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Desk Accessories For Sale
Pentax Camera Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Take home this incredible vintage Pentax Camera Lighter while it's still on the market. Rare and in perfect working condition. Adjustable lighter with a...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Emperor Wilhelm I. Metal Catchall Shows National Monument, Antique German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful metal tray or catchall to hold quills. Made of cast Iron, has some nice patina, but this is old-age. A beautiful piece for your desk or any room. It was made for the 100th ...
Category
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. The Auböck #3846 booke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Silver-Plate Vanity Set With Comb, Brush and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, never used, vanity set with a bristle brush, comb and mirror. Each piece fits neatly into a velvet carrying case with hinge closure.
Each piece features an ornate silver...
Category
20th Century Late Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
British The Eclectic Copycat Brass Stencil Typeface Tool A from Tom Dixon
Located in Hamburg, DE
British The Eclectic Copycat Brass Stencil Typeface Tool A from Tom Dixon, in Flawless conditions. Designed from 2000 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Mat...
Category
20th Century British Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' Crystal & Silverplate Mellon Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' Crystal and Silverplate Melon Inkwell
France, Circa 1989
Dimensions: 3.25" diameter x 2.75" high
A refined and elegantly crafted melon-form inkwell from th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3848 brass bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Each piece bears the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Otterburn Chess Table — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut — Made in Britain
By Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
Commissioned by a special client as the perfect stage for their chess battles, this table is a showcase of NOVOCASTRIAN’s creative ability, of almost 10 years of experimentation, ref...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Bronze, Copper, ...
Letter Rack by Jacques Adnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Jacques Adnet & the Compagnie des arts Français letter rack. Chromed metal consisting of a series of vertical blades of curved section resting on rectangul...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Chrome
Montblanc Meisterstuck Le Petit Prince & Aviator Ballpoint Pen Special Edition
By Montblanc
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Special Edition Montblanc Meisterstück Le Petit Prince & Aviator. The barrel and cap of the ballpoint are made of brown precious resin. The clip ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Platinum
Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Gold Silk Moiré and Bronze Picture Frame with Garlands
Located in Toronto, ON
Capture your memories in this French antique bronze picture frame with garlands and gold silk moiré. Accepts one 4" x 6" photograph.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Black and White Glass Inkwell
Located in Wien, AT
Black and white glass ink well
Brass nickel platend
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$299 Sale Price
72% Off
Antique French Gilt Ormolu Gilt Metal Hand Wax Seal Stamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming French hand wax seal from the late 19th Century. We see this piece added to a collection of these hard to find treasures.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Antique 1920s Silver & Tortoise Shell Page Turner by Grey & Co. London, England
Located in Andernach, DE
Antique English page turner from sterling silver and tortoise shell.
Most rare piece, made and stamped by Grey & Co. London, possibly for Asprey London.
The Stamp is the London Lion,...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gucci Burgundy Leather and Brass Horsebit Waistpaper Basket, Italy 1950s
By Gucci
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Gucci Burgundy Leather and Brass Horsebit Waistpaper Basket.
Beautiful craftsmanship and stitching.
Italy 1950s
Fully marked Made in Italy by Gucci
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Letter Opener
Located in Greven, DE
Vintage Letter Opener.
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4233 Brass and Leather Paper Knife
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4233 brass and leather paper knife. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural knife is executed in polished brass and handwoven brown leather. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Dark Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and dark blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Dialog Pen by Hedex, 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Dialog Pen by Gedex.
With its original box.
Excellent condition.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Purple Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown royal blue and white mini spots, with purple and white millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Hand Blown Paperweight Yellow Flower with Blue Base Collectible Art Glass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano Hand Blown Paperweight Yellow Flower with Blue Collectible Art Glass.
