Desk Accessories
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Maple, Walnut, Satinwood, Ebony, Wood
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Malachite
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
20th Century French Louis XVI Desk Accessories
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1840s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1860s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Victorian Desk Accessories
Bronze
1880s American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s Danish Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1890s English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Onyx, Brass
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bone, Ebony
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Softwood, Walnut
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1870s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Ormolu, Bronze
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1840s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Pottery
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1890s American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1870s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1920s Louis XVI Vintage Desk Accessories
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Pine
1870s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Metal
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
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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