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Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Italy 1960s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Italy 1960s
The Olivetti Valentine typewriter, designed by the renowned Ettore Sottsass...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Desk Accessory, Macassar Wood and Metal Inkwell and Blotter, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous Art Deco modernist desk accessory was crafted in France circa 1930. The ensemble is built with a double inkwell and a matching blotter. The sleek geometric shape has ca...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Scissor, Letter Opener, Leather Desk Set
Located in Denton, TX
Gold leaf design on bankers green leather holder with nickel plated letter opener and D shaped handle forged scissors.
Category
20th Century North American Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
1970's silver plated magnificent lens by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
1970's Silver plated magnificent lens
Signed Hermès Paris
Made in France
One little ship to the glass ( No big deal)
Category
1970s French Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Hermes Equestrian Desk Notepad, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Hermes Equestrian Desk Notepad, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie
Silvered brass desk notepad. This stunning desk accessory was made by the luxury French retailer, Hermès.
Designed an...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Vtg Filigree Gold French Vanity Set Perfume Bottles Clock Jewelry Box Tray 5 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Filigree gold French style vanity set 2 perfume bottles clock jewelry box tray - 5 Pcs. Item features amber beveled glass, ornate metal filigr...
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
MCM Two Piece Brass and Faux Crocodile Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice two piece brass and faux crocodile desk set, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage condition and includes a long base with a letter holder, a pen holder and a business ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Match Box Holder
Located in New York, NY
A gilt bronze “Zodiac” match box holder by Tiffany Studios New York. The match box holder features intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning interspersed wit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Arts & Crafts Roycroft Hammered Copper Desk Top Envelope Holder Early Mark
By Roycroft
Located in San Diego, CA
early mark hand hammered desk top envelope holder nice detail and patina rare piece from 1910, hard to find item.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Copper
Hermes Equestrian Paper Holder, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial Hermès paper holder with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the base as well as Made In France. Light...
Category
1960s French Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Bookend model 453 by Max Le Verrier
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of squirrel book presses model N° 453, made of bronze with green patina and with a green marble base. Made by Max Le Verrier (1891- 1973). Signed M ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Letter Opener and Ruler, 1980s Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant gold colored metal letter opener with a metric ruler engraved along top edge. 'Germany' stamped on the underside right above the hilt of the handle. Light patina to the gold ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
American Art Nouveau Paperclip with Long-Tressed Nymph
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver paper clip. Made by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in New York, ca 1900. Long-tressed nymph emerges from the water with bosom concealed by waterlily pads. In re...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gucci Desk Planner in Black Leather and Brass, 1970s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic black leather Gucci desk planner with brass bindings containing two notepads titled “To-day” and “To-Morrow”. Small window at the bottom of each leather flap showing the day. S...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Renaissance Revival Gilt Bronze Travel Desk
Located in New York, US
Our 19th century gilt bronze travel desk from the Renaissance Revival period with exceptional overlaid chased strapwork inset with cabuchon shaped agate stones and hinged handles. I...
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Late 19th Century British Renaissance Revival Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Swedish GAB Patinated Bronze Desk Set, 1930s – 5-Piece
Located in Stockholm, SE
Description:
Sophisticated 5-piece desk set designed by Einar "Myggan" Forseth for Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB), Sweden, circa 1930s. Executed in richly patinated bronze, this rare en...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Aesthetic Movement Mixed Metal Desk Organizer C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Aesthetic Movement desk organizer offers mixed metal construction with two boxes on footed tray and having embossed bird and flower design, c1870
Measures- 2.5''H x 10.25...
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"
Located in London, GB
"Ormolu Cassolettes"
A highly attractive pair of late 19th Century gilt bronze and onyx cassolettes. The onyx cassolette pots raised on gilt bronze tripod decorated with raised faces and acorns exhibiting excellent hand finished detail
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze & Onyx
SKU: 9167
ABOUT
Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way.The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of mercuric nitrate is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze; followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item is then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury vaporizes and the gold remains, adhering to the metal object...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Hermes Vintage Leather and Bronze Desk Magnifying Glass
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage Hermes Leather and Bronze Desk Magnifying Glass
Elegant gilt bronze magnifying glass with black leather handle stamped Hermes Paris from th...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Willy Rizzo Desk Set of 3 in Polished Stainless Steel with a Brass Insert
By Willy Rizzo
Located in PARIS, FR
Rizzo loved the simplicity and purity of Rationalism and was heavily inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic. Informed by his photographer’s eye, he sought visual harmony of shapes and mat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Three Piece Desk Set - Leuchars of London
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Three Piece Desk Set By Leuchars of London
James Leuchars
The highly decorative mounted malachite set consisting of a letter box...
