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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1960s
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
World War II Munition Trench Art Brass and Coin Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique military munition trench art, solid brass with coin slots ashtray, circa 1930s. The piece is in great vintage condition and measures 4.25"D x 3.75"H. The shell, which I bel...
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1925 René Lalique Seal Stamp Dindon Butterscoth Glass, Turkey
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Dindon" (turkey) made in butterscotch glass by René Lalique in 1925.
Engraved signature on the edge.
Perfect condition
Measure: height: 6 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lali...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze "Chinese" pattern desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Ea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Erhard & Söhne Jugendstil Inkwell 1910 Austria
Located in Den Haag, NL
An early 20th century, Jugendstil period inkwell by Erhard und Sohne. Austria ca. 1910 .Burl wood with Brass inlay .Beautiful crafted piece .
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Desk Top Letter Box / Holder
Located in Fulton, CA
English oak letter box with fitted interior and lid. Nice desk accessory or storage for special items.
Category
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Edwardian 1905 Handle Desk Magnifier Glass in Sterling Silver and Bamboo Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass from the Edwardian Period.
Very beautiful and decorative piece, created during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. This m...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Zsolnay Pecs Green Eosin Iridescent Glazed Deer Mounted Desk Stand
By Zsolnay
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Hungarian art nouveau art pottery desk stand mounted with deer and decorated in eosin iridescent green glazes dating from around 1900. The desk stand has a boat sh...
Category
Early 1900s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 6 Art Nouveau Sterling silver vanity brushes. American circa 1900.
All stamped Sterling. Original horsehair bristles.
Each brush features a sli...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau writing accessoire Carl Witzmann Wiener Werkstätte 1917
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Writing accessoire with two inkwells, model no. 2216 - Mszas 2, Carl Witzmann, Wiener Werkstätte, 1917
Bib.: photograph preserved in the Wiener Werktätte photo archives at the Austr...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Bronze Lizard and Lapis Lazuli Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French cast bronze / brass lizard in lost wax technique on a solid polished Lapis Lazuli. Can be used as a paperweight or decorative desk accessory.
Lizard itself is 5.5" wide, 3" de...
Category
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Hermes Desktop Magnifier Paperweight in Silver, 1960s
By Hermès
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Hermes Paris magnifying glass desk accessory with domed lens ensconced in a silver frame with a belt design. We've left the oxidation and patina untouched and simply added a ...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amalric Walter and Daum Nancy "Crabe" Pâte de Verre Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite “Crabe” pâte de verre glass paperweight, by Amalric Walter and Daum Nancy is decorated with a relief of a reddish-brown crab poised upon a bright contrast of green and...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Erotic / Nude Women Bronze Sculpture Table Bell Push, Austria, 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic / nude women bronze sculpture table bell push - Austria 1900´s
Talk about hard to find items! This impossible to believe bell push is the only erotic bell push we have ever se...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Grey Stained Dragonfly Knife Rest c1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique France -see image 5) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Libellule' knife rest -depicting a dragonfly in flight, dating from 1919 (See ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
Category
1910s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Hermes, Paris, Equestrian / Horse Head Letter Opener, c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable letter opener or paper knife made in gilded bronze and dating to c.1960; a scarce-find in the gold colour.
The handle is in the form of a horse head, beautifu...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Delightful Sapphire Blue Czech Crystal Cushion Shaped Perfume Bottle circa 1930s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful sapphire blue Czech crystal cushion shaped perfume bottle with dabber
Vintage Bohemian, Czech crystal,
circa 1930s
Measure...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Dachshund Dog Vienna Silver Plate Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s 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 antique piece ...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Hand-Carved Jade Stone Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage hand-carved jade stone statue was cleverly sculpted to depict fully laden grapevines, combined with a naturally colored rouge segment below creating the illusion of a gnarly grapevine root...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
1912 René Lalique - Seal Stamp Statuette Drapee Glass With Turquoise Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Statuette Drapée" made in frosted glass with turquoise patina by René Lalique in 1912.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Sublime patina.
Height: 6.5 cm
Félix Marc...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Period Marble Bookends with Sculpted Dice
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Art Deco period bookends with dice, made of Port Nero Marble, the dice are made of white Carrara marble. It is a decorative piece for on a desk or in the bookcase. Made in ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz Little Silvered Bronze Lapin, Rabbit, Signed
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz little silvered bronze lapin rabbit, signed on the base Ed. M. Sandoz and Susse Freres Paris.
We have specialized in t...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period Zodiac pattern bronze inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 2"H....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Letter-opener with silver handle in the shape of an owl.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative letter-opener with a silver handle in the shape of an owl. Early 20th c. The silverstamps are inexplicit.
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
"The Coffee Maker" Viennese Vienna Cold Painted Oriental Bronze Franz Bergmann
Located in Berlin, DE
"The coffee maker" Viennese Vienna cold painted oriental bronze by Franz Bergmann.
Extremely fine and detailed masterpiece.
Both parts hallmarked.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Bracelet Set Of Five - Size Small
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Bracelet Set Of Five - Size Small.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched sinc...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Bakelite Stamps Storage, circa 1930, Vintage Desk Utensils Box
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful stamps box or utensils box made from bakelite.
