Desk Accessories
Desk Accessories For Sale
Color: Gold
Stately Antique Brass Bronze Inkwell, Around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Stately antique brass bronze inkwell around 1880
Solid brass bronze inkwell with lid. Original glass insert.
Inkwell with paw feet standing on...
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1880s German Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroi...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti with Base
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale""
Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives and ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Rare Art Nouveau French Ormolu and Crystal Inkwell Encrier by Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Art Nouveau French Ormolu and crystal inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1900, the ormolu possibly by Francois Linke.
Depicting a reclined winged maiden...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Art Deco Cast Bronze & Brass Collapsible Book Stand with Camels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very well executed cast and cold-painted bronze and brass book stand is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in a per...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Signed Bronze Lion Bookends, Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of lion Bronze bookends with great weight lions are well proportioned. Great patina from age.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Malachite and Bronze Round Two Part Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and substantial malachite and bronze vintage box is 2 parts. The bronze embedded lines form the perimeter set against the malachite. This makes a great desk accessory and...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Mackenzie-Childs Art Glass Vase with Gold Polka Dots, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful authentic designer art glass vase by designers' MacKenzie-Childs, circa 1980s, New York. A rare hand-painted piece with gold polka dots around ruffled center/top, with blue and orange...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small bronze champleve enamel set of an inkwell and letter opener. Both of them depicts colorful hand painted flowers, “C” scrolls and foliages. The resting plate of the in...
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Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Bird Figures Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird figurines paperweight sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. They look to be...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gucci Vintage Golf Ball Money Clip, 1970
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Money Grab or envelope holder in gold and silver plated, signed Gucci Italy on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Steel
An Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Orange/Red Crystal Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Orange/Red crystal box. The box is composed of two sections of French orange/red crystal which are m...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, Vase-Shaped
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded.
On the base is depicted a hunting scene with hunting hounds in the woods.
Very good condition of the bronze work.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Lovely Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Girl with Sparrows on a Portor Marble Base
Located in Ulm, DE
Sculpture
Girl with sparrows
Bronze, patinated
Portor marble base
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Width: 60 cm
Height: 46 cm
Depth: 15 cm
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Erotic / Nude Women Bronze Sculpture Table Bell Push, Austria, 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic / nude women bronze sculpture table bell push - Austria 1900´s
Talk about hard to find items! This impossible to believe bell push is the only erotic bell push we have ever s...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-over-red Domed Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-Over-red crystal box The box is composed of two sections of Italian clear-over-red crysta...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Bronze Polo Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.
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1950s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Italian Gold Gilt Brass Sheaf of Wheat Desk or Table Lamp After Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
An Italian gold gilt brass Sheaf-of-Wheat desk or table lamp, in the style of design house Maison Baguès, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Lamp is a ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Nº 5 Contemporary Glazed White & Gold Ceramic Showtime 10' Vase by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime vases by Jaime Hayon are the most iconic in BD’s catalogue. After completing 10 years, the vases have a new white enamel finish with decorations in 24 carat gold. Talent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Art Deco / Mid-century Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Midcentury Silvered Bronze Bust - France 1930´s.
Silvered Bronze Head mounted over Onyx Marble.
Very nice Sculpture, perfect for a desk or a side table. Can be used as a p...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Pocket Watch, Jaqs Blanc, Gold, Enamel, Etc. Possibly ca Late 18th C
Located in Madrid, ES
Pocket watch, Jaqs Blanc. gold, enamel, etc. Possibly towards the end of the 18th century.
Pocket watch with a white dial and Arabic numerals for the hours and lines and Arabic num...
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Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other
Rare French Ormolu and Diamond-Cut Crystal Figural Inkwell Encrier by Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A rare French Ormolu and diamond-cut crystal figural inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1875.
Depicting a cherub with books, with the finest ormolu mounts, this exquisite jewel...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Art Nouveau French Letter Opener, w/ Beautiful Girl, ca. 1900
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Petaluma, CA
We believe this to be the best letter opener we have ever offered, especially if art nouveau appeals to you. The quality of the casting is superb right down to the to include her ear...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture.
