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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique officer’s campaign correspondence box. An English, flame mahogany and leather writing case, dating to the Regency period, ...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Wood

Rare Cigar Holder Bavarian 19th Century Terracotta
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare victorian terracotta and pipe clay cigar holder, late nineteenth century. Produced by the J&C China company of Bavaria. Made for holding cigars. This playful bear with a growl ...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories

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Terracotta

John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight Additional information: Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm Period of Time: 1900 Country of origin: Scotland Condit...
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19th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Papier Mache Pen Tray
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English papier mache pen tray with an Asian chinoiserie design. It is hand made depicting hand painted gilt figures in a garden pagoda scene with Japanese maples on ...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desk Accessories

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Paper

England modern Round wastepaper basket in red and white metal, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
England modern Round wastepaper basket in red and white metal, 1990s Round-based wastepaper basket in painted metal with red and white spiral stripes design. The upper profile is rou...
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1990s English Modern Desk Accessories

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Metal

Rare Victorian Gilt Bronze Table Bell
By Gustav Bergmann
Located in Dereham, GB
Rare Victorian Gilt Bronze Table Bell. In the Form of a Circular dining table. The Etched Table cloth decorated with flowers, And frill detail at the bottom of the table cloth. Applied on top with a cat, Photoframes and Binoculars The Centre with a Gas table lamp...
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19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in Cloisonné Bronze with Black Enamel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in cloisonné bronze with black enamel. Divided into three compartments plus the wick deposit. 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Enamel

Quality antique Victorian oak stationary box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality oak stationary box having a sloping front and a pair of oak doors opening to reveal a fitted interior, bearing a presentation plaque to the inside of one of...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Oak

A Russian silver inkwell, jeweler: Johann Fredrik Akerblom, St. Petersburg 1836.
Located in Milan, IT
A Russian silver figured inkwell, jeweler: Johann Fredrik Akerblom, taster Mikhail Mikhailovich Karpinshií. Cylindrical inkwell raised on four feet with chiseled and knurled floral e...
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1830s Russian Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Late 19th Century Napoleon III Bronze Wood Marquetry Inkwell
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined antique inkwell, with two inkwells made of bronze, including glass cups. The base is made of veneered marquetry wood with a diamond pattern, framed in a bronze rim, resting...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

19th Century Rosewood & Inlay Stationary Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With An Engraved Shield. Stationary Compartments and Storage Space. The item has black ebonised decorative accents & is fitted with a tooled black leather interior Supplied with two glass inkwells A new leather writing pad A vintage ink pen...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Rosewood

French Bronze and Gilded Bronze Inkwell and Candlestand 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A large and impressive early 19c French bronze and gilt bronze inkwell, the central chased handle with a pair of candle arms terminating in lion masks, 2 tray wells either side of a ...
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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

English 19th Century Brass Lobster Double Inkwell Registry Dated 1889
Located in Wells, ME
English 19th century brass full bodied lobster inkwell with hinged carapace that when opened reveals two blown glass inkwells. This rare inkwell is...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry, made of ebonised fruitwood naturalistically carved with a cockerel and hen perched on a rocky outcrop, bundles of wh...
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1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories

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Wood

Antique Apprentice Mule Chest, English, Oak, Miniature Coffer, Desktop, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique apprentice mule chest. An English, oak miniature desktop coffer, dating to the late Georgian period, circa 1800. Wonderful desk storage box, a great example of ap...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Desk Accessories

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Oak

Beautiful Paperweight with the Name Wilh Scheidig in it, 1900
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Beautiful Paperweight with the Name Wilh Scheidig in it, 1900 Additional information: Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 4 H cm Period of Time: 1900 Condition: Good
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19th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Victorian Desktop Inkwell Set With Stag Heads by W W Harrison & Co Sheffield
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Rare Luxurious Silver Plated Stag's Head Ink Stand Desk Set Comprising of Pop Up Inkwells Art Nouveau by W W Harrison & Co Sheffield - 1800's Befitting for any desk, Inkwells can be...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

19th Century French Bronze Inkwell with Horse Sculpture Signed P.J. Mêne
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique signed inkwell in a man’s office. Created in France, circa 1870, the bronze desk accessory sits on four small curved feet, and f...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Letter Rack with Lacquered Panels and Bronze Mounts
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful 19th century letter rack from the French Napoleon III period. The letter rack is made of bronze with wooden panels. The wooden panels are decorated with red traditional lac...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Enameled Pocket Watch Stand, Jewelry Stand, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch stand, or jewelry stand, France, circa 1880. Brass with enameled ornaments.
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Ram Horns Marble Inkwell Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
late 19th century Ram Horns with snake on marble Inkwell Desk Set
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th century french champlevé enameled gilt bronze ornate with colorful blue, green, yellow enameling over the bronze base in a Sevres style decor with a pen rest. Width: 8,07 i...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Art Nouveau Brass and Bone Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris, this lovely Brass and bone art nouveau letter opener has a beautiful patina that will give your desk or work space a new sense of sophistic...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains, A Rare Specimen Additional information: Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm Period o...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack
Located in Dereham, GB
Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack Black Laquered Background with gold detail Depicting Figures bedside river scenes foliage & leaf decoration urn with flowers, Sitting...
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Late 19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ormolu

