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Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Pattern Bronze and Favrile Glass Stamp Box
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Pattern Bronze and Favrile Glass Stamp Box

Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Pattern Bronze and Favrile Glass Stamp Box

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze and Favrile slag glass "Pine Needle" pattern desk box, stamp box, jewelry box, or decorative box By Tiffany Studios (signe...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Nickel - plated Auböck ring holder around 1950 ( signed )
Nickel - plated Auböck ring holder around 1950 ( signed )

Nickel - plated Auböck ring holder around 1950 ( signed )

Located in Wien, AT

Nickel - plated Auböck ring holder around 1950 ( signed ) Original condition

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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

Vintage "Bubbles" Art Glass Paperweight
Vintage "Bubbles" Art Glass Paperweight

Vintage "Bubbles" Art Glass Paperweight

Located in San Diego, CA

Vintage "Bubbles" art glass paperweight, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3.25"D x 3"H. Much better looking in person t...

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Late 20th Century American Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Bronze Inkwell in Ram's Head Design, Late 19th Century, France
Bronze Inkwell in Ram's Head Design, Late 19th Century, France

Bronze Inkwell in Ram's Head Design, Late 19th Century, France

Located in Montreal, QC

There was a great appetite for things Scottish in Victorian England. Plaids, Scottish regiments, Tartan Carpets, Marmalade etc. The ram's head also makes...

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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Cartier Set of 10 Panther Design Card and Envelop Luxury Season's Greetings
Cartier Set of 10 Panther Design Card and Envelop Luxury Season's Greetings

Cartier Set of 10 Panther Design Card and Envelop Luxury Season's Greetings

By Cartier

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Luxury Cartier set of 10 Cards and Envelopes with the Iconic Cartier Panther Jewelry Design. Large Cartier Panthere Season's Greetings, Joyeuses Fetes Stationary Cards. Authentic Lux...

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20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3652 Brass Bookends
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3652 Brass Bookends

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3652 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #3652 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Each pie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Brown Crocodile-Embossed Leather Desk Pad.
Antique Brown Crocodile-Embossed Leather Desk Pad.

Antique Brown Crocodile-Embossed Leather Desk Pad.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Antique brown crocodile-embossed leather desk pad. Transform your workspace with this desk pad, where elegance meets functionality. Crafted from brown leather with a striking crocod...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Small Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
Small Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry

Small Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry

By Bill Curry, Design Line

Located in San Diego, CA

A nice small sculptural jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina a...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Vintage Curved Horn Cube Sculptures With Mirrored Base Pair of 1980's
Vintage Curved Horn Cube Sculptures With Mirrored Base Pair of 1980's

Vintage Curved Horn Cube Sculptures With Mirrored Base Pair of 1980's

Located in North Miami, FL

This lovely pair of curved horn and mirror base cube sculptures are from the 80's. The gradients of colors of the horn range from tan to off white to gray and slate gray and etc. The...

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1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Horn, Mirror

Cute Munich Child Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Antique German 1900s
Cute Munich Child Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Antique German 1900s

Cute Munich Child Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Antique German 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Antique German Souvenir Metal Money Bank with Munich Child, Circa Early 1900s A charming and evocative antique metal money bank, likely produced as a souvenir from Oktoberfest in Mu...

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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior

Located in Reading, Berkshire

An Elegant 19th Century Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With Black Ebonised Accents & Fitted Stationary Compartments With A Tooled Leather Interior Supplied with two glass inkwells A new notepad A vintage ink pen...

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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition
Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition

Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition

Located in Buchanan, MI

An Italian alligator desk set comprising a blotter, a letter rack, a letter tray, a desk pad, a pen stand, a desk clock with Roman numeral hours, a ...

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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell
Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell

Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell

$799Sale Price / set|46% Off

Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Very elegant mother of pearl English desk inkwell. In very good conditions. Perfect for a lady's desk. It´s a perfect chic object. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and A...

