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Desk Accessories For Sale
Amazing Paperweight in Black Marble by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy 1967
Located in Catania, IT
This black marble paperweight consists of two sections, the cylindrical-shaped base and the second pyramid-shaped. The item is in perfect cond...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble

Art Nouveau Bronze "Elegant Lady" Sculpture by Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Late 19th century bronze by Belgian sculptor Georges Van der Straeten (1856-1941) depicting a stylish young maiden standing with a hat on her hands. Signed Van der Straeten on base ,...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captai...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Contemporary Large Chevron Amethyst Obelisk / Crystal Point
Located in Toronto, ON
A contemporary large chevron amethyst crystal point / obelisk. Gorgeous in a collection, or as a stand alone statement piece. Obelisks are symbols of ...
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2010s American Desk Accessories

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Amethyst

A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne. Comprising a gilt-bronze pen tray and a pair of candleholders all finely decorated in Champlevé enamel. The pen...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Enamel

Rare Important Estate Heavy Italian Millefiori Flower Floral Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are Offering is A Beautiful and Rare Exquisite Large Heavy Italian Millefiori Floral Glass Paperweight with Outstanding Glass Blown Detail in Glass!!! Outs...
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20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protec...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Anglo Indian Sandalwood and Horn Writing Box
Located in Queens, NY
Anglo Indian (19th Century) antler veneered sandalwood writing box of rectangular form with 2 glass inkwells above a drawer (Vizigapatam).   
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19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Desk Accessories

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Glass, Wood

Peter Lindbergh, Portraits 'Cards and Envelopes', 1997
Located in Praha, CZ
20 cards with 4 famous models and envelopes Tatjana Patiz, Linda Evangelista, Helenea Christensen, Kate Moss good original condition jr.
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Paper

Mid-Century Antique Pair of Glass Inkwells with a Brass Lid and a Shield on Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A nice pair of mid-century glass inkwells with brass hinged lids and a shield on top. English lap desk style purchased by a private collector who trav...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Pair of figural bronze paperweights over cararra marble bases. circa early 19th century; models of "Il Porcellino" and "Wounded Stag" Item # C104009 A superb pair of 19th century p...
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Early 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Willy Rizzo Desk Set of 3 in Polished Stainless Steel with a Brass Insert
Located in PARIS, FR
Rizzo loved the simplicity and purity of Rationalism and was heavily inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic. Informed by his photographer’s eye, he sought visual harmony of shapes and mat...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Gerald DiGiusto, Triangolar Totem #1 1981
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful and rarely seen bronze and steel sculpture by American artist Gerald DiGiusto. Signed and dated 1981 this is Triangolar Totem #1 , the original . Signed, dated and title...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Steel

Murano Glass White Latticino Filigrana Paperweight, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano glass paperweight features white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the glass in filigrana or latticino technique. Controlled bubbles are posit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Easter Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade Easter porcelain bowl with a hands-free naturalistic painted Easter rabbit in grey and white colors. The rabbit is sitting in the middle of the bowl for decoratin...
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2010s German Country Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Art Glass Paperweight Abstract Modern Art Design Blue and Pink
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Gorgeous Vintage Art Glass abstract design paperweight. Beautiful paperweight pink and blue swirl modern art design. Colors are a cobalt blue, pink and transparent clear....
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Late 20th Century Gibraltarian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Walker & Hall Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Glass Desk Standish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver and glass desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This magnificent antique silver desk...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Rare black Forest rooster inkwell 19th century Swiss glass eyes hand carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous most rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century Inkwell / desk accessory fully hand carved displaying a dog wearing a hat and monocle. Detailed carving by a master carver. Comes w...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories

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Glass, Wood

Rare Mid-Century Modern Austrian Brass Matchbox Holder by Walter Bosse c. 1954
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A rare 1950s brass matchbox holder by Austrian born designer Walter Bosse, circa 1954. Perfect for the gentleman or lady smoker and could also be used ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

English Desk Set Inkwell
Located in Westwood, NJ
An early English Queen Anne brass inkwell desk set with a walnut base on brass feet.
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Early 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Victorian Edwardian 1900 Desk Inkwell Box in Faux Tortoise Shell and Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Victorian Edwardian inkwell box Beautiful and very attractive inkwell, created in England during the Victorian and the Edwardian periods, back in the 1...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Perthshire Art Glass Paperweight Twists and Millefiori
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Perthshire paperweight features large central P cane (signature cane), surrounded by 3 rings of highly detailed millefiori can...
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20th Century Scottish Post-Modern Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

