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Desk Accessories For Sale
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Medium Size - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Medium Size - Good Quantity Available.
Sourced from Hungarian and Romanian street markets, crudely made and well used small chopping boards made ma...
Category
1950s Hungarian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Beech
Pair of Porphyry and Yellow Marble Columns, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The grand tour porphyry columns with yellow marble Corinthian capitals and bases on black slate and gray Brescia ogee formed squares.
Measures: height: 16” base: 3 1/4” square.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage cut geode paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown, tan, grey and blue colors and measures 4...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Petrified Wood
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Glass Pear Paperweights
Located in Queens, NY
2 Light green tinted glass pear paperweight (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$250 / item
Porcelain Jewelry Dish Rosenthal Studio-Line by Designer Raymond Peynet
Located in New York, NY
A German white porcelain jewelry dish with whimsical design by designer Raymond Peynet for Rosenthal Studio-Line, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, Germany. Dish show...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Madagascan Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Located in London, by appointment only
Madagascan fossil tree trunk slice.
Measures: 25 cm.
29 cm.
5 cm.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Prehistoric Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Vienna Secession Desk Set
Located in Vienna, AT
Vienna secession desk set in original condition.
Black glass and brass
(the watch was restored).
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Roger Capron Ceramic Tree of Life Paperweights
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roger Capron tree of life stoneware paperweights
France, circa 1950’s
Beautifully preserved
Handmade, intricately etched trees
Organic matte finish
Marked identification
Can be used...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century French Grand Tour Patinated Iron Napoleon’s Tomb Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
A mid 19th century Grand Tour, French, Inkwell in the form of Napoleon’s tomb. The patinated black iron tomb with removable lid revealing a sand sifter a...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1975
Country of origin: Scotland
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Polished Geode Specimen Ash Tray or Desk Top Dish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautiful natural form polished Geode possibly rock crystal specimen bowl.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
$300 Sale Price
75% Off
Pair of Carl Auböck #3530-2 Bookends in Polished Brass and Coiled with Cane
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Carl Auböck #3530-2 Bookends in Polished Brass and Coiled with Cane, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Gilt Bronze and Marble Inkwell
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century inkwell is beautifully designed with a detailed sculpted doré' bronze reminiscent the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The figure is costumed in a draped g...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Solid Brass Polished Screw Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A heavy and over sized Polished brass Screw. The piece is quite attractive and ready for any desk or work station in need of a paperweight.. whimsical and classic design.
The piece...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Desk Document Holder in Lucite, Rattan & Steel Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful desk document holder in. lucite, rattan and steel in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel
Art Deco Chrome Picture Frame, France, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
Super stylish 1930's Art Deco Modernist picture frame in chrome and glass. Signed to the base f. Gallia, The frame has two pieces of glass whic...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Desk Top Puzzle in Plywood Box
Located in Ferndale, MI
Geometric pieces of wood fitted together inside of laminate or plywood box.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Maple, Plywood
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Early Century Art Nouveau Ink Well and Pen Holder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite vintage Art Nouveau inkwell and pen holder is a true testament to the elegance and intricate craftsmanship of the early 20th century. Crafted from ornate metalwork, th...
Category
Early 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$1,185 Sale Price
40% Off
Set of Plays by Casimir Delavigne Dating from the 19th Century, France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old bound books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These 3 books are the set of different plays by Casimir Delavigne of the French Academy...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
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 ...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$598 Sale Price / set
49% Off
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Knob in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #8040-2 knob in nickel.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$543 / item
Hand Carved Stone Paperweight Sculpture Object Decorative Antique Gift Idea LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Paperweight Sculpture Object Decorative Antique Gift Idea LA . A nicely hand carved colorful stone paperweight of a frog object that is a high end decorative gift idea animalier.As a special gift item object to add a touch of elegance to your desk accessories office...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Vintage White Elephant Figurine Pen Holder, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage White Elephant Figurine Pen Holder, Jaipur, Rajasthan India.
White Elephant Figurine with Wooden Base.
Elegant cast composite vintage sculpture Figurine that show a white elephant with his trunk up presented on a wooden stand and next to it a brass pen.
The representation of elephant in Asia represent wisdom, longevity and white is for peace.
White elephant on stand...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Swedish Cut Crystal Owl Paperweight By Royal Krona
Located in Queens, NY
A vintage Swedish cut crystal owl paperweight by Royal Krona. Circa the late 20th century, 1970s. The lamp shaped paperweight made of frosted and transparent glass is modeled in the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4630 Large Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck model #4630 large brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass.
Price is for the pair....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Porcelain Inkwell France Early 1900s Embossed Gold Accents Hand-Painted
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique French Porcelain Inkwell with Embossed Detailing and Gold Accents - Early 20th Century.
Step back in time with this exquisite...
Category
Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese style blue & gold ceramic inkwell
Located in London, GB
A Chinese style blue and gold ceramic inkwell, with a hinged brass lid, mounted on a reticulated brass base.
Category
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Magazine Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern walnut slat magazine holder, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 16.5" W x 7.75" D x 12.5" H. #1527.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
The Toy Typewriter, DIAL Typewriter by Louis Marx and Company
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The toy typewriter, DIAL Typewriter, is a rare and peculiar model, manufactured in the early 20th century. XX, circa 1920 by Louis Marx and Company.
