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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1990s
Vintage Hermes Desk Blotter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stitched maroon leather with gilt bronze posts, circa 1960s. Gold foil stamp on verso.
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1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Glass Paperweight Signed Joel Philip Myers 1968
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Glass paperweight signed Joel Philip Myers 1968.
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1960s Vintage Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Beveled Glass Ashtray by Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian beveled glass ashtray by Fontana Arte / Made in Italy circa 1960s Measures: Length 6.5 inches / width 6.5 inches / height 1 inch 1 in stock in Palm Springs ON 20% OFF...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Glass

Snakeskin and Silver Desk Book
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An usual accessory.
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1960s American Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver

1960s by Pierre Cardin for Venini Murano Glass Ashtray
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare glass ashtray with flower Perfect condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture Signed French
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful cast bronze figurative French abstract sculpture is a single breast as the subject matter. It is signed and numbered 100. It has been professionally polished. Sorry th...
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1990s French Modern Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Italian Animals Sculpture in Walnut Timber, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Spectacular sculpture of two monkeys in Italian walnut timber, circa 1960s. Good condition.
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Walnut

Gucci Desk Paperweight
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci desk paperweight from the 1980s, this elegant piece is based on an anthrazite metal base and an acrylic stand, attributed to Tom Ford.
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1990s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Metal

Silvered Bronze French Christian Maas Birkin Bag Sculpture & Art Limited Edition
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing sculpture by the well known French artist and sculptor, Christian Maas is a silvered bronze life-size rendering of the infamous Hermes Kelly Birkin bag. It was a limited edition of 100. It was done in 1990. It is titled the "Sac Kelly". The weight is extremely heavy and weighs excess of approximately 50 lbs. It is complete with engraved Cadena and incised troupe l'oeil special details. This rare and ultra chic piece of art and sculpture is a magnificent edition to any lover of Hermès and or contemporary Pop art sculpture collector. It is signed on the bottom as shown in the photos as Francis and D'Estaing which is the nom de plume of Christian Maas. His pseudonym is D'Estaing. That is how it was signed and intended by the sculptor. Since this was a limited edition of only 100, this makes it even more desirable and collectable. The talented sculptor was born in 1951 and is now deceased unfortunately. The height to the opening of what would be the top is 11.25" H. The height handle is below. There are no more being made from the cast mold...
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1990s French Modern Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate, Bronze

1960s Raw Stone Paperweight Natural Malachite Azurite
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Raw Stone Paperweight Natural Malachite Azurite Decorative Stone in Malachite and Azurite beautiful aqua hues. 3.5 H x 5D x 4.5 W Original natural state condition - refer to im...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Malachite, Other

Blancpain Watch Porcelain Jewelry Box, circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
From Swiss luxury watch maker a 1990s Blancpain round porcelain ceramic jewelry or watch box. Box, a luxury brand partnership with Blancpain, Leading Hotels of the World, and Villero...
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1990s Luxembourgish Desk Accessories

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Italian Elephant Sculpture Silver Plated and Marble, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Sculpture of elephant silver plated and marble base, also can be used as holder for things like jewellery or keys, perfect for a sideboard or as decora...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble, Silver Plate

Danish Modern Money Bank in Teak and Silver Plate by DANA DFA, 1960
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Christening Gift given in 1960 (inscription to the back). Figural money bank of hooded man. Its made from silver plated metal and teak. Manufactured a...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

1960s Industrial Decorative Foundry Casting Mould Vintage Industrial Decorative
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s industrial decorative foundry casting mould 1960s vintage industrial decorative foundry casting mould. These amazing sculptural pieces are the ...
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1960s Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Venini Centerpiece Murano Black Glass Layered Glass White
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. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Brush by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Horn

1925 Chrome Female Bookends, "The Soul of The Book" by Arturo Levi
Located in San Diego, CA
Timeworn chrome female bookends; spine reads "The Soul of the Book." by Arturo Levi, 1925. These ladies photographed well and we could not resist taking mo...
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1960s North American Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Horn

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Horn

Bruno Munari Stamp Set Danese New old stock
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Bruno Munari's stamp set for Danese. New old stock in mint condition. English text model.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow Horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Horn

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Horn

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Brush by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow Horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Horn

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Brush by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Horn

Rare Umbrella Stand “Bighe” designed by Piero Fornasetti, Italy circa 1960
Located in Stockholm, SE
Piero Fornasetti umbrella stand “Bighe”. Lithographically printed metal and brass. Italy, circa 1960. Marked: FORNASETTI MILANO, MADE IN ITALY. Gold label: MADE EXPRESSLY FOR OHLSSO...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Bronze Paper Bag Signed Sculpture Limited Edition, French
By Use Honure
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing hallmarked French signed limited edition bronze paper bag sculpture is signed Use Honure 90 26/ 170. It is a limited edition. It has been professionally polished. There ...
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1990s French Modern Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Italian Modern Ruby Red Lidded Jar in Glass by Empoli, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Organically shaped hand blown ruby red glass lidded jar or trinket from Empoli. Manufactured in Italy during the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Blown Glass

1960s Vase, Tapio Wirkkala for Venini Attributed, Lattimo Murano Glass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Murano vase, Tapio Wirkkala for Venini attributed, lattimo Murano glass decorated About: Designed in 1968 by Tapio Wirkkala, these b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Marble Desk Accessory Pocket Emptier Change Holder Key Holder
Located in Sacile, PN
Vide-poche (pocket emptier) in black and white marble, dated circa 1960.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble

Paul Evans Freeform Cast Aluminum "Crater" Dish, circa 1960
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Paul Evans handcrafted cast aluminium moon crater accessory Dish. Bowl. 1960s. Keys. Watches. Cufflinks. Jewelry. Marked 220 to underside. Organic. Brutali...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Desk Accessories

