Desk Accessories
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Iron
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Late 18th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1660s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Wrought Iron
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desk Accessories
Sheet Metal, Metal, Iron
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver
1930s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bakelite
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Pewter
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Amethyst, Quartz
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Majolica, Faience
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
18th Century British George III Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 17th Century Austrian Antique Desk Accessories
Paper
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
16th Century Spanish Antique Desk Accessories
Wrought Iron
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Pewter
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Steel
1930s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Beech
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
18th Century Spanish Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Precious Stone
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Petrified Wood
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Other
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Enamel, Other
Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Majolica, Faience
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Oak
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Wood, Burl
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Petrified Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Malachite
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
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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