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Desk Accessories For Sale
Baccarat Paperweight Double Clematis Millefiori 1992
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Baccarat Paperweight Double Clematis Millefiori 1992 Date : 1992 Origin : France Features : White double clematis lampwork flower, bud and leaves with an outer ring of gree...
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Late 20th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

c1840 French Louis Philippe Crystal Inkwell. Beautiful and Rare by Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1840 French Antique Louis Philippe Crystal Inkwell. 3 piece and a very rare item. Great accessory for your desk.
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1840s Louis Philippe Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Antique French Lapis Lazuli and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A finely crafted Antique French Lapis Lazuli and Gilt Bronze Inkwell. The inkwell still retains all its original components, including the duster and ink reservoir. The fire gilding...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Brass Over Copper Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period brass finished hand hammered copper letter rack By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark) USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5.75"W x 2...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper, Brass

Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Copper and Brass Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

1970s Tarnished Brass Post-Modern Desktop Tape Dispenser Disco Nightclub Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Good working order, warm tarnish brass, a natural time-worn patina. Loaded up with a roll of clear tape.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Unit Boy Table Lamps, Stylish Modern Rattan Handcrafted Light created by Ango
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Unit boy, table lamp in rattan, created in the unique random weaving technique developed by Ango, is a one of a kind art piece table lamp. The diffuser form evokes a lotus bloom, while the light emitted via the diffuser has a wonderful warmth, accentuated by the cadmium orange coated base. Unit Boy rattan table lamp size 8 in W x 8 in D x 10 in H in millimetre 200 mm W x 200 mm D x 250 mm H Light source : LED Filament 6W *Please note that due to the handmade nature of our products, slight variations in size may occur compared to the tear sheet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Max Le Verrier Bronze Key Holder Vide Poche, Capricorn Zodiac
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze by Max Le Verrier that makes a great key holder/vide-poche. The symbols are absolutely beautiful, they represent the Capricorn zodiac sign of those born December 22-January 2...
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20th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

An Italian Grand Tour Porphyry and Sienna Marble Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The profile of Caesar in profile in high relief. The yellow marble base with stepped edges.
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Porphyry

Pair of Vintage Montblanc Meisterstruck & Starwalker Pens with Boxes & Papers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vintage rollerball pens were made by the well known Montblanc factory of Germany in approximately 1990 in their classic modern style. theiThe black cased pen from this grouping is their "Meisterstruck" model with a clear tip on the cap, and a gold band around the center of the barrel with "MONTBLANC" and "MEISTERSTRUCK" in block letters. The other pen of this group with the brushed metal case is their "Starwalker" model. Both pens come with thier original fitted boxes, and we have one outer box and some paperwork. Both of these Montblanc rollerball pens...
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Late 20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Carolina Paper Bucket, Cream Onyx Stone
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The onyx quarries of the Carolina village, in the province of San Luis, Argentina, bring a fresh air and contribute to the femininity and elegance of our line for bathrooms, made up ...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Pattern Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Bookmark" pattern gilt bronze pen tray By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, 1918 Measures: 8.63"W x 2.75"D x 0.5"H. Good o...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Jacques Adnet Art Deco Crystal Balls Table Lamp, France, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Jacques Adnet Art Deco crystal balls table lamp, France, 1930s. Stamped made in France. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vi...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, 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...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Iron

Solid Green Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid green marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3" x 3"H. #3931
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Antique French Cosmetic Face Powder Compact Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco woman's cosmetic face powder box. This petite wooden box has it's original label on top reading Blue De Dorin; a well known French toiletry company. The vanity box is sweet and simply elegant sitting on display in a boudoir or bathroom. Add this little treasure...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Pair of Brown Stitched Leather Paperweights by Stuart Kern
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of brown stitched leather paperweights by Stuart Kern, circa 1980s. the pair are in good vintage constion with a nice patina and measure 4.5"W x 3.5"D x .75"H. #4010
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Late 20th Century American Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Large Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Zodiac" pattern bronze inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6.75"W x 6.75"D x 4"H. Go...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Pen Holder in Macassar Wood, Italy Desk Accessory from the 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco pen holder in Macassar wood and metal. Made in Italy in the 1930s. An amazing piece! An elegant piece, in excellent condition with no ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Gorham Sterling Silver 1886 Table Top Double Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver tabletop double inkwell from 1886 with intricately pierced figural gallery. It contains two glass inkwells with sterling silver caps and has an open compartment with hinged door. A great gift and addition to one's home or collection. It measures 7 3/4'' in length by 2 7/8'' in height by 4 3/4'' in depth, and bears hallmarks and monograms as shown. During the heyday of American silver manufacturing–approximately 1850 to 1940–Gorham was one of the most influential. The White House has used Gorham silver services...
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1880s American Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Italian Mid-Century Modern Applied and Decorated Murano Large Art Glass Vase
Located in Englewood, NJ
A highly decorative and vibrant Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase with decorated with transparent gradient between lime and aqua hues, multicolor vertical bands on body, a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