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Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Flower Vase, Pink, Glazed Ceramic, Spanish, 20th
Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Flower Vase, Pink, Glazed Ceramic, Spanish, 20th

Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Flower Vase, Pink, Glazed Ceramic, Spanish, 20th

By Ettore Sottsass

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

Modernist Mid-Century Brass Clothespin Paperweight
Modernist Mid-Century Brass Clothespin Paperweight

Modernist Mid-Century Brass Clothespin Paperweight

By Halston

Located in San Diego, CA

Incredibly beautiful paperweight constructed as a clothespin in brass. Sleek with modernist essence. The luminous brass catapults this piece to sculpture. A very chic addition to you...

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1970s American Minimalist Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Restored Typewriter/ Consul, Czechoslovakia, 1962s
Restored Typewriter/ Consul, Czechoslovakia, 1962s

Restored Typewriter/ Consul, Czechoslovakia, 1962s

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...

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1660s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Edwardian Pair of Colored Glass and Sterling Silver Match Strikers
Edwardian Pair of Colored Glass and Sterling Silver Match Strikers

Edwardian Pair of Colored Glass and Sterling Silver Match Strikers

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine and impressive pair of antique Edwardian English sterling silver and colored glass match strikers; an addition to our ornamental collection. These fine antique Edwardian sterling silver match strikers have a circular rounded form. The surface of each colored glass body is embellished with a serrated texture which composes a match striker. The upper portion of these antique match strikers...

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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s
Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s

Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s

By Archimede Seguso

Located in Roma, IT

Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano crystal glass enriched inside with air bubbles. This rare object was designed in Italy during the 1960s by Archimede S...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Hand-Crafted Modern Onyx Bookends by AIREDELSUR, 9.5\" Diameter
Hand-Crafted Modern Onyx Bookends by AIREDELSUR, 9.5\" Diameter

Hand-Crafted Modern Onyx Bookends by AIREDELSUR, 9.5\" Diameter

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...

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2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Onyx, Stone, Metal

Round Ink Stone with Qianlong Mark
Round Ink Stone with Qianlong Mark

Round Ink Stone with Qianlong Mark

Located in San Francisco, CA

Round Ink Stone with Qianlong Mark A round Chinese ink stone with a dark, textured exterior and smooth central basin for grinding ink. The rim is de...

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20th Century Chinese Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone

Art Deco Uplight Brass Metal Table Lamp, French, 1930s
Art Deco Uplight Brass Metal Table Lamp, French, 1930s

Art Deco Uplight Brass Metal Table Lamp, French, 1930s

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

A lovely example of Art Deco that shows great style and imagination is this French table lamp trumpet shape. Cream coloured on the inside and takes a normal bulb, you can use energy ...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Hermès, Scissors Equestrian Horse Head in Silver Plate, 1960's-1970's Paris
Hermès, Scissors Equestrian Horse Head in Silver Plate, 1960's-1970's Paris

Hermès, Scissors Equestrian Horse Head in Silver Plate, 1960's-1970's Paris

By Ravinet D' Enfert, Hermès

Located in Lausanne, CH

An elegant pair of scissors designed and retailed by Hermès, manufactured by silversmiths Ravinet d'Enfert, Paris France. The handles are silverplate and the blades are in stainless ...

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1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate, Stainless Steel

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight

Agate Onyx Paperweight

$225Sale Price|50% Off

Agate Onyx Paperweight

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 5 inches, width 2.75 inches, height 1.25 inches This piece makes for a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone

Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909
Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909

Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909

By Max Lange

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Depicting two male nudes lifting a garland framing Medieval images of the two patron saints of Leipzig University -- St. Laurentius and John the Baptist -- this rare and beautiful br...

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Early 1900s German Beaux Arts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Carl Auböck Model #9040 Patinated Brass Knob
Carl Auböck Model #9040 Patinated Brass Knob

Carl Auböck Model #9040 Patinated Brass Knob

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Carl Auböck Model #9040 Patinated Brass Knob Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in darkly patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Aust...

