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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Empire
WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plate 3 Piece Desk Set Stamp Holder Blotter Pen Tray
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Circa 1900 German manufactured by WMF "Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik". A three-piece Art Nouveau desk set includes a "rocking" blotter, 5" x 2.5"; a pen tray, 9.75" x 2.25", and a hinged stamp...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Desk Set W.M.F figure of justice
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Desk set W.M.F figure of justice
Inkwell and bell (bell)
Electroplated metal
Circa 1900 Origin Germany
Very good general condition
Business cards are placed in the front cab
Art Nouv...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Napoleon I Empire Encrier, Gilt Bronze and Verde Antico, Signed Basil, 1830
Located in New York, NY
Impressive gilt bronze and Verde Antico marble inkstand centered by a bust of Napoleon I, the sculpture signed on back Basil and dated 1830, with two inkwells flanking.
Beautifully...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Franz Bergmann, Viennese Bronze & Marble Erotic Sculptural Vide Poche, ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions:
Height (w/ skirt down): 6.75 inches (17cm).
Height (w/ skirt up): 8.5 inches (21.25 cm).
Diameter of marble base: 6.25 inches (15.63 cm).
...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Plate Windmill Letter Opener for KLM Airlines
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful sterling silver plate windmill letter opener for KLM Airlines in the Art Nouveau style, circa mid-20th century, Europe, Holland/Neth...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Kerr American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bookmark
Located in New York, NY
Turn of the century Art Nouveau sterling silver bookmark. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Dagger blade engraved with interlaced script mono...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Paperweight with Mussels Amalric Walter & Henri Mercier, Nancy
Located in Vienna, AT
Two mussels on a yellow stone base covered with algae. Signed 'AWALTER NANCY' and 'hm'.
Manufactory: Amalric Walter & Henri Bergé, Nancy, Lorraine, France
Dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1930
Designer:
Victor Amalric Walter (1870-1959) was a French glass manufacturer mainly known for his pâte de verre pieces. In the Cristalleries Daum at Nancy, France, he met the designer and modelist HENRI BERGÉ, with whom he produced the first pâtes de verre, which at the time were only signed with "Daum Nancy". After the war he continued to work with Henri Bergé. From 1919 to 1935 he cast no fewer than 500 models with Bergé and other famous sculptors or designers, always in few numbers due to the sophisticated technique of glass kiln casting.
Henri Mercier...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
French Empire Napoleon III Bizantine Bronze Ormolu Inkwell or Inkstand
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite Bizantine French 19th century Empire Napoleon III gilded bronze inkwell.
This handcrafted antique desk accessory bears the makers mar...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Art Nouveau Sheffield Sterling Silver Mounted Large Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century desk accessory with Art Nouveau organic decor of chased flowers and leaves embraced in scrolls, this magnifying glass has its handl...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver
French Art Nouveau Bronze Dore Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau (Secessionist-style) bronze dore double inkwell with floral design and green fabric under glass base.
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20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze and Green Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Among the most visually alluring and technically excellent of all Tiffany Studios New York's desk accessories, the exciting design for this refined but robustly rounded inkwell features green blown glass in pinched triangular forms that appear to dance in perfectly coordinated movement around the circumference of the piece. The negative space between the blown green glass appears in the form of stylized flowers with Minimalist linear accents in patinated bronze.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
circa 1900
Dimensions: 3.75" height, 6.25" diameter
Materials: Leaded glass, bronze
Signed: "Tiffany Studios New York 25055” along with the Tiffany Studios monogram...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Studio Porcelain White Pink and Green Vase Signed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, signed studio porcelain white, pink, and green vase in the Art Nouveau style, circa 20th century. A beautiful white textured exterior with detailed lip/edge, and an inte...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze mounted with a scene of sphinxes statues, bell shaped vases, and maidens moving and ...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
American Art Nouveau Swirl Paperweight by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau gilt bronze and mosaic inlaid TIffany Favrile "Swirl Paperweight" by, Tiffany Studios decorated with an organic swirl pattern...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Foliage Silver Overlay Black Glass Inkwell Four Piece Desk set
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rare silver overlay on black glass desk set containing an inkwell (2 pieces), blotter, double pen holder and letter opener. The set is decorated with ...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Jugendstil Broom and Shovel, circa 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil broom and shovel, circa 1908
Polished and stove enamelled.
