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WMF 'Württembergische METALLWARENFABRIK', Germany, Art Deco Pen Tray with Box
Located in Copenhagen, DK
WMF (Württembergische METALLWARENFABRIK), Germany. Art Deco pen tray with a box in silver plated metal, 1940s.
Stamped.
In very go...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of Two "Ventotene" Desk Sets by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two Ventotene desk sets by Enzo Mari for Danese.
Polished stainless steel elements featuring Vertical spaces to slip notepaper in, horizontal planes to put pencils on.
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hermes Mail Holder, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful metal Hermes letter holder. Perfect on your desk and great collectible Hermes piece. Great vintage condition.
Located at our Los Angeles showroom.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Hedgehog Set Ashtray in Brass by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, 1955, Set of 6
By Walter Bosse
Located in CADALSO, ES
With all the pieces rare to find
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Desk Set for Gentlemen in Wood by Pierluigi Ghianda
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful set of fine wood desk prototypes designed by Pierluigi Ghianda in the 60's, of fine Italian manufacture.
The desk set is composed of two identical elements: It is composed of two larger side compartments and three smaller central ones. They are made entirely of pear wood and their uniqueness lies in the fact that they are true original prototypes of the designer.
The vintage desk set...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Salt and pepper with two toothpick holders vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Salt and pepper with two toothpick holders vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Iron
Reed & Barton Equestrian Page Magnifier, 1940s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Reed & Barton page magnifier with a detailed horse head handle in solid silver plated metal. Reed & Barton 275 stamped on the base of the han...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
WALTER VON NESSEN 1930 For Chase Lacquered Toy-Soldier Figure In Gilt Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco figure designed by Walter Von Nessen for Chase Usa Co.
This is a beautiful Streamline decorative desk figure created during the Art Deco period by Walter Von Nessen for the...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Enamel
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 6 piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. All pieces wrapped in black leather with white contrast stitching. Desk set features a paper holder, pen holder, ink blotter,...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Amazing, Art Deco Desk Set with Perpetual Calendar, Brass, Glass and Leather
Located in Catania, IT
Art Deco desk set in black leather, brass and glass.
The leather with contrast saddle stitching is handcrafted and exquisitely done using brass elements that give the set a luxuriou...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Manual Typewriter, AZERTY keyboard by MESSA
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual typewriter, AZERTY keyboard by MESSA. With a robust design, beige structure and chromed metal details.
The keyboard features raised, dark-colored round keys typical of classic...
Category
Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Cream Leather Desk Set by Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 6-piece French leather desk set by Longchamp. All pieces wrapped in cream leather with incredible patina and character and accented with solid brass. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, paper tray, picture frame, red ceramic ashtray...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Rectangular industrial wall card holder or filing cabinet, painted brown wit...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Four Bronzes: a Piggy Bank, Calendar, Matchbox Holder and a Place Card Holder
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish design. Four bronzes consisting of a piggy bank, calendar, matchbox holder and a place card holder.
Art Deco - In style of Just Andersen.
Approximate 1930s.
In good conditi...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Typewriter / Consul, 1960s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of metal, steel, plastic, fabric
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age of use
Re-polished
The packaging o...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Steel
Small Table Fan, 1960s Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan
Made of metal and plastic
Fully functional.
Category
Czech Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1961, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Bakelite
1930 Art Deco Macassar Wood & Bone Detail Handmade 5 Piece Desk Ink Set France
Located in Miami, FL
Circa 1930s Art Deco elegant 5 pieces ink desk set, desk accessories, made out of Macassar Wood and edged with off white Bone details.
Made in France, circa 1...
Category
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Ashtray and Perpetual Calendar in the Style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
it is an object from other times, not only because it was produced more than sixty years ago but because the calendar, with the advent of technology, is an object that was previously in disuse.
This Calendar, which can be dated between the 1950s and 1960s, has the particularity of never "expiring" and of being, as the name suggests, Perpetual.
There is no year but only days and months which, printed on rolled paper, can be changed indefinitely thanks to those little black knobs.
