Desk Accessories
Desk Accessories For Sale
Color: Gold
Inkwell in Marble and Bronze by Jean-Marie Pigalle, 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Inkwell with large base in green serpentine marble surmounted by two cup-shaped vases with lids and lion handles with the function of inkwells. In the center, a statue of Mercury wit...
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19th Century French Other Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Ornate Gilt Bronze Pen Rest or Holder with Onyx Base & Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique pen rest or holder is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1900 in the period Edwardian style. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Old Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Figure of a Small Lion, Signed Franz Bergmann
Located in Charleston, SC
Superb Old Vienna cold painted bronze lion figure Signed (impressed mark) underside "Geschutzt" for Franz Bergmann
Original paint
Franz Bergman ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Marble and Bronze Inkstand
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome inkwell has well-defined lines and includes spots for four writing pieces. The marble is a soft grey color and the inkwell itself nicely crafted.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Old Vienna Bronze Cold-painted Figure of a small Lion, Franz Bergmann
Located in Charleston, SC
Superb Old Vienna bronze cold-painted figure of a small lion
Has an impressed maker's mark which is attributed to Franz Bergmann, Vienna (possibly the mo...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Marble and Brass Decorative Object or Desk Paperweight with Putti
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Neoclassical style marble decorative object or paperweight with brass putti and grapevine relief design, circa mid to late-20th century. This piece is a p...
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Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Dore Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau (Secessionist-style) bronze dore double inkwell with floral design and green fabric under glass base.
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century English Turtle-Form Ormolu Mnt. Blue John Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI style English turtle-form Ormolu Mounted Blue John (Fluorspar) Obelisks. Each obelisk is finely hand-carved with the finest quality English blue...
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19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Bronze
French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique French novelty bronze inkwell modeled as 'Les deux rats et l'oeuf' mounted on a red veined marble base and dating from the latter 19th century. The inkwell is based on the...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Charles X Gothic Revival Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Siena Marble Inkwell
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of rectangular shape, decorated with gothic cathedral arcades, with two wells and two pen holders, raised on a Siena marble base raised on scrolled feet.
Between the twelfth and six...
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1820s French Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Floral Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau bronze floral design inkwell with handles and iridescent glass well.
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Letter Opener
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco letter opener
Bronze material with brown patina
Circa 1928 Origin France
Reason: female figure
Signed and dated LUCIEN BAZOR.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Equipment for Reception, Brass, Richard Rohac Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Three pieces of equipment for a reception. Bell, stamp, penholder. By Richard Rohac.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Sewing Box by Maison Aucoc, Paris
By A. Aucoc
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century oval sewing box decorated with crowned monogram. The case contains five gold and steel sewing utensils embellished with small flowers. Labeled on the inside: AUCOC A PARIS. Weight: 27.6 g,
circa 1860
Dimension: W 4.5 in, D 2.4in, H .8in.
Dimension: L 11.5cm, P 6cm, H 2cm.
La Maison Aucoc...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Steel
Massive 19th Century Sienna Marble Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The stand is appointed with bronze inkwells and graceful feet.
Elegantly stylized.
Category
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th Century French bronze decorative piece by Leon Dufrene (French 1880 - 1917) " Putto on Lion ". The piece is in great condition with minor wear consistent with age / use. Ar...
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Bronze Double Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bronze inkwell with 2 crystal wells with finial tops and side handles on 4 scroll legs.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Inkwell
Located in Delft, NL
19th century bronze inkwell
A bronze inkwell in 2 colors in a sleek round shape with 2 armrests with the head of a dragon to lay a pen on. The lid of...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gilt Bronze Letter Opener with Figure of a Dog, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
We bought a nice collection of letter openers and a few were very special, this is one of them. A nice presentation of an adorable dog moving along on the handle portion of the lette...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Leaf Trinket Dish with Sparrow and Beetles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Late Victorian or Aesthetic Movement gilt bronze trinket dish or vide poche or calling card dish.
With a little detailed sparrow on the branche an...
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Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Linke Figural Doré Bronze Crystal Inkwell Ormolu Drawer Candelabra
Located in Roslyn, NY
Extremely fine cherub figural two-tone doré bronze with original crystal inkwells and ink inserts attributed to F. Linke. The two cherubs sit atop this beautiful bronze piece which i...
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1890s French Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fine and Rare Large 19th C Chinoiserie Inkwell with Porcelain Bell and Ink Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and large 19th century Chinoiserie inkwell with raised decoration and fine gilt bronze mounts. Porcelain inkpots and a porcelain bell.
