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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Hollywood Regency
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
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 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
Antique Victorian quality ebonised and brass desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality ebonised and brass desk set having a quality ebonised and ornate brass desk set with a pen tray and the original glass ink well with a brass top
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Yorkshire Prattware Mexborough Chapel Moneybox
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery Yorkshire money box which features Mexborough Chapel - with the box owners name, 'MIRIAM WINN', printed on the front. Flanked by two figures standing either sid...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pottery
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An assembled set of 7 brass bell form weights, c.1860. 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for the selective buye...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Victorian Gothic Style Iron Letter Holder
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian Gothic-style wrought iron letter holder with filigree calendar back with seal. (signed CH. PIGUET) (Related items: 048571D, 035057B, 035057C)
Category
20th Century French Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
English Victorian Multi-tonal Hardstone Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Century) footed rectangular inkwell composed of a hardstone mosaic inlaid into a carved black stone casing. The inkwells and...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Cast Iron "Lion" Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figural lion inkwell boasting original paint with hinged lion's head concealing the well, circa late 1800s
Patina / paint loss consistent with age / use.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Victorian Blown Glass and Sterling Silver Ink Bottle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and blown glass ink bottle made by Horace Woodward & Co; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian glass and sterling silver ink bottle has a circular rounded, shaped form.
This Victorian ink bottle is fitted with the original hallmarked silver cylindrical mount to the upper portion, encircled with a cast and applied band of oval motifs.
The mount is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover, featuring a subtly concave upper plateau and encompassed with an applied egg decorated to the rim.
The cover opens to reveal a circular sunken well and removable glass ink liner.
The exceptional body of the antique ink bottle...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean
By Robinson, Edkins, & Aston
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean, of rectangular form, with two silver mounted, cut glass inkwells, flanking a central wax holder, surmoun...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
English Victorian Period 19th Century Antlers, Silver Plate and Crystal Inkwell
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period inkwell from the 19th century with antlers, silver plate and crystal bottles. This English Victorian period inkwell from the 19th century effortlessly com...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Vintage Boho Cut Glass Inkwells - Set of 3
Located in west palm beach, FL
These Vintage Boho Cut Glass Inkwells are charming and elegant, featuring intricate cut glass designs that capture the light beautifully. Perfect for adding a touch of vintage sophis...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
19th Century Large Gorham Inkwell
By Gorham
Located in High Point, NC
19th century marked Gorham inkwell with a sterling top and collar and handblown base. It retains the original handblown ink pot.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Victorian sterling silver inkstand with gallery border - London 1900
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1900 by William Hutton & Sons, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, features a shared and pierced gallery style border, and two cut ...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Sterling Silver Inkwell by Shreve, Crump & Low
Located in New York, NY
American sterling silver inkwell, circa 1880. Four gently curved sides on corner block supports. Cut ornament including scrolls, flowers, and chevrons. Sterling silver neck collar with imbricated leaf borders. Hinged bun cover same; top has chased garland, ribbon, crisscrossing horns of plenty, and laurel wreath surmounted by crown engraved with interlaced script monogram. Marked “Sterling” and Shreve...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Brass, Walnut and Ebonized Double Inkwell Set
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
English Victorian inkwell set. This walnut set has been accented with an ebony color and an overall brass decoration,
mid-late 10th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a growling bulldog with realistic glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper buckle. The head is hing...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare Victorian Bronze Biomorphic Paperweight Addams Family Style Hand Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and extremely rare 19th century office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers." Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs, unknown maker or desig...
Category
19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Red Tooled Leather Gold Gilt 3 Pc Desk Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Red Tooled Leather Gold Gilt 3 Pc Desk Set. Set includes memo book, desk writing mat, and desk tray. Circa Mid 20th Century M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Late 19thC Spelter Ink Stand Centered with a Gun Dog
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC spelter ink stand Centred with a Gun Dog with pheasant in its mouth, flanked by glass inkwells in a shaped base c1890 Measures: 10" W x 5" D x 5" H.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
English Victorian Bronze Double Inkwell with Horse
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian bronze double inkwell on oak base with jockey and horse motif and crystal wells.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Huge Gucci Advertising Display Stand
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Gucci display in brown Lucite and golden metal stand.
Category
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century Inkwell in the Form of a Pocket Globe
Located in London, GB
A fantastic inkwell in the form of a pocket globe, dating from the mid 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Card Holder with Westie Dogs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage cast iron card with a pair of Westie terriers in service as greeters.
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
2-Piece French Victorian Bronze Pheasant Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1980s Cast Resin Faux Agate Stone Marble Desk Pad w/ Raised Side Rails
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1980s Cast Resin Faux Agate Stone Marble Desk Pad w/ Raised Side Rails. Circa 1980 Measurements: >0.25" H x 30" W x 20" D.
