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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Art Deco
Machine Age / Art Deco Electric Fan / Heater by ORLI.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Machine Age / Art Deco Electric Fan / Heater by ORLI... wORKING Perfectly.. Amazing design,, Wonderful original condition,
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Baccarat French Bunny Rabbit Paperweight Crystal Sculpture
By Baccarat
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Precious 1980s France Baccarat bunny rabbit paperweight sculpture
French crystal glass
approximately 3.25 H 2 W 3 D.
Signed Baccarat
Preowned original ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
French Lapislazuli and Silver Inkwell by Gustave Keller, 1920s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This French Lapis Lazuli and Silver Inkwell, crafted by Gustave Keller in the 1920s, stands as a truly exceptional piece of artistic and functional craftsmanship, radiating with a ti...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter from 1935
By Collett & Anderson
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1935 by Collett & Anderson, this stylish, George V, sterling silver rocker blotter, is in the Art Deco style, with a tortoiseshe...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Desk Set Inkwell In Alabaster and Bronze Elephant
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautifull Art Deco desk set in Alabaster and Bronze with large decorative Elephant, inkwell and carved area as penholder. This is a wonderful piece ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Art Deco Writing Case In Bronze And Exotic Wood. 8 pièces
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Ecritoire Art Déco en bronze et bois de corail.
Les encriers, vide poche, presse papier, cachet à cire, coupe papier, base en bois de corail.
Bronze à décor ciselé : femme danseuse ...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Solid Brass Aesop Oil Burner by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Solid Brass Aesop Oil Burner by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 13 x D 11 x H 7 cm
Materials: Brass
An object of substance and beauty, a unique, refined alternative to traditional burners. Designed for Aesop by Studio Henry Wilson...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Murano Glass Dove Bird Paperweight, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage murano glass paperweight features a delightful sitting bird design. The clear and blue glass gives the paperweight a cha...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Desk Accessory Office Waste Paper Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) designed this elegant Art Deco modernist chromed metal desk accessory, or office waste basket. The minimalist geometric round shape features a typical Art Deco design with slim columns resting on a rounded base with tiny bead...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Italian Art Deco Letter Holder in Stainless With Brass Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant mirror shine, Letter holder like new condition circa 1940's stamped made in Italy great for Mid Century Danish Modern Deco decor.
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
20th Century Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of our favourite designs. It has been in production since 1973, and has converted into BD’s sign of identity all over the world. Sottsass designed the vase when travelling to Bar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Art Déco German Silvered Metal Pen Tray and Inkwell Decorative Desk Stand by WMF
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco german silvered/plated metal pen tray and inkwell decorative desk stand by Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF)
By: Württembergisc...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
Set of 2 MOLE / Candy / Kobalt paperweight by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
MOLE is a paperweght designed by Malwina Konopacka in collabo with I Believe In Paper – polish, paper brand. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Clay
Rare MC2 Fleming Hermes Wallet / Mississippiensis Alligator
By Hermès
Located in Munich, DE
Nice hermes wallet in wonderful burgundy alligator leather.
Category
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Alligator
Modernist Crystal Art Glass World Ball Healing Sphere
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Crystal World Ball Healing Sphere Art Glass
4 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
See all images.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Rabbit by Eduard Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silver plated bronze sculpture of a rabbit hare. Lovely paperweight. Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1973). Signature/ Marks: Ed.M. Sandoz - Susse Fre'...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bookend model 453 by Max Le Verrier
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of squirrel book presses model N° 453, made of bronze with green patina and with a green marble base. Made by Max Le Verrier (1891- 1973). Signed M ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Villeroy & Boch Clear Glass Panda Bear Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage Villeroy & Boch paperweight features a delightful sitting panda bear design. The clear glass material is cut-to-clear and gives the paperweight a charming cuddly appearance. This modern original is a perfect addition to any collection of decorative pottery and glassware, and would make a lovely gift for anyone who loves bears...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Category
20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Modernist Desk Box Round Covered Dish In silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Round covered dish designed by Hermes.
This is a very beautiful and highly decorative piece, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1960. This useful des...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Inkwell attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in Lugo, IT
Glass inkwell attributed to a design by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Thank you
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Antique 1920s Silver & Tortoise Shell Page Turner by Grey & Co. London, England
Located in Andernach, DE
Antique English page turner from sterling silver and tortoise shell.
Most rare piece, made and stamped by Grey & Co. London, possibly for Asprey London.
The Stamp is the London Lion,...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
1924 René Lalique - Inkwell Colbert Glass With Sepia Patina - N°2/50
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Inkwell “Colbert” made in clear glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1924.
Molded signature.
Lalique made 50 pieces of this model. All are numbered and ours is N°2.