Bakelite is the original form of the plastic used now.
Very good condition.
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Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Sunshine Recorder by Casella of London
Located in London, GB
A Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder, attributed to Casella & Co, circa 1910.
Mounted on a later wooden display plinth.
Marked with serial number...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern stamp box, jewelry box, or desk box
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, E...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Lucite And Brass Embedded Brass Clock Parts Ball Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
What a great piece for a man's desk or cocktail table is this vintage French Lucite and brass embedded round ball sculpture. Many brass parts of gears and clock parts...
Category
1960s French Machine Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Cased Draughtsman's Set, English, Drawing Tools, WH Harling, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased draughtsman's set. An English, technical drawing case of silver nickel and brass tools by W.H. Harling, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Nicely p...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Anthroposophical Rudolf Steiner School Desk Organizer Smokers Stand 1920s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A spectacular sculptural anthroposophical carved wood desk organizer or smokers stand attributed to the Rudolf Steiner workshop in Dornach circa 19...
Category
1920s Swiss Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Quality Egyptian Revival Puma Raised Bi-Metal Desk Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality Art Nouveau Egyptian revival Continental brass and copper desk stand raised on four puma feet and dating from the early 20th Century. Probably French the heavi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Ruby Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre, Butterfly York Cup by Daisy Makeig-Jones, c1925
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Exquisite ruby Ordinary lustre york cup by Daisy Makeig Jones for Wedgwood, England.
The interior of this delightful piece has a vibrantly coloured butterfly on a pale green mother of pearl background, with gilded interior patterning.
Rich ruby red lustre mottled glaze, animated gilded butterflies...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Just Andersen, Denmark Bronze Patina Disko Metal Viking Ship Salt #1109
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen Danish bronze patina Disko metal Viking ship salt cellar.
circa 1920s
Stamped and numbered 1109 on base
Height 2.25 inch, Width 4.25 inch, Depth 1.75 inch
In good ...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Fine Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre Exotic Gilded Birds Baluster Vase #Z5986
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fine quality Wedgwood porcelain baluster vase created by Daisy Makeig-Jones.
Rich and vibrant colours and gilding excel on this piece of highly collectible lustre Wedgwood...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Letter Tray Desk Organizer Rosewood Danish Desktop Georg Petersen Mobelfabrik
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is the early production Selectform model, designed and made by Georg Petersen Mobelfabrik A/S. This example retains the Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik A/S label and Danish Furnitu...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern pen tray
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measure...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Faience Quimper Style Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming antique French provincial faience Quimper style inkwell from the French province of Saint-Quay-Portrieux, circa 1900. Signed on reverse. Thi...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand by Mappin & Webb, 1916
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1916 by Mappin & Webb, this handsome, George V, antique sterling silver ink stand, features a cut glass body and ...
Category
1910s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Studios New York Grapevine Bronze and Slag Glass Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze and slag glass "Grapevine" pattern inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measur...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1960's Japanese Spinning Tops - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Japanese Spinning Tops - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying unto...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Beech
René Lalique Inkwell Nightlight Model with does Created in 1913
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Inkwell night light by René Lalique, in dark red pressed molded glass.
Silvered bronze base.
Electrified. 3 polished chips.
Total height: 10 cm
Width: 15cm
Depth: 15cm
Weight: 1,4 ...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Zodiac Bookends, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" pattern bronze bookends
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, early 20th century
Each measures: ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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
Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Famous portable typewriter by Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy from the 1960s.
Totally functional with some wear.
3 pieces available.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
1930s Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Bronze Birds by Maurice Frecourt
Located in Ulm, DE
Marble mantel clock with bronze figurines.
Mantel clock with Garnitures
Bronze bird sculptures by Maurice Frecourt, signed
Original ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Daum France Crystal Cat Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal kitty cat figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely cat with dimensional car...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Cut Crystal & Silver Plate Inkwell Signed Cross
Located in New York, NY
Add a touch of historical elegance to your desk with this Art Deco Cut Crystal & Silver Plate Inkwell, signed by Cross, England, from the early 20th century. This exquisite inkwell e...
Category
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15.
Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions.
HIBOU
Par Antoine Bofi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, substantial bronze female head bust sculpture on cylindrical wood pedestal base, circa early-20th century or earlier. Artist is un...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Hermes Rope Motif Magnifying Glass, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous, stately magnifying glass by Hermes in cast metal with silver plating. A handle projects diagonally from the bottom of the rectangular glass. The twisting rope texture has...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Tiffany Zodiac letter opener with fantastic patina # 1095 Arts and Crafts
Located in Mobile, AL
A gorgeous Tiffany Studios Zodiac pattern letter opener. These retains significant amounts of red colored patina and some green. And, although gorgeous, please note there is a ripp...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Industrial Restored General Electric Cast Iron and Brass Desk Fan
Located in Fort Collins, CO
This turn of the century General Electric desk fan has been fully restored both mechanically and cosmetically. Refinished and painted in antiqued white powder coat, the finish is vis...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909
The No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie is a folding camera made by Kodak in Rochester, NY, USA, from c. 1909. It has...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Antique Fenicio Blue Orange White Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown cobalt and sky blue, orange, and white Italian art glass decorative double handle cabinet vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 190...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
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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