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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1930s
LIBERTY'S LONDON CAMEL SCULPTURE WiTH LOVELY AGED LEATHER ON HAND CARVED WOOD
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to present this camel sculpture with lovely aged leather on hand-carved wood. It has been made for Liberty's in London.
This lovely camel has both great aesthetic ...
Category
20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Art deco Porcelain Inkwell by A. Godard for Etling Paris, circa 1930
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this Art Deco Porcelain Inkwell by A. Godard for Etling Paris, circa 1930, is an opportunity to own a piece of exquisite craftsmanship that encapsulates the essence of t...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Inkwell FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Inkwell
FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 1900s
Empire style inkwell in yellow Siena marble with gilded bronze inkwells and sphinx.
48 x 23 cm Height 20.
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Oak and Leather Magazine Rack by Casa Comte
By Comte S.A.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oak magazine rack, lined with red leather, made by Casa COMTE (1932-1960).
Bibliography Mo Amelia Teitelbaum (2010), “Los Creadores de un Estilo, Minimal...
Category
1940s South American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Oak
Art Nouveau Studio Porcelain White Pink and Green Vase Signed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, signed studio porcelain white, pink, and green vase in the Art Nouveau style, circa 20th century. A beautiful white textured exterior with detailed lip/edge, and an inte...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Big Sterling Silver Magnifying Lens
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver magnifying lens
Perfect for a prestigious desk.
The lens frame is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Foot Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist foot keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ma...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Dore Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Hand Carved Spiked Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous pair of French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted hand carved rock crystal swirling spiked candlesticks, attributed to Baguès. Each candlestick is exceptionally hand carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Albert Paley 1994 "Medallion" Paperweight in Blackened Steel with Bronzed Patina
By Albert Paley
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Albert Paley large handcrafted steel medallion paperweight. Small edition for Arts Patrons. Formed and fabricated blackened steel with chemical patina...
Category
1990s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Bronze Sculptured Athenian Scribe on Variegated Agate Pen Tray
Located in Asheville, NC
Bronze sculpted figure Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, is seated with two scrolls, one in hand the other placed upon nearby column, is classically dressed in robe with empire bow and hair...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Revolver Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a revolver. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Classic silver color with beautiful details like a checkered grip. Cool tobacco ac...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Arts + Crafts Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderfully hand crafted piece.
Original vintage condition.
Great patina.
Great for decor and collections...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Copper
Unique Marble and Brass Sculptural Paper Weight of a Dog or Animal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique marble and brass sculptural paper weight of a dog or animal.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Nouveau Viper Lamp by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing lamp, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Koa Wood Letter Openers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice sculptural forms with a beautiful patina.
Both are engraved "Kamaka Hawaii".
The tips have some chips.
Presents well.
Great for collections and decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Bat Inkwell by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing piece, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Modern Letter Opener Richard Meier
By Swid Powell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic post modern design.
Form + function.
Whimsical spinning cube.
Signs of wear.
Some scratches on the tip with patina.
Presents well.
Nice desk accessory...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
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
20th Cebtury Italian Big Sterling Silver Letter Opener
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver letter opener.
Perfect for a prestigious desk.
The blade is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls and fl...
Category
1990s Italian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
HERMES 2000 is a Swiss product, made in the 1930s by the E. Paillard Company, based in the city of Yverdon
Fully functional
Made of metal, steel, chrome, f...
Category
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Mushroom Ornament or Paperweight
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An unusual and very charming vintage blown glass ornamental mushroom, its transparent stem flecked with tiny air bubbles and topped with a shapely black and white speckled cap. Beaut...
Category
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Ancient Greek Bronze Spartan Corinthian Helmet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ancient Greek Bronze Spartan Corinthian Helmet in a miniature size. Womderful desk weight in amazing painta. Great texture and weight to this helmet. M...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Adirondack Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Plated Animal Paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk
By Gunnar Cyren, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice set of four plated animal paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set include an elephant, giraffe, hippo and gazelle. They ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Zinc
Rare & Pretty Pair of Porcelain Mosaic Inlay Photograph Picture Frames ca. 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and perfectly handcrafted pair of picture frames.
