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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1910s
Iconic Kartell 4672 Dark Brown Plastic Paper Basket - Ufficio Tecnico Design
By Kartell
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Paper basket in dark brown plastic model 4672, designed by Ufficio Tecnico Kartell and produced by Kartell in the 70s.
This square base basket has rounded edges, a signature of the ...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Michel Mangematin Bronze Paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Michel Mangematin stone shaped paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Polished bronze.
Signed with the two inverted M and numbered 16.
Dimensions: 7 cm W, 5 cm D, 3 cm H.
All purchases ar...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1970s Willy Rizzo for Metal Art Gold Ball Ornaments
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
A wonderful pair of plexiglass ornaments designed by Willy Rizzo (1928 -2013) for Metal Art in the 1970s. A suspended gold orb sits within each ornament. They can be used as purely d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Rare Gucci Alligator / Crocodile Leather 5 Piece Desk Set
By Gucci
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous and rare Gucci 5 piece desk set in either Alligator or Crocodile real leather or embossed leather. Likely from the 1970's although I've seen pieces attributed to the 1960'...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Giant Excedrin Pill Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage Excedrin pill in cream plaster/ceramic. 3.75" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Green felted bottom. Great piece o...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Corbeille a papier en lucite, cannage, laiton style de Christian Dior & G Crespi
Located in PONT-AUDEMER, FR
Corbeille a papier faite de lucite et de canne incrustée, rehaussée par un pourtour en laiton. Dans le style des créations de Christian Dior pour sa "Dior Home Collection". Créati...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gucci, Italy - Vintage Equestrian Letter Holder / Desk Organizer c.1975
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous vintage leather and gilt letter rack dating to c.1975, made in Italy by the iconic fashion house, Gucci.
The base is covered in leather, the top being a very dark green a...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Open letters by C. villain
By Jean Garnier
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Open letters by C. villain
Origin France Circa 1915
Empire style patinated bronze
Soldier motif
Excellent condition signed on the side
FRENCH, 1853-1910
Jean Garnier was born in Mou...
Category
1910s French Empire Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Open letters by Alfred Jorel
By Alfred Jorel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Open letters by Alfred Jorel
Origin France Circa 1915
Gilded bronze Art nouveau style
Excellent condition with some wear due to age.
Jorel was a student of the sculptor Jean Carlus. ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Dice Metal Statue on Marble Base Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice metal dice atop a marble base. The best addition to your desk or every room. Found at an estate sale in Nur...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage French Equestrian Letter Opener, Christian Dior, c.1970's
Located in Bath, GB
An unusual and highly sought-after vintage silver plated letter opener by the world renowned, Christian Dior.
The letter opener is fashioned in the form of a belt with engraved "s...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Travertine desk organizer, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Travertine desk organizer
Manufactured by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
H 8 cm - 6 x 18 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
1970s Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Spiral Glass Paperweights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweights with grey spiral inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight / orname...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Piero Fornasetti Astonishing Crystal Paperweight Sphere. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Piero Fornasetti astonishing crystal paperweight sphere in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
diameter 3,14 x 1,57 inches
diameter 8 cm x cm 4 H
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Lucite Paperweight Bird by Silvio Russo for Guzzini 1970s Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s lucite bird paperweight by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy, the design is meant to rock back and forth. Still retains the original label.
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Tommaso Barbi Signed Grey Ceramic and Chrome Italian Picture Frame, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century Tommaso Barbi picture frame in a rare grey ceramic and chrome version. This iconic object was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Tommaso Barbi, and is signed ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Floating Penny Geometric Lucite Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Floating penny geometric lucite paperweight. Consisting entirely of 1972 pennies. Scratches and scuffs found throughout, consistent with age and use. Please refer to photos.
Would w...
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Large Wooden Dice- A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large pair of wooden dice. All sides show a 3. Show some signs of wear (please refer to photos).
Would work well in a variety of interiors such as modern, mid century modern, Holly...
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Footed Tray Made By Liberty & Co., English Hammered Antique Pewter
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Nouveau antique pewter footed tray made by Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London
Historic household piece of English pewter with hand hammered stylised decoration
Circa 1910
Signe...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte - Pair of bookholder in glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in PAU, FR
Fontana Arte - Pair Of Glass Bookends
Pair of bookend sculptures by Fontana Arte in thick glass, worked with pliers.
circa 1960
Height 23 cm
Width 12 cm
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Cut Glass
Japanese Vintage Silk Kimono Belt 1970s Chrysanthemum
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Fukuro Obi made in Japan around 1970s.
It is made with Silk. You can use as a decoration, a table runner and also as a kimono belt.
Obi is a belt of varying size and sha...
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silk
Space Age 70s Desk Organizer - Vintage Perpetual Calendar Italian Edition
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Charming desk calendar with organizer manufactured by Wing Plastif in the 70s, registered trademark in the UK, produced in Hong Kong at the time when Hong Kong was an English colony....
Category
1970s Hong Kong Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage 20th Century Striped Wood Perpetual Desk / Wall Calendar c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century perpetual desk calendar, made from striped wood. There is a small hinged door to one side revealing six knobs, these are used to move forward and rewind the day,...
Category
1970s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Brass says paperweights, Italy 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Brass says paperweights
Italy 1970
10 x 10 x 10 cm / piece
Conditions: excellent, no defects
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano crystal glass enriched inside with air bubbles. This rare object was designed in Italy during the 1960s by Archimede S...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen and tray for a Desk Set green enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
4640-5320 - Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, cm. 9 x 17.5. For fountain pen (4568-5201) with two-tone st...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Antique 20Thc Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell Jar c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell carved in the form of a bulldog head. The detail is of exceptional quality, featuring glass eyes and a red felt collar aroun...
