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Desk Accessories For Sale
Rare Robin Day Desk Accessories for Hille and Acorn Products
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
In 1959 Hille entered into partnership with a firm called Acorn Products, which
manufactured a range of coordinated desk and office accessories on their behalf.
Specifically designed by Robin Day, these aluminium desk accessories complemented his office furniture, items included filing trays...
Category
1960s British Futurist Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
LOVE Snowglobe
Located in Jersey City, NJ
LOVE Snow Globe
globe dims: 4.5 h x 4" w x 4" l
gift box dims: 5.25 " h. x 5.25" w. x 5.25" l
packaged in custom gift box
©Morgan Art Foundation
Licensed by Artestar, New York
Robe...
Category
2010s North American Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
1980 Decorative Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian marble sphere with withe stand.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Fine Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Picture Frame
Located in Miami, FL
A fine ornate antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze photo frame with back easel stand, Napoleon III era, circa 1880. Richly decorated with neoclassical style motifs such as faces...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Cartier Must II ballpoint pen silver plated and palladium 1980s
By Cartier
Located in Paris, IDF
This Cartier Must II ballpoint pen from the 1980s is a rare piece made of silver plating and palladium, adorned with a distinctive engraved motif featuring Cartier's iconic "C". It b...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Carl Auböck Model #5262 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5262 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Otterburn Chess Set, Board & Box — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid, hand-patinated brass and walnut. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in a range of materials and finishes, Otterburn can truly be customized an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Desk Accessories
Materials
Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Stone, Sheet Metal, Brass, Sta...
Art Nouveau Bat Inkwell by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing piece, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
SeaGull Seaplane Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a SOC-3A Seagull Plane. This two-place scout observation plane of the U.S. Navy was used for both land and sea landings, as well as used fo...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1970s Gunnar Cyrén for Dansk Silver Plate Elephant Figurine Paperweight
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dansk Mid-Century Silver Plate Animal Elephant Figurine Paperweight.
Vintage Dansk silver plate elephant figurine paper weight.
Marked Dansk Designs Japan.
Dimensions: 1.75ʺW × 2.25ʺ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Floral Elements Enamel Inlays & Gilt Swallows.
The slope features a black fitted interior finished with a black velvet s...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530 'Flatiron' Patinated Brass and Cane Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3530 'Flatiron' patinated brass and cane bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian Industrial Design Grillo Flip Phone Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Oakland, CA
The Grillo "Cricket" phone the ringer sounds like crickets. designed by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper in 1965, this is a later version that can be used with touch tone architecture. This design has won numerous awards i.e. Compasso d' Oro 1967, Gold medal, Ljubljana, Bio, 1968. A fully working phone.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Art Deco Inspired Horse Bust Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique addition to your desk. This beautiful horse bust rests on a marble base making it an understated elegant part of your décor. The base i...
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Ahrend de Cirkel Attributed Set of Three Stacking Burgundy Metal Desk Organizers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stacking burgundy enameled metal desk organizers attributed to Ahrend de Cirkel. Originally sold with the matching desk and accessories In original condition with visible wear and sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900.
The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid 19th Century Partners Inkwell with Brass Double Top and Cut Crystal
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid 19th century partner's inkwell with a double opening brass top and a cut crystal daisy bottom. This is a great piece you don't see too many partner's...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th century dolphin Inkstand
Located in Cheshire, GB
Ram Horn and Silver Plate Dolphin Inkwell, bearing a pair of ram’s horns, mounted with plated dolphin mounts, the tail suspending a bell, the beater for which is on mounts to the fro...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Collector's Exotic Beetle Dish Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg, Sweden c1943
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A large exotic beetle in applied silver adorns this most unusual piece of Argenta stoneware by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden
Silver 'bamboo' decoration on rim and plain silv...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Leather Trinket Tray - Small Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Savannah
Located in Curitiba, Parana
TRINKET TRAY
The Trinket Tray - Object Holder offers multifunctional organization for daily essentials, allowing for endless creative possibilities.
Craft in leather with sleek edg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Modernist Lucite Resin Cube Sculpture with Gears Pierre Giraudon, France, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Lucite resin cube with gears inside attributed to Pierre Giraudon, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Square Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4575 Patinated Square Brass Bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and geometric pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass with po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends in the "Pine Needle" pattern, with a custom green leather desk blotter.
