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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1930s
Handcrafted Brass Leaf Decorative Paperweight with Bronze Patina
Located in London, GB
Handmade cast brass leaf with stunning details, a beautiful bronze patina finish and polished highlights. Ideal as an elegant paperweight or just a charming decorative object. Each ...
Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Czechoslovakian Dresser Set
Located in Fairfax, VA
Fantastic three-piece Czechoslovakian dresser set from 1930s. The dark green glass with deep cut cherubs playing music framed in bronze is so beautifully d...
Category

1930s Czech Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco envelope holder, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Chrome

ALGA" paperweight by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"ALGA" paperweight designed and created by Roberto Giulio Rida The Alga paperweight was created after finding a crystal fusion rock with beautiful inclusions/ oxides that were not t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Brass

In Stock in Los Angeles, Grey Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger In stock in Los Angeles Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a Stand hugging the mobile phone and a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Minerva Yellow Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of paperweights/jewelry holders by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of small furnishing accessories, paperweights/jewelry holders aimed at decorating a desk. As demonstrated in the photos, they can be small containers for resting jewelry, rings,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Ballpoint Pen Modern Contemporary Style Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ballpoint Pen cylindrical for large Desk. Ballpoint Pen in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Ballpoint Pen with translucent fired enamels on guilloché Modern Contemporar...
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Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Fermacarte "TRITTICO" di Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Trittico di fermacarte in cristallo pensato e prodotto da Roberto Giulio Rida. Gli elementi fermacarte decorativi, sono stati ricavati da rocce di vetro di fusione che sono stati mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Stained Glass

Handcrafted Brass Gingko Leaf Decorative Paperweight with Bronze Patina
Located in London, GB
Beautiful hand cast gingko leaf in patinated brass paperweight. Each of these brass leaves are handmade individually with incredible detail. Cast using ve...
Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Arthur Percy, Pen Holder, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic pen holder designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gefle, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Lacquered Calendar Desk Set, Two Inkwells With Retractable Lids 1930's
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Elegant Art Deco 1930's Monochrome Desk Set. Befit With Two Engine Turned Inkwells with Glass Linings and Lids That Retract. Fixed Pen Tidy and A Central Calendar. With A Green Baiz...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Handmade Small Paperweight with Sphere Shape in Portoro Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
Paperweight with sphere shape in Portoro marble. Measure: Diameter 8 cm Each piece is in a way unique (since each marble block is different in veins and shades) and handcrafted in I...
Category

2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Pair of Large Carl Auböck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Large Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4219 'Hands' Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Hand ful...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Pen Holders in Disko Metal by Just Andersen, 1930s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
Art Deco Pen Holders in Disko Metal by Just Andersen, 1930s. Set of 2. Wonderful pair of small pen holders designed by Danish sculptor Just Anders...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Italian Modern Gilt Silver Double Picture Frame, Equilibrium Gold
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Equilibrium gold is a picture frame in silver 925 gold-plated by Laura G Art with Heart and It is a very simple and modern piece and can be suit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate

Minerva Blue Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Greta Garbo Fountain pen by Montblanc, Swiss ca 2005
Located in Delft, NL
Greta Garbo Fountain pen by Montblanc, Swiss ca 2005 The MONTBLANC Greta Garbo fountain pen is a women's pen. The chic profile of the pen, that slightly curves. The fountain pen wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Desk Accessories

Materials

Resin

Carl Auböck Model #5261 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Minerva Celadon Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Magnifying Glass Made w/ 19th Century Parasol Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A custom magnifying glass made from a Victorian parasol handle by K&H adorned with intricate mother-of-pearl detailing and gold-washed silver repouss...
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21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Vintage Ink Blotter, English, Marble, Desktop Accessory, Paperweight, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ink blotter. An English, marble desktop accessory or paperweight, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. A treat for the ca...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Ermes Celadon Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Latina Leather & Marble Valet Tray
Located in Milan, IT
Latina leather & marble valet tray bring out the interplay of design, choice materials, and superb workmanship. Solid travertine is used for each item which is worked with the highes...
Category

2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Minerva Red Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Hermes Pompeian Red Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ermes Yellow Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 11 x D 4 x H 5 cm (Coaster Holder dimensions) Materials: Solid brass, Leather Sand cast in solid brass and h...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Pewter Stylised Chevron Match Box Holder
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, pewter stylised large match box holder Decorative chevron patterning border Circa 1930's Stamped 1497 on side panel Height 1.5 inch, Width 4 inch, Depth 2.5...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Pewter

Magnifying glass with Goniatite handle of the Sahara - authentic ammonite
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
A Goniatite from the Sahara, superb authentic fossil shell , embellishes the handle of the magnifying glass by transforming it into a into unique and unrepeatable accessory that ex...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Art Deco Macassar Wood and Copper Desktop Accessory Letter Holder
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Art Deco modernist desktop accessory, a letter holder, was designed and crafted in France in the 1930s. With its typical Art Deco geometric shape, the mail accessory is ...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Copper

