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Place of Origin: European
Gucci Quail Pen Holder 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci vintage silver plated quail mounted on a stitched suede leather plate with a silver plate pen holder. Signed with Gucci and in very good vintage condition. Comes without the pe...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Rene Lalique Black Glass Glass 'Tete D'aigle' Cachet
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique black glass 'Tete D'aigle' cachet. Engraved makers mark, 'R Lalique France No. 175'. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE Catalogue Raisonné De ...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
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 Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th century French Ormolu Mounted Globe Style Tantalus liquor set. The round globe top which rests on an elongated ormolu base is not common to find. The crystal top is m...
Category
1890s Louis XVI Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Vintage Antique Industrial Millinery Hat Shop Display Block Stand Sculpture
Located in Sale, GB
- An original vintage wooden round millinery hat block with removable stand, England Circa 1950.
- This block has been recently waxed and left in i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century French Cognac Colored Leather Five Pieces Desk Set by Saint Gill
Located in Sofia, BG
French leather desk set of five pieces all wrapped in genuine leather in special cognac colour. The set contains a large desk pad, a small open paper tray, a bigger paper box with orange leather interior and a cover and two small leather boxes with orange leather interior as well. All pieces are decorated with small anchors at the corners. They also have scratches and stains due to the age and usage but there were no restorations and the authentic look is beautiful. Super elegant set for your desk. All items stamped Saint Gill Paris...
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Rene Lalique Statuette drapee cachet clear & frosted with green staining C1919
By René Lalique
Located in Devon, GB
Rene Lalique Statuette Drapee seal highlighted with green staining
Modelled as a miniature naked figure with a cape draped over her shoulders
Marcil...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Belgium Black Marble Desk Set Decorated with Bronze Bird
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Belgium black marble desk set
This 3-piece desk consists of an inkwell (with the original brass insert) Penn holder and a rocker blotter.
S...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Extra Large Size - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Extra Large Size - Good Quantity Available.
Sourced from Hungarian and Romanian street markets, crudely made and well used small chopping boards ma...
Category
1950s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Beech
"SEKITEI" Coffee Table by Yulia Pyanzina (Marble, Italy)
Located in Pastrengo, IT
The SEKITEI coffee table which makes part of the ORIGAMI Collection is a fruit of collaboration between MARMI REGINA, company that creates prestigious works in marble and natural sto...
Category
2010s Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Marble
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 Empire European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Table pencil sharpener in black cast iron by Guhl&Harbeck, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
English Table pencil sharpener in cast iron by Guhl&Harbeck, early 1900s
Table pencil sharpener in black painted cast iron with gold details and writing. The central structure has a ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Italian modern orange rings for perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date 2020
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern orange rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, 2020s
Set of 3 round rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, in ...
Category
2010s Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1960s, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Bakelite
Carl Aubock „E“ Horn Clothes Coat Brush, Midcentury, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Cloth brush, designed by Carl Auböck III (1924-1993) around 1960. Model number 5000. Manufacturer Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Vienna.
Horn base with horse bristles.
Typical for the desi...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Art Deco Faience Hb Quimper Bookends, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good pair of Art Deco Faience bookends form HB Quimper, in good condition, very colorful. Dimensions are 7.5" long by 4.5" and 7" high. Each. Note, one small lost of glazing on the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial European Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Gucci Vintage Twisted Sail Money Clip Pin 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci Vintage gold plated money clip and pin in original box signed with Gucci and in very good vintage condition.
Measures: 16,5 H x 8 W x 2 D cm Box
7,5 H x 2,5 W x 1,5 D cm....
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
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 Art Deco European Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Italian modern green rings for perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, 2020s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern green rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, 2020s
Set of 3 round rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, in green plastic. The ring has t...
Category
2010s Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Knotted Vide Poche Set of 2 Beige Desk Home Accessories By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Description: Tray set of 2
Color: Beige
Size of big tray: 20 x 20 x 3 H cm
Size of small tray: 15 x 15 x 3 H cm
Material: Leather
Collection: Knotted.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
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 Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Letter Holder in Palisander with Frieze Inlay
Located in Sofia, BG
Letter holder in palisander wood with freeze inlay made in late 19th century in France.
Measures: 52/15/6 cm.
France, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Palisander
Oro Bianco, Hand-Sculpted Containers
By Nikolai Kotlarczyk
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials
Container / White Travertine marble, natural open pores or plastered in blue.
Accessorie and base / 0,15 cm of thickness polished sheet of steel galvanized in light gold.
Measures
Long / H3 x 27,5 x 12 cm
Dot / H3 x ø 10 cm
TECHNICAL INFO
Please note that each Oro Bianco...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Marble
Tellux Vulcano SC1 Pen Box by Morici
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
A true gem for collectors, this luxe pen box brims with pure exclusivity. Briar, ebony, rosewood, ash, and bolivar are arranged in a handmade geometric inlay sealed by contours in go...
Category
2010s European Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
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 Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Gold
Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1960, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Bakelite
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...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Swedish GAB Patinated Bronze Desk Set, 1930s – 5-Piece
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
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 Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Gucci Vintage Black Leather Desk Set 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Stunning Gucci desk set made of black leather and brass. Four pieces include: massive desktop blotter or pad, huge letter opener, envelope holder and a leather pen holder with glass ...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Italy 1960s
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Italy 1960s
The Olivetti Valentine typewriter, designed by the renowned Ettore Sottsass...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European 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 Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1982, Czechoslovakia
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer typ- 3600
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Antique Swiss Arts & Crafts Brown Green Blue White Thoune Enamel Ceramic Jug
By Thoune
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Arts & Crafts Majolica art pottery jug, made by the Swiss factory Thun/Thoune, circa 1910s. This jug, entirely handcrafted and hand-painted, is decorated with a modern Eastern accent...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts European Desk Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Mid Century Small Graphics Drinks Tray - By Ton
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Mid Century Small Graphics Drinks Tray - By Ton.
