Desk Accessories
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
1780s British Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Desk Accessories
Early 1900s Danish Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
18th Century Japanese Anglo-Indian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 1900s Danish Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Marble
Early 1900s American Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
1760s Spanish Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s American Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1730s Scandinavian Antique Desk Accessories
Fruitwood
17th Century European Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1770s Spanish Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1790s English Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
18th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories
Bone
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Steel
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Faience
18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories
Stone
Late 18th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Spanish Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Onyx, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver
Late 18th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Tin, Bronze, Gold
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s European Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver Plate
Early 1900s German Beaux Arts Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s English Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Desk Accessories
Early 18th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Boxwood, Burl, Elm, Satinwood, Walnut, Zebra Wood
Early 1900s French Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Brass
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desk Accessories
Carrara Marble, Brass
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-17th Century Scandinavian Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Marble
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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