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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Hollywood Regency
Pair of Gilt Hollywood Regency Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of Hollywood Regency bookends in a gold gilt finish in the shape of books with a floral cover jacket by Borghese of Italy, circa 1960s. The pair are in good vintage conditi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Brass and Marble Desk Set after Herman Eichberg
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Art Nouveau brass and green marble desk set with two original moulded white porcelain inkwells, repair to one, in the manner of Herman Eichberg, circ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Jugendstil J.P. Kayser Inkstand / Inkwell with Great Hamlet & Skull Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and important Kayserzinn pewter inkwell, designed by Hugo Leven.
Who, in this day and age, would ask a top quality sculptor to design and execute a stunning sculpture with ...
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Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Roberto Cavalli Mirrored Display Boxes Beveled Glass
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous display boxes from the design of Roberto Cavalli to be used in his fashion shops. Great for displaying jewelry watches and fashion items.
Multiple sizes and quantity availa...
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Early 2000s Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Mirror, Glass
Antique Boy in Zoo Giraffe Tree Inkwell Metal and Crystal Glass, Austria, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous Inkwell. Made of metal, bronze and the ink pots made of crystal glass. Beautiful color and patina. This was made in Austria in the early 1890s. Fantastic piece for each Li...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Pair of W.M.F. Plaques Signed Albert Mayer, Art Nouveau Period, Germany
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of W.M.F. plaques signed Albert Mayer (1867-1944). Art Nouveau period, Germany, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Rare Inkwell, Bronze Art Nouveau USA President Wilson 1st W War, Signed Cuzin
Located in Paris, FR
Rare, one of a kind.
This unique Art Nouveau bronze inkwell, signed by Cuzin, circa 1918
representing USA President Tommy Wilson (28th USA President from 1913-1921).
This i...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Portuguese Silver Filigree and Enamel Box with Gold Wash
Located in Stamford, CT
A silver trinket box with exquisite filigree work throughout, including the bottom and the feet. With white and red enamel decoration on the top and deep blue on the side. The delica...
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
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
Materials
Spelter
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Ambra Vase, Murano Glass "Sommerso" by Salviati
By Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A characteristic Art Nouveau ambra vase, Murano Glass "Sommerso" by Salviati.
Measures cm: Height 38, diameter 22.
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass and sterling silver inkwell. Made by Gorham in Providence. Rectilinear clear glass block bulbous well. Sides have carved ornament: Fluid scrollwork and stylized flo...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
"The Kiss, " Romantic, Rare Bronze Inkwell/Pen Tray with Nudes and Aquatic Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this large, bronze desk accessory, a combination inkwell and large pen tray, depicts nude male and female figures, shown at the crest of a wave, in the midst of a gentle kiss. This sculpture puts the couple in an aquatic setting, almost as if they are mermaid and merman, with the movement of water and the cresting of waves shown throughout the piece. The sculptor, Otto Strandman...
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1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Desk Set by Albert Marionnet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very comprehensive five piece, late 19th century gilded bronze Art Nouveau desk set by ;
Albert Marionnet (1852-1910).
Each piece have these mythical busts coming out of the grou...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of W.M.F. Silver Plate Dishes, Jugendstil Period, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of W.M.F. silver plate dishes, Jugendstil Period, circa 1900.
With hunting dogs.
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Art Nouveau Double Inkwell on Sterling Silver Tray by J E Caldwell & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Art Nouveau double inkwell on sterling silver tray by J E Caldwell & Co., circa 1900. This stunning piece features two square crystal wells with etched floral designs in the ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very elegant mother of pearl English desk inkwell. In very good conditions. Perfect for a lady's desk. It´s a perfect chic object.
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Silver Plate Horseshoe Jockey Catchall, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous silver plated, 1920s small pot with a horseshoe and some horse race related items. Think it can be used at a table for paperclips, toothpicks, matchsticks or just as a open salt pot...
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1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
French Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau oval shaped bronze inkwell with pine cones and needles design (signed: ALBERT CHEURET)
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Inkwell Lamp Signed A. Féry, Art Nouveau Period. France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze inkwell lamp signed A. Féry. Art Nouveau period. France, circa 1890.
Dimensions with shade: 62 cm height.
Bronze signed A. Féry.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Big Silvered Bronze Vienna Dog Sculpture, Paperweight, 1900s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Big silvered bronze Vienna dog sculpture, 1900s. Very good detailed silvered bronze dog sculpture. Perfect as desk paperweight.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
René Lalique Clear & Frosted Glass 'Trois Papillons' Inkwell
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
René Lalique clear and frosted with signs of some light blue staining to glass 'Trois Papillons' Inkwell with some signs of light blue staining. Moulded and engraved makers mark, 'R....
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Naturalistic Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Novelty 'Fruit Design' Ink Stand
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1874 by Daniel & Charles Houle, this very unusual, Victorian, Antique, sterling silver ink stand has a shaped wooden base with applied silver leaf decoration ...
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1870s English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Soffiati" Vittorio Zecchin by Cappellin Venini 1920s Murano Glass Plate
Located in Brescia, IT
Blue blown Murano glass
Perfect condition.
Category
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Late 19th Taxile Doat Manufacture De Sevres dated 1899 Flora
By Taxile Doat
Located in Marseille, FR
Art Nouveau ceramic paperweight "Flora" by Taxile Doat, Sèvres factory dated 1899. Some cracks on the periphery.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Gold-Plated and Enameled Copper Matchstick Box Holder
Located in Barcelona, ES
Seashell shaped Art Nouveau matchstick box holder. Gold-plated copper, seashell and box holder enameled on top/front.
