Desk Accessories
6
358
to
56
173
167
358
358
358
195
32
11
5
4
4
2
1
1
1
132
1,350
4,127
1,327
1,069
1,603
934
155
86
146
174
61
261
311
386
179
47
Height
to
Width
to
184
76
47
41
37
281
110
51
49
36
24
18
7
6
6
Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1990s
Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Copper and Brass Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
French Rope Key Wall Hook by Style of Audoux Minet, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French rope key holder by Audoux and Minet. Intertwined rope with 4 hooks to hang keys. Perfect key hook in the shape of a large key for your entryway. Fun pi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Handcrafted Animal Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian ceramic animal sculptures are a popular and beautiful form of art. Italy has a rich tradition of ceramic production and many skilled ar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Cobolt Blue Sommerso Vase by Flavio Poli
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Venician made Sommerso faceted vase in cobolt blue color by the Murano based artist Flavio Poli. This piece of art is from around 1960 for "Seguso Vetri ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962, in Blue and Green
Located in Milan, IT
Early Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962.
In the colors of Blue and Green.
Carries the Danese label.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Brass Ibex Bookends
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Vintage Brass Ibex Bookends.
Our large pair of Hollywood Regency brass ibex bookends are substantial and can hold large scale or heavy books. Beaut...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Valentine Typewriter C. 1960's
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King, the typewriter is housed in the permanent collection of the MoMa as an excellent example of pop art.
The typewriter also presaged Sottsas...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Restored Typewriter/ Daro Erika, Model 32, Germany, 1965
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
André Ricard 'Olympic Torch Prototype' for Barcelona 1992 Games, circa 1992
By André Ricard
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Olympic torch prototype (PT) in chromed plastic for Barcelona '92 by André Ricard.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1990.
In good original condition, w...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Hermes Equestrian Desk Tray, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant silver Hermès desk tray with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the side as well as Made In France. Beautiful con...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
German Modern White Telephone Mod. Grillo by Zanuso Sapper for Siemens, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
German Modern white telephone mod. Grillo by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper for Siemens, 1960s.
Telephone mod. Grillo with "shell" shaped in plastic....
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Hermes Equestrian Letter Opener, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek Hermès letter opener with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the top of blade. Beautiful light patina to t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Edward Kachurik Glass Paperweight for Pa Art
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Orb shaped paperweight by glass artist Edward Kachurik in pink and blue. Signed "PA Art 1994" with a stylized "94" etched into underside.
Artist: Edward Kachurik
Year: 1994
...
Category
1990s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Modern Desk Set in Teak, 1960s, Set of 3
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Curious group of 3 desk accessories consisting of a teak pencil holder, a viking brush for your key board and a teak letter opener. The viking brush is designed and made by Hans Bøll...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
Vintage Solid Brass Padlock by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in Doraville, GA
A heavy solid brass padlock, which opens to a black interior, and has a movable key cover, manufactured in Waynesboro, Virginia by Virginia Metalcrafters...
Category
1960s American American Colonial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Box with Historical Photos of JFK Kennedy, Roosevelt, Adenauer German Press
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a collection of historical press photographs in an original box. They show several American presidents. Many are by John F kennedy, one by Roosevelt, one with Grover Clevelan...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Hermes Equestrian Magnifying Glass, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant equestrian Hermès magnifying glass with Hermès Paris stamped on the base. Features an engraved horse head handle and a substantial magn...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Hermes Equestrian Paper Holder, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial Hermès paper holder with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the base as well as Made In France. Light...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Danish Rosewood Desk Top Organizer by George Petersen
Located in Toledo, OH
Danish Rosewood Desk Top Organizer by George Petersen. Circa 1960's. Vertical Shelves are 13.5" W x 7.25" D. Great condition. Overall dimensions are 2...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Sterling Silver Bookmark
By Lunt Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bookmark by Lunt Silversmith from the 1960s. It has a raindrop shape, rounded on one end and pointed on the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Surrealist Paperweights with Eyes in Acrylic
Located in London, GB
Surrealist paperweight sculptures have eyes screen printed on sharp cut acrylic shapes. The eyes reflect on the different angles and depending on your position they are visible or va...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Murano Decorative Obelisk by Seguso
By Venini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful obelisk, handmade in Italy, by Seguso, Murano. Quite tall-16". Unusual color-light purple that changes with light. Polished pointed top. Nicely cut and polished edges-see p...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Catchall / Vide-Poche in Porcelain "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the bottom...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative French Vintage Ceramic Thermometer and Casing by Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Decorative, French vintage ceramic thermometer and casing by Mithé Espect (circa 1960s). A delightful piece with stylised bird and flower blossoms. The rectangular ceramic backdrop f...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Ceramic "Libra" Pebble Paperweight
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Zodiac "Libra" Pebble Paperweight,
Original Gold Box,
1960s
This rare Piero Fornasetti Ceramic pebble paperweight in its original gold presentation box....
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Unicorn Mythical Creature Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina.
I did not clean it, so the next owner can decide what he wants to do with it.
This highly collectible vintage piec...
Category
1960s Austrian Folk Art Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1960s, Catchall / Vide-Poche in Porcelain "Arturo Toscanini" by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "Arturo Toscanini" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the b...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Crystal Pen Holder with Inkwell by Walther Design
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pukeberg walther glass designed Solifleur rectangular single stem glass. Interesting and particularly striking pieces of Op Art glass . The front features a fun, light-hearted textur...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Malachite Pen Holder, Green Color, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French pen holder, in Malachite. It has been done in France circa 1960.