Quality Antique Victorian Staffordshire Greyhound
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian Staffordshire Greyhound inkwell having a greyhound laying on a shaped blue coloured base, hand painted in wonderful blue an...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Lovely 19th Century Victorian Gold Gilt Bronze Recumbent Lion Laying Down
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Recumbent Lion A very good looking and decorative piece that looks expensive and important in any set...
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Elegant Paperweight in dark patinated bronze and marble. Empire 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Paperweight in dark patinated bronze and marble. Empire, made during 1820s-1830s in Europe. Classic Laurel Wreath from the Empire Era. Wear consistent with age and use
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1820s European Empire Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Antique Victorian English Inkwell
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very elegant and rare silver and tortoise Victorian inkwell: a wonderful piece for Your desk. Punched: London, 1884. A/2128. Banned in USA.
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Rare. Similar pieces are pictured in "Louis Lawrence : Hirado Prince of Porcelains. Lid not original. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Antique Italian Brass Letter Opener With Pewter Dog Handle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Dagger style letter opener featuring leaf-shaped blade and a handmade pewter handle depicting a hunt dog. It was made in Italy in the mid-late 19 th century by an unknown jeweler or ...
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass, Pewter

Large Saint Louis Art Glass Millefiori Paperweight
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning paperweight dating back to the late 19th Century with roses and flowers that will spark your imagination every time you put your eyes on it. This art piece has faceted e...
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Late 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

19th Century Gilded Inkwell Depicting a Bulldog Tied to Tree Stump
Located in New York, NY
This 19th-century gilded inkwell is a captivating piece of artistry, masterfully crafted to depict a charming bulldog tethered to a rustic tree stump. W...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Italian inkwell in bronze and marble circa 1850.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big inkwell in italian old bronze with marble base circa 1850.
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Late 19th Century Italian International Style Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Inkwell "Child in Drum"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Inkwell "Child in Drum". Whimsical design. Glass lined inkwell interior with attached open/close lid. See photos.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope & Stationary Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Elegant 19th Century 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

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterlin Silver "Padova" Magnifying Glass by Elsa Peretti
Located in New York, NY
High quality sterling silver magnifying glass by the Italian designer Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. Designed in 1984 the "Padova" magnifying glass has 3x magnification glass and bra...
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1880s American Minimalist Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN A KENRICK & SONS N°5 CLENCHED FIST BRONZE PAPERWEIGHt
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original Victorian Bronze A. Kenrick & Son's clenched fist paperweight A truly stunning piece of Victorian desk art, th...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th century French Ormolu Mounted Globe Style Tantalus liquor set. The round globe top which rests on an elongated ormolu base is not common to find. The crystal top is m...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

'Lover's Knot' Pair of Picture Frames with glas cover Silver Plate 1860s
Located in Verviers, BE
Original Victorian period Pair of photograph frame (or miniature frame) with classical Victorian design. Typical frame for wedding photographs. Made of solid cast brass with a highly...
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1860s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Silver Plate

Napoleon III Gutta Percha Pen Holder, France circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb Napoleon III Gutta Percha pen holder was handcrafted in France in the 1880s. The antique desk accessory is exquisitely crafted with different molded designs on each side and delicate ornamentation throughout. There is no known maker. This desk accessory is in overall good condition for a 150-year-old piece. The material is still shiny, with minor scratches and scuffs, but they do not significantly affect the overall appearance. Check the close-up. Measurements: 12.19 in wide (31 cm) x 3.94 in deep (10 cm) x 1.75 in high (4.5 cm). Note: Gutta-percha is a tree of the genus Palaquium in the family Sapotaceae. The name also refers to the rigid, naturally biologically inert, resilient, electrically nonconductive, thermoplastic latex derived from the tree. It is a polymer of isoprene that forms a rubber-like elastomer. The word "gutta-percha" comes from the plant's name in Malay: "Getah" translates as "latex." Percha or Perca is an older name for Sumatra. Long before Gutta-percha was introduced into the Western world, it was used in a less processed form by the natives of the Malaysian archipelago for making knife handles, walking sticks, and other purposes.  William Montgomerie, a Scottish medical officer in imperial service, introduced gutta-percha into practical use in the West. He was the first to appreciate the potential of this material in medicine, and he was awarded the gold medal by the Royal Society of Arts, London, in 1843. This material was scientifically classified in 1843 and was recognized as a valuable natural thermoplastic. During the second half of the 19th century, gutta-percha was used for many domestic and industrial purposes. Gutta-percha was particularly important for the manufacture of underwater telegraph cables...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Resin

Quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Dalmatian inkwells
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Dalmatian inkwells having a quality pair of Dalmatians laying down on a blue shaped base hand p...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian English Presentation Door Key Merthyr Constitutional Club 1894
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An extremely unusual Silver Gilt Presentation Door Key modelled for the Merthyr Constitutional Club in Wales, England in 1894, complete with its original silk lined box. The extre...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Unusual quality antique Victorian desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual quality antique Victorian desk set having a quality shaped brass stand with a circular clock, bell and pen holders, above an oak base with silver plated corners and the origi...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Staffordshire Dog Inkwell
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique Staffordshire dog, Whippet porcelain inkwell. Circa 1880, England
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1880s English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Tunbridge Ware Leather-Hinged Document Holder c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware leather hinged antique document holder Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Pers...
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1860s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Paperweight, Vienna, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Oval paperweight with framed floral embroidered image, made of gilded bronze with intertwined swan necks as handles.
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Desk glass enameled handle like lapis lazuli stone Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Desk magnifing glass in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enameled handle like lapis lazuli stone. Contemporary modern style. Lens diameter cm. 7, total length cm. 19.5. Silver weig...
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1990s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Baccarat Antique Sand Dunes Rock Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French Baccarat Sand Dunes (or Rock) paperweight of small Size dating from the mid 19th century. The paperweight of small rounded and domed form contains sand-like designs mottled with translucent green drawn up in two peaks. With a polished pontil and slightly concave base the paperweight is not marked but a well recorded design by renowned French glass makers Baccarat. Provenance: Acquired in the UK Art...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories

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Glass

Elkington & Co. Silver Inkwell Of Henry Morton Stanley
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional sterling silver inkwell was presented to Henry Morton Stanley, the famed Welsh-American journalist, politician and explorer, on the occasion of his marriage to Dorothy Tennant. The inkwell was a royal gift from the Prince of Wales, the future King George V, and the Princess of Wales. The charming inkstand was designed by Walter & John Barnard for the royal silversmiths Elkington & Co., and no detail was spared in its creation. Each inkwell bears Stanley’s monogram, while the crest of the Prince and Princess adorns the delicately pierced tray. The inscription reads, “To H. M. Stanley on the occasion of his marriage / From the Prince & Princess of Wales / July 12th, 1880.” Born in Wales, Henry Morton Stanley’s lifetime of adventure began at the young age of 15 when he crossed the Atlantic aboard a merchant vessel and jumped ship in New Orleans. The young orphan was taken in by a local merchant named Henry Morton Stanley, whose name he took as his own. Stanley began a career as a journalist and was commissioned by the New York Herald to go to Central Africa in search of the famous missionary David Livingstone...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

19th Century Enameled Pocket Watch Stand, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch stand, or jewelry stand. Brass with enameled ornaments.
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Silvered Metal 'Worried Knight' Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century English Silvered Metal 'Worried Knight' Inkwell Add a touch of classical whimsy to your home or office with our tole figural knight inkwell. Made in later 19th century ...
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Late 19th Century English Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

American Cast Iron Copying Press with Circular Three Spoke Wheel. Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast iron copying press with a circular three spoke cork screw wheel, flanking scrolled support arms, pressure plate, and resting on the original r...
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1820s American American Empire Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Alfredo Castellani Att., Bronze & Marble Paperknife, ca. 1880s
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Alfredo Castellani Paperknife Patinated Bronze & Marble Italy, ca. 1880s ABOUT These Castellani paper cutters, paperknives or lette...
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1880s Italian Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Large antique Victorian quality mahogany and glass desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian quality mahogany and glass desk set having a large quality mahogany stand of a rectangular shape with pen trays and the original pair od glass ink wells.
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19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box with an unusual shaped box to the top opening to reveal a fitted interior above a b...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Wonderful antique Victorian ornate brass desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful antique Victorian ornate brass desk set having a quality ornate brass ink stand with a tray to the front, wonderful ornate detail with two brass ink wells with lift up lids...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

UNIQUE PAIR OF ANTIQUE JOHN STONE'S MINIATURE GLOBES ON CORINTHIAN PiLLED BASES
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare one of a kind matched pair of John Stone's of Edinburgh & London Miniature globes seated on ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

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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