Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories

Ceramic framed tiled panel with green glazed decoration.

FACTORY / HOUSE: Jaeger LeCoultre Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: World Time with Date Feature METAL / MATERIAL: Lacquered Bronze CIRCA: 1950's MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 8 Day Manually Wound DIAL / HANDS: Bronze Dial, Dauphine Hands DIMENSIONS: 6.25 inches in diameter. Round Raised back 1" to 3" ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement. Jaeger LeCoultre is renowned worldwide for their technological achievements in horology. They are the quiet designers behind Cartier's European Watch and Clock...

Early Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962. In the colors of Blue and Green. Carries the Danese label.

1950s sculpture made of corals and shells.

A set of 2 egg cups, on a bechwood holder, a very characteristic design by the Auböck workshop, Vienna, Austria. Original production from the 1950‘s. Excellent condition. The 2 massive brass rings with beautiful patina but can be polished. Measure: Height of one egg...

1950s Wooden box with silver lined 800 Thousandth silver frame.

Very functional extra large Danish modern teak desk organizer or letter tray by Pedersen & Hansen, circa 1970s. There are seven horizontal letter trays, four vertical slots and two drawers. The piece has a very light colored finish and is in good vintage condition; it measures 47.75" W x 8.75" D x 6.5" H. This organizer is hard to find and a great addition to any MCM office...

Nice vintage globe, issued in the 1960s by Professor Doctor Arthur Krause. The globe has a wooden base, oak. The sphere itself is made of cardboard cover...

Desktop book or mail holder by Kronheim & Oldenbusch, World map of america circa 1930's very rare piece stamped at the bottom with company logo great desk...

A French porcelain jewelry box with flower and leaf design and touch of gold detail, circa mid-20th century, France. A great piece for any vani...

An Italian leather jewelry box with a Kelly-green velvet interior, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Box, with scalloped edge design,...

Oznaceni: Remington Z16 Vyrobeno v Ceskoslovensku. Výroba zacala v roce 1934 Vyrobeno z kovu, oceli, chromu Leštené Dobrý puvodní stav, funkcní Mezerník se nevrací.

Vintage Fratelli Toso Millefiori Desk Lamp, Murano circa 1950 A rare millefiori murrine glass desk lamp manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1950. Made of blue glass with melted white and green glass threads and polycrome murrines. Surface with satinated finish. The lamp is an authentic example of early 20th century Murano art glass. It was part of a large Fratelli Toso glass collection with over 600 pieces - collected since the 1970s. Working condition. It features a E14 European socket. Fratello Toso was one of the leading art glass manufacturers of Murano in the 20th century. In the early 1900's Fratelli Toso started to produce glasses in murrine technique. Murrine and Millefiori glasses remained a major product field of Fratelli Toso. In 1912 a very successful series of liberty inspired art glasses, designed by Hans Stoltenberg Lerche...

A fabulous 1930s French bronze paper clip holder by renowned French sculptor, Max Le Verrier (1891-1973), a Pioneer within the Parisian Art Deco move...

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...

Beautiful ceramic painted dish with three small ceramic feet by Roger Capron from France, 1950's. Hand painted blue, green and white flower motif. Great desk accessory or catch-all. ...

A beautiful organic flower vase, model #3974, designed by Carl Aubock II in 1950. Executed by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. Handmade of bras...

Spanish bronze balance scale with green painted wooden stand.

1950’s Original Large French Bottle Drying Rack (Model 1400.3) 1950’s Original French Bottle Drying Rack (Model 1400.3). 1940’s Original French Bottle Drying Rack (Model 1400). A cl...

1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the bottom...

A handmade paperweight in the shape of a sleigh bell, model #5039, originally designed by Carl Aubock III back in the 1960s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck...

Set of five handmade and hand-painted christmas candle holders in wood. Five different figures like an angel, santa and a skiier girl. The han...

Lovely ceramic hand painted cup with blue, green and white flower motif by Roger Capron from France, 1960's. Great desk accessory to hold pens. Signed on ...