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique French Parisian Art Nouveau Marble Double Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular and unique period Parisian Art Nouveau bronze. Handcrafted in Paris, France in the late 19th- early 20th century, having a rectangular marbl...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Swarovski Figurine Flowers Arrangement
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite retired Swarovski crystal daisy flowers arrangement designed by Michael Stamey. The figurine was part of the “Secret Garden theme” and featu...
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1990s Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Austrian Ormolu Dog Motif Letter Opener, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian Ormolu dog motif letter opener, Circa 1900, With subtle art nouveau influences, the well cast ormolu letter opener, rests on either side or upright...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
German Art Nouveau Pewter Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
German Art Nouveau pewter inkstand with scroll designs supporting a square cut glass inkwell with a square molded pewter lid.
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Antique Bronze Inkwell with Bear's Head, France, ca. 1880
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bronze inkwell in the shape of a bear's head with glass eyes.
The sculpture is mounted on a red marble base and has a glass container. ...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Floral Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau bronze floral design inkwell with handles and iridescent glass well.
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Silver & Enamel Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau inkwell. Made by Emile Langlois in Paris, ca 1920. Hemispheric clear glass bowl with garland acid-etched to sides and diaper cut to underside. Neck collar 950 silver as i...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Large Smoke Topaz Rosewood Paperweight
Located in Westport, CT
Sterling silver large genuine smoke Topaz, rosewood elaborate decorative desk paperweight.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Playful Antique Jugendstil Boy and Snowball Table or Desk Lamp by A. de Ranieri
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and original antique lamp by Aristide de Ranieri (1865-1929).
This rare and original, early 20th century table lamp really has it all. During the day you have a beautiful and m...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
Art Nouveau Brass Letter and Paper Holder
Located in London, GB
A wall mounted Art Nouveau letter and paper holder.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
A. Duchene Art Nouveau Set in Gilded Bronze Signed A.Duchène circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A. DUCHENE
Art Nouveau set in gilded bronze composed of two letter ops, decorated in relief with a nymph and a putti, and a seal with a faun's head, in their original box. Signed "A...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Desk Set, Viennese Empire, c. 1815
Located in Greding, DE
Seven-piece desk set from Vienna in granite with polished steel mounts.
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1810s Austrian Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Granite, Steel
Art Nouvau Octagonal French Pewter Plate
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An octagonal Art Nouveau pewter plate representing the face of a young girl surrended with typical liberty style flower. From France.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a Bronze Dresser Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a bronze dresser tray. Leaning into the tray with a contemplative pose and conniving expression. Best known for his role in Faust. Caught in h...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Inkwell by Albert Marionnet, 'French'
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century Art Nouveau inkwell and tidy crafted of bronze with brown and black patina, featuring an eagle with spread wings on a rock. This desktop piece includes two containers for ink hidden in the naturalist landscape. Signed on the base A Marionnet and underneath A. Marionnet BRONZES...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Abalone Pattern Picture Frame by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An early 20th century American Art Nouveau Abalone pattern picture frame by, Tiffany Studios decorated in the 'Abalone" desk set pattern decorated with inlaid abalone and finished in...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Silvered Brass and Gilt Encrier with Shepherdess and Monogram, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming encrier, or inkwell, is made from silvered brass and gilt bronze. A central gilded figure holding a shepherd’s crook stands on top of a hexagonal pedestal with supporti...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
One Empire Style Silvered and Black Engraved Metal Table Lamp, France, 1930s
Located in IT
Empire style silvered and black engraved metal table lamp, France, early 20th century, 1930s
In the pictures you see two lamps but only one le...
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Early 20th Century European Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
WMF German Jugendstil Silver Plated Large Hound by Fritz Diller
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce German Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik WMF Jugendstil silver plated model of a large standing hound by Fritz Diller and dating from circa 1906...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Pewter Double Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau rectangular pewter double inkwell with floral design and shaped gallery corners (Kayserginn).
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Emperor Wilhelm I. Metal Catchall Shows National Monument, Antique German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful metal tray or catchall to hold quills. Made of cast Iron, has some nice patina, but this is old-age. A beautiful piece for your desk or any room. It was made for the 100th ...
