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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Hand-hammered out of one piece of copper.
Brass handle with Organic style details
With original Pati...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Ambra Vase, Murano Glass "Sommerso" by Salviati
By Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A characteristic Art Nouveau ambra vase, Murano Glass "Sommerso" by Salviati.
Measures cm: Height 38, diameter 22.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Rene Lalique Moineau Sur Socle Ailes Fermees' Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear & frosted glass 'Moineau Sur Socle Ailes Fermees' Paperweight. Features a sparrow (wings closed), perched on a pedestal. Engraved makers mark to the underside, 'R....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Pirate Monkey Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Ch. Soudant. France 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare art deco french silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a Pirate Monkey, Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Desk Paperweight.
Inscribed Ch. Soudant and Susse Fes Edts.
A fascin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Brass Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, Circa 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, circa 1930.
Nicely chiseled depiction of a woman´s face in a typical Art Nouveau manner.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1931 René Lalique - Paperweight Toby Elephant Frosted Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Paperweight "Toby" Elephant made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1931.
Stamped signature.
Perfect condition.
Height: 8.5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné ...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Austrian Ormolu Dog Motif Letter Opener, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian Ormolu dog motif letter opener, Circa 1900, With subtle art nouveau influences, the well cast ormolu letter opener, rests on either side or upright...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Desk Set, Model "Venetian" by Tiffany Studios
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk set made of gilt bronze (Ormolu) composed of 14 pieces, “Venetian” model, made by TIFFANY & Co, (1837 - present). Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 1647.
United States, CIRCA...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver inkwell conjures memories of a time when letter writing was an art and people waited for letters from loved ones with anticipation....
Category
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany including letter holder 10x13x6cm, letter dryer 15x8x6cm and knife 18cm long.
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Hungary Mid-Century Porcelain Bull in Soft Light Grey-Green Colors by Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in Salzburg, AT
Decorative animal object "Zsolnay Bull porcelain figure around 1945"
Porcelain bull from Zsolnay Pecs Hungary in soft colors light-grey and light-green....
Category
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Doré Large Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze doré large inkwell featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 3.5"H.
Very good orig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Art Deco Silver Plate & Cut Glass Casket or Table Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Austrian casket or table box.
With a silver plate mount, a beveled glass insert top, and with a mold blown and cut body with a facete...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
French Marble and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French marble inkwell with bronze details and two ink wells.
The piece is designed with a decorative handle which makes it very easy to move from desk... The ink wells both conta...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Match Box Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze match box holder featuring symbols of the Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bookend model 453 by Max Le Verrier
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of squirrel book presses model N° 453, made of bronze with green patina and with a green marble base. Made by Max Le Verrier (1891- 1973). Signed M ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Luxury Saddle Leather and Brass Desk Set
By Jacques Adnet, Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Luxury Saddle Leather and Brass Desk Set.
Jacque Adnet style Italian desk set scissors and letter opener with leather pouch.
Classic and traditional luxury desk leather library set w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ventaglio Art Decò con piume di Struzzo Bianco Avorio e manico in rodoide, 1930
Located in Florence, IT
Ventaglio Art Decò con piume di struzzo bianco avorio e manico in rodoide.
Disponibile uno anche con piume marroni.
Entrambi i ventagli vengono venduti corredati della loro scatola ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Rhodoid, Feathers
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Pen Tray, circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze doré and inlaid abalone pen tray
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 8.75"W x 2.5"D x 0.5"H.
Good original vi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Oldschool Typewriter by Mirsa Ideal, Germany, 1934
Located in Praha, CZ
Typewriter manufactured by Mirsa Ideal, made in Germany, in the 1930's.
Made of metal.
Repolished, cleaned, in original condition, with a few signs of age.
Fully functional.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Snake Lamp, by Aldo Tura, Ashtray Service Cigarettes Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century table lamp, Art Deco lamp, by Aldo Tura, ashtray service cigarettes or centre table, in hand-carved blond walnut. Restored and working.
