British Desk Accessories

Antique English Wedgwood blue porcelain and coromandel wood inkwell desk compendium, circa 1880.

A Fabulous pair of French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted hand carved rock crystal swirling spiked candlesticks, attributed to Baguès. Each candlestick is exceptionally hand carv...

Rare and highly stylish Arts & Crafts lamp. If you are an enthousiast of early 20th century lighting in general and of the Arts & Crafts style in particular then this antique lamp could be perfect for you. Handcrafted from brass and copper and inlaid with colored glass inserts this incredibly stylish desk or table lamp could very well be the perfect addition to your Arts & Crafts interior. Apart from some minor indentations to the upper part of the hand-hammered lamp...

French Art Deco palisander and pewter inlaid inkwell with 2 crystal wells.

An Art Noveau or Jugend patinated bronze pen and inkwell with an owl sitting in the center. The owl have inset glass eyes. Made ca.1900. Possibly Swedish. Symbolism of the owl: The...

A David Veasey designed clock of "The Tree of Life" made by Liberty & Co London in their "Tudric" range, pewter, circa 1903. A very large clock with a beautiful green/blue enamel di...

Art Nouveau antique pewter footed tray made by Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London Historic household piece of English pewter with hand hammered stylised decoration Circa 1910 Signe...

Shiny white bird's-eye maple shiny jewel box with 24-karat pink gold hardware. Necklace on the top and removable tray.

Red marble casket with pyramidal lid and fitted brass vessels. Light bumps.

Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, City of London, circa 1830s Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast or London historian. Item has lever action hidden compartment. Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift. Comes with the original heavy metal topped inkwells and notepad, modern quill and stand.Other items are shown for illustrative purposes. Alderman John Joseph Mechi (1802–1880) was a silversmith, banker, inventor and Alderman of the City of London. He experimented with new farming methods on his estate at Tiptree in Essex. Mechi was born in London 22 May 1802, the third son of Giacomo Mechi, a citizen of Bologna, who had settled in England early in life, was naturalised, and obtained a post at Kensington Palace in the household of George III. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of J. Beyer of Poland Street, London. John at the age of sixteen was placed as a clerk in a house in Walbrook, trading with Newfoundland, a job he had for ten years. In 1828 he set up on his own account as a cutler in a small workshop at 130 Leadenhall Street, from where he removed to No. 4 in the same street in 1830. Between 1830 and 1840 he made his fortune through the 'magic razor strop' which bears his name After the Crimean war and a fashion for beards, sales declined. On 10 November 1840 he took out a patent for 'improvements in apparatus to be applied to lamps in order to carry off heat and the products of consumption'. This was for the external shop-window lamps...

Jewel box in polished ebony. Lockable by key and with the necklace bar on the top and a removable tray inside. All the hardware is 24-karat pink gold-plated.

Antique Silver Plated Double Inkwell With Pen Rest, Arts & Crafts, Scotland 1920, H550 Scotland 1920 Silver Plate Shaped open back with pen rest Pair of inkwells...