If you are looking for the perfect picture frames for a pair of small photos of your children or of you and your wife or hu...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s
Pair photograph frame (or miniature frame) with classical Victorian design.
Typical frame for wedding photographs....
Category
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian marble alabaster apple with bronze leaf, by Ducceschi, 20th c
Located in View Park, CA
A very fine vintage Italian volterra alabaster marble “pomme d’or” apple with bronze stem, by Ducceschi, hand-carved in Italy circa late 1960s. The apple itself is a fine golden cara...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Brass Globe Cigarette Holder and Ashtray/Coin Dish, circa 1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original midcentury brass cigarette holder and ashtray or coin dish. The lid slides open on the globe's axis to reveal a metal interio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Paul Ysart Rondel Millefiori Paperweight, c1930's
By Paul Ysart
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Paul Ysart Rondel Millefiori Paperweight, c1930's
Additional information:
Date : Pre war Moncrieff 1930's
Origin : Moncrieff, Scotland
Features : Rondel comprising five groups of...
Category
20th Century Scottish Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Bronze Car Mascot French Bulldog Signed by Gaston H. Bourcart, 1925
By E. Bourcart
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze car mascot French bulldog signed by Gaston H. Bourcart.
The hood ornament is in gilt bronze and stands on a marble base.
France 1925.
This mascot is illustrated plate nr. 329
Mascottes passion, Michel Legrand, Antic show éditions.
More information:
Mascottes automobiles...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Josephine Baker Female Dancer Brass Statue, Austria 1930 Karl Hagenauer
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Exceptional Karl Hagenauer statue of a female dancer sculpture, commonly titled as Josephine Baker, cast and nickel plated brass, circa 1930s. , manufactured by Werkstätte Hagenauer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Fratelli Toso Murano Colorful Millefiori Ribbon Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item - Only 2 Left! Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Each has their own unique des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
1962 Seattle World's Fair Space Needle Table Lighter in Chrome
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool 1962 Seattle World's Fair "Space Needle" table lighter in chrome. The lighter is in good vintage condition with some minor pitting and measures 3.25"D x 10.5"H. The lig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Set Of 3 Miniature Amber And Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 3 Miniature Amber and Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
925 stamped silver.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Diminutive Vase By Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Neriage Terracotta
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Sweet and diminutive vase using the Neriage technique by Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France
Ceramic glazed shaped vase, with mosaic patterning and terracotta accents
Circa 1960's
Sig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Crystal Apple Sculpture / Paper Weight by Steuben Glassworks
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous crystal apple sculpture / paper weight by Steuben Glassworks, circa 1980s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measure 3.5"D x 4"H; it is han...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Introduction To Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg Footed Stoneware Dish
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Small footed stoneware Argenta dish by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Decorated with trefoil flower sprigs and banding to rim and foot with applied silver
A lovely 'introducti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Arte Murano Swan Green White Sommerso Glass Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Murano glass swan figurine or paperweight is made of white glass encased inside dark green glass in sommerso technique; controlled bubbles are used throughout the body of the swan.
Category
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Brass Art Deco Table or Desk Lamp with a Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size Art Deco desk lamp with a wonderful look and feel.
There is something about table lamps from the past that you just don't find in modern lamps. If you don't have the right eye than this particular 1920s desk lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909
The No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie is a folding camera made by Kodak in Rochester, NY, USA, from c. 1909. It has...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
Vintage Must de Cartier Silver Plated Vendome Crosshatch Cisele Ball Point Pen.
By Cartier
Located in High Wycombe, GB
One of the all time most beautiful and unique ball point pens by Cartier, the rare 80's version Vendome Crosshatch Cisele. The pen is a special in almost every way; the cross section...
