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Desk Accessories For Sale
American Victorian Walnut Cased Standing Magnifying Glass
Located in Hudson, NY
This large American Victorian standing magnifying glass is encased in a carved and turned walnut frame and is adjustable to height with a wooden screw set device. Made circa 1880 the...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Zenit, Royal Copenhagen Pure White Porcelain and Silver Lidded Pot #5575
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
An oval shaped lidded pot designed by Anne-Marie Trolle for Royal Copenhagen
Applied silver zig-zag decoration to pure white porcelain
Circa 1980's
Stamped and numbered 5575
Height ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
$199 Sale Price
55% Off
Italian modern dark green rings for perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, 2020
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern dark green rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, 2020s
Set of 3 round rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Da...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda, Sculpture / Paper Weight in Clear Art Glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda. Sculpture / paper weight in clear mouth-blown art glass with inlaid bubbles.
Swedish design, 1970/80s.
Measures: 11 x 7.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
The Peoples of North America, the Japanese Americans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The peoples of North America, the Japanese Americans.
Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Japanese, factors encouraging their emigra...
Category
20th Century American Japonisme Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Rene Lalique Statuette drapee cachet clear & frosted with green staining C1919
By René Lalique
Located in Devon, GB
Rene Lalique Statuette Drapee seal highlighted with green staining
Modelled as a miniature naked figure with a cape draped over her shoulders
Marcil...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$1,943 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Paperweight Set as Used by Walter Gropius
Located in Berlin, DE
A Classic set of four beautiful pressed papiers designed by Carl Auböck and produced by the Carl Auböck Werkstätte. The set consists of a stone in leather, an egg, foot and hand. Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Brass
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Other Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Paper
Brass Table Bell by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Solid brass blackened, designed by Walter Bosse produced by Hertha Baller in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Antique Technical Drawing Set, German, Cartographer's Instruments, Riefler, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel set of cartographer's instruments by Riefler, dating to the early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Antique Scrambled Glass Paperweight New England Glass Company, American 1852
By New England Glass Company
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of a scrambled Glass Paperweight by the New England Glass Company, dating to 1852.
The weight includes latticinio twists and vari...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Brass Face Mask Sculpture Hagenauer Style Black Stand Vintage
By Balos
Located in North Miami, FL
This arresting vintage tall polished brass face sculpture has innuendos of partial tribal design meets Hagenauer meets modern. It is from the 70's...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron
Silver Plated Commercial Ice or Hay Hooks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver plate ice tongs hay hooks, when you move your ice or pick up the hay. Be the chicest with your block!
This pair of Ice / hay tongs are a great deco...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Pewter Stylised Chevron Match Box Holder
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, pewter stylised large match box holder
Decorative chevron patterning border
Circa 1930's
Stamped 1497 on side panel
Height 1.5 inch, Width 4 inch, Depth 2.5...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Handsome Pair of Vintage Venetian Glass Birds, Murano Hand Blown circa 1960s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
An expressive pair of vibrant Murano glass birds
Superbly hand blown using crimson red, sparkling avventurina, rich emerald green and crystal clear glass
Circa 1960's
A substantia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Flight Barr & Barr Porcelain Inkwell, Homage to Robert Burns, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
Those familiar with the finest quality porcelains produced by the Worcester Warmstry House Factory will understand how exceedingly rare and impressive this inkwell truly is. Not only...
Category
1810s British Egyptian Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, Pen Holder, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell made from gilded bronze.
circa 1880.
The plate is made of marble.
Nice bronze work with a well preserved gilding.
The original glass insert is existing....
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Gold, Bronze
Contemporary Golden Brass Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
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...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Parakeet Perch Inkwell Candlesticks: Ink 'n' Perch Delight!
Located in New York, NY
These exquisite 19th-century bronze parakeet on perch candlestick inkwells showcase the fine craftsmanship of the era. Each inkwell features a beautifully designed parakeet with a hi...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
FINE & UNIQUE PAIR OF ANTIQUE 1887 MARYS CELESTIAL GLOBES SKEWING / MALIN & SONs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare one of a kind matched pair of signed Mary's Celestial Globes Skewing / Malin & Sons 1887 and...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$2,610 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Silver and Malachite Desk Inkwell by Guillemin Frères, Louis XVI Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver and malachite desk inkwell by Guillemin Frères, 19th century, Louis XVI style.
