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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Hollywood Regency
Impressive Antique Coromandel Desk Stand
Located in Ipswich, GB
Impressive Antique Coromandel and mother of pearl desk stand dating back to the Victorian era. The stationary box opens to reveal a blue interior, infront stands two cut glass silver...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Rare English Victorian Silver Plated Novelty Inkwell - Reg. 1856
Located in Bath, GB
A rare Victorian silver plated novelty inkwell fashioned in the form of a barrel on stand, in turn standing on a brick paving; beautiful detail such as...
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique English Brass Owl Inkwell, circa.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and rare large figural inkwell, beautifully executed in the form of an Owl with fine detail.
The hinged head lifts to reveal a fitted ink chamber which looks to be a ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Ink Well, English, Crystal Glass, Desk, Mid-19th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique ink well. An English, crystal glass, desk ink well dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850.
Larger than most at 13 cm, 5 i...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Cut Glass
Naturalistic Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Charles & George Fox, 1846
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1846 by Charles & George Fox, this charming, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver ink stand, features an ornate scroll ...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Quality antique Victorian oak stationary box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality oak stationary box having a sloping front and a pair of oak doors opening to reveal a fitted interior, bearing a presentat...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Handsome Antique Horn and Silver Plate Inkwell Dated 1897
Located in Bath, GB
An outstanding late Victorian inkwell made from two cattle horns and mounted with silver plated fittings, a stunning combination and always highly sought-after; I haven't had one of ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Brass Inkwell
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality brass inkwell having a quality antique Victorian brass inkwell of a dog with original glass eyes on a circula...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English Burr Walnut & Hand Painted Porcelain Stationery Box, circa 1850
Located in Bath, GB
A quite wonderful and romantic stationery box, ready to grace the finest of desk-tops.
Made from burr walnut the wedge shaped box is smothered in fine quality polished brass mount...
Category
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Purple 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
Rare Victorian Gilt Bronze Table Bell
By Gustav Bergmann
Located in Dereham, GB
Rare Victorian Gilt Bronze Table Bell.
In the Form of a Circular dining table.
The Etched Table cloth decorated with flowers,
And frill detail at the bottom of the table cloth.
Applied on top with a cat, Photoframes and Binoculars
The Centre with a Gas table lamp...
Category
19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Novelty / Figural Brass Inkwell - Hare c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A charming and scarce inkwell made from polished English brass featuring a beautifully cast Hare's head.
At first I thought he sported glass eyes but taking a closer look, they look...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Gilt Sterling Silver 1844 Victorian Inkstand with 2 Inkwells
Located in New York, NY
English gilt sterling silver inkstand with two glass and gilt sterling silver inkwells with pierced motifs, from 1844 (Victorian era). It measures 9'' in depth by 6 3/4'' in depth b...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Gilt Bronze Tabletop Cigar Lighter in the Form of a Beared Man
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very unusual 19th century silvered bronze tobacco cigar table lighter.
The finely cast and chiseled features of a bronze man with a top hat and a large beared. The beared can be us...
Category
Late 19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Table Vesta with Novelty Enameled Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique brass table vesta or nib holder decorated with a novelty black enamel figure of a boy diving on the ground dating from the 19th ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Quality Antique Victorian Staffordshire Greyhound
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian Staffordshire Greyhound inkwell having a greyhound laying on a shaped blue coloured base, hand painted in wonderful blue an...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Desk Set, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional Enameled Desk Set of a box, seal stamp and a pocket watch stand, France circa 1880.
Beautiful Cloisonné- enamel work in bold blue, turquoise, red and beige colours.
Meas...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Equestrian / Jockey CAP Inkstand / Inkwell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Horseshoe shaped inkstand, the base made from solid English Oak mounted with a silver plated horseshoe and a square gallery to secure the glass inkwell.
The glass inkwell is topped with a hinged brass lid in the form of a Jockey's cap with a silver plated peak, slight wear to edge.
There is a support for a dip pen...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal With Blank Matrix
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal with Blank Matrix
France, circa 1870s
A large French Napoleon III carnelian desk seal with a blank matrix, dating to circa 1870s. This o...
Category
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Carnelian
English Victorian Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian silver plated inkwell with 2 cranberry glass wells and back handle.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Large Horn Handle Magnifying Glass desk Accessory
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Large Horn Magnifying Glass. This was purchased from an estate and appears to be early.
Uncertain to maker and origin.
