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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: Early 1900s
Handmade Big Decorative Paperweight Cube in Satin White Carrara Marble
By Fiammetta V.
Located in Carrara, IT
Big decorative paperweight cube full in satin white Carrara marble. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by Italian artisa...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Carl Aubock Polished Brass "Hand" Keychain #5732
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock polished brass "Hand" Keychain #5732. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, orig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Aluminum Luna Paper Weights by Stem Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aluminum Luna Paper Weights by Stem Design
Dimensions: Ø 8 x H 3 cm.
Materials: Aluminum.
Finish: Tumbled and burnished.
Weight: 0,3 kg (each.)
Finished and assembled by hand in India. Also available in Brass. Please contact us.
Sand-cast in solid metal, the Luna paperweight is a minimal object with a
strong character. Surface pitting and production marks developed through the
casting process are left untreated to retain the material’s richness, to allow for a more profound interaction. Luna has a timeless ornamental quality that is both decorative and functional.
The objects layers on as a metaphor and showcases the beauty of being who you are. It strips off all the layers of ornamentation and artificial finishes to build an immediate and intuitive connection with the product that lasts a lifetime.
Stem is a contemporary Indian product...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Brass Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 4 x H 5 cm
Materials: Brass
Designed for hanging bags and coats under bar counters.
Each ...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Medium Box in Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Small Rabbit in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Decorative object in brass
"The rabbit is the latest iconic object I have designed.
For Ghidini it has turned into a family of precious metal objects: salt and pepper, paperweight ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Inkwell, Letter Opener, Dip Pen and Seal Set, in Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s travel set or desktop accessories inkwell, dip pen, letter opener and seal. Made of silver (marked 800) and crystal glass. Nice addition to your writing desk or j...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Ginori Luke Edward Hall's "Il Viaggio di Nettuno" Squared Vide Poche, 2023
Located in Cagliari, IT
The "Il Viaggi di Nettuno" pattern is inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco-Roman mythology, and particularly Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Geometric Letter Holder
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Bring a warm modern touch to your stationary with this geometric Desktop accessory. Named “Triângulo”, it showcases how small leftover materials can be turned into a new object: mass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Carl Auböck Model #4330/1 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4330/1 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass.
Price is for the pair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Otterburn Chess Set & Board — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid hand-patinated brass. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in a range of materials and finishes, Otterburn can tru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Sheet Metal, Bronze, Co...
New Modern Vase in marble, creator Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in white Michelangelo, red Levanto and black Marquinia Marbles.
Size: 27.3 x 38.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pietro, Homage Collection by the Italian designer...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
MOLE / Candy paperweight by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
The MOLE paperweight was created in collaboration with the I Believe In Paper. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color combinations, is perfect as a cas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Clay
Watch Box for Nine Watches in Briar with Leather Detail by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Elm briar and striped mahogany for your collectable watches. Leather handles. Briar box for nine watches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Supreme x Hoto Red Tool Set, 5-Piece, Spring, 2023
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Supreme x hoto red tool set, 5-piece, Spring 2023. Made exclusively for Supreme (Spring 2023), limited edition. Red, Supreme-printed case. Includes 3.6V 3-level torque adjustable scr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
New Modern Vase in red and white Marble, creator Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
small vase in red Levanto and white Michelangelo Marble.
Size: 16.3 x 4 x 10.6 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Arturo, Homage collection by the Italian Designer Matteo Cibic.
Made in Italy, hand finished.
This is not a vase but a card holder. Or perhaps a pen holder. Or maybe it is a vase, but with a mouth and ears. The important thing is understanding that one can be mistaken but still smile; like Cibic’s creations, which never renounce anthropomorphism and good cheer...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Aimara Large Alpaca Silver Photoframe
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Tronador Square Black Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Salta Medium Square Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Contemporary Group of Large Black Obsidian Obelisks / Crystal Points
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with a contemporary group large black obsidian crystal points / obelisks. Obelisks are symbols of protection, defence and stability. Crystal poin...
Category
2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Salle de Bain - S - Handmade Cast Concrete Tray in White by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Cast in one pour, this piece is derived from classic bathroom tile to organize and curate your personal belongings. Perfect for your everyday bathroom or desk items.
A play on a classic architectural sample: the bathroom tile.
Everyday it exists in the corner of our eye, an invisible actor of our daily routine.
Out of context it becomes an object full of the rituals it witnessed.
On the "wrong" surface it attracts the eye - desires a touch.
Used the "wrong" way it is this newly found friend - that was always there.
