Desk Accessories
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Chalcedony Pin Cushion
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver pin cushion modelled in the form of a shoe made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd; an addition to our animal related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver pin cushion...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian 1960s Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Interchangeable and Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti.
Antonio Ferretti is one of Italy's earliest Office Supply company.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Vintage Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian sphere shape in black marble.
Each piece is in a way unique (and handcrafted in Italy. Slight variations in shape, color and size are...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Quality Antique Drawing Instrument Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a quality antique drawing instrument set. A German, architect's or cartographer's tool case by Riefler, dating to the Edwardian per...
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Early 20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Egyptian Revival Sphinx Inkwell by Maitland Smith
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maitland-Smith Egyptian Revival inkwell desk set featuring a tomb form stamp box with a sphinx mounted on either side. The front section has a recessed pen tray. The piece is made of...
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20th Century Egyptian Revival Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Museum Quality Moser Polychromatic Enamelled 19th Century Vases c1890
By Moser
Located in Whitburn, GB
Technical Description
A truly stunning pair of 19th-century glass vases hand-decorated in polychromatic enamels with grasses, flowers, and birds. Mounted on brass stands with three legs in the form of griffins. Blue glass with pink flecks...
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1890s German Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
French Macassar Inkwell
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1920s inkstand made in Macassar wood with original glass inkwells.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Galucharme Desk Accessories Set #5 by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
Europe began importing shagreen-covered objects during 17th and 18th centuries in the mid-1700s, a tanner in Paris became the first European expert, Monsieur Galluchat. Louis XV's mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Carl Auböck Bookends #4636
Located in Berlin, DE
Classis pair of Carl Auböck bookend in a patina and polish brass mix.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Unusual Antique English Novelty Match Striker, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and most unusual novelty match strike made from cast brass and just back from a professional clean and polish by our silversmith.
The non-safety matches...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Brass and Steel Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bronze and steel sculpture features a brass pestle that sits atop a steel mortar. Though not an actual mortar and pestle, this piece resembles just t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century American Civil War Era Gutta Percha Cylindrical Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
American Civil War era gutta-percha inkwell with a screw off top. In the mid 19th century, gutta-percha
(hard rubber) became very popular. For Civi...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Rubber
Postmodern Black Marble Desk Pen Pencil Holder, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A '90s Postmodern black and brown polished marble stone desk pen pencil holder, circa 1990s.
Dimensions: 2.5" square x 4.19" height.
Matching...
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1990s European Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
English Brass Scale by Banfield of Brighton
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century
English brass scale by Banfield of Brighton.
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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 8-piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, adjustable calendar, hole punch, scissors and letter opener, table lamp, "urgent" d...
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1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Glass Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage glass paperweight is an original Contemporary Design Object realized in the 1970s.
Original art glass.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Large Antique Decorative Ammonite, English, Fossil, Geological Ornament, c.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique decorative ammonite on plinth. An English, fossilised geological ornamental fossil, dating to the Edwardian period and much, much earlier.
Ammonites evolve...
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Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Late 19th Century Traveling Leather Inkwell Case with Glass Interior Well
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century traveling oval leather inkwell with a glass interior well and a hinged lid. A nice pocket size inkwell, a great piece to be add to any collection. From a private collector who traveled the world buy unique and unusual pieces.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass
Vintage Desk Canon in Brass, Germany, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A mans paperweight or desktop ornament. Vintage German model of a World War 1 artillery canon. It is fashioned out of cast brass and was made circa 1970 or perhaps a bit earlier.
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1970s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful antique brass paperweight perfect for any desk as paper weight, organizer or decoration with aged patina.
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19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Galucharme Desk Accessories Set #1 by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
From Galucharme collection in coffee chromatic color, this is a very special and high-class desk gift set, consisting of a pen-holder, a letter-opener and a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Southern Italian Embroidery, Artisanal Decorative Object, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Southern Italian Embroidery is an original artwork realized by Italian artisan in the 18th Century.
