Desk Accessories
1990s American Modern Desk Accessories
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century Japanese Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Desk Accessories
Stoneware
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Scottish Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Chinese Desk Accessories
Porcelain
1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Plastic
1970s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Paper
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Onyx, Agate
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
Late 20th Century Venezuelan Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Lacquer
Late 20th Century Irish Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1970s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass, Art Glass
Late 20th Century North American Space Age Desk Accessories
Plastic
1990s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Metal
1970s Italian American Classical Vintage Desk Accessories
Plexiglass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Brass
1980s Swedish Vintage Desk Accessories
Stoneware
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1980s British Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Plastic
Late 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Leather
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Stainless Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Stone
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Glass
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Metal, Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Marble
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
1990s European Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Stone, Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Lapis Lazuli
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
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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