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Desk Accessories For Sale
Item Ships From: Europe
Color:  Black
New Modern Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Black Marble, creator Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan sculptor Michele Chiossi, has found in marble a medium to describe modernity with its myths and symbols, creating the Contemporary collection. An emoji can be a tray; an emoji heart, not necessarily pierced by an arrow, can be a place of creativity in the kitchen, a chopping board or a working surface; a dash; a zigzag; granting the marble a moment of levity, becoming vertical in a vase; reflecting an ideal image of ourselves. Unique objects to be experienced as a couple, to gift to friends, jewels of our daily lives. Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Large Photo frame in Black Marble Humour marble
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Humour is an italian large black marble photo frame. It is a sculpture of design and may carry 4 photos , 2 on the front, and 2 on the back, phot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

Handmade Small Paperweight with Sphere Shape in Portoro Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
Paperweight with sphere shape in Portoro marble. Measure: Diameter 8 cm Each piece is in a way unique (since each marble block is different in veins and shades) and handcrafted in I...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

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....
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Louis Kalff Mid-century Modern Table or Desk Lamp with Black Base and Grey Shade
Located in Lisse, NL
Timeless and stylish table lamp. This wonderful midcentury table lamp by Louis Kalff is in beautiful condition. This color combination will look great in virtually every mid-century...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Metal, Brass

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...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

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Copper, Brass

Rare & Sturdy Pair of Brutalist Forged Wrought Iron Candlesticks / Candleholders
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and very strong pair of timeless candle sticks. If you are looking for beautiful Arts & Crafts antiques to grace your living space then this hand-crafted and timeless pair c...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Wrought Iron

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...
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20th Century English Folk Art Desk Accessories

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Acrylic

Elegant Art Deco Black & Gold Desk Tidy
Located in Lincoln, GB
Elegant Art Deco Black & Gold Desk Tidy is a stunning piece that exudes sophistication and style. Crafted from black glass, this desk tidy features intricate gold detailing that adds...
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20th Century British Art Deco Desk Accessories

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Glass

Handcrafted Brass Gecko Decorative Paperweight in Bronze Patina
Located in London, GB
Beautiful hand cast bronze patinated gecko paperweight. The polished details in the gecko's feet highlight the characteristic rose gold colour of bronze. Each of these geckos are ha...
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2010s Indian Organic Modern Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Handcrafted Brass Leaf Decorative Paperweight with Bronze Patina
Located in London, GB
Handmade cast brass leaf with stunning details, a beautiful bronze patina finish and polished highlights. Ideal as an elegant paperweight or just a charming decorative object. Each ...
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2010s Indian Organic Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Handmade Big Paperweight with Sphere Shape in Portoro Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
Paperweight with sphere shape in Portoro marble. Measure: Diameter 12 cm Each piece is in a way unique (since each marble block is different in veins and shades) and handcrafted in ...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Firmamento Milano Pillola Table Lamp by Parisotto and Formenton Architetti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price. Elegant interior lamp designed as an essential element that creates an evocative light of great comfort. A matte ball of simple and pure form, cut in two perfect halves that diffuse reflected and discreet light. The project line is the essentiality that shapes both the aesthetics and the lighting effect. The light is spread from inside the ball, reflected on the inner shell of the dome and spread on the surface of the table on which it is placed. Designed for the living, its light gives a great atmosphere to the home. The unit features a dimmer enabling custom quality and intensity light. Aldo Parisotto and Massimo Formenton graduated in architecture from the IUAV of Venice. In 1990 they founded their own design firm P+F Parisotto+Formenton Architetti. Their research is oriented towards a range of different design themes, through which they have developed wide experience on both the national and international levels. In the design field they developed a collaboration with leading furniture and lighting companies such as cc-tapis, FontanaArte, Mingardo, Minotti Cucine. In the yacht sector the studio worked for Sanlorenzo, Cantiere del Pardo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Aluminum

Gold Horizontal Pen Display Italian-Made Designed by Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
The Gold Horizontal Pen Display is more than just a functional item; it is meticulously designed to provide an exceptional visual experience. Enrico Girotti, the designer, has create...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories

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Stainless Steel, Gold Plate

Vintage Professional Tape Dispenser by Nopifan, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A patented stationary tape dispenser from the Danish Company Nopifan. Its made from enameled cast iron and weighs in around 8kg. Regardless of how strong the pull or how strong a tap...
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1930s Danish Bauhaus Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone Phone by Tyco
By Lego, Tycos, Memphis Group
Located in Rome, IT
1990s telephone made of LEGO by Tyco.
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1990s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter from 1935
By Collett & Anderson
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1935 by Collett & Anderson, this stylish, George V, sterling silver rocker blotter, is in the Art Deco style, with a tortoiseshe...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

