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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Carl Auböck Model #5261 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Original Guernsey Island Studio, Hand Blown Glass Perfume Bottle c1980's
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Desirable perfume bottle, hand blown by Guernsey Island Glass Studios in the Channel Islands
Created using a glass palette of fragrant lilac, plum and wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Charming Italian Ceramic Toad On A Tile c1960s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Italian ceramic toad sitting on a tile
Four inch square tile with a superbly tactile blue toad atop
Understood to have been privately commission...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Swedish Beige Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s. Repaired on the side see the last 2 pictures
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Fabulously Continental Gold Enamel Textured Glaze Ceramic Italian Table Ashtray
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A fabulous continental, organically shaped table ashtray, decorated with gold enamel and white glaze
Palmate leaves glazed in white over terracotta sgraffito, create the palest of pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Vintage Heart Shape Art Glass Paperweight Cobalt Blue, Yellow and Murine
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Murano Vintage Yellow Heart Glass With Bubbles Paperweight Desk Accessory.
Beautiful Murano Art Glass Cobalt Blue and Yellow Heart Shaped Paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Sphere Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Italian Murano hand blown art glass paperweight, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO con impugnatura conchiglia fossile Nautiloide autentica
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Una Nautiloide del Sahara, superba conchiglia fossile autentica, diventa l'impugnatura della lente di ingrandimento da tavolo, trasformandola in un accessorio d'arredo unico ed irr...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO DA TAVOLO con impugnatura ammonite fossile autentica
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Una Goniatite del Sahara, superba ammonite fossile autentica, diventa l' impugnatura della lente di ingrandimento da tavolo trasformandola in accessorio d'arredo unico ed irripetib...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Neriage Posy Potpourri Vase Mocha Tones
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming And Petit, Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed neriage posy potpourri vase in tones of mocha
An intriguing, tactile vase with superb mosaic pattern.
Circa 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Paper Holder Stand With Hand Shaped Clips
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Brass, Beautiful Patina Consistent with Age. Intricate Base. Hinge on Bottom is Loose.
Dimensions. 4 Diameter ; 14 H
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mint And Mocha Posy By Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Neriage 1960's
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Gentle shades of mint green and mocha decorate this posy from Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France
Created using the ceramic glazed neriage technique
An intriguing, tactile vase with s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Purple Murano Glass Paperweights with Air Bubble Included 1960
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Purple Murano Glass Paperweights with air bubble included.
The glass sculture is solid and heavy, the air bubbles have been handblown, one spher...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Gray Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
By Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial gray ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of blue thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg,...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Brass Globe Cigarette Holder and Ashtray/Coin Dish, circa 1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original midcentury brass cigarette holder and ashtray or coin dish. The lid slides open on the globe's axis to reveal a metal interio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cartier sterling silver letter opener
By Cartier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Cartier sterling silver letter opener , Marked 75 , 6 inches.
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Honey Spiral Twist Stemmed, English Glass Perfume Bottle By Andrew Sanders c1980
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Honey spiral twist stemmed glass perfume bottle by Andrew Sanders, England
Beautifully created, this is an exquisite piece
Circa 1980's
Height 5.5 inc...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Small Model Murano Glass Paperweight Peach Orange Ball, 1970 Barleylands Glass
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Small Model Murano Glass Paperweight Peach Orange Ball, 1970
Additional information:
Dimensions: 4.5 W x 4.5 D x 4.5 H cm
Period of Time: 1970
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Signed Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A magnificent c.1950s Baccarat Five Row Concentric Close-Packed Millefiori Paperweight. The base features the acid etched post-war Baccarat mark. Large and showy with great bright co...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Baccarat Limited Edition Paperweight with Two Blue Butterflies
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent limited edition Baccarat Paperweight. Large and showy with great bright colors of red, blues, green and yellow.
Approximately 3 inches in diameter by 3 inches in heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
David Wallace, Pearlescent Hand Crafted English Glass Perfume Bottle c1980s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Sublime pearlescent, David Wallace of England, hand crafted glass perfume bottle
Perfectly understated and alluring
Circa 1980's
Height 6.5 inch, Diamet...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Aged Brass and Acrylic Waste Basket and Tissue Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Glamorous antique brass and lucite basket and tissue holder by American renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones.
In original vintage condition shows minor wear consistent wit...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Raspberry Perfume Bottle With Extravagant Spear Dropper. Bristol Glass, England
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delicious Raspberry pink glass perfume bottle, traditionally hand crafted by Bristol Glass, England
Beautifully shaped bottle with a fabulous elongated clear dropper spear
An elegant...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
By John Deacons
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
Additional information:
Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1900
Country of origin: Scotland
Condit...
Category
19th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
François Godebski Fractal Resin Globe
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Signed and dated fractal resin by François Godebski.