Perfect c...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Ink Pad by Le Verrier in Bronze Gold and Green Color France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ink Pad by Le Verrier in Bronze Gold and Green Color France
Signed
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Firmamento Milano Trilite Table Lamp by Franco Raggi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
Trilite is a micro architecture for the room. Often today architecture is conceived as urban and pushy maxi objects. Trilite is just the opposite: a small architecture for an eclectic and discontinuous home landscape, a small portal of light that discreetly illuminates. The base is made of valuable marble, the portal is polished red lacquer while the light is spread by a thin aluminum tile. For minimal lovers it is available also in white.
Franco Raggi graduated in 1969 in Architecture from the Politecnico in Milan, the city where he lives and works. In his role as author he has taken part in a large number of exhibitions and held conferences and seminars all over the world. In 1973, on behalf of the Berliner IDZ (International Design Zentrum) he curated the first critical Italian Radical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Vintage Art Deco Letter Holder by Silver Crest in Patinated Bronze
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage art deco letter holder by Silver Crest in a beautiful patinated bronze of varying tones. Featuring a linear, fluted, column like contrasting motif on each side, along with la...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Three-Piece Green Art Glass Desk Set by Fontana Arte, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Green art glass desk set by Fontana Arte, 1950s production. Three pieces: pen holder, ashtray/dish or vide poche, and paper holder.
Penholder: 3" H x 9" W x 9" D
Dish/vide poche...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Silver Plated Gucci Photograph Frame, Italy c.1980
By Gucci
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Enhance your cherished memories with this Gucci photograph frame in silver plate, crafted in Italy circa 1980. Its timeless elegance and versatile design, allowing for both vertical ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
White Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
White bookend Mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique
Materials: Jesmonite
Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product...
Category
2010s English Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Cement
Set of 2 MOLE / Moss / Kobalt paperweights by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
MOLE is a paperweght designed by Malwina Konopacka in collabo with I Believe In Paper – polish, paper brand. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Clay
Eastman Kodak Co No. 1 Pocket Kodak Jr. 120 Roll Film Folding Below Camera 1910
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Eastman Kodak Co No. 1 Pocket Kodak Jr. 120 Roll Film Folding Below Camera with 112mm F6.3 Anastigmat Lens
Made between 1910-19
Number 36241, with ball bearing shutter
Made in Ro...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Ghidini 1961 Omini Tape Mate in Polished Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scotch holder in brass. Ideal for keeping adhesive tape close at hand.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Snow Globe Black White Chanel Number 5
By Chanel
Located in Munich, DE
Rare limited edition of a Chanel Snow Ball with white bags on a white base, which are only for VIP Customers in excellent condition and with the original bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Passione di Gioco Walnut Mahjong by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Mahjong in matt Canaletto walnut with brass parts in ruthenium finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Bookmark In The Shape Of An Open-Book In Box
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Original Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Bookmark In The Shape Of An Open-Book
Stamped Tiffanys and 925 on Reverse
& In Original Iconic Blue Presentation Velvet Dust Sheet & Box ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Astuccio" Leather Case Designed by Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Astuccio" is a leather case, designed and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combination to be chosen from the available range: tan, si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Full Desk Set in Marble and Brass, France, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
Art Deco full desk set in marble and brass, France, 1930s.
Composed by:
2 Inkwells W 29.5 cm x D 18.5cm x H 8 cm
Ashtray W 14 cm x D 14 cm x H 4 cm
Envel...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Déco English Square Shapped Cut Glass/Crystal Inkwell with Brass/Bronze Top
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco english square shapped cut crystal inkwell with brass/bronze spherical top
By: unknown
Material: brass, bronze, cut glass, glass, metal, crystal, copper, zinc
Technique: ca...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Zinc
"Carlo" Riveted Leather Wastepaper Bin by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Carlo" is a riveted leather wastepaper bin, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combination to be chosen from the available range: tan, sienna, orange, red, red-purple, dark brown, khaki, blue, black.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 10.2", W. 10.2", H. 13.3"
The leather is doubled to obtain greater thickness and a color contrast between inner and outer surfaces; it's then folded and held together by metal rivets: the object has taken shape.
Leather, robust and soft, which maturates over time like wood, wine, brandy and cheese, is a material suitable for a living relationship with people and things it has to do with: it absorbs their scent and gives its own. It protects, gathers and changes shape, as it retains something of the life it once had.
Past experiences in working with leather, with objects of common use transformed into their own form by the material of which they were made (baskets, boxes, trays, writing-desk items, small pieces of furniture, in addition to bags and cases, of course) have led Oscar Maschera to today’s production which has exceeded even the limits of explicit reality to get the pure form of the objects, reaching beyond the risky limit of mere functionality.
CLAUDE BOUCHARD, interior architect and designer by training, is well known for his pieces of design in ceramics, porcelain, glass, metal and wood for firms such as Hermès...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
HERMES 2000 is a Swiss product, made in the 1930s by the E. Paillard Company, based in the city of Yverdon
Fully functional
Made of metal, steel, chrome, f...
