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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1940s
Glass Paperweight Signed Joel Philip Myers 1968
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Glass paperweight signed Joel Philip Myers 1968.
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Fontana Arte Desk Set
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
A Fontana Arte desk set consisting of letter knife, ink blotter and pen holder.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$1,000 / set
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 6 piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. All pieces wrapped in black leather with white contrast stitching. Desk set features a paper holder, pen holder, ink blotter,...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
$2,500 / set
Vintage Mid-Century Geode and Bronze Pen Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and unique vintage piece. This piece brings its natural elements to sculptural statues. Raw bronze is artistically handled to form a base ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Jacques Adnet Style
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Handsome waste bin attributed to Jacques Adnet with woven fabric and leather strap/buckle.
Category
1940s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
$2,800
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...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Staffordshire Dalmatian Pen Holder, Circa 1960's
Located in High Point, NC
Vintage 1960's pen holder in the form of a Dalmatian made in the Staffordshire region of England. The Dalmatian is recumbent, with front legs crossed in an elegant fashion, and sitt...
Category
1960s English Victorian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Gorgeous Pair of Green Candle Holders. Made in France
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous pair of green candle holders in metal and brass. Made in France. So unique.
The items are in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
diameter 3,14 x 4,33 H inches
diameter cm...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962, in Blue and Green
Located in Milan, IT
Early Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962.
In the colors of Blue and Green.
Carries the Danese label.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Metal Crane Flamingo Figure Smokers set Brutalist Era, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A large Figurine made of wrought iron for Holding Cigarettes, Matchsticks and Smoking Accessories. Made of metal with a nice patina and rusty parts. Typically made in Germany in the 1960s, as a statement piece on a cupboard or credenza. Also nice for a mens room.
Category
1960s German Brutalist Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Bone and Bakelite Pen Holder for Desk around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Bone and bakelite pen holder for desk around 1960s
Original condition
Pen is not included.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone, Bakelite
Pirken Hammer Porcelain Basket and Bowl Set with Gold Trim
By Pirkenhammer
Located in Praha, CZ
This elegant porcelain basket and bowl set was made by Pirken Hammer, a renowned Czechoslovak porcelain manufacturer celebrated for its high-quality craftsmanship and refined decorat...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
1960s 9K Yellow Gold Presentation Cup Vintage
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English 9 karat yellow gold presentation cup and plinth; an addition to our diverse presentation silverware collection
This exceptional vintage yellow gold presentation cup has been modelled in the form of a 17th century drinking cup.
The surface of this vintage cup is embellished with impressive chased interlacing scrolling leaf and floral decoration, all on a matte background.
The decoration to the cup incorporates a vacant shaped cartouche.
The lower portion of the drinking vessel is encompassed with chased fluted decoration.
The vessel surmounts a circular baluster shaped, knopped pedestal to a swept spreading foot, ornamented with further chased fluted decoration on a matte background.
The outer circumference of the foot is embellished with a band of simplified leaf decoration.
This impressive vintage gold cup...
Category
1960s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Sterling Silver Letter Opener
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver letter opener is a handsome piece that makes a great gift. Not only is it functional but a beautiful accent to your desk. Sleek and unadorned it works with any d...
Category
1940s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Pair of Brass Bookends for the Golf Enthusiast A very attractive pair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Brass Bookends for the Golf Enthusiast
A very attractive pair and clever design, the ends are made as books which the golfing statues are standing on and also provide the...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Danish Rosewood Matchbox Holder with Abstract Silver Inlays by Axel Salomonsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Copenhagen silversmith Axel Salomonsen made a variety of rosewood accessories with sterling silver (925s) intarsia during the late 1950s and 60s. This ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$189 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Snake Lamp, by Aldo Tura, Ashtray Service Cigarettes Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century table lamp, Art Deco lamp, by Aldo Tura, ashtray service cigarettes or centre table, in hand-carved blond walnut. Restored and working.
Measures cm: H 28 x W 35 x D 21.
...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
1960s by Pierre Cardin for Venini Murano Glass Ashtray
By Pierre Cardin, Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare glass ashtray with flower
Perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 5-piece French leather and vinyl desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, pen cup, adjustable calendar. Holder, and manual d...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
$2,800 / set
Carl Auböck Letter Opener, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck letter opener in horn, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Paperweights Wooden clothespin Faux leather Handstitched, France 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Paperweight Wooden clothespin Faux leather Handstitched, France 1960's. In Black and Red.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Faux Leather
Ressort Letter Rack by Yonel Lebovic for Distrimex, 1969
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A scultural "ressort" model letter rack, designed by Yonel Lebovici in 1969.
Chrome and plated steel in good and vintage condition.
Category
1960s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Andrew Szoeke "L" Monogram Marquetry Wood Cube Paperweight
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and wonderful monogram "L" cube or paperweight by American designer, Andrew Szoeke. This cube combines Szoeke's mastery of graphic art and typography with inlaid wood ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Heavy Polychrome Glass Egg Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
1960s solid glass egg-shaped paperweight.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Horn Penrest, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Horn Penrest, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Max Ingrand mod. 2291 paperweight for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Max Ingrand model 2291 paperweight for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Signed with the incised F X
Reference: Quaderni Fontana Arte 6
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Cut Glass
Marble Desk Accessory Pocket Emptier Change Holder Key Holder
Located in Sacile, PN
Vide-poche (pocket emptier) in black and white marble, dated circa 1960.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Wrought Iron Cyclamen Ashtray and Paperweight, Italy 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Wrought Iron Cyclamen Ashtray and Paperweight, Italy 1940s
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wrought Iron
Midcentury Porclain Hand, Jewelry Holder, West Germany, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In original condition
small damage on photo
HCT West Germany.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Raw Stone Paperweight Natural Malachite Azurite
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Raw Stone Paperweight Natural Malachite Azurite
Decorative Stone in Malachite and Azurite beautiful aqua hues.
