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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Art Nouveau
Pair of Antique Art Deco Carved Alabaster Bookends of Figural Maiden Busts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Art Deco bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1920. The bookends are composed of carved alabaster as miniature bus...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Zeuss Rotative Card Index 1950
Located in Biella, IT
Zeuss rotative card index years ’50 design perfect condition,
complete of the paper cards for note/number.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Bookens J. Dasilva Gilt Bronze
By Joao Da Silva
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gilt bronze bookens J. Dasilva
onyx base Origin Portugal
perfect condition.
Category
1930s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of W.M.F. Plaques Signed Albert Mayer, Art Nouveau Period, Germany
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of W.M.F. plaques signed Albert Mayer (1867-1944). Art Nouveau period, Germany, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Old French Art Deco Decoration Paper Advertising / Add, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s
- France
- Good original condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Eugène Feuillâtre "Pavot" Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
This stunning enamel, silvered metal, and gilt metal "Pavot" inkwell by Eugène Feuillâtre features peacock feather embellishments. The Inkwell lies under the gilded and silvered metal poppy seed pod lid, to which the title pavot (translated to English as poppy) refers. The vessel is vaguely pumpkin-shaped with negative space in a honeydew green, with white peacock feathers featuring purple and turquoise details.
Product Details:
Item #: S-21164
Artist: Eugène Feuillâtre
Country: France
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 2.25" height, 3.5" diameter
Materials: Enamel, Silvered Metal, Gilt Metal
Signed: impressed Feuillâtre
Exhibition History: Examples of this inkwell can be found in the permanent collections of Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva (inv. no. E 01500), Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (inv. no. 8746), and Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (inv. no. 1966.1). Salon des Artistes français, 1898.
Literature: L. Bénédite, et. al., "Exposition Universelle de 1900: Les Beaux-Arts et les Arts Decoratifs," Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1900, p. 510 (for a related example). H. Frantz, "E. Feuillatre, Emailleur," L’Art Décoratif, no. 28, Paris, January 1901, p. 166 (for a related example). C. Saunier, "Céramique, Verrerie, Émail," L’Art Décoratif, no. 34, Paris, July 1901, p. 155 (for a related example). R. Marx, La Décoration et les Industries d'Art à l'Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, 1901, p. 95 (for a related example). M. P. Verneuil, "L'Émail et les Émailleures," Art et Décoration, no. 2, Paris, February 1904, pp. 37-39 (for a related example). M. Rheims, L'Objet 1900, Paris, 1964, p. 34, no. 18 (for a related example). P. Garner, ed., The Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts 1890-1940, New York, 1978, p. 95 (for a related example). Die Jugendstil - Sammlung: Band 1: Künstler A-F, exh. cat., Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 1979, pp. 465-466, cat. no. 655. A. Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Volume V: Objets d'Art & Metalware, Suffolk, 1994, p. 252 (for related examples). G. de Bartha, L'Art 1900: La Collection Neumann, New York, 1994, p. 128 (for a related example). J. T. Busch and C. L. Futter, Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, exh. cat., Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, 2012, p. 196, no. 9 (for a related example).
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
Eugène Feuillâtre’s career began in René Lalique’s enamelling...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Disko Metal Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Stylised Bird Pipe Rest
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, disko metal stylised bird pipe rest
Disko metal, invented by Just Andersen by combing lead and antimony
circa 1930s
Stamped on base
Measures: Height 2.5 inc...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
French Harlequin Ceramic Ink and Pen Stand by Aladin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A lovely French Harlequin ceramic ink and pen holder by Aladin. The white ceramic piece features purple and gold accents throughout.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Onyx Blotter with Bronze Elk Statue and Fountain Pens
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco onyx blotter with bronze elk statue and fountain pens. The fountain pens are by Eversharp Inc. The tip of the pens are 14-karat gold. The bo...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell with an Owl
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Art Noveau or Jugend patinated bronze pen and inkwell with an owl sitting in the center. The owl have inset glass eyes. Made ca.1900. Possibly Swedish.
Symbolism of the owl: The...
Category
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Giraffe Murano, 1930, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife early 20th century Eskilstuna
Located in Sweden, SE
Made by famous Eskilstuna workshops of Emil Ohlson and Carl Walfrid Dahlgren. The set is decorated with decorative motifs in the form of cotton flowers and foliage, and is decorated ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
WMF Württembergische Metallwaren German Jugendstil Pewter Desk Stand and Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish German Jugendstil pewter desk stand and inkwell by renowned makers WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) and dating from around 1906. The stand comprises of a centr...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Art Deco Glass and Brass Desk Inkwell with Pen Rest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Art Deco glass and brass desk inkwell with pen rest
A very stylish piece made in heavy crystal with a brass mounted ink well and feet, these may have origi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Ink Blotter by Robert Oerley, circa 1906, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil ink blotter was designed by Robert Oerley, circa 1906, Vienna.
Robert Oerley (1876-1945) was an Austrian architect.
