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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1940s
AirPlane Phone
By N. T. Co.
Located in Westport, CT
Airplane phone Star and US flag decale
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
$950
Italian 1940s Wooden Architectural Drawings Wall Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s wooden architectural drawings wall holder.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
German Brass and Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome and gold letter opener and scissors with ribbon engraving. Brown leather holding case with felted bottom. Marked Lerche Solingen Germany...
Category
1960s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
E. Söderberg for Hovmantorp, and Muurla, Finland. Two sculptures in art glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
E. Söderberg for Hovmantorp, Swedish glass artist, and Muurla, Finland.
Two sculptures/paperweights in art glass.
An owl and a spherical sculpture with an abstract motif.
Signed an...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
WMF 'Württembergische METALLWARENFABRIK', Germany, Art Deco Pen Tray with Box
Located in København, Copenhagen
WMF (Württembergische METALLWARENFABRIK), Germany. Art Deco pen tray with a box in silver plated metal, 1940s.
Stamped.
In very go...
Category
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of Two Cut Glass Dresser Cologne Bottles with Sterling
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of cut glass dresser bottles with Sterling collars. Smaller bottle has a chip on the stopper. Other than that they are in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear....
Category
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cream Leather Desk Set by Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 6-piece French leather desk set by Longchamp. All pieces wrapped in cream leather with incredible patina and character and accented with solid brass. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, paper tray, picture frame, red ceramic ashtray...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$3,200 / set
Printing Blocks
Located in South Salem, NY
A set of thirteen printing block fragments from the mid 20th century. One larger block and a collection of a dozen complementary smaller blocks. Small b...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$350 / set
Andrew Szoeke "H" Monogram Marquetry Wood Cube Paperweight
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and wonderful monogram "H" cube or paperweight by American designer, Andrew Szoeke. This cube combines Szoeke's mastery of graphic art and typography with inlaid wood ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Enamel Bookends by Ernest John
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut and enamel bookends. Signed by Ernest John.
The perfect accessory to a mid century office. Colorful and vibrant. These can parcel ship for $29 domes...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$370 Sale Price
43% Off
Small Table Fan, 1960s Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional.
Category
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Hick Glass Face in the Style Lalique French Art Deco
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thick glass face in the art deco style of the work of the Lalique house of the 40s. Very beautiful decorative object with a pure and decorative design. Thic...
Category
1940s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Silver Plated Equestrian Horse Head Letter Opener, Italy, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A silver plated equestrian letter opener with a horse's head handle. This is a must-have on any gentleman collector's wish list.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Shaped Bode Willumsen Royal Copenhagen 1965 Sung Glazed Stoneware Dish #20162
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Tactile triangular stoneware dish signed Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1965.
A superbly glazed dish epitomising Danish style
Signed and Numbered
Measures: Width 6....
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brass Moroccan Double Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Double inkwell with brass latched cover with hinged open mechanism. Colorful and intricate patterns abundant in Islamic arts were hand painted on front, s...
Category
1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Austrian Midcentury Horn Matchbox Holder by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Minimalistic and pure shaped desk accessories, iconic for its Designer Carl Auböck and in excellent condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
$292 Sale Price
63% Off
Steel 1960s Ventotene Desk Organizer, Model 3054A by E. Mari for Danese Milano
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Ventotene desk organizer, model 3054A in polished steel designed by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano in 1964.
Good condition: this is a vintage item, not a brand new product. Signs of we...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century-Modern Teak Wood and Gilded Metal Desk Office Paper Waste Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A functional Mid-Century-Modern desk accessory, office waste-basket designed by a Scandinavian woodwork company. The stunning piece was expertly crafted circa 1960. The ovoid shape i...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Zeuss Rotative Card Index 1950
Located in Biella, IT
Zeuss rotative card index years ’50 design perfect condition,
complete of the paper cards for note/number.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Bronze and Marble Roman Sandaled Paperweight Sculpture Fornasetti Style
Located in North Miami, FL
This Fornsetti style vintage paperweight, sculpture and desk accessory has a patinated bronze roman foot atop a white marble base. The bronze has bee...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Carl Auböck Brush, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Letter brush made of horn and horsehair, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Paperweight "Pipe", Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight "pipe" in brass, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Typewriter Olympia-Plana, Germany, 1940
Located in Praha, CZ
Typewriter by Olympia-Plana, manufactured in the 1940's, in Germany
Made of metal and plastic.
Repolished, cleaned, in original condition.
Fully functional, package contains a suitcase.
Category
1940s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Ericsson Cobra Phone in Cream-Colored Plastic with Turntable at the Bottom
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ericsson Cobra phone in cream-colored plastic with turntable at the bottom. Swedish design icon, 1960s.
Measures: 21 x 11 cm.
In very good condition.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Abstract Bronze Intertwined Figurative Sculpture on White Marble Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful intertwined abstract figure bronze sculpture on a white marble base is very sensual and has an amazing and different presence from every angle. The bodies are intertwi...
Category
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Polish Brass and Lucite Desk Accessories set by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1960’s polish brass and clear lucite desk accessories by renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones.
CHJ first designs were accessories, that ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Hans Hansen, Letter Knife in Rosewood with Silver Inlay, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Hansen. Letter knife in rosewood with silver inlay.
Danish Modern.
About 1960.
Measurements: L 22.5 cm. X D 2.0 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Functional unused phone in top condition, Tesla T65H 1969, Czech Republic
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Never used, in original box top condition !!!!