Cartier, Paris A remarkable and most likely unique Sterling silver table lighter in the form of a 1930s gas street lamp. The tapering lantern reflector with blue and frosted glass panes, holds the wick which is revealed by removing the chained silver finial...

Elegant Dunhill lift arm lighter made in the 1960s. Body wrapped in ostrich leather that has a perfect patina. Amazing texture and practical size perf...

Important relief earth globe representing the oceans and the continents. The globe is made of painted plexiglas, fixed to the marble base by a brass axis. France around 1950.

Vintage industrial, metal worker time card rack.

A nicely cast starfish paperweight, sculpture or hanging sculpture since it has a hook to the backside. Well made and can be used in the office or as a decorative accessory, made in ...

1950s large Czech leather medicine balls – decorative. We have a number of these large handsome worn leather medicine balls that are just full of character. Workshop report Our workshop team inspect every product and carry out any needed repairs to ensure that everything leaves us serviced and maintained ready for many more years of life. All of our vintage products...

Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950 Original condition Pencil not included

A great Boxer dog ceramic sculpture from Holland, circa mid-20th century, Netherlands. Piece bears the traditional colors of the faithful boxer dog. Marked "...

Art Deco / mid-20 century airplane fighter over the world paperweight, 1930s aluminium Art Deco / streamlined aviation paperweight. Lovely desk size. A perfect gift.

Hart Associates, Tommi Parzinger attributed Magazine Stand, Book Stand. Folder Stand. Repurpose. Featuring a sturdy rectangular two part form with curved Nickel plated Brass base and...

French onyx egg shaped paperweight with bronze base.

An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique George V English sterling silver Art Deco presentation trophy in the form of dartboard; part of our silverware collection. This exceptional and unusual antique sterling silver trophy has been crafted in the form of a Yorkshire or Kent doubles dartboard*. The face of the dartboard clearly depicts the appropriately numbered segments and the wirework spider. This fine George V trophy is supported by an ebonised wood mount and an Art Deco style angular ebonised wooden base. The base displays six hallmarked vacant presentation plaques; each plaque may be engraved with a personal inscription if so desired. The posterior surface of the wooden mount is plain. * This variation of dart board does not incorporate a triple ring, only the double and bullseye. "By the late 1920s a standardised dartboard was introduced and remains the most popular dartboard today across the world. However, the 'standard' dartboard (also known as the 'London' or 'Clock' board) was not an overnight success in the UK. Initially it had to compete with other different existing target boards played on in some localities. These have come to be known as 'regional dartboards' and were usually named after their region of origin, for example, the Yorkshire Doubles board, Kent Doubles, the London Fives and the Manchester Board" - Patrick Chaplin PhD (Darts Historian) Condition This unusual antique trophy...

This wonderful working example of 1930s design is sure to fit into your period decorating scheme. The RRRING of this classic is unlike anything available in modern phones, and it is ...

Scacchiera in Alabastro Pregiatissima -Art- Anno: 1950 circa Materiali: Alabastro Condizioni: Eccellenti Misure: Scacchiera cm 19 x cm 19, pedine cm 4 h Chessboa...

Kolbenheyer Aubock Hagenauer all worked in Vienna in the 1950‘s. One of these Architects is also the Designer of our nice serving table accessory. An S&P set including toothpick hol...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'Vi...

Very cool and functional double letter tray by Martin Aberg for Rainbow Wood Products Company of Sweden, circa 1970s. The trays are made of molded teak plywood and can swivel into an...

Beautifully made vintage steer horn box by Anthony Redmile. With polished horn body and hand hammered nickle plated brass mounts. The top with an i...

This school aid of a human skeleton was made of plastic in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia. It is in very good condition, shows slight signs of age and use Measures: Height: 86 cm ...

Art Deco adjustable transparent glass ball table lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet (1900-1984), glass base and socket in metal. The ball can be moved to different positions.

Superb bijou vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden from the Argenta collection. Decorated with a stylised fish of applied silver on mottled green stoneware. Circa 1930's Ba...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and yellow daisy flower Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. The paperweight has a large daisy made up of...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'Vi...