Category
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Horses Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Art Deco bookends, curiosity, they are two figures sculptures in the shape of a horse, in white/grey veined marble
They are very decorative functional pieces and at the same time th...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Italian modern Black metal and plastic squared baskets by Neolt, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Black metal and plastic squared baskets by Neolt, 1980s
Pair of square-based office bins. The main structure is made of a perforated metal sh...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Cartier Paris 1930 By Louis Kuppenheim Art Deco Blue Enamel Box In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim for Cartier Paris.
Very rare box, created during the art deco period in the city of Pforzheim Germany, back in the 1930. This beautiful box was specially commissioned by the Cartier branch in Paris France to the Louis Kuppenheim silversmith workshop. It was crafted with impeccable details in solid .935/.999 silver, with gilded finish in the interior and high polished frames. Has an exceptional workmanship as you expect of the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, with a remarkable geometric composition made up with in blue and black enamels. It is fitted with nine barrels invisible hinges and a push snap thumb for opening. This box is very rare and involves three big names in their manufacture, such; Cartier, Louis Kuppenheim and Alfred Dunhill.
Weight: 128.40 Grams, (82.31 Dwt).
Measurements: 83 mm by 58 mm by 12 mm (3.27 x 2.28 x 0.47 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, the maker's mark LK inside an oval cartouche associated to the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, which is obliterated by the mark AD associated to Alfred Dunhill Paris, twice with the French national mark for the assay of the .935 silver, the case model number, the Cartier serial numbers and signed in full, "CARTIER MADE IN FRANCE STERLING No3277 LK/AD .935".
Louis Kuppenheim
The company was grounded in 1854 by Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889) and Heinrich Witzenmann, specialized in silver and gold and enameled artefacts. On the World Exhibition in 1900 the firm received a gold medal for a letter opener. In that same year the company opened a branch in the Rue Richelieu 67 in Paris. In these years some designs by Hans Christiansen were executed, amongst them very delicately enameled silver cigarette cases...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Hukin & Heath Sealing Wax Desk Set, London, 1920s, Art Deco
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco Sealing Wax Desk Set, London, circa 1920.
Stamped at the bottom "H&H" for its firm Hukin &Heath, and a silver mark "9025".
Comprising: Seal, Match Strike & Holder, Candle Ho...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Kartell U Shine Vase in Smoke by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Eastman Kodak No 2 Folding Autographic Brownie 120 Film Bellow Camera 1910's
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Eastman Kodak No 2 Folding Autographic Brownie 120 Film Bellow Camera
This is a Kodak No 2 folding autographic brownie camera dating from between 1915-1917, the square edged boxes w...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
White 1930s Glamour Bakelite Telephone by Bell Systems
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage white bakelite 1930s glamor telephone made by Bell Systems for the Western Electric company.
This phone is present in many Hollywood Glamor fi...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Restored Typewriter/ Triumph, Germany, 1915
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 ag...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
LOUIS VUITTON Cube Paperweight LOUIS VUITTON Monogram Crystal Paper Weight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This LOUIS VUITTON Cube is made up crystal.
The faces represent the monogram of the brand.
Collector's item that can also be used as a paperweight on your desktop.
VIP gift dating from 2000 from Louis Vuitton Hong Kong date 2000.
This LOUIS VUITTON Paperweight...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Period Inkwell Pencil Holder with Woodpecker - Franjou
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An Art Deco period inkwell, signed Franjou. With a figure of a woodpecker. Made of nickel-plated spelter. On a marble plinth with fluting for a pencil.
Franjou is a pseudonym of the...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair Powder Blue Thorkild Olsen Royal Copenhagen Craquelure Porcelain Trays 3010
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A lovely pair of Thorkild Olsen powder blue and gilt porcelain Royal Copenhagen crackle pin trays.
Grey crackle glaze to outer rim and reverse
Both have same year date stamp
Circa 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage PM Craftsman Brass Figural Clown Bookends - A Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage PM Craftsman Brass Figural Clown Bookends - A Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 5.25" H x 5" W x 3.5" D
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
'Remember yourself' brass and wood memo, Italy 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare 'Remember' brass and wood memo /reminder
Italy 1930s
Reminder paper roll. Brass 'Remember' label meaning "Remember"
H 10 cm - 28 x 10 cm
Paper roll included
Conditions: ex...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Deco PAIR of Period Photo Frames Handmade in Oak with Fan Sides, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful PAIR of photo frames from the Art Deco period, handmade from oak having a fan design and with glass inserts, which we date to circa ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak, Glass
Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera With Meniscus Lens & Rotary Shutter Made in the UK 1930's
Constructed from brown bakelite moulded components ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco envelope holder, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Pair of Bronze and Marble Bookends, Signed H.M. White, England, circa 1920
By Mabel White
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of bronze and marble bookends, signed H.M. White. England, circa 1920.
With Chinese children studying.
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Perfect Thorkild Olsen Small Bowl Royal Copenhagen Terracotta Crackle Glaze 2690
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
The crackle glaze is wonderfully emphasised on this small bowl by Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen
Rich terracotta and mid grey colouring with gilded banding - terrific combinatio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
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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