FRANÇOIS GODEBSKI (1940-1997)
François Godebski was a Franch designer and sculptor who came from a family of artists, his father...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Daum France Crystal Desktop Accessory Paperweight Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning crystal abstract freeform desktop paperweight is by Daum, France. The sculpture features a French design of the 1950s with a mouth-blown clear crystal in an abstract fi...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Additional information:
Dimensions: 7 W x 7 D x 7 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
WRITING SET WRITER'S LENS CUTTER CLOCK-WRITER'S LENS in moss green shagreen
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
The fascinating shagreeen skin composed of a myriad of bead-like beads matches the design contemporary in the desk set composed of magnifying glass, letter opener and paperweigh...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Elegant Bronze Iridescent English Glass Perfume Bottle By Andrew Sanders c1980s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A beautiful and simplistic iridescent bronze glass perfume bottle by Andrew Sanders, England
White dappled stopper sits within a subtle white and bronze collar
A particularly elegant...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Bronze Crab Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A well detailed and patinated bronze crab sculpture / paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 6"W x 4.5"D x 4.75"H. #3303.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Konica C35 Automatic 35mm Film Compact Rangefinder Camera with 38mm Hexanon F2.8
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Konica C35 Automatic 35mm Film Compact Rangefinder Camera with 38mm Hexanon F2.8 Fixed Lens 1970's Japan
Produced 1971-3? Konishiroku Co., Japan
Film type 135 (35mm)
Picture size 24...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Vibrant Lemon Textured Glaze, Hand Painted Songbird Italian Ceramic Ashtray
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful hand painted songbird on a vibrant lemon yellow textured glazed ceramic ashtray
Charming Italian artistry
Circa 1970's
Signed J W & Co, Italy
Height 1 inch, Width 8 inch,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Cubo in the Manner of Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage world globe encased in lucite, makes for a unique and fun desk accessory.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Murano Red Orange Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown glowing yellow with red-orange and copper spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool paperweight. Created for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Uranium Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Pop-Art Enzo Mari Style Lucite Cube Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage blue lucite cube sculpture with suspended steel marbles. In the style of Enzo Mari.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
John Deacon Paper Millefiori, 1960
By John Deacons
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
John Deacon Paper Millefiori, 1960
Additional information:
Dimensions: 8 W x 8 D x 6 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Country of origin: Scotland
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Two Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cups, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative pair of two handmade desk pen and pencil cup holders from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in V...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Murano Vintage Double Fish Swim In Algae Italian Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso double fish aquarium Italian art glass sculpture. Created in the manner of designer Riccardo Licata and the Avem company. One fish has a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Salt and pepper with two toothpick holders vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Salt and pepper with two toothpick holders vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Mica Mineral Specimen
Located in New York, NY
A large vintage mica specimen featuring mica blades clustered together in various positions and angles. Considering the general flakiness of mica, this pi...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
A British Made Ensign Selfix 16-20 Strut Folding Roll Medium Format Film Camera
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A British Made Ensign Selfix 16-20 Strut Folding 120 Roll Film Camera With An Ensar Anastigmat 75mm F4.5 Fixed Lens With Epsilon Shutter & A Watameter Accessory Rangefinder
"The Ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck pen brass paperweight in original wooden box, Austria 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Paperweight by Carl Auböck in wooden box. The measurements given apply to the paperweight, the box measures: 18.5 / 3 / 3 cm.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture of Head, Mounted on Base
Located in New York, NY
A sculpture of an abstracted head in ceramic, mounted on a black acrylic base, by an unknown artist. The human head and features have been intentionally warped into an organic stone ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic
Large 40s table, floor or ceiling fan by HEDA Fabrikate in original condition
Located in München, DE
Fantastically beautiful large 1940s fan from "HEDA Fabrikate" in original condition.
As a table fan, for the floor or as a ceiling fan.
There is a massive hook under the base for hanging.
The fan is made entirely of metal and is in very good condition.
With original gray paint. Beautiful patina.
Very powerful engine runs with a really good “sound”. Makes a powerful wind.
I had a dimmer switch installed on the new cable as an on/off switch.
Also with new antique plug...
Category
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Iron
Letter opener around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Letter opener around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Color Nautical Letter Opener.
Located in Seattle, WA
Letter Opener with Anchor and Rope Details at the Top. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 9 W ; 2 D ; 1/4 H
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Blue Art Glass Ball Sphere Paperweight Decorative Object Signed
Located in New York, NY
A substantial blue art glass ball sphere paperweight or decorative object with bubble design, signed by artist, 2021. A beautiful ball sphere paperw...
Category
2010s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Shoehorn brass around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Shoehorn brass around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Two Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cups, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two decorative handmade desk pen and pencil holders from the 1950s. Large models, designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
England modern Round wastepaper basket in red and white metal, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
England modern Round wastepaper basket in red and white metal, 1990s
Round-based wastepaper basket in painted metal with red and white spiral stripes design. The upper profile is rou...
Category
1990s English Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Aubock Mid Century Horn Desk Pen Holder, Vienna, Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative and rare desk penholder from the 1960s, designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Vienna. Made of horn, in very good condition.
We are offering many other Aubock objects in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Murano Red Orange Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear body with spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool paperweight. Created for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto company, by des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass, Glass
Art Glass Paperweight of Clear Glass and a Confetti Concentrated Center
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely hand Blown Art glass or Murano paperweight. The piece is of good size at 3-4" and has a wonderfully picturesque "CONFETTI' center piece - lovely for any space and especiall...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1980s (1989) Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "1st Model". Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Swatch twin phone 1st model in production in excellent condition. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon for its amazing design. A true piece of modern art....
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
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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