Very precious doily realized in lace and cott...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Fabric
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Walking bear pen holder and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 92a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the town of Brienz. By the end of the 1800’s it had become the driving force for this industry. Swiss wood carvers became world renown and featured at many international exhibitions.
Period: 1900
Origin: Switzerland
Size: 4" H x 7" W
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America and the Old West. Our pieces range from American Indian to Cowboy Western and include original items of everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier. Our 14,000 square foot gallery opened in 1996 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Personal Service
Cisco’s operates on old fashioned values – honesty and integrity, and all of our items are backed by our money back guarantee. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Whether you desire assistance with a jewelry purchase, choosing a gift, identification, or even selling – we hope to be your trusted source.
Black Forest, Brienz Collection, Carvings, Bears, Inkwells, Desk Accessories...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Florentine Grand Tour Pietra Dura Blossoming Rose Flower Paperweight
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have been acquired during a Grand Tour through Italy, and dating to approximately 1880 and do...
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Late 19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble
Leather Books in Glass Cloche
Located in South Salem, NY
Circa 20th century collection of antique and vintage leather books displayed in a new glass cloche with wood base. Made in England. Please note of wear c...
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Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Glass, Paper
Polished Black Jewel Box in Maple and Mahogany by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Jewelry chest in polished black bird’s-eye maple and mahogany, ultra suede lining, 24-karat gold-plated brass accessories. With necklace bars, lockable doors and five drawers. Adjust...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Maple
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By Thomas Went Wentworth Higginson "Collector's Library ...
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1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper, Leather
New Modern Vase in Black and White Marble, creator Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in Nero Marquinia and Bianco Michelangelo Marble,
Size: 38.2 x 23.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing.
Commercial name: Tacca, Homage Collection by the ...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Tortoise Shell Letter opener with a Sterling Silver Handle
Located in Stamford, CT
Simply amazing Tortoise Shell letter opener with a sterling silver handle one of the best I have seen. Its a very beautiful looking piece and in one of the photos shows the tortoise ...
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Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Office Set in Glossy Black Lacquered Wood, Leather and Corno Italiano
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Create a stylish spot with our set, exuding a sense of minimalism and sophistication. Comprised of two boxes and a tissue box holder, this set is fashioned from lacquered wood with b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
German Shepherd Dog Bust Paperweight Sculpture / France, 1910
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
German shepherd dog bust paperweight sculpture / France, 1910. Foundry Mark coin. Signed H. Puyen. Silver plated metal mounted over a green marble.
Desk scul...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends Springbok metal Antelopes on Marble Bases, French circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful pair of French, Art Deco period, Book Ends of two metal Springbok Antelopes, in a jumping pose all sat on Italian Marble bases.
Each antelope has been well ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Contemporary Trivet/Coaster in Steel, Circle/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
Vintage Marble, Brass, Resin, Glass Spheres with Stands Collection
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Collection of 8 Spheres featuring 4 in marble and stone, 2 resin, 1 Ceramic and one in brass. Seven come with bases.
The largest is 8" Tall with the smallest being 3" Tall.
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1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Iridescent Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning early Art Nouveau gourd shaped iridescent art glass inkwell, circa 1900s. The piece features a gorgeous array of rainbow iridescence from green...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble slabs inset with native English stones 'Blue John' (Derbyshire Spar), 'Duke's Red', 'Bird's-Eye', and foreign Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, and Jasper in 'ovoid' and 'kidney' form inlays.
Measurements :
Rectangular plaque: 8" by 4.63" by .88"
Cartouche plaque...
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Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Shaped Bode Willumsen Royal Copenhagen 1965 Sung Glazed Stoneware Dish #20162
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Tactile triangular stoneware dish signed Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1965.
A superbly glazed dish epitomising Danish style
Signed and Numbered
Measures: Width 6....
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Desk Accessories, Letter Holder by Le Tanneur, Paris
By Le Tanneur
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Desk accessories, letter holder by Le Tanneur, Paris, in the traditions of French big houses like Lancel or Dior.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Small Antique Tribal Figure Polynesian Decorative, Soapstone, Statue, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique tribal figure. A Polynesian, decorative soapstone statue of two boys in an embrace, dating to the late 19th century, circa 190...
