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Leather Basket by Lancel Paris, Signed and Made in Italy
By Lancel Paris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This basket, or trash can, is signed Lancel Paris underneath, and has been made in Italy in the 1970's.
The leather as a beautiful old patina.
It is in good condition.
Category
French Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Vintage Red Swivel Desk Storage Organizer by Rino Pirovano for Art 900
By Rexite
Located in East Quogue, NY
This vintage red swivel desk organizer, designed by Rino Pirovano for Rexite in the mid-1970s, is a celebrated example of Italian design. Made of ABS plastic, it features four rotati...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Luger Pistol Table Lighter, 1970s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handsome lighter is cast in the shape of a 12 inch Luger pistol. An incredibly rare piece, perfect for any collector of smoking paraphernalia firearm enthusiast, or history buff...
Category
Japanese Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Georgous Big Dolphin and Fish Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some blue dolphins and fishes with a Coral Reef inside, floating on controlle...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique Patek Philippe 3844 with Amazing Worldmap Dial / 4. of july !
Located in Munich, DE
A wonderful dress watch by Patek Philippe. Equipped with the geneve seal awarded hand wind caliber no.215. The dial changed to a unique look you will never find again. Really amazing...
Category
Swiss Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Modernist Lucite Resin Cube Sculpture with Gears Pierre Giraudon, France, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Lucite resin cube with gears inside attributed to Pierre Giraudon, circa 1970.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Dice Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice dice atop a nickel base. The best addition to your desk or every room.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1971
Located in Praha, CZ
For sale is a mid-century phone, original vintage condition, elegant black glossy design, great addition to your collection
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper for Brionvega TS 505 Cube Radio, 1976
Located in Naples, IT
The TS 505A is a unique portable transistor radio, designed by designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper in 1962 and launched two years later by the Milan-based company Brionvega.
The TS 505 - also known as the 'Cube' - is a worldwide icon of industrial design, and is exhibited in the most important museums of contemporary art. It can also be found at the MoMa in New York.
A cult object composed of two cubic plastic 'valves' that make it resemble a cuboid shell.
The radio bears the Florentine silver...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art du Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form.
Designed Monique Gerber.
Can be used as a sculptural object or paper weight as well.
Re...
Category
French Minimalist Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid Century Modern Rotating Cube Cork and Chrome Desk Organizer
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage mid century modern cube shaped desk organizer or desk accessory in cork and chrome. Has two compartments; one seemingly for pens and pencils, the other for a small notepad. H...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Italian 1970s Metal Parrot Head Scotch Tape Dispenser
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Parrot Head Scotch Tape Dispenser
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Daum France Crystal Dog Basset Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal basset hound figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the early 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely dog with dimensional...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Daum France Pate de Verre Cactus Flower Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This delicate pate de verre frosted crystal flower paperweight or decorative sculpture is by Daum, France, and was hand-made in the 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely cactus flow...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
HERMES PARIS 1970 Desk Cylinders Lighter & Cigarettes Box In Gilt And Sterling
By Hermès, Louis Ravinet and Charles D'Enfert 1
Located in Miami, FL
A desk set of lighter and cigarettes case designed by Hermes Paris.
This is a very handsome smoker set, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1970. The ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Gold
Rare Vintage Signed 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight Weight
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage signed 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight, measuring a compact 4 inches in diameter and standing at 3 inches in height, is a captivating testament to th...
Category
American Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Daum France Crystal Elephant Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal elephant figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely sitting elephant with dim...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Pierre Giraudon clock parts in lucite , 1970’s France
Located in Delft, NL
Pierre Giraudon clock parts in lucite , 1970’s France
Dimensions: 13,5cm H, 6,5cm W, 5cm D
Condition: Mint
Designer: Pierre Giroudon
Origin: France
Period: 1970’s
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Aurelio Teno Signed Silvered Bronze, Enamel, Quartz and Marble Sculpture Vintage
By Aurelio Teno
Located in North Miami, FL
This Brutalist inspired signed Aurelio Teno sensational Spanish sculpture is a combination of silvered bronze, quartz, amethyst and painted enamel over the bronze. It sits on a marbl...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz, Marble, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Orange Fractal Resin Globe
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Decorative globe made of orange fractal resin in the taste of François Godebski
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Swedish Designer Hand Mirror
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A small handled mirror in pine from Sweden circa 1970s. Great simple mirror executed in pine. Could be used as a functional piece or for display. Would blend easily with other interi...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Pine
Set Of Two Travertine Elephant Sculptures Desk Organizer by Fratelli Mannelli
Located in München, BY
Set of two travertine elephant sculptures as desk organizers by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
A beautiful elephant-shaped letter holder and paperweight. Good condition, undamaged...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Black Leather & Stainless Steel Mail Rack - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant mail or letters container made of black "piqué sellier" stitched leather and stainless steel links.
