Desk Accessories
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1970s French Minimalist Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Stone, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Steel
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Silver Plate, Bronze
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze, Foil
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass
1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s Canadian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Granite, Bronze
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Foil, Bronze
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century German Desk Accessories
Gold
1970s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Quartz, Marble, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1980s Canadian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Granite, Bronze, Chrome
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1980s French Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal, 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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