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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1850s
Spanish, Bronze Balance Scale with Green Painted Wooden Stand
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish bronze balance scale with green painted wooden stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1950s Leather Bag with Decorations and Golden Metal Clasp
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Leather Bag with Decorations and Golden Metal Clasp.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Dessert Italian Vintage Dishes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
They are 6 porcelain dishes with the central one for cake in cm. 25, larger than the other ones.
It's porcelain Bavaria, with decoration by Mario Boniselli from Como in 1960's.
It'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Yonel Lebovici Ressort Desk Accessories Chrome Spring Letter Holder
Located in Geneva, CH
Chrome letter or magazine holder by Yonel Lebovici for Distrimex France 1969
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
very rare penholder from horn and horn pen by carl auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare pieces from the carl auböck workshop.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1950, Vintage White Ceramic Vase, with Signed Floral Painting on the Bottom
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage white ceramic vase with hand made floral painting.
On the vase there are figures in thickness.
The vase dates back to the 1950s and was produced in Italy.
On the bottom yo...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Coloured Beads Brass and Silk Handbag
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s coloured beads brass and silk handbag.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ben Seibel "Clam" Bookends in a Copper Finish
By Ben Seibel
Located in Dallas, TX
Heavy bookends by Ben Seibel in a copper finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Inkwell, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage inkwell is a decorative object realized in the Mid-20th Century
Silver and glass inkwell.
Fair conditions due to the time
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Hand Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand-Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Robin Day Desk Accessories for Hille and Acorn Products
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
In 1959 Hille entered into partnership with a firm called Acorn Products, which
manufactured a range of coordinated desk and office accessories on their behalf.
Specifically designed by Robin Day, these aluminium desk accessories complemented his office furniture, items included filing trays...
Category
1960s British Futurist Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Biomorphic Malachite Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biomorphic Malachite sculpture has a polished surface and raw rock bottom. The opaque polished stone features round patterned top and a textured underside. A playful sculpture or pap...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Yonel Lebovici Ressort Letter Holder Distrimex, France, 1969
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare limited edition letter holder designed by Yonel Lebovici and manufactured by Distrimex, France 1969. This nickel plated spiral shaped letter holder was made in a limited product...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Colours Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s crystal paperweight with colours decoration.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Penguin
Located in Englewood, NJ
A whimsical Mid-Century Modern Italian blown art glass penguin sculpture attributed to Antonio da Ros, made for Cenedese decorated with heavy clear layer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Pen Holder in Aveiro Porcelain, Portugal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This pen holder is crafted from Aveiro porcelain, featuring a vibrant polychrome decoration. It showcases delicate roses and the distinguished Coat of Arms of Portugal, adding a touc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Italian 60's Silver Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ever so chic for your entry: keys, spare change, a cashew or two in style.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Oriental Style Hand-Carved Stone
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Style Hand-Carved stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy
Located in London, GB
An attractive and unusual patinated bronze inkwell of a child feeding his dog which is chained to its kennel. The top of the kennel lifts off to reveal the porcelain inkwell within. The child in 19th...
Category
1850s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 20th Century Pair Of Solid Silver Clothes Brushes, Leslie Durbin c.1957
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A pair of mid 20th Century English solid silver clothes brushes. The brushes feature a wooden handle which has a solid silver edge band. Throughou...
Category
1950s British Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze Pyramid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze sculptural pyramid with geometric tubing.
Dimensions
5" width x 4" depth x 4.5" height.
Condition
Excellent vintage condition; bronze carries age appropriate patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Oriental Style Hand-Carved Stone
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Style Hand-Carved Stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Old French Art Deco Decoration Paper Advertising / Add, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s
- France
- Good original condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Leather Letter Holder in the manner of Jacques Adnet
Located in NYC, NY
A very handsome letter holder in beautifully patinated leather with fine stitching.
Category
1940s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Leather Desk Complete Set, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Leather desk complete set is an original set of decorative set of objects realized in the mid-20th century.
Mixed media: Leather, paper, plexiglass, brass and tissue.
Made in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass, Plexiglass
Agate Magnifying Glass From The 50s
Located in Madrid, ES
Agate Magnifying Glass From The 50s
Elegant magnifying glass in agate and bronze from the 1950s. Excellent state of preservation. Measures: 27 cm long and 10 cm in diameter
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Swedish Bronze Inkwell by GAB, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant bronze inkwell produced by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden, circa 1930s. This beautifully crafted inkwell features a smooth, rounded pot with a sculptural finial lid, res...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Doll Mould Desk Top Curio
Located in London, GB
An unusual small doll mould decorative curio.
France, c1950s.
Formed out of a plaster like material, this rare doll form would have been used to cre...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster
Mid Century Multi Wood Patch Work Waste Can
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome mid century multi wood patch work waste can. Hand crafted by Tommy Tomson. Very nice!
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Pietrina Checcacci Cast Bronze Fingers Letter Holder with Granite Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze legs letter holder by Italian-Brazilian artist Pietrina Checcacci. The small weighted object features a patinated bronze set of fingers that are separated to store envelo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Fermacarte Saint Gobain, Fermaparte in Cristallo, Saint Gobain
Located in Milano, MI
Fermacarte saint gobain - fermaparte in cristallo - saint gobain
Periodo del design 1960
Periodo di produzione 1960
Paese di produzione Francia
Stile Vintage, Postmoderno
St...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Bronze Inkwell of a Sleeping Putto
Located in Paris, FR
Small bronze inkwell dating from the first part of the 19th century. The lid of the inkwell represents a bed on which a putto is dozing. The whole rests on a rectangular base decorat...
