Desk Accessories
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1990s American Desk Accessories
Glass
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Stone, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Rosewood
Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Travertine
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Lucite
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 1900s French Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century Russian Desk Accessories
Paper
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 1900s Other Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Late 20th Century African Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Silver, Silver Plate, Metal, Sheet Metal
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
1980s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver Plate
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Steel
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1990s Portuguese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Plastic, Bakelite
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Steel
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Faux Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
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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