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Desk Accessories For Sale
Chinese Antique Textiles and Embroidery Edition in Chinese
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chinese antique textiles and embroidery. Chinese language, Great textile art table book. Distributed by Eliane j Giraud Dupont Editeur, Paris....
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1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Desk Accessories

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Paper

Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Five-Piece Desk Set, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Art & Crafts period hand hammered copper desk set. The five-piece set includes: calendar frame, inkwell, pen tray, letter opener, and set of four blotter corners with ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Copper

1920 "Soffiati" Vittorio Zecchin MVM Cappellin Venini Rubin Murano Glass Plate
Located in Brescia, IT
"Blown" plate Vittorio Zecchin MVM Cappellin Italy, 1920 Rubin Blown Glass Plate Very good condiction Original early 1900s No chips, no cracks
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1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Bottle Stopper by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Georg Jensen 925 sterling bottle stopper. Marked Denmark Sterling Dessin HN 206.
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Desk Set with Magnifying Glass and Letter Opener - Ammonite Fossils
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Add a touch of elegance and history to your desk with this exquisite set, consisting of a magnifying glass and a letter opener embellished with authentic fossil ammonites from the Me...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

Back Light Chess Board with Cubic Colorful Chess Pieces
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
This chess belongs to the Board Games collection designed by Orfeo Quagliata. Exclusive techniques from the artist. 100% handmade with highest quality m...
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2010s Mexican Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Antique French Hand-Painted Enamel .800 Fine Silver "Lipstick" Perfume Bottle
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exquisite antique 19th century French Vermeil (.800 fine silver) and hand-painted enamel "Lipstick" scent or perfume bottle French hallmarks on collar ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Vermeil, Silver, Enamel

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver and red cranberry glass inkwell; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver inkwell has a circular shaped domed form. The body of this exceptional antique inkwell is embellished with impressive pierced and embossed scrolling leaf decoration, accented with pensile, baluster style bead motifs. The ornamentation to the body incorporates five oval cartouches; four are ornamented with an embossed male profile: two bearded males and two in a soldier's helmet. The cartouche to the anterior surface of the inkwell features the contemporary engraved crest of a stag encompassed with a garter and the motto 'God and my Honour'. The intricate sterling silver body of the inkwell incorporates five conical shaped pen receivers. The swept waisted upper portion of this antique inkwell is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover, ornamented with engraved simplified leaf decoration. The cover is surmounted with an impressive embossed three-dimensional bust of a male figure in robes. This antique inkwell retains the original and substantial red cranberry glass ink bottle liner, with a cut glass star motif to the underside; the cranberry glass liner is highly desirable. This exceptional silver and glass inkwell is supported by five swept feet, ornamented with a continuation of scrolling leaf and circular motif decoration from the body. This exceptional example of Victorian silverware, crafted by the renowned London silversmith Joseph Angell II, is the finest example of its type Condition This antique ink bottle...
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1850s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Inkwell WMF Germany Juatice silver plate Art nuveau.
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell WMF Germany (Juatice) silver plate, crica 1920 Art nuveau. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, developed between ap...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories

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Pewter

Large Sterling Silver Antique Globe Match Striker Finnigans London 1913
Located in London, GB
Very Large Antique Globe sterling silver Match striker. Date London 1913 by makers Finnigans Ltd 18 New Bond St London SW1 This is the largest format t...
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Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Italian modern orange rings for perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date 2020
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern orange 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 ...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Victorian Slate Paperweight of Hand style of Odd Fellows Hands Offs Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful very old professional office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers. Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs.
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Slate

Visages de la danse indienne, Introduction par Tara Michaël, Faces on Hindu Danc
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Visages de la danse indienne. Introduction par Tara Michaël. Mazeran, Alain: Theater, music and dance constituted in ancient India the different aspect...
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20th Century French Agra Desk Accessories

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Paper

Desk Organizer by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bench-made solid teak desk organizer with dovetail joinery, comprising five correspondence dividers, a slim drawer and open storage.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Teak

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

Wilmott Manufacturing Co. Art Deco Sterling Silver Desk Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Wilmott Manufacturing Co. (Birmingham) Art Deco sterling silver desk set.
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20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze and Marble Inkstand by Franz Xaver Bergman
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze and marble inkstand by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 22cm, width 40cm, depth 17cm Crafted by the renowned Franz Xaver Bergman (1861-1936)...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

Bronze Inkwell Modelled as Ram's Head
Located in Montreal, QC
There was a great appetite for things Scottish in Victorian England. Plaids, Scottish regiments, Tartan Carpets, Marmalade etc. The ram's head also makes...
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures:...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Bronze