Category
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
1960s Vintage Minimalist Italian Design Nickel and White Glass Desk Table Lamp
By Valenti
Located in New York, NY
Italian design mid-century modern rare table lamp, space age mushroom shape, signed by Valenti & C., Milan. This light ideal for a desk light source has a very sleek shape, the white glass allows for plenty of illumination and the nickel finish adds appeal to the design. A rare example in the collection of Valenti lighting.
Base measures: 8.25 in Diameter - Glass globe: 10.25" Diameter
Valenti Luce was founded in 1929 and became iconic during the 1960s, representing superior design in Made in Italy lighting...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Nickel
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
1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Paperweight with Seashore Theme Handmade with Real Sea Shells & Crab, circa 1970
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade English acrylic paperweight having a seashore theme with real items and dating to the 20th century, circa 1970.
This paperweight is handmade of real i...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
20th Century English Solid Silver Letter Opener In The Form Of A Trout Fish
By C.J. Vander
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century vintage novelty letter opener, in the form of a trout fish. This letter opener is of a heavy weight, and is expertly crafted into a life like trout. A long knif...
Category
20th Century British Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 20th Century Pair Of Solid Silver Clothes Brushes, Leslie Durbin c.1957
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A pair of mid 20th Century English solid silver clothes brushes. The brushes feature a wooden handle which has a solid silver edge band. Throughout the top of the handle, there are s...
Category
1950s British Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 20th Century English Solid Silver Bookmark By Sampson Mordan & Co c.1918
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century English solid silver bookmark. The top of the bookmark has an ornamental pheasant. A wonderful addition to any book lover or as a collectable item. This al...
Category
1910s British Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Olivetti Synthesis Ettore Sottsass Paper Basket - 1970s Industrial Design Icon
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Step into the world of iconic Italian design with this melamine paper basket from the renowned Olivetti Synthesis Sottsass 45 Series, designed in 1973 by Ettore Sottsass and manufact...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Murano Millefiori Flower Basket Italian Art Glass Paperweight Night Light
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano handblown white filigrana basket with flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight on lighted base. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It has d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murrine, Wood, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Antique Arts & Crafts Copper and Brass Table/Desk Lamp with Color Glass Inserts
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish Arts & Crafts lamp.
If you are an enthousiast of early 20th century lighting in general and of the Arts & Crafts style in particular then this antique lamp could be perfect for you. Handcrafted from brass and copper and inlaid with colored glass inserts this incredibly stylish desk or table lamp could very well be the perfect addition to your Arts & Crafts interior. Apart from some minor indentations to the upper part of the hand-hammered lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper, Brass
1950s Candelabra for Five Candles in Stainless Steel, Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Stunning candelabra for five candles in stainless steel. Handmade, in excellent condition. Made in Italy
Dimension:
diameter 11,81 x 16,92 inches (size without candles)
diamete...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Portapenna attribuita a Fontana Arte Pietro Chiesa Gio Ponti
Located in Lugo, IT
Portapenna in cristallo attribuito a una produzione di Fontana Arte su disegno di Pietro Chiesa o Gio Ponti.
Piccolo segno interno, in foto e in video si vede ma non rotture e segni ...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
English Edwardian 1900s Silver Dressing Table Mirror, Hair and Clothes Brushes
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Edwardian period dressing table hand mirror, hair and clothes brushes from the early 20th century with silver piqué décor of garlands and medallions. Born in England during the early years of the 20th century, this exquisite set of hand mirror and brushes...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Murano Fratelli Toso and Barbini Murrine Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs available, as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to Fratelli Toso and Alfredo Barbini. The first paperweight has magenta pink cut canes scramble paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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
Gordon Martz Marshall Studios Ceramic Bookends ca' 1950's
By Gordon Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of stylish, 1950s bookends by Gordon Martz. Circular pattern,beige ceramic tiles, inset into walnut frames, with brass extensions. Heavy and well made.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
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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