3.5 H x 5D x 4.5 W
Original natural state condition - refer to im...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Other
Vintage Two's Company Lucite Owl Tape Dispenser Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage lucite owl tape dispenser manufactured in Hong Kong for Two's Company of Mount Vernon, NY (ca. 1960s).
Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb, who...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Snakeskin and Silver Desk Book
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An usual accessory.
Category
1960s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Stone Inkwell, Souvenir from Oran Area, circa 1940, Morocco
Located in Labrit, Landes
Marocain stone inkwell
The sculpture represents a horseshoe surrounded by branches of leaves
The words "Souvenir oranais" are wroten in French on ...
Category
1940s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
33 Pieces Furniture Handle, circa 1960
Located in Wien, AT
Furniture handle
33 pieces
Original condition
Sold and price per piece.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$35 / item
Bamboo and Brass Pen Holder, Around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Bamboo and brass pen holder, around 1960s
Original condition
(the feather is only for the photo shoot and is not included).
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Elephant Figure in the Style of Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Elephant Figure in the style of Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960. The elephant has a missing tusk (pic4).
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Teardrop Murano Glass Paperweight with Amethyst Center
By Flavio Poli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern sculptural three-sided paperweight in the form of a stylized teardrop Murano glass with Sommerso technique features amethyst colored centered encased in clear gl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Carl Auböck Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Vintage Glass bell 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
A delicate and elegant hand-etched crystal bell, featuring intricate floral patterns and a gracefully elongated handle. The craftsmanship is refined and timeless, making it not only ...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Set of Five File Folders in Wicker and Brass, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Five big file folders in wicker and brass details made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Typewriter/Zeta, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of metal
Re-polished
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Horn Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck horn pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Bruno Munari Stamp Set Danese New old stock
By Bruno Munari
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Bruno Munari's stamp set for Danese. New old stock in mint condition.
English text model.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Reed & Barton Equestrian Page Magnifier, 1940s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Reed & Barton page magnifier with a detailed horse head handle in solid silver plated metal. Reed & Barton 275 stamped on the base of the han...
Category
1940s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Italian 1960s Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Interchangeable and Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti.
Antonio Ferretti is one of Italy's earliest Office Supply company.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Huge Signed Tomasso Barbi Picture Frame in Brass and Glass
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful huge photo or picture frame from Tomasso Barbi (signed). The frame is made of gold plated brass and Murano glass. An ultimative rare and beauti...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Gold Plate
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
"Wyoming" Oil on Canvas by Robert Frame '1924-1999' Signed
By Robert Aaron Frame
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a beautiful, original framed, landscape painting entitled "Wyoming" by Robert Aaron Frame. The colors are rich, vibrant and bold. Set in a w...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Mid century vintage handblown Murano glass paperweight
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage handblown glass Murano paperweight. This paperweight has a unique design in that the interior of the glass looks like tortoiseshell with beautiful tones of dark brown, Amber and gold. This vintage paperweight...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
1960s Vase, Tapio Wirkkala for Venini Attributed, Lattimo Murano Glass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Murano vase, Tapio Wirkkala for Venini attributed, lattimo Murano glass decorated
About:
Designed in 1968 by Tapio Wirkkala, these b...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Vintage Brass and Wood Stag Bookends
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of vintage brass and wood stag bookends.
Great tall pair of Hollywood Regency brass and wood stag or deer bookends. These handsome mid-century booke...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Enzo Mari "Colleoni" Pencil Holder for Danese Milan
By Enzo Mari
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s "Colleoni" pencil holder designed by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano. In excellent vintage condition. Stamped with makers mark on underside.
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Typewriter / Consul, 1960s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of metal, steel, plastic, fabric
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age of use
Re-polished
The packaging o...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel
Andrew Szoeke "H" Monogram Marquetry Wood Cube Paperweight
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and wonderful monogram "H" cube or paperweight by American designer, Andrew Szoeke. This cube combines Szoeke's mastery of graphic art and typography with inlaid wood ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Studio Craft Walnut Desk Business Card Display and Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century studio craft walnut business card holder and display. The front section slides to insert a standard 3.5 inch by 2 inch size card for display and a slot in the back holds ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$112 Sale Price
20% Off
1925 Chrome Female Bookends, "The Soul of The Book" by Arturo Levi
Located in San Diego, CA
Timeworn chrome female bookends; spine reads "The Soul of the Book." by Arturo Levi, 1925. These ladies photographed well and we could not resist taking mo...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$295 Sale Price
25% Off
Desktop Book or Mail holder by John Lloyd Wright
Located in San Diego, CA
Desktop book or mail holder by John Lloyd Wright (December 12, 1892 – December 20, 1972). This was part of the many furnishings designed by John Lloyd Wright’s House for Mr. Yager Cantwell (1962-63) in Rancho Santa Fe.
John Lloyd Wright was an architect and toy inventor (most notably Lincoln Logs...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
A pair of mid-century spherical Swiveling Cork Desk Organizers by Park Sherman
By Park Sherman
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of swiveling 'Bulletin Ball' cork desk organizers for pens and pencils. Designed and produced by Park Sherman in the USA, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
German Brass and Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome and gold letter opener and scissors with ribbon engraving. Brown leather holding case with felted bottom. Marked Lerche Solingen Germany...
Category
1960s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
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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