"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

19th Century German Iron Padlock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century German Iron Padlock.
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19th Century German Antique Desk Accessories

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Iron

1893 Antique Lippich Brass Polarimeter Antique Physic Analysis Instrument
By Societé Genevoise
Located in Milan, IT
Lippich polarimeter, scientifi instrument made in 1893 signed Societé Genevoise Genève, brass and black metal. It is an optical instrument of analysis used to determine the concentra...
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1890s Swiss Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Figural Letter Opener with Fly on Man's Head
Located in New York, NY
Fun and Whimsical antique figural letter opener of a man with a fly on top of his head. And that face, truly a great expression and a piece of sculptural art! Most likely pewter or s...
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Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories

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Metal, Silver Plate, Pewter

Vintage Sterling Silver Paperweight / Model of Pig
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage cast English sterling silver paperweight/model of a pig; part of our animal related silverware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive vintage sterling silver pig ornament/paper weight has been realistically modelled in the form of a whimsical pig, sat waving. This cast silver ornament has been embellished with details reproducing the fine features of the pig's skin and anatomical features. This exceptional and comical model is fitted with a leatherette covering to the underside. This impressive example of vintage silverware...
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1990s English Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Brass Oval "25" Paperweight from De Vera New York
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass oval paperweight with "25" on top, stamped 2015 DE VERA on the bottom with the gallery's prior Crosby Street address.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories

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Brass

Midcentury Porclain Hand, Jewelry Holder, West Germany, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In original condition small damage on photo HCT West Germany.
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1960s Vintage Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Ghidini 1961 Omini the Climber Clips Holder in Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Paper clips holder in brass Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Brass

1919 René Lalique Seal Stamp Papillon Ailes Fermees Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Papillon Ailes Fermees" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919. Engraved signature. Perfect condition Measure : H...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Glass, Art Glass

Antique 20th Century Japanese Solid Silver & Enamel Geisha Bookmark c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Japanese solid silver & enamel bookmark. The bookmark features a geisha dressed in the a Japanese kimono dress. Throughout the dress is multicoloured enamel fill...
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20th Century Japanese Other Desk Accessories

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Silver, Enamel

19th Century Victorian Silver-Mounted Glass Match Striker, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian silver mounted and textured glass match striker. Of round shape, mounted with a plane silver collar. A must for any collector of Tabacconalia or just a...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Sculpture by Richard McDermott Miller, 1988
By Richard Miller
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare solid sterling silver nude female figurative torso sculpture by artist sculptor, Richard McDermott Miller, 1988, USA. Ame...
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Late 20th Century American Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Abraham Palatnik (Brazil) 7" Horse, from the 'Artemis Collection'
Located in NEWTOWN, AU
Born in the city of Natal, Northeastern Brazil, Abraham Palatnik moved to Israel as a child. There he studied mechanics, physics and developed the typical qualities of an inventor. ...
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1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Lucite

Hand Carved Stone Possible malachite Paperweight office Desk Sculpture object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Possible malachite Paperweight office Desk Sculpture object . A nicely hand carved Hardstone paperweight sculpture frog object decorative...
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19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories

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Stone

Tellux Vulcano SC1 Pen Box by Morici
Located in Milan, IT
A true gem for collectors, this luxe pen box brims with pure exclusivity. Briar, ebony, rosewood, ash, and bolivar are arranged in a handmade geometric inlay sealed by contours in go...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

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Wood

Paperweight Murano Milie fleur, 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight Murano Miliefleur, 1960 Additional information: Dimensions: 7.5 W x 7.5 D x 6 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Set of 5 Silver and Enamel Topped Glass Scent Bottles 1912 Perfume / Cosmetics
Located in London, GB
A set of 5 matching Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel lidded glass Bottles in a fitted leather travel case. The push fit Lids are a gorgeous rich blue enamel and the bottles are c...
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Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Letter Opener and Seal, in Yellow Metal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
A refined letter opener and seal set, crafted from yellow metal. Both pieces are beautifully engraved with delicate plant motifs, adding a touch of nature-inspired elegance. The intr...
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Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

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Metal

Tiffany & Co Crystal Art Glass Modern Faceted Diamond Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Tiffany & Co. crystal art glass faceted diamond form paperweight sculpture with original box. The paperweight marked Tiffany & Co. Dimensions: 3 3/4" L x 3" x 3" Condition: Please ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories

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Crystal

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

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Stainless Steel, Chrome, Nickel

