Desk Accessories
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 1900s French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Nickel
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Stone
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Leather
1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 1900s English Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s Chinese Vintage Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1970s German Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Travertine
1970s Italian Belle Époque Vintage Desk Accessories
Porcelain, Paint
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Onyx, Marble
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Pottery
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Lucite
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Murano Glass
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Pewter
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Lucite
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Leather
Early 1900s Danish Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Blown Glass
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Travertine, Marble
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Acrylic
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Resin, Lucite
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
1970s Unknown Egyptian Revival Vintage Desk Accessories
Resin
Early 1900s European Antique Desk Accessories
Fruitwood
1970s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Agate, Onyx, Brass
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Quartz, Marble, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Early 1900s Danish Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Alabaster
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
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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