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Desk Accessories For Sale
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Scriver
Slope will include
A Single Glass Inkwell
A vintage pen
S moder...
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$2,807 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Cenedese Artistic Handmade Egg "Aquarium" Murano Glass Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Impressive large hand blown egg-shaped Aquarium sculpture in Murano glass. This unique piece was designed by Barbini for Cenedese in Murano, Italy in the 1960s.
This fantastic Mur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Lighter, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage lighter is an original Decorative Object realized in Italy in the 1970s.
Original vintage lighter in brass and wood.
Made in Italy.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Opalescent White Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Dove Bird Figurines
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful pair of vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with controlled bubbles Italian art glass dove bird figurines. The pair is documented to the Fratelli Toso Comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentlemans Ebonised Wooden Walking Stick Dress Cane 1980s
By Swarovski
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Ebonized Wooden and Sterling Silver Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Stick with Traditional Crook shaped handle in Art Nouveau style, of French or English origin,...
Category
Late 20th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
BeoCom 6000 Desktop Telephone in Royal Blue by Martin Iseli for Bang & Olufsen
Located in San Diego, CA
BeoCom 6000 cordless handset and table charger by Martin Iseli for Bang & Olufsen, circa 1990s. The phone is royal blue and grey and has a grey cradle / table charger; it is in very...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
White Vase Faces Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A relatively large white ceramic face or 'faces' vase. This sculpture vase can make a great statement piece in a living room, library, powder room, ...
Category
Early 2000s Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Large Paper Clip
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern large paper clip
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Smoke Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Se...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Handmade Big Decorative Paperweight Cone in Satin White Carrara Marble
By Fiammetta V.
Located in Carrara, IT
A decorative big cone 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 artisans special...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Hermes Pheasant Letter Opener, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and eclectic addition to your office or display, this silver plated Hermès letter opener is incredibly rare. In the shape of a pheasant, with an elegant blade of tail feat...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An exceptionally fine quality example of an early 19th century burr wood campaign writing slope, in beautifully grained burl, with polished brass inlaid, of French origin. Opening to...
Category
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$928 Sale Price
38% Off
Antique Inkwell From France, Brass With Glass, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell, made from glass with brass.
France, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$555 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Nine-Piece Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Pine Needle" gilt bronze and Favrile slag glass desk set. The nine-piece set includes: inkwell, pen brush, letter rack, pen tr...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack
Black Laquered Background with gold detail
Depicting Figures bedside river scenes
foliage & leaf decoration
urn with flowers,
Sitting...
Category
Late 19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
$655 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. A beautiful brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element. Bone ferrule and h...
Category
2010s Chinese Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone
$124 Sale Price
20% Off
Magnifying Glass on Stand, 19th Century
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Magnifying glasses are already recorded as far back as the Ancient Greeks. Troughout history they were reserved for scientists, nobility and monks. During the Renaissance and culmina...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Softwood, Walnut
Vintage Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Set of Polished Brass and Chrome Tennis Racket Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Set of brass and chrome tennis racket bookends. Has thin foam on bottom to prevent scratching furniture. 5" high. Great on a book shelf or desk. Nice condition, ready to use. Any li...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique Art Deco Russian Polished Malachite Egg and Stand 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb large Russian malachite egg and stand, circa 1930 in date.
This beautiful malachite egg features the distinctive textured pattern of the green polished stone and fe...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Cartier Iconic Panther Design Card and Envelope Set Luxury Season's Greetings
By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Cartier Card and Envelope Set with the Iconic Panther Jewelry Design.
Large Cartier Season's Greetings, Joyeuses Fetes Stationary Cards.
