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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: 1930s
Temple of Apollo Pewter box from Herman Bergman, Sweden, 1939
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful pewter box from Herman Bergman, adorned with a strict pewter rectangle on top. Beautiful execution.
The images depicted are from the Bassai (sometimes spelled Bassae) Fr...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Treasury Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver treasury inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
...
Category
1930s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Bronze French Christian Maas Birkin Bag Sculpture & Art Limited Edition
By Christian Maas
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing sculpture by the well known French artist and sculptor, Christian Maas is a silvered bronze life-size rendering of the infamous Hermes Kelly Birkin bag. It was a limited edition of 100. It was done in 1990. It is titled the "Sac Kelly". The weight is extremely heavy and weighs excess of approximately 50 lbs. It is complete with engraved Cadena and incised troupe l'oeil special details. This rare and ultra chic piece of art and sculpture is a magnificent edition to any lover of Hermès and or contemporary Pop art sculpture collector. It is signed on the bottom as shown in the photos as Francis and D'Estaing which is the nom de plume of Christian Maas. His pseudonym is D'Estaing. That is how it was signed and intended by the sculptor. Since this was a limited edition of only 100, this makes it even more desirable and collectable. The talented sculptor was born in 1951 and is now deceased unfortunately. The height to the opening of what would be the top is 11.25" H. The height handle is below. There are no more being made from the cast mold...
Category
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Bookens J. Dasilva Gilt Bronze
By Joao Da Silva
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gilt bronze bookens J. Dasilva
onyx base Origin Portugal
perfect condition.
Category
1930s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Inkstand, Rectangular Base, Scotland 1930, H559
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique brass inkstand, rectangular base, Scotland 1930, H559
Scotland 1930
Brass + Glass
Rectangular base with a square crystal inkwell with brass lid
Pen holder to the front
Dec...
Category
1930s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Nils Fougstedt Ink-Stand Produced by Fabriksaktiebolaget Kronsilver in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ink-stand designed by Nils Fougstedt. Produced by Fabriksaktiebolaget Kronsilver in Sweden.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
A 1930s High Quality Art Deco Wood and Chromed Metal French Desk Set
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Stylish desk set made in France, it's in wood and metal, composed by an inkstand and a mail holder.
Inkwell dimensions cm 30 x 13, height cm 19.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Letter Rack by Jacques Adnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Jacques Adnet & the Compagnie des arts Français letter rack. Chromed metal consisting of a series of vertical blades of curved section resting on rectangul...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Chrome
French Harlequin Ceramic Ink and Pen Stand by Aladin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A lovely French Harlequin ceramic ink and pen holder by Aladin. The white ceramic piece features purple and gold accents throughout.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Pietro Chiesa Midcentury Chiseled Crystal Desk Set for Fontana Arte, 1930s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This hand chiselled crystal desk set was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930s
Fontana Arte S.p.A. is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Writing Set by Ernst Svedbom for Svenskt Tenn, 1934
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Writing, seven parts set in pewter by Ernst Svedbom (1913-2004), Goldsmith AB for Swedish Tenn, circa 1934-1936.
Marked: SG A-B Svenskt Tenn K8.
A pair...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
"Automobile Club of Rhone, " Art Deco Bronze Desk Accessory, Talbot-Lago
By A. Augis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and striking desk accessory, consisting of a bas relief sculptural bronze plaque suspended above a bronze base, was sculpted by A. Augis for the Automobile Club of Rhone, a...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1930s Chrome Diamond Plate Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a captain of industry.
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Chris Buzzini Artist-Proof Orchid Flower and Roots Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine studio glass paperweight by Chris Buzzini.
With a lampwork orchid (including the roots).
With a signature cane to the reverse of the ro...
Category
1990s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Swedish Wooden Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden table phone, marked K. Telegfrafverkets Werkstatt Nynäshamn from the 1930s
Measures: Height about 27 cm.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Industrial Art Deco Triple Beveled Mirrors by Apex
By APEX
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco triple mirror adjustable forward and backward motion featuring three bevel mirrors, wonderful scale and proportion, metal, Industrial yet sleek, elegant design, mint origina...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Just Andersen, Early Ink Well and Ink Blotter in Alloy Bronze, 1930s-1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen. Early ink well and ink blotter in alloy bronze, 1930s-1940s.
In very good condition.
Ink well measures: 27.5 x 17.5 cm.
Ink blotter measures: 15 x 9.5 cm.
Stamped....
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1930 Art Deco Pair of Bookend Representing Parakeets
Located in Marseille, FR
1930 Art Deco pair of bookend representing parakeets.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
1930s Antique Brass Paperweight Depicting a Horse's Head
Located in Milan, IT
Paperweight made of lost wax casting brass depicting a horse's head, English manufacture of the 1930s. Good condition. Measures: cm 10 x 10 H 5.
Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London...
Category
1930s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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
Pair of Bookends in Patinated Bronze by Tinos, Made in Denmark, 1930s
By Tinos
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of bookends in bonze, made in Denmark. Great original condition.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture Signed French
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful cast bronze figurative French abstract sculpture is a single breast as the subject matter. It is signed and numbered 100. It has been professionally polished. Sorry th...
