Desk Accessories
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Japanese Pipe Tabletop Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage table lighter in the shape of a pipe. Made of metal with a wavy pattern on sides. Label at bottom reads "Comoy's of London." Made i...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Crystal Inkwell
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant late 19th century crystal inkwell from England. square design with lovely chamfered edges and brass collar. Wonderful for any desk or table.
ink well,
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Handcrafted Geometric Bookend "Tropi 1" in Solid Marble by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handcrafted geometric bookend "Tropi 1" in solid marble.
Each bookend is composed of two geometric pieces of solid marble fused togeth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
20th-Century Decorative Metal Globe
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Decorative Metal Globe
We present you this hand-made metal globe from the 2nd half of the 20th century.
It is decorative in nature. The placement of continents and coun...
Category
Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Industrial Theme Cast Aluminum Bookends
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of industrial themed cast aluminum bookends. Both pieces depict bare chested man in a forge setting pouring molten metal from crucible into a mold.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Large Chevron Amethyst Obelisk / Crystal Point
Located in Toronto, ON
A contemporary large chevron amethyst crystal point / obelisk. Gorgeous in a collection, or as a stand alone statement piece. Obelisks are symbols of ...
Category
2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Amethyst
Danese Milano Formosa Perpetual Wall English Calendar in Natural by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Formosa is a wall calendar with an aluminium back plate that supports the removable sheets of pvc that make up the date. The font used in the black and red version is Helvetica and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Obelisks Pyramids Decorative Objects, Set
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of two (2) pyramid Obelisks, in the Modern style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Pyramids are wood, wrapped in hand designed Italian paper; One is a combination of wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster, Paper, Wood
Magnifier Accessories Gold Bronce Desktop Eagle Claw Base Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Brass adjustable desk magnifier
20th century
Elegant desktop magnifying glass made of golden brass, with original magnifying glass and very ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An extremely rare, so-called, Rotterdammer tile, with the decoration of a sailboat.
Country: The Netherlands
Place: Rotterdam
Date: circa 1615 - 1620
Workshop: Claes Wijtmans
This tile comes from one of the most rare and sought after tile series...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
20th Century French Letter Opener Nicely Decorated with Green Stone on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
French metal letter opener decorated with two woman's head on both sides ending with a green stone on the top.
France,
circa 1930.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Handcrafted Geometric Bookend "Tropi 2" in Solid Marble by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handcrafted geometric bookend "Tropi 2" in solid marble.
Each bookend is composed of two geometric pieces of solid marble fused togeth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
1960s Original French Glass Pepsi Bottles, Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s original French glass Pepsi bottles, large quantity available. We recently came across a large quantity of these original French Pepsi bottles and h...
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
"Love me Now" Marble Heart Gift by On Entropy in White Marble
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
"Love me Now" is a marble item designed to evoke the senses. It is shaped as an off-centered heart with a longer tail. Its finish and tactile surface make it a hearty volume, which i...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
20th Century Italian Hand-Blown Glass Photograph Frame By Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning glass mounted photograph frame made by the world renowned Venini in Venice, Italy. The twisted glass rope picture frame was manufac...
Category
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Paperweight
By Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain paperweight printed with two figures in a chariot pulled by six horses. Marked Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy on the underside.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Post Modern Green Marble Ashtray 1970, Made in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage marble stone green ashtray accent.
Mid-20th century stylish post modern green onyx marble stone ashtray.
Beautiful stone marble green
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Val Saint Lambert France Engraved Glass Disc Pisces Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Dreamy engraved round glass disc Pisces paperweight by Val Saint Lambert, France, circa 1970s.
Signed with engraved signature on disc edge, pictured.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Italy 1980 Post-Modern Abstract Pewter Sculpture Walter Valentini
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Uredale Glass Paperwight Pebble Shape Star Decoration, North Yorkshire 20th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an unusual hand-made Art-Glass paperweight from Uredale Glass, Masham, North Yorkshire, England which we date to the late 20th century.
The paperweight is hand made in the...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Danese Milano Flores White Box in Stainless Steel by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
White Flores is a rounded, plastic pencil case. It is made up of two parts in polystyrene. The hinges are the distinctive invention of the designer and with their interlocking mechan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Polystyrene
1980s Hand-Cut Bohemian Glass Tray
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Hand-Cut Bohemian Glass Tray.
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Brass Hand Magnifying Glass, Vintage
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular brass hand magnifying glass, vintage
Dimensions :
Dial 10 x 5 x 2 cm
Handle 13 x diam 2 cm.
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Large Chevron Amethyst Obelisk / Crystal Point
Located in Toronto, ON
A contemporary large chevron amethyst crystal point / obelisk. Gorgeous in a collection, or as a stand alone statement piece. Obelisks are symbols of ...
Category
2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Amethyst
Segnatempo
By Gumdesign
Located in Viareggio, IT
Perpetual calendar made of Tunisian stone and brass.
It represents a time that differs from the frenzy of everyday life with its contrasts and contradictions. A time that protects t...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
1970s Hand-Cut Crystal Lighter with Gilded Metal
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Hand-cut crystal lighter with gilded metal.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Doll Mould Desk Top Curio
Located in London, GB
An unusual small doll mould decorative curio.
France, c1950s.
Formed out of a plaster like material, this rare doll form would have been used to cre...
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Full Crystal Photo Frame from Lindshammar Sweden, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An ovale picture frame made from clear partially textured full crystal. Designed at and manufactured by Lindshammar in Sweden. The removable stickers to its front reads: Full crystal...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Crystal Clear Votive Candle Holder by Villeroy and Boch Made in Germany
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Villeroy and Boch Made in Germany Crystal Votive candle holders.