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Soapstone
Military Silk Hat w/ Original Metal Tin Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century
Military silk hat w/ original metal tin box by M.C Lilley CO.
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silk
1920 Cast Bronze Camel Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This is an antique metal cast brass overlaid with copper decoration sculpture of a camel, circa 1920.
Brass handcrafted sculpture in Mameluke revival style, Islamic inlay metal artwork.
Very decorative unusual overlaid with copper, silver and black compound in Islamic calligraphy writing patterns.
This kind of Islamic metal...
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1920s Egyptian Islamic Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century English Traveling Inkwell in a Red Leather Mini Binocular Case
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century traveling inkwell in a red leather mini binocular case. It has a hinged top and a mini glass insert, its a unique traveling inkwell. T...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Handsome 19th Century Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Bust, Great Color & Patina.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome 19th Century Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Bust, Great Color & Patina. Pristine Condition.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Victorian Loupe Tripod Magnifying Glass in Brass, 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Victorian jewelers or watchmakers magnifying loupe. It is fixed in a very wellmade brass tristand with machining details all-over. Adjustable lens/lenses and still operational and re...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Leather Briefcase, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Leather briefcase, crocodile style, 20th century.
Measures: H: 28 cm, W: 37 cm, D: 5 cm.
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20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Glass Egg Marble Effect Color Brown, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass.
Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured object...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
French Tole Split Wire Early 20th Century Trash Can with Liner
Located in Hudson, NY
This very rare survivor or the early years of the 20th century was purchased in France at the Paris Flea market and remains in very good condition for being approximate 100 years old...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Perforated Metal Letter Holder Catch It All
Located in San Diego, CA
Petite black enameled letter holder, catch it all circa 1950s, simple design in original finish great decorative piece.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Sculpted Terracotta Dog Sitting Atop Enclosed Glass Inkwells
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Terracotta Inkwell with Sculpted Dog On Top
Dog sits atop two enclosed glass inkwells
Measures: 7" H, 6.5" W, 3" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Terracotta, Glass
Douglas Kirkland's Light Years Three Decades Photographing Among the Stars
Located in North Hollywood, CA
For thirty years Douglas Kirkland's camera has negotiated our relationship with the stars. Light Years is his photographic autobiography --a brilliant cons...
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20th Century American American Classical Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Karl Palda Original, Art Deco Czech Black Enamel Perfume Atomiser Bottle
By Karl Palda
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Karl Palda Art Deco large crystal perfume atomiser from the 1930s
An impressive round clear flask with bold, black enamel geometric lines in excellent condition
Original silk ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Impressive Victorian Banded Agate Seal
Located in Riverdale, NY
Beautiful Large Banded Agate Victorian Seal from the mid-late 19th Century. Incredible lapidary work on a beautiful single piece of antique banded agate...
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1870s British Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Golf Ruthenium Paperweight
Located in Paris, FR
Paperweight golf ruthenium made
entirely in solid brass in ruthenium
finish with golf ball pattern.
Also available in gold or palladium.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Hans Hansen Rosewood Letter Opener with Silver Bee, 1950s
By Hans Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique hand-finished letter opener in solid rosewood. It has an inlaid silver and enamel plakette with a bee. It was made by silversmith Hans Hansen in Denmark between 1950-60. Due t...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns
Measures: length 4.75 inches, width 4.25 inches, height 2 inches
1 in stock in Palm Spr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
French Mounted Horse Hoof Inkwell and Pen Holder, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Mounted horse hoof inkwell with horseshoe pen holder
Inkwell shoe ferrer pen holder with beautiful finish, popular art work
Shipping:
L11 P19 ...
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1890s French Folk Art Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome, Wrought Iron
Red Spiral Blown Glass Hand Bell, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A red spiral blown with a white lip and clear spiral twist handle with clear dripped glass clacker.
Category
1880s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
French Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome letter opener and scissors. Burgundy leather holding case. Marked made in France and Nogent. Good vintage condit...
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1970s French 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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