Measures cm: H 28 x W 35 x D 21.
...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Very Fine Art Deco Animalier Sculpture of a Stag and Doe by L.A. Carvin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Art Deco metal and brass animalier sculpture of a stag and doe by Louis Albert Carvin, mounted on a stunning moulded Italian black and orange Margraf marble stepped base ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture, from Paris, France, circa 1970s
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on black glass ba...
Category
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Chromed Air Plane Desk Model, Original Art Deco, France, 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Chromed air plane desk model,
Original Patina
Original Art Deco,
France, 1930s
Propellers missing.
Dimensions:
Width 25 cm
Height 21 cm
Dep...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco period bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10.13"W x 3.25"D x 0.38"H
Good ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Doré Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period gilt bronze desk letter rack featuring a Zodiac design
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 9.5"W x 2.5"D x 6.25"H
Go...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco 'Greek Key' Bronze Doré Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco bronze doré notepad holder featuring a Greek key design
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.75"W x 7...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bohemian Czech Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell with Water Lily Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning Bohemian Czech Art Nouveau inkwell with metal water lily overlay in the style of Loetz, circa 1900s. The green art glass well is capped with...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
JOKO Monkey Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Bruswick. English 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare art deco english silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a driving Monkey, Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Desk Paperweight.
Inscribed JOKO on the front and L. Brunswick on ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco period gilt bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x 3....
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Omega, a Wood and Enamel Art Deco Eight Day Desk Clock
By Omega
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Omega. A wood and enamel Art Deco eight day desk clock
Singed Omega.
Polished wooden case, two polychrome enamel panels with floral and geometric motif, gilt case back, dial signed.
Very good conditions.
Working conditions. It just been cleaned.
Rare example of these Art Deco Enamel Clocks.
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
French Art Nouveau Bronze Dore Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau (Secessionist-style) bronze dore double inkwell with floral design and green fabric under glass base.
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Italian 1940s Wooden Architectural Drawings Wall Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s wooden architectural drawings wall holder.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Letter Opener, Art Nouveau, c. 1910
Located in Greven, DE
Vintage Letter Opener,
So beautiful, very nice condition!
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Brass Ram Paperweight Bookend 1950s Art Deco Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Modern Polished Brass Rams Head Paperweight or Single Bookend circa 1950s.
This Figurative Hollywood Regency cast brass ram bust sculpture will make an elegant addition t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bronze Figure of a Cat 'Chat De Siam Assis' by Edouard M. Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare Art Deco French silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a cat, ' Chat De Siam Assis ‘. This figure was produced as paperweight and also as car ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1931 Rene Lalique Seal Stamp Ecureuil Squirrel Opalescent Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Ecureuil" (Squirrel) made in opalescent glass by Rene Lalique in 1931.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Exceptional opalescent.
height : 11,5 cm
Félix Marcilh...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Joie Dynamic French Art Deco Dancer Sculpture by Garcia for Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Joie (the joy)
dynamic sculpture of a dancer
Design and creation by "Garcia" for "Max Le Verrier".
Spelter with original patina
conical base...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary crystal inkwell from the renowned Baccarat is a piece of exquisite charm and grace. Featuring a doré bronze mermaid languishing upon the crest of a rolling wave, i...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Blotter Ends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Bronze Rocker Blotter, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze rocker ink blotter featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 5.63"W x 2.75"D x 2.13"H.
Good origin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bookends in Patinated Bronze by Tinos, Made in Denmark, 1930s
By Tinos
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of bookends in bonze, made in Denmark. Great original condition.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1925 René Lalique Seal Stamp Moineau Sparrow Clear Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Moineau" (Sparrow) made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1925.
Stamped signature.
Perfect condition
height: 5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Pair of modernist paperweights
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of modernist paperweights functioning as bookends, made of nickel-plated metal with a black marble base and adorned with a translucent glass sphere.