LENTE DI INGRANDIMENTO con impugnatura conchiglia fossile Nautiloide autentica
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Una Nautiloide del Sahara, superba conchiglia fossile autentica, diventa l'impugnatura della lente di ingrandimento da tavolo, trasformandola in un accessorio d'arredo unico ed irr...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Tiffany Sterling Silver Memo Sheet Holder From The American Embassy In Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant vintage Tiffany's sheet holder. In sterling silver and made for the US Embassy in Vienna, Austria. See photos for watermarks.
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20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Bulldog Still Bank, Money Bank, Gold Painted Metal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cute Gold Painted Metal Bulldog Money Bank . This Moneybox Bulldog Dog Figurine has Big Eyes which are looking into yours, so you can't say no to him. It's a Detailed Bulldog Figuri...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Unusual Desk Top Antique Lantern Model Brass Curio
Located in London, GB
An unusual brass desk top, mantelpiece or shelf curio. Likely England or France, c1900s. Raised over a black marble bass, this details desk top model of a street lantern has ...
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Early 1900s British Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Brass

Original Victorian Door Knob Cast Pewter Paperweight, Glasgow School of Art
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Original Glasgow School of Art, artist's proof of a pewter casting of a Victorian door knob The mold for this one-off casting was created using a V...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Pewter

Antique Cloisonne Inkwell
Located in Vienna, AT
This inkwell comprises a base and hinged cover. The base is elaborately decorated with red, gold, blue and white against a green background. The inside of the inkwell is colored red...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Blue and Gold Porcelain Inkwell By Crown Stafforshire
Located in Vienna, AT
A Crown Staffordshire powder blue ground gold plated chinoiserie inkwell early 1900s. Excellent quality inkwell gold gilt Chinese scenes Printed mark and of the dealer T Goode & Co. ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Edwardian Sterling Silver and Rose Quartz Inkwell with Hinged Lid
Located in Vienna, AT
Edwardian, sterling silver and rose quartz Inkwell with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, 1912, Levi & Salamon - makers. "Egg and Dart" border around edge of lid and on bottom rim of ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Handmade Big Decorative Paperweight Cube in Black Marquina Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
Big decorative paperweight cube full in black Marquina marble. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by Italian artisans sp...
Category

2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Traveling Inkwell Milk Churn Shape
Located in Vienna, AT
This figural traveling inkwell was made during the very early 1900s. It is made to look like a milk churn. We believe it is made of nickel plated brass; some of the plating has worn ...
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Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Carl Aubock Vase or Decanter with Black Leather Top, Midcentury, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful minimal modernist vase or decanter „Tuberkulinkolben", designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in the 1950s. Made of handblown clear glass with a nice hand-sewn black lea...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Handmade Small Decorative Paperweight Cube in Black Marquina Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
Small decorative paperweight cube full in black Marquina marble. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by Italian artisans ...
Category

2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Scandinavian Midcentury Modern Design Solid Brass Vase 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian midcentury modern design vase in solid brass produed in Denmark, circa 1950s. Please note that the item is original of the perio...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Deco Book-Ends with Deers Signed TEDD, Spelter and Marble
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely pair of bookends. The base is made of marble, with deer statues on top. These are made of spelter, patinated in a bronze color. The figurines are marked 'TEDD'. The set is ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Handmade Big Decorative Prism / Bookend in Satin Black Marquina Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
A big decorative prism/bookend in black Marquina marble full. Honed finishing. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by It...
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2010s Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

New Modern Vase in red and white Marble, creator Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
small vase in red Levanto and white Michelangelo Marble. Size: 16.3 x 4 x 10.6 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Arturo, Homage collection by the Italian Designer Matteo Cibic. Made in Italy, hand finished. This is not a vase but a card holder. Or perhaps a pen holder. Or maybe it is a vase, but with a mouth and ears. The important thing is understanding that one can be mistaken but still smile; like Cibic’s creations, which never renounce anthropomorphism and good cheer...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Art Deco Chrome & Onyx Novelty Letter Rack, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco letter rack, the perfect desk piece for your home office or even perhaps telephone table i...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Onyx, Chrome

Inkwell with Elephant, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Inkwell with elephant. An Art Deco Inkwell with an elephant figurine on top. A double inkwell - double inkstand with two glass inkwells or ink contai...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

