Desk Accessories
2010s Dutch Other Desk Accessories
Acrylic
2010s Dutch Other Desk Accessories
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Polyester
2010s Dutch Other Desk Accessories
Acrylic
2010s Pakistani Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Other
2010s Chinese Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Resin, Acrylic
2010s American Desk Accessories
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
2010s Italian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Murrine, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Lucite
20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories
Amethyst, Marble, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Desk Accessories
Acrylic
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Lucite
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Gothic Desk Accessories
Crystal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Bronze
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Resin
2010s Danish Modern Desk Accessories
Cast Stone
2010s Dutch Modern Desk Accessories
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s Pakistani Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Crystal
2010s New Zealand Desk Accessories
Crystal
2010s European Desk Accessories
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Desk Accessories
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Desk Accessories
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Desk Accessories
Lapis Lazuli, Brass
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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