1810s Desk Sets

Desk set in walnut, silver and crystal, Italy, 1980s Gifted to my grandfather and never used. Small signs of the time. Today unobtainable and of great value set.

Impressive Victorian writing slope or travel desk - attributed to the famous company of Thompson - from the period around 1800 - 1815 in the United Kingdom. This fantastic Captain’s campaign writing slope dates back to the Napoleonic wars. Well constructed out of solid mahogany with screwed down mount re-enforcements, brass banding, and inset carrying handles at each end, this outstanding travel desk box was designed to withstand the harsh maritime life at sea. The exterior of this Victorian travel box shows an attractive mahogany grain, beautiful colour, and a lovely pleasing patina. There are a couple of old indented scars to the lid along with the usual minor surface scratching, but these imperfections confer it an absolutely unique charme. The box has a tri-fold operation, opening to reveal a secondary smaller writing surface for quick use, then opening again to reveal the main slope fitted with a green felt writing surface which is in reasonable condition and compliments the original interior. When it is completely opened you have two storage compartments underneath. The original lock works smoothly with the original key. The original interior is nicely fitted out with a dark green leather drop-down section in the lid which features four memoire pockets. This section can additionally be lowered to reveal a document wallet...

Custom luxury tooled leather writing desk pad with silver gilt embossed made in Firenze Italy. Italian Luxury desk pad in leather tanned in a rich d...

This wonderful vintage Hermès paper holder or letter clip is on the rare side. It is signed Hermès Paris and is polished silver plate. It was desig...

A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen dating from around 1900. The stand comprises of an ornate looped wire work carrying handle with a candle holder mounted on a shaped metal body embossed and engraved with floral designs and with a coiled pen support one with a snake head terminal and other with a flower with a polished mother of pearl bowl...

3.5" x 3.5" 10.6" x4.1" x 0.9" 4.7" x 4.7" 2.3" 7" x 2.9" x 3.5" The immensity feeling at the shore of Traful Lake, the source of a river, is reflected in the design of the desk set...

Desk set created on September 27, 1944 by René Lalique with a swan decor. The set including a desk pad, a blotter and a paper cutter. Signed Lalique France ...

A Japanese four piece desk set with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. The set includes a pair of inkwells, a roller blotter, and a tray. Each ware is adorned with a polychrome desig...

Desk set realized around 1950s.  Total 5 aluminum pieces.  Dimensions pen holder n.1 l 34,5 x h16 x d 6 cm.   Holder n.2 l 21 x h 16 x d 8.5 cm. Holder n.3 l 20 x h 6 x d 10 cm. ...

A 3-piece desk set from the 1970s.

A stunning French ormolu mounted Empire style marble desk stand dating from the 19th century. This stylish stand is of rectangular shape with rounded polished ends and is made from a...

Exquisitely distinguished by a clean and essential design, this desk set will infuse subtle sophistication in any home office or study. Composed of a ruler, t...