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Desk Accessories For Sale
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight.
Originally designed by Carl Auböck III in the early 1960s, this handmade piece was inspired by charming sl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$703 / item
Table Fan PAL, 220V, 30W Central Europe in the 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
In good original and functional condition. Silent run.
Category
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Bronze / Marble Lion Sculpture Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Art Nouveau style gilt bronze / black marble base lion sculpture decorative piece. The piece is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Maker's m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Illuminated Terrestrial Globe by Barrère & Thomas, France 1940s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
French globe by Girard Barrère & Thomas. This small glowing glass globe was made before 1948. Typical Art Deco design on a step-shaped base made of aluminum and a globe made of glass.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Modern Solid Rosewood Perpetual Desk Calendar
By Enzo Mari
Located in San Diego, CA
Handcrafted unique rare perpetual calendar circa 1950's solid rosewood with gold numbers days and months, great design and craftsmanship some of the lettering it's faded due to age b...
Category
20th Century North American Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Eagle bronze inkwell, signed Anton Puchegger, Austria circa 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze inkwell depicting a standing eagle with folded wings. The sculpture rises on a rectangular base and, as it rotates, reveals the white ceramic ink container. Stag horn beak. Si...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Persian Khatam Marquetry Pen and Letter Desk Set 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
PERSIAN KHATAM MARQUETRY
PEN AND LETTER DESK SET
20th century
Khatam marquetry covered wooden
rectangular serpentine front base with drawer.
Letter holder with two brass tip pen res...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Islamic Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Paperweight. A Petrified piece of wood polished on one side.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This stunning paperweight is a piece of genuine petrified wood, expertly polished on one side to reveal its extraordinary natural beauty. The polished surface displays a vibrant arra...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Petrified Wood
Modern, Cloud, Magazine Holder, Desk Accessory
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Magazine holder, magazine rack, book holder, Porte revue, Porte revues, brass.
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Piet Hein 'Solitaire' Teak Board Game for Skjode, Denmark, 1960s
By Piet Hein
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Piet Hein 'Solitaire' rare teak board game for Skjode, Denmark, 1960s.
A solid teak Solitaire game designed by Piet Hein (1905-1996) in the 1950s. Manufact...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Style French Inkwell Made of Wood, Brass and Crystal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Orig...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Commercial Balance Scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique commercial balance scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels is the type of precision instrument for which the company was known during the early 20th century. Note the attention to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
$298 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Moroccan Blue and Gold Embossed Leather Padfolio
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Blue and Gold Embossed Leather Padfolio.
Vintage leather Moroccan portfolio.
Blue and gold vintage Moroccan leather hand tooled leath...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
ANTIQUE ENGLISH WALNUT RECEPTION DESK LETTER SET MAGNiFYING GLASS
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale This Antique Reception Desk Letter Set.
Is a stunning example of late Victorian craftsmanship, dating bac...
Category
20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Medium Box in Copper-Plated Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4637 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4637 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
World Ball Sculpture Made of Hand-Carved Stones on a Base
Located in Marbella, ES
World Ball Sculpture Made of Hand-Carved Stones on a Base.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Antique Tiffany Wave Edge Sterling Silver Inkstand
Located in New York, NY
Wave Edge sterling silver inkstand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1884. Square with corner scroll-mounted supports. Centrally mounted bowl with hinged cover. Applied reeded a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Brass Oval "25" Paperweight from De Vera New York
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass oval paperweight with "25" on top, stamped 2015 DE VERA on the bottom with the gallery's prior Crosby Street address.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Mosaic Color Spots Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass High Heel Shoe Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown multi-color murrine mosaic design Italian art glass kitten heel shoe sculpture. It has gold leaf on the heel and on the trim over the top. Made with a rain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$268 Sale Price
33% Off
Parchment Desk Pad by Gucci, 1930s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredibly rare vintage portable writing pad by Gucci circa 1930s. Parchment exterior and a wood frame, featuring brown felt underneath. Removable inset top reverses to a parchment w...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Goatskin, Leather
Bottle Stopper by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Georg Jensen 925 sterling bottle stopper. Marked Denmark Sterling Dessin HN 206.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Louis XV Hand Painted Delft Style Faience Inkwell Vide-Poche
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
This uniquely shaped ceramic inkwell was sculpted in France, circa 1880. The cartouche-shaped desk essential features a hand painted black and white center medallion with sailboats, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Barbini Murano Blue White Gold Italian Art Glass Bowl Toothpick Holder Desk Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown sky blue over white and gold flecks Italian art glass leaf and flower shaped ashtray / dish, and cigarette / toothpick holders. Documented ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Edwardian Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Corinthian column table lamp with iron weighted base, stepped base marked G. S.