The brass rim is bent in slightly in one small are...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Edwardian Silver-Mounted Stationary Box with Matching Victorian Blotter
Located in Montreal, QC
This box has much evident quality. The pierced cover is repousse with scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers and trellis-work about a vacant cartouche. It has a long "piano" hinge and is lined in emerald green watered silk. Serendipitously, we have the matching blotter, the cover identically mounted, lined in crimson watered silk.
The box is Edwardian hall...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
19th Century Enameled Pocket Watch Stand, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch stand, or jewelry stand.
Brass with enameled ornaments.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
A Set of Two Scottish Banded Agate Table Seals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jewels for your desk or table.......A Pair of antique semi-precious Scottish banded agate wax seals for sealing letters. They are hand carved in natural s...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Fantastic set of antique Victorian postal scales and weights by S.Mordan London
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic set of large antique Victorian postal scales and weights by S.Mordan London, having a fantastic quality set of antique Victorian scales by S.Mordan London, the brass scales...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
A Pair Victorian Casted and Gilded Iron Candle Stick with Bears
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Pair Victorian Casted and Gilded Iron Candle Stick with Bears
A pair great Victorian casted iron candle sticks with gilded finish and marble base, Germany circa 1860. Each depicti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Victorian Frosted Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and frosted glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian glass sterling match striker, with sterling silver mount, has a globular form.
The surface of the frosted glass body has a textured finish which composes a match striker and incorporating the impressive applied monogram initials 'CIL'.
The upper portion of this antique glass match striker...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique Signed Utensil Holder, Bellow With Mouse, "Mabotte", France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bronze work, which can be used as a utensil holder or paperweight.
It is possilble to hand the bronze.
Signed at the bottom by the french artist "MABOTTE".
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Blue John Paperweight Egg Mounted on Fluorspar Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The brightly colored blue john egg mounted on a rectangular base.
H. 3" x W. 4" x D. 2 3/4"
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Brass Tie And Jewelry Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Lucite tie and jewelry stand
This tie rack has a worn brass finish, please see attached images for details.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Victorian Female Bust Wood with Diamond Eyes Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Victorian magnifier depicting a woman's head adorned with a 14-karat gold wire necklace with one diamond and diamond eyes on a 12.5" ebony stem with a 3.5...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Walnut & Ebonised Brass Mounted Inkstand
Located in Ipswich, GB
Offered for sale is this mid 19th Century Victorian antique walnut and ebonised brass mounted inkstand having original ornate brass handle and decorative brass detailing with two ori...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Ashford Pietra Dura Marble Obelisk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful Derbyshire Ashford pietra dura obelisk, inlaid with lillies, circa 1880 in date.
The obelisk is beautifully inlaid with a Pi...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique serpentine paperweight. A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Distinctive...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
English Victorian Period 19th Century Brown Leather Case with Button Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique English Victorian period leather case and horseshoe button box from the 19th century, with eleven buttons. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this leat...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Three 19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Inkwells Monkey Kingfisher Bulldog
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of three antique Black Forest hand carved walnut wood hinged ink wells with glass insert eyes.
Made during the mid-late 1800s, in the Brienz area of Switzerland.
I have seen ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Walnut
English 19th Century Victorian Shoe Care Set with Original Leather Case
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique English Victorian period shoe care set from the 19th century, with four brushes and original leather case. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this shoe...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Other
Victorian Brass Knob and Bevelled Iron Paperweight, England 1840's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Solid Bevelled Iron and Brass Knob Paper Weight, Mid 19th Century.
This truly charming Victorian desk accessory is very decorative and functional.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Double Inkstand With Glass Inserts, Gutta-Percha, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkstand with two crystal inkwells.
The base and the lids are made of gutta-percha, a molded resin, France, circa 1880.
The lids fe...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Resin
Antique Gutta-Percha Inkwell, Desk Pen Tray With Glass Insert, Circa 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkstand with one glass for the ink in the center.
Made of Gutta-Percha in a very nice condition.
Category
19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Resin
Asprey Desk Set and Document Holder, English, circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
The Asprey Company is an iconic British luxury home goods maker, located in London, England and was established by William Asprey in 1781, They established their current residence in London on Bond Street between 1847 and 1859 after a couple of acquisitions. They were the Nieman-Marcus of the day and made only the finest products, utilizing the best quality materials; dealing in everything from jewelry to fashion, and appealing to those wanting to buy gifts for weddings, occasions, and events.
