Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories

Brass pail with curved handle. This piece features a round perforated body with rivets at both the top and bottom of the pail. It would be a great décor piece or waste basket. Dimen...

This interesting, vintage inkwell was crafted in the Alps mountains of France, circa 1950. The decorative inkwell is mounted on a walnut base. The desk...

Airplane phone Star and US flag decale

A carved and sculptural pipe rest crafted from a single piece of warm teak.

A well formed artist made sculpture cast of the male form. One of two pieces available. The reverse being sold in a separate listing. France, c1950s...

Pukeberg walther glass designed Solifleur rectangular single stem glass. Interesting and particularly striking pieces of Op Art glass . The front features a fun, light-hearted textur...

Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.

Modernist nickel bronze Art Deco inkwell, attributed to Jacques Adnet.

Cast bronze thumbs letter holder by Italian-Brazilian artist Pietrina Checcacci. The small weighted object features a patinated bronze pair of opposing thumbs that are separated to s...

1940’s Mouthblown Hungarian storage storage jars – large 1940’s Mouthblown Hungarian storage Storage jars – large. Traditional handmade storage jars made in small workshops in Hungary these are beautiful vintage storage jars...

Playful stone stab with textural design. This rectangular slab can easily be displayed on a table or leaning on a shelf. It showcases an abstract design of rounded curves. Dimension...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...

An inkwell, a mail buffer and a pad with ink blotting paper. Manufactured in France during 1930's. Made of Italian Portoro marble and chrome plated steel. In ...

Pair of 1950s French cast iron winged head busts of Mercury, the Greek god of financial gain and commerce.

Spanish bronze balance scale with green painted wooden stand.

1950s Leather Bag with Decorations and Golden Metal Clasp.

They are 6 porcelain dishes with the central one for cake in cm. 25, larger than the other ones. It's porcelain Bavaria, with decoration by Mario Boniselli from Como in 1960's. It'...

Chrome letter or magazine holder by Yonel Lebovici for Distrimex France 1969

rare pieces from the carl auböck workshop.

paperweight or bookend / signed.

Vintage white ceramic vase with hand made floral painting. On the vase there are figures in thickness. The vase dates back to the 1950s and was produced in Italy. On the bottom yo...

Deer sculpture in green resin from Italy, 1960s. Really good condition very beautiful decorative piece.

1950s coloured beads brass and silk handbag.

Heavy bookends by Ben Seibel in a copper finish.

1950s small Czech leather medicine balls, decorative 1950s small Czech leather medicine balls, decorative. We have a number of these large handsome worn leather medicine balls tha...

Vintage inkwell is a decorative object realized in the Mid-20th Century Silver and glass inkwell. Fair conditions due to the time

Hand-Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid.

1940’s Mouthblown Hungarian Storage Jars – Extra Large 1940’s Mouthblown Hungarian Storage Jars – Extra Large. Traditional handmade storage jars made in small workshops in Hungary these are beautiful vintage storage jars...

1960s original French glass Pepsi bottles, large quantity available. We recently came across a large quantity of these original French Pepsi bottles and h...

In 1959 Hille entered into partnership with a firm called Acorn Products, which manufactured a range of coordinated desk and office accessories on their behalf. Specifically designed by Robin Day, these aluminium desk accessories complemented his office furniture, items included filing trays...

Handsome waste bin attributed to Jacques Adnet with woven fabric and leather strap/buckle.

An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.

Biomorphic Malachite sculpture has a polished surface and raw rock bottom. The opaque polished stone features round patterned top and a textured underside. A playful sculpture or pap...

Industrial rectangular brass object. The brutalist form features a hollow center. The geometric block can be used as a bookend or decorative element. Dimensions 4" width x 2" dept...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'Vi...

A very good pair of architectural inspired 'Grand Tour' style columnar alabaster bookends, both carved in the form of fluted columns, raised on stepped bases. Dimensions noted are th...

Very rare desk secretary designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Functional five drawers and letter slots on turned brass knobs and feet. With original Dunb...

rare and stunning, Fontana Arte's elegant and refined emptying bowl or centerpiece, great for any type of decor.

An elegant heavy solid brass 'hand' paperweight.

1950s crystal paperweight with colours decoration.

Rare limited edition letter holder designed by Yonel Lebovici and manufactured by Distrimex, France 1969. This nickel plated spiral shaped letter holder was made in a limited product...

Vintage sterling silver letter opener pattern torchon, England, 1950s.    

Oriental Style Hand-Carved stone.

Ever so chic for your entry: keys, spare change, a cashew or two in style.

Bronze sculptural pyramid with geometric tubing. Dimensions 5" width x 4" depth x 4.5" height. Condition Excellent vintage condition; bronze carries age appropriate patina.

This pen holder is crafted from Aveiro porcelain, featuring a vibrant polychrome decoration. It showcases delicate roses and the distinguished Coat of Arms of Portugal, adding a touc...