A Perthshire Crown Paperweight, 1996
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Crown Paperweight, 1996 Additional information: Date : 1996 Origin : Scotland Features : Red and blue twists alternating with white latticino rods on a ruby ground with...
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20th Century Scottish Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Charming Headshaped Ink Stand, Gilt White Metal Patinated Wood 19th C. England
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming Ink Well/Inkstand in the shape of man's head, painted white metal and patinated wood. Made in England during the 19th century. A simply charming inkstand consists of a a pa...
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19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Just Andersen, Denmark Bronze Patina Disko Metal Viking Ship Salt #1109
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen Danish bronze patina Disko metal Viking ship salt cellar. circa 1920s Stamped and numbered 1109 on base Height 2.25 inch, Width 4.25 inch, Depth 1.75 inch In good ...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Cast Iron Figurative Servant Bells
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present two identical cast iron black figurative servant bells in their authentic condition made in France in the late 19th century. Great accent for your desk or your table...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Gucci Vintage Black Leather Desk Set 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Stunning Gucci desk set made of black leather and brass. Four pieces include: massive desktop blotter or pad, huge letter opener, envelope holder and a leather pen holder with glass ...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Egyptian Revival Desktop Brass Obelisks
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of Egyptian revival desktop brass obelisks circa 1920. Here we have a pair of art deco period decorative items.  Polished brass obelisks decorated each side with egyptian hieroglyphics...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Brass

Bakelite Stamps Storage, circa 1930, Vintage Desk Utensils Box
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful stamps box or utensils box made from bakelite. Bakelite is the original form of the plastic used now. Very good condition. .
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Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories

Materials

Bakelite

Islamic Ottoman Inkwell and Feather Set Made From Brass and Papier Maché
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you get the chance to buy a unique historical object. It is an old Ottoman inkwell made from brass with typical ornaments and little turquoi...
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18th Century Asian Islamic Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Trivet/Coaster in Steel, Square/Circle, Modern, Minimal, Geometric
Located in Stockholm, SE
Trivets in steel with small rubber pads for protection.
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2010s Swedish Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

Antique Pen Holder, Wild Boar Foot, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional pen holder made from a wild boar foot. Beautiful craftsmanship from the late 19th century. .
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bone

Antique Braise Cast Iron Flat Press Laundry Trivet, France, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This cast iron trivet is particular Because it was created to put braises inside. This type of model represented a step forward for the laundress b...
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Tribeca Crystal Book End, Hand-Sculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Tribeca crystal book end, hand-sculpted contemporary crystal Decorative vase Hand-sculpted in crystal Measures: W 9.5, H 16.8, D 9.5 cm. The re...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Antique Gutta-Percha Inkwell, Desk Pen Tray With Glass Insert, Circa 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkstand with one glass for the ink in the center. Made of Gutta-Percha in a very nice condition.
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19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Resin

Disko Metal Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Stylised Bird Pipe Rest
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, disko metal stylised bird pipe rest Disko metal, invented by Just Andersen by combing lead and antimony circa 1930s Stamped on base Measures: Height 2.5...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver Photo Frame, Chester, circa 1907
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Art Deco solid silver photograph frame, mounted on a velvet easel support and set with glass. Hallmarked English silve...
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20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Italy Modern Design Black Faceted Crystal Table Lighter Contemporary Production
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant table lighter designed with a shape that evoques the Mid-Century Italian style. A pattern of this design that we can find in the production of architect Paolo Buffa furn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Fine Angular Geometric Czech Art Deco Black Enamel Crystal Perfume Bottle 1930s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Supreme geometric and angular shaped Czech crystal Art Deco perfume bottle Clean geometric lines on black enamel. Vintage Bohemian, Czech cry...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper for Brionvega TS 505 Cube Radio, 1976
Located in Naples, IT
The TS 505A is a unique portable transistor radio, designed by designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper in 1962 and launched two years later by the Milan-based company Brionvega. The TS 505 - also known as the 'Cube' - is a worldwide icon of industrial design, and is exhibited in the most important museums of contemporary art. It can also be found at the MoMa in New York. A cult object composed of two cubic plastic 'valves' that make it resemble a cuboid shell. The radio bears the Florentine silver...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date. This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlai...
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1880s Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble

Italian Typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Vintage Set of Pozzi Ceramics by Pierre Cardin, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage set of Pozzi Ceramics is an original set of decorative objects realized by Pozzi Ceramiche in the 1970s. Set of black ceramics designed by Pierre Cardin for Pozzi Ceramiche (as reported on the label). The set consist of two black colored little ornaments...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

C19th Carved Wood and Velvet Black Forest Inkwell with Dog
Located in London, GB
Wonderful German late 19th century carved wood black Forest inkwell. Beautifully carved with a seated dog on a naturalistic base of ferns and foliage, the cut glass inkwells retaining their original leaf carved stoppers...
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Velvet, Cut Glass, Wood

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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