Category
Early 19th Century English Belle Époque Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Gucci Desk Calendar
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome red leather Gucci desk calendar and writing pad. Original paper inside. Brass and chrome Gucci badge on front and Gucci logo stamped underneath. Excellent vintage condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique Irish Oak & Brass Bound Stationary Letter Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A good Antique oak and brass bound stationary metamorphic letter box, of rectangular outline the shaped top with brass carrying handle above a hinged compartment fitted for stationer...
Category
1930s English Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Gold Carnelian Armorial Seal with Agate Handle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gold Carnelian Armorial Seal with Agate Handle
A. Croisier, Paris
Circa 1880
This exquisite agate, gold and carnelian armorial seal, dating to circa 1880, once belonged to the Marqu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Gold
Marchak Paris 1920 Art Deco Translucent Agate Desk Tray In Gilt Sterling Silver
By Marchak
Located in Miami, FL
Desk tray designed by Marchak Paris.
An unusual and very rare desk tray, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Marchak during the art deco period, back in the early 1920. T...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Agate, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1950s Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Planner Group Desk Organizer
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Paul McCobb Planner Group desk organizer by Winchendon Furniture. Made in the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Iron
The Toy Typewriter, DIAL Typewriter by Louis Marx and Company
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The toy typewriter, DIAL Typewriter, is a rare and peculiar model, manufactured in the early 20th century. XX, circa 1920 by Louis Marx and Company.
Instead of a conventional keyboar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1950’s Earth Geography Rotating Teaching Globe
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's Earth Geography Rotating Teaching Globe.
Sourced from a Czech collector this rare globe was used as a teaching aid to explain the position of the earths longitude and latitu...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Desk Accessories - Aquamarine Glass Letter Holder attr. to Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
It is made in 3-centimeter thick aquamarine glass and metal.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as ...
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
This large and stylish 19th century French ecritoire is made of a beautiful burl elm veneer and ebonized wood with an intricate applique design to the top.
An ecritoire is typical...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
P. Chiesa Nile Green Glass and Bronze Pen Holder by Fontana Arte, Italy 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular pen holder in Nile green faceted crystal with a decorative bronze elephant. This outstanding piece was designed by the mastery of Pietro Chiesa and produced by Fontana Ar...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern pen tray
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measure...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Bronze silver plated stirrup cards holder by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Bronze silver plated stirrup cards holder by Hermès
Made in France
Category
1970s French Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Tiffany Studios Bronze Doré Pen Tray Neoclassical Taste
Located in Norwich, GB
Antique Tiffany Studios New York gilt bronze pen tray/desk tidy. Neoclassical Taste. Maker's Stamp. Circa 1900.
The tray has a lovely patina, commensurate with age and use. Showing ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Blue Shagreen Leather Magnifying Glass - GALUCHARME Collection
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Discover the timeless elegance of this refined magnifying glass with a handle made of genuine blue shagreen leather, a fine material also known as galuchat. Characterized by a unique...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Group of Four French Decorative Items, Letter Opener, Paperweight, Figure, and B
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Four French Decorative Items including
19th century figural letter opener 1.5" x 1.5" x 8.25"
French metal helmet paperweight base: 3.75" x 4.5", helmet 2.5" x x2", Overal...
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hermès Equestrian Paper Weight, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant silver plates Hermès paper weight/ reading guide with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the base as well...
Category
1960s French Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated & Red Lacquered Ballpoint With Red Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated & Red Lacquered Ballpoint With Red Cartier Box
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier ballpoint pen, featuring the classic trinity rings and an enamel ident ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Gold Plate
Desk Set with Magnifying Glass and Letter Opener - Ammonite Fossils
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Add a touch of elegance and history to your desk with this exquisite set, consisting of a magnifying glass and a letter opener embellished with authentic fossil ammonites from the Me...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut feautring rectangular form with brass banding. Opens to purple velvet interior with...
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 11 x D 4 x H 5 cm (Coaster Holder dimensions)
Materials: Solid brass, Leather
Sand cast in solid brass and h...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
German Art Deco Rally Car Desk Compendium by WMF
Located in Newark, England
From our Collectables category, we are thrilled to offer to the market this rare example Art Deco Rally Car Desk Compendium by WMF (Württembergische Metallwar...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, City of London, circa 1830s
Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast or London historian.
Item has lever action hidden compartment.
Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift.
Comes with the original heavy metal topped inkwells and notepad, modern quill and stand.Other items are shown for illustrative purposes.
