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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Folk Art
Vintage Must de Cartier crystal inkwell
By Cartier
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fine vintage Must de Cartier crystal inkwell.
It is a melon shaped inkwell with a chunky ribbed crystal body, reflecting the light beautifully, the ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
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
Set of Polished Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket Bookends QUICK SHIP
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome tennis racket bookends. Has thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching furniture. 5.5" high. Great on a book shelf or desk. Nice condition, ready to use. QUICK...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Kartell I Shine Vase in Crystal 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
Salta Round Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
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
Magnifying glass with Goniatite handle of the Sahara - authentic ammonite
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
A Goniatite from the Sahara, superb authentic fossil shell , embellishes the handle of the magnifying glass by transforming it into a into unique and unrepeatable accessory that ex...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
"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
"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
Gucci Italy Brown Leather Desk Set Pen Holder with Gold Plated Equestrian Decor
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gucci Italy designed this luxury modernist desktop accessory during the 1970s. The pen cup holder is made of cocoa brown fine calf leather and is ornated on both sides with a 24K gol...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Italian Modern Gilt Silver Double Picture Frame, Equilibrium Gold
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Equilibrium gold is a picture frame in silver 925 gold-plated by Laura G Art with Heart and It is a very simple and modern piece and can be suit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
iconic 1. edition chopard happy diamonds for men
By Chopard
Located in Munich, DE
this design was the biggest success in the history of chopard. designer
ronald kurowski was inspired by water droplets sparkling in the sunshine at a waterfall and decided to design ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Italian modern office bins in black metal and plastic by Neolt, 1980s
By Stile Neolt
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern office bins in black metal and plastic by Neolt, 1980s
Pair of square-based office bins. The main structure is made of a perforated sheet met...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
WRITING SET WRITER'S LENS CUTTER CLOCK-WRITER'S LENS in moss green shagreen
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
The fascinating shagreeen skin composed of a myriad of bead-like beads matches the design contemporary in the desk set composed of magnifying glass, letter opener and paperweigh...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO con impugnatura conchiglia fossile Nautiloide autentica
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Una Nautiloide del Sahara, superba conchiglia fossile autentica, diventa l'impugnatura della lente di ingrandimento da tavolo, trasformandola in un accessorio d'arredo unico ed irr...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO DA TAVOLO con impugnatura ammonite fossile autentica
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Una Goniatite del Sahara, superba ammonite fossile autentica, diventa l' impugnatura della lente di ingrandimento da tavolo trasformandola in accessorio d'arredo unico ed irripetib...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Cartier sterling silver letter opener
By Cartier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Cartier sterling silver letter opener , Marked 75 , 6 inches.
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Wooden Letter Opener With Folk Style Art on Handles.
Located in Seattle, WA
Makers Mark Reading “Spindlermuhle” on the Back. Translate From German to a Town in the Czech Republic. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 8 W ; 1 1/2 D
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
England modern Round wastepaper basket in red and white metal, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
England modern Round wastepaper basket in red and white metal, 1990s
Round-based wastepaper basket in painted metal with red and white spiral stripes design. The upper profile is rou...
Category
1990s English Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Key Chain with Heart Return Address and Blue Bag
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic loop with Ball key chain in Sterling Silver - the piece comes with a sterling heart with return address, if lost, with serial number. This piece has been engraved PS, whic...
Category
20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blue Art Glass Ball Sphere Paperweight Decorative Object Signed
Located in New York, NY
A substantial blue art glass ball sphere paperweight or decorative object with bubble design, signed by artist, 2021. A beautiful ball sphere paperw...
Category
2010s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Horse Shoe Leg Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s 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 piece ...
Category
1950s Austrian Folk Art Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Georg Jensen Complete Henning Koppel Desk Set 1232
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extremely rare Georg Jensen Henning Koppel desk set design #1232, by Henning Koppel in 1978. This entire set is all from 1978, the year of design. A complete nine piece set with a...
Category
20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Christofle's 'The Hand of Destiny': Silver Palm Reading Paperweight and Booklet
By Christofle
Located in North Miami, FL
Christofle's 'The Hand of Destiny' package: silver palm reading paperweight and accompanying booklet (plus letter of dedication)
By: Christofle
Material: silver, silver plate, sheet...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sheet Metal, Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Yellow Showtime Vase by Jaime Hayon Spanish design
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we launched them over 10 years ago. They are little decorative sculptures that fully reproduce Hayon’s universe.
