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Desk Accessories For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Color:  Silver
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Georgian III period silver plated inkstand by celebrated English silversmith Matthew Boulton, displaying all of the timeless eleganc...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand

18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway
By Henry Greenway
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1798 by Henry Greenway, this handsome, George III, antique, sterling silver ink stand, is plain in style, and feature...
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1790s English Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, London 1798 Henry Greenway

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
By Henry Chawner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver and glass ladies inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique George III sterling silver desk Standish has a navette shaped form onto four bracket feet. This inkstand is encompassed with an applied thread decorated border, in addition to the contemporary engraved initials 'WW'. The rim of the body of the sterling silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied reed decorated border. The internal wirework style frame of the stand is divided into three rounded supports. Each internal compartment retains the original rounded glass bottles with cut glass ornamentation in addition to impressive scalloped bases. The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles retain the original plain silver cylindrical mounts fitted with push fit hallmarked covers. The rim of each circular cover is encircled with applied moulded borders and bears the corresponding functional pierced decorated holes. This large silver ink Standish was crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Henry Chawner. Such original ladies examples, in perfect condition, are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Condition This antique inkstand...
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1780s English George III Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Vizagapatam pen-engraved veneered sandalwood portable writing desk with silver mounts India, Coromandel coast, Visakhapatnam, circa 1875 ...
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18th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Desk Accessories

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Bone, Sandalwood

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts

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Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua
Located in New York, NY
Handmade Italian silver book binding, maker's mark MB with figure holding emblems between for Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua, 1776-1788. Both covers...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua
Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua

Late 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding by Marc'antonio Belotto of Padua

Italian Empire Silver Inkstand
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire Silver Inkstand. Roman sterling silver inkstand of sober neoclassical form comprising double pots for sander and inkwell with acorn fini...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Italian Empire Silver Inkstand
Italian Empire Silver Inkstand

Italian Empire Silver Inkstand

Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779
Located in Madrid, ES
With hallmarks and property marks (AL). A tray of curved profiles is supported on four legs in the shape of plant elements. Fixed to it are four elements. These, and the bell, prese...
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1770s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779
Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779

Silver Inkstand, with Hallmarks, Madrid, Spain, 1779

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760
Located in Madrid, ES
With hallmarks. The base tray has a square shape with mixtilinear profiles and rests on legs with vegetal motifs. The four containers present helical gallonized feet, and pearl flow...
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1760s Spanish Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

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Silver

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760
Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760

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Ceramic Inkwell, Late 19th Century, Sweden
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George III Antique Sterling Silver Snuffer Tray Hallmarked 1765 by William Cafe
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Late 18th-early 19th century Peruvian silver cross on wood.
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18th Century British Silver Plated Letter Opener by Robert Cruickshank
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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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