MCM Staved Walnut Desk Organizer
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and functional MCM staved walnut desk organizer, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 7.5"W x 4.5"D x 3"H. ...
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

MCM Staved Walnut Desk Organizer
MCM Staved Walnut Desk Organizer
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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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Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories

Materials

Bakelite

Modernist Bauhaus Wood Letter Trays
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of wood letter trays. A simple and functional design in the spirit of Bauhaus. Nice construction with finger joinery.
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1950s Unknown Bauhaus Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 10"W x 3.13"D x 0.5"H Ve...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Petite Silver Piggy Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
What every pig lover must have. Only a couple of inches big but full of personality. This tiny sterling piglet sleeping sweetly with wonderful sculptural details down to its curly ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Venetian" model desk set by TIFFANY & CO
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk set made of gilded bronze (Ormolu) composed of 14 “Venetian” model pieces, made by TIFFANY & Co, (1837 - present). Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 1647. United States, CIRCA ...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Leather Trinket Tray - Small Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Savannah
Located in Curitiba, Parana
TRINKET TRAY The Trinket Tray - Object Holder offers multifunctional organization for daily essentials, allowing for endless creative possibilities. Craft in leather with sleek edg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

A French 19th-20th Century Ebonized Wood & Plated Surtout de Table Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style ebonized wood and figural silver plated mounted plateau Surtout de Table centerpiece...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

1970s Paperweight, Ashtray, Vide-Poche, "Nautico" by Cini&Nils, Italy
Located in Arosio, IT
Marco Melocchi and Franco Bettonica designed the Nautico ashtray paperweight vide-poche deskset in 1975. This design is still part of the MOMA collection. Two of these objects are in...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories

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Stainless Steel

Petite Jack / Jax Bookend Made Metal
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this sculptural Jack made in metal.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Three Naked Men Holding Hands Bronze and Marble Base Sculpture 1930's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco three naked men holding hands bronze and marble base sculpture 1930's. Lost wax bronze sculpture of three naked men holding hands. We have speciali...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Set of Old Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called  « Life of Jean Wesley ». These...
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique English Arculus Pink Chequer Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English rare chequer glass paperweight. By Arculus. With pink latticinio rods and mixed cogs and stars canes. Bears the characteristic spontaneity and hand-crafted q...
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Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Cobalt Glass Compote
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a 19th century Empire style compote featuring gilt bronze accents and cobalt glass. This decorative piece would make a stunning addition to any home décor, adding a to...
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

English Silver Dressing Table Hand Mirror with Silver Piqué Swag Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English silver dressing table hand mirror from the 20th century with silver piqué decor of swags, oval medallion and foliage. Born in England during the 20th century, this exquisi...
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20th Century English Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Brass, Walnut and Ebonized Double Inkwell Set
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
English Victorian inkwell set. This walnut set has been accented with an ebony color and an overall brass decoration, mid-late 10th century.
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Bronze Fire Hydrant Wrench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage fire hydrant wrench, a solid bronze piece which can still be used as a wrench, however, due to the wonderful sheen and weight makes...
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20th Century Folk Art Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Flower Vase, Pink, Glazed Ceramic, Spanish, 20th
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Shiva vase is sculpture and vase. It is a symbol of Ettore Sottsass and an icon. Sottsass designed the Shiva Vase when travelling to Barcelona for love in 1973. He encountered m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Pikier, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Amsterdam Circa 1625 – 1650 A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Dutch or Spanish soldier from the period of the 80 Years War. The decoration of this t...
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1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Helmet Paperweight Mounted on a Piece of Marble Paris France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris France, this is a wonderful paperweight. A Helmut mounted on a piece of marble - a compliment to any desk or work station. The helmet is metal and the sides move a bit, as they are supposed to. A great curiosity, wonderful for a housewarming or fathers day gift.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Bookends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period sterling silver on bronze bookends By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Each measures: 5.63"W x 4.63"D x 5....
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Beautiful Hermés, Ashtray, 2nd Half of the 20th Century
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...
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20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Signed Silver-Plate Desk Set Of Hinged Box, Bowl And LIghter Set /3
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage 3 piece Italian desk set of a silver plate rectangular lidded box , bowl and lighter has a textural embossed square design pattern very much on the style of Christian Di...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