The Salle de Bain series plays on an oft-overlooked architectural detail: the bathroom tile. By displacing the familiar shape from a quotidian surface to its own distinct form, the cast-in- concrete tray...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
"Carlo" Riveted Leather Wastepaper Bin by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Carlo" is a riveted leather wastepaper bin, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combination to be chosen from the available range: tan, sienna, orange, red, red-purple, dark brown, khaki, blue, black.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 10.2", W. 10.2", H. 13.3"
The leather is doubled to obtain greater thickness and a color contrast between inner and outer surfaces; it's then folded and held together by metal rivets: the object has taken shape.
Leather, robust and soft, which maturates over time like wood, wine, brandy and cheese, is a material suitable for a living relationship with people and things it has to do with: it absorbs their scent and gives its own. It protects, gathers and changes shape, as it retains something of the life it once had.
Past experiences in working with leather, with objects of common use transformed into their own form by the material of which they were made (baskets, boxes, trays, writing-desk items, small pieces of furniture, in addition to bags and cases, of course) have led Oscar Maschera to today’s production which has exceeded even the limits of explicit reality to get the pure form of the objects, reaching beyond the risky limit of mere functionality.
CLAUDE BOUCHARD, interior architect and designer by training, is well known for his pieces of design in ceramics, porcelain, glass, metal and wood for firms such as Hermès...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Bronze Deer Head & Letter Opener Sculpture Paperweight Antique, Austria, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative paperweight and Letter opener sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal or bronze. This item was purchased at an estate sale in Vienna,...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Baccarat French Crystal Heart Paperweight or Decorative Object
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
From French luxury crystal Maison Baccarat, a beautiful clear transparent puffed heart paperweight or decorative object, circa early 21st century, Fr...
Category
Early 2000s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Set of Hand-Sculpted Solid Bronze Candleholders, Army of Me by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
7 hand-sculpted solid bronze candleholders.
Army of Me by William Guillon.
Signed William Guillon.
Each candleholder is unique.
Signed and numbered 1/1.
Dimensions:
Each is d...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
2000s Italian Vintage Aquamarine Blue Twisted Murano Glass & Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design vertical photo frame in thick blown Murano glass worked in a luscious baby blue turquoise jewel color, by B...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
21st Century Italian Sterling Silver Fountain Pen
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fountain pen made of solid silver, completely handcrafted and engraved with baroque volutes.
The care with which this fountain pen was made denotes the experience and artistic hand ...
Category
2010s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eternity Paper Weight in Cast Glass
Located in Istanbul, TR
Our Eternity Kiln Cast Glass Paperweight is a mix of usefulness and artistic symbolism. It was made to add a touch of modern luxury to your desk. This is more than just a way to keep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Naan Salver by Van Rossum
Located in Geneve, CH
Naan Salver by Van Rossum
Dimensions: D 50 x W 48 x H 4 cm
Materials: Oak
For over 40 years, Van Rossum has designed and handmade solid and sustainable furniture from the workshop ...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Blackened Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: D 18 x H 4 cm
Materials: Bronze
Discard your day at the door.
Your Vide Poche XL is designed with your loose-pocket items in...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Rare 6 Piece Writing Desk Set Erhard & Sohne Wood Inlay Brass Art Nouveau 1900
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fine and rare Jugendstil / Art Nouveau / Secession / Arts & Crafts Erhard & Sohne writing desk set including pen tray with inkwell, match, letter and notepad holder, cord dispenser with small scissors and a large scissors with sheath with amazing inlaid wood veneer and patinated brass showing floral leafy branch decoration, Germany circa 1900. The presented and chosen motifs reflect the spirit of the time, Jugendstil. The offered antique set of 6 pieces stays in very good to excellent original condition with a nice and warm patina, minor typical and characteristic wear consistent with age and use. The high-end antique Jugendstil objects show superior craftsmanship and design elements by the renowned designers, Erhard & Sohne, established in 1844 in Germany. The famous German company was granted the world patent for the manufacture of brass inlay in 1904.
We are proud to offer additionally a rare Jugendstil dragonfly bowl...
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Jahre Osterreich Pelikan 1000 Years of Austria Limited Edition Fountain Pen
Located in Braintree, GB
Jahre Osterreich Pelikan 1000 Years of Austria Limited Edition Fountain Pen - Fountain pen
Made in Austria
Limited Edition n umber 528/1000.
Comes in original box with pa...
Category
2010s Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Brazilian Hand Engraved Crystal Cubes
Located in Boston, MA
Floral and fauna motifs. One of a kind.
