Desk Accessories
1860s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1820s French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1890s Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Glass
1840s French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Porcelain, Wood
1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
1940s South American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Sèvres
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1810s European George III Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Belgian Black Marble
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Agate
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Mid-19th Century British Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
1870s Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
1890s German Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
1880s Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
1820s French Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Enamel
1820s British Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Malachite, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century Italian Other Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1870s European Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
1940s Canadian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1940s Canadian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Enamel
1880s Antique Desk Accessories
Glass
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Enamel
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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