Authentic Luxury Cartier Stationery...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
19th Century Victorian Cast Iron "Lion" Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figural lion inkwell boasting original paint with hinged lion's head concealing the well, circa late 1800s
Patina / paint loss consistent with age / use.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Vintage Hand-Carved Jade Stone Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage hand-carved jade stone statue was cleverly sculpted to depict fully laden grapevines, combined with a naturally colored rouge segment below creating the illusion of a gnarly grapevine root...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Wooden Christmas Tree Set – Brass-Tipped Cedar, Large Size
Located in Orlando, FL
The modern and elegant solid cedar Christmas tree set offers an aesthetic and functional choice for your holiday décor. Inspired by the natural forms of Cedar, Fir, and Juniper, this...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Delco Art Deco 1941 Vintage Bakelite R 1171 Tube Radio in Perfect Condition
Located in Miami, FL
An Art Deco tube radio designed by Delco.
Here we are offering an absolutely stunning 1941 Delco model R-1171 tabletop tube radio. Featuring a gorgeous dark...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
$1,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Lalique Frosted Glass Tang Horse Figurine or Paperweight
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine french glass figurine or paperweight.
By Lalique.
Designed by Marie-Claude Lalique in the 1980s.
In the form of a Tang Dynasty horse with cropped tail and mane.
The horse in frosted glass and the rectangular base and negative space (between legs) in clear glass.
With an original Lalique Paris sticker and etched "Lalique Ⓡ France" signature.
Simply a wonderful Lalique horse...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th C. Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing.An antique 19th century brass decorated Islamic Turkish Qalamdan.An antique Turkish Brass...
Category
Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Christmas Tree Set
Located in Orlando, FL
The solid wood minimalist Christmas tree set, inspired by the timeless forms of Cedar, Fir, and Juniper, brings the joy of the holiday season into your home. The warmth and natural e...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$580 / set
Desk Set stripes enamel Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen and Tray.Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels with two-tone stripes on guilloche and hand engravings, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pe...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$4,675 Sale Price
20% Off
Powder Tester
Located in Greenwich, CT
An rare 18th c. flintlock powder tester for the purpose of measuring the strength of gunpowder. Having a walnut handle with brass body and steel flintlock mechanism. With gauge mak...
Category
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,400
Art Deco French Max Leverrier Bronze Hunting Scene Desk Paper Clip, circa 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous 1930s French bronze paper clip holder by renowned French sculptor, Max Le Verrier (1891-1973), a Pioneer within the Parisian Art Deco move...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Figure Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Shagreen & Silver Plated Magnifying Glass c.1930
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and most unusual magnifying glass in a winning and highly sought-after combination of English silver plate and Shagreen.
The ferrule frame and terminal are all silver pl...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Marble Desk Pen Holder Organizer
Located in New York, NY
A substantial marble desk pen/pencil/marker holder organizer, in the modern style, Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century. Organizer can hold small pieces of paper, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Set of Two Handmade Transparent Crystal Photo Frames by GhiróStudio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
Set of two photo frames, one horizontal and one vertical, of excellent workmanship and artistic quality.
The rounded edges give harmony and elegance.
The high transparency crystal ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Eight-Piece Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Pine Needle" gilt bronze and Favrile slag glass desk set. The eight-piece set includes: inkwell, pen brush, letter rack, calen...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Stylized Rabbit Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized rabbit sculpture / paperweight by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the unde...
Category
Late 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Pair Decorative 6ft Bronze Artillery Cannons 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an interesting vintage pair of French bronze cannons dating from the late 20th century.
The cannons have highly decorative barrels and splendid openwork carriages.
They ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Mini Briefcase Business Card Holder Burgundy Faux-Croc — NOS with Mirror 1990s
Located in Toronto, CA
A standout 1990s novelty accessory, this miniature briefcase card holder is crafted in a rich burgundy faux-crocodile texture with gold-tone hardware and fully functioning latches. I...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Faux Leather, Mirror
$183 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Watch Box for Nine Watches in Polished Black with Suede and Leather
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
For your collectable watches, black polished box with suede dividers and leather handles. Box holds nine watches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Suede, Wood
Vincenzo Nason Murano Art Glass Green Blue Bird Paperweight Figurine
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Murano glass bird sculpture by Vincenzo Nason, Italy, 1970s.