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Surrealist Bronze Female Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
A substantial surrealist bronze female sculpture on marble base, circa 20th century. An interesting sculpture piece, perhaps for a library, office, f...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A. Duchene Art Nouveau Set in Gilded Bronze Signed A.Duchène circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A. DUCHENE
Art Nouveau set in gilded bronze composed of two letter ops, decorated in relief with a nymph and a putti, and a seal with a faun's head, in their original box. Signed "A...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
American Art Nouveau Swirl Paperweight by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau gilt bronze and mosaic inlaid TIffany Favrile "Swirl Paperweight" by, Tiffany Studios decorated with an organic swirl pattern...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Early 1900s Stunning Design Arts & Crafts Bronze & Brass Table Lamp and Ink Set
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and very stylish Arts & Crafts table or desk lamp.
If you are looking for a one of a kind table or desk lamp to grace your home or office space then this top quality piece...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Charles X Gothic Revival Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkwell
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of rectangular shape, cast with gothic style arcading, the removable top depicting a fallen knight adjacent to a broken column and opening to two wells.
In the early 19th century, ...
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1810s French Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Franz Bergmann, Crocodile, Vienna Bronze Sculptural Paperweight, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Franz Xaver Bergmann
Sculpture: Crocodile
This wonderful life-like little sculpture of a crocodile is actually a most convenient paperweight, and a perfect desk accesso...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bookends in Patinated Bronze, "Elephants", After Models by Ary Bitter
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of bookends in patinated bronze. "Elephants". After models by Ary Bitter (1883-1960).
Lost wax casting.
The elephants are placed on a base that extends into an L-shape. One has ...
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20th Century European Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Other
Silvered Brass and Gilt Encrier with Shepherdess and Monogram, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming encrier, or inkwell, is made from silvered brass and gilt bronze. A central gilded figure holding a shepherd’s crook stands on top of a hexagonal pedestal with supporti...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Murano Mosaic Color Spots Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass High Heel Shoe Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown multi-color murrine mosaic design Italian art glass kitten heel shoe sculpture. It has gold leaf on the heel and on the trim over the top. Made with a rain...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Gilt Bronze French Inkwell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful mid-19th century gilt bronze French inkwell. Measures: 6 1/2' wide by 4" deep by 4 3/4" tall.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Large Bronze Desk Stand with Inkwells Letter Rack and Porcelain Ink Holders
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, late 19th century, hand-engraved bronze desk stand.
This antique and rather sizeable bronze inkstand is highly decorative, in very good condition and it is one of the heavies...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Dome Shaped Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bronze, “Massah” (Small Dome), 1999
“Massah” (Small Dome), 1999
By, Jay Wholley.
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1960s 9K Yellow Gold Presentation Cup Vintage
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English 9 karat yellow gold presentation cup and plinth; an addition to our diverse presentation silverware collection
This exceptional vintage yellow gold presentation cup has been modelled in the form of a 17th century drinking cup.
The surface of this vintage cup is embellished with impressive chased interlacing scrolling leaf and floral decoration, all on a matte background.
The decoration to the cup incorporates a vacant shaped cartouche.
The lower portion of the drinking vessel is encompassed with chased fluted decoration.
The vessel surmounts a circular baluster shaped, knopped pedestal to a swept spreading foot, ornamented with further chased fluted decoration on a matte background.
The outer circumference of the foot is embellished with a band of simplified leaf decoration.
This impressive vintage gold cup...
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1960s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
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
Quartz PI Disk with Rose Quartz Base
By Didoni
Located in Milan, IT
This astonishing Pi disk is inspired by the ancient Chinese tradition, representing eternity, the sun and sky, and courage and honor. The carved piece features as flat, clear quartz ...
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2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Gold
Very Large and Fine 19th Century Chinoiserie and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Chinoiserie and gilt bronze inkwell with a decorated scene. Fine gilt bronze detail with a patinated Oriental figure in the center and inkpots with mo...
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Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Charles X St. Bronze, Ormolu and Sienna Marble Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Charles X st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Sienna marble inkwell. The inkwell is raised by a rectangular Sienna marble base. The pedestal displays an e...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Art Nouveau Inkwell by Albert Marionnet, 'French'
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century Art Nouveau inkwell and tidy crafted of bronze with brown and black patina, featuring an eagle with spread wings on a rock. This desktop piece includes two containers for ink hidden in the naturalist landscape. Signed on the base A Marionnet and underneath A. Marionnet BRONZES...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Regency Bronze Figures of Reclining Whippets on Green Marble Bases
By Thomas Weeks
Located in Stamford, CT
A very fine pair of English Regency bronze whippets or greyhounds on verdi antico marble book form bases, after Thomas Weeks. Each dog sculpture is beautifully cast with their individual personalities. Clearly after, and possibly by, Thomas Weeks.