In the style of Jacques Adnet.
Minor structural damages as can be seen on ...
Category
French Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
François Godebski Fractal Resin Globe
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Signed and dated fractal resin by François Godebski.
FRANÇOIS GODEBSKI (1940-1997)
François Godebski was a Franch designer and sculptor who came from a family of artists, his father...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Murano "millefiori" Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Paperweight
unmarked, maker unknown,
1970's
"Millefiori is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The term m...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Brass Gazelle Antelope Sculpture Decorative Object, Tall
Located in New York, NY
A brass animal Gazelle antelope bust sculpture decorative object with tall antlers, circa late-20th century, 1970s. Dimensions: 21.5" Height.
Category
Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some multicolored fishes, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, orange and clear. A beautifu...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Victor Vasarely Vintage Op Art Acrylic Cube Graphic Sculpture Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This four sided every changing graphic optical Op Art lucite vintage cube sculpture by Victor Vasarely is vintage from the 1970s. They were produced in ...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1970's Italian Malachite and Diamond Gold Ring
By Cartier
Located in North Miami, FL
1970's Italian Malachite and diamonds gold ring. 14K gold,.
Has wear by age and use.
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Gold
Green Fractal Resin Decorative Cube
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Decorative cube made of green fractal resin
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Set of Mid-Century Modern Guzzini Crystal Lucite Italian Vases, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful set of four crystal plexiglass flower vases. This fantastic set was designed by Guzzini in Italy during the 1970s.
This set is made of four different flower vases with t...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage Italian Porcelain Pink Jewelry Box
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite and decorative Italian porcelain jewelry box. Hand painted in pink, gold and white with flower motifs, the jewlery box is signed in the bottom "1972, Italy"
Dimensio...
Category
Italian Belle Époque Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Atomic Space Age Perpetual Flip Calendar, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Often seen in 1960s-70s American movies this atomic perpetual flip calendar with manually set day and month has become an iconic desk piece amo...
Category
Asian Space Age Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Gucci Leather Desk Notepad with Equestrian Motif, circa 1970
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Boost your workspace with this rare Gucci-designed modernist desktop accessory, a stunning blend of luxury and craftsmanship. Created in Italy circa 1970, this exquisite piece exempl...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Horn, Abalone and Wood Hinged Octagonal Box Vintage Rare
Located in North Miami, FL
This exquisite and rare vintage Maitland Smith large hinged box box has a beautiful medallion on top of a black stone set into brass. The box is a beautiful combination of horn, abal...
Category
Philippine Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Angelo Mangiarotti Travertine Chess Set
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Inspired by the timeless design language of Angelo Mangiarotti, this exquisite chess set is a sculptural celebration of form, function, and natural material. Each piece is meticulous...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Daum France Crystal Owl Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal owl figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely night owl with dimensional car...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Gucci Brown Leather Desk Letter Opener with Gilded Equestrian Motif, circa 1970
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bring a touch of sophistication to your workspace with this rare Gucci-designed luxury leather desktop accessory. Crafted in Italy circa 1970, this exquisite letter opener embodies r...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Italian Midcentury Brass Shopping Bag Tote in the Manner of Gio Ponti circa 1970
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Iconic and oh so chic Italian brass tote bag with brass rope handles and creased sides in the manner of Gio Ponti, circa 1970. Clean clean clean. Newly professionally cleaned and gen...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Sommerso Glass Apple by Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirnsack for Studio Åhus
By Studio Ahus
Located in Bochum, NRW
Stunning classic Glass APPLE by Hanne Dreutler for Studio Åhus from 1992. Beautiful, vibrant light green and clear glass made in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. ...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
A hard-cover book with dust-jacket on abstract American artist Frank Stella, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, New York, NY. This book presents a decade of Sella's work from 1959 - 1...
Category
American Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Christian Dior Home Desk Waste Basket in Metal, Lucite and Rattan, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning wastebasket was designed for the Christian Dior Interior Collection. The rare piece was crafted in France circa 1970. The geometric shape boasts a gilded brass gallery ...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Silver Plated Bowl by Gabriella Crespi / Signed
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut style.