Green, blue and clear glass with beautiful hues when light go...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,100 Sale Price
20% Off
In Stock in Los Angeles, Grey Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a Stand hugging the mobile phone and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
$23 Sale Price
64% Off
Vintage Borghese Italian Hellenic Motif Ceramic Box
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted piece in a neoclassical style, the piece features hellenic images of priestesses and noblemen in gilt . The ...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Large Egg Shaped Paperweight by Liskeard Glass, England c 1970
Located in Glasgow, GB
Large art-glass paperweight, crafted in the 1970s by the renowned English glassmakers Liskeard Glass, showcases the exquisite 'bullicante' technique through its display of internal b...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
$131 Sale Price
52% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Latticino Paperweight Multicolor Blue, Pink and Green
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This Fratelli Toso Murano glass Latticino paperweight is a true burst of color and sparkle, crafted in Italy in the 1950s. A kaleidoscope of blue...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
1950s Fornasetti Vide Poche / Catchall by Piero Fornasetti, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Fornasetti original astonishing porcelain vide poche/catchall "Sonate- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" by Piero Fornasetti . Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk acc...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Humidor in Black Polished Ebony Avana Nera
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Humidor for 100 cigars in ebony polished. Cedar lining. Two humidification units and hygrometer. Removable tray.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Cedar, Ebony
$3,120 / item
Fontana Arte Empty Pocket Glass, 1955, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana arte empty pocket.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Paperweight by A. Seguso, Italy, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
This fantastic spherical paperweight is made of hand-blown Murano glass and features air bubbles trapped within. A rare piece, it was designed for a special occasion in Italy during ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Red Multicolor Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Dove Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso ruby red and millefiori flowers Italian art glass dove bird figure, sculpture or paperweight. Attributed to designer Galliano Ferro, for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Art Deco paperweight by Le Fer Forgé Henri Fournet
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco paperweight, circa 1925, in wrought iron and red copper, decorated with a rose.
Stamped "Le Fer Forgé" H.F. (ironworks located in Lyon).
Width: 9 cm
Length: 9 cm
Height: 1...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Seguso Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
By Seguso, Seguso Viro
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and colorful Italian Seguso Viro Murano art glass vase, Italy, circa 1990s, late-20th century. Maker's mark on bottom/underside as shown...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Fan by General Electric, USA 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Original metal fan by General Electric. Made in the United States in the 1950s.
It was apparently manufactured for export, as it has a 220-volt voltage and a European standard power ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone Phone by Tyco
Located in Rome, IT
1990s telephone made of LEGO by Tyco.
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Diskometal Desk Calendar Stand by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Tiny Diskometal Calendar Stand designed by Just Andersen in the 1940s. A rare piece for a beautiful desk.
* Diskometal calendear stand
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Style: 2314
* Ye...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Yellow Raymor Ceramic Box, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glaze ceramic box made in Italy by Raymor, circa 1960s. Stunning bright yellow glaze covers the entire exterior of the box as well as the inside of the box. Great vintage condition. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Grey Agate Onyx Decorative Object or Display Piece
Located in New York, NY
A substantial polished natural agate/geode/onyx decorative object in shades of grey and white. Piece can be used as a decorative piece for a shelf, table, desk, etc., or as a display...
Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Quartz, Agate
$380 Sale Price
41% Off
Angelo Mangiarotti Travertine Chess Set
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Inspired by the timeless design language of Angelo Mangiarotti, this exquisite chess set is a sculptural celebration of form, function, and natural material. Each piece is meticulous...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Live Edge Huon Pine Handmade Bookends
Located in Southampton, NJ
Beautiful live edge huon pine bookends made in the 1940s in Tasmania. Bookends have a rich natural patina. In great condition. Measurements reflect the bookends as a combined unit.
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Pine
1963 Rosewood Waste Basket by Einar Barnes for P.S. Heggen, Made in Norway
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Brazilian Rosewood Wastebasket, designed by Einar Barnes for P.S. Heggen in around 1963. This piece dates to around the same time. It features a facade and an interior that...
Category
1960s Norwegian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
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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