Large Mathieu Matégot black metal waste paper basket, original first edition by Artimeta, the Netherlands, 1950s. In very good original vintage condition.

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Salviati & C Measures: Violet : 33 long x 10 high x 5.5 depth Green: 30 long x 9 high x 5.5 depth The lawyer Antonio Salviati and his dream In 1859 in his premises at Number 731 of Dorsoduro, Venice the “Salviati Dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo” company was established. This is when, Vicenza-born lawyer Antonio Salviati started the entrepreneurial career, moved by a passion for the precious mosaics of the Basilica of San Marco and fascinated by Murano glass art, he decided to start-up his own production of mosaics and objects in Murano glass. An ambitious and far-sighted goal pushed him along this path: to revive the fate of Murano glass production that has been fallen for decades. A challenge which finds the maximum support from two fundamental figures in the history of Murano glass: the mayor of the island, Antonio Colleoni, and the Abbot Vincenzo Zanetti, founder of the glass museum and of the first art school for glass masters. The first successes and international investments The launchpad was the “First Glassmakers’ Exhibition” in 1864 in which Salviati participated with a monumental mosaic that earns him a prize superior to the Gold Medal. The success achieved affirmed the credibility of the Company which thus started its glass production in Palazzo da Mula. The new corporate and productive reality needed investors and the lawyer started to internationalise the company by addressing the economic and financial market across the Channel. The UK immediately showed huge interest in Salviati’s mosaics – as testified by the mosaic that can be seen on the façade of the current Apple Store in Regent Street, London. It was also in London, on 21st December 1866, that the “Società Anonima per Azioni Salviati & C.” was established with the support of diplomat Sir Austen Henry Layard and historian William Drake. The new corporate set-up was further established with the purchase of a new headquarter, this time on the Riva dei Vetrai in Murano. The universal show of Paris in 1867 celebrated the relaunch project of Antonio Salviati “Venice owes a debt of gratitude to the knight Salviati in the resurgence for one of the most legitimately famous of its industries”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 275. “Venice and Italy have gain huge success in the Universal Exhibition. The resurgence of one of the city’s most famous industries is consecrated in this very occasion by the gold medal awarded by the jury to Mr Salviati […] the crowd […] is gathering around the display cases that hold those pieces of glass that are so transparent and so light as to appear like woven air, impregnated, when in their elegant forms that become rainbows of those iridescent reflections that cover them at the artist’s whim – the author of a real ray of sunshine from the beautiful and splendid Venice”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 311 The fundamental role of training in murano glass Training plays a fundamental role for the Company; attendance at the Art School was made compulsory for “[…] all the young workers of the Factory who don’t only tire themselves in manual work. This was established with the idea not only to lift their dignity and their initially limited aspirations, […] but also to improve their artistic education and thereby facilitate an improvement also in their economic situation”. Together with the art school, a free school was also set up to teach all employees to read and write. Diversification in production and made-to-measure projects In a short time, Salviati & C. diversified its production to include glasses, cups, amphoras, and vials which guaranteed the first prize in the universal exhibition for three consecutive years. Its mosaic production also flourished, being used in world-class projects: from the Houses of Parliament in London, to the Viceroy’s palace in Alessandria in Egypt, to the Opera House of Paris, including the private homes of wealthy New York personality. The entire 19th century for Salviati & C. was represented by development, success and fame in the national and international markets, and the Company became a symbol and reference point of Murano glass art throughout the world. The Salviati legacy at the turn of the century On the death of Antonio Salviati in 1890, first his three children followed one another at the helm of the company and then Maurizio Camerino, previously general manager. It was thanks to him that the decorative mosaic project of the Stanford Memorial Church in Palo Alto (California, USA) took place after 12 years of work. As well as the opening of a sales point in Via Montenapoleone in Milan and the institution of a museum collection of Murano glass from the 19th and 20th centuries. The post-war years, biennials and lighting After Maurizio Camerino’s death in 1931, his three children took over the helm of the company: its solid foundations allowed them to strive for new important goals in the art world, participating in the Biennials of 1932 and 1934. Not even the Second World War could tarnish the strength of the Salviati brand: in the post-war years Renzo Camerino renewed the ruined production headquarter and enthusiastically restored all his commercial contacts. Thanks to his grandson Renzo Tedeschi (newly graduated in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin and upon his return from an apprenticeship in the United States), Salviati launched its production in lighting appliances. The following years saw intense growth in the number of collaborations with renowned artists and designers. In 1959, the production site was moved to Fondamenta Radi 16, where it still stands today. The great lighting projects The larger production area allowed the company to further expand the international market in the field of architectural lighting. A number of projects were undertaken, such as the 9-tonne, 22-metres high chandelier in the Chamber of Commerce in Parma, the ceiling illumination in the premises of the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva and the Kowloon Hotel in Hong Kong; not to mention the sound-absorbing windows of the Aula Nervi in the Vatican and the lighting system of the great honour hall of the Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila in collaboration with architect John Marsteller. The reputation of Salviati & C. was further affirmed by the commission – after an international call for bids – for twelve 11-metre high chandeliers for the Tonhalle concert hall in Dusseldorf, made using an innovative system of modular glass elements – “LS- System” – one of the today company’s cornerstones. Salviati from the modern age to the present The story of Salviati continues in the modern era, keeping the focus on creating an innovative style that had distinguished it since its inception. Participation in international exhibitions increased, such as the Venice Biennials from 1958 to 1972 (the final year in which Murano glass was allowed) thanks to projects by designers of the calibre of Betha and Teff Sarasin, Claire Falkestein, and Luciano Gaspari. In 1962 Salviati was awarded with the highest recognition in the Design world, the “Compasso d’Oro” prize assigned by A.D.I. for the Marco vase designed by architect Sergio Asti. In 1965 the company changed its name to Salviati & C. s.p.a.; then it was purchased by the Gruppo Ferruzzi in 1987 which later on it was transferred to a French company. Since 2015 the company returned to be Venetian with the acquisition by the Umana group. Salviati and its designers Salviati’s designers: Luciano Gaspari, Sergio Asti (Compasso d’Oro 1962), Claire Falkenstein, Ward Bennet, Teff and Betha Sarasin, Ingo Maurer, Ross Lovegrove, Amanda Levete, Tom Dixon, Nigel Coates, Thomas Heatherwick, Luca Nichetto, Ben Gorham...