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Antique Gilt Bronze Letter Opener with Figure of a Dog, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
We bought a nice collection of letter openers and a few were very special, this is one of them. A nice presentation of an adorable dog moving along on the handle portion of the lette...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Georg Jensen 79D Handcrafted Sterling Silver Pill Box
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Round Art Nouveau Georg Jensen pill box.
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Priests of Pallas Festival Kansas City Chinese Cloisonné Card Tray, 1906
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and scarce Chinese attributed Art Nouveau cloisonné card tray made for the Priests of Pallas Festival in Kansas City in 1906. The Festival wa...
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Early 1900s Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Large 19th Century Austrian Painted Bronze Sculpture of a Buffalo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A good quality late 19th century sculpture of a buffalo with fine hand finished detail, rare large size. Unmarked, in the style of Franz BERGMAN (1898-1963).
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Royal Worcester Art Nouveau Blush Porcelain Desk Stand Dated 1894
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and rare Royal Worcester Art Nouveau porcelain desk stand decorated in blush colors and moulded in low relief with trailing floral designs dated 1894. The stand is of recta...
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1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Inkwell WMF Germany (Juatice) silver plate crica 1920 Art nuveau.
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell WMF Germany (Juatice)
silver plate,
crica 1920 Art nuveau.
Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, developed between ap...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Iridescent Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning early Art Nouveau iridescent art glass inkwell, circa 1900s. The piece features a gorgeous array of rainbow iridescence from greens to blues to...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Georg Jensen 139B Handcrafted Sterling Silver Grape Scissors with Steel Blade
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
As most of Georg Jensen’s designs these grape scissors are in the Art Nouveau style with the characteristic ornamental curved lines, organic structures, decorative ornaments of flora...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau Handcrafted Silver , Kindness
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Kindness is a delicate photo frame of Laura G Art with Heart collection , handmade entirely by Italian masters of art. Kindness is both front a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp, New York, Circa 1920
Located in Hollywood, SC
Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and terminating on circular fluted base with the original circ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Business Card Holder Tray Catchall by Argentor, Germany, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous Catchall. Made of metal, was silver plated but lost most of the silver plate over the years. Beautiful color and patina.
This was made by Argentor, Germany in the early 1...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Longwy Ceramic Inkwell
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Longwy ceramic desk set with inkwells and candle holders. Beautiful cloisonné enamel floral design with vibrant blue pink, rose, green and yellow on bright turq...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany & Co. Art Nouveau Sterling Silver and Engraved Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver and clear glass inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bellied and lobed clear glass base with short inset foot and carved and engraved stylized flow...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell by D. Alonzo
Located in Fairfax, VA
An amazing work, double inkwells in red coopery color bronze with flower and leaf accents and marble base.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"The Kiss, " Romantic, Rare Bronze Inkwell/Pen Tray with Nudes and Aquatic Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this large, bronze desk accessory, a combination inkwell and large pen tray, depicts nude male and female figures, shown at the crest of a wave, in the midst of a gentle kiss. This sculpture puts the couple in an aquatic setting, almost as if they are mermaid and merman, with the movement of water and the cresting of waves shown throughout the piece. The sculptor, Otto Strandman...
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1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning French ormolu mounted Empire style marble desk stand dating from the 19th century. This stylish stand is of rectangular shape with rounded polished ends and is made from a...
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1860s French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Iridescent Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning early Art Nouveau gourd shaped iridescent art glass inkwell, circa 1900s. The piece features a gorgeous array of rainbow iridescence from green...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique American Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
American Art Nouveau inkwell with engraved silver overlay, circa 1886. Bellied and faceted, short neck in silver collar and hinged and faceted silver cover. Overlay in form of dense ...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Bohemian Czech Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell with Water Lily Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning Bohemian Czech Art Nouveau inkwell with metal water lily overlay in the style of Loetz, circa 1900s. The green art glass well is capped with...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Nouveau Brass and Marble Desk Set after Herman Eichberg
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Art Nouveau brass and green marble desk set with two original moulded white porcelain inkwells, repair to one, in the manner of Herman Eichberg, circ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Barbotine Ceramic Dishes, Art Nouveau Period, France, circa 1890
By Barbotine
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Barbotine ceramic dishes, Art Nouveau Period, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
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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