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
French Victorian Embossed Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian rectangular double glass inkwell with incised monogrammed sterling silver hinged lids. (Hallmarked).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Fitted Drafting Set in a Stingray Case, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Includes 3 boxwood rulers and Calipers and misc.
Tools.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Giltwood Watch Holder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully carved figural giltwood pocket watch stand.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
French Victorian Inkwell with Bronze Figures
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Sterling Silver and Chalcedony Shoe Pin Cushion
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver pin cushion modelled in the form of a shoe made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd; an addition to our animal related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver pin cushion...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Brass Inkwell In The Form Of A Terrier
Located in Essex, MA
Cast terrier with hinge lid opening to an inkwell. From the estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Co.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass match striker, an addition to our ornamen...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Post Box, 19th Century Victorian School House Letter Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian school house letter box, post box.
The post box is a very attractive piece, it has a slot in the top for letters and a picture of St Georges Scho...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pine
Regency circular bronze inkwell
Located in London, GB
A small early 19th century Regency period circular bronze encrier, engine turned throughout, having pierced mirrored lid, bearing label ‘from the Duche...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Ebonized and Rosewood Looking Glass
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Turned Rosewood Handle and Rim with later ebonized interior edge.
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
AUSTRIAN COLD PAINTED BRONZED CARPET SELLER INK STAND AFTER FRANZ BERGMAn
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely made in Austria stamped Ink well depicting an Arabic carpet seller which is after and original design by Franz Bergman
This is a very ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
Puiforcat Sterling Silver Pen Holder, France, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Jean Emile Puiforcat elegant pen holder made in sterling silver and teak wood, France, 1970. Excellent condition and impressed manufacturer's mark...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Whimsical Thick Lucite Whale Lighter Mid-Century Regency Modern
By Guzzini
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous thick lucite sculpted whale lighter. Add some whimsy with a touch of glam to your table top or anywhere you need a fun surprise. The lighter looks to be in good working order.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Unusual Mid 19th Century Bronze & Ormolu Inkwell in the Form of Well-Cast Coc
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid 19th Century bronze & ormolu Inkwell in the form of well-cast Cockerel with lifting head, spurs and flamboyant tail feathers, raised on moulded socle.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Mid 19th Century Inkwell in the Form of a Pocket Globe
Located in London, GB
A fantastic inkwell in the form of a pocket globe, dating from the mid 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Fine Antique Victorian Marble & Brass Roman Grand Tour Statue Columns Pillars
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this extremely collectable pair of original Victorian Marble & Brass Grand Tour Roman Ruin statue of columns.
A wonderful original pair, these are desk sized and very collectable, these Roman pillars...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Bronze Inkwell Modelled as a Monkey Castrating a Cat!!
Located in London, GB
Well what can I say about this incredible Inkwell, I have seen many examples from this period that depict monkeys tormenting cats but I have never seen one that is quite this extreme...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Traveling Desk Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Georgian period traveling desk from circa 1820, crafted in England, features an Italiante metal handle and lock that enhance its functionality and historical charm. The exterior...
Category
1820s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Stunning Antique circa 1860 Hand Carved English Oak Recumbent Lion Statue
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base
A very good looking well made and decorative piece, its hand carved from one piece on ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper push-button and a silver presenta...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English McClark Tartanware Ink Stand Circa 1810
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
English McClark Tartanware Ink Stand Circa 1810 to 1840. Rare.
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
SUITE OF FiVE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BUISNESS PRESS / STAMPS FROM BEVAN FUNNELL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of five Victorian business stamp seals
These came from the warehouse close out of Bevan F...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic red glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper buckle. The head is hinged an...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Leather-Hinged Document Holder c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware leather hinged antique document holder
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Pers...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Lovely 19th Century Victorian Gold Gilt Bronze Recumbent Lion Laying Down
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Recumbent Lion
A very good looking and decorative piece that looks expensive and important in any set...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Accessorio da studio di Buckle Richard in argento, XX secolo
Located in Premariacco, IT
In argento con marchio impresso in prossimità del logo.
Category
20th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN A KENRICK & SONS N°5 CLENCHED FIST BRONZE PAPERWEIGHt
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original Victorian Bronze A. Kenrick & Son's clenched fist paperweight
A truly stunning piece of Victorian desk art, th...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Boulle Inkwell of Large Proportions
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century Boulle work inkwell, of rectangular form, fitted with two cut glass ink wells and covers, with dished pen tray, decorated with cut brass arabesques...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN EMBROIDERED TOP SEWiNG PANEL FOR WORKING ON YOUR SEWING ETC
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this large antique sewing panel with embroidered top
A lovely piece of Victoriana, designed for the lady of...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
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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