21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Light Grey Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
Category

2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Concrete

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass. Price is f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

'Remember yourself' brass and wood memo, Italy 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare 'Remember' brass and wood memo /reminder Italy 1930s Reminder paper roll. Brass 'Remember' label meaning "Remember" H 10 cm - 28 x 10 cm Paper roll included Conditions: ex...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Harlequin Crystal Perfume Bottle Mike Hunter Twists Studio, Scotland
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Harlequin white and the palest of blue stripes, decorate both this bottle and it's extraordinary spiral stopper This is an exceptional piece from the renowned glass artist, Mike Hunt...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3651 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3651 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Price i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3654 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3654 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Price i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4636 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4636 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

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3848 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Price is per pair. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Price is for the pair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO con impugnatura conchiglia fossile Nautiloide autentica
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Una Nautiloide del Sahara, superba conchiglia fossile autentica, diventa l'impugnatura della lente di ingrandimento da tavolo, trasformandola in un accessorio d'arredo unico ed irr...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Brass

LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO DA TAVOLO con impugnatura ammonite fossile autentica
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Una Goniatite del Sahara, superba ammonite fossile autentica, diventa l' impugnatura della lente di ingrandimento da tavolo trasformandola in accessorio d'arredo unico ed irripetib...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Brass

"Antonio" Leather Pencil Holder Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Antonio" is a leather pencil holder, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, and is part of Foglia Couture collection. G...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

"Carlo" Riveted Leather Wastepaper Bin by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Carlo" is a riveted leather wastepaper bin, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combination to be chosen from the available range: tan, sienna, orange, red, red-purple, dark brown, khaki, blue, black. DIMENSIONS: D. 10.2", W. 10.2", H. 13.3" The leather is doubled to obtain greater thickness and a color contrast between inner and outer surfaces; it's then folded and held together by metal rivets: the object has taken shape. Leather, robust and soft, which maturates over time like wood, wine, brandy and cheese, is a material suitable for a living relationship with people and things it has to do with: it absorbs their scent and gives its own. It protects, gathers and changes shape, as it retains something of the life it once had. Past experiences in working with leather, with objects of common use transformed into their own form by the material of which they were made (baskets, boxes, trays, writing-desk items, small pieces of furniture, in addition to bags and cases, of course) have led Oscar Maschera to today’s production which has exceeded even the limits of explicit reality to get the pure form of the objects, reaching beyond the risky limit of mere functionality. CLAUDE BOUCHARD, interior architect and designer by training, is well known for his pieces of design in ceramics, porcelain, glass, metal and wood for firms such as Hermès...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

LIA 6" Square Handcrafted Brass and Steel Valet Bowl Tray by Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
LIA 6" Square handcrafted valet tray bowl is versatile as a decorative object or in an entry way to place your daily belongings. A contrast in metals, hand-hammered 4 1/2" inner rou...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4273 'Foot' Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4273 'Foot' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Malachite Box Fine Gemstone Jewelry Box
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning malachite box with a fantastic stripe pattern resembling images of inside of a cave. This exceptional piece uses carefully selected fine grade gemstone malachite in brilli...
Category

2010s Unknown Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite

Italian-Made Stainless Steel Horizontal Pen Holder Designed by Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
The lapiega Horizontal Pen Holder is crafted to transcend mere functionality and deliver an extraordinary visual experience. Designed by Enrico Girotti, this pen holder boasts a pure...
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Contemporary Handmade Brass Bookend "Hippos" in Ancient Greek Forms by Anaktae
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted bookend, model "Hippos" in oxidized brass. This bookend is part of the "Althaea Series", a collection of four bookends in brass Inspired by ancient Greek symbols...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Ghidini 1961 Medium Rabbit in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Decorative object medium in brass "The rabbit is the latest iconic object I have designed. For Ghidini it has turned into a family of precious metal objects: salt and pepper, paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Flavour of the Month: a current but temporary craving
Located in Athens, GR
Right in time for the festive season we brought back a frosty classic: #FlavourOfTheMonth. the marble. A current but temporary craving for a delicious looking white popsicle that is...
Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

WRITING SET WRITER'S LENS CUTTER CLOCK-WRITER'S LENS in moss green shagreen
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
The fascinating shagreeen skin composed of a myriad of bead-like beads matches the design contemporary in the desk set composed of magnifying glass, letter opener and paperweigh...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished and patinated brass. Price i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Model #3844 Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3844 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4272-2 'Rooster' Brass Bell
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4272-2 'Rooster' brass bell. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Watch Box for Nine Watches in Briar with Leather Detail by Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Elm briar and striped mahogany for your collectable watches. Leather handles. Briar box for nine watches.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Lorenzo" Riveted Leather Pencil Holder by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Lorenzo" is a riveted leather pencil holder, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

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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