Silver and malachite desk inkwell by Guillemin Frères, Louis XV...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Silver
Silver & Enamel Film Inkstand by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company London 1940
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning rare silver enamel film inkstand with a calendar by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London 1940.
The Inkwells are formed as staked Film Canisters and the Calendar as a Clapper board...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Marcel Bing, Art Nouveau Butterfly Inkwell in Enameled Bronze, France, 1905
By Marcel Bing
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Bing was the fourth child of Sigfried/Samuel Bing (1838-1905), the great collector of Japanese art and founder of the gallery L'Art Nouveau Bing located at 22 rue de Provence in Paris. Marcel trained as a jeweler, creating jewelry and vase mounts for the gallery and took over its management upon his father's death in 1905.
Bibliography:
- L’art appliqué revue internationale, le style moderne...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Crystal and Gilt Bronze Seal, Empire Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Crystal and gilt bronze seal, Empire Period"
Cachet of Empire period in crystal and gilt bronze, XIXth century, with the initials CC, very ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wild Coffee Tree Sculpture with Metal Base, Unique Piece, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Wild coffee tree sculpture with metal base, decorative object.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Big Sterling Silver Magnifying Lens
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver magnifying lens
Perfect for a prestigious desk.
The lens frame is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Brass Bells in Shape of Ladies, 19th Century, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A couple of cast table bells in the shape of fashionable ladies. The little one showcases a Crinoline dress. They were both made in England during the ...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$324 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Wooden Christmas Tree Set FIR – Cedar
Located in İzmir, İzmir
The natural cedar minimalist Christmas trees are unique decorative pieces that blend the natural beauty of the fir tree with a modern design. This luxurious handcrafted solid cedar t...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
19th Century Wood Stationery Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century wood stationery box.
Category
19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Wooden Christmas Tree Set FIR – Cedar
Located in İzmir, İzmir
The natural cedar minimalist Christmas trees are unique decorative pieces that blend the natural beauty of the fir tree with a modern design. This luxurious handcrafted solid cedar t...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Desk Blotter Ends
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gilt bronze “Zodiac” desk blotter ends by Tiffany Studios New York. The blotter ends each feature intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning intersperse...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Ebonized and Inlaid Desk Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
An lovely ebonized and inlaid desk organizer, 18th century, French. On bun feet, it has a center door and eight drawers.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Boxwood, Burl, Elm, Satinwood, Walnut, Zebra Wood
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
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...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$388 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Mary Preminger Abstract Modernist Chrome and Black Marble Sculpture
By Mary Gardner Preminger
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage double U-shaped abstract sculpture by the noted artist Mary Preminger is so modernist. It is polished chrome on a black marble original base. It was executed in...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Italian Orientalist Azure Blue and Red Murano Glass Bowl Modern Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary bowl of elongated shape like a gondola, in Murano glass, with a decor like a mosaic giving an orientalist flair, created with the highest quality craftsmanship using t...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murrine, Murano Glass
Silver Mounted Ostrich Egg Goblet, England 1860-1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
English confectionery goblet or cup featuring the shell of an ostrich egg mounted into silver.
The silver rim engraved with the initials ED
England approx. 1860-1900.
Minor repa...
Category
Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Murano Pen Holder, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Murano Pen holder is a decorative object realized in the 1970s.
A decorative blue colored Murano glass pen holder.
An elegant object to be collect.
Category
1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$248 Sale Price
25% Off
Othmar Zschaler Tourmaline Handle Letter Opener
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1970s, 18k and sterling by Othmar Zschaler, Switzerland. This letter opener has a striking visual presence showcasing Othmar Zschaller's flawless design sensibilities. The hand...
Category
1970s Swiss Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
Empire Painted and Lacquered Spyglass, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The adjustable spyglass with gilt brass trim and original leather case.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Molten Bronze and Green Marble Signed Gerber Abstract Sculpture
By Adolf Gerber
Located in North Miami, FL
One could interrupt the nature of this vintage signed abstract bronze and dark green with black marble sculpture through the feet. Brutalist in molten form of the bronze. The variega...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th century) bronze dore rectangular inkwell on 4 clawed feet with relief (signed BARBEDIENNE).