Category
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Picket Fence English Letter Rack and Silver Inkstand
Located in Port Chester, NY
Charming and unique little desk accessory. Picket fence letter rack, place to hold a pen, and a lovely silver plate top inkwell. Feather pen.
Category
1930s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Glass, Feathers
Three-Piece Art Deco Machine Age Cobalt Mirror and Chrome Desk Set by Victor
By Victor
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Art Deco Machine Age desk set was realized by the celebrated American maker, Victor, circa 1930. It features a inkwell/pen holder, a blotter and a clock. The inkwell offers a square body composed of translucent Lucite with a cylindrical depression in the centre intended for storing ink and a cobalt mirrored...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Shell Paper Clamp in Italian Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
Shell paper clamp in Italian sterling silver. Finely wrought hinged silver shell desk accessory for holding current papers elegantly in place with Italian ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Nickel Bronze Art Deco Inkwell, Attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modernist nickel bronze Art Deco inkwell, attributed to Jacques Adnet.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Just Andersen, Two Matchbox Holders and a Vase in Pewter, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen. Two matchbox holders and a vase in pewter, 1930s.
In good condition with minor wear.
Matchbox holder measures: 10.5 x 6.5 cm.
The vase measures: 14.5 x 6 cm.
Stamp...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
20th Century Empire Style Handmade Sterling Silver Inkwell, Italy, 1991
Located in Cagliari, IT
Wonderful handcrafted sterling silver inkwell.
A refined piece of Empire style silverware perfect for an extremely elegant home or office.
Made for us by Argenteria Auge, one of th...
Category
1990s Italian Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Gilded Bronze Trousse with Etched Decorations, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Gilded bronze trousse is an original decorative object realized in the 1930s.
Very precious bronze and turtle trousse with mirror and three compartments. Etched cover and Mogol de...
Category
1930s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Marble Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Blancpain Watch Porcelain Jewelry Box, circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
From Swiss luxury watch maker a 1990s Blancpain round porcelain ceramic jewelry or watch box. Box, a luxury brand partnership with Blancpain, Leading Hotels of the World, and Villero...
Category
1990s Luxembourgish Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Art Deco Period Silvered Bronze Bookends Representing Seals
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Art Deco period silvered bronze and antico verde marble bookends representing seals by Maurice Frécourt. Signed: “Frecourt”
Category
1930s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Deco Signed Bronze and Silver Plate Hinged Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely, handsome vintage and well-made heavy box from Silver Crest Co. is hallmarked on the bottom genuine silver crest bronze SMA 518-36, 59....
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Bronze Paper Bag Signed Sculpture Limited Edition, French
By Use Honure
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing hallmarked French signed limited edition bronze paper bag sculpture is signed Use Honure 90 26/ 170. It is a limited edition. It has been professionally polished. There ...
Category
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Old French Art Deco Decoration Paper Advertising / Add, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s
- France
- Good original condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Green Bauhaus Sheet Metal Vintage Letter Scale by Marianne Brandt Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
A green Bauhaus sheet metal letter scale by Marianne Brandt, 1930-1931, for Ruppelwerke, Gotha, Germany.
The iconic designer Marianne Brandt was the Head...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sheet Metal
"Conquest of Spain, " Extraordinary, Monumental Bronze Inkwell, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
More of an indictment of the Spanish conquest of North America than a celebration, this quite extraordinary, large bronze inkwell depicts a Conquistador, holding sword and whip, seat...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a top original Art Deco quality made desk piece. Besides an intricately decorated large pair of inkwell holders this work of beauty also comes with a pair of perfect size and shape, bronze handles. The lids of this rare collectable open and close perfectly too and the ink holders even come with the original, glass inkwells. Because of the design and because of its weight, this attractive Gothic desk piece stands very strong and firm on its feet. Also the marble pen holder...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Postmodern Set of 3 Solid Marble Sculptures by Giulio Lazzotti for Mageia 1990s
By Giulio Lazzotti, Mageia Pietrasanta
Located in Koper, SI
This set of sculptures was designed by Giulio Lazzotti in the 1990s and manufactured by Mageia, a company specialized in crafting marble. Perfect on a desk, they could be used as pap...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Portable Typewriter Rheinmetall / Borsig, Germany since 1931
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany. Production in the years 1931-1940
Front shock absorber, 4-row, portable
Made of metal, steel, chrome, fabric
Polished
Good original...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Art Deco Burlwood Box and Organizer
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully finished, vintage burlwood writing pen box and organizer. This beautiful piece is crafted out of burlwood that visually delights the eye. The b...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Bronze Card Tray or Pin Tray, Vide-Poche Dwarf with a Basket
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Bronze card tray or Pin tray, Vide - Poche, 1930s
This adorable card tray or pin tray, Vide - Poche, is made of bronze and features a Dwarf wi...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1931 René Lalique, Seal Soucis Glass with Blue Patina, Flowers
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal "Soucis" made in clear and frosted with blue patina by René Lalique in 1931.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition.
Measures: height: 8.5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lal...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Art Deco Type 40 Ivory Chrome Trim Telephone by Monophone, Circa 1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This wonderful working example of 1930s design is sure to fit into your period decorating scheme. The RRRING of this classic is unlike anything available in modern phones, and it is ...
Category
1930s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
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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