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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Art Nouveau
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Match Box Holder
Located in New York, NY
A gilt bronze “Zodiac” match box holder by Tiffany Studios New York. The match box holder features intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning interspersed wit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Art Deco PAIR of Period Photo Frames Handmade in Oak with Fan Sides, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful PAIR of photo frames from the Art Deco period, handmade from oak having a fan design and with glass inserts, which we date to circa ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak, Glass
Delco Art Deco 1941 Vintage Bakelite R 1171 Tube Radio in Perfect Condition
Located in Miami, FL
An Art Deco tube radio designed by Delco.
Here we are offering an absolutely stunning 1941 Delco model R-1171 tabletop tube radio. Featuring a gorgeous dark brown marbled Bakelite c...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture, Signed: Prof. R. Volpi 2359 Made in Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco
His studio was located in Schaerbeek (Belgium), where he worked as a sculptor for a
company called "Carli et Fréres".
Modeled and cast as two Two Geese with a Child
Beautif...
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1920s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Rare Typewriter ADLER No7, Germany 1900s
Located in Praha, CZ
The first typewriter of German production - rare
Fully functional.
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age of use.
Made in Germany-number se...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1930s Art Deco Portoro Marble and Brass Italian Desk Set
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An art deco desk set manufactured in Italy in the Thirties, in original conditions with small signs of use and age, brass it's in original patina. Dimensions are of the Inkstand. Thi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Déco French Polished Silvered Bronze Balancing Dice Paperweight by E. Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco fench polished silvered bronze balancing dice paperweight by Edgar Brandt
By: Edgar Brandt
Material: copper, bronze, silver, metal
Technique: cast, molded, silvered, polish...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper, Bronze, Silver, Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco Bronze Doré and Inlaid Abalone Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze doré and inlaid abalone notepad holder
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 4.5"W x 7.5"D x 0.5"H.
Good origin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Ronson 1938 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Deluxe Classic Desk Touch Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A Deluxe desk lighter designed by Ronson.
This extremely rare Ronson Deluxe Classic Touch-Tip lighter was made in 1938 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jersey in the United States. This lighter began a very successful era for Ronson Touch Tip...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Vintage Bohemian Crystal Votive Candle Holder in Cobalt Blue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Bohemian Crystal Votive Candle Holder in Cobalt Blue.
Vintage Bohemian Cobalt Blue and Ruby Red Cut to Clear Crystal Votive Candle Hol...
Category
20th Century Asian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco Bronze Doré and Abalone Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze doré and inlaid abalone notepad holder
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 4.75"W x 7.5"D x 0.5"H.
Good origi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Studios New York Bronze and Abalone Desk Set
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning set of solid brass Tiffany & Co desk ink well notepad case and 4 corners for desk pad all in amazing condition came from a high end estate in P...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
RESTORED ANTiQUE ART NOUVEAU STATIONERY WRITING CABINET WITH CALENDAR & KEy
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, Art Nouveau, fully restored stationary writing cabinet with date func...
Category
19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze doré and inlaid abalone pen tray
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 8.75"W x 2.5"D x 0.75"H.
Good original v...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp Inset with Purple Stained Glass Panels, 1930s
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Original French Art Deco Chrome Table or Desk Lamp Inset With Purple Stained Glass Panels & Boom Arm Pivotable Shade - 1930s
Has been Pat Teste...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany including letter holder 10x13x6cm, letter dryer 15x8x6cm and knife 18cm long.
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Just Andersen, Denmark Bronze Patina Disko Metal Viking Ship Salt #1109
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen Danish bronze patina Disko metal Viking ship salt cellar.
circa 1920s
Stamped and numbered 1109 on base
Height 2.25 inch, Width 4.25 inch, Depth 1.75 inch
In good ...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Doré Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period gilt bronze desk letter rack featuring a Zodiac design
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 9.5"W x 2.5"D x 6.25"H
Go...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco period bronze inkwell featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.13"W x 4.13"D x 2"H.
Good orig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco / Folk aRT Candy Store, National Cash Register, stenciled and painted
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming and Unusual Art Deco / Folk aRT Candy Store National Cash Register, stenciled and painted.. Great little decorative item.. Fully functional.. Retains original stenciled and ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Brass jugendstil desk set with lion heads
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass jugendstil desk set with lion heads.
inkwell 28,5x18,5x6cm
clock 24,5x13x8cm
match stand with ashtray 14x13x11,5cm
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bronze and Marble Bookends, Signed H.M. White, England, circa 1920
By Mabel White
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of bronze and marble bookends, signed H.M. White. England, circa 1920.