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Aluminum

Mary Preminger Vintage Abstract Chrome and Black Marble Sculpture Modernist
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage double U-shaped abstract sculpture by the noted artist Mary Preminger is so modernist. It is chrome on a black marble original base. It was executed in 1968. It...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble, Chrome

Bronze Boucher Signed Vintage Architectural Sculpture Carrara Marble Base French
Located in North Miami, FL
The intersecting sculptural lines of this French signed vintage bronze sculpture by Boucher is polished and has a rose gold color of the bronze. It sits on a white and gray veined Carrara marble block base that is attached. The measurements for the sculpture alone are as follows: 9" H x 5" D x 4.5" W. It is from the 1960s. The intersecting lines of this sculpture give it parallel forms. It is a dynamic sculpture...
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1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

1960s Italian Design Crystal Key Fontana Arte Style Paperweight
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare crystal key paperweight Perfect condiction.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Crystal

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...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Copper, Enamel

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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

AirPlane Phone
By N. T. Co.
Located in Westport, CT
Airplane phone Star and US flag decale
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1960s Canadian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Plastic

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
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1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories

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Chrome

Danish Design Set of Six Parts Rosewood with Silver Inlay, Box, Notepad and More
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Yonel Lebovici "Ressort" Letter Holder, Nickel, Steel, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Yonel Lebovici Ressort letter holder, steel signed. Small scale letter holder in a matte brushed nickel steel finish. Produced in a limited edition of 500 by Distrimex in 1969. Retai...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Stainless Steel

Blenko Desk Weight
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An uncommon and handmade glass desk weight in luminous tones of amber and red advertising the Blenko Glass works.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Glass

Yonel Lebovici "Ressort" Letter Holder
Located in Geneva, CH
Two letter holders "Ressort" by Yonel Lebovici, France, circa 1960s. Very good condtion.
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1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories

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Steel

Vintage French Lucite Embedded Brass Clock Parts Ball Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
What a great piece for a man's desk or cocktail table is this vintage French Lucite and brass embedded round ball sculpture. Many brass parts of gears and clock parts...
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1960s French Machine Age Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

Vintage English Metal Diamond Patterned Vase or Pen Holder Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful English vintage graphic cylinder and or vase period black metal vase with textured diamond patterned indented silver is unusual. It could be used for makeup brushes...
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1960s Welsh Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal, Silver

Bronze Jean Arp Style Abstract Cast Sculpture Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage French bronze vintage sculpture that looks like rose gold has a very Jean Arp style. It is cast bronze and was once professionally polished but now has a slight...
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1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Arnaldo Pomodoro Unsigned Rare Letter Tray "Il Sestante"bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare bronze made for the very well known artist Arnaldo Pomodoro. This is one of the pieces of the desk set, entitled , " Il Sestante" Normally you can see the boxes in a...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Rare Robin Day Desk Accessories for Hille and Acorn Products
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...
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1960s British Futurist Vintage Desk Accessories

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Aluminum

"Wyoming" Oil on Canvas by Robert Frame '1924-1999' Signed
By Robert Frame
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a beautiful, original framed, landscape painting entitled "Wyoming" by Robert Aaron Frame. The colors are rich, vibrant and bold. Set in a w...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood, Canvas

Carved Teak Pipe Rest
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A carved and sculptural pipe rest crafted from a single piece of warm teak.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Teak

Italian 60's Silver Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ever so chic for your entry: keys, spare change, a cashew or two in style.
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1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver

Early "Malta" Model 3029A Marble Letter Holder by Enzo Mari for Danese, 1960
Located in Koper, SI
Iconic and rare letter holder by the Italian design master Enzo Mari, in white marble, designed in 1960 and produced for a short period by Danese.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble

German Leather Dice Cup - Desk Accessory or Pencil Jar
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Germany Leather dice cup- could also be used as a desk accessory for holding pencils, pens, or other accessories. Great saddle leather and topstitching. Tactile feel. Base label is h...
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1960s German Campaign Vintage Desk Accessories

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Leather

Original BRAUN table fan HL 1 from 1961 by Reinhold Weiss
By Reinhold Weiss, Braun
Located in München, DE
Original BRAUN table fan HL 1 from 1961. Design by Reinhold Weiss. Made in W. Germany Air outlet can be continuously rotated. 2 levels. Wall mounting is also possible, with original ...
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1960s German Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

NOS - Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Style Brass Initial "R" Paperweight, Japan
Located in St. Louis, MO
NOS in box Mid-Century Modern Brass letter or initial "R" paperweight in the style of Carl Auböck, stamped Japan. I have owned and sold other brass initial paperweights signed Auböck...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

NOS - Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Style Brass Initial "J" Paperweight, Japan
Located in St. Louis, MO
NOS in box Mid-Century Modern Brass letter or initial "J" paperweight in the style of Carl Auböck, stamped Japan. I have owned and sold other brass initial paperweights signed Auböck...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

An Italian marble mushroom objet d’art in magenta, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental vintage Italian marble mushroom paperweight / objet d’art. In rare tones of magenta with pewter veining. A repair is apparent when examined from below. Pick up in centra...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble

Pair of Purple Murano Glass Paperweights with Air Bubble Included 1960
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Purple Murano Glass Paperweights with air bubble included. The glass sculture is solid and heavy, the air bubbles have been handblown, one spher...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

French Opaline Smoking Set with Lighter and Ashtray
Located in Fall River, MA
Rare french opaline glass smoking set with brass accents. Lighter measures 5x2" and dish is 3" in diameter. Glass is pristine and creamy off white in...
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1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories

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Opaline Glass

Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1962, Československo
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition. - Fully functional. - Tesla manufacturer.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Bakelite

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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