Certainly produced in Italy, this vintage table calendar...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Incredible MidCentury Desk Set By Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte *FREE DELIVERY
Located in Portlaoise, IE
A rare and wonderful complete original desk set by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte dating from around 1950. This stunning Italian set is meticulously crafted in cut glass with the ric...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Cut Glass
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Silver Pique-Sellier Desk Accessories
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Jaques Adnet leather and silvered metal "pique-sellier" desk accessories. Each cast with riding spur form frames, one with leather wallet form holder the second a tray beneath a ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Red Tooled Leather Gold Gilt 3 Pc Desk Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Red Tooled Leather Gold Gilt 3 Pc Desk Set. Set includes memo book, desk writing mat, and desk tray. Circa Mid 20th Century M...
Category
Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bookends 1960s Set of 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian bookends Made with metal.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Art Deco / Folk aRT Candy Store, National Cash Register, stenciled and painted
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming and Unusual Art Deco / Folk aRT Candy Store National Cash Register, stenciled and painted.. Great little decorative item.. Fully functional.. Retains original stenciled and ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Vintage Paper Management Complete Set, Half of the 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage paper management complete set is an original decorative object realized in the half of the 20th Century.
Made in Italy.
The set includes a paperweight, a magnifying gla...
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 8-piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, adjustable calendar, hole punch, scissors and letter opener, table lamp, "urgent" document clip and a table...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Manual Typewriter AZERTY Keyboard by MESSA
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual typewriter, AZERTY keyboard by MESSA. With a robust design, beige structure and chromed metal details.
The keyboard features raised, dark-colored round keys typical of classic...
Category
Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Inkwell XL Size, Denmark, 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Sterling silver inkwell made in Denmark, 1920.
Very large size silver inkwell holder made of sterling silver, weight 620 grams.
Good condition, some engraving on the silver as seen...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Carl Auböck Brush Set, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck brush Set Austria mid-20th century, good condition.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Mid-Century Modern Venini Centerpiece Murano Black Glass Layered Glass White
By Venini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Venini centerpiece Murano black glass, layered glass white the two little.
Big one measure cm: H 7 Diam. 47 thickness 6mm
Little one measure cm: H 3.8 Diam. ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Murano Glass
Elegant Red Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur, France, 1950s
By Le Tanneur
Located in Paris, FR
Midcentury French modern full leather desk set by Le Tanneur composed by:
Calendar L 18.5cm x L 11cm depth 5cm
Pencil case L 23cm x L 8cm depth 2....
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brass Corkscrew from Auböck "Modern Key" Austria Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass Corkscrew from Auböck, "Modern Key", Austria Vienna, good original condition
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Brush with Comb
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck brush with comb; good original condition, Austria mid-20th century.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Model Car a pair of Brass Bookends A very attractive set
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Vintage Model Car a pair of Brass Bookends
A very attractive set, the ends are heavy and made in brass they are well balanced to hold books securely, the ideal Christmas present f...
Category
Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Stepped 8-Slot Mesh Steel Organizer - Refinished in Moon Blue
Located in Alhambra, CA
Vertically-stepped steel organizer with 8 slots for easy and elegant organization. Makes a bold statement while keeping your desk organized. Steel mesh has been newly powder-coated i...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Fontana Arte Desk Set
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
A Fontana Arte desk set consisting of letter knife, ink blotter and pen holder.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1930's Set Of Balance Scale Validation Weights - Large Set
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1930's Set Of Balance Scale Validation Weights - Large Set.
Rare and unusual 1930's set of weights used to set a validation standard for industrial balance scales. Set as photograp...
Category
European Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
A pair of metal and copper Art Deco bookends by Walter Von Nessen circa 1930s
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of Art Deco bookends by Walter Von Nessen feature two concentric rings of metal and copper with three sphere accents on each.
5.25” H x 5” W x 2.5” D
$450
Category
Unknown Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
A Large Desk Blotter A great piece of desk furniture
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Large Desk Blotter
A great piece of desk furniture, the blotter has simulated book spines in gilt and burgundy leather, and it also comes with a Matching Stanley ruler
The Blotte...
Category
Arts and Crafts Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Green Leather Documents Tray by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green leather documents tray by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
'Remember yourself' brass and wood memo, Italy 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare 'Remember' brass and wood memo /reminder
Italy 1930s
Reminder paper roll. Brass 'Remember' label meaning "Remember"
H 10 cm - 28 x 10 cm
Paper roll included
Conditions: ex...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Dessert Italian Vintage Dishes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
They are 6 porcelain dishes with the central one for cake in cm. 25, larger than the other ones.
It's porcelain Bavaria, with decoration by Mario Boniselli from Como in 1960's.
It'...
