Desk Accessories
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Satinwood
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Spelter
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Pewter
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Stone
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Plaster
Late 19th Century European Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Crystal
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1920s Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Paper
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Nickel
1860s French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Lacquer
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal, Marble, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Terracotta
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal, 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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