With Chinese children studying.
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Letter Opener, Elephants
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Letter Opener with Elephants.
So beautiful, very nice condition!
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ronson 1936 Art Deco Tourette Geometric Bronze Table Touch Iip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze Tourette desk lighter designed by Ronson.
Very rare desk table Touch-Tip lighter, created in Newark New Jersey by Ronson, at The Art Metal Works Co. during the art deco per...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco period bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10.13"W x 3.25"D x 0.38"H
Good ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Just Andersen Disko Metal Ribbed Horseshoe Pipe Rest #2253
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen Disko metal pipe rest with a strong ribbed decoration. Circa 1930's
Great colour, weighty and an unusual piece
Stamped and numbered 2253 on base
Height 1.25 inch, Widt...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Art Nouveau Hammered Brass Desk Letter Holder from Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Swedish hammered brass desk letter or napkin holder, Art Nouveau design, circa early-20th century, Sweden. Piece is hammered brass with an Art Nouveau leaf-design. Marked...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Inkwell with Elephant, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Inkwell with elephant.
An Art Deco Inkwell with an elephant figurine on top.
A double inkwell - double inkstand with two glass inkwells or ink contai...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Initial Stamp, Art Deco, 1920s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful and authentically preserved stamp for sealing wax.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Austrian Art Deco Silver Plate & Cut Glass Casket or Table Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Austrian casket or table box.
With a silver plate mount, a beveled glass insert top, and with a mold blown and cut body with a facete...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Desk Accessory Inkwell and Blotter
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous Art Deco modernist desk accessory set was produced in France in the 1930s. The set is built with a double inkwell and a matching blotter. The sleek geometric shape has ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1920s Art Deco Inkwell Modern Beveled Solid Glass and Brass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1920s Art Deco Clear Beveled Solid Glass Inkwell with Brass Hinged Black Onyx Glass Top
2.88 x 2.88 x 2.38 H.
Unrestored Preowned vintage condition.
See images provided.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Rocker Blotter and Blotter Ends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau bronze desk set. The three-piece set includes: rocker ink blotter and ink blotter ends featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Chrome & Onyx Novelty Letter Rack, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco letter rack, the perfect desk piece for your home office or even perhaps telephone table i...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Chrome
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco period bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10.13"W x 3.13"D x 0.38"H
Good original...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Marchak Paris 1920 Art Deco Translucent Agate Desk Tray In Gilt Sterling Silver
By Marchak
Located in Miami, FL
Desk tray designed by Marchak Paris.
An unusual and very rare desk tray, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Marchak during the art deco period, back in the early 1920. T...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Ronson England 1929 Art Deco Black and Creme Lacquer Rondelight Table Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful desk Rondelight lighter, created in London England by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1929. This is a very unusual lighter designed with wonderful geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel with a main spherical body similar to a billiard ball. Embellished with black and creme lacquer creating a great contrast with the polished steel. It is extremely well made and solid construction with very nice care and attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition.
Weight: 254.6 Grams, (163.21 Dwt).
Measurements: 57 mm by 57 mm by 76 mm (2.25 x 0.25 x 3.0 Inches).
Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON TRADEMARK MADE IN ENGLAND RONDELIGHT BRIT PAT. 621570 FILL HERE RONSON
The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis V...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Art Deco Streamline French Desk Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and design and that oozes kerb appeal then look no further! This fabulous Art Deco desk dat...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Austrian Jugendstil Vienna Bronze Sculptural Paperweight by Carl Fiala, ca. 1910
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT
This elegant Austrian Jugenstil sculptural desk paperweight depicts some fantastic half-human creature from the underwater world, riding a snail. Signed C. Fiala, dark-green co...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Blotter Ends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Letter Opener, Art Nouveau, c. 1910
Located in Greven, DE
Vintage Letter Opener,
So beautiful, very nice condition!
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
A Very Good & Large Art Deco Sterling Silver Stamp Box, Hallmarked London 1913
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & substantial early 20th century Art Deco sterling silver stamp box. The case richly decorated overall with striking basket-w...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fountain Pen Sterling Silver and 14kt Gold Nib Fire-Enamel Art Deco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain p en in 925/1000 sterling silver and 14 kt gold nib, with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Diameter mm. 11, length cm. 14. Silver weight gr. 53. . Designed by Giorgio Salimbe...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Pen Tray, circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze doré and inlaid abalone pen tray
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 8.75"W x 2.5"D x 0.5"H.
Good original vi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Rocker Blotter, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze rocker ink blotter featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 5.63"W x 2.75"D x 2.13"H.