This is a customized desk set, consisting of a crystal cut glass inkwell with a brass hinged lid, resting in a velvet lined well. Markings on the velvet lining under the inkwell indicate Asprey manufacture and Bond Street location “Asprey London, 166 Bond Street 22 Albemarle Street”. To the sides of the well are two Wedgwood cameos with the typical Greek mythology themed blue and white jasperware. Resting inside the recessed pen holder is a 14-karat gold nib pen marked “no. 3”, made by Aiken & Lambert, an American company (New York City) and manufacturer of fine quality gold fountain pens. Hand engraved brass mounts are applied to the surface, while the oval shaped inkwell and pen holder rests on three bun feet. The wood is an ebonized calamander (coromandel wood) which is a rare and valuable hardwood from Sri Lanka.
Also included as part of the desk set is a hinged, fold over, double sided document holder with a blotter lined interior. The exterior of the document holder is also of calamander wood, with hand engraved brass mounts to the top surface. As with the desk inkwell and pen holder, the document holder has a Wedgwood blue and white jasperware cameo...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted as a book.
Beautiful shades of burgandy with gilt add glamour and heritage to this beautiful piece. This p...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer & Crystal Inkwells English Jennens & Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
This high quality Papier-Mache desk set is beautifully hand painted in a floral motif and features inlaid mother of pearl and the original pair of cut glass inkwells with brass tops....
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique French Limoges Porcelain Inkwell, "D´Bengue Paris", Docteur Jules Bengué
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Limoges porcelain inkwell, France late 19th century.
A depiction to preserve medications, manufactured under the brand Docteur Bengué.
On the bottom is a stamp "Pyrol".
On th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Art Glass Millefiori Italian Murano Style Paperweight on Stand
By Millefori
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Glass Millefiori Italian Murano Style paperweight on stand. Circa Mid to late 20th Century. Measurements: 2.5" H (Ball) x 5.5" H (Ball o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Grant Tour micro-mosaic paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy, or possibly the Vatican City, and dating to approximately 1880 and done in t...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Slate
French Victorian Round Crystal and Silver Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian round crystal inkwell with silver and enamel cornucopia top (signed TIFFANY) *as is
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Large antique Victorian quality mahogany and glass desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian quality mahogany and glass desk set having a large quality mahogany stand of a rectangular shape with pen trays and the original pair od glass ink wells.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Quality large pair of antique Victorian scales by Parnall & Sons of Bristol
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality large pair of Victorian scales by Parnall & Sons of Bristol, having a brass centre column mounted upon a wooden base, with a shaped brass arm holding brass weighing pans, Mar...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Bronze Extinguishing Cradle, Signed Bronze Miniature Bust, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional extinguishing cradle made of heavy bronze.
The handle is designed as a man's bust.
The artist's initials "CH" can be found on the top.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage PM Craftsman "Tug of War" Brass Children Playing Figural Bookends - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage PM Craftsman "Tug of War" Brass Children Playing Figural Bookends - a Pair. Circa 1980s
Measurements: Each: 5" H x 6" W x 3.5" D
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Leaf Trinket Dish with Sparrow and Beetles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Late Victorian or Aesthetic Movement gilt bronze trinket dish or vide poche or calling card dish.
With a little detailed sparrow on the branche an...
Category
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Silvered Deer Sculpture, France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique silvered bronze work on a black stone base.
Finely chiseled and natuarally depicted.
France, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Victorian Brass Tavern Candlestick with Service Bell
Located in Plainview, NY
A late 19th century antique English Victorian brass tavern candlestick with service bell. The brass surface has some discoloration due to the age b...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Self Closing Coromandel Book Slide
Located in Norwood, NJ
This is a high quality antique Victorian Coromandel self closing adjustable book slide, circa 1860 in date.
It features a pair of oval Sevres style plaques depicting cherubs at pl...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
English Victorian Hardwood Brass Mounted Standish with Single Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English brass mounted standish with a single drawer and a central handle flanked by 2 replaced inkwells. The piece is centered by a beautifully engraved brass decorative element a...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Tatum's Dual Postal Ink Stand with Two Crystal Inkwells
Located in Stamford, CT
Hard to find antique Victorian Tatum's dual postal inkwell stand with two crystal inkwells in a decorative iron stand with hinged lids and three pen quail rests. The inkwell is signed Tatum's Postal Ink Stand and is in very good condition, a nice desk...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Iron
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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