Desk Accessories
1910s Russian Neoclassical Vintage Desk Accessories
Jade, Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Silver Plate
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Scottish Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Metal
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1830s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Resin, Glass
1910s Russian Neoclassical Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Glass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Stoneware
1920s English Neoclassical Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
1880s French High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Felt, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Resin
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Victorian Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1870s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1860s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Desk Accessories
Metal
1880s Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Resin
1880s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Plaster
20th Century Italian Victorian Desk Accessories
Marble
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Porphyry
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver Plate, Iron
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Onyx, Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
20th Century English Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Stoneware, Pottery
19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Copper
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Iron
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Marble, Metal
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1890s German Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Nickel
1880s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Spelter
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, 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.
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