Made of two glazed ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Set coordinato LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO E TAGLIACARTE - Collezione esclusiva
By Nino Basso
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Elegante e funzionale set coordinato con lente di ingrandimento e tagliacarte della nostra collezione esclusiva ESSENZE.
Realizzato con maestria artigianale, questo set di accesso...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Salta Medium Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture of Head, Mounted on Base
Located in New York, NY
A sculpture of an abstracted head in ceramic, mounted on a black acrylic base, by an unknown artist. The human head and features have been intentionally warped into an organic stone ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Figure Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Folk Art vintage wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutc...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Contemporary 'Sail' Handmade Aquamarine Crystal Big Sculpture by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2023 Collection of decorative objects signed by Ghirò Studio (Milan).
The natural crystal has high transparencies with aquamarine reflections, it has been curved and handmade to repr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Beautiful Hermés, Ashtray, 2nd Half of the 20th Century
By Hermès
Located in Madrid, ES
Hermés, ashtray, 2nd half of the 20th century.
Gray horse on a lining crib with gold rim.
Underside covered with gray felt.
Marked on the side: Hermés- P...
Category
20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Elsa Peretti 1981 Tiffany & Co Carved Rock Quartz Limited Edition Perfume Bottle
Located in Miami, FL
Perfume bottle designed by Elsa Peretti (1940-2021) for Tiffany & Co.
Exceptional piece of modern art, designed at the Tiffany Studios by Elsa Peretti. This rare perfume-scent bottle was made in a limited edition of only 1000 pieces, back in the 1981. It was carefully carved in Hong Kong from a single piece of translucent rock quartz with curved in shape to echo an sculptural bean, with separate stopper lid.
ELSA PERETTI DESIGN: the scent bottle
Manufacturing Process
This bottle was designed and made in 1981 to hold an eighth of an ounce of Elsa Peretti's perfume, which she had worked on for four years. One thousand examples were carved and numbered (this is no. 751) in conjunction with the launch of the perfume.
Peretti's hardstone carving is all done by Chinese carvers in Hong Kong. The Chinese have long excelled in the carving of hardstones. Peretti's scent-bottle echoes the Chinese hardstone snuff-bottle, made to be held in the hand, exquisitely decorated and highly prized in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Weight: 65.3 Grams, (41.86 Dwt) or 326.5 carats.
Measurements: 64 mm by 19 mm by 44 mm (2.51 x 0.75 x 1.75 Inches).
Hallmarks: Acid stamped and etched with the maker's mark, the edition number and signed, "TIFFANY PERETTI© 751".
Elsa Peretti, was a very famous designer that joined Tiffany & Co in the 1974 and change the complete role of diamonds and color gemstones in fashion for the everyday wear and elevating the status of the sterling silver jewelry. mostly using unusual gemstones and materials. all her creations are as modern today as ever.
Literature: Advertisement in the Los Angeles Times, November 29, 1981. Tiffany & Co. Blue Book for years 1981-1982, illustrated
Collections: The British Museum, London, UK. The Museum Of Modern Art (MOMA), NYC, United States. The Corning Museum Of Glass, NYC, United States.
Exhibitions and Awards: 2009 1 May-2010 31 Jan, London, BM, Room 2, 'Elsa Peretti: Jewellery and objects for Tiffany & Co. Premio award "Credere Nella Ricerca", 2010.
Note: Today you can purchase a similar one at Tiffany & Co., but is a re-issue of this work of art and is not numbered. At the time, the bottle was sold with a half-ounce of pure perfume created just for this purpose. Information about the actual scent is hard to come by; apparently it was a blend of florals, spices, and vetiver, but that’s a very general description, of course. Various news stories noted the high price ($450) of this set, but some also admitted that you were buying a piece of modern design rather than a typical perfume bottle. According to the British Museum, where one of these bottles is on display, artisans in Hong Kong were commissioned to carve these bottles, each out of a single piece of rock. These artisans were chosen because they specialize in carving hardstone.
Elsa Peretti for Halston Perfume...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal
SET LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO E TAGLIACARTE design moderno edizione esclusiva
By Nino Basso
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Raffinato set lente di ingrandimento e tagliacarte della nostra collezione esclusiva ESSENZE.