Mid-Century Ceramic Ashtray Ditmar Urbach, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia - made of ceramic - good, original condition.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

Austrian 1870 Egyptian Revival Sphinx Paper Weight In .800 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A Sphynx paper-weight made in Austria. An unusual desk paper-weight, created in Vienna Austria back in the 1870. This beautiful piece was designed with Egyptian revival and grand to...
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1870s Austrian Egyptian Revival Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Louis XV Style Ormolu Inkwell, Late 19/Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Attributed to Leon Messager for Francois Linke, with Rococo and seashell Decoration.
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Desk Accessories

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Ormolu

Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver desk standish has a naturalistic-shaped form. The surface of the stand is embellished with impressive bright cut engraved scrolling leaf and floral ornamentation, incorporating a scroll bordered cartouche bearing the contemporary bright cut engraved crest of an elephant's head. The stand is further ornamented with scrolling designs encompassing an oval recess, composing a pen well. The rim of the body of the sterling silver inkstand...
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1840s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Antique Irish Oak & Brass Bound Stationary Letter Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A good Antique oak and brass bound stationary metamorphic letter box, of rectangular outline the shaped top with brass carrying handle above a hinged compartment fitted for stationer...
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1930s English Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century Desk letter holder with rectangular base in red marble. The structure is parallelepiped-shaped w...
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20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

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Stone, Marble

Country Style Porcelain Bowl Rabbit Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Entirely handmade porcelain bowl with a hands-free naturalistic painted Easter rabbit in black and white colors in country style. The rabbit is sitting i...
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2010s German Country Desk Accessories

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Porcelain

Bronze Inkwell, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze inkwell is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century. A very elegant bronze inkwell decorated with a rampant horse. Includ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

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Brass

Bronze Inkwell, Mid-20th Century
Bronze Inkwell, Mid-20th Century
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Gorham Sterling Silver 1886 Table Top Double Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver tabletop double inkwell from 1886 with intricately pierced figural gallery. It contains two glass inkwells with sterling silver caps and has an open compartment with hinged door. A great gift and addition to one's home or collection. It measures 7 3/4'' in length by 2 7/8'' in height by 4 3/4'' in depth, and bears hallmarks and monograms as shown. During the heyday of American silver manufacturing–approximately 1850 to 1940–Gorham was one of the most influential. The White House has used Gorham silver services...
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1880s American Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Contemporary Natural Black Travertine Big Poche by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Travertine Big Poche by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 30 x H 7 cm Materials: Black travertine. Available in Black travertine, Calacatta marble, Classico travertine, and Green Gua...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

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Travertine

Late 19th Century Double Crystal Inkwell with Pen Tray, England, 1880
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century double crystal inkwell with a pen tray and brass trim from England 1880. This is from a private collector who traveled the world buying and selling beautiful and un...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Brass

Gold Carnelian Armorial Seal with Agate Handle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gold Carnelian Armorial Seal with Agate Handle A. Croisier, Paris Circa 1880 This exquisite agate, gold and carnelian armorial seal, dating to circa 1880, once belonged to the Marqu...
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Agate, Carnelian, Gold

Maitland Smith Leather Embossed Executive Desk Blotter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn and Leather Desk Blotter. Certainly a luxurious addition to any executive desk. Designed for both function and elegance, this handcrafted desk accesso...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather, Horn

2 penguin sculptures, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Chrome

A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990 Additional information: Date : 1990 Origin : Scotland Features : A multicoloured lampwork bouquet with six flowers and several buds o...
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20th Century Scottish Desk Accessories

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Glass

Mid-Century Portuguese Wooden Trash Can
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wooden trash can. With a quadrangular shape and simple lines, it is a functional object that reflects the utilitarian style of past decades. The sides are smooth, with gently rounded...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Wood

Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze and wood "Graduate" pattern notepad holder By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5"W x 7.7...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Period Austrian Biedermeier Vanity Table Mirror
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very handsome and unusual table top dressing mirror likely made in Austria in the early to mid 19thC. The shield shaped mirror has a gilded...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desk Accessories

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Wood

Antique Victorian Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Desk Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian cut glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell, part of our antique silver and gl...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Jacques Adnet Art Deco Crystal Balls Table Lamp, France, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Jacques Adnet Art Deco crystal balls table lamp, France, 1930s. Stamped made in France. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vi...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century English Set of Weights with Royal Crown Marks, Numerals and Letter
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century English Set of Weights with Royal Crown Marks, Numerals and Lettering The measurement is of the largest. Weights of: 7 Lb, 4 Lb, 2 Lb, 1 Lb, and 708
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Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories

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Bronze

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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