Desk Accessories
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Color: Gold
Barbini Murano Pulegoso Gray 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
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Gold Leaf
Wax Seal Stamp of a Girl in Bronze by Otto Valdemar Strandman
Located in Delft, NL
A wax seal stamp of a girl in bronze by Otto Valdemar Strandman
A wax seal stamp by Otto Valdemar Strandman Swedish sculptor (1871-1960) of a girl in bronze, ca 1910 with initials under the stamp of WD/DW. Marked with a Foundry mark and by Otto Strandman...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Original Max Le Verrier Art Deco Bronze Catchall, Bowl, Videpoche France, 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful solid Bronze double patina low relief décor catchall, footed bowl or videpoche.
Stamped Bronze on the reverse and Artist Mark, M. Le Verrier.
A French Art Deco Collector'...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Doré Dog Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
A round bronze doré dog inkwell with a hinged top and brown glass eyes. Circa 1900, England.
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Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Unique Handcrafted Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Stylized Tree Table and Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Remarkable and all handcrafted work of lighting art.
If you are looking for a truly stylish and original Arts and Crafts desk or table lamp then this aesthetically pleasing work of ...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Burmeses Bronze Elephant Bell
Located in Miami, FL
Elephant bells come from an ancient custom, dating back from around the time when elephants were domesticated. They were used first in India and their us...
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20th Century Burmese Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Copper Scarab Beetle Ink Blotter
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful bronze and copper Scarab beetle ink blotter, circa early 20th century. Two decorative Beetles on top of blotter, facing each other; each Beetle has small detailed hieroglyphs, aka 'sacred carvings', across the top of its back (please see close-up image #11.) Great to use and also great as a desk accessory decorative object. Dimensions: 1.5" H x 2.25" D x 4" W.
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Bakelite pen...
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Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Cast Iron Banks
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century early 20th century adorable cast iron banks ( set of 8 )
Measurements of items individually
Pointy hat bank
Height - 6.25
Width ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Geode and Bronze Pen Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and unique vintage piece. This piece brings its natural elements to sculptural statues. Raw bronze is artistically handled to form a base ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz, 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 Empire Style Bronze Double Inkwell With Eagle
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze double inkwell with eagle on top and rectangular green marble base.
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19th Century Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Count Owned Asprey 24ct Gold Green Crocodile Leather 7 Piece Desk Set
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, custom made to order by a Polish Count, complete Asprey Green Crocodile leather with 24ct gold inlaid crown, desk suite...
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20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Cloisonné Bronze Desk Set, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cloisonné bronze desk set, 19th century
A cloisonné bronze desk set composed of a pair of candlesticks, an inkwell, a penholder, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
Measures: Candle...
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1870s European Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Sander with Classical Figure to the Lid
Located in London, GB
French inkwell in gilt bronze. Classical lady after the antique to the lid. She lying back against a rock with sandals and long robes and her arm over her head. To the inkwell front is an applied gilt bronze mount of palm fronds. The base has a fine decorative moulding...
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1890s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau French Bronze Wax Seal Stamp by Budin, ca 1900
Located in Delft, NL
Art Nouveau French bronze wax seal stamp by Budin, ca 1900.
A lovely Art Nouveau bronze wax seal stamp of a woman figure, nude with long hair ...
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Hermes, Paris, Silvered Bronze Letter Opener, Equestrian
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and scarcely found letter opener made in silvered bronze, the handle in the form of a horse.
Dating to c.1960, the underside is fully marked "Hermes, Paris" together with...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Barbini Murano Blue White Gold Italian Art Glass Bowl Toothpick Holder Desk Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown sky blue over white and gold flecks Italian art glass leaf and flower shaped ashtray / dish, and cigarette / toothpick holders. Documented ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Oro Vug in Fuchsia I, Gold & Pink Glass Geode Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
'Oro Vug in Fuchsia I' is a unique handblown pink glass sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson. Created from layers of clear and rich...
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2010s British Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy
Located in London, GB
An attractive and unusual patinated bronze inkwell of a child feeding his dog which is chained to its kennel. The top of the kennel lifts off to reveal the porcelain inkwell within. The child in 19th...
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1850s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Signed Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell with a Dore Bronze Maiden
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Marvelous Signed Baccarat Crystal Nautical Inkwell with a Dore Bronze Maiden and Patinated and Dore Bronze Ink Pots. The body is made up of...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
"Seahorse Letter Opener, " Rare, Beautiful Art Deco Bronze by Vitello
By Vitello
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully crafted, this Art Deco letter opener features a high relief seahorse on its handle and a wide, tapering blade, all in a gold-toned bronze. The sculptor was Vitello, a French artist who specialized in very fine bronze desk items...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Lovely 19th Century Antique Italian Venus De Milo Grand Tour Bronze Statue
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Venus De Milo statue
A very good looking and decorative piec...
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Figural Thermometer of a Medieval Youth and His Hound
Located in London, GB
Antique patinated bronze figural thermometer of a medieval youth and his hound.
Probably English this is an unusual desk thermometer with a hunting theme.
Set on an oval base the standing figure of a hunter looks into the middle distance for his quarry. He is dressed in medieval clothes and wears a cap on his head with a feather in it and holds a hunting horn in his right hand.
By his feet stands his lurcher hunting hound sniffing for scent.
Behind them is a fine baluster balistrade and to their right is an obelisk topped with an ornamental ball. Inset into the obelisk is a silvered bronze thermometer...
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1880s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Regency Cherub Inkwell with Candleholder
Located in London, GB
Antique English Regency figural inkwell with candle holder.
In finely cast and original patinated bronze.
Set on ball feet the rectangular base has a figure of Cupid holding up a w...