Rewired with switch and braided cable.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Vintage Art Deco Ceramic and Bakelite "Dog" Catch-All
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage art deco ceramic and bakelite "whimsical dog" catch-all, circa 1940s. The piece is in good condition with no chips or cracks and m...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Bakelite
English Edwardian Brass Fox Letter Holder
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century English Edwardian letter holder combines utility with charm, showcasing a beautifully cast brass fox mid-leap, its form brimming with energy and detail. Frame...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
Slag Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique-shaped pieces of slag glass. Each piece will vary in size and shape. Slag glass comes from the glass used to make car windows. These pieces were sourced in Texas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Slag Glass
$390 / item
Large Vintage Red and White Porcelain Bowl, Catchall Encased in Pewter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage red and white porcelain bowl catchall encased in pewter.
Floral design with gold accents hand painted in Hong Kong on a white po...
Category
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Inkwell With Dachshund Sculpture, Brass, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful inkwell made of heavy brass.
Beautifully crafted and decorated with a dachshund figure.
France, early 20th century.
Category
20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Letter opener, solid bronze floral laburnum decor, Jugendstil Art Nouveau France
Located in Wien, AT
Very nice example of a letter opener, made out of solid bronze, from the famous Jugendstil - Art Nouveau period, around 1900.
This object is a beautiful desk accessory made of high...
Category
Early 1900s French Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Stil life with vase and fruit, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1700
A fine blue and white Dutch tile with a still life painting of a vase with leaves and grapes and an apple on the sides.
The scene is painted without corn...
Category
1690s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Rope Key Wall Hook by Style of Audoux Minet, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French rope key holder by Audoux and Minet. Intertwined rope with 4 hooks to hang keys. Perfect key hook in the shape of a large key for your entryway. Fun pi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
English Victorian Bronze Double Inkwell with Horse
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian bronze double inkwell on oak base with jockey and horse motif and crystal wells.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
DeCastelli Riviera Pots 3 Flower 50 Planter in Stainless Steel by Aldo Cibic
By DeCastelli, Aldo Cibic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“I’ve always been drawn to nature as it manifests its strength in unexpected contexts”. With this, Aldo Cibic built a miniature natural landscape, poetically made of structures, cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century 'Sormani' Ormolu Inkwell
By Paul Somani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu desk inkwell, stamped; Sormani, Paris. Having wonderful stylized scrolling foliate and shell like decoration, with a hinged central lid...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Postmodern Black Enameled Perforated Metal Utensil Pen Desk Top Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Black enameled perforated metal utensil pen holder circa 1980's small ding on the bottom as shown.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the geometric shape inspired by a fashion tailored suit design, the waisted middle par...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4630 Large Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck model #4630 large brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass.
Price is for the pair....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #5261 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produced by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$344 / item
Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Chromed Bronze Lion and Movement by Le Roux
By Le Roux à Paris 1
Located in Ulm, DE
Multicolor marble mantel clock
Clock movement from Le Roux
Lion sculpture made of bronze, chromed, original patina
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dime...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Silver Gilt Presentation Casket Awarded to Alderman Abel Heywood
Located in London, GB
An Elkington & Company Silver Gilt Presentation Casket
Hall Marked for Birmingham, 1891 and the maker; the casket, in the Victorian Gothic manner, with cluster columns at the angles...
