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Period: Late 20th Century
Olivetti Divisumma 28 Mario Bellini Design Years '70
Located in Biella, IT
Olivetti divisumma 28 Mario Bellini design years '70, perfect working and very good condition.
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
1970s Sleek Chrome Desk Organizer File Tray Style Diego Matthai
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sleek Modern Chrome Desk Organizer black and chrome Tray
15 d x 10.63 w x 1.88 h
Clean modern lines
Unsigned, in the style of Diego Matthai
Original vintage, refer to images listed.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Italian Big Sterling Silver Magnifying Lens
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver magnifying lens
Perfect for a prestigious desk.
The lens frame is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls ...
Category
Italian Other Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Paperweight / Model of Pig
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage cast English sterling silver paperweight/model of a pig; part of our animal related silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive vintage sterling silver pig ornament/paper weight has been realistically modelled in the form of a whimsical pig, sat waving.
This cast silver ornament has been embellished with details reproducing the fine features of the pig's skin and anatomical features.
This exceptional and comical model is fitted with a leatherette covering to the underside.
This impressive example of vintage silverware...
Category
English Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Glass Paperweight Abstract Modern Art Design Blue and Pink
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Gorgeous Vintage Art Glass abstract design paperweight.
Beautiful paperweight pink and blue swirl modern art design.
Colors are a cobalt blue, pink and transparent clear....
Category
Gibraltarian Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Rolex Vintage Table Top Display Mirror Burl Wood 1970s
By Rolex
Located in Munich, DE
Rolex burl wood frame adjustable mirror store display. Collectors item from seventies with old logo writing Rolex. A highly collectible piece and a must have for any watch lover or h...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Bruno Munari Silver-Plate Sculptural Vase with Glass Insert Italian Vintage
By Bruno Munari
Located in North Miami, FL
This undulating sculptural vintage silver-plate vase signed B.Munari on the bottom 1973 is both sculptural and utilitarian. It is Italian by Bruno Munari made for Danese and a lovely vase and or desk accessory and will have so many other applications. it can also be used as a candle holder without the glass insert. The small glass vessel is short and will hold a few roses, a few orchids or a few gardenias or your favorite flower. It is 4" height x 2" diameter. Please note this is not the re-issue and is totally vintage...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
1980s Gorgeous Swatch Phone "Pick me Up", Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Original astonishing Swatch phone "Pick me Up". In very excellent condition. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon in the 80s for its am...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Karl Springer Waste Basket in Tessellated Travertine, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted waste basket in tessellated travertine with gilded accents and solid brass feet by Maitland Smith for Karl Springer, American 1980's (bottom lined in fabric). Ta...
Category
American Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Bronze Paper Bag Signed Sculpture Limited Edition, French
By Use Honure
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing hallmarked French signed limited edition bronze paper bag sculpture is signed Use Honure 90 26/ 170. It is a limited edition. It has been professionally polished. There ...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Mid-century Phone Tesla, 1980's.
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Plastic
With Aged Patina
Cleaned
Fully Functional
Good Vintage Condition
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Silver Plated Bowl by Gabriella Crespi / Signed
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut style.
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Carved Natural Amber Sculpture "Nesting Snakes" by Lee Downey Bali, Indonesia
By Lee Downey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely carved natural Aber Specimen group of nesting snakes, featuring a large, very clear amber specimen from Chiapas, Mexico, a carving representing two snakes intertwined around a tree trunk rests within a section of natural moose antler which cleverly represents the base of the tree. A mother-of-pearl carved egg form tops the display. On a jet base with an amber piece giving the impression of an imbedded sphere. Offered with a custom-fitted Balinese fabric...
Category
Indonesian Country Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Other
Italian Ceramic Flower Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant ceramic box made in Italy, circa 1970s. Black and white color theme with white flowers. Great condition. Perfect stash box or tabletop object. Marked Made in Italy on underside.