Letter Holder Paperweight in in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Letter holder or paperweight in travertine marble by the designers Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s. Weight: 5 kilos.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Rare Pair of Georgian Dresser Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine and rare pair of George II period mahogany dresser stools, the single board tops of dense mahogany with thumb molded edge over scalloped trestle ends with boarded sides. V...
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1750s Great Britain (UK) George II Antique Desk Accessories

Vintage Murano Art Glass Black Bird Mid-Century Modern, 1960's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful mid-century modern Murano glass black bird in wonderful vintage condition. Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird in the Manner of Barovier. Beautiful Murano hand blown black Italian art glass bird dove figurine...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Blown Glass

19th Century English Set of Weights with Royal Crown Marks, Numerals and Letter
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century English Set of Weights with Royal Crown Marks, Numerals and Lettering The measurement is of the largest. Weights of: 7 Lb, 4 Lb, 2 Lb, 1 Lb, and 708
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Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Enamel Sterling Silver and Silver Plate Vintage Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous artist vintage bowl from the 1960s is enamel black with rose toned center with swirls of sterling silver and the bottom is silver plate. It ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Enamel, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

19th Century Gilt Bronze Eagle Fragment on White Marble Stand, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian gilt bronze sculpture of an eagle on a rectangular white Carrera piece of marble. The high quality of the gilt work and the early age makes the eagl...
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1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Vintage Signed Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg Ceramic Tray or Dish Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage chic Swedish Mid-Century Modern hallmarked Stig Lindberg glazed ceramic tray, dish or desk accessory is hallmarked in 2 places with numbers; Gustavsberg Sweden with a sy...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Fantastic set of antique Victorian postal scales and weights by S.Mordan London
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic set of large antique Victorian postal scales and weights by S.Mordan London, having a fantastic quality set of antique Victorian scales by S.Mordan London, the brass scales...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Brass Globe Cigarette Holder & Ashtray Office Desk Accessory Caddy
Located in San Diego, CA
Brass figural globe cigarette holder and ashtray caddy, circa 1950s. Would make a great office desk accessory. Wonderful midcentury design. Nic...
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Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Box Designed for Tauck World France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tiffany & Co. porcelain round trinket box. Tiffany & Co. porcelain round map box designed for Tauck World, Made In France. The porcelain lid cover is decor...
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Onyx Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver - mounted onyx inkwell, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1915. Measures 3 3/4 inches wide (at widest point) x 2 1/4 inches high x 4 inches deep. So...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Onyx, Sterling Silver

Hand-Blown Glass Rose Sculpture, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
A beautifully hand-blown art glass rose, crafted in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s. This delicate floral sculpture features a long, translucent green stem ...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

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.
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Early 20th Century English Jacobean Desk Accessories

Materials

Oak

Everest Z5R Hand Crank Calculator, Italy
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Everest Z5R hand crank calculator. In greyish metal, the Everest Z5R is a 10-key pinwheel calculator from the 1950s. It has a 13-digit main register in the top left corner, an 8-digi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Chinese Ink Box Crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese Ink Box crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. This item may also be used to store a collection o...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Handmade Soap by Umé Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Luscious soap and unique shapes, form and function work together to add a different kind of beauty to the daily ritual of bathing. Created with an abundance of unique botanicals, antioxidants, mineral rich clays, and skin-nurturing essential oils to cleanse, hydrate & nourish all skin types. Perfect for daily use. Each Erode Summit is poured and cast by hand. As each batch is unique for each pour, no two are the same. Certified organic Measures : ~ 1.35" round x 3.75" tall. ~ 87g e3.1oz Jasmine Ylang Ylang...
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2010s American Minimalist Desk Accessories

Materials

Soapstone

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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