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Place of Origin: European
Antoine Bourdelles, French Belle Epoch, Sculptural Bronze Bookends, Ca. 1910
Located in New York, NY
French Belle Epoch
Antoine Bourdelle
Sculptural Pair of Bookends
Patinated Bronze
Edmond Etling & Cie Foundry, Paris
ca. 1910
DIMENSIONS
Height: 7.5 inches
Width: 3.33 inches
Depth: 3.33 inches
MARKINGS
Same markings are present on the plinths of both bookends:
Signed 'A. Bourdelle’.
Stamped ‘Edmond Etling & Cie Foundry, Paris’
ABOUT BOOKENDS
This exquisite pair of bookends, created by the renowned French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, epitomizes the grace and emotional depth of the Belle Époque era. Each bookend is a remarkable sculpture in its own right, yet when placed together, they form an inseparable narrative composition, bound by a shared plot. One bookend captures the passionate embrace of Harlequin and his mistress, a tender yet intense moment frozen in time. The second bookend portrays Pierrot, lost in the anguish of jealousy, his expression and posture radiating sorrow and longing. Together, these two figurative sculptures create a dramatic scene, where the books they support become part of the stage set, acting as a barrier between the characters—much like a stage wall in a theatrical performance. The interplay of emotion and movement in this captivating sculptural pair makes it a true masterpiece, seamlessly blending art with functionality.
ABOUT SCULPTOR
Émile Antoine Bordelles (French, 1861 - 1929) was an influential and prolific French sculptor and teacher. He was a student of Auguste Rodin, a teacher of Giacometti and Henri Matisse, and an important figure in the Art Deco movement and the transition from the Beaux-Arts seyle to modern sculp[ture. His studio became the Musee Bourdelle, an art museum dedicated to his work, located at 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle, in the15th arondissement of Paris, France. His very well known for his use of quivering Romanesque forms in his depictions of mythological figures. One of his best known works Hercules the Archer (1909), was a commissioned sculpture for the financier Gabriel Thomas. Born Émile-Antoine Bourdelle on October 30, 1861 in Montauban, France, he learned woodworking as a youth from his father who was a cabinetmaker. While assisting his father during the workday, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse in the evening. Moving to Paris in 1885, the artist became an assistant to Auguste Rodin in 1893, Rodin’s influence is evident in many of Bourdelle’s early sculptures. By 1900, he had begun receiving commissions for a number of theaters and later taught classes at his studio to young artist such as Alberto Giacometti and Otto Gutfreund...
Category
1910s Belle Époque Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
1980s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Gutemberg", Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s (1989) Gorgeous Swatch twin phone "Gutemberg" in excellent condition. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon for its amazing design....
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Desk Set Ruler, France 1930s
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Art Deco desk set ruler is the perfect accessory for any refined office ambiance. The ruler is made of Macassar wood with a chromed metal accent. The geometric shape is s...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Desk Accessories Letter Holder Swans Silver plated Color France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Desk Accessories Letter Holder Swans Silver plated metal and Color. France 20th Century
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Ceramic Piggy Bank by Ditar Urbach 1950s
By Ditmar Urbach
Located in Praha, CZ
Colectible ceramic piggy bank for sale made by Ditmar Urbach Porcelain factory (Keramicky zavod Teplice) Original glaze, original condition, Marked on the bottom with the original st...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Metal Crane Flamingo Figure Smokers set Brutalist Era, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A large Figurine made of wrought iron for Holding Cigarettes, Matchsticks and Smoking Accessories. Made of metal with a nice patina and rusty parts. Typically made in Germany in the 1960s, as a statement piece on a cupboard or credenza. Also nice for a mens room.
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
English Black Leather Caddy Organizer
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English black leather organizer, circa late-20th century, England. Piece is black leather with compartments for necessities: 'watch, jewelry, keys, eyeglasses, wallet, an...
Category
Late 20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Velvet
Antique Letter Holder, Inkwell, Art Nouveau, Circa 1930s, Belle Epoque
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique desk utensil from brass. Letter holder with inkwell.
Category
1930s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver Inkwell Desk Set, Chester c.1908
By George Nathan & Ridley Hayes
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Edwardian solid silver inkwell desk set. Designed for both practicality and elegance, it features a refined gadroon-edged tray. The ink stand includes two matchi...
Category
20th Century Other European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
1930s Art Deco Portoro Marble and Brass Italian Desk Set
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An art deco desk set manufactured in Italy in the Thirties, in original conditions with small signs of use and age, brass it's in original patina. Dimensions are of the Inkstand. Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
SHAGREEN PEN HOLDER sage green striped metal details exclusive design
By Nino Basso, Design Center 1991
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Pen holder with design essential and contemporary coated with the very special shagreen leather in the seductive sage color.
Handcrafted with skilled craftsmanship, the pen h...
Category
Early 2000s Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
French Bronze and Siena Marble Antique Inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
19th century inkstand with three jars crafted of patinated bronze, serving as inkwells. They are decorated with acanthus leaf and small flowers....