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 6-piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes leather: desk pad, mail holder, ashtray, manual date/calendar, ink b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
$2,800 / set
Antique Wooden Plate Folding Photographic Camera with Stand
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique wooden plate folding photographic camera with stand, the camera still working.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pine
Fontana Arte Ashtray Glass Metal Crome, 1960, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte Ashtray glass metal Crome, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Silver Plate and Burgundy Crocodile Buckle Hinged Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and gorgeous Italian vintage hinged silver plate buckle box has a burgundy crocodile leather buckle part. It was professionally polished and t...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Mary Preminger Abstract Modernist Chrome and Black Marble Sculpture
By Mary Gardner Preminger
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage double U-shaped abstract sculpture by the noted artist Mary Preminger is so modernist. It is polished chrome on a black marble original base. It was executed in...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Carl Auböck Brush with Comb
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck brush with comb; good original condition, Austria mid-20th century.
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Carl Aubock Set of Smoking Accessories
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and Wicker Wrapped pipe stand (Or Paperweight) with two brass spoon rests.
Category
1940s Austrian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Metal Ashtray in the Shape of a Hedgehog, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of metal
- good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Model Car a pair of Brass Bookends A very attractive set
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Vintage Model Car a pair of Brass Bookends
A very attractive set, the ends are heavy and made in brass they are well balanced to hold books securely, the ideal Christmas present f...
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Danish Design Set of Six Parts Rosewood with Silver Inlay, Box, Notepad and More
Located in København, Copenhagen
Danish design, set of six parts rosewood with silver inlay.
Box, notepad and more.
Denmark, circa 1960s.
In very good condition.
Marked.
The box measures 14.5 cm. x 10...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Oak Letter Holder in the style of Chambron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French oak letter holder
France, circa 1940s
Handsome solid wood letter holder
Two escalating storage compartments rest on a platform base
Decorat...
Category
1940s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster, Oak
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Deep Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Deep Blue.
Classic multi compartment tiffin carrier. An original 1940's well loved and used deep blue enamel tiffin from India. Used daily t...
Category
1940s Indian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Space age Murano orange glass presse-papier, Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age Murano blown orange glass presse-papier
Italy 1960s
20 H x 12.5 × 8.5 cm
Conditions: excellent, consistent with age and use.
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass, Stained Glass
Midcentury Cork Pen Holder
Located in New York, NY
A spherical cork pen/pencil holder with brass swivel base.
USA, circa 1960.
Signed by maker.
Dimensions: 6” H x 5” W
Category
1960s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1940's Letter opener by French sculptor Georges Oudot
Located in New York, NY
1940's rare letter opener by french sculptor Georges Oudot
France
Category
1940s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Chromed Steel, Bolt Tabletop Lighter, France, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Chromed, polished table lighter in the shape of a bolt.
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Rectangular industrial wall card holder or filing cabinet, painted brown wit...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Small Table Fan, 1960s Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional.
Category
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Zoomorph paperweight by Juliette Derel, France 1960'S
Located in Paris, FR
Zoomorph paperweight by Juliette Derel, France 1960'S
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
German Modern White Telephone Mod. Grillo by Zanuso Sapper for Siemens, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
German Modern white telephone mod. Grillo by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper for Siemens, 1960s.
Telephone mod. Grillo with "shell" shaped in plastic....
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Fidenza Glass Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fidenza glass ashtray is a wonderful glass decorative object, realized during the 1960s.
Very fashionable glass ashtray realized by Fidenza, Italy.
Opaque glass and geometric ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Onyx Blotter with Bronze Elk Statue and Fountain Pens
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco onyx blotter with bronze elk statue and fountain pens. The fountain pens are by Eversharp Inc. The tip of the pens are 14-karat gold. The bo...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Yonel Lebovici Ressort Desk Accessories Chrome Spring Letter Holder
Located in Geneva, CH
Chrome letter or magazine holder by Yonel Lebovici for Distrimex France 1969
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Venini Centerpiece Murano Black Glass Layered Glass White
By Venini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Venini centerpiece Murano black glass, layered glass white the two little.
Big one measure cm: H 7 Diam. 47 thickness 6mm
Little one measure cm: H 3.8 Diam. ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bookends 1960s Set of 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian bookends Made with metal.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand-carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone
Murano Glass Sheets from the 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Murano glass sheets from the 1960s.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
Oak and Leather Stationery by Casa Comte
By Comte S.A.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oak wastebasket, lined with red leather, made by Casa COMTE (1932-1960).
Bibliography Mo Amelia Teitelbaum (2010), “Los Creadores de un Estilo, Minimalis...
Category
1940s South American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Oak
French Art Deco Macassar Wood Model of an Aircraft Circa 1940
Located in London, GB
A unusual French Art Deco model of an aircraft, circa 1940.
The body, engine casing & propellers are made of Macassar wood.
The wings, tail & cockpit are metal with a chrome finish....
Category
1940s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Granite, Chrome
Set of Two "Ventotene" Desk Sets by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two Ventotene desk sets by Enzo Mari for Danese.
Polished stainless steel elements featuring Vertical spaces to slip notepaper in, horizontal planes to put pencils on.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gucci Brown Leather Brass Bucket Desk Stationary Set Pen Pad Write, circa 1960s
By Gucci
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of original circa 1960s Vintage Gucci brown leather desk accessories
A wonderful suite. This set includes the original pad, writing slope with removable secondary writing board and lastly the pen pot...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Suede
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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