South African Desk Accessories

Place of Origin: South African

1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu

$1,776

1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu

Located in Marbella, ES

Original 1950s South African scrimshaw ostrich egg by late chief Sipho Ndlvu.

Category

Mid-20th Century South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Ostrich Eggshell

Pair of Antique Natural Hippopotamus Tooth Bookends, Mounted Sculptural Specimen

$1,400 / set

Pair of Antique Natural Hippopotamus Tooth Bookends, Mounted Sculptural Specimen

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of Antique Natural Hippopotamus Tooth Bookends, Mounted Sculptural Specimen A rare and striking pair of mounted natural hippopotamus tooth bookends, dating from the turn of the...

Category

Early 20th Century South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Bone, Wood

1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu

$1,776

1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu

Located in Marbella, ES

Original 1950s South African scrimshaw ostrich egg by late chief Sipho Ndlvu depicting a pair of elephants.

Category

Mid-20th Century South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Ostrich Eggshell

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends

$740 / set

H 5 in W 3.25 in D 2.25 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. The Auböck #3846 booke...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3652 Brass Bookends

$740 / set

H 5.25 in W 1.25 in D 3 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3652 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #3652 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Each pie...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends

$740 / set

H 5.91 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass. Each piece...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Salta Medium Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends

$860 / item

H 6.5 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in

Salta Medium Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends

By AIREDELSUR

Located in Buenos Aires, AR

Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...

Category

2010s Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Carl Auböck Model #4867 2-inch 'Egg' Brass Paperweight

$270 / item

H 2 in Dm 1.5 in

Carl Auböck Model #4867 2-inch 'Egg' Brass Paperweight

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Carl Auböck Model #4867 2-inch 'Egg' Brass Paperweight Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstät...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Marble Egg, 1950s

$236

H 5.52 in Dm 3.94 in

Vintage Marble Egg, 1950s

Located in Roma, IT

Marble egg is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century. Made in Italy. The work is realized entirely in marble. The egg is re...

Category

1950s Vintage South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

Apache Indian Chief Head Car Mascot, Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France, 1925

$1,800

H 6.7 in W 2.76 in D 4.34 in

Apache Indian Chief Head Car Mascot, Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France, 1925

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Apache indian Chief Head Car Mascot - Hood Ornament / Paperweight. Designed by H. Briand publisher, Paris. Silvered bronze. Mounted over a black marble base. It has a hole at the bac...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Fish Sculpture Figurine, Italy, 1950s

$550

H 4 in W 7 in D 3 in

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Fish Sculpture Figurine, Italy, 1950s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Vienna, AT

A beautiful, decorative midcentury Rimini blue glazed fish sculpture. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche / Italy in the 19...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #1928 'Hands' Brass Bookends

$950 / set

H 4.2 in W 6 in D 2.25 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #1928 'Hands' Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #1928 'Hands' Brass Bookends Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4636 Brass Bookends

$770 / set

H 4 in W 3 in D 2 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4636 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #4636 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Each pi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends

$740 / set

H 4.7 in W 2 in D 5.25 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished and patinated brass. Each piec...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4635 Brass Bookends

$740 / set

H 4 in W 3.5 in D 2.25 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4635 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4635 Brass Bookends Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Each piec...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Previously Available Items

Donald Greig Seated Cheetah Bronze Sculpture

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H 6.75 in W 8.25 in D 4.5 in

Donald Greig Seated Cheetah Bronze Sculpture

By Donald Greig

Located in Astoria, NY

Donald Greig (South African, b. 1959) Seated Cheetah Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 2000, signed and dated to reverse, on black marble oval plinth, with plaque "Presented to Tom Presby ...

Category

Early 2000s South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

South Africa by Mital Shah, Photography by Mark Leibowitz and Gerald Forster

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H 13 in W 11 in D 1.5 in

South Africa by Mital Shah, Photography by Mark Leibowitz and Gerald Forster

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

South Africa by Shah, Mital; Photography by Mark Leibowitz and Gerald Forster. Mital Shah and publisher Well Souled put the beauty of South Africa in a luxe linen-bound monograph. Well Souled South Africa is a 314-page, hardbound book placed in a custom telescope box...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist South African Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

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