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Table Fan PAL, 220V, 30W Central Europe in the 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
In good original and functional condition. Silent run.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Alabaster Marble Round Decorative Sphere or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
An Italian '70s modern alabaster marble round decorative sphere or paperweight, circa 1970s, Italy. Marked "Genuine Alabaster", "Hand Carved", "Made ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Gucci Vintage Black Leather Desk Set 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Stunning Gucci desk set made of black leather and brass. Four pieces include: massive desktop blotter or pad, huge letter opener, envelope holder and a leather pen holder with glass ...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian Ceramic Box with Birds by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artsy ceramic box made in Italy, circa 1970s. White box with black birds painted on. Great vintage condition. Fun stash box and tabletop object. Marked Raymor and Made in Italy on un...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Brad Shute Abstract Paperweight, American Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking paperweight has abstract green and white glass design encased inside clear glass; controlled bubbles, dispersed among the free-flowing colored glass swirls, guide the eye a...
Category
American Organic Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Set of Four Vintage Cobalt Blue Ashtrays, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Four cobalt blue ashtrays is an original set of decorative objects realized in the 1970s.
A very beautiful set of four ashtrays made in Italy (a...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Orange Fractal Resin Globe
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Large decorative globe made of orange fractal resin in the taste of François Godebski.
FRANÇOIS GODEBSKI (1940-1997) François Godebski was a Franch designer and sculptor who came fr...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Vintage Wood Pen Holder and Lighter, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wood pen holder and lighter is an original object realized in the 1970s.
Original wood and metal.
Made in Italy.
The set includes: a geometr...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Pen Holder by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon, 1970s.
It is made in brown glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be cons...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
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 Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Vintage Borowski Studio Glass Smiley Face Paperweight Sculpture, Poland 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a vintage Borowski Studio Glass sculpture or paperweight with a smiley face, made in Poland circa the 1980s. The bottom is signed Glass Studio Borowski and has the original m...
Category
Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
French Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome letter opener and scissors. Burgundy leather holding case. Marked made in France and Nogent. Good vintage condit...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Blown Controlled Bubbles Murano Art Glass Transparent Paperweight, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Vintage blown controlled bubbles Murano Art Glass Transparent Paperweight made in Italy.
Great for a Desk as Paperweight, Sculpture or Office Accessory.
Collector'...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Brass Desk Top Bookends in the shape of a Vintage Car A very attractive set
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Brass Desk Top Bookends in the shape of a Vintage Car
A very attractive set, the ends are heavy and made in brass they are well balanced to hold books securely, the ideal Christmas ...
Category
Arts and Crafts Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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 Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Willy Rizzo Desk Set of 3 in Polished Stainless Steel with a Brass Insert
By Willy Rizzo
Located in PARIS, FR
Rizzo loved the simplicity and purity of Rationalism and was heavily inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic. Informed by his photographer’s eye, he sought visual harmony of shapes and mat...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Set of Three Natural Antler Tips & Brass Desk Accessories
Located in North Miami, FL
This set of three (3) natural antler tips desk accessories are backed with brass base. Perfect for an executive desk, two paperweights and a letter opener. Rich natural coloring an...
Category
American Black Forest Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rabinet D'Enfert Paris 1970 Rare Desk Set Duo 24kt Gold Gilding & Silver-Plate
Located in Miami, FL
A desk set duo designed by Ravinet D'Enfert.
Fabulous pieces, made in Paris France by the very exclusive luxury accessories house of Rabinet D'Enfert, back in the 1970's. The work...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Silver, Silver Plate
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 Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Enzo Mari, Travertine desk organizer, Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Travertine desk organizer
Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
H 16 cm - 19 × 15.5 cm.
Conditions: good condition consistent with age and use.
Category
Italian Brutalist Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
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 Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Jelly Fish Murano Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy....
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
James Alloway Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The piece measures 3.25" high and 2.25" wide at the center. It is signed by the artist near the base.
James Alloway (b. 1957) is a renowned American glass artist. James had a fasci...
Category
American Post-Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Ico Parisi "Profile of a woman" document holder, Italy, 1970s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Padova, IT
Ico Parisi "Profilo di donna," Woman's profile, document holder, Italy, 1970s.
Plexiglass. Cm 34.50 x 36.00 x 15.00. 1970s.
Category
Italian Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
Signed Feliciano Bejar Green Cut Glass Sculpture, circa 1990
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Cut glass and brushed aluminum table sculpture by Feliciano Béjar (1920-2007), Mexico, 1990's.
His art sculptures dating from the 1960's through 1990's uses glass ground with either...
Category
Mexican Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set Of 6 Piero Fornasetti Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Series of 6 plates designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi from the good ol' 80s!