Beautiful heavy large glass paperweight featuring yellow ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Gentlemans Ladys Gadget Measuring English Bamboo Walking Stick Cane RARE
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Rare Polished Victorian Bamboo Wood Ladys or Gentlemans Walking Stick of outstanding quality by Charles Cook who also worked for renowned Stick makers Brigg & Sons in Lond...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Post-Modern Polished Chrome Double Letter Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern polished chrome double letter tray, circa 1980s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures 10"W x 14"D x 6.75"H. The tray is finished with matte black lining and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Baccarat French Blue Crystal Paperweight Decorative Object
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful multifaceted French paperweight in sapphire blue and clear crystal from luxury Maison, Baccarat, circa late-20th century, France. This clear crystal and sapphire blue pap...
Category
Late 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Italian Brass Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simple and elegant Italian Brass letter opener with a silver plate blade. The styling of this piece is very simple and sophisticated - a compliment to any desk or work station and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chess game in the thematic of Ancient Egypt. The chess pieces are in painted and waxed plaster, the board is in wood and the is also a display shel...
Category
1920s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$4,212 Sale Price
26% Off
Enchanted brass and glass pen holder
Located in Firenze, FI
Add some sophistication and organization to your desk with our glass pen holder featuring a beautiful brass structure. Perfect for holding pens, penci...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
$257 / item
Luxury Writing Leather Desk Pad Firenze Italy
By Hermès
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Custom luxury tooled leather writing desk pad with silver gilt embossed made in Firenze Italy.
Italian Luxury desk pad in leather tanned in a rich d...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some multicolored fishes, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, orange and clear. A beautifu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$406 Sale Price
30% Off
Brutalist Brass Sculpture Flowers and Leaves Style of Silas and Jere
Located in New York, NY
A signed brass and metal sculpture of flowers and leaves, Brutalist period, in the style of designers Silas Seandel or C. Jere, circa mid-20th century. A Brutalist sculpture of flowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Hand-hammered out of one piece of copper.
Brass handle with Organic style details
With original Pati...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Carl Auböck Model #4327 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4327 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
$344 / item
Antique Napoléon III. Inkwell from Bronze and Porcelain, Paris, France, 1839
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique Inkwell with rich bronze ornaments and three porcelain vessels.
The ink jars are painted in a beautiful rich green and embellished with gold colour.
France, 1839.
On the lid is written "ENCRIER BOUQUET" "MEDAILLE D´ARGENT...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Highly Decorative Letter Scale Antique, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful highly decorative letter scale. All written in German. With porcelain Enamel Face. Nice item for your writing desk or just as a display item at your cupboard.
Category
Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Chalky White Rocchetta Tray with Leaves
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand-painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Rocchetta Tray with intertwined leaves design.
Elegant and serene, this hand-painted Rocchetta tr...
Category
2010s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Signed Italian Metal Sculpture
By Costa
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and interesting Italian metal sculpture of contemporary art.
The work is presented under an elegant shrine with a wooden base.
Excell...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Royal Aristocrat Typewriter c.1939
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Royal Aristocrat typewriter with black, crinkle finish and original case. The keys are nickel and glass with gold letters on black background. The case has a Bakeli...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Hermes Money Clip, 1990s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Authentic Hermès money clip in the shape of an "H". "Hermès Made in France" embossed on the bottom. Signs of wear to metal. Sleek and refined. Only one available. Attractive piece of...
Category
1990s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Fine Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Picture Frame
Located in Miami, FL
A fine ornate antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze photo frame with back easel stand, Napoleon III era, circa 1880. Richly decorated with neoclassical style motifs such as faces...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Flower Vase, Pink, Glazed Ceramic, Spanish, XXth
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Shiva vase is sculpture and vase. It is a symbol of Ettore Sottsass and an icon.
Sottsass designed the Shiva Vase when travelling to Barcelona for love in 1973. He encountered m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Just Andersen, Denmark. Pewter Viking Ship Salt #1109
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Antique Just Andersen, Danish pewter Viking ship salt cellar.
