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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Les sept Péchés capitaux (The seven deadly sins) by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Les sept Péchés capitaux (The seven deadly sins), by Line Vautrin.
Gilded bronze paperweight decorated on both sides with the faces of the seven Deadly Sins.
On one side, lust, lazin...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
German Vintage Teddybär Mohair 50ies
By Stelton
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage Teddybär mit viel Kuschelerlebnis.
Mohair.
Deutschland 60'ies
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Mohair
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
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
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
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
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
Table Decoration in Empire Style after J.B. Claude Odiot
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, engraved and silvered. Three-columns, shafts with full-plastic,
finely engraved swans. Funnel-shaped insert.
Category
20th Century French Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom is created in the mann...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
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
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
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white "filigrana" - white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the glass / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
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
1950s Fornasetti Paperweight in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Astonishing rare porcelain paperweight designed by Piero Fornasetti with butterflies. Handmade.Made in Italy. Heavy ceramic construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
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
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
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
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 Marble Egg, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Marble egg is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
Made in Italy.
The work is realized entirely in marble.
The egg is re...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Walter Bosse Brass Poodle Figurine, Lucky Charm, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming poodle figurine, made of brass designed by Walter Bosse, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. In excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Paragraph Lawyer Brass Sculpture, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury brass figurine, displaying a paragraph form the 1950s. Designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria. In very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mary Preminger Vintage Abstract Chrome and Black Marble Sculpture Modernist
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage double U-shaped abstract sculpture by the noted artist Mary Preminger is so modernist. It is chrome on a black marble original base. It was executed in 1968. It...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Chrome
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
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
Vintage Hand Painted Inkwell, China Inkwell, Scotland
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage hand painted inkwell, China inkwell, Scotland 1930, H315
Scotland 1930
Hand painted inkwell with hinged lid
Lovely hand painted flowers
Nice condition no crack or chips
Mea...
Category
1930s Scottish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
vintage small trinket box intricately decorated with Moorish motif des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Desk Accessories
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood
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
Vintage Modernist Paper Tray in Chrome 1970s
By Knoll, Smokador
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful letter tray in polished aluminium / chrome finish with black enamel lining. In the style of Smokador. Clean and minimalist design that is timeless and classic. Unique and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
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
Small Vintage Boat, Continental, Bronze, Desk, Ornament, Decorative, Coin Tray
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage model boat. A Continental, bronze desk ornament or decorative coin tray, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Tact...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The first is a scramble paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Murrine
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
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
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
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
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
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Fish Sculpture Figurine, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, decorative midcentury Rimini blue glazed fish sculpture. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche / Italy in the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
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
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
Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car
By Xavier Froissart, Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car. Highly detailed large glass depiction of a classic car with frosted tires and engine. Designed by Xavier F...
Category
20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Seguso Murano Black Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Decorative Flower Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare, and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and red bands Italian art glass flower sculpture. Documented, and signed by designer Archi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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
Cenedese 1980s Italian Modern 24K Gold Dust Twisted Murano Glass Tree Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Italian crystal glass tree ornament of organic sleek modern design, a vintage creation part of a collection assembled by Cosulich Interiors & Anti...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
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
Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian alligator desk set comprising a blotter, a letter rack, a letter tray, a desk pad, a pen stand, a desk clock with Roman numeral hours, a ...
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Large MCM Advertising Desk Pad on Wood Truck "Mitchell"
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool and hard to find large MCM advertising desk pad on wood truck "Mitchell", circa 1970s. This piece is in good vintage condition and measures 8.75"W x 3"D x 4.75"H. These...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mid Century Mahogany Plywood Trash Can
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this mid century Mahogany Plywood trash can. Recently restored.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plywood
Elephant Figure in the Style of Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Elephant Figure in the style of Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960. The elephant has a missing tusk (pic4).
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
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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