Alderman John Joseph Mechi (1802–1880) was a silversmith, banker, inventor and Alderman of the City of London. He experimented with new farming methods on his estate at Tiptree in Essex.
Mechi was born in London 22 May 1802, the third son of Giacomo Mechi, a citizen of Bologna, who had settled in England early in life, was naturalised, and obtained a post at Kensington Palace in the household of George III. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of J. Beyer of Poland Street, London. John at the age of sixteen was placed as a clerk in a house in Walbrook, trading with Newfoundland, a job he had for ten years. In 1828 he set up on his own account as a cutler in a small workshop at 130 Leadenhall Street, from where he removed to No. 4 in the same street in 1830. Between 1830 and 1840 he made his fortune through the 'magic razor strop' which bears his name After the Crimean war and a fashion for beards, sales declined. On 10 November 1840 he took out a patent for 'improvements in apparatus to be applied to lamps in order to carry off heat and the products of consumption'. This was for the external shop-window lamps...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Portuguese Calendar
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
An elegant vintage desk calendar, designed in the form of a roll, elegantly supported by a golden metal base. The calendar features beautifully e...
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1930s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Italian empire style table stand in finely crafted brass and bronze early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Table stand in finely crafted brass and bronze, early 1900s
Table stand with double display, in brass and bronze. The two brass rod displays are adjustable. The structure is...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1938 Art Deco Streamline Ace Fastener Corp Pilot Stapler # 402
Located in Red Lion, PA
1938 Art Deco Streamline Industrial Stapler – Ace Fastener Corp. Pilot Model No. 402
A true icon of streamline industrial design, this 1938 Ace Fastener Corp. Pilot Stapler No. 402 ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Lacquered Abacus with Brass Accents
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is an antique abacus. The outside is lacquered with brass accents on the elbows. The beads slide along wood dividers.
Category
20th Century African Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate
Located in Miami, FL
A desk set duo designed by Ravinet D'Enfert.
Fabulous pieces, made in Paris France by the very exclusive luxury accessories house of Rabinet D'Enfert, back in the 1970's. The work...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Gold, Silver, Silver Plate
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane A super piece and a grea
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane
A super piece and a great desk ornament for the desk that has everything else
This small globe is set on a chrome stand benea...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
21stC Solid Silver Envelope Desk Card Holder & Pocket Case, Asprey & Co c.2006
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A set of solid silver card holders by Asprey & Co Ltd, both featuring a distinctive design. The first piece is a solid silver pocket card holder, de...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Other Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Cartier Trinity Ribbed Silver Plated Pen With Red Cartier Box & Red Enamel Clip
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Trinity Ribbed Silver Plated Ballpoint Pen With Red Cartier Box & Enamel Clip
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier ballpoint pen, featuring the classic trinity rings and an...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Bronze Dore Blotter Holders in the Graduate Pattern signed Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
These Bronze Doré blotter holders, crafted by the legendary Tiffany & Co., embody the elegance and precision of early 20th-century American design. Rendered in the sophisticated "Gra...
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1910s American Aesthetic Movement Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds
Elusive and historical pair of bookends, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
Late 20th Century Magnifying Glass With Tripod Antler Handle
Located in Cookeville, TN
Gorgeous standing magnifying glass with metal surround and metal antler detail, sitting on a antler horn tripod base. The glass in great condition. Great for the office or on a shelf!
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wood Pen Holder and Lighter, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wood pen holder and lighter is an original object realized in the 1970s.
Original wood and metal.
Made in Italy.
The set includes: a geometr...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age German Metal Desk Utensilo from Deyhle, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Space Age German Metal Desk Utensilo from Deyhle, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Material: Metal
Color: Black
Styles: Mid...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Brass table-top barometer station signed Semca Swiss 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass table-top barometer station by Semca Swiss made in the 1950s for the American market, consisting of an aneroid barometer, thermometer with dual Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales...
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Italian mid-century Siemens Sip telephone with handset holder music box, 1960s
By Siemens
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Siemens Sip telephone with handset holder music box, 1960s
Set consisting of a landline telephone with rotary dial mod. Sip and handset music box. The phone is made of dove gray plastic with a transparent disc. The handset holder music box is made of white plastic and is made up of three cylindrical elements: the lowest contains a half metal sphere, the highest has a hole and can be used as a pen holder while the central cylinder is the one with the function of a handset holder. The music box is loaded with the appropriate lever under the base and by placing the handset on the button of the central cylinder the sound is activated.
Produced in 1960s, the Siemens telephone...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