Reminiscent of Marimekko who used bold floral graphics to reinvent their Finnish oil cloth factory, but the trays were made by Czec...
Category
1950s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Laminate, Beech
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
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 Art Deco Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Agate, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Hermcès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder in Brass and Leather
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermcès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder in Brass and Leather
Exceptional Hermès Stirrup Shaped Pencil and cards Holder
...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
Desk set consisting of a stationery holder, a double-flap desk folder and a pen holder with blotter. It is a game that detonat...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European 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 Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Desk Set with Magnifying Glass and Letter Opener - Ammonite Fossils
By Design Center 1991, Nino Basso
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 Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Cloisonné-Emaille Desk Set, Bronze Doré, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional Enameled Desk Set of a box, seal stamp and a pocket watch stand, France circa 1880.
Beautiful Cloisonné- enamel work in bold blue, turquoise, red and beige colours.
Meas...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The board itself is a work of art, adorned with intricate inlaid floral patterns and bordered with...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Walter and John Barnard
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular shaped form.
This Victorian inkstand...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Hornby - Patented Silver Seal Stamp - Retailed by Asprey in 1902
By WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON (1898-1913), Asprey International Limited
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by William Hornby, and retailed originally by Asprey of London, this handsome, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Seal Stamp, i...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 5-piece French leather and vinyl desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, pen cup, adjustable calendar. Holder, and manual d...
Category
1960s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
Elegant Blue Shagreen Leather Magnifying Glass - GALUCHARME Collection
By Design Center 1991, Nino Basso
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 Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen With Box & Cartridges
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen Red Cartier Presentation Box & Ink Cartridges
This Must de Cartier fountain pen has a body in silver metal with gadroon mo...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco European Desk Sets
Materials
Gold Plate
Victorian Tortoise Shell Desk Box W/ 3 Italian Faux Tortoise Leather Books
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Holiday Gift Idea! This is a late 19th century English tortoise shell desk box paired with a set of three Italian faux tortoise leather notebooks. The notebooks have not been used. T...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Leather, Paper
German Modern White Telephone Mod. Grillo by Zanuso Sapper for Siemens, 1960s
By Siemens, Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper
Located in MIlano, IT
German Modern white telephone mod. Grillo by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper for Siemens, 1960s.
Telephone mod. Grillo with "shell" shaped in plastic....
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Italian modern yellow rings for perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date 2020
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern yellow rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, 2020s
Set of 3 round rings for the perpetual wall calendar by Ring A Date, in yellow plastic. The ring has...
Category
2010s Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Set of Dutch Mid-Century, Jens Risom Inspired Teak Office Desk Accessories
By Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century, Jens Risom inspired set of three beautifully designed teak desk accessories. Set contains a utensil storage tray (9 x 5.25 x .75), calendar holder -here used as a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Teak
Gilt Bronze Desk Set
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine English gilt bronze serpentine desk set with bell, sander, inkpot and candleholders.
Category
Mid-19th Century Queen Anne Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate
By Ravinet D' Enfert, Ravinet D' Enfert
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...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Gold, Silver, Silver Plate
Versace for Rosenthal "L'Ange Gabriel" Plate, 1996 20th Century
By Versace
Located in Madrid, ES
Versace for Rosenthal "L'Ange Gabriel" Plate, 1996
Rosenthal "Versace" Christmas plate, 1996. Porcelain, white with colorful decor, maker's mark "Rosen...
Category
20th Century Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Pencil Holder in Polished Gold Finish
By Ghidini 1961, Richard Hutten
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pencil holder in stainless steel. When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, which creates ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desk Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gucci 5 Piece Desk Set in Crocodile/Alligator Gifted by Frank Sinatra
By Gucci
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous Gucci 5 piece Desk set in a Crocodile or Allifgator grain leather or real skin. It was gifted by Frank Sinatra to his close friend and neighbor Daniel Schwartz of Rancho Mirage, a neighboring town of Palm Springs.
It is marked on the inside DS Noel FS. It was purchased from the estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz. The desk pad has a new green paper blotter. The ink blotter has a new matching green paper. The set is in remarkably good condition. We have a similar set listed for sale on this site. This set dates from the 1970’s. It was featured in an ad in Architectural Digest from the period. The desk pad is approximately 19.25x15.25 inches. The leather is in good condition. There are numerous rough edge spots and minor marks throughout. The letter opener has some gold plate loss. Please see the detailed photos
Provenance:
Black leather pieces gifted by Frank Sinatra to Daniel Schwartz.
Property from the Estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz, Rancho Mirage, California.
Footnote:
Frank Sinatra and Daniel (Danny) Schwartz first met in the early 1960s at Sinatra's Cal Neva Resort and Casino in Crystal Bay, Nevada, where they formed a close, decades long friendship.
Schwartz and Sinatra were neighbors at the Tamarisk Country Club, Rancho Mirage and golfed together, spent evenings at Melvyn’s Restaurant, Palm Springs, attended weekly dinner parties with family and friends, enjoyed trips to Las Vegas for games of Baccarat and Sinatra’s performances. Schwartz and his wife, Natalie, hosted Sinatra’s appointment as Honorary Mayor of Cathedral City, California in 1971.
Beyond their friendship, Schwartz and Sinatra shared numerous business ventures including thoroughbred ownership and philanthropic projects such as the Barbara Sinatra...
Category
1970s Vintage European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Antique English Presentation Inkwell & Desk Set with Horse Jockey Theme
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique desk set has no maker's signature, but is presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1890 and done in the period ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Desk Sets
Materials
Onyx, Brass
