Desk Accessories
1940s Portuguese Vintage Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1930s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Macassar
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Silver
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Adirondack Desk Accessories
Bamboo
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Uranium ...
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Tin
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bakelite
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Rosewood
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Leather
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Travertine
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Desk Accessories
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Lucite
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze, Aluminum
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass
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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