Robert Oerley had many memb...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Head / Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bust of a woman. Silvered bronze sculpture of a lady.
Mounted over a Italian marble base. France 1930's.
Perfect desk piece or paperweight.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Grapevine Bronze and Slag Glass Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Nouveau period "Grapevine" inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.13"W x 4.13"D x 3.75"H.
Very good original vintage cond...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Eastman Kodak No 2 Folding Autographic Brownie 120 Film Bellow Camera 1910's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Eastman Kodak No 2 Folding Autographic Brownie 120 Film Bellow Camera
This is a Kodak No 2 folding autographic brownie camera dating from between 1915-1917, the square edged boxes w...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Opus-Cellini, Art Deco Bronze and Marble Sculptural Paperweight, ca. 1930
By Opus Cellini Bronze Works
Located in New York, NY
Marked "Opus-Cellini" in the back, this remarkable American Art Deco desk-size gild and dark-patinated bronze and marble sculptural paperweight, depicting a comfortably resting beautiful nude female was made circa 1930 by the famous American founder, Cellini bronze...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Bohemian Crystal Votive Candle Holder in Cobalt Blue
By Modern Fabergé
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Bohemian Crystal Votive Candle Holder in Cobalt Blue.
Vintage Bohemian Cobalt Blue and Ruby Red Cut to Clear Crystal Votive Candle Hol...
Category
20th Century Asian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
WMF German Jugendstil Silver Plated Large Hound by Fritz Diller
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce German Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik WMF Jugendstil silver plated model of a large standing hound by Fritz Diller and dating from circa 1906...
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box present to the Jockey Bernard Brownie Carlsake in 1927
A very rare good looking a...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Shagreen
Art Deco Shy Naked Women Bronze, Paperweight, Car Mascot, Hood Ornament
By Luigi Betti
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Lovely Art Deco shy naked women made of bronze and mounted over a green marble base. It is signed L. Betti and foundry Etling Paris. Perfect piece of Autom...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Gold Dore Bronze Letter Rack by Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular vintage letter rack designed by Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze, it has the maker’s mark in the bottom. Beautiful piece for your desk. Made of bronze in an Art Deco design....
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco / Mid-century Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Midcentury Silvered Bronze Bust - France 1930´s.
Silvered Bronze Head mounted over Onyx Marble.
Very nice Sculpture, perfect for a desk or a side table. Can be used as a p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Murano Glass Paperweight Barovier & Tosa
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Paperweight Murano glass made by Barovier & Tosa Art Glass with the original label to the underneath , barovier & tosa murano venezia.
The Barovier family has a history in Murano da...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Young Bear Bronze Figure
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Young bear bronze figure. Probably paperweight or car mascot - hood ornament. Very nice details. Very good foundry quality, with original brown patina.
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau, Liberty & Co. London. Hammered Antique Pewter Dish c1910
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Nouveau antique pewter footed dish for Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London
Superb dark pewter patina and hand hammered with stylised edging decoration
Circa 1910
Signed English ...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Art Deco Desk Accessory, Macassar Wood and Metal Inkwell and Blotter, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous Art Deco modernist desk accessory was crafted in France circa 1930. The ensemble is built with a double inkwell and a matching blotter. The sleek geometric shape has ca...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Naturalistic Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Novelty 'Fruit Design' Ink Stand
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1874 by Daniel & Charles Houle, this very unusual, Victorian, Antique, sterling silver ink stand has a shaped wooden base with applied silver leaf decoration ...
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1870s English Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Paperweight with Mussels Amalric Walter & Henri Mercier, Nancy
Located in Vienna, AT
Two mussels on a yellow stone base covered with algae. Signed 'AWALTER NANCY' and 'hm'.
Manufactory: Amalric Walter & Henri Bergé, Nancy, Lorraine, France
Dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1930
Designer:
Victor Amalric Walter (1870-1959) was a French glass manufacturer mainly known for his pâte de verre pieces. In the Cristalleries Daum at Nancy, France, he met the designer and modelist HENRI BERGÉ, with whom he produced the first pâtes de verre, which at the time were only signed with "Daum Nancy". After the war he continued to work with Henri Bergé. From 1919 to 1935 he cast no fewer than 500 models with Bergé and other famous sculptors or designers, always in few numbers due to the sophisticated technique of glass kiln casting.
Henri Mercier...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Three Naked Men Holding Hands Bronze and Marble Base Sculpture 1930's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco three naked men holding hands bronze and marble base sculpture 1930's. Lost wax bronze sculpture of three naked men holding hands.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco envelope holder, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Plate Windmill Letter Opener for KLM Airlines
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful sterling silver plate windmill letter opener for KLM Airlines in the Art Nouveau style, circa mid-20th century, Europe, Holland/Neth...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Paper basket Bin by Piero Fornasetti for Atelier Fornasetti, 1950s
Located in Göteborg, SE
Paper basket / Bin by Piero Fornasetti for Atelier Fornasetti, 1950s
Its made of tin, decor of rattan in gold color. It stands on brass feet.