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1810s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of English Bookends in the Shape of a Camel
Located in London, GB
Antique pair of English bookends in the shape of a camel. Beautifully cast in bronze, each camel is fully dressed with saddle harnesses and are shown sitting. Under each camel is the ancient Egyptian...
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1890s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Theatrical Dancing Figure by Josef Lorenzl, Austria 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Theatrical dancing figure by Josef Lorenzl. Austria 1920´s
Austrian silvered metal figure of theatrical dancer, raised on an marble base.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Regency Ecrier and Match Strike in Patinated Bronze
Located in London, GB
English Regency figural ecrier or inkstand. Set upon a rectangular base with milled edges all around. The ecrier with pin tray to front and back with inkwell to one side and sander to the other. Quill holder...
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1810s English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Birds Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown turquoise / teal and pink spots, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds sculpture. Docume...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Tiffany Studios Zodiac Pattern Blotter Ends in Bronze
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair Tiffany Studios Zodiac Pattern Blotter Ends in Bronze. Nice patina. Some age appropriate wear on bottom. Both marked Tiffany Studios New York 994.
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Line Vautrin "La Dernière Cène" Last Supper Paper Holder Gilded Bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
A gilded bronze paperweight (La Dernière Cène) (The last supper)
On the reverse extract of a poem by Jacques Prevert
Ils sont à table
Ils ne mangent pas
Ils ne sont pas dans leu...
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1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a Bronze Dresser Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a bronze dresser tray. Leaning into the tray with a contemplative pose and conniving expression. Best known for his role in Faust. Caught in h...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Two Brutalist Solid Patinated Bronze Paperweights by Monique Gerber
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Two Brutalist solid patinated bronze paperweights by Monique Gerber, France, 1970s
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1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th-C. French Neo-Classical Style Gilt Bronze Ram Form Inkwell
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-19th century French gilt bronze neo-classical style ram form inkwell. It has dual rams to possibly hold the writing instrument.
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Green Marble & Gold Bronze 4 Piece Inkwell Desk Set Circa 1875-85
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Antique French green marble and gold bronze 4 piece inkwell desk set, circa 1875-1885.
Includes:
Inkwell: 11W x 8L x 4.75H
Paperweight (Left): 3W x 5.25L x 3.5H
Rolli...
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Late 19th Century French Antique 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.
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1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1980s Bronze Sculpture of a Dancer Signed Ac. Foyrel
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Bronze sculpture of a dancer signed AC. Foyrel.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vienna Bronze 19th Century Bird Inkwell
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Viennese bronze inkwell representing a bird resting on a branch, 13 cm high, 20 cm wide and 7 cm deep.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze.
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19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Centry Austro-Hungarian Bronze Lizard Desk Dish
Located in London, GB
A fantastic quality Austro Hungarian bronze lizard, realistically modelled on a polished oyster shell, the lizard has beautiful coloured glass inset eyes.
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Velvet Dark Gold Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Velvet dark gold rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Italy:
Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication.
The typical...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Velvet
Late 19th Century Austro-Hungarian Bronze Lizard Inkwell
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality lizard inkwell, the realistically modelled lizard as inset glass eyes.
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1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Austro-Hungarian Bronze Pen Wipe in the Form of a Lizard
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and very large pen wipe in the form of a lizard, beautifully cast in bronze the lizard has inset glass eyes.
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1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bronze D'ore & Cut Crystal Inkwell Desk Set on Stand, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze D'Ore and cut crystal inkwell desk set on stand, Circa 1900.
Includes inkwell, pen holder, pen nib brush and drip box.
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Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Tiffany Style Leaded Glass Bankers Desk Lamp Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tiffany Style Banker’s desk lamp, France, 1950-1959. Fabulous, tall adjustable desk or table lamp with a beautiful hand-painted glass lampshade...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Cloisonné Bronze Watch-Holder
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century cloisonné bronze watch-holder, onyx base, Napoleon III period.
Category
1870s European Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antonio Grediaga Kieff Vintage Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Black Granite Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful Antonio Gediaga Kieff abstract bronze sculpture is a limited edition. It is signed Kieff 2/6. The bronze has all been polished and sits on a black granite base all ori...
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1970s Canadian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Granite, Bronze
19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th century) bronze dore rectangular inkwell on 4 clawed feet with relief (signed BARBEDIENNE).
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19th Century Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Ink Boxes crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A pair of Chinese ink boxes crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. These items may also be used to store a ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
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
Chinese Ink Box Crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese Ink Box crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. This item may also be used to store a collection o...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Silvered Bronze Paperweight Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and ...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Italian Leather Desk Letter Holder Box
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian leather Desk letter holder box with gold embossing, circa early to mid-20th Century, Italy.
Box measures: 4.5" D x 9.75" W x 6.7...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Gold
Italian Bronze Bust of a Court Jester, Signed Antonio Pandiani
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Large Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Bust of a Court Jester, Stamped A. PANDIANI.MILANO 1888. Antonio Pandiani did an exceptional job at casting this truly remarkabl...
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1880s Italian Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich polychrome painted flower decoration.
The charm...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Other
Bookends Sculpture Mouse Bronze Marble Art Deco Playful Knowledge
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual, fun, pair of art deco, marble and bronze, mouse, sculpture bookends.
One mouse is absorbed acquiring knowledge reading a book and the other is curiously looking towards the...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
French Gilt Bronze Sculpture Statue on Marble Base, circa 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small. French gilt bronze statue in the style of sculptor Hippolyte Francois Moreau, circa late-19th century, France. This gilt ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Nude Car Mascot / Hood Ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nude comparison car mascot / hood ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920
Signed 'Bofill' to top of base and with foundry stamp 'R.Patrouilleau Edit_Paris' around the base, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, 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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