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Gucci 5 Piece Desk Set in Crocodile/Alligator Gifted by Frank Sinatra
By Gucci
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous Gucci 5 piece Desk set in a Crocodile or Allifgator grain leather or real skin. It was gifted by Frank Sinatra to his close friend and neighbor Daniel Schwartz of Rancho Mirage, a neighboring town of Palm Springs.
It is marked on the inside DS Noel FS. It was purchased from the estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz. The desk pad has a new green paper blotter. The ink blotter has a new matching green paper. The set is in remarkably good condition. We have a similar set listed for sale on this site. This set dates from the 1970’s. It was featured in an ad in Architectural Digest from the period. The desk pad is approximately 19.25x15.25 inches. The leather is in good condition. There are numerous rough edge spots and minor marks throughout. The letter opener has some gold plate loss. Please see the detailed photos
Provenance:
Black leather pieces gifted by Frank Sinatra to Daniel Schwartz.
Property from the Estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz, Rancho Mirage, California.
Footnote:
Frank Sinatra and Daniel (Danny) Schwartz first met in the early 1960s at Sinatra's Cal Neva Resort and Casino in Crystal Bay, Nevada, where they formed a close, decades long friendship.
Schwartz and Sinatra were neighbors at the Tamarisk Country Club, Rancho Mirage and golfed together, spent evenings at Melvyn’s Restaurant, Palm Springs, attended weekly dinner parties with family and friends, enjoyed trips to Las Vegas for games of Baccarat and Sinatra’s performances. Schwartz and his wife, Natalie, hosted Sinatra’s appointment as Honorary Mayor of Cathedral City, California in 1971.
Beyond their friendship, Schwartz and Sinatra shared numerous business ventures including thoroughbred ownership and philanthropic projects such as the Barbara Sinatra...
Category
Italian Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
1970s Piero Fornasetti Astonishing Crystal Paperweight Sphere. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Piero Fornasetti astonishing crystal paperweight sphere in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
diameter 3,14 x 1,57 inches
diameter 8 cm x cm 4 H
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Daum France Crystal Teddy Bear Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal teddy bear paperweight or ornamental sculpture in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely sitting bear with dimensional carving. T...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Brass Desk or Table Lamp by Stiffel, circa 1970s
By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Art Deco style brass desk or table lamp, circa 1970s. Lamp has a beautiful, graduated design, a detail reminiscent during the Art Deco period of the 1930s...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Robert Indiana Brushed Aluminum Red Love Paperweight Sculpture Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This very rare rendition and small edition of the vintage Robert Indiana love paperweight sculpture is rarely seen version in red brushed aluminum. This may have only been a very sma...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Solid Brass Napkins Holder
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage napkin or mail holder made of solid brass with cherubs and flowers motifs, will look great on any dinner table, or office desk.
Category
Unknown Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Baccarat Paperweight with Millefiori and Horse Gridel Silhouette, 1973
By Baccarat
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Baccarat paperweight features complex patterned millefiori set around a large horse silhouette cane, with smaller animal silhouette canes placed on a white lace background.
...
Category
French Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Dice Metal Statue on Marble Base Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice metal dice atop a marble base. The best addition to your desk or every room. Found at an estate sale in Nur...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Jacques Adnet Style Leather Waste Basket, 1970s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful leather waste bin in the style of Jacques Adnet. Made entirely of a thick cowhide leather in a lovely deep chocolate color with black rims. Subtle contrast stitching to the...
Category
French Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Textured Macrame Wall Tapestry, Catalan Sunset, Spain, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb macramé wall tapestry, spain, 1970s.
Large format.
Handcrafted tapestry composed of different textures and materials creating unique...
Category
Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Rare Gucci Alligator / Crocodile Leather 4 Piece Desk Set
By Gucci
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous and rare Gucci 4 piece desk set in either Alligator or Crocodile real leather or embossed leather. Likely from the 1970's although I've see...
Category
Italian Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Daum France Crystal Turtle Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal turtle figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the early 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely turtle with dimensional ca...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Italian Industrial Design Grillo Flip Phone Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Oakland, CA
The Grillo "Cricket" phone the ringer sounds like crickets. designed by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper in 1965, this is a later version that can be used with touch tone architecture. This design has won numerous awards i.e. Compasso d' Oro 1967, Gold medal, Ljubljana, Bio, 1968. A fully working phone.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