Category
1910s British Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood
Serge Mansau for Fratelli Guzzini Italy MCM Designed Lucite Tape Dispenser - NOS
Located in St. Louis, MO
Serge Mansau (1930-2019) for Fratelli Guzzini Italy mid-century modern designed clear lucite tape dispenser, new old stock. Great desk accessory.
See my other listing for vintage R...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Vintage Murano Glass Apple Shaped Paperweight
Located in Glasgow, GB
This vintage Murano glass paperweight, shaped in the form of an apple, showcases handcrafted skill and excellence with its intricate internal details and technical creativity. It exe...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Dice Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice metal dice atop a nickel base. The best addition to your desk or every room. Found at an estate sale in Nur...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Sterling Silver Postal Scales - Desk Ideas - Hallmarked in 1913
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1913 by George Betjemann & Sons, this handsome set of Antique Sterling Silver Postal Scales, are plain in design, and have the original silver plated weights....
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Solid Brass Three Wise Monkeys Paper Weight , France 1970s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Solid Brass Three Wise Monkeys Paper Weight , France 1970s
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Seguso Murano Egg Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic egg-shaped paperweight made in mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the 195...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass Dish
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1960s Murano glass clear, yellow and copper colors vide-poche.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970's Da Ros for Cenedese 'Attr.' Clear & Green Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage water drop shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the green/blue/turquoise clear (slightly tinted) glass. Very unusual ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Peter Lindbergh, Portraits 'Cards and Envelopes', 1997
Located in Praha, CZ
20 cards with 4 famous models and envelopes
Tatjana Patiz, Linda Evangelista, Helenea Christensen, Kate Moss
good original condition
jr.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Liskeard Glass, Large ‘Bullicante’ Egg Shaped Paperweigh Circa 1970s
Located in Glasgow, GB
This large vintage paperweight, crafted in the 1970s by the renowned English glassmakers Liskeard Glass, showcases the exquisite 'bullicante' tech...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Pierre Giraudon clock parts in lucite , 1970’s France
Located in Delft, NL
Pierre Giraudon clock parts in lucite , 1970’s France
Dimensions: 13,5cm H, 6,5cm W, 5cm D
Condition: Mint
Designer: Pierre Giroudon
Origin: France
Period: 1970’s
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Hand-hammered out of one piece of copper.
Brass handle with Organic style details
With original Pati...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Italian Industrial Design Grillo Flip Phone Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Oakland, CA
The Grillo "Cricket" phone the ringer sounds like crickets. designed by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper in 1965, this is a later version that can be used with touch tone architecture...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
1970's Sergio Todeschini Bobo Telephone for Telcer, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Unique model of dial plastic phone by Sergio Todeschini, made in Italy in the 1970's.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Rare Vintage Signed 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight Weight
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage signed 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight, measuring a compact 4 inches in diameter and standing at 3 inches in height, is a captivating testament to th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
1970 Adler German J5 Navy Blue Gray Mechanical Portable Typewriter & Case
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1970 Adler J5 mechanical, portable typewriter in gray and navy blue. Serial number 4476775. T-A Organization. Made in Western Germany. Base marked A 301.03005 Form 2. Tested ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Signed 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight Weight - Blue Chrome
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exceptional 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight Weight stands out as a rare find with its distinctive blue chrome hues. The piece is not only signed by the renowned artist John Barber but also showcases a captivating swirl pattern, making it a unique and collectible addition to any art glass enthusiast's collection. The fusion of the rare signature, the vintage year...
Category
1970s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Brutalist travertine table lighter, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Brutalist travertine table lighter
Designed and manufactured by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
H 12 cm - Diam. 9 cm
Conditions: excell...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Mid Century Modern Rotating Cube Cork and Chrome Desk Organizer
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage mid century modern cube shaped desk organizer or desk accessory in cork and chrome. Has two compartments; one seemingly for pens and pencils, the other for a small notepad. H...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Gucci Rosewood Tray, Italy 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stunning and fantastic rare vintage Italian hallmarked Gucci tray is sleek made of rosewood. It is fantastic for serving for barware or for dining. I have never seen another one like...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Design Magnetic Writing Set from Biliko in Blue, Italy, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Eye catching and rare writing set ‘Biliko’ set, with stylish round support and matching pen made in Italy in the 70s.
Biliko (actually ‘bilico’) is the Italian word for ‘balance’ or...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Paper Roll Dispenser and Paper Cutter by Busman Spring
Located in Seattle, WA
This item is Made with Wood and Cast Iron or Similar Material. All Movable Parts are in Good Condition. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 12 1/2 W ; 6 D...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Unusual Magnetic Writing Set in Red from Biliko, Italy, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Eye catching and rare writing set ‘Biliko’ set, with stylish round support and matching pen made in Italy in the 70s.
Biliko (actually ‘bilico’) is the Italian word for ‘balance’ or...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Ocean Liner Ship Souvenir Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Vintage 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal money bank. A beautiful decorative item in metal with a missing lock. Made in Europe, circa 1910s or older. Nice addition to any collection, desktop, living ro...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Colombian Postal Scale.
Located in Seattle, WA
Postal Scale that Weighs items up to 1.5 oz. Beautiful Petina to the Metal and the Label. Floral Motif on the Bottom. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions....
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
1970's Leather hand lens by Maison Hermès
By Hermès
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's hand lens by Maison Hermès
Signed
France
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1970's Letter opener by Maison Hermès
By Hermès
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's Letter opener in plated silver signed by
Maison Hermès
France
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Period Inkwell Pencil Holder with Woodpecker - Franjou
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An Art Deco period inkwell, signed Franjou. With a figure of a woodpecker. Made of nickel-plated spelter. On a marble plinth with fluting for a pencil.
Franjou is a pseudonym of the...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Spelter
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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