The New Clay Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making, book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The New Clay: Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making. A wonderful book, with over 100 color photos, on making intricate beads and jewelry using modeling clays such as "Fimo" and "Sculpey." Everything you need to know to work with the new polymer clays is covered clearly in this book. Excellent working diagrams show how easy it is to make the most complex looking designs. One of the first books...
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20th Century American American Classical Desk Accessories

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Paper

Hermes Equestrian Paper Holder, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial Hermès paper holder with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the base as well as Made In France. Light...
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1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

Italian modern light brown rings for perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date 2020
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern light brown rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, 2020s Set of 3 round rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, in light brown plastic. Th...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Plastic

19th Century Enameled Pocket Watch Stand, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch stand, or jewelry stand. Brass with enameled ornaments.
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular base mounted with a round lidded ink pot with a porcelain container and a sand pot, each raised on winged lion feet, centered by a ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Set "Zodiac" Pattern
Located in Austin, TX
This Tiffany Studios bronze desk set embodies past elegance through its intricate "Zodiac" pattern. Known for exceptional quality, attention to detail, and use of high-quality materials, these sets are crafted with intricate designs, reflecting Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic vision. With meticulous craftsmanship and high-quality bronze, these sets captivate collectors seeking luxury in workspace decor due to their historical importance and association with Tiffany. Rare and intricately designed, their value is influenced by scarcity and craftsmanship. THE SET INCLUDES 2 BOOKENDS, 1 LARGE AND 1 SMALL INKWELL, 1 HORSE HAIR BRUSH, 1 MATCHBOOK HOLDER...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Bronze

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

American Art Nouveau Paperclip with Long-Tressed Nymph
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver paper clip. Made by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in New York, ca 1900. Long-tressed nymph emerges from the water with bosom concealed by waterlily pads. In re...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

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.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Enamel

Art and Crafts Cuts Bronze and Copper Cigars
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art and crafts cuts bronze and copper cigars Pelican motif short rare cigar Circa 1920 Very good condition natural wear.
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1920s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Early 20th Century Enamel Miniature Dollhouse Furniture
Located in London, GB
Enamel Dollhouse furniture, consists of table, settee and four chairs, decorated with single figures and romantic scenes.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Napoleon III Desk Accessories

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Enamel

Vintage Walnut Mirror Paperweight
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage round mirrored paperweight cased in walnut with a felt bottom. Year: 1970s Style: Mid-Century Modern Dimensions: 3.25" diameter x 1.75" tall.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Walnut

Important Napoleon III Lion Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Office inkwell in Siena yellow marble and bronze Napoleon III 19th century 34cm x 20cm Very good condition.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble

19th Century, Silvered Bronze Sculpture with the Struggle for Life by E. Drouot
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Drouot (1859-1945), The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie), Silvered Bronze and Green marble sculpture Signed "E. Drouot" This valuable bronze-silvered sculpture is the work of the French sculptor Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) and depicts La The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie). It is the representation of a man with a statuary and classicist physique, dressed only with a thong, while struggling with a fierce panther, climbing on a rocky group. Some identify the man Milone of Crotone, ancient Greek...
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Solid Brass Propeller Paper Weight / Desk Accessory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage solid brass boat propeller mounted on a wood base. This nautical piece makes a perfect desk accessory / paperweight.
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20th Century American Desk Accessories

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Brass

Golf Gold Paperweight
Located in Paris, FR
Paperweight golf gold made entirely in solid brass in gold finish with golf ball pattern. Also available in palladium or ruthenium.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desk Accessories

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Brass

Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate
Located in Miami, FL
A desk set duo designed by Ravinet D'Enfert. Fabulous pieces, made in Paris France by the very exclusive luxury accessories house of Rabinet D'Enfert, back in the 1970's. The work...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Gold, Silver, Silver Plate

Art Deco Faience Hb Quimper Bookends, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good pair of Art Deco Faience bookends form HB Quimper, in good condition, very colorful. Dimensions are 7.5" long by 4.5" and 7" high. Each. Note, one small lost of glazing on the...
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Early 20th Century European French Provincial Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

Restored Typewriter/ Consul, Czechoslovakia, 1962s
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional. The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the ag...
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1660s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories

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Metal

Karl Springer Waste Basket in Tessellated Travertine, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted waste basket in tessellated travertine with gilded accents and solid brass feet by Maitland Smith for Karl Springer, American 1980's (bottom lined in fabric). Ta...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Travertine, Brass

