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Desk Accessories For Sale
1980s Abstract Bronze Sculpture by the Artist David Marshall
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s abstract bronze sculpture by the Artist David Marshall.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Inkwell, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell with Cloisonné-Enamel, France circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass, Enamel

Antique Stenograph with Original Case/Manual, circa 1930
By The Stenotype Co. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About: This is an original Stenotype stenograph with Bakelite keys and original case and manual. All the keys work properly but doesn't seem to imprint on the paper. Creator: Steno...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories

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Steel

Omas Limited Edition Europa Fountain Pen in Original Box
Located in New York, NY
Rare Omas, Europa, numbered 3133 out of a limited edition of 3500, fountain pen with a two-tone 18 karat gold nib, in its original display box. On March 20,1992, Omas officially pre...
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1990s European Desk Accessories

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Gold

Tiffany & Co. Studios New York Bronze and Abalone Desk Set
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning set of solid brass Tiffany & Co desk ink well notepad case and 4 corners for desk pad all in amazing condition came from a high end estate in P...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Patinated Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 patinated brass knob. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria....
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Wooden Christmas Tree Set – Cedar, Medium Size
Located in Orlando, FL
The minimal modern handcrafted tree set is designed to bring a natural and aesthetic atmosphere to your holiday theme. These solid cedar decorative Christmas objects...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood, Cedar

Renzo Set Concrete Tray Made in Italy Red&White Cement Christmas Edition
Located in Rome, Lazio
Now available in Christmas Edition! Renzo Line is a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in different color compositions. Eac...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Concrete

"Antonio" Leather Pencil Holder Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Antonio" is a leather pencil holder, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, and is part of Foglia Couture collection. G...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Hermes Equestrian Desk Notepad, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Hermes Equestrian Desk Notepad, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie Silvered brass desk notepad. This stunning desk accessory was made by the luxury French retailer, Hermès. Designed an...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Sculptural Jack Made in Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Jack made in oak wood.
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood

1980s Plated Brass Bridge Bolts Bookends Paperweights Quirky Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brass electroplated Bridge Bolts as bookends or office decor. Each about 5 lbs. and 3.5 wide by 4 inches high. Appropriated objects similar conceptually to the works of the Carl Aubo...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Radio Nurse by Isamu Noguchi for Zenith Radio Corporation, 1937
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A highly expressive baby monitor/ radio nurse designed by the artist Isamu Noguchi in bakelite, its modernist form evocative of an abstracted human head a...
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20th Century American Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Arnaldo Pomodoro Unsigned Rare Letter Tray "Il Sestante"bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare bronze made for the very well known artist Arnaldo Pomodoro. This is one of the pieces of the desk set, entitled , " Il Sestante" Normally you can see the boxes in a...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Antique Persian Qajar Period Enameled Paper Mache Royal Pen Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the early 19th century or Qajar period, this antique hand painted pen box is done in a series of bordered vignettes of Persian men and animals ...
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Early 19th Century Indian Other Antique Desk Accessories

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Wood, Paper

Charles & Richard Comyns 1920 London Neo Classic Carriage Table Clock in Sterlin
Located in Miami, FL
Travel carriage clock designed by Charles & Richard Comyns. Beautiful small travel-desk clock, created by the top notch and prestigious silversmith company of Charles & Richard Co...
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1920s English Neoclassical Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Russian 1915 Moscow Nephrite Jade Desk Picture Frame Mounted in Gilded Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Nephrite jade and gilded silver desk frame. Beautiful neo classic desk picture frame, created in Moscow Russia, back in the 1915. Carefully crafted in the Russian imperial and Louis XVI style, with solid gilded silver, translucent nephrite green jade...
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1910s Russian Neoclassical Vintage Desk Accessories

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Jade, Silver

Writing Casket with Steel-Cut Decoration, Biedermeier, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small writing casket with thuja root veneer and surrounding steel-cut decoration. The casket is lockable and features an interior compartment for an inkwell, blotting sand, and a qui...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Desk Accessories

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Steel

Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Erzgebirge, Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage Christmas candleholder handmade and hand-painted in wood. Decorated with three different figures all in wood and handpainted. The handma...
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1950s German Country Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood

Pair of Letter Opener and Paperknife in Agate and Bone, Italy, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of letter opener and paperknife in agate and bone, Italy, 1960s. Dimensions: Letter opener: W 1.5 in, D 0.3 in, H 8.5 in Paperknife: W 1 in, D 0.3 in, H 7.
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1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Agate

1960s Table Fan by OMNIA type VS20, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan Made of metal and plastic Fully functional.
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1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Art Deco Modernist Chrome Picture Frame, France, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
Authentic and very stylish 1930's Art Deco chrome & walnut picture frame. A more unusual design and a great size for modern day use. A photograph can be displayed both sides ( the ph...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Chrome

Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Double Inkwell, France 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer Jacques Adnet (1901 - 1984) designed this elegant Art Deco modernist chromed metal heavy desk accessory. The piece features a minimalist geometric shape double inkwel...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal, Chrome

Corporate Christmas Gift Box 1
Located in Orlando, FL
The Corporate Christmas Gift Box is an aesthetically refined and functional gift set, specially designed to meet the needs of the business world. Developed in collaboration with LEON...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood, Oak

French “Bleu de Nevers” Faience Smoking Service Tray, by Montagnon
Located in Dallas, TX
This lovely French “service fumeur en faïence”, or earthenware smoking service, has five pieces: a tray, and four pots of various sizes. Although every smoking set is unique, we presume theses pots are a tobacco pot to store the dried leaves, an ash receptacle, a pot for holding papers to hand roll cigarettes and/or cigars and a pot for keeping matches. Our set was produced in Nevers, France in the 19th century by Montagnon, the oldest earthenware factory in France. Originally called manufacture du Bout du monde (“End of the World factory”), the factory was founded in 1648. By 1875, the factory had fallen on hard times and was bought by Antoine Montagnon. Within the five years, it was the only faïencerie left in Nevers. Montagnon was successful for over a century but eventually ceased operations in 2015. The production date of our smoking service set is from the late 1800s. Glazed earthenware was introduced from Italy to Nevers in the mid-16th century. The town already had existing porcelain factories and the area was flush with clay deposits that could be used in pottery. This allowed the influx of Italian potters in Nevers to begin producing Faience pieces. For the next 300 years, Nevers was the center for French Faience manufacturing. This smoking set has been decorated with painted birds, rinceaux of flowers and ornamental motifs. The blue background color is called Persian blue, and was extensively used as a ground color on Nevers Faience...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Faience

Macchina da scrivere Valentine rossa - Ettore Sottsass - Olivetti - 1968
Located in Milano, MI
Macchina da scrivere Valentine rossa Descrizione Macchina da scrivere Valentine disegnata da Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti nel 1968 e prodotta ad Ivrea. Qui presentato il primo modell...
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1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Iron

MCM Lucite Napkin Holder by Denels Originals of Palm Springs
Located in San Diego, CA
A cool MCM lucite napkin holder by Denels Originals of Palm Springs,circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition measures 9"W x 6.D x 4"H. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Lucite

Desktop Organizer in Teak, Made in Denmark, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Desktop organizer in solid teak. Great quality with fine details. Made in Denmark in the 1950s.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Teak

1970's Da Ros for Cenedese 'Attr.' Clear & Green Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage water drop shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the green/blue/turquoise clear (slightly tinted) glass. Very unusual ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

19th century English Regency Bronze Petite Spill Vases
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of English Regency style embossed bronze spill vases in a rare small size. The workmanship is incredible and features Classic shell, lyre and floral detail. Rolled and soldered ...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 4.25 inches, width 3.25 inches, height 2 inches This piece makes for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Stone

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid 20th Century Italian Art Glass Picture Frame for Venini by, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Englewood, NJ
A fine Italian Mid Century Modern glass "Mezza Filigrana" picture frame designed by, Carlo Scarpa for Venini. The frame is internally decorated with pink lattice decoration and furth...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Mid-century Phone Tesla, 1980's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Plastic With Aged Patina Cleaned Fully Functional Good Vintage Condition
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1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Plastic

German Brass and Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with brass and chrome letter opener and scissors. Saddle leather holding case with felted bottom. Marked Germany on scissors. Good vintage condition to metal...
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1960s German Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

19th-Century Silver and Exotic Wood Inkwell in the Shape of a Piano
Located in Madrid, ES
An exceptional 19th-century inkwell crafted in the form of a grand piano, made from exotic woods with exquisite silver marquetry inlays. The inkwell’s design replicates the elegance ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

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Fruitwood

Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1960, Československo
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition. - Fully functional. - Tesla manufacturer.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bakelite

19th Century English Gold Washed Sheffield Silverplate Equestrian Themed Inkwell
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Unique Victorian English silverplate inkwell in the form of a horseshoe with hooves and lids with riding caps. Apparently unsigned. I unique collectible in ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate, Brass

Table fan ATAS, 220V - 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional. 220V, European plug. New power cable.
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Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Iron

Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA . Exquisite English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition conside...
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19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Vase with flowers, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1620 – 1640 A blue and white Dutch tile with the decoration of a vase with flowers. The scene is painted within a cartouche with a Wanli corner design, inspire...
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1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Inkwell, Louis Philippe Period
Located in Roma, IT
A beautiful double inkwell mounted on a red marble from Verona base, resting on four gilt bronze pad feet. This product is located and shipped from Italy. This artwork is shipped ...
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19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

