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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1960s
Letter opener, solid bronze floral laburnum decor, Jugendstil Art Nouveau France
Located in Wien, AT
Very nice example of a letter opener, made out of solid bronze, from the famous Jugendstil - Art Nouveau period, around 1900.
This object is a beautiful desk accessory made of high...
Category
Early 1900s French Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fine Gentleman's Gilt Bronze Liquor and Cigar Set Art Nouveau Period C. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique liquor and humidor set combines delicate craftsmanship and functional elegance. Each piece is crafted from clear glass encased in gilded bronze filigree, showc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Tiffany Studios Letter Opener
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your desk or bookshelf with this exquisite vintage letter opener, attributed to the iconic Tiffany Studios. Showcasing timeless Art Deco-inspired detailing and a richly patin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key
Located in London, GB
A sublime silver gilt and full radial guilloche enamel with highlights, singing bird box, with original silver and enamel key and original leather carry case. When wound and the bird-form start/stop button actuated, the magic starts immediately with the bird lid...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Art Déco English Square Shapped Cut Glass/Crystal Inkwell with Brass/Bronze Top
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco english square shapped cut crystal inkwell with brass/bronze spherical top
By: unknown
Material: brass, bronze, cut glass, glass, metal, crystal, copper, zinc
Technique: ca...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Zinc, Copper, Metal, Bronze, Brass
Art Nouvau Octagonal French Pewter Plate
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An octagonal Art Nouveau pewter plate representing the face of a young girl surrended with typical liberty style flower. This art work from th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Iridescent Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning early Art Nouveau gourd shaped iridescent art glass inkwell, circa 1900s. The piece features a gorgeous array of rainbow iridescence from green...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
French Ghiso Paris 1920 Art Deco Cards Case Box In Agate Diamonds And Platinum
Located in Miami, FL
Cards case designed by Ghiso Paris.
Gorgeous piece, created in the art deco style in Paris France by the luxury makers and jewelry house of Ghiso, back in the 1920. It was carved ...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Platinum
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk letter holder rack
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Cent...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Deco Bakelite Hotel Dictophone Desk Phone c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An Art Deco Bakelite hotel desk telephone with push bottom and lever used to only to answer and not call. Inscribed "Dictophone" and company logo. Or...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
French Ormolu Monkey Motif Green Crystal Controlled Bubble Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Ormolu monkey motif green crystal controlled bubble paperweight.
France, Circa 1900s.
An extraordinary work, with fine cast ormo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Art Deco Max Le Verrier / Artus Pelican Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Max Le Verrier / Artus Bird Hood Ornament / Paperweight - France.
Hard to find circa 1925 famous Pelican by Artus. (Pseudonym for Max ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Two Amber And Silver Letter Openers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Two letter openers in dark, yellow and nearly white amber. Hallmarked silver.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
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 Zodiac Pattern Bronze Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk letter holder rack
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
Tiffany Studios New York American Indian Pattern Bronze Doré Match Box Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "American Indian" pattern match box stand
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Cen...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Pattern Silver Gilt Bronze Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Bookmark" pattern silver gilt bronze pen tray
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 8.63"W x 2....
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk letter holder rack
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
Charles Thomae 1925 Art Deco Box with Red and Black Lacquer in Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco lacquer box designed by Thomas.
An impressive, beautiful and colorful box, created in Attleboro Massachuchet by the Charles Thomae Company, ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Table fan ATAS, 220V - 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional. 220V, European plug. New power cable.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period sterling silver on bronze desk letter holder rack
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 6"W x 2.5"D x 4.2...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Match Box Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze match box holder featuring symbols of the Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios (signed on the side)
New York, USA, Early 20th C...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck for Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermes letter opener, 1960s by Carl Auböck
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Bookends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period sterling silver on bronze bookends
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Early 20th Century
Each measures: 5.63"W x 4.63"D x 5....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Page Turner or Letter Opener Horn and Brass
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very large and decorative Hollywood Regency 1920s page turner or letter opener made by hand out of a curl goat Horn and brass.
On the brass it reads: AER
But the some letters are h...
Category
Early 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Zodiac" pattern gilt bronze notepad holder
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.63"W x 7.5"D x 0.5"H.
Good original v...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Draughtsman's Railway Curves, English, Pearwood, Cartography, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of antique draughtsman's railway curves. An English, pearwood set of drawing instruments in a mahogany case, dating to the Edwardian peri...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Pearwood
French Art Deco Silver Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French Art Deco Silver Paperweight
Origin France Circa 1920
Materials glass and solid silver
Frosted artistic glass
Artist: Jean Henri Orliac
has an artist's punch with the letter H ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
A pair of mid-century spherical Swiveling Cork Desk Organizers by Park Sherman
By Park Sherman
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of swiveling 'Bulletin Ball' cork desk organizers for pens and pencils. Designed and produced by Park Sherman in the USA, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period patinated bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom green leather desk pad
By Tiffany Studios (signed to ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chained Bear Pillbox Made of Brass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Chained Bear Pillbox Made of Brass
Item e7255
A beautiful little brass statue of a bear chained to a tree stump. The bear's head can be opened. The figure can be used as a bo...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Rocker Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern rocker ink blotter
By Tiffany Studios (signed on the side)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 5.5...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Doré Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze Neoclassical or Adam style notepad holder
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.63"W x 7.38"D x...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Small Table Fan by STROJ SMALT, 1960s Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional.
