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Desk Accessories For Sale
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Style: Victorian
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
Set of Four Plated Animal Paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk
By Dansk, Gunnar Cyren
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
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
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Floral Elements Enamel Inlays & Gilt Swallows.
The slope features a black fitted interior finished with a black velvet s...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Victorian Coromandel Brass Wooden Letters Stationery Writing Box Casket
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Absolutely stunning early Victorian well figured Coromandel Stationery Casket of museum quality and in outstanding condition. Mid to late Nineteenth Century, of English origin.
Th...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Letter Tray Desk Organizer Rosewood Danish Desktop Georg Petersen Mobelfabrik
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is the early production Selectform model, designed and made by Georg Petersen Mobelfabrik A/S. This example retains the Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik A/S label and Danish Furnitu...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Coromandel Brass Wooden Letters Stationery Casket Box Betjeman
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Absolutely stunning early Victorian well figured Coromandel Stationery Casket of museum quality and in outstanding condition. Mid Nineteenth Century. Made in England by G. Betjemann....
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Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Quality large pair of antique Victorian scales by Parnall & Sons of Bristol
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality large pair of Victorian scales by Parnall & Sons of Bristol, having a brass centre column mounted upon a wooden base, with a shaped brass arm holding brass weighing pans, Mar...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer & Crystal Inkwells English Jennens & Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
This high quality Papier-Mache desk set is beautifully hand painted in a floral motif and features inlaid mother of pearl and the original pair of cut glass inkwells with brass tops....
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Victorian Brass Inkwell In The Form Of A Terrier
Located in Essex, MA
Cast terrier with hinge lid opening to an inkwell. From the estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Co.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Oak and Polychrome "Öresund" Desk Organizer by Børge Mogensen, Karl Andersson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Desk organizer model A4/3 from the Öresund series designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced in Sweden by Karl Andersson & Söner during the 1960s. Made from solid oak with three drawers in...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Antique Victorian Brass & Scottish Agate Postal Scale & Weights, Circa 1865-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Victorian Brass and Scottish Agate Postal scale with Weights, Circa 1865-1870.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Business Card Holder by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna
Located in Örebro, SE
Rare, Scandinavian Modern business card holder by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna.
Signed with makers mark.
Wear and patina consistent with age and use. Scratches, rust, as seen on the p...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Period 19th Century Wood or Horn Letter Opener
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period letter opener from the 19th century, made of wood or horn. Experience the charm of the Victorian era with this exquisite English Victorian period letter o...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn, Wood
Antique 19thC Victorian Solid Silver & Enamel Novelty Champagne Bottle Pencil
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian novelty solid silver pencil modelled as a champagne bottle, complete with textured top mimicking foil and a black and white enameled label indicating '...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare original Victorian Staunton chess set with fine Italian marble giltwood chessboard
A trul...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Brass Piet Hein Super Egg by Henning Glahn / Danks Design in original Box
By Piet Hein
Located in Krefeld, DE
Piet Hein super egg with leather pouch, booklet and original Box. The super egg is in solid brass produced by Henning Glahn, Denmark. Price for the...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Wooden Walking Stick Cane Bone Crook Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Dark Brown Malacca Wood and Sectional Horn Crook Handle in colours Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Stick or Cane with Traditional ornately cast Crook shaped hand...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
England, circa 1880s
Presenting a remarkable 19th-century Blackened Victorian Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug D...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stunning quality antique Victorian French Ormolu desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning quality antique Victorian French Ormolu desk set, having a figure to the top on a desert island surrounded by foliage, having a shaped tray...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Scandinavian Modern Paperweight in Pewter, ca 1930s
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful Scandinavian Modern paperweight in pewter, ca 1930s.
Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Victorian Brass Knob and Bevelled Iron Paperweight, England 1840's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Solid Bevelled Iron and Brass Knob Paper Weight, Mid 19th Century.
This truly charming Victorian desk accessory is very decorative and functional.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare Tunbridge Ware Book Tray c1870
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware book tray
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells Kent.
Decoration : Central foliate mosaic within a foliate border with keylines. THere is i...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Tiffany American Victorian Classical Sterling Silver Paper Knife
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver paper knife. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1885. Serpentine and integral with hollow handle tapering into flat blade. Handle has allover f...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique serpentine paperweight. A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Distinctive...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
Handsome Large Antique Wooden Black Forest Dog Inkwell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and very large example of a figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with a beautiful bright patina.
He retains his original large glass eyes, without d...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Fruitwood
Small Antique Executive Desk Tray, Scottish, Leather, Tidy, WJ Milne, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique desk tray. A Scottish, leather compact desktop tidy by W & J Milne of Edinburgh, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Tunbridge Ware Writing Stand c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing stand
Date : c1880
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : The stand has two inkwells, each with geometric stickware covers, a ...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Inkwell, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell with Cloisonné-Enamel, France circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th Century English Brass Calendar and Letter Holder
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome, stately desk calendar and letter holder from the Victorian era. It's hand-forged from solid brass, which one can feel from the weight of the piece. The antique brass has...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The early Victorian silver Rococo Revival inkstand of General Charles Nepean, of rectangular form, with two silver mounted, cut glass inkwells, flanking a central wax holder, surmoun...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Scandinavian Modern Pewter Inkstand, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1925
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Örebro, SE
Rare pewter inkstand, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden -1925.
Lid in the shape of a fish, relief decoration along the sides.
The insert in glass is missing.