A very beautiful contemporary clear crystal votive candle holders by Vi...
Category
20th Century German Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Rare Vintage Franz Hagenauer Jockey Ice Cub or Sugar Tongs
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare early Art Deco sugar tongs, depicting a Dandy, or boy with jokey hat.
Also useable for ice cubes.
Made about 1930/40 in Vienna Austria. Designed by Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Crystal Stylized Penguin Sculpture by Val St. Lambert Crystal Factory
Located in San Diego, CA
Petite faceted clear glass penguin produced exclusively for Danbury Mint by Val St. Lambert crystal factory. The set is in excellent condition and have a ...
Category
20th Century Belgian Desk Accessories
Materials
Cut Glass
Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning decorative antique Italian Grand Tour Vatican Micro-Mosaic inset black marble desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 ...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
Pair of Alabaster Italian Obelisks
Located in Nashville, TN
A pair of white alabaster Italian mid-century Obelisks.
The smaller one measures 4" x 4" x 16" and the larger one is 4.75" x 4.75" x 20".
Category
1960s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
English Art Deco Period Blue Shagreen Desk Set of a Folder and Inkwell
Located in Montreal, QC
English Art Deco Period Blue Shagreen Desk Set of a Folder and Inkwell.
Silver Hallmark George Betjemann & Sons dated 1928.
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Shagreen Stingray, Shagreen
Four Vintage Architectural Letters Enameled Covered
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century
Four vintage architectural letters enameled covered
Letter O: 17.75 W / 17.75 H / 0.25 D
Letter F: 10 W / 17.75 H...
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel
21st Century Minimalist Paperweight in Portuguese White Marble "Pele de Tigre"
By Techxture
Located in Nelas, PT
S.Voxel - 21st century modern Portuguese "Pele de Tigre" marble paperweight
S.voxelexplores the importance of object scaling and user experience. Voxels coffee tables and side tab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
1980s Italian Metal Ashtray in the Form of a Rope
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Italian Metal Ashtray in The Form of A Rope.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
21st Century by Arch. Aldo Rossi "Sannazzaro" Marble Paperweight
By Aldo Rossi
Located in massa, IT
Marble Paperweight designed by Aldo Rossi.
Size: cm 20 x 4 x H4
Materials: Bianco Carrara - Red Travertine - National Travertine - White Lasa
Designed by: Aldo Rossi.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Sculptural Pewter Paperweights 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi Sculptural Paperweights.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Space Age Lucite and Chrome Catch It All
Located in San Diego, CA
Really nice and unique catch it all, circa 1970s, this piece was never used its in like-new condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Space Age Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Handmade Big Decorative Prism / Bookend in Satin White Carrara Marble
By Fiammetta V.
Located in Carrara, IT
A big decorative prism/bookend in white Carrara marble full. Honed finishing.
Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by Ita...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Perspex Geometric Scientific Forms '2'
Located in London, GB
A mid-century perspex scientific geometric form.
Two available.
Holland, c1970s.
Ideal as desk or shelf curios.
Priced and sold individually.
Location: London Gall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Nouvau Octagonal French Pewter Plate
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An octagonal Art Nouveau pewter plate representing the face of a young girl surrended with typical liberty style flower. From France.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Saint Clement Style Crackle Finish Ceramic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
French mid-century ceramic vase in the style of Saint Clement crackle finish pieces.
Good quality craftsmanship.
Unmarked.
Measures: 6 1/8" diameter x 12" high.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Crystal Cat Sculpture Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming midcentury figurative crystal sculptural paperweight in the shape of a sleeping cat. A wonderful compliment to any desk or table.
OFFERING FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Back Light Chess Board with Cubic Colorful Chess Pieces
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
This chess belongs to the Board Games collection designed by Orfeo Quagliata.
Exclusive techniques from the artist. 100% handmade with highest quality m...
Category
2010s Mexican Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Bowl Designed by Jiri Suhajek for Crystalex , 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of hyalit glaas
- good, original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Butterfly Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful small white porcelain oval jewelry or trinket box with colorful butterfly, leaves and cherries, circa mid to late-20th century. Piece has a raised butterfly knob...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Fratelli Toso Murano Clear Yellow Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown yellow and clear Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains its original "Murano Gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios Cherry Blossom Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Lundberg Studios paperweight by Daniel Salazar.
With a lampwork cherry blossom and 3 small cherry flower buds on a branch.
Bearing a Lundbe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Aluminium Shoe Lasts, Moulds
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s aluminium shoe lasts – Moulds
1950s aluminium shoe lasts – Moulds. Unusual cast aluminium shoe lasts. Sold as singles which cannot be paired by size...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Curzio Desk Set
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
Exquisitely distinguished by a clean and essential design, this desk set will infuse subtle sophistication in any home office or study. Composed of a ruler, t...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Brush, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Letter brush made of horn and horsehair, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Blue Grey Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
5-Piece Art Deco Green Shagreen Brush and Mirror Set
Located in New York, NY
5-Piece Art Deco green shagreen brush set (4 brushes, 1 hand mirror) (PRICED AS SET)
Category
20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Shagreen
Italian Carved Marble Bust of Girl, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
19th century Italian carved marble bust of a maiden in classical robes and headdress. Meticulous attention is given to the details of the bust and especially on the facial features.
...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Inkwell Glass and Nickel Combination Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Inkwell glass and nickel combination around 1920s
Original condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
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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