Stamped and numbered 1109 on base
Circa 1920's
Height 2.25 inch, Width 4.25 inch, Depth 1....
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
$229 Sale Price
20% Off
English Lectern or Book Stand of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English table top lectern, missal or book stand of brass, featuring a reading top with pierced quatrefoils at each corner. The revolving recta...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cartier Must II ballpoint pen silver plated and palladium 1980s
By Cartier
Located in Paris, IDF
This Cartier Must II ballpoint pen from the 1980s is a rare piece made of silver plating and palladium, adorned with a distinctive engraved motif featuring Cartier's iconic "C". It b...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Aircraft Engine Chrome Speaker
Located in Paris, FR
Speaker aircraft engine chrome is inspired by radial aircraft engines
from early 20th-century radial aircraft engines. Structure in aluminum
alloy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
MCM Office Desk Paper Organizer Tray
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Mid-Century Modern desk office tray, clean design in two levels made by IRGSA, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Bronze Catch All, Max Le Verrier Style Bronze Vide Poche Signed
By Loys, Max Le Verrier
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French Art Deco Bronze Vide Poche or Catch All signed Loys,
Max Le Verrier Style Bronze Vide Poche
Bronze vide poche in the manner of Max Le Verrier pieces.
This charmin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1919 René Lalique Seal Stamp Papillon Butterfly Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Papillon Ailes Ouvertes" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition
Height: 5 cm
Length : 7,3 cm
Félix Ma...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Luigi Colani Drumbo Green Elephant Money Bank for Dresdner Bank, 1970s
By Luigi Colani
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage money Piggy bank. A beautiful decorative item, designed by Luigi Colani, for Dresden Bank Germany. Made in Europe, circa 1970s. Nice addition to any collection, desk...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Disko Metal Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Stylised Bird Pipe Rest
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, disko metal stylised bird pipe rest
Disko metal, invented by Just Andersen by combing lead and antimony
circa 1930s
Stamped on base
Measures: Height 2.5 inc...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Cartier Set of 10 Panther Design Card and Envelop Luxury Season's Greetings
By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Luxury Cartier set of 10 Cards and Envelopes with the Iconic Cartier Panther Jewelry Design.
Large Cartier Panthere Season's Greetings, Joyeuses Fetes Stationary Cards.
Authentic Lux...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentlemans Ebonised Wooden Walking Stick Dress Cane 1895
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Unusual Fine Quality English Ladies or Gentleman’s Walking Stick or Dress Cane of outstanding quality and stylish design, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Sterling Silv...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Cobolt Blue Sommerso Vase by Flavio Poli
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Venician made Sommerso faceted vase in cobolt blue color by the Murano based artist Flavio Poli. This piece of art is from around 1960 for "Seguso Vetri ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Murano Teal White Opal Albastro Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent teal blue-green and white opalescent Italian art glass baby elephant sculpture / figurine. It is documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Michelin 1910 Slim-Skinny Bibendum Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament
By Michelin Man
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
An early 'Bibendum Protégé' Car mascot - Hood Ornament, French, circa 1910,
Nickel-plated bronze figure of a 'slim' Mr. Bibendum, mounted on wooden black base. Perfect for any Classi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Cute Baby Shoe Silver Plated Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal money bank. A beautiful decorative item, with nice patina. Made in Europe, circa 1960s. Nice addition to any collection, desktop, living room or children's roo...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck #4995 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4995 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished and patinated brass by We...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$373 / item
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
By Thompson Cabinet Company
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 19th Century Exquisite Brass Bound Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope Burgundy Red Tooled Leather, Two Glass Brass Topped Inkwells & Tw...
Category
1820s British Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Robert Indiana Brushed Aluminum Red Love Paperweight Sculpture Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This very rare rendition and small edition of the vintage Robert Indiana love paperweight sculpture is rarely seen version in red brushed aluminum. This may have only been a very sma...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
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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