Amazingly beautiful labeling underneath...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Tin
French Art Deco Modern Marble Stone Vases, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful rich pair of French Art Deco Modern marble stone vases, circa early 20th century, France. Marble stone is predominantly a dark espresso brown with red brick, light brown ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
"Rooster" model book squeezer by Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of book presses with a rooster design, made of iron, made by Edgar Brandt (1880 - 1960). Signed E, BRANDT
Reproduced in the books, Joan Kahr, Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironwork, N...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Bronze and Green Agate Sculptural Vide Poche, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Unmarked, probably Austrian, this charming carved green agate octagonal vide poche with green/black patinated bronze handle is done in the manner of Hagenauer - a superbly detailed a...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Wonderful Hagenauer Silver Donkey Box
Located in Munich, DE
Wooden bow with silver donkey handle.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Marcel Bing, Art Nouveau Butterfly Inkwell in Enameled Bronze, France, 1905
By Marcel Bing
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Bing was the fourth child of Sigfried/Samuel Bing (1838-1905), the great collector of Japanese art and founder of the gallery L'Art Nouveau Bing located at 22 rue de Provence in Paris. Marcel trained as a jeweler, creating jewelry and vase mounts for the gallery and took over its management upon his father's death in 1905.
Bibliography:
- L’art appliqué revue internationale, le style moderne...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
WMF Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand of Rectangular Organic Flowing Form
Located in London, GB
WMF. Secessionist Art Nouveau Pewter Inkstand. Germany. The inkstand is of rectangular organic form with stylized clovers to the front border, plain deep welled front, and smaller si...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
1930s Shreve and Company Art Deco Desk Clock
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Shreve and Company San Francisco
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Glass, Gilt and Nickel
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 15 Jewels
DIA...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cat climbing a pole desk fancy, Bronze and Silver miniature
Located in NEWARK, GB
The most charming little desk fancy of a cat climbing a pole.
The cat is crafted in bronze, so finely detailed for such a small fellow, cold painted in realistic colours, the cat ha...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1938 Art Deco Streamline Ace Fastener Corp Pilot Stapler # 402
Located in Red Lion, PA
1938 Art Deco Streamline Industrial Stapler – Ace Fastener Corp. Pilot Model No. 402
A true icon of streamline industrial design, this 1938 Ace Fastener Corp. Pilot Stapler No. 402 ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Miniature Ordinary Strange Creature Lustre Bowl By Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fabulous gilded, a 'strange large eared creature' decorates the interior of this miniature bowl by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood
Miniature bone china lustre tea bowl gilded in fili...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Signed Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell with a Dore Bronze Maiden
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Marvelous Signed Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell with a Dore Bronze Maiden and Patinated and Dore Bronze Ink Pots. The body is made up of...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
"Venetian" model desk set by TIFFANY & CO
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk set made of gilded bronze (Ormolu) composed of 14 “Venetian” model pieces, made by TIFFANY & Co, (1837 - present). Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 1647.
United States, CIRCA ...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Sterling Silver Large Smoke Topaz Rosewood Paperweight
Located in Westport, CT
Sterling silver large genuine smoke Topaz, rosewood elaborate decorative desk paperweight.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Rocker Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau or Art Deco period gilt bronze and inlaid abalone rocker ink blotter
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 5.75"W x 2.75"D x 1.75"H...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bottle Stopper by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Georg Jensen 925 sterling bottle stopper. Marked Denmark Sterling Dessin HN 206.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Rare "Monkey in Hoop" Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Abit. France 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Rare "Monkey in Circle or Hoop" Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Abit. France 1920´s
Very hard to find Car mascot / Hood Ornament " Monkey in Hoop ". An extremely rare find, is t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bulldog Cigar Ashtray, 1940, Chicago. Usa
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Central Die Casting & Mfg Co. Chicago- Usa
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at you...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Stitched Leather Desk Set Attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A classic stitched leather desk set in dark green leather, attributed to Jacques Adnet. The set comprises a clock with wind up mechanism and nickel plated stylized numbers on the fac...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-over-red Domed Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-Over-red crystal box The box is composed of two sections of Italian clear-over-red crysta...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Royal Danish Navy Tobacco Set - Lighter & Box in Bronze, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Royal Danish Military set consisting of standing petrol lighter with the ciffers/code of arms of The Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet) and a cigarette box with the M23 Steel Helmet logo...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Pewter Stylised Chevron Match Box Holder
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, pewter stylised large match box holder
Decorative chevron patterning border
Circa 1930's
Stamped 1497 on side panel
Height 1.5 inch, Width 4 inch, Depth 2.5...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Horse Head Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina.
I did not clean it, so the next owner can decide what he wants to do with it.
This highly collectible antique piece ...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Substantial Letter Opener by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Large Bronze Letter Opener designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. A beautiful piece for an elegant desk.
* Bronze letter knife
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Model: B216
* Year: 1925-...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage 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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