Green color, can hold two Pen.
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Vintage Clear Murano Glass Paperweight with Included Bubble, Desk Decorative
Located in Milano, IT
Offered for sale is a vintage paper weight or decorative sculpture in clear Murano glass, in the shape of a ball, with an intriguing inlay of bub...
Category
1960s Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern 3 Piece Dresser Cologne Bottle Set
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 3 piece set of dresser bottles with silver tops from Czechoslovakia c.1960. In excellent condition with minimal wear, unpolished. Sold and pri...
Category
1960s Czech Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
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
Vintage Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Enzo Mari, Rare Cube Resin with Black Ball Sphere, Sculpture/Paperweight
By Enzo Mari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice modern resin cube by the very well known designer Enzo Mari, Measures in cm 7 x 7 x 7.
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Hans Hansen, Letter Knife in Rosewood with Silver Inlay, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen. Letter knife in rosewood with silver inlay.
Danish Modern.
About 1960.
Measurements: L 22.5 cm. X D 2.0 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Bill Curry Sculptural Jax Bookends Design Line
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of fun / sculptural bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line. Great patina and original creamy white paint.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Ressort Letter Rack by Yonel Lebovic for Distrimex, 1969
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A scultural "ressort" model letter rack, designed by Yonel Lebovici in 1969.
Chrome and plated steel in good and vintage condition.
Category
1960s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Magnifying Glass with Mother of Pearl Inlaid Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patinated silver metal frame magnifying glass. The handle features a geometric pattern of inlaid mother of pearl. It is a great finishing piece in your library or fun coffee table...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1960s Dunhill Lift Arm Ostrich Leather Lighter
By Dunhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Dunhill lift arm lighter made in the 1960s. Body wrapped in ostrich leather that has a perfect patina. Amazing texture and practical size perf...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Malachite and Bronze Round Two Part Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and substantial malachite and bronze vintage box is 2 parts. The bronze embedded lines form the perimeter set against the malachite. This makes a great desk accessory and...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1961, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Danish Rosewood Matchbox Holder with Abstract Silver Inlays by Axel Salomonsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Copenhagen silversmith Axel Salomonsen made a variety of rosewood accessories with sterling silver (925s) intarsia during the late 1950s and 60s. This ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Vintage Modernist Steel Railroad Tie Bookends
By Ward Bennett
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage heavy train railroad tie track bookends in the style of Ward Bennett. Green felt to bases, smooth metal finish to tops, front and back with textured steel on the sides. Great additions to your Modernist and Mid Century décor...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Small Table Fan, 1960s Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional.
Category
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Hermes Place Card Holders, 1990s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of Hermès place card holders. Hermès stamped on the slide-out base which supports the cube. Center has a strong spring loaded c...
Category
1990s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Inkstans Empyre Style
By Arno Fassi
Located in VALENZA, IT
Empire style 800 silver inkstand
The base of the inkstand, completely handmade, is shaped like a "cathedral". The classic "palmettes" of the Empire style have been chiseled around i...
Category
1990s Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Piero Fornasetti Red Strumenti Musicali Music Metal Bookends
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Red Strumenti Musicali music metal bookends,
Circa 1960.
The Piero Fornasetti L-shaped bookends are decorated with a red-ground...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Cork Pen Holder
Located in New York, NY
A spherical cork pen/pencil holder with brass swivel base.
USA, circa 1960.
Signed by maker.
Dimensions: 6” H x 5” W
Category
1960s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Teak Wastebasket by Einar Barnes for P.S. Heggen
By Einar Barnes , P.S. Heggen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wastebasket by Einar Barnes for P.S. Heggen, c.1960s, Norway. This bin features a thin teak plywood body and solid teak handles.
Dimensions: 15” width x 9” depth x 17.5" height.
...
Category
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Printing Blocks
Located in South Salem, NY
A set of thirteen printing block fragments from the mid 20th century. One larger block and a collection of a dozen complementary smaller blocks. Small b...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Steel 1960s Ventotene Desk Organizer, Model 3054A by E. Mari for Danese Milano
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Ventotene desk organizer, model 3054A in polished steel designed by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano in 1964.
Good condition: this is a vintage item, not a brand new product. Signs of we...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
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
Carl Auböck Paperweight in Leather and Stone, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight in leather and stone, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
60s Italian Modern Aldo Londi Ashtray & Cigarette Holder by Bitossi Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful combo of Ashtray and Cigarette Holder designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi for the retailer/importer Raymor. The hand painted and decorated portion of the pieces...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Carl Auböck Brush with Comb
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck brush with comb; good original condition, Austria mid-20th century.
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
1950s Hermès Ebony Brush
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Hermès clothing brush. Made from rare Ebony Macassar wood, boar bristles and brass. This brush is meant to preserve the life and appearance o...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
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.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Large Marble Desk
Desk Lighters
Antique Travel Desk
Antique Traveling Desk
Bronze Desk Box
Hermes Deco
Bronze Desk Tray
Art Deco Hermes
Art Deco Marble Desk
Deco Marble Desk
Desk With Blotter
Vintage Desk Pen Set
Brass Ink Well
Tiffany Desk Set
Antique Letter Holder
Antique Letter Holders
Antique Wood Inkwell
Antique Zodiac Signs