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Murano Glass and Gold Dust Spherical Paperweight with Bubbles, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful midcentury Murano glass and gold dust spherical paperweight. It was produced in Italy during 1970s and attributed to Alfredo Barbini.
Its peculiarity is the Murano glass...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Ashtray with Ceramic and Brass Lighter by Paolo Traversi , working
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Ashtray with ceramic and brass lighter by Paolo Traversi. 1970s, working
Paolo Traversi is a designer and manufacturer of interior furnishings known throughout the world. The curren...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Black Leather Model A9 Attache / Briefcase by Hartmann - New Old Stock
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful vintage black leather Model A9 attache / briefcase by Hartmann Luggage, circa 1980s. This piece is "New Old Stock (NOS)" and has never been used and comes with original ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Italian Handmade Bear Wood Sculpture by Bern
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian hand carved wood bear sculpture by Bern.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Onyx Marble Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A polished onyx decorative object paperweight, a tetradecagon shape, in brown and tan hues, in the Modern style, Post-Modern period, circa 1970s. A great piece for a desk, library, s...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx
Bent Steel Letter Holder, By Yonel Lebovici
Located in New York City, NY
Letter Holder, By Yonel Lebovici, France 1970
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Marble Obelisks, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of red burgundy Italian modern marble Obelisks, circa 1970s, Italy. Solid red burgundy marble with grey veining. Marked on bottom, 'Made in Italy', as shown in last ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Dice Brass Copper Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice brass dice atop a copper base. The best addition to your desk or every room.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
20th Century, Enzo Mari for Danese Paperweight Mod. Tokelau
Located in Turin, Turin
Very modernist Paperweight designed by the great designer Enzo Mari for the manufacturer Danese Milano in 1983. The paperweight is called model "Tokelau" that is a Polynesian word me...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Two Murano Glass Paperweights, Italy, 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Two Murano glass paperweights, Italy, 1970s
They have different sizes: One has a diameter of 8.5 cm and a height of 6.5 cm; The other measures 8 x 7.5 cm.
Purchased by my grandfather...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Desk Document Holder in Lucite, Rattan & Steel Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful desk document holder in. lucite, rattan and steel in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel
Haziza Jewel Toned Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, Blue Lucite Tic Tac Toe Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This fun never used vintage happy tic tac toe set game is by the lucite artist and sculptor Schlomi Haziza. It is from the 70's and sits its original black box and plastic wrap never...
Category
American Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Bronze Paperweights, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of paperweights in the shape of pebbles, circa 1970, France.
Gilded bronze.
Dimensions: pebble one: 9 x 8 x 3 cm, pebble two: 8 x 7 x 3 cm.
All purchases are covered by our Buye...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
R&Y Augousti Box
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Small vintage R&Y Augousti Art Deco style box
with inlayed faux bamboo decoration
retailers label to the underside
Paris France
circa 1990
R&Y Augousti was founded in 1989 by husband-wife duo Ria & Yiouri Augousti. Their artistic backgrounds brought them together as innovators in their field by reviving the artisanal techniques of shagreen and other exotic materials that were predominant in the Art Deco period of the 1930s.
Through their mix of vintage and contemporary design their furniture and home accessories brand were met with worldwide praise.
From a debut collection for the luxurious Hotel Crillon...
Category
French Art Deco Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Blown Art Glass Paperweight Blue and White Flower
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue and white Italian art glass paperweight.
Gorgeous vintage studio hand blown crystal art glass paperweight with a cobalt blue base and a white cascading flower or frost.
The inside of the paperweight has a large flower and is filled a large controlled bubble in the centre with multiple small controlled bubbles.
Vintage Crystal Ball...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Magnifying Glass With Tripod Antler Handle
Located in Cookeville, TN
Gorgeous standing magnifying glass with metal surround and metal antler detail, sitting on a antler horn tripod base. The glass in great condition. Great for the office or on a shelf!
Category
Unknown Rustic Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Sterling Silver Letter Opener Torchon, Italy, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage sterling silver letter opener torchon, Italy, 1970s.
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
1980s Vintage Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian sphere shape in black marble.
Each piece is in a way unique (and handcrafted in Italy. Slight variations in shape, color and size are...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