Dimensions : H : 14 cm; W: 9 cm
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Paire de presse papiers formant serre livres...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Blotter Ends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th century
Each measures: 1...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Early 1900's French Nouveau Gilt Bronze & Onyx Figural Cameo Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box with Green Onyx Base and Figural Cameo Mounted Lid. Item features beautiful art nouveau form, gilt bronze construction, figural cameo resti...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Art Deco French Sculpture of an Antelope
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage French Art Deco style brass metal animal sculpture of a leaping antelope, impala, gazelle, deer.
Brass figurine in polished bass that serve as bookend or as individual decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco Greek Key Bronze Doré Pen Tray Desk Accessory
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco bronze doré pen tray featuring a Greek key design
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 9.63"W x 3.25"D x 0.38"H
Very good original vintage condition, with beautiful patina from age.
Matching desk...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Art Deco Alabaster Desk Lamp and Inkwell Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual alabaster desk set with a working lamp, inkwell and blotter.
Category
1920s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
HERMES PARIS BURR & BURL WALNUT & AMBOYNA DESK STATiONERY SET PAD HOLDER PEN POT
By Hermès
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of original suite if super rare and highly collectable Hermes Paris stationary items
A wo...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Typewriter "tbm de Luxe", by UNIS, Bosnia, 1985
Located in Praha, CZ
Typewriter "tbm de Luxe" manufactured by UNIS, in the year 1985, in today's Bosnia.
Made of metal and plastic.
Repolished, cleaned, in original condition.
Fully functional, package c...
Category
1980s Swiss Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze and Green Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Among the most visually alluring and technically excellent of all Tiffany Studios New York's desk accessories, the exciting design for this refined but robustly rounded inkwell features green blown glass in pinched triangular forms that appear to dance in perfectly coordinated movement around the circumference of the piece. The negative space between the blown green glass appears in the form of stylized flowers with Minimalist linear accents in patinated bronze.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
circa 1900
Dimensions: 3.75" height, 6.25" diameter
Materials: Leaded glass, bronze
Signed: "Tiffany Studios New York 25055” along with the Tiffany Studios monogram...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Stoneware Inkwell by Louis Dage, 20th Century
By Louis Dage
Located in Lisbon, PT
A blue, green and gold stoneware desk writing set with four pieces and golden bronze details, with “L DAGE Grés Manganése “ marks at the bottom.
Beautiful and timeless.
Plate/Base:...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Apache Indian Chief Head Car Mascot, Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Apache indian Chief Head Car Mascot - Hood Ornament / Paperweight.
Designed by H. Briand publisher, Paris. Silvered bronze. Mounted over a black marble base. It has a hole at the ba...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
JAZ Paris 1930 Art Deco Geometric 8 Days Glass Desk Clock in Stainless Steel
By Jaz
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock designed by Jaz Paris.
A beautiful and very handsome desk clock, created in Paris France by the the clock company of Jaz during the art deco period, back in the early 1930. This very decorative piece is very hard to find has been designed with geometric art deco patterns and assembled from an octagonal beveled cranberry glass and stainless steel steeped mountings. Deceptively weighty time piece showing the quality that one expects from this maker.
Movement: French mechanical wingding Jaz movement, Eleven Jewels, 8 days. The dial is round with metallic cranberry color, Arabic silver...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Art Deco Belgium Black Marble Desk Set Decorated with Bronze Bird
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Belgium black marble desk set
This 3-piece desk consists of an inkwell (with the original brass insert) Penn holder and a rocker blotter.
S...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Rene Lalique Black Glass Glass 'Tete D'aigle' Cachet
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique black glass 'Tete D'aigle' cachet. Engraved makers mark, 'R Lalique France No. 175'. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE Catalogue Raisonné De ...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art nouveau silver letter opener
By Geschutzt
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Artnouveau silver letter opener
opens letters with partridge motif
Art nouveau style Material silver and vermeil
Origin Austria Circa 1900
Perfect condition
Sealed behind 900 and Ges...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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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