Category
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Wrought Iron Mistletoe Paperweight by Edgar Brandt 1921
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco wrought iron Mistletoe paperweight by Edgar Brandt.
In French this model is called Boule de Gui.
Wrought iron with chromed finish. France 1921.
We have a pair available, s...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
1910 Sterling Silver Gimbal Table Lighter
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine, and impressive, antique George V English sterling silver gimbal table lighter; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver table lighter has a globular form to a rounded composite handle.
The surface of the piece is plain and embellished with the contemporary bright cut engraved initial 'H' beneath a Baron's coronet.
The center of this antique silver table lighter...
Category
1910s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Tooled and Paint Embellished Versace Style Italian Leather Desk Organizer
Located in Ferndale, MI
Desk organizer highly decorated and colorful tooled leather. Cloth interior. Marked Made in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Police Whistle And Badge Set
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Police Whistle And Badge Set.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched si...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Carl Auböck Letter Opener, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Leather and Brass Letter Opener, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Rocker Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze rocker ink blotter featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed on the side)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 5.5"W x 2.75"D x 2"H...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Brass and Wood Stag Bookends
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of vintage brass and wood stag bookends.
Great tall pair of Hollywood Regency brass and wood stag or deer bookends. These handsome mid-century booke...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Men's Grooming Kit with Leather Case
Located in South Salem, NY
This refined mid-20th century English men's travel grooming kit is thoughtfly designed for the discerning gentleman on the go. This sophisticated set is housed in a high-quality leather case, featuring a sturdy zipper for secure storage and easy access. The rich, supple leather exudes an air of elegance and durability, while the minimal wear is a testament to its excellent condition.
The grooming kit contains an array of essential tos curated to provide a luxurious grooming experience during your travels. The clection includes:
1) A fine-toothed comb, perfect for maintaining a neat and pished hairstyle.
2) A gentle bristle brush, designed to keep your hair and beard in check.
3) A compact mirror, offering convenience for on-the-spot grooming touch-ups.
4) A soap case...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
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
Five Piece Faux Crocodile and Silver Gentleman's Set by Barrett & Thompson 1922
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stylish Set of 5 Items of Sterling Silver & Faux Crocodile Brown Leather Gentleman's Accessories by English Silversmiths "Barrett & Thompson" Hallmarked in London 1922
Set includes
Two Flat Wallets
A Pocket Photo Frame...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Italian Inkstand Desk Inkwell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Italian Inkstand Desk Double Inkwell. Item features double inkwell with inserts, central can...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Antique Norwegian Silver Gilt & Enamel Wax Seal Container and Stamp, circa 1910
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Norwegian silver gilt and enamel wax seal container and stamp; an addition to our diverse enamel work collection.
This exceptional antique Norwegian silver gilt wax seal container / stamp has a cylindrical tapering form.
The surface of this exceptional antique silver wax seal...
Category
1910s Norwegian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Steel 1960s Ventotene Desk Organizer, Model 3054A by E. Mari for Danese Milano
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Ventotene desk organizer, model 3054A in polished steel designed by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano in 1964.
Good condition: this is a vintage item, not a brand new product. Signs of we...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern desk letter holder rack
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Ce...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Notepad Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern bronze notepad holder
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.5"W x 7.38"D x 0.5"H.
Good original vinta...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Cast Brass Bouilotte Style Table or Desk Lamp Base with Green Onyx
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bouilette style desk or table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1920 and done in the French Empire revival style. The lamp is composed of cast brass with a fleur de lis stylized finial and a three light candelabra with an adjustable central post. The base has a cast brass surround with an inset piece of polished green onyx. The height is adjustable, and the shade can be raised as high as twenty five inches and as low as twenty one and a half inches. Please note that the worn cardboard shade...
Category
Early 20th Century English Empire Revival Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Brass
1960s Table Fan by OMNIA type VS20, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional.
Category
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Iridescent Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning early Art Nouveau iridescent art glass inkwell, circa 1900s. The piece features a gorgeous array of rainbow iridescence from greens to blues to...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Rocker Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern bronze rocker blotter
By Tiffany Studios (signed on the side)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 5.75"W x 2.88"D x 1.75"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Match Box Holder
Located in New York, NY
A gilt bronze “Zodiac” match box holder by Tiffany Studios New York. The match box holder features intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning interspersed wit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10.25"W x 3.25"D x 0.38"H...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze desk letter holder rack featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 12"W x 3.3...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts 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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