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau Desk Set by Tiffany Calendar, Ink Dryer, Box and Clip
Located in Weiningen, CH
Art Nouveau desk set by Tiffany calendar, ink dryer, box and clip
Sizes:
Measures: Perpetual calendar 16 x 16 cm
Box 10 x 7 x 4 cm
Clip 6 x 10 x 3...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Art Nouveau Double Crystal Crystal and Art Deco Wood Pen Holder
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality French Art Nouveau double crystal inkwell or wooden pen holder.
This French Art Nouveau desk accessory is a beautiful piece and a wo...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Art Nouveau Ink Blotter by Robert Oerley, circa 1906, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil ink blotter was designed by Robert Oerley, circa 1906, Vienna.
Robert Oerley (1876-1945) was an Austrian architect.
Robert Oerley had many memb...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Pair of Art Nouveau Large Silver Plate Photograph Frames, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of Art Nouveau large silver plate photograph frames, Germany, circa 1900. Each depicting an allegorical Art Nouveau female in long dress, grasping a foliate branch. The centres of frames vacant for photograph with a frieze of four putti...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Hollywood Regency Black Gold Leather Paper Basket, 1970, France
Located in Vienna, AT
This extraordinary Hollywood Regency leather paper basket was made of brown and black leather with patterns.
Also it is worth to mentioned that t...
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Early 1900's French Nouveau Gilt Bronze & Onyx Figural Cameo Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box with Green Onyx Base and Figural Cameo Mounted Lid. Item features beautiful art nouveau form, gilt bronze construction, figural cameo resti...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
1970s by Gabriella Crespi Italian Design Hollywood Regency "Boar" Lighter
Located in Brescia, IT
"Boar" Lighter
Gabriella Crespi
Italy, 1970s
Silver metal.
Perfect working order
"Grabriella Crespi" signed.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary crystal inkwell from the renowned Baccarat is a piece of exquisite charm and grace. Featuring a doré bronze mermaid languishing upon the crest of a rolling wave, i...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rare Andre Villien Paris Art Nouveau quality Bronze & Marble Desk Inkwell Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning desk piece.
This good size Art Nouveau ink-stand is signed by Andre Villien (see image 7). Villien was a French sculptor and decorator who work...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sterling Silver Paperweight or Crumb Collector
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A/2620. Sterling silver American paperweight: an idea for an elegant gift -
But You can use also as crumb collector...
Very elegant for Your desk.
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Mid-20th Century American Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Pair of Vintage Lucite Hourglass Sculpture Style of Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun pair of functional sculptural accents.
Measures: LG - 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.
MD - 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Rare Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau Inkwell on Tray, Early 1900s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau inkwell on tray,
early 1900s.
Measures 25.5 cm. x 16 cm. x 5.5 cm.
Marked.
1st. assortment, in perfect condition.
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Art Nouveau Double Inkwell Brass & Solid Crystal circa 1890
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is the perfect desk accessory for any decor but especially decorative in the Art Nouveau taste. The solid brass and crystal base supports 2 matching crystal inkwells which are s...
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener
Located in NYC, NY
An Art Nouveau bronze letter opener with beautiful carvings.
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Max Blondat French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Vide-Poche
By Max Blondat
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau gilt bronze vide poche by Max Blondat. Titled "An Embrace". The vide poche features the heads and torsos of a man and a woman, sweeping up from the sides of the dish. Each of the lovers has an arm around the other. Circa 1900. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris, by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, 2011, p. 57.
Signed, "MAX-BLONDAT" Founder mark "Siot...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Art Nouveau brass desk lamp with attached tray.
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Gorham Martele Footed Inkstand with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, sterling silver (.950) Art Nouveau, Martele inkstand with ball feet and hinged lid, the Gorham Manufacturing Corp., Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1905. According to...
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Nouveau Lighted Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Sculpture by Korschann
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau lighted gilt bronze sculpture by Charles Korschann, depicting a woman holding a bouquet of flowers on a tray with an inkw...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bernhard Hoetger German Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Vide-Poche
Located in New York, NY
A German Art Nouveau patinated bronze figural vide poche by Bernhard Hoetger featuring a windblown nude with vines, circa 1910. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Whimsical Thick Lucite Whale Lighter Mid-Century Regency Modern
By Guzzini
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous thick lucite sculpted whale lighter. Add some whimsy with a touch of glam to your table top or anywhere you need a fun surprise. The lighter looks to be in good working order.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Gucci Vintage Desk Envelope Stirrup Holder 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful piece for your desk in silver and gold plated metal with two stirrups in the typical Gucci Design, signed Gucci Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique English Dragon Letter Opener in Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A circa 1920-30 fine quality English brass dragon letter opener or paper knife. It depicts the dragon from the legend of 'St. George and the Drago...
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1920s English Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Textured Macrame Wall Tapestry, Spain, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb macramé wall tapestry, spain, 1970s.
Large format.
Handcrafted tapestry composed of different textures and materials creating unique...
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Brown Textured Macrame Wall Tapestry, Spain, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb macramé wall tapestry, spain, 1970s.
Handcrafted tapestry composed of different textures and materials creating unique patterns and rel...
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 6 Art Nouveau Sterling silver vanity brushes. American circa 1900.
All stamped Sterling. Original horsehair bristles.
Each brush features a sli...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Excellent Tiffany Studios N Y Poppy Lamp with a Rare Blown Glass/ Bronze Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Tiffany Studios New York glass and bronze "Poppy" table lamp featuring a leaded glass shade depicting crimson red poppy blossoms with multi-hued green leaves against a mottled oran...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique 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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