Wear and patina consistent wit...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
English Victorian Brass Double Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Austin, TX
A bewitching blend of form and function, this late 19th-century English Victorian Brass Double Inkwell Desk Stand is a splendid testament to the Vic...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Handsome Antique Horn and Silver Plate Inkwell Dated 1897
Located in Bath, GB
An outstanding late Victorian inkwell made from two cattle horns and mounted with silver plated fittings, a stunning combination and always highly sought-after; I haven't had one of ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Victorian Desk Set - Hand Decorated and Inlayed
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful Victorian desk set, made of paper mache, inlaid with mother of pearl and hand-painted with graceful motifs.
Two glass inkwells.
This lovely desk set dates from around 188...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Important Russian silver paper knife, Edward VII as a child, English royalty
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Rare and extremely important Russian silver paper knife, it was probably made as a presentation gift to someone in the royal family, either the British or the Russian, the knife was ...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Travel Inkwell, Silvered, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful travel inkwell with a silver plated lid and a bottom of black leather.
On the lid are the initials of a former owner grounded in.
Several stamps are on the side of the lid....
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Crystal Glass Inkwell, Hermes, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful inkwell made of heavy crystal glass, high-quality workmanship with a gold-plated lid.
The depiction of Hermes' head is finely crafted and in beautiful condition.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gold Plate
Small 1820s Travel Inkwell, France
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful antique travel inkwell in a cover of red leather.
France, early 19th Century.
Category
Early 19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Inkwell, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkwell with Cloisonné-Enamel, France circa 1880.
Stamped at the bottom "M B 5 9".
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Inkwell, Shoe, Boot, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Cute antique inkwell in shape of a shoe.
The original ceramic ink insert is existing.
Category
Late 19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Accessorio da studio di Buckle Richard in argento, XX secolo
Located in Premariacco, IT
In argento con marchio impresso in prossimità del logo.
Category
20th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Correspondence Case, Scottish Leather, W & J Milne, Edinburgh, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Cadmus correspondence case. A Scottish, leather compact desktop organiser by W & J Milne of Edinburgh, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Cadmus was...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Antique Vintage English Walking Stick Cane Wooden Gold Plated Cow Horn Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Rosewood Wooden Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of substantial quality and good weight very suitable to use as an everyday stick, with an elegant decoratively carved classical Cow Horn L shaped handle above a finely repousse chased gold plated collar with a cartouche engraved with H C. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, of English origin
Condition: Good condition with nice patination, few small character dents to gilt mounts, complete with its original firm fitting solid steel and polished brass ferrule which is slightly worn. Nice straight stick in wonderful condition.
Length: 32.75" (89cm) Width of handle: 4.25" (10.75cms).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door Shipping offered by Seller.
*TIP: When deciding to purchase a Walking Stick on-line, always check the dimensions especially its length. Many antique sticks...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Desk Set, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional Enameled Desk Set of a box and a seal stamp, France circa 1880.
Beautiful Cloisonné- enamel work in bold blue, turquoise, red and beige colours.
Measures:
Stamp- or matc...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Desk Set, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional Enameled Desk Set of a box, seal stamp and a pocket watch stand, France circa 1880.
Beautiful Cloisonné- enamel work in bold blue, turquoise, red and beige colours.
Meas...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Bronze Extinguishing Cradle, Signed Bronze Miniature Bust, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional extinguishing cradle made of heavy bronze.
The handle is designed as a man's bust.
The artist's initials "CH" can be found on the top.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fine Crystal Perfume Bottle With Faceted Stopper By Orrefors, Sweden. c1980's
By Orrefors
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Beautiful and pure, crystal clear perfume bottle by Orrefors, Sweden
Unusually faceted, cut crystal stopper completes this most appealing piece
Circa 1980's
Height with stopper 3.5 ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Arthur Percy, Pen Holder, Ceramic, Sweden, 1930s
By Arthur Percy
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic pen holder designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gefle, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Gunnar Cyrén for Dansk Silver Plate Elephant Figurine Paperweight
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dansk Mid-Century Silver Plate Animal Elephant Figurine Paperweight.
Vintage Dansk silver plate elephant figurine paper weight.
Marked Dansk Designs Japan.
Dimensions: 1.75ʺW × 2.25ʺ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Magnifying Glass Made w/ 19th Century Parasol Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A custom magnifying glass made from a Victorian parasol handle by K&H adorned with intricate mother-of-pearl detailing and gold-washed silver repouss...
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21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
A late 19th century 10ct gold Mordan and Co. sliding fob pencil, English c 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine example of a gold sliding pencil was produced by the top English pen and pencil manufacturer Mordan and Co and bears their name on its stem...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Gerd Bøgelund For Royal Copenhagen Celadon Glazed Shallow Dish #21415
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Elegant small celadon dish by Gerd Bøgelund for Royal Copenhagen
Ageless design from the acclaimed Danish ceramicist
Circa 1959
Stamped and numbered 2141...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Victorian Bronze Biomorphic Paperweight Addams Family Style Hand Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and extremely rare 19th century office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers." Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs, unknown maker or desig...
Category
19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Tortoise Shell Desk Box W/ 3 Italian Faux Tortoise Leather Books
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Holiday Gift Idea! This is a late 19th century English tortoise shell desk box paired with a set of three Italian faux tortoise leather notebooks. The notebooks have not been used. T...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Leather, Paper
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, English, Walnut, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique military campaign writing slope. An English, walnut and leather correspondence box, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Finely crafted writing slope...
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Style of J.H. France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, style of 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
Quality Antique Victorian Staffordshire Greyhound
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian Staffordshire Greyhound inkwell having a greyhound laying on a shaped blue coloured base, hand painted in wonderful blue an...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
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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