Category
2010s Brazilian Rustic Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Group of Large Green Onyx Obelisks / Crystal Points
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with a contemporary group of large green onyx crystal points / obelisks. Obelisks are symbols of protection, defe...
Category
2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx
Brass Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 3 x D 2 x H 10 cm
Materials: Brass
This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows.
Each piece is s...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Reversible Watch Tray by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Reversible Watch Tray by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 26 x D 11 x H 3 cm
Materials: Bronze
A watch tray designed in collaboration with Jaeger-LeCoultre 'Time and Place'. The tray offers two distinct sides - one with a double watch...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Leather Tray, Medium B Rectangular Tray, Handmade in Brazil - Color: Clay
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays
For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Huge Domed Malachite Box 5 Lb Jewelry Box
Located in Somis, CA
An extraordinary, oversize, 5.25 lb (2.4 kg) natural malachite box with mesmerizing patterns and an unique dome top. This exceptional piece uses carefully selected fine grade gemston...
Category
2010s Unknown Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
21° Century Italian Sterling Silver Ballpoint Pen
Located in VALENZA, IT
Biro in argento massiccio, completamente lavorata a mano e incisa con volute barocche.
La cura con cui è stata realizzata questa penna biro ne denota l'esperienza e la mano d'artist...
Category
2010s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jonathan Adler Acrylic Pop Art Pill Sculpture, 150 MG Yellow
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Get your daily prescription of surrealism with Jonathan Adlers’ lustrous homages to fab pharmaceuticals. Crafted from solid acrylic in poppy colors with laser-etched dosages. Use as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Aluminium Planchart Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Planchart Handle by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 8 x H 19 cm
Materials: Aluminium
Aluminium Planchart Handle to suit cabinetry and doors
Each piece is sand cast and r...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Hollywood Regency Style Gold Edge on Black Tissue Box Holder
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add a neoclassical touch to your countertop or nightstand with a gold gilt edge, finished in black -- galvanized tissue box cover. Add fashion and protection for your facial tissue....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Tin
Large Antique Victorian Brass Postal Scales and Weights, Scotland 1900, H977
Located in Vancouver, BC
Large Antique Victorian Brass Postal Scales and Weights, Scotland 1900, H977
Scotland 1900
Solid Oak and Brass
The shaped base is solid oak
Wi...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Aluminium Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 3 x D 2 x H 10 cm
Materials: Aluminum
This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows.
Each pie...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Mole Paperweight by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
MOLE is a paperweght designed by Malwina Konopacka in collabo with I Believe In Paper – polish, paper brand. This small object, featuring Malwina Konopacka's characteristic color com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Clay
Leather Tray, Large A Square Tray, Handmade in Brazil - Color: Wine
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays
For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Quick Release Key Ring by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Quick Release Key Ring by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: D 8 x H 8 cm
Materials: Brass
Solid brass machined key ring with quick release.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, o...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Oro Bianco, Hand-Sculpted Containers
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials
Container / White Travertine marble, natural open pores or plastered in blue.
Accessorie and base / 0,15 cm of thickness polished sheet of steel galvanized in light gold....
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Set of 3 Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Vases, Explorer Collection by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
New additions to the Explorer Collection. Sculpturally dynamic ceramic vases that resemble rockets.
The shapely forms of the pieces in the Explorer Collection, have been condensed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Gold Cuts
Located in Beirute, LB
This is alive. This is what’s real. Feel. It. Hold the weight of the Earth in your hands, on a human scale.
The consciousness of nature in your grasp.
A cube is complex but s...
Category
2010s Lebanese Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Aluminium Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 4 x H 5 cm
Materials: Aluminium
Designed for hanging bags and coats under bar counters.
Each piece is sand cast in alumi...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Carl Auböck Model #3794 'Aorta' Brass Vase
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3794 'Aorta' Brass Vase. This exceptionally crafted vase by Carl Aubock is a wonderful example of the marriage of form and functionality that has made the Aubock ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French 1905 Edwardian Hexagonal Snuff Box Sterling Silver with Guilloche Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
A French snuff box from the Edwardian Period.
Very beautiful hexagonal box, created in Paris France during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. ...
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Natural Antler Coral
Located in Dallas, TX
Natural antler coral.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desk Accessories
Materials
Coral
Carl Aubock Brass "Hand" Letter Opener #7208
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Brass "Hand" Letter Opener #7208. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Excellent Huge Wooden Box, Casket, circa 1900, Jugendstil, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Huge wonderfully decorated wooden box, an original of the Jugendstil era, made in Austria. This casket is an impressive example of the craftsmanship of the period around 1900.
Only ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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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