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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4965 Patinated Brass Hook
Carl Auböck Model #4965 Patinated Brass Hook

Carl Auböck Model #4965 Patinated Brass Hook

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Carl Auböck #4965 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Massive Rock Crystal White / Clear Quartz Point Cluster
Contemporary Massive Rock Crystal White / Clear Quartz Point Cluster

Contemporary Massive Rock Crystal White / Clear Quartz Point Cluster

Located in Toronto, ON

A massive contemporary rock crystal point cluster. Huge central crystal points are surrounded by smaller points in this one of a kind natural specimen. Rock crystal has long been use...

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2010s American Desk Accessories

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Hand Painted Middle Eastern Moorish Style Photo Album, 19th Century
Hand Painted Middle Eastern Moorish Style Photo Album, 19th Century

Hand Painted Middle Eastern Moorish Style Photo Album, 19th Century

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique Middle Eastern Qajar style Moorish picture photo album, with hand painted miniatures on the cover. This fine Middle Eastern Moorish style scrapbook is hand painted with 22-k...

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Late 19th Century Moorish Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

Ferragamo Magnifying Glass with Leather Handle, Italy, 1970s
Ferragamo Magnifying Glass with Leather Handle, Italy, 1970s

Ferragamo Magnifying Glass with Leather Handle, Italy, 1970s

By Salvatore Ferragamo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage magnifying glass was produced in Italy during the 1970s and bears the engraved Ferragamo signature along the handle, with a Made in Italy stamp at the base. The piece feature...

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Italian Murano Rainbow Bubble Art Glass Paperweight
Italian Murano Rainbow Bubble Art Glass Paperweight

Italian Murano Rainbow Bubble Art Glass Paperweight

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Oval shaped, artisan-made, hand-blown, Italian Murano art glass paperweight features a bed of colorful teal, blue, yellow, and red with clear bubbles rising resembling hot air balloo...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Gothic English Ink Stand, circa 1880
Gothic English Ink Stand, circa 1880

Gothic English Ink Stand, circa 1880

$300Sale Price / set|33% Off

Gothic English Ink Stand, circa 1880

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1880 brass & wood ink stand, English. Gothic Revival brass strapwork. Ebonized trim accents. Burl walnut. 10 1/2" W., 7 7/16" D., 3 5/16" H. Whitehall Antiques is a family bus...

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1880s English Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

White and Clear Marbled Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
White and Clear Marbled Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle

White and Clear Marbled Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle

By Paola Valle

Located in Ciudad De México, MX

This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space. Our Semi Sphere is a very cool and f...

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2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Resin

Spherical Solid Onyx Paperweight on Sterling Paw Foot Stand
Spherical Solid Onyx Paperweight on Sterling Paw Foot Stand

Spherical Solid Onyx Paperweight on Sterling Paw Foot Stand

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful paper weight made of Black Onyx. The piece rests on a sterling stand with three lions paws. The stunning piece is a compliment to any space, side table, desk or work st...

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20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Onyx, Sterling Silver

Mid-19th Century Micro-Mosaic Plaque in Marble Frame, Italian Decor
Mid-19th Century Micro-Mosaic Plaque in Marble Frame, Italian Decor

Mid-19th Century Micro-Mosaic Plaque in Marble Frame, Italian Decor

Located in London, GB

A fine quality mid 19th century oval Micro-mosaic Plaque depicting St Peter’s Square Rome, enclosed in unusual black slate marble frame decorated with shells, scrolls & wolves.

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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight
Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight

Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight

Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. Th...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Daum France Crystal Dog Basset Paperweight Sculpture
Daum France Crystal Dog Basset Paperweight Sculpture

Daum France Crystal Dog Basset Paperweight Sculpture

By Daum

Located in Atlanta, GA

Daum, France, created this adorable crystal basset hound figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the early 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely dog with dimensional...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Bugatti Tank Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight. France 1930
Bugatti Tank Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight. France 1930

Bugatti Tank Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight. France 1930

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Bugatti Tank Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight. France 1930. Silvered Bronze Sculpture depicting a Bugatti Type 32 ¨Tank¨ Car. Mounted over an acylic base. Signed CAD. Lovely ...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal

Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal

By Hermès

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal Desk set consisting of a stationery holder, a double-flap desk folder and a pen holder with blotter. It is a game that detonat...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Pair of Elizabeth II Style Fox Head Stirrup Cups, Pewter & Brass
Pair of Elizabeth II Style Fox Head Stirrup Cups, Pewter & Brass

Pair of Elizabeth II Style Fox Head Stirrup Cups, Pewter & Brass

By Gucci

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Classic Elizabeth II style stirrup cups, is of plain beaker form with a cast foxes head to one end. Set of two playful stirrup cups from the 1970s. Gorgeous stirrup cup adorned with a hand-carved fox head on its base. They balance with the animal heads up or down and can just be used as decorative objects if desired. Traditionally, a stirrup cup is the beverage given to guests just before the very moment of departure, referring to having one's feet in the stirrups. It is also the drink served at the meet before a fox hunt. Mauro Manetti Style Animal Heads Stirrup Goblets...

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Mid-20th Century English Elizabethan Desk Accessories

Materials

Pewter, Brass

Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera With 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear
Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera With 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear

Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera With 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear Fixed Lens of Dresden, Germany Manufactured by Ernemann between 1924-1926. Folded dimensions: 67 mm x 125 mm...

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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Staffordshire Dog Inkwell
Staffordshire Dog Inkwell

Staffordshire Dog Inkwell

Located in Tampa, FL

An antique Staffordshire dog, Whippet porcelain inkwell. Circa 1880, England

Category

1880s English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Writing set with blotter, inkwell, opener, seal, pen and original case
Writing set with blotter, inkwell, opener, seal, pen and original case

Writing set with blotter, inkwell, opener, seal, pen and original case

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Writing set with blotter, inkwell, letter opener, seal and embossed silver pen with original case. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 3...

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20th Century European Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of an Elephant
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of an Elephant

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of an Elephant

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

The Netherlands Circa 1630 – 1640 A bold painted blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of an Elephant. A very rare decoration to find on a Dutch tile. This exotic crea...

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1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Handmade Soap by Umé Studio
Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Handmade Soap by Umé Studio

Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Handmade Soap by Umé Studio

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

A red Verona marble and bronze inkwell, signed Barbedienne, France 1870.
A red Verona marble and bronze inkwell, signed Barbedienne, France 1870.

A red Verona marble and bronze inkwell, signed Barbedienne, France 1870.

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Milan, IT

A red Verona marble inkwell with a central, extremely refined, lost-wax bronze sculpture in the Neoclassical Grand Tour style, depicting the head of Antinous depicted as Dionysus in ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Murano Aquarium Art Glass Paperweight with Fish, Italy 1960s
Murano Aquarium Art Glass Paperweight with Fish, Italy 1960s

Murano Aquarium Art Glass Paperweight with Fish, Italy 1960s

Located in Marinha Grande, PT

Exceptional Murano art glass paperweight featuring an aquarium-style underwater scene with suspended tropical fish and richly colored abstract marine décor. Handblown in Italy during...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Hand Painted Middle Eastern Qajar Style Picture Photo Album
Hand Painted Middle Eastern Qajar Style Picture Photo Album

Hand Painted Middle Eastern Qajar Style Picture Photo Album

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique Middle Eastern Qajar early 1900s Persian style picture photo album, with hand painted miniature on the cover. Middle Eastern scrapbook is hand painted with 22-karat gold, wi...

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Late 19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass 20th Century Spanish
Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass 20th Century Spanish

Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass 20th Century Spanish

By Ettore Sottsass

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Magnifying Glass on Stand, 19th Century
Magnifying Glass on Stand, 19th Century

Magnifying Glass on Stand, 19th Century

Located in Vosselaar, BE

Magnifying glasses are already recorded as far back as the Ancient Greeks. Troughout history they were reserved for scientists, nobility and monks. During the Renaissance and culmina...

Category

19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Softwood, Walnut

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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