Category
1850s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze bookends by Louis Fontinelle
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of polychrome bronze Art Deco bookends depicting squirrels by Louis Fontinelle (1886-1964). Fontinelle signature.
France, CIRCA 1930.
Category
1930s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Brush by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow Horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Murano Glass Sheets from the 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Murano glass sheets from the 1960s.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of French Dore Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Hand Carved Spiked Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous pair of French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted hand carved rock crystal swirling spiked candlesticks, attributed to Baguès. Each candlestick is exceptionally hand carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
1940's Original Large French Bottle Drying Rack 'Model 1400.17'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Original Large French bottle drying rack (Model 1400.17)
1940’s Original French Bottle Drying Rack (Model 1400.17). A classic piece of French rural life. This is a very early...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Vintage Fountain Art Style Desk Set 1970s
Located in Catania, IT
Vintage 70s Desk Set Attributed to Fontana Arte
consisting of:
Glass and brass pen holder measures 22 x 13 cm
Correspondence holder in leather and glass 28 x 14 cm
Glass ashtray cm 1...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1930 Art Deco Pair of Bookend Representing Parakeets
Located in Marseille, FR
1930 Art Deco pair of bookend representing parakeets.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
1950s Desk Set by Pietro Ciesa, Fontana Arte Picture Frame Letter Opener Pen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare 1950s suite of Pietro Chiesa handmade in Italy luxury glassware made for Fontana Arte
A highly collectable set in stunning order, full condition reports are below with the description of each item
These pieces can be found in various forms online for sale, the letter opener and especially the picture frame as some of the rarest pieces, you won’t find another of either anywhere
The pen holder has a coin tray, the paper holder has the original handmade paper, the picture frame swivels around 360 degrees, it’s as mentioned a very special find
Pietro Chiesa
A descendant of an eminent Ticino-based family of artists, he opened his own glassmaking shop in 1921 after working as an apprentice at the Giannotti glassworks. In the early 1920s, he took part in the Venice Biennale, the Monza Biennale, the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and exhibitions in Cologne and Barcelona. His work combines extreme modernity with outstanding technical ability.
His creations include the glass windows of the Trieste Stock Exchange, the windows of the Motorship Victoria as well as those of the transatlantic liner Conte di Savoia.
In 1932, Pietro Chiesa was asked by Gio Ponti to share in the artistic direction of the newborn FontanaArte, a role that would enable him to give full expression to his creative flair by designing over a thousand different objects (furniture, tables, lamps, glass windows, objets d’art etc). Some of these pieces took their place in the history of design and are still produced by FontanaArte today, such as the Fontana curved table (1932), the Cartoccio vase (1932) and the Luminator floor lamp (1933).
Pen holder, some chips around the edges of the underside trim and light scratches to the top
Dimensions
Height 19 cm
Width 22.5 cm
Depth 15 cm
Notepad hold with original handmade paper, no damage to note
Dimensions
Height 8 cm
Width 20 cm
Depth 7.8 cm
Swivel picture signed initialled and numbered, no damage
Dimensions
Height 12 cm
Width 10 cm
Depth 7 cm
Envelope opener...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Brush by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
1950s Juggling Batons, Set of Three 'Set 1'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s uggling batons, set of three (Set 1). Hand turned lovely vintage juggling batons.
Workshop Report:
Our workshop team inspect every product and carry out any needed repair...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Brush by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow Horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Set of 5 Vintage Pewter Monkey Napkin Rings – Sculptural Animal Design
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of five sculptures, anonymous,
Sweden. 1950s.
Pewter.
Dimensions:
D: 7.5 cm/ 3"
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Curtis Jere American, 1910-2008 Jump Rope, Bronze
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buchanan, MI
Curtis Jere (American, 1910-2008) jump rope.
Bronze figure of a girl jumping rope. Signed "C. Jere" along the base
Measure: 10.5" x 6" x 4".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pensive Bird Desk Accessory by Kaija Aarikka
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pensive bird pen and note holder crafted from birch.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Birch
Midcentury Italian Travertine Bookends
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of triangular/geometric travertine bookends from Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Brush by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand-carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone
Oak and Leather Magazine Rack by Casa Comte
By Comte S.A.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oak magazine rack, lined with red leather, made by Casa COMTE (1932-1960).
Bibliography Mo Amelia Teitelbaum (2010), “Los Creadores de un Estilo, Minimal...
Category
1940s South American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Oak
Stunning Vintage Tray / Sculpture Made of Brazilian Rosewood Unknown Author
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Solid Brazilian rosewood tray, with aluminum details. This peace is a huge vintage tray and also an amazing sculpture of a fish. This is one of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Oriental Style Hand Carved Stone
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Style Hand Carved Stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Oriental Style Hand Carved Stone
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Style Hand-Carved stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Art Deco Onyx and Brushed Nickel Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning green onyx and brushed nickel desk set. The set features to recessed areas in the onyx base -- one for paper clips and another for pens. Two nickel and bakalite pen holder...
Category
1930s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx
Pair of Art Deco Period Silvered Bronze Bookends Representing Seals
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Art Deco period silvered bronze and antico verde marble bookends representing seals by Maurice Frécourt. Signed: “Frecourt”
Category
1930s French Vintage Desk Accessories
1940's Original Large French Bottle Drying Rack 'Model 1400.20777'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Original Large French bottle drying rack (Model 1400.20777)
1940’s Original French Bottle Drying Rack (Model 1400.20777). A classic piece of French rural life. This is a very...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
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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