Desk Accessories
1840s French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Leather
1810s European George III Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 1900s English Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Horn
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Crystal, Pewter
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Glass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Egyptian Revival Desk Accessories
Silver, Enamel
1930s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Macassar
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Silver
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
19th Century French Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
1930s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Metal, Enamel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
19th Century English George IV Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century English George III Antique Desk Accessories
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1980s Swedish Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
19th Century British William IV Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Desk Accessories
Brass
1910s British Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver, Silver
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Desk Accessories
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
Early 1900s English Antique Desk Accessories
Agate, Sterling Silver
1910s Norwegian Vintage Desk Accessories
Silver, Enamel
19th Century Persian Other Antique Desk Accessories
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, 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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