Desk Accessories
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1990s Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Crystal
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
19th Century Chinese Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
20th Century English Regency Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Brass
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Pewter
1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Art Glass
19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Wood, Rosewood
Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Metal
20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Metal
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Spelter
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver Plate
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Leather
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Mahogany
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Glass
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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