Desk Accessories
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Gold Leaf
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Canadian Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s French Minimalist Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Stone, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century French Belle Époque Desk Accessories
Bronze
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
18th Century English George III Antique Desk Accessories
Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
1820s European Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Desk Accessories
Gold, Silver
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Bronze
1890s French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Chrome
19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1850s French Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Régence Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Other Desk Accessories
Bronze, Other
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1890s French Classical Greek Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s Desk Accessories
Gold
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
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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