Category
1890s English Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Vermeil
Italian Male Bust Sculptures Grand Tour
By A. Santini
Located in New York, NY
A set of three (3) Italian male sculpture busts by R. Santini, in the classical Roman or Grand Tour design style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This set of busts could be used for a library, office, etc., on a shelf, table, etc. Marked on bottom as shown in images.
Dimensions L to R:
Nerone: 4.63" Width x 6" Height
Augusto: 4.13" Width x 5.75" Height
Traiano: 4.63" Width x 6.19" Height
Italian table, search ref. #: LU1314231162942 (SOLD.)
For Corinthian capitol columns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Desk Accessories
Materials
Composition
$675 / set
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Bronze Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze Graduate pattern desk letter rack or letter sorter with verdigris green patina
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
N...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,595 / item
Vintage Art Glass Clear and White Glass Paperweight White Lily, Mid-late 20th C
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Art Glass Clear and White Glass Paperweight White Lily, Mid-late 20th C
Offered for sale is a paperweight with white flowers blown into it as well as a ring of clear bubb...
Category
Late 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Randall Grubb Flat Flower Bouquet Glass Paperweight with a Millefiori Garland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed lampwork paperweight by Randall Grubb.
With a flat floral bouquet surrounded by a millefiori ring or garland.
With a G signat...
Category
1990s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Capodimonte-Type Hand Painted Bas Relief Hinged Box
By Capodimonte
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique Capodimonte type hand decorated hinged box with gorgeous original gilt interior and bas relief decoration on all sides including the b...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
$965 Sale Price
28% Off
Art Deco Desk Set in Portoro Marble, 1930's
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
An inkwell, a mail buffer and a pad with ink blotting paper. Manufactured in France during 1930's. Made of Italian Portoro marble and chrome plated steel. In ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Steel
$467 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Limited Edition Baccarat French Crystal "Zola" Inkwell
By Baccarat
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Limited Edition Baccarat French Crystal "Zola" Inkwell.
Category
1990s French Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
1950s Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Planner Group Desk Organizer
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Paul McCobb Planner Group desk organizer by Winchendon Furniture. Made in the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Antique Vienna Bronze Bear with Blanket
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Vienna Bronze Bear with Blanket
Item e7280
A beautiful bronze statue of a wandering bear spreading out his blanket to rest. A hat and wal...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Vienna Secession Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Ico Parisi Italian Design Object Ashtray for Stildomuselezione
By Ico Parisi
Located in Chicago, IL
A rosewood and walnut posacenere or ashtray model 1402 designed by Ico Parisi for Stildomuselezione, circa 1959.
Ashtray 5" diameter x 2.75" height.
Pictured in the Ice Parisi book...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Vintage Italian Modernist Gold Aluminum Rotary Telephone by CR Telefonia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rotary telephone in gold anodized aluminum by CR Telefonia (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Handset is composed of an aluminum exterior and plastic interior and dial features a leather center.
Ne...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
1950 Italian Pair of Organic Crystal, Yellow & Red Murano Art Glass Flower Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of organic Murano glass vases of clean rectangular modern shape, attributed to Seguso, the linear design enhanced by the triple Sommerso technique: the crystal clear blown gla...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass
Vintage Leather Stitched Padfolio Bond Street Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan leather burgundy leather padfolio.
Vintage Bond Street Leather Portfolio Italy Burgundy.
Gorgeous Burgundy Pebbled Leather Portfolio
B...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Mid Century Dandelion Flower Lucite Paperweight by Gumps USA 1960s
By Gumps
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a vintage mid-century dandelion flower encased in lucite paperweight made by Gumps USA in the 1960s. It is a perfect decorative piece of art for a desk or mid-century inspire...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Royal Danish Navy Tobacco Set - Lighter & Box in Bronze, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Royal Danish Military set consisting of standing petrol lighter with the ciffers/code of arms of The Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet) and a cigarette box with the M23 Steel Helmet logo...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Inkwell from France, C. 1840
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece of nineteenth-century French elegance is sure to be the envy of any collector. The Napoleon III gilt bronze inkwell is a prized find, crafted in circa 1840 France with int...
Category
1840s French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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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