Desk Accessories
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other
1880s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century English American Classical Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1760s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Stone, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Early 1800s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Accessories
Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Crystal
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Enamel
1810s English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Stone
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze, Other
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Agate, Bronze, Enamel
1880s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
1930s American American Classical Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Griotte Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Desk Accessories
Bronze
1820s European Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Bronze
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Belgian Black 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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