By Tiffany Studios (blotter ends sign...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Luggage Crocodile Skin Leather Suitcase, Colonial
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique suitcase made of crocodile leather handstitched with leather lacing and secured with tacks, an attractive antique reptile skin suitcase with a...
Category
Early 1900s British British Colonial Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Faux Leather
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso for Graal Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink White Gold Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink to opal white, and gold flecks Italian art glass swan sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, with original "Arch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Black Marble Arched Platter Small
Located in Eindhoven, NB
This multi-use arched black marble platter with natural veining makes a sophisticated presentation of appetizers, cheese, breads and crackers. Thi...
Category
2010s Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Crystal Inkwells and Pen Trays Desk Set by Jacques Adnet and Baccarat, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco crystal desk set of inkwells and pen Trays by Jacques Adnet manufactured by Baccarat, France
By: Jacques Adnet, Baccarat
Material: glass, crystal
Techniq...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Desk Set in Elegant Art Deco from 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A very elegant desk set in art deco probably from 1930s or earlier. The desk set is made of patinated brass and consists of two parts. An ink stand with pen stand and a rocker blotter...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Fornasetti paper weight with NATO phonetic alphabet with pen rest
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with pen holder.
With the phonetic alphabet
o as in Oscar
P as in Papa
Q as in Quebeck etc..
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Bronze D'ore & Cut Crystal Inkwell Desk Set on Stand, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze D'Ore and cut crystal inkwell desk set on stand, Circa 1900.
Includes inkwell, pen holder, pen nib brush and drip box.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Cool Ink Well designed as a Godin iron stove from the late 19th Century
By Godin
Located in Knivsta, SE
Cool Ink Well designed as a Godin iron stove from the late 19th Century. Made in France in cast iron and painted with a beautiful patina. Probably an advertising item...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Murano Pink Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso, 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and pink Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measures: H...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage sterling silver scottie dog letter opener, Art Deco
Located in NEWARK, GB
An amazing vintage sterling silver letter opener.
It is crafted from solid sterling silver and has a very well detailed and designed little scottie dog.
Perfect for the Scottish ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Louis XVI Style Champlevé and Ormolu Inkwell Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 7 1/2in W: 10 1/2in D: 7 3/4in
This Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Champlevé and bronze Ormolu Inkwell is truly a sight to be seen! If we take a look at t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Silver-Plate Vanity Set With Comb, Brush and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, never used, vanity set with a bristle brush, comb and mirror. Each piece fits neatly into a velvet carrying case with hinge closure.
Each piece features an ornate silver...
Category
20th Century Late Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver Plated Penguin Paperweight Shelf Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage art deco revival style silver plated heavy penguin paperweight.
In very good vintage preowned condition, the penguin is bright and well made and shows minimal signs of wear.
...
Category
1990s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Handmade Metal Bookend with Sphere in White Carrara Marble
By Fiammetta V.
Located in Carrara, IT
Metal bookend with sphere in white Carrara, black Marquina, Portoro or Paonazzo marble in collaboration with Anime Design. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is differ...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century Polished Brass Renaissance Style Inkwell
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique ink stand, made of polished brass, completely in Renaissance style, with richly pieced scroll motifs. The inkwell has two removable ink we...
Category
Early 1900s French Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Glass Paperweight with Floral Silver Overlay, c. 1910s
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant paperweight from the early 20th century is expertly crafted of cut glass and floral silver overlay in the manner of Art Nouveau. The translucent glass cube is shaped wit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Carl Auböck Paperweight #5371 or 5788 "Heart", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight #5371 or 5788 "Heart", Austria. Price is per piece. Available in different sizes.
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Bee
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain creation depicting a bee, part of the Awesome Insects collection. A surprising decorative design. The pollinizing species par excellence, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti paper weight 1962 Zodiac calendar
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with Zodiac calendar c1962
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Trinity Fountain Pen With Black Body & Cartier Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful Sleek Cartier 18K Gold Nib Black Body Trinity Fountain Pen With Box
Designed by Cartier and Manufactured by MontBlanc
The pen is made from a black composite
Pen nib is 18...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
Murano Opal Chalcedony Millefiori Flower Murrines Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white with orange to green "Chalcedony" surface Italian art glass flowers paperweight. Attributed to designer Galliano Ferro. There are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass, Glass
Antique Black Forest Inkwell, Wood, 1920-1930
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful handmade Black Forest inkwell.
Around 1920 / 1930.
Depiction of a chamois.
Wood with glass eyes.