Signed "Made In Austria".
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Italy 1980 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare French mid-19th century encier in Louis Revival taste with Moorish Arabesque influence. Handcrafted in Champlevé enameled gilt bronze with ornate and colorful blue, pink, red, green and white enameling over the heavily shaped and scalloped base, that borders the stunning Severes style (I have not removed it to check for a makers mark) enameled porcelain tray scene of frolicking putti. The stunning enameling continues on the raised inkwell body and hinged lid with finial. Opposite, two raised balls act as a pen rest, the inkstand raising on four ball feet.
Similar to French cloisonne, each champlevé design is a one-of-a-kind work of art. A beautiful warm verdigris patina adds to its character and charm. This wonderful antique objet...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Desk Set, Model "Venetian" by Tiffany Studios
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk set made of gilt bronze (Ormolu) composed of 14 pieces, “Venetian” model, made by TIFFANY & Co, (1837 - present). Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 1647.
United States, CIRCA...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Silvered Bronze Sculpture with the Struggle for Life by E. Drouot
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Drouot (1859-1945), The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie), Silvered Bronze and Green marble sculpture
Signed "E. Drouot"
This valuable bronze-silvered sculpture is the work of the French sculptor Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) and depicts La The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie). It is the representation of a man with a statuary and classicist physique, dressed only with a thong, while struggling with a fierce panther, climbing on a rocky group. Some identify the man Milone of Crotone, ancient Greek...
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1930s Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Bronze Birds by Maurice Frecourt
Located in Ulm, DE
Marble mantel clock with bronze figurines.
Mantel clock with Garnitures
Bronze bird sculptures by Maurice Frecourt, signed
Original ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Italian Desk Top Brass Bronze Dog Sculptures Paperweight Book Holders
Located in Carimate, Como
Pair of Italian desk top brass bronze dog sculptures ideal as decorative paperweights or eventually as book holders.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian Murano Art Glass Large Pumpkin Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amberina Murano Art Glass Pumpkin Sculpture with Gold Flecks, Italy, 1960s
A finely executed Murano Italian hand blown art glass figural pumpkin fru...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barbini Murano Pulegoso Black Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Pulegoso bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The cat stands...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Gilded Bronze Table Lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
A fantastic 1980's sculptural gilt table lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, signed.
Heavy, cast bronze object, fire-gilded.
The electrics have been completely reworked, 2 transver...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Foil, Bronze
Bronze Mortar with Pestle, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar with hand. Bronze. XVII century.
Mortar with a circular base, cylindrical body and slightly outwardly flared mouth, decorated with a series of smooth horizontal moldings arranged both in the lower and upper areas and with simple vertical elements (which still maintain slight balustraded shapes) derived from of the ribs that these specimens used to have in the medieval Spanish...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Other
Beautiful Art Nouveau Inkwell, Signed "Guénardeau", Susse Frères
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptionally beautiful inkwell from the French Art Nouveau period.
Great workmanship of Art Nouveau decor with maple and vine motifs on the bottom of the pen tray, the ink cup holde...
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Signed Tiffany Studios Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Early 1900's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage early 20th Century leaded glass and bronze table lamp was made by the Tiffany Studios, New York. The handcrafted leaded shade is made u...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx, Signed C. Charles
By C. Charles
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx. Signed C. Charles
Bronze sculpture of the stone Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, on a rectangular marble base.
Signed C. Charles and Stamped F...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Inkwell in red marble with "Allegory of writing" in gilt bronze, signed H.CHAPU
By Henri Chapu
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in red Griotte marble and gilt bronze representing an allegory of writing by Henri Chapu (1833-1891). This old 19th century inkstand is ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Bronze Plaque by Artur Loewental
By Artur Immanuel Loewental
Located in London, GB
A 1930s bronze plaque of a woman in profile by the German sculptor Artur Imanuel Loewental mounted on a mahogany board with stand.