Nato dall'idea creativa del designer Nino Basso, questo coordinato lente e tagliacarte...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
PORTAPENNE con base in radica di erica e canotto in metallo design contemporaneo
By Nino Basso
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
PORTAPENNE della nostra collezione esclusiva "Essenze" con base quadrata in Radica di Erica, la radica utilizzata abitualmente per costruire accessori da fumo, abbinata al contenit...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Set of Two Handmade Transparent Crystal Photo Frames by GhiróStudio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
Set of two photo frames, one horizontal and one vertical, of excellent workmanship and artistic quality.
The rounded edges give harmony and elegance.
The high transparency crystal ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Desk glass enameled handle like lapis lazuli stone Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Desk magnifing glass in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enameled handle like lapis lazuli stone. Contemporary modern style. Lens diameter cm. 7, total length cm. 19.5. Silver weig...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tronador Square Cream Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Italy Modern Design Black Faceted Crystal Table Lighter Contemporary Production
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant table lighter designed with a shape that evoques the Mid-Century Italian style. A pattern of this design that we can find in the production of architect Paolo Buffa furn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Shagreen Photo Frame by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Multi-color shagreen leather and 24 karat gold-plated picture frame by Fabio Ltd
Measures: Height 13.5 inches, width 11.5 inches, depth 1 inch
Photo size: 8 inches by 10 inches
LAST ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Tronador Square Bordeaux Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Salta Large Square Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images that led us to design our largest collection. It has pure and contemporary lines, a classic vision but with modern design. The chosen materials are alpaca and onyx...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Desk Pad, France 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful French modernist desk blotter pad features streamlined high polish chromed metal framing with tortoise (tortoiseshell) Lucite insert. The inside is in yellow butter si...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Salta Round Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Tiffany & Co. 1981 Angela Cummings Aerodynamic Twisted Pen .925 Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co., Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural twisted pen designed by Angela Cummings.
Sculptural pen, created back in the 1981 in New York city at the Tiffany Studios. This fabulous sculpt...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mole 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
scatola con penne, anni 90
Located in Felino, IT
scatola portapenne in legno, con 20 penne stilografiche e a sfera miste. usate, ma tutte in ottime condizioni. le penne sono descritte nelle foto allegate. varie marche e vari stili....
Category
1990s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Honeycomb Desk Set, Hand Blown Contemporary Glass, in Stock
Located in New York, NY
The honeycomb desk set is comprised of four separate organizing containers that create a contemporary look on any desk environment. Made with gold topaz color, the set includes a large catch all (2.5" x 8.5") and three accompanying smaller containers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Lucite Dice Decorative Objects, Pair/Set
Located in New York, NY
A pair/set of Lucite dice decorative objects, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century. A great set for a desk, bookshelf, coffee/cocktail table, etc.
Dimensions:
2.44" Square
...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' Crystal Gilt and Silver Mellon Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' Crystal Gilt and Silver Mellon Inkwell
France, Circa 1989
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' crystal gilt and silver mellon inkwell, made in France around 1989. This understated inkwell is a true representation of Cartier's renowned elegance and exquisite craftsmanship.
The inkwell features a stunning crystal body with an opalescent lift top adorned with silver and gilt metal mounts, adding a luminous touch to the piece. The top lid is fully marked with numerous Cartier hallmarks, signifying its authenticity and origin from Cartier.
The front of the melon-shaped crystal is elegantly enameled with the iconic Cartier logo in gilt enamel.
Whether displayed on a writing desk or as a part of an exquisite collection, this Cartier inkwell...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Danese Milano Formosa French Letters for Perpetual Wall Calendar by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Danese Milano Formosa letters in French for Perpetual wall calendar by Enzo Mari
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design. He was b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Danese Milano In Attesa Wastepaper Basket in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
In attesa is a wastepaper basket. It is an injection moulded polypropylene cylinder but the base is not perpendicular to the sides instead it is at a diagona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Danese Milano Perpetual Wall English Calendar in Wood by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Calendario bilancia is a wall calendar that underlines the passing of time thanks to the human intervention needed to methodically change the date each and every day. It consists of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Danese Milano Flores Opaline Box in Stainless Steel by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Opaline Flores is a rounded, plastic pencil case. It is made up of two parts in polystyrene. The hinges are the distinctive invention of the designer and with their interlocking mech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Polystyrene
CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
MOLE / Candy paperweight by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
The MOLE paperweight was created in collaboration with the I Believe In Paper. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color combinations, is perfect as a cas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Clay
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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