These whippets are resonant of the early nineteenth-century work of Thomas Weeks (d. 1834) who established a 'Royal Mechanical Museum' or emporium in Tichbourne Street in about 1797. The attractions included various animated animals and insects, ingenious clocks, musical instruments, elaborate temples, toys and other such peculiarities that appealed to the London public in the late 18th and early 19th Century (C. Gilbert, 'Some Weeks cabinets reconsidered', The Connoisseur, May 1971...
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Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Inkwell with Bronze Figures
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Marble and Bronze Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French marble inkwell with bronze details and two ink wells.
The piece is designed with a decorative handle which makes it very easy to move from desk... The ink wells both conta...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gilt-Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Cloisonné Centerpiece, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt-bronze, onyx and enamel cloisonné centerpiece. France, Late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
Bronze Desk Set by Edmund Csadek, Vienna, circa 1900
Located in Praha, CZ
Masterpiece of Viennese work. Table lamp to the Classic E27 bulb is fully functional and has a new electrical cable. Inkwell already havent glass bowl. Table lamp size: Height 58cm, ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
2-Piece French Victorian Bronze Pheasant Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze inkwell of standing pheasant with roll blotter. (priced as set).
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Pair of Bronze Cachets Depicting a Bagpipe Player and a Drummer
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French pair of cachets made of bronze depicting two figures one of a bagpipe player and one of a drummer. Ready to be engraved and could become a perfect gift!
France, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Jaimal Odedra, Pair of Contemporary Sculptural Bookends, Morocco, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Signed: Jaimal Odedra
Jaimal Odedras’s elegant bookends have rough, textured sides, an edge of polished bronze, and a shape unlikely for their task. They nonetheless perform it ad...
Category
2010s Moroccan Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1930s Curt Schlevogt, Ingrid Collection Bohemian Malachite Glass Dresser Set
Located in Delft, NL
1930s Curt Schlevogt, Ingrid collection Bohemian Malachite glass dresser set
Czechoslovakian moulded in deep relief Bohemian malachite glass dresser set by Curt Schlevogt from the...
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1930s Czech Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Just Andersen Denmark, 1930s Danish Fano Girl Bronze Bust, Carl Emil Ruge #2111
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark bronze bust of a Fano Danish Girl designed by Carl Emil Ruge
A lovely innocent face makes this piece absolutely charming
Superb dark...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage 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
Historic Gold Equestrian Trophy "Cup" by Black Starr and Frost
Located in New York, NY
Historic gold equestrian trophy made by Black Starr and Frost
Engraved "The L Stuart Wing Memorial. 1917"
Made entirely from (not weighted) 14...
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1910s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
19th Century French Pair of Bronze Cachets Depicting Female Figures
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French pair of cachets made of bronze depicting two figures of beautiful female. Already engraved "CH" and "LD" and could become a perfect gift!
France, circa 1870.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Table Ornaments 19th and 20th Century, Cut Crystal, Gilt Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
A collection of table ornaments, cut crystal gilt bronze
19th and 20th century, priced per item.
Height of tallest 20 1/4 inches.
Category
19th Century English American Classical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Abalone Pattern Picture Frame by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An early 20th century American Art Nouveau Abalone pattern picture frame by, Tiffany Studios decorated in the 'Abalone" desk set pattern decorated with inlaid abalone and finished in...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Mid 19th Century Bronze & Ormolu Inkwell in the Form of Well-Cast Coc
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid 19th Century bronze & ormolu Inkwell in the form of well-cast Cockerel with lifting head, spurs and flamboyant tail feathers, raised on moulded socle.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1980s European Sitting Man Bronze Figure Statue w/ Wooden Base
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s European sitting man bronze figure statue with wooden base.
Category
Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Las Vegas Showgirl Mid-Century Bronze Sculpture, 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Las vegas showgirl mid-century bronze sculpture. 1950´s
Show girl / can can dancer mid-century dancer sculpture.
Las Vegas / Mouline Rouge style.
Made of silvered bronze mounted over a black base.
The first casino on the Las Vegas Strip to employ dancing girls as a diversion between acts was the El...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern 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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