Category
Italian Other Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Porcelain
very rare penholder from horn and horn pen by carl auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare pieces from the carl auböck workshop.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Rare Robin Day Desk Accessories for Hille and Acorn Products
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
In 1959 Hille entered into partnership with a firm called Acorn Products, which
manufactured a range of coordinated desk and office accessories on their behalf.
Specifically designed by Robin Day, these aluminium desk accessories complemented his office furniture, items included filing trays...
Category
British Futurist Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Pen Holder in Aveiro Porcelain, Portugal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This pen holder is crafted from Aveiro porcelain, featuring a vibrant polychrome decoration. It showcases delicate roses and the distinguished Coat of Arms of Portugal, adding a touc...
Category
Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 20th Century Pair Of Solid Silver Clothes Brushes, Leslie Durbin c.1957
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A pair of mid 20th Century English solid silver clothes brushes. The brushes feature a wooden handle which has a solid silver edge band. Throughou...
Category
British Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Leather Desk Complete Set, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Leather desk complete set is an original set of decorative set of objects realized in the mid-20th century.
Mixed media: Leather, paper, plexiglass, brass and tissue.
Made in ...
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Glass, Plexiglass
Agate Magnifying Glass From The 50s
Located in Madrid, ES
Agate Magnifying Glass From The 50s
Elegant magnifying glass in agate and bronze from the 1950s. Excellent state of preservation. Measures: 27 cm long and 10 cm in diameter
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Agate
Bronze bookends by Louis Fontinelle
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of polychrome bronze Art Deco bookends depicting squirrels by Louis Fontinelle (1886-1964). Fontinelle signature.
France, CIRCA 1930.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Fountain Art Style Desk Set 1970s
Located in Catania, IT
Vintage 70s Desk Set Attributed to Fontana Arte
consisting of:
Glass and brass pen holder measures 22 x 13 cm
Correspondence holder in leather and glass 28 x 14 cm
Glass ashtray cm 1...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
1950s Desk Set by Pietro Ciesa, Fontana Arte Picture Frame Letter Opener Pen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare 1950s suite of Pietro Chiesa handmade in Italy luxury glassware made for Fontana Arte
A highly collectable set in stunning order, full condition reports are below with the description of each item
These pieces can be found in various forms online for sale, the letter opener and especially the picture frame as some of the rarest pieces, you won’t find another of either anywhere
The pen holder has a coin tray, the paper holder has the original handmade paper, the picture frame swivels around 360 degrees, it’s as mentioned a very special find
Pietro Chiesa
A descendant of an eminent Ticino-based family of artists, he opened his own glassmaking shop in 1921 after working as an apprentice at the Giannotti glassworks. In the early 1920s, he took part in the Venice Biennale, the Monza Biennale, the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and exhibitions in Cologne and Barcelona. His work combines extreme modernity with outstanding technical ability.
His creations include the glass windows of the Trieste Stock Exchange, the windows of the Motorship Victoria as well as those of the transatlantic liner Conte di Savoia.
In 1932, Pietro Chiesa was asked by Gio Ponti to share in the artistic direction of the newborn FontanaArte, a role that would enable him to give full expression to his creative flair by designing over a thousand different objects (furniture, tables, lamps, glass windows, objets d’art etc). Some of these pieces took their place in the history of design and are still produced by FontanaArte today, such as the Fontana curved table (1932), the Cartoccio vase (1932) and the Luminator floor lamp (1933).
Pen holder, some chips around the edges of the underside trim and light scratches to the top
Dimensions
Height 19 cm
Width 22.5 cm
Depth 15 cm
Notepad hold with original handmade paper, no damage to note
Dimensions
Height 8 cm
Width 20 cm
Depth 7.8 cm
Swivel picture signed initialled and numbered, no damage
Dimensions
Height 12 cm
Width 10 cm
Depth 7 cm
Envelope opener...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Set of 5 Vintage Pewter Monkey Napkin Rings – Sculptural Animal Design
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of five sculptures, anonymous,
Sweden. 1950s.
Pewter.
Dimensions:
D: 7.5 cm/ 3"
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Pewter
Oak and Leather Magazine Rack by Casa Comte
By Comte S.A.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oak magazine rack, lined with red leather, made by Casa COMTE (1932-1960).
Bibliography Mo Amelia Teitelbaum (2010), “Los Creadores de un Estilo, Minimal...
Category
South American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Oak