Good origin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Aviation Interest Chrome and Frosted Glass Table Lamp
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Art Deco Aviation Interest Chrome And Frosted Glass Table Lamp
Modelled as an aeroplane with a moulded frosted glass shade, on a chrome plated stand.
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Art Nouveau Letter Opener, Fish
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Letter Opener with Fish.
So beautiful, very nice condition!
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Bohemian Moser Art Deco Oroplastic Blue Glass Card Holder, 1920
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Cute Art Deco signed Moser cobalt blue card holder decorated on two sides with a rare Oroplatic pattern of a seated female warrior with spear and shi...
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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Pâte De Verre Vide-Poche 'Deux Poissons', Amalric Walter, France
Located in Vienna, AT
Decorative pâte-de-verre vide-poche: bowl in yolk yellow, one side overflowing in dark blue, swimming around each other, plastically formed goldfish couple.
Signed 'AWALTER NANCY' on the top.
Manufactory: Amalric Walter, Nancy, Lorraine, France
Dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1925
Designer:
VICTOR AMALRIC WALTER (1870-1959) was a French glass manufacturer mainly known for his pâte de verre pieces. In the Cristalleries Daum at Nancy, France, he met the designer and modelist HENRI BERGÉ, with whom he produced the first pâtes de verre, which at the time were only signed with "Daum Nancy". After the war he continued to work with Henri Bergé. From 1919 to 1935 he cast no fewer than 500 models with Bergé and other famous sculptors or designers, always in few numbers due to the sophisticated technique of glass kiln casting.
Technique:
Pâte de verre (English glass paste) is a technique used in the production of multi-colored glass. A cold-formed paste made of glass powder and dyes is filled into a refractory mold and then fired in a muffle furnace, whereby the glass melts into the desired shape. To achieve polychrome color effects, the process is repeated with other colors. The technique was already known in ancient Rome and Egypt. Particularly in the Art Nouveau period and later in the Art Deco period, she found artistic use again in works by French glass artists such as Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Henry Cros...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Pair of Egyptian Revival Desktop Brass Obelisks
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of Egyptian revival desktop brass obelisks circa 1920.
Here we have a pair of art deco period decorative items. Polished brass obelisks decorated each side with egyptian hieroglyphics...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Original Royal Castle Sheffield 1930 British Art Deco Lighthouse Cocktail Drink
Located in Miami, FL
Art-Deco Cocktail Shaker in the shape of a lighthouse.
Very decorative and unusual piece made in Sheffield, United Kingdom, during the late deco period, circa 1930. This cocktail ...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Silvered Desk Set, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Shovel and broom
The shovel is: H: 1cm W: 20cm D: 21cm
The Broom is: H: 4cm W: 5cm D: 28
Original condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Christian Thomsen, Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau 1923 Foraging Cockerel #1127
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Christian Thomsen for Royal Copenhagen porcelain foraging cockerel figurine.
Created in 1923, a classic collectible piece
Signed and Numbered 1127
circa 1923
Measures: height 4 ...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Inkwell, Letter Opener, Dip Pen and Seal Set, in Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s travel set or desktop accessories inkwell, dip pen, letter opener and seal. Made of silver (marked 800) and crystal glass. Nice addition to your writing desk or j...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Art Nouveau Letter Opener, Madonna, c. 1910-1920
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Letter Opener with Madonna.
So beautiful, very nice condition!
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Cartier Paris 1920 Art Deco Chinoiserie 18kt Desk Clock in Nephrite Jade Enamel
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock designed by Cartier.
An impressive and beautiful desk clock, created in Paris France by the house of Cartier, during the art deco period, back in the 1920. This stunning rare piece has been designed with Chinoiserie patterns and carefully crafted up with parts in yellow gold of 18 karats and carved nephrite green jadeite jade. Accented with applications of navy blue enamel and fitted on top, with a hinged retractable handle.
The movement is mechanical It is accompanied with the associated original key for the winding. The dial is silver with guilloche, Roman numerals with gold hands and inscribed, Cartier.
Weight: 320.95 Grams, (205.74 Dwt).
Measurements: 69 mm by 31 mm by 78 mm (2.72 x 1.22 x 3.07 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, five times with the head of the eagle for the assay and guaranty of the gold, two times with the maker's mark JM inside of a lozange cartouche and signed on the reverse, "CARTIER 1649".
Literature: Olivier Bachet & Alain Cartier, Cartier Exceptional...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Jade, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Desk Calendar Holder or Picture Frame
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous bronze desk calendar holder or picture frame featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Mea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
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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