ALEXANDRE NOLL (1890-1970) - Plateau en bois de sycomore 1960
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Alexandre NOLL (1890-1970) Plateau, circa 1960, de forme rectangulaire aux bords arrondis creusé et taillé en sycomore. Signature incisée ANoll sur l'envers du plateau. bois de syco...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood

Constantin Bookends, Black Marble/Canaletto Walnut Minimalist Design
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Constantin 1 is a simple but charming bookend couple with a geometric shape. The body is in Marquina black marble. The top in solid Canaletto walnut. A perfect present, closed in an elegant gift box. Constantin collection owes its name to its inspirer. It is in fact the modern art of Constantin Brancusi that has guided the designer’s hand to conceive candelabra, bookends, containers and centre pieces...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Desk Accessories

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Marble

Black Forest Porcelain Figure Fox Handpainted Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade porcelain figure with a hands-free naturalistic hand-painted fox in brown colors in the style of Black Forest. Handmade in Bavaria/Germany by Sofina Boutique Kitz...
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2010s German Black Forest Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Large Silvered Lion Sculpture, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
An early 20th century Silverplated Lion. This particular example very well modelled. Mounted over a Portoro Italian marble base. Perfect size to...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories

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Marble, Metal

Classical Bronze Male Nude Torso Sculpture/Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze male nudist statue. Classical Greek style sculpture. Unsigned. Would make a wonderful sculpture for desk, office, shelf, etc.       
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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Watch Box for Five Watches in Smoke Grey Oak, Red Ultrasuede Detail
Located in New York, NY
Box in polished wood for five watches lined in protective ultrasuede. Hinge in Ruthenium. Box only: watches are not included.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood

19th Century Crystal Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful light blue crystal inkwell American, circa 1888. An unusual piece with the base in light blue.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Desk Accessories

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Glass

Enamel Sterling Silver and Silver Plate Vintage Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous artist vintage bowl from the 1960s is enamel black with rose toned center with swirls of sterling silver and the bottom is silver plate. It ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Enamel

Vintage Bronze and Marble Roman Sandaled Paperweight Sculpture Fornasetti Style
Located in North Miami, FL
This Fornsetti style vintage paperweight, sculpture and desk accessory has a patinated bronze roman foot atop a white marble base. The bronze has bee...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Swiss Arts & Crafts Brown Green Blue White Thoune Enamel Ceramic Jug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Arts & Crafts Majolica art pottery jug, made by the Swiss factory Thun/Thoune, circa 1910s. This jug, entirely handcrafted and hand-painted, is decorated with a modern Eastern accent...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Earthenware, Majolica

Bronze Paper Bag Signed Sculpture Limited Edition, French
By Use Honure
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing hallmarked French signed limited edition bronze paper bag sculpture is signed Use Honure 90 26/ 170. It is a limited edition. It has been professionally polished. There ...
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1990s French Modern Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Watch Box for Five Watches in Polished Black with Ultrasuede Detail
Located in New York, NY
Box in polished wood for five watches lined in protective ultrasuede. Hinge in Ruthenium. Box only: watches are not included.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood

Oak Desk Top Book Trough
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oak Desk Top Book Trough A useful piece made in dark oak and ideal to hold a few books on your desk or bedside The trough is 6” high, 18” wide and 9” deep NG287
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19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

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Oak

Sommerso Glass Fig by Hanne Dreutler for Studio Åhus, 1980
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare find, stunning Glass FIG by Hanne Dreutler for Studio Åhus from 1980. Light pink and clear glass made in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. This piece is in ex...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Oiva Toikka / PAPERWEIGHT / Nuutajärvi
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Designed by Oiva Toikka. Manufactured using the same method as the OT1 (FISH) designed in 1964, this paperweight features two welded cast glass pieces (with a fish motif on one side ...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Florence Knoll Two-Tier Ebonized Walnut Paper Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paper tray designed by Florence Knoll in 1948. This two-tier paper tray is composed of ebonized molded walnut plywood. The trays rotate around a rear central post of brushed aluminum...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Aluminum

Garibaldi Bronze Medal by Italian Manufacture, 1902
Located in Roma, IT
Giuseppe Garibaldi silver medal is an original silver medal realized in Italy by Italian manufacture in 1910. This silver medal celebrates Giuseppe Garibaldi with a portrait. On ...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Repousse Brass & Glass Inkwell
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1900, this antique inkwell exemplifies the Art Nouveau period in decorative arts through the shape of its glass bowl and repousse brass-hinged cov...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

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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