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Place of Origin: British
20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver Photo Frame, Chester, circa 1907
By Zachariah Boyle & Sons
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Art Deco solid silver photograph frame, mounted on a velvet easel support and set with glass. Hallmarked English silve...
Category
20th Century Art Deco British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of a Victorian Tunbridge Ware writing box or lap desk dating to circa 1870.
The central section featuring Eridge Castle, East Sussex. The box comes complete w...
Category
1870s Late Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Self Closing Coromandel Book Slide
Located in Norwood, NJ
This is a high quality antique Victorian Coromandel self closing adjustable book slide, circa 1860 in date.
It features a pair of oval Sevres style plaques depicting cherubs at pl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Wedgwood Jasperware Jewelry Dish with Neoclassical Design
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware sage green and white round jewelry dish with neoclassical design, circa 20th century, 1979, England...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical British Desk Accessories
Materials
Stoneware
British Studio Pottery Brown Glazed Water Dropper or Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and finely hand crafted studio pottery water dropper or inkwell decorated in brown glazes dating from the 20th century. The hand thrown hive shaped vessel stands on a flat...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN EMBROIDERED TOP SEWiNG PANEL FOR WORKING ON YOUR SEWING ETC
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this large antique sewing panel with embroidered top
A lovely piece of Victoriana, designed for the lady of...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Georgian Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins, St Martins Lane
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique military captain's writing box with brass strapping, secret compartment and special large steel key to secure the box for stability on the shores or military manoeuvres!
T...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian inkstand...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
An Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with a Green Ruskin Jewel and original ink liner
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co in the style of.
An English Arts & Crafts hexagonal pewter Inkwell with a Green Ruskin ceramic jewel to the hinged lid.
Retaining the origi...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
1920s ANTIQUE DECORATIVE BRASS PiGGY BANK
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely 1920s Antique Brass Piggy Bank.
The piggy bank would resemble an actual pig with all the features th...
Category
19th Century Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Peach Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach bookend mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir.
Unique
Materials: Jesmonite
Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm.
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in Lond...
Category
2010s Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Cement
Mould for Bookend by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Mould for bookend by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique piece
Materials: MDF
Dimensions: 19 x 22 x 10 cm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London.
Theodor...
Category
2010s Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Antique English Officers Horse Hoof Inkstand
Located in Forney, TX
Scarce antique English Officers equestrian silver plate and metal mounted horse hoof.
An exceptional, most likely one-of-a-kind example, featuring a finely detailed sculpture of a fox with cane and stirrups to the front, hinged lid opening to two cylindrical inkwell cutouts, and original iron horse shoe...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Iron
19th Century English Sheffield Silver Plate Lyre Shaped Letter Rack Holder
By Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd.
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique English silverplate lyre shaped letter holder by Thomas Bradbury of Sheffield, dated 1872. Hallmarks on base. This beautiful letter rack has a Neoclassical design wi...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Coromandel & Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th C
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 British Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Sterling Silver Capstan Inkwell With Pocket Watch - Edwardian
Located in London, GB
Very highly sought-after, this is a lovely example of an inkwell with the pocket watch lid. Made from sterling silver, the inkwell is hallmarked forBirmingham 1906, Edwardian in era.
The watch is the original and has been overhauled and cleaned by our clock repairer...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940s Herbert Terry Anglepoise Draughtsman's Task Desk Lamp No 1209 Industrial
By George Carwardine, Herbert Terry
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
The ultimate in desk lamps – a very genuine Post War four-spring model 1209 Anglepoise draughtsman’s task lamp manufactured by Herbert Terry & Sons, Redditch, England.
‘The Anglepo...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage British Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
English Lectern or Book Stand of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English table top lectern, missal or book stand of brass, featuring a reading top with pierced quatrefoils at each corner. The revolving recta...
Category
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th/19th Century English Regency Plum Pudding Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Regency Era / Georgian Period tea caddy set in sumptuous plum-pudding mahogany.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in England at the turn of the late 18th / early 19th century,...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Velvet, Cut Glass, Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Extremely Good Quality Mid 19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray, Of Unusually Diminutive Proportions, Having Exceptionally Well Figured Top With Studworlk Decorati...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Decorative Pens, English, Fountain, Pencil, Conway Stewart, Dinkie 550
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative pens. An English, fountain pen and retractable pencil by Conway Stewart, dating to the mid 20th century, ci...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Dragonfly Garden Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object Signed from Scotland
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, handcrafted Scottish studio art glass 'Dragonfly' garden paperweight decorative object, made in Scotland, circa late-20th century. A beautiful piece, a traveling garden ...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Custom Panes Vase by Kim Thome
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Panes vase by Kim Thome
Dimensions: Custom
Materials: glass, epoxy resin
Kim Thomé is a Norwegian designer based in London.
Category
2010s Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Epoxy Resin
1970s English Pair of Silver Plated Metal Shoes
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s English pair of silver plated metal shoes.
Category
Late 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
1970s English Pair of Silver Plated Metal Shoes
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s English pair of silver plated metal shoes.
Category
Late 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with Violet Enamel Decoration.
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Regent Street. London.
An English Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with violet-colored enamel decoration to the top, and to each of the circles at the four corners.
Stamped...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Pewter
Unique Custom Reeded Panes Vase by Kim Thome
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique panes vase by Kim Thome
Dimensions: Custom
Materials: Glass, epoxy resin
Kim Thomé is a Norwegian designer based in London.