Portapenna attribuita a Fontana Arte Pietro Chiesa Gio Ponti
Located in Lugo, IT
Portapenna in cristallo attribuito a una produzione di Fontana Arte su disegno di Pietro Chiesa o Gio Ponti. Piccolo segno interno, in foto e in video si vede ma non rotture e segni ...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Crystal

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

Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian alligator desk set comprising a blotter, a letter rack, a letter tray, a desk pad, a pen stand, a desk clock with Roman numeral hours, a ...
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

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Leather

Antique Old Vienna Paris Porcelain Inkwell and Ink Blotter Desk Set - 2 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Old Vienna Paris Porcelain Inkwell and Ink Blotter Desk Set - 2 Pc Set. item features Painted scenes, beautiful color, crown mark to inkwell, ver nice antique set. Circa Ear...
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Early 1900s Other Antique Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau sculpture desk Inkwell Stand, Figure of the Law and Justice 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
WMF, superb Art Nouveau desk inkwell. Wonderful work. Maker mark for WMF. Model 288. The Lady is the Law. Similar to the justice sculpture See Photos...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

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Spelter

Pair of Brass Trinket Dishes with Silver Greek Coins by Illias Lalaounis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of vintage brass and sterling silver trinket dishes by Ilias Lalaounis, Greece. A sterling silver Greek coin (replica) is set in the middle of each...
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1970s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver, Brass

Large Chinese Export Carved Soapstone Foo Dog Scholars Seal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese export carved soapstone foo dog scholars seal, nicely carved, in two color soapstone, with large seal at base.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Accessories

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Soapstone

21st Century by Arch. Aldo Rossi "Sannazzaro" Marble Paperweight
Located in massa, IT
Marble Paperweight designed by Aldo Rossi. Size: cm 20 x 4 x H4 Materials: Bianco Carrara - Red Travertine - National Travertine - White Lasa Designed by: Aldo Rossi.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

Wooden Christmas Tree Set, Duo JUNIPER – Cedar with Brass Tip
Located in Orlando, FL
The gold-tipped solid cedar decorative Christmas tree is designed to complete your holiday theme with simplicity and elegance. Inspired by the natural form of the juniper tree and re...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood, Cedar

Hervé Obligi, Colors, Sculptural Fountain Pen, France, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural fountain pen by Hervé Obligi. Gold leaf lacquer, rock crystal, yellow gold. Marked: HO. Unique piece.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desk Accessories

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold, Gold Leaf

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, two antique inkwells. 19th c.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, two antique inkwells in porcelain. 19th c. Hand-painted. Unstamped. Excellent condition, some firing defects and some discoloration, lids are miss...
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19th Century Danish Antique Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Mexican Codd Neck Glass Soda Bottles, Set of 6
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
This set of 6 rare antique 19th century Mexican codd neck glass soda bottles are an incredibly special and unique rare set to add to your ...
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Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Desk Accessories

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Blown Glass

Bruno Munari Silver-Plate Sculptural Vase with Glass Insert Italian Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This undulating sculptural vintage silver-plate vase signed B.Munari on the bottom 1973 is both sculptural and utilitarian. It is Italian by Bruno Munari made for Danese and a lovely vase and or desk accessory and will have so many other applications. it can also be used as a candle holder without the glass insert. The small glass vessel is short and will hold a few roses, a few orchids or a few gardenias or your favorite flower. It is 4" height x 2" diameter. Please note this is not the re-issue and is totally vintage...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage art glass paperweight with scalloped exterior and blue decoration within the glass / Made in USA in 2000 Measures: Diameter 3 inc...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Art Glass Paperweight
Art Glass Paperweight
$180 Sale Price
40% Off
White Rock Quartz Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
White Rock Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture its divided into two parts.
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15th Century and Earlier European Prehistoric Antique Desk Accessories

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Rock Crystal

Hermès, Scissors Equestrian Horse Head in Silver Plate, 1960's-1970's Paris
Located in Lausanne, CH
An elegant pair of scissors designed and retailed by Hermès, manufactured by silversmiths Ravinet d'Enfert, Paris France. The handles are silverplate and the blades are in stainless ...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate, Stainless Steel

Two 19th Century English Walnut Carved Victorian Dachshund Wiener Dog Inkwells
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of two very cute original 19th century carved wooden Victorian era wiener dogs or dachshund inkwells. The bigger one, which is a dachshund head, has a hinged lid that opens to r...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Large Qajar and Enamelled Ghalian Section with Brass Hookah Base
Located in New York, NY
Large qajar and enamelled ghalian section with brass Hookah Base circa 1900, Persia The gold waisted body decorated with European scenes and portrait...
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19th Century Persian Antique Desk Accessories

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Gold, Brass

Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp with White Marble Base, Italy, 1970s
Located in Lisse, NL
A striking Murano glass table lamp from the 1970s, handcrafted in Italy. This sculptural piece features a hand-blown glass globe with a captivating clear and frosted gradient finish,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble, Chrome

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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