Category
19th Century Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Swedish GAB Patinated Bronze Desk Set, 1930s – 5-Piece
Located in Stockholm, SE
Description:
Sophisticated 5-piece desk set designed by Einar "Myggan" Forseth for Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB), Sweden, circa 1930s. Executed in richly patinated bronze, this rare en...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Genuine Fossil Ammonite Pen Holder with Nickel-plated Metal Detail
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
An extraordinary object that combines nature and design: this unique pen holder is the result of the union of a real fossil ammonite from the Sahara, belonging to the Goniatite famil...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Brass
Hermcès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder in Brass and Leather
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermcès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder in Brass and Leather
Exceptional Hermès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Doré Desk Calendar Frame or Picture Frame
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze Neoclassical or Adam style desk calendar frame or picture frame
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the back)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1970's Sergio Todeschini Bobo Telephone for Telcer, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Unique model of dial plastic phone by Sergio Todeschini, made in Italy in the 1970's.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Anthroposophical Rudolf Steiner Hand-Carved Wood Vide Poche Catch All ca. 1930s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This unique hand-carved wooden vide poche or catch-all tray is crafted in the anthroposophical style associated with Rudolf Steiner. Dating to the 1930s-1950s, it features a deeply textured chip-carved interior with an organic, flowing pattern, contrasted by smooth, rounded edges. Made of light-toned wood, likely linden wood, the tray exhibits a warm patina and fine craftsmanship typical of Waldorf or anthroposophical design principles. A rare and functional piece, it serves as an elegant entryway organizer...
Category
1930s Swiss Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 1900s Other Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Impressive Edwardian sterling silver ink stand by Barnards 1908 - 2.7kg
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1908 by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd., this very handsome, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, is plain in design, with reed detailing, 2 pots for ink,...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hermes Style French Handstitched Brown Leather Desk Clock by Bayard, 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Handsome French Handstitched brown leather desk clock by Bayard.
Great Restored condition. Keeps good time. Excellent patina. Great vintage condition.
Paul Dupré-Lafon / Adnet Style...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Elegant Blue Shagreen Leather Magnifying Glass - GALUCHARME Collection
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Discover the timeless elegance of this refined magnifying glass with a handle made of genuine blue shagreen leather, a fine material also known as galuchat. Characterized by a unique...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Marked Vetreria Artistica Oball Murano Art Glass Multi-Color Paperweight Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Vetreria Artistica Oball Murano glass, art glass blended cobalt blue, green and rose color paperweight.
Marked Oball Murano underneath an...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$346 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Dutch Delft Tile Panel with decoration of a liquor seller
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Rotterdam
Circa 1725 – 1775
A manganese tile panel of two tiles, probably the base of a pillar, with the decoration of a liquor seller, and by the look on his face h...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Gilt Bronze and Champleve Enamelled Inkstand
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century gilt bronze and champlevé enameled inkstand with single well with hinge cover and pen rest. All raised up on bun feet.
Dimensions
H...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Dice Chrome Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice statue or paperweight. Nice metal dice atop a metal base. Was made as a journeyman's piece. The journeyman's piece is a centr...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bordeaux Shagreen Leather Desk Set - Luxury Lens and Letter Opener
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Discover the timeless elegance of the burgundy red shagreen leather desk set, a refined combination of modern design and Art Deco details.
This unique set, consisting of a magnifyin...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Late 19th Century 'Sormani' Ormolu Inkwell
By Paul Somani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu desk inkwell, stamped; Sormani, Paris. Having wonderful stylized scrolling foliate and shell like decoration, with a hinged central lid...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Male Bust Sculptures Grand Tour
By A. Santini
Located in New York, NY
A set of three (3) Italian male sculpture busts by R. Santini, in the classical Roman or Grand Tour design style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This set of busts could be used for a library, office, etc., on a shelf, table, etc. Marked on bottom as shown in images.
Dimensions L to R:
Nerone: 4.63" Width x 6" Height
Augusto: 4.13" Width x 5.75" Height
Traiano: 4.63" Width x 6.19" Height
Italian table, search ref. #: LU1314231162942 (SOLD.)
For Corinthian capitol columns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Desk Accessories
Materials
Composition
$675 / set
Just Andersen, Two Matchbox Holders and a Vase in Pewter, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen. Two matchbox holders and a vase in pewter, 1930s.
In good condition with minor wear.
Matchbox holder measures: 10.5 x 6.5 cm.
The vase measures: 14.5 x 6 cm.
Stamp...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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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