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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Regency
Montblanc Meisterstück Gold Coated Classic Ballpoint Pen
Located in Savannah, GA
A fine ballpoint pen, the Meisterstück evolved into a distinctive design icon. Cap and barrel are crafted in deep black precious resin, with elegant gold-coated details, surmounted by the white Montblanc...
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2010s German Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Aluminum Taper Pen Stands by Stem Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aluminum Taper Pen Stands by Stem Design Dimensions: D 8 x W 10 x H 11 cm (each.) Materials: Aluminum. Finish: Tumbled and burnished Weight: 0,5 kg (each.) Finished and as...
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2010s Indian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 2 Aluminum Luna Paper Weights by Stem Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aluminum Luna Paper Weights by Stem Design Dimensions: Ø 8 x H 3 cm. Materials: Aluminum. Finish: Tumbled and burnished. Weight: 0,3 kg (each.) Finished and assembled by hand in India. Also available in Brass. Please contact us. Sand-cast in solid metal, the Luna paperweight is a minimal object with a strong character. Surface pitting and production marks developed through the casting process are left untreated to retain the material’s richness, to allow for a more profound interaction. Luna has a timeless ornamental quality that is both decorative and functional. The objects layers on as a metaphor and showcases the beauty of being who you are. It strips off all the layers of ornamentation and artificial finishes to build an immediate and intuitive connection with the product that lasts a lifetime. Stem is a contemporary Indian product...
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2010s Indian Modern Desk Accessories

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Aluminum

Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Medium Box in Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Ghidini 1961 Small Rabbit in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Decorative object 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, paperweight ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Italian modern Square drawing roll holder in orange metal sheet by Neolt, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Square drawing roll holder in orange metal sheet by Neolt, 1980s Drawing roll holder in curved sheet metal painted bright orange. There are 4 square-based compartments with rounded corners for the drawing tubes...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Ginori Luke Edward Hall's "Il Viaggio di Nettuno" Squared Vide Poche, 2023
Located in Cagliari, IT
The "Il Viaggi di Nettuno" pattern is inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco-Roman mythology, and particularly Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

MOLE / Candy paperweight by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
The MOLE paperweight was created in collaboration with the I Believe In Paper. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color combinations, is perfect as a cas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Clay

New Modern Vase in marble, creator Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in white Michelangelo, red Levanto and black Marquinia Marbles. Size: 27.3 x 38.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pietro, Homage Collection by the Italian designer...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Wood

New Modern Vase in red and white Marble, creator Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
small vase in red Levanto and white Michelangelo Marble. Size: 16.3 x 4 x 10.6 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Arturo, Homage collection by the Italian Designer Matteo Cibic. Made in Italy, hand finished. This is not a vase but a card holder. Or perhaps a pen holder. Or maybe it is a vase, but with a mouth and ears. The important thing is understanding that one can be mistaken but still smile; like Cibic’s creations, which never renounce anthropomorphism and good cheer...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

Tronador Square Black Onyx Stone Box
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
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2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Onyx

Salta Medium Square Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
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2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

"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

Silvered Bronze French Christian Maas Birkin Bag Sculpture & Art Limited Edition
By Christian Maas
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing sculpture by the well known French artist and sculptor, Christian Maas is a silvered bronze life-size rendering of the infamous Hermes Kelly Birkin bag. It was a limited edition of 100. It was done in 1990. It is titled the "Sac Kelly". The weight is extremely heavy and weighs excess of approximately 50 lbs. It is complete with engraved Cadena and incised troupe l'oeil special details. This rare and ultra chic piece of art and sculpture is a magnificent edition to any lover of Hermès and or contemporary Pop art sculpture collector. It is signed on the bottom as shown in the photos as Francis and D'Estaing which is the nom de plume of Christian Maas. His pseudonym is D'Estaing. That is how it was signed and intended by the sculptor. Since this was a limited edition of only 100, this makes it even more desirable and collectable. The talented sculptor was born in 1951 and is now deceased unfortunately. The height to the opening of what would be the top is 11.25" H. The height handle is below. There are no more being made from the cast mold...
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1990s French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century English Regency traveling lap writing desk with original brass corner mounts and hardware, including lock and key. Outstanding sti...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Industrial Anvil, 20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Small, playful vintage Industrial anvil.
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20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Metal