Category
2010s Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Epoxy Resin
Victorian Era Inkstand with Boulle Marquetry in Ebonised Wood and Brass
By J. C. Vickery
Located in London, GB
Victorian era inkstand with Boulle marquetry in ebonised wood and brass
English, dated 1853
Measures: Height 17cm, width 38.5cm, depth 27.5cm
This 19th Century English inkstand ...
Category
Mid-19th Century High Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Papier Mache & Mother of Pearl Folio Desk Blotter
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique 19th-Century English black lacquer papier mâché folio or desk blotter. This fine folio has a hand painted floral design with inlaid mother of pearl details and a gil...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
Antique Draughtsman's Rolling Ruler, English, Cartographer's Instrument, Stanley
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique draughtsman's rolling ruler. An English, nitrided bronze cartographer's instrument by Stanley of London, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Wonderful c...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Deco Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Captain's Dividers, Display Ornament, Brass, Cartography, Navigation
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage captain's dividers display ornament. An English, brass cartography navigation tool set upon mahogany plinth, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Fascinati...
Category
Late 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Porous Ceramic Celadon Desk Organising Tray
By Jordan Keaney
Located in London, GB
Porous Ceramic Organising Tray, Ideal for keeping jewellery, loose change, cards, pens, phones and wallets organised on whatever surface you choose!
Please note; this particular t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
Sunshine Recorder by Casella of London
Located in London, GB
A Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder, attributed to Casella & Co, circa 1910.
Mounted on a later wooden display plinth.
Marked with serial number...
Category
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Paperweight Hedgehog Silver 1977 Inscribed CA 1991 Assay
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming small silver desk accessory or paperweight. Birmingham 1977.
Modelled as a hedgehog with his front feet resting on a log on leafy ground looking up. Commemorative piec...
Category
20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Antique Pair of Glass Inkwells with a Brass Lid and a Shield on Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A nice pair of mid-century glass inkwells with brass hinged lids and a shield on top. English lap desk style purchased by a private collector who trav...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Period 19th Century Wood or Horn Letter Openers, Sold Each
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two English Victorian period letter openers from the 19th century, made of wood or horn, priced and sold $195 each. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, each of the...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Horn
Art Deco chrome inkwell
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1930s a charming chrome on marble depiction of a little girl seated reading a book next to an inkwell. She sits upon a variegated black marble plinth with chased recess for a f...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Rare 1950s Dunhill Aquarium Service Lighter, Gold Plated, Made in England
By Dunhill
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill Aquarium table lighter (made in England) with silver-plated metal work
Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Wedgwood Blue Porcelain Coromandel Wood Inkwell, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Wedgwood blue porcelain and coromandel wood inkwell desk compendium, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
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 British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Seal Initialled WJ Wivern IS Lion Profile George III Silver
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Chased with a wivern rampant above the initials ‘WJ’. Stamped 'IS' makers mark, the duty mark of 1795 with the King's profile and a lion passant (guardant) mark of London and other E...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Set of 4 Antique Distressed Books for Decoration, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderfully distressed books with a lovely color of boards and equally beautiful fore edges.
They are random volumes of The Encyclopedia Britannica...
Category
Early 1800s Georgian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
1950's Lindilite Safety Candlestick
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Lindilite Safety Candlestick
1950’s Lindilite Safety Candlestick. Intriguing piece of industrial history a standard candle fits in the coil base and the holder can sit flat or...
Category
1950s Vintage British Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Brass Table Vesta with Novelty Enameled Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique brass table vesta or nib holder decorated with a novelty black enamel figure of a boy diving on the ground dating from the 19th ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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 British Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Brass
English Campaign Era Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English military officer's writing slope (or Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, from the Campaign Era, featuring a two-section hinged interior that opens to become a writing desk, with compartments for inkwells, writing pens...
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Anthony Redmile Box with Nickle Plated Mounts and Inset Opal
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Stamford, CT
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Opal, Nickel
19th Century Scottish Double Inkwell
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Scottish double inkwell by Arthur Medlock with two hoof inkwells with metal covers centred by a facet citrine, on a wooden base, th...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
18th/19th Century English Georgian III Period Matthew Boulton Inkstand
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Georgian III period silver plated inkstand by celebrated English silversmith Matthew Boulton, displaying all of the timeless eleganc...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Fantasy Moth, Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre Butterfly York Cup By Daisy Makeig-Jones
By Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Bone china Ordinary York cup by Daisy Making-Jones for Wedgwood
Decorated on the outer with a trio of hand painted and gilded butterflies, a ground of...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
George V Presentation Treasury Inkstand
Located in New Orleans, LA
This expertly crafted George V Presentation inkstand was presented to Lionel de Rothschild to commemorate the centenary of the Alliance Assurance Company. The work was forged by reno...
Category
20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Zebra Hide Desk Set
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable vintage campaign zebra desk set with a blotter, a notepad, and a pen holder. Possible Hermes.
Blotter H: 12 W: 23 D: .5
Notepad H: 5.5 W: 8 D: 1
Penholde...
Category
20th Century British Colonial British Desk Accessories
Materials
Zebra Hide
Antique Cordage Gauge Callipers, English, Rope, Cable Measure, Rabone, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique cordage gauge callipers. An English, boxwood and brass rope or cable measure by J. Rabone, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Two fascinati...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Brass Inkwell
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality brass inkwell having a quality antique Victorian brass inkwell of a dog with original glass eyes on a circula...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Wax Seal Impressions in Turned Lignum Vitae Boxes
Located in East Geelong, VIC
All seven of these red sealing wax impressions are housed in nicely turned lignum vitae boxes with screw on lids. The boxes range in diameter from 29 ...
Category
1830s Georgian Antique British Desk Accessories
Materials
Ebony
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