven wood basket. The sculpture represents a small discrete treasure chest to keep jewels. It was masterfully crafted from pieces of cream and brown wood carvings and is fitted with a screwable part to reveal the interior. This is an outstanding object, unobtainable on the antique market and of high collecting.
Other examples of these enigmatic boxes produced in the 19th Century.
Gilded and patinated bronze, made in France during the 3rd Empire. Ca 1870
Weight: 192.2 Grams, (123.20 Dwt).
Measurements: 150 mm by 63.5 mm by 89 mm (5.91 x 2.5 x 3.5 Inches).
Condition: The overall condition of this sculpture is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This erotic box...
Category
1870s French High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
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
Staffordshire Dog Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique Staffordshire dog, Whippet porcelain inkwell. Circa 1880, England
Category
1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Dice Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice metal dice atop a nickel base. The best addition to your desk or every room. Found at an estate sale in Nur...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Meissen, Germany. Blue Onion pattern inkwell set in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Blue Onion pattern inkwell set in porcelain. Hand-painted.
Late 19th century.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In excellent condition - inkwell with hairline cracks a...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Viper Lamp by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing lamp, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, f...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Taurus Bull Sulfide on Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight.
By Baccarat.
From the Zodiac series.
With a white sulphide depicting Taurus the Bull on a blue ground.
Marked with an acid-etched ...
Category
20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4637 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4637 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Standing Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / figurine. Created in the manner of designers Archimede Seguso and Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Enzo Mari, Travertine desk organizer, Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Travertine desk organizer
Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
H 10 cm - 13 × 14.5 cm.
Conditions: good condition consistent with age and use. Defects.
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Bronze Polo Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.
Category
1950s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Giant Golfball, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant vintage golfball in cream plaster/plastic. 8.5" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Very heavy a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paint, Plastic
Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Page Turner or Letter Opener Horn and Brass
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very large and decorative Hollywood Regency 1920s page turner or letter opener made by hand out of a curl goat Horn and brass.
On the brass it reads: AER
But the some letters are h...
Category
Early 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Letter Opener
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze and enamel letter opener featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed on the side)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 9.5"W x 1"D x ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Vintage Italian Mid-Century Glazed Porcelain Leopard Sculpture
By Capodimonte
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Italian Mid-Century porcelain sculpture of a leopard, mid-stride, with open mouth.
Italian hand-painted glazed porcelain standing leopard.
M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Fitz and Floyd Porcelain Shelf Dealer Display Sign
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a double-sided Fitz and Floyd porcelain counter display dealer sign. It is a black-and-white design with the text "Fitz and Floyd" and their "FF" logo.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Murano glass aquarium bloc by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, 1950s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Splendid Murano glass aquarium by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese.
Production of the 1950s.
Excellent conditions. Intact in all parts.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Carl Aubock Art-Deco Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Pre-War Production, Early 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art-Deco Salt and pepper shaker set. Prewar production - very early 30s.
The body of the shakers (apple and pear) is made of coloured Bakelite, the stems are of silver plated brass....
Category
1930s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
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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