Desk Accessories
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Rosewood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Blown Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze, Aluminum
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Cocobolo
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Murano Glass, Stained Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Brass, Metal
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Rosewood
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Paper
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Steel
20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Malachite
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
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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