Diameter of bronze 7 inches - 17 cm. Marked: A.LOEWENTAL.F.
Artur Immanuel Loewental (1879-1964) was a sculptor who created medals of eminent people in Austria, Germany and Britain. well-known for his series of World War I German commemorative medals...
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1930s German Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Max Le Verrier Bronze Key Holder Vide Poche, Capricorn Zodiac
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze by Max Le Verrier that makes a great key holder/vide-poche.
The symbols are absolutely beautiful, they represent the Capricorn zodiac sign of those born December 22-January 2...
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20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Bust Woman Profile Guido Cacciapuoti 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Stylish Art Deco bronze bust of a woman in profile.
Attributed to Guido Cacciapuoti.
The bronze has a silver patina and stands on a green marble base.
Italy 1930-1940.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink White Gold Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink to opal white, and gold flecks Italian art glass swan sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, with original "Arch...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Bulldog Letter Opener by Bailly, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
French bulldog letter opener.
This Art Nouveau letter opener is made of bronze and signed Bailly.
Bailly Charles Eloy ( 1830 - 1895 ).
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Max Le Verrier French Art Deco Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
This Max Le Verrier bronze makes a wonderful small jewelry box or use it as a desk accessory for holding paper clips or coins, etc... It is very ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Ink Set Around 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze ink set around 1900
Solid bronze, in the middle an inkwell with original glass insert. Germany, around 1900.
Category
1890s German Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Chromed Bronze Lion and Movement by Le Roux
By Le Roux à Paris 1
Located in Ulm, DE
Multicolor marble mantel clock
Clock movement from Le Roux
Lion sculpture made of bronze, chromed, original patina
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dime...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Regency antique inkwell ecrier in patinated bronze
Located in London, GB
A fine English Regency period patinated bronze inkwell in the shape of a long ship. The main body of the inkwell is in the form of a ship and in a form of shipbuilding known as clink...
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19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Letter Holder Modelled as a Stork English, circa 1930
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco letter holder with a bronze stork head over a marble base. The beak opening to act as a letter holder.
Dimensions: H 5.5cm W 14c...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Head / Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bust of a woman. Silvered bronze sculpture of a lady.
Mounted over a Italian marble base. France 1930's.
Perfect desk piece or paperweight.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1980s Italian Glass Cigarette Lighter with Bronze Border
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Italian glass cigarette lighter with bronze border.
Category
1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pink Black Rhodonite Quartz and Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare pink and black rhodonite quartz jewelry box with bronze frame and a midnight blue velvet interior, circa early-20th century, Europe. Box is pink and black r...
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Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Bronze
Bronze inkwell George Josef Burgstaller (German/Austrian)
By George Josef Burgstaller
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze inkwell Georg Josef BURGSTALLER
(German/Austrian)
Neo classical woman signed Burgstaller
ruge marble.
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1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Very Nice Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble 3 Piece Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
A very nice late 19th century bronze and marble 3 piece desk set.
The large Chinese designed rectangular desk set centered with a bronze crane and two ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
9k Yellow Gold Horace Woodward & Co Antique Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English 9-carat yellow gold vesta case; an addition to our boxes and cases collection.
This exceptiona...
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1910s British George V Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Encrier
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century bronze and ormolu Encrier having lyre and flower handle flanked by engine-turned inkwells with penholders, raised on platform base ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Art Deco Charging Ram Silvered Bronze Sculpture, Italian 1930´s
By C. Rossi 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Charging Ram Silvered Bronze Sculpture - Italian 1930´s.
Figure signed on the base C. Rossi and Grigio.
Perfect desk paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Max Le Verrier Bronze Key Holder Vide Poche, February 21-March 20 Zodiac
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze by Max Le Verrier that makes a great key holder/vide-poche.
The fish symbols are absolutely beautiful, they represent the zodiac sign of those born 21 February - 20 March as ...
Category
20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
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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