Category
19th Century Louis Philippe Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Nutcracker Style 1 by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
For five generations the design house of Carl Aubock has been turning ordinary objects like paperweights and bookends into extraordinary objects of beauty in an old town house in Vie...
Category
2010s European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Soho Crystal Book End, Handsculpted Contemporary Crystal
By Reflections Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Soho crystal book end, hand-sculpted contemporary crystal
Decorative vase
Hand-sculpted in crystal
Measures: W 10, H 19, D 6.5 cm
The reflectio...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Rollerball Pen & Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Oval Rollerball Pen Complete With Cartier Box & Guarantee Card.
Made in Paris, France
Cartier pens are designed by Cartier,...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco European Desk Sets
Materials
Gold Plate
Napoleon III Gutta Percha Desk Accessory Pen Holder, circa 1880
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb Napoleon III Gutta Percha pen holder was handcrafted in France, circa 1880. The antique desk accessory is exquisitely crafted with different molded designs on each side a...
Category
1880s Napoleon III Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Resin
unique turquoise burnished solid brass WRITING DESK SET Vienna Austria 1950's
By Walter Bosse
Located in Landshut, BY
unique turquoise burnished solid brass
WRITING DESK SET
Vienna Austria 1950's
processed to the highest quality
Production Period around 1950
:-: in good condition :-:
maximum ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Stone Coasters (Set of 8)
Located in London, GB
A set of natural stone circular drink place mats or coasters. Likely Agates.
France, c1970s.
A variety of colours and stone specimens.
All have a circular hole in the centre pres...
Category
1970s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Stone
Coloured crystal Bookend Featuring a Horse's Head.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coloured crystal bookend featuring a horse's head.
A superb crystal bookend makes a sophisticated and functional accessory, adding a touch of luxury while keeping books neatly in pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Marble & Brass Letter Holder & Ink Blotter Set
Located in Bern, CH
Beautiful Art Deco letter holder with matching ink blotter. Believed to be Italian from the 1930's - 1940's. Made of solid marble and brass. Ink blo...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
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...
Category
1760s Rococo Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Seguso Murano Egg Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic egg-shaped paperweight made in mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the 195...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne.
Comprising a gilt-bronze pen tray and a pair of candleholders all finely decorated in Champlevé enamel. The pen...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
RESTORED ANTiQUE ART NOUVEAU STATIONERY WRITING CABINET WITH CALENDAR & KEy
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, Art Nouveau, fully restored stationary writing cabinet with date func...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Paper basket Bin by Piero Fornasetti for Atelier Fornasetti, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Göteborg, SE
Paper basket / Bin by Piero Fornasetti for Atelier Fornasetti, 1950s
Its made of tin, decor of rattan in gold color. It stands on brass feet.
Amazingly beautiful labeling underneath...
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Tin
Postmodern Perforated Metal Desk Utensilo Organizer, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Perforated Metal Desk Utensilo Organizer, 1980s
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste
Located in London, GB
An Ensemble de Bureau in the Louis XVI Taste
Constructed using gilt bronze, and 'Sevres' style porcelain having 'Bleu de Roi' borders, and hand p...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique English Coromandel & Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th Century
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful and highly decorative antique Victorian ormolu mounted coromandel four piece desk set by the renowned London maker of luxury items, Betjemann & Sons, cira 1860 in...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu
Montegrappa Special Reserve 1996 Sterling Silver Rollerball Pen Limited Edition
By Montegrappa
Located in New York, NY
Montegrappa, Special Reserve sterling silver rollerball pen. Made in Italy in 1996, this extremely rare pen, numbered 52 from a limited edition of 100, was designed to honor the Veneto region where Montegrappa was founded...
Category
1990s European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Square table model "Mettsass" by Ettore Sottsass red glass, 20th century design
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of Sottsass first designs for BD, the "Mettsass" has lost none of the personality with which Sottsass designed it for BD some 40 years ago, in 1972. The structure is made of flat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Green Leather Desk Set by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rich brown leather desk set by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Macassar, Chrome and Lucite Desk Accessory Letter Holder, circa 1940
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking Art Deco modernist desk accessory, crafted in France circa 1940, embodies both sophistication and functionality. Its bold geometric design seamlessly merges elegance wi...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality circa 1790 Georgian letter box, with three compartment fitted interior (see image). Exterior has original double brass hinged slope top with serpentine shaped front, and...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Desk Accessories Faux Shagreen Sharkor Ray Skin Pen Pot & Desk Tidy
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of desk accessories in Faux Shargeen shark skin
A very good looking and well made pair, ideally suited as a letter rack and pen pot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Fabric
Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen "Wave" Desk Series Note Paper Holder, Denmark
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This Royal Copenhagen Wave Series paper holder, created by Steve McGugan in 1992, is a beautiful addition to any collection. Made with top-quali...