Leather Tray, Medium B Rectangular Tray, Handmade in Brazil - Color: Clay
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Mole Paperweight by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
MOLE is a paperweght designed by Malwina Konopacka in collabo with I Believe In Paper – polish, paper brand. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Clay

Leather Tray, Large A Square Tray, Handmade in Brazil - Color: Wine
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Set of 3 Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Vases, Explorer Collection by Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
New additions to the Explorer Collection. Sculpturally dynamic ceramic vases that resemble rockets. The shapely forms of the pieces in the Explorer Collection, have been condensed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Leather Tray, Medium Square Tray, Handmade in Brazil - Color: Savannah
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Emerald Green Art Glass Ball Sphere Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Emerald green art glass ball sphere, in the modern style, with a tropical grass or palm-like design, circa late-20th century. Piece is a ...
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Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Brass Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 14 x D 5 x H 7 cm Materials: Brass The brass tape dispenser is a hefty piece of stationery. I...
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2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

MOLE / Moss paperweight by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
MOLE is a paperweght designed by Malwina Konopacka in collabo with I Believe In Paper – polish, paper brand. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Clay

Ben Seibel for Jenfred-Ware Bookends in Brass Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modern design in this pair of bookends by Ben Seibel.
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century Large Walnut Carved Desk Letter/Stationery Rack
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A large antique letter rack, made of carved wood. The wickerwork is also made of carved wood. With three compartments. Made in France around 1890-1...
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1890s French Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

English Regency Inkwell in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu with Dolphin Mount
Located in London, GB
English Regency patinated bronze and ormolu double inkwell. Set upon a rectangular base with mercury gilt ormolu moulding of "stiff leaf and dart" design. The inkwell holder itself, ...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Leather Tray, Medium A Rectangular Tray, Handmade in Brazil - Color: Saffron
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Hermès Porcelain "Passifolia" Small Salad Bowl, France, 2021
Located in Cagliari, IT
Beautiful small salad bowl made with the "Passifolia" pattern. "The rain drums on the convex palm leaves. The wind hums over the fringe of petals. These sounds sharpen the chlorophy...
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2010s French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Gucci Italy Wallet and Credit Card Holder with Embossing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and new Credit Card wallet that easily can hold from4-8 cards and cash... small, compact and easy to carry. a lovely new piece.
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20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Apple Vase by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Apple vase by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 11 cm D 11 cm H 18.5 cm Materials: polished bronze. APPLE VASE / PEN CUP FAKASAKA is a design company focu...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Large Cut Crystal Multi-Faceted Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and weighty crystal ball - cut crystal is brilliantly multi-faceted, The piece reflects light from every angle - also works well as a bookend or sit alone sculpture. Due t...
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20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Cut Glass

Leather Tray, Small Square Tray, Handmade in Brazil - Color: Vanilla
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

André Ricard 'Olympic Torch Prototype' for Barcelona 1992 Games, circa 1992
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Olympic torch prototype (PT) in chromed plastic for Barcelona '92 by André Ricard. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1990. In good original condition, w...
Category

1990s Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Venini Two Colors Mini Hourglass/Clessidre, Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great and rare find because is one of the small hourglass ever made by Venini. Also this piece was purchased from a collection of a very important Hollywood Star estate. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Murano Glass

Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by Isaac Parkes Item # 801EZX27 An inordinately fine box, the exterior is dressed wit...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Explorer Vase No.2 by Jaime Haydon white, red, green
Located in Barcelona, ES
The shapely forms of the pieces in the Explorer Collection, have been condensed into these vases. They are objects that are part of my cosmos, taken from my drawings. The materialisa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Pierre Disderot Paris 1980 Pair of Aerodynamic Desk Lamps in Nickel Chrome
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of desk lamps designed by Pierre Disderot. Beautiful aerodynamic modern pair of desk lamps, created in Paris France by the company of Pierre Disderot, back in the 1980. These...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Square table model "Mettsass" by Ettore Sottsass red glass, 20th century design
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of Sottsass first designs for BD, the "Mettsass" has lost none of the personality with which Sottsass designed it for BD some 40 years ago, in 1972. The structure is made of flat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Olivetti Divisumma 28 Mario Bellini Design Years '70
Located in Biella, IT
Olivetti divisumma 28 Mario Bellini design years '70, perfect working and very good condition.
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic

Lucite Abstract Geometric Table Top Sculpture / Paperweight, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Lucite abstract Geometric table top sculpture / Paperweight, 1980's.
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20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Lucite

Knotted Tissue Box Square André Fu Living New PU Home Office Accessories Modern
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Tissue box Color: Caramel Size: 14 x 14 x 15 H cm Material: PU Collection: Knotted.
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2010s Thai Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Faux Leather

René Lalique 'Nemours', '1929', 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rene Lalique Cup 'Nemours' (1929). In French glass of the 20th century, molded and relined. Sign 'Lalique, France'. This model was produced in the years 1940 to 1959. Only us...
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20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Bymyside Desk Accessories by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Bymyside desk accessories by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 25 x D 2 x H 48 cm Materials: Massive walnut and natural wood oil Bymyside Desk is a complementary design accessory ...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Bymyside Desk Accessories by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Bymyside desk accessories by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 25 x D 2 x H 48 cm Materials: White marble Bymyside desk is a complementary design accessory that is manually shape...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Antique French Gilt Bronze Inkwell on Rouge Marble Stand, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French gilt bronze inkwell on rouge marble stand. It is of superb quality and features a central figure of Diana The Huntress. Provenance: From the estate of Texas Oil...
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19th Century Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Bymyside Desk Accessories by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Bymyside desk accessories by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 25 x D 2 x H 48 cm Materials: Black marble Bymyside desk is a complementary design accessory that is manually shaped...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Crystal Ball Sphere Bud Vase Modern Minimalist
Located in New York, NY
A substantial crystal ball sphere bud vase in the style of Baccara, in the modern or minimalist style. Beautiful as a standalone piece or for a sin...
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Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Ben Seibel for Jenfred-Ware Bookends in Copper Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modern design in this pair of bookends by the well known Modern designer Ben Seibel.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Honeycomb Desk Set, Hand Blown Contemporary Glass, in Stock
Located in New York, NY
The honeycomb desk set is comprised of four separate organizing containers that create a contemporary look on any desk environment. Made with gold topaz color, the set includes a large catch all (2.5" x 8.5") and three accompanying smaller containers...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Blown Glass

Rare Early 19th Century George IV English Porcelain Inkwell by Coalport
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Rare early 19th century George IV English porcelain inkwell by Coalport in the naturalistic form. Referred to as ‘Coalbrookdale’ this piece has been modeled in the form of a lemon fr...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Silver Magnifying Glass with a Feather Handle Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice silver magnifying glass with a feather handle, which could be used for opening letters as well. The magnification is good and works well. A compliment to any desk or work...
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20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Knotted Tissue Box André Fu Living New Leath Home Office Accessories Modern
Located in CENTRAL, HK
An elegantly detailed tissue box to elevate your daily life. employing refined leather with finely stitched edges, it also features double-knotted detailing. it is a piece that can b...
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2010s Thai Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Knotted Tissue Box Caramel André Fu Living New Pu Home Office Accessories Modern
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Tissue box Color: Caramel Size: 27.5 x 15.5 x 7.9 H cm Material: PU Collection: Knotted.
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2010s Thai Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Faux Leather

Antique American Modern Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver and glass inkwell on stand, circa 1920. Lobed melon-form glass bowl; sterling silver cover domed with overlapping ovoid ring finial. stand has well and large l...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italian Travertine Marble Obelisk
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian travertine marble Obelisk, in the Modern style, circa 1970s, Italy. A great decorative object for a shelf, credenza, office, library, cocktail table, etc. Very go...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Knotted Tissue Box Square André Fu Living New PU Home Office Accessories Modern
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Tissue box Color: Grey Size: 14 x 14 x 15 H cm Material: PU Collection: Knotted.
Category

2010s Thai Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Faux Leather

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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