Mid-Century Modern Abercrombie & Fitch hand-stitched leather pumpkin by Omersa & Company. The wide selection of leather items designed by Dimitri Omersa were used for display and foo...

A beautiful porcelain regal dog sitting on fancy pillow, circa mid-20th century. A great decorative object. Piece is matte unglazed porcelain ceramic of a brown and white dog, a red and gold collar, sitting on fluffy blue pillow with yellow...

A small and substantial hand-crafted art glass vase in an organic bulbus form, Czechoslovakia, circa mid-20th century. Vase has a graduated smokey plum hue. Beautiful as a standalone...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...

This sterling silver bookmark by Frank Whiting silver is in the Princess Ingrid pattern, circa 1945. It has an Art Deco look and is similar to the Georg Jensen Acorn pattern...

Mid Century Modern Murano art glass in turquoise and clear apple fruit glass sculpture or decorative art object, paperweight. beautiful Italian Murano blown art glass apple fruit gl...

A beautiful Italian gold gilt and enamel magazine holder rack with flowers and leaves, circa mid-20th century, 1950s, Italy. Holder has beautiful enamel flowers and gold gilt leaves ...

Mauro Manetti classic style stirrup cup, is of plain beaker form with a cast boar head to one end. Playful stirrup cup from the 1970s in brass and silver plate. Gorgeous stirrup cup ...

French rope key holder by Audoux and Minet. Intertwined rope with 4 hooks to hang keys. Perfect key hook in the shape of a large key for your entryway. Fun pi...

Rare pair of bookends designed by Carl Auböck.