Instead of a conventional keyboar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Boho Tiffany Studios Letter Opener
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your desk or bookshelf with this exquisite vintage letter opener, attributed to the iconic Tiffany Studios. Showcasing timeless Art Deco-inspired detailing and a richly patin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Design Telephone by Tesla, 1979, Czechoslovakia
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage telephone ,manufacterd by TESLA in 1979, made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of plastic and metal.
Repolished, cleaned, shows minor signs of use.
Fully functional.
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver inkwell conjures memories of a time when letter writing was an art and people waited for letters from loved ones with anticipation....
Category
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Desk Bell
Located in VALENZA, IT
Desk bell in sterling silver. The bell is smooth with beaded decorations both on the body and on the knob.
The body is perforated to make the bell sound (br...
Category
1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
$471 Sale Price
20% Off
French Chinoiserie Turquoise-Blue Porcelain Encrier Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The underside of the cherry-blossom decorated palanquin forming the shade over the court figure with phoenix resting on the gilt-bronze mounted carton Pierre panel.
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
$4,640 Sale Price
53% Off
Desk Organizer with Perpetual Calendar by Fabio Manlio Ciocca for Guzzini, 1980s
By Guzzini
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Stylish desk organizer with perpetual calendar made of plexiglass, designed by Fabio Manlio Ciocca and produced by Guzzini in the 80s.
This lovely vintage piece has a rigorous squar...
Category
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Signed Boucher Vintage Architectural Sculpture Carrara Marble Base French
By Boucheron
Located in North Miami, FL
The intersecting sculptural lines of this French signed vintage bronze sculpture by Boucher is polished and has a rose gold color of the bronze. It sits on a white and gray veined Carrara marble block base that is attached. The measurements for the sculpture alone are as follows: 9" H x 5" D x 4.5" W. It is from the 1960s. The intersecting lines of this sculpture give it parallel forms. It is a dynamic sculpture...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Shell Shape Vintage Ashtray, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Shell shape vintage ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
Original art glass.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions: 10 x 8 cm.
Perfect conditions.
Category
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$143 Sale Price
25% Off
Cartier Paris 1950 Midcentury Bamboo Mechanical Pencil in 14kt Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Bamboo pencil designed by Cartier.
Very unusual and useful luxury piece, created in Paris France by the iconic house of Cartier, during the mid century period, back in the 1950's....
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
$2,765 Sale Price
30% Off
Circa 1860 French Sulfide Portrait Paperweight of Empress Eugenie
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1860 French sulfide portrait on confetti ground paperweight table pillar, Empress Eugenie (wife of Napoleon III).
3 1/2" dia., 6 1/2" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a family busin...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$350 Sale Price
41% Off
1960s Table Fan by OMNIA type VS20, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional.
Category
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
6 Slot Desktop File Holder - Refinished in Aqua
Located in Alhambra, CA
Very cool file organizer/ magazine rack from the 1960s. Vintage steel refinished in gloss aqua blue (6034) powder coat. Fantastic retro style complete w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Natural Grey Quartz Geode Decorative Object or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful natural grey quartz geode specimen. Great as a standalone object on shelf, table, atop books, on a desk, as a paperweight, etc. Very good condi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
Wonderful Crystal Daum Pate De Verre Papillon Butterfly On Leaf Flower Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Crystal Daum Pate De Verre Papillon Butterfly Perched On A Leaf & Flower Sculpture Paperweight
Category
20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Gucci Leather and Brass Note Pad, 1980s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome leather notepad by Gucci. Made in Italy, circa 1980s. Rich color to saddle leather with contrast stitching along the borders. Brass brackets holding leather flap. New 3" x 5...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund Chamotte Container / Inkwell
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund Chamotte container / inkwell.
Measures 15.5 cm. x 12 cm. x 5 cm.
Beautiful turquoise glaze.
Marked.
In perfect condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Georgian III period silver plated inkstand by celebrated English silversmith Matthew Boulton, displaying all of the timeless eleganc...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of Two Midcentury Pen or Pencil Holders Deyhle, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare types and color
- very practical
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Bronze silver plated stirrup cards holder by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Bronze silver plated stirrup cards holder by Hermès
Made in France
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Typewriter "tbm de Luxe", by UNIS, Bosnia, 1985
Located in Praha, CZ
Typewriter "tbm de Luxe" manufactured by UNIS, in the year 1985, in today's Bosnia.
Made of metal and plastic.
Repolished, cleaned, in original condition.
Fully functional, package c...
Category
1980s Swiss Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Vintage Cobalt Blue Ashtrays, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Four cobalt blue ashtrays is an original set of decorative objects realized in the 1970s.
A very beautiful set of four ashtrays made in Italy (a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$348 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pop-Art Enzo Mari Style Lucite Cube Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage blue lucite cube sculpture with suspended steel marbles. In the style of Enzo Mari.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Horse Shoe Leg Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1920s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina.
I did not clean it, so the next owner can decide what he wants to do with it.
This highly collectible vintage piece ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Salta Medium Square Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
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...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Desk Accessories - Aquamarine Glass Letter Holder attr. to Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
It is made in 3-centimeter thick aquamarine glass and metal.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as ...
Category
1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Fruitwood
Jean Filhos for Christofle Silvered Bronze Erotic Letter Opener Nude, 1974 Franc
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury silvered erotic letter opener or bookmark with nudes by the French artist Jean Filhos, (1921-2002)
This model was created as the official 1974 ...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Aviation Lockheed Super Constellation Vintage Desk Airplane Model, circa 1940s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Aviation Lockheed Constellation vintage aluminium desk top display airplane model. The model has movement, you can change the position of the airplane...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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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