Category
1920s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood, Nutwood, Walnut
ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop
Located in Reading, Berkshire
ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop "Alpha" F11 Fixed Lens
Manufactured by Internationale Camera Actiengesellschaf...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Dragonfly Garden Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object Signed from Scotland
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, handcrafted Scottish studio art glass 'Dragonfly' garden paperweight decorative object, made in Scotland, circa late-20th century. A beautiful piece, a traveling garden ...
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530 'Flatiron' Brass and Cane Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3530 'Flatiron' brass and cane bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Dummy Hand Grenade Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage hand grenade paperweight, circa 1950s. The piece is in well worn vintage condition and measures 3.5"W x 2"D x 2"H. Cool and unique piece! #4068
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An exceptionally fine quality example of an early 19th century burr wood campaign writing slope, in beautifully grained burl, with polished brass inlaid, of French origin. Opening to...
Category
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Erling Torvits Wide Brazilian Rosewood Secretary Desk
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Erling Torvits
Manufacturer: Klim Møbelfabrik
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 49.25″ wide x 18.25″ deep x 48″ tall, Desk:34.75" wide x 28.75" d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Blue Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial mint green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of blue thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomb...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Vintage Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Medium Box in Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Baseball Paperweight by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern baseball paperweight- executed in translucent crystal- represents the simple elegance of Tiffany & Co. at its finest. Since its founding in 1837, Tiff...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Carl Auböck Model #9038 Polished Brass Knob
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #9038 polished brass knob.
Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen With Red Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen With Red Cartier Box
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier fountain pen.
Crafted in France, this must de Cartier Trinity 18ct Gol...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Solingen German Scissors and Letter Opener in Green Leather Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian-made hot-dropped forged steel plated in Nickel and Brass are used to make the scissors and letter opener. The green leather case is marked S...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel
English Equestrian Horseshoe Silver Plate & Oak Desktop Inkwell Inkstand c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English Edwardian silverplate and oak inkwell inkstand with a pen rest, circa 1900. This fine inkstand has the original lovely cut cr...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Ribbed Trinity Rollerball Pen & Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Ref 2025 D1
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Rollerball Pen & Cartier Box
Made in Paris, France
Item Is Sold WithA Red & Gold Leather Cartier Box
Cartier ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Thatched Roof Cottage, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded.
Little house with cute details.
Nice bronze work, beautifully chiseled.
The original glass insert is existing.
A similar inkwell...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Postmodern Bakelite "Liberte" Letter Holder by Philippe Starck for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Liberte letter holder/desk organizer/envelope box was designed by French Industrial Designer/Architect, Philippe Starck for Alessi (Portugal, 1992).
The green plastic top, suppor...
Category
1990s Portuguese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Vintage Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Padova Magnifying Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine silver magnifying glass.
In sterling silver.
Designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co.
In the Padova pattern.
Marked to one side of the handle for Tiffany & Co. / © Elsa ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Comyns Victorian Repousse Sterling Silver and Crystal Inkwell 1895
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large Victorian inkwell by William Comyns. This has a repousse sterling design over a heavy crystal inkwell. The hinged lid is monogrammed with a JP. The piece is dated 1895.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Red Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial red ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Ericsson...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Hand Crafted Mahogany Wood Owl Letter Holder / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A hand-crafted mahogany wood owl letter holder / sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3"D x 5H". #3490
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Famous portable typewriter by Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy from the 1960s.
Totally functional with some wear.
3 pieces available.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
René Lalique Inkwell Nightlight Model with does Created in 1913
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Inkwell night light by René Lalique, in dark red pressed molded glass.
Silvered bronze base.
Electrified. 3 polished chips.
Total height: 10 cm
Width: 15cm
Depth: 15cm
Weight: 1,4 ...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Lalique Daim Deer Glass Frosted Paperweight or Figurine
By René Lalique, Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage glass paperweight.
By Lalique.
Designed by René Lalique in 1929.
Modeled as a grazing deer or "daim" (French for fallow spotted deer).
The deer in frosted and unf...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Internal Bubble Spherical Paperweight
Located in Round Top, TX
A breathtaking Murano glass ball paperweight, exquisitely hand-blown and adorned with mesmerizing bubbles, seemingly suspended in time. This remarkable piece, attributed to Murano’s ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Oversized Lucite Clothespin Paperweight / Pen Holder / Desk Accessory
Located in San Diego, CA
Oversized Lucite clothespin paperweight / pen Holder / desk Accessory, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 5.875"W x 1.5"D x 4"H. #3373
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
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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