Category
1990s Post-Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Twelve 19th Century Painted and Gilt Metal Desk Accessories
Located in London, GB
In a time of computers and technology, this antique desk set harks back to a more romantic period when people read letters at their desks by candlelig...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand
Located in London, GB
Victorian brass inlaid ebonised wood Boulle inkstand
English, 19th century
Measures: height 12.5cm, width 38cm, depth 23.5cm
Made from ebonised wo...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
"Rooster" model book squeezer by Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of book presses with a rooster design, made of iron, made by Edgar Brandt (1880 - 1960). Signed E, BRANDT
Reproduced in the books, Joan Kahr, Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironwork, N...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Shagreen & Silver Plated Magnifying Glass c.1930
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and most unusual magnifying glass in a winning and highly sought-after combination of English silver plate and Shagreen.
The ferrule frame and terminal are all silver pl...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Fondamenta
By Gumdesign
Located in Viareggio, IT
Sin dagli albori della civilta' la stabilita', concreta e simbolica, viene rappresentata dalla colonna, fondamenta sulla quale sopportare monumenti, sapere ed esperienza fino a diven...
Category
2010s European Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Smoking Set
By Christian Dior
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian ashtray and lighter set exudes a glamorous and sophisticated design, typical of the period's penchant for luxurious materials and bold aesthetic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Just Andersen Disko Metal Ribbed Horseshoe Pipe Rest #2253
By Just Andersen
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen Disko metal pipe rest with a strong ribbed decoration. Circa 1930's
Great colour, weighty and an unusual piece
Stamped and numbered 2253 on base
Height 1.25 inch, Widt...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Arts & Crafts Cased Steel Desk Set of Book Mark, Seal and Pen
Located in London, GB
Arts & Crafts cased steel desk set of book mark, seal and pen. Three lovely pieces and in their original silk lined box. The book mark and the seal have hilts beautifully decorated w...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Walter Bosse Cat Crumbs Table Cleaning Set for Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Broom dimensions :
H 12cm
W 3cm
D 14cm
Shovel:
H 1.5cm
W 12cm
D 9.5cm.
Original condition
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Letter Holder and Calendar, leather, Delvaux, Belgium, 1970s
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Brussels, BE
D: 12 (7) cm H: 13 (5,5) cm W: 22,5 (16,5) cm
Category
1970s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Exquisite Mid Century Italian Pen Holder Attibuted To Fontana Arte FREE DELIVERY
By Fontana Arte
Located in Portlaoise, IE
A simply wonderful objet d'art this beautifully crafted glass pen holder attributed to the iconic Italian brand Fontana Arte is the perfect desk accessory to add Mid Century style an...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Cut Glass
Antique Grand Tour Victorian Classical Marble & Bronze Three Piece Desk Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful 19th Century Classical Marble & Bronze Mounted Three Piece Grand Tour Desk Set
Six piece set includes a letter rack, an ink blotter, & an exquisite pen tray with a central female bronze bust of classical form, paired by two marble inkwells, raised on four brass feet and vintage ink pen...
Category
19th Century Empire Revival Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-century Phone Tesla, 1980's.
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Plastic
With Aged Patina
Cleaned
Fully Functional
Good Vintage Condition
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Antique Ornate Letter Rack, Italian, Gilt Stationery Stand, Desk Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornate letter rack. An Italian, gilt metal stationery stand or desk tidy, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Striking Continental taste with classic...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique Correspondence Case, Scottish Leather, W & J Milne, Edinburgh, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Cadmus correspondence case. A Scottish, leather compact desktop organiser by W & J Milne of Edinburgh, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Cadmus was...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Italian Desk Box in Leather and Cut Glass, 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful desk box or casket made of leather and cut glass.
Made in Italy of the 1970s.
The box is trimmed with smooth leather, a fine black leather edge and finely finished stitc...
Category
1970s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Glass, Cut Glass, Wood
Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano crystal glass enriched inside with air bubbles. This rare object was designed in Italy during the 1960s by Archimede S...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set, of shaped rectangular form with two glass inkwells, an ivory pot and two ivory pen holders above a curved pen tra...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Pair of Victorian Gothic Revival Pressed Brass Letter Racks, 19th C
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of Victorian Gothic revival pressed brass letter Racks, 19th c. B. Days Patent, with the Royal Coat of Arms, both in the form of a Gothic mult...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Iron
XL adhesive tape dispenser in aluminum and stone, Italy, 1980
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare tape dispenser designed and manufactured in Italy in the 80s. Superb metalwork and stone inlay. Unique object due to its size that will bring a real design touch to y...
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Bronze Ink Set Around 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze ink set around 1900
Solid bronze, in the middle an inkwell with original glass insert. Germany, around 1900.
Category
1890s Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Olivetti Portable Typewriter Model Lettera 27
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, IT
Olivetti portable typewriter model Lettera 27.
Intact and functional, equipped with transport cover.
Good condition.
Category
1980s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Chopard Classic Rollerball pen
By Chopard
Located in Delft, NL
Chopard Classic Rollerball pen
Swiss Rollerball pen by Chopard in acrylic Burgundy color resin.
This rollerball pen is a Chopard Classic model and is very elegant with gold-plate .
The size is 14.5 cm long and from the clip 1.7 cm
We have an exclusive collection of collector pens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Desk Sets
Materials
Resin