A pair of mid 20th Century English solid silver clothes brushes. The brushes feature a wooden handle which has a solid silver edge band. Throughou...

Oriental Style Hand-Carved Stone.

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Salviati & C Measures: Violet : 33 long x 10 high x 5.5 depth Green: 30 long x 9 high x 5.5 depth The lawyer Antonio Salviati and his dream In 1859 in his premises at Number 731 of Dorsoduro, Venice the “Salviati Dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo” company was established. This is when, Vicenza-born lawyer Antonio Salviati started the entrepreneurial career, moved by a passion for the precious mosaics of the Basilica of San Marco and fascinated by Murano glass art, he decided to start-up his own production of mosaics and objects in Murano glass. An ambitious and far-sighted goal pushed him along this path: to revive the fate of Murano glass production that has been fallen for decades. A challenge which finds the maximum support from two fundamental figures in the history of Murano glass: the mayor of the island, Antonio Colleoni, and the Abbot Vincenzo Zanetti, founder of the glass museum and of the first art school for glass masters. The first successes and international investments The launchpad was the “First Glassmakers’ Exhibition” in 1864 in which Salviati participated with a monumental mosaic that earns him a prize superior to the Gold Medal. The success achieved affirmed the credibility of the Company which thus started its glass production in Palazzo da Mula. The new corporate and productive reality needed investors and the lawyer started to internationalise the company by addressing the economic and financial market across the Channel. The UK immediately showed huge interest in Salviati’s mosaics – as testified by the mosaic that can be seen on the façade of the current Apple Store in Regent Street, London. It was also in London, on 21st December 1866, that the “Società Anonima per Azioni Salviati & C.” was established with the support of diplomat Sir Austen Henry Layard and historian William Drake. The new corporate set-up was further established with the purchase of a new headquarter, this time on the Riva dei Vetrai in Murano. The universal show of Paris in 1867 celebrated the relaunch project of Antonio Salviati “Venice owes a debt of gratitude to the knight Salviati in the resurgence for one of the most legitimately famous of its industries”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 275. “Venice and Italy have gain huge success in the Universal Exhibition. The resurgence of one of the city’s most famous industries is consecrated in this very occasion by the gold medal awarded by the jury to Mr Salviati […] the crowd […] is gathering around the display cases that hold those pieces of glass that are so transparent and so light as to appear like woven air, impregnated, when in their elegant forms that become rainbows of those iridescent reflections that cover them at the artist’s whim – the author of a real ray of sunshine from the beautiful and splendid Venice”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 311 The fundamental role of training in murano glass Training plays a fundamental role for the Company; attendance at the Art School was made compulsory for “[…] all the young workers of the Factory who don’t only tire themselves in manual work. This was established with the idea not only to lift their dignity and their initially limited aspirations, […] but also to improve their artistic education and thereby facilitate an improvement also in their economic situation”. Together with the art school, a free school was also set up to teach all employees to read and write. Diversification in production and made-to-measure projects In a short time, Salviati & C. diversified its production to include glasses, cups, amphoras, and vials which guaranteed the first prize in the universal exhibition for three consecutive years. Its mosaic production also flourished, being used in world-class projects: from the Houses of Parliament in London, to the Viceroy’s palace in Alessandria in Egypt, to the Opera House of Paris, including the private homes of wealthy New York personality. The entire 19th century for Salviati & C. was represented by development, success and fame in the national and international markets, and the Company became a symbol and reference point of Murano glass art throughout the world. The Salviati legacy at the turn of the century On the death of Antonio Salviati in 1890, first his three children followed one another at the helm of the company and then Maurizio Camerino, previously general manager. It was thanks to him that the decorative mosaic project of the Stanford Memorial Church in Palo Alto (California, USA) took place after 12 years of work. As well as the opening of a sales point in Via Montenapoleone in Milan and the institution of a museum collection of Murano glass from the 19th and 20th centuries. The post-war years, biennials and lighting After Maurizio Camerino’s death in 1931, his three children took over the helm of the company: its solid foundations allowed them to strive for new important goals in the art world, participating in the Biennials of 1932 and 1934. Not even the Second World War could tarnish the strength of the Salviati brand: in the post-war years Renzo Camerino renewed the ruined production headquarter and enthusiastically restored all his commercial contacts. Thanks to his grandson Renzo Tedeschi (newly graduated in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin and upon his return from an apprenticeship in the United States), Salviati launched its production in lighting appliances. The following years saw intense growth in the number of collaborations with renowned artists and designers. In 1959, the production site was moved to Fondamenta Radi 16, where it still stands today. The great lighting projects The larger production area allowed the company to further expand the international market in the field of architectural lighting. A number of projects were undertaken, such as the 9-tonne, 22-metres high chandelier in the Chamber of Commerce in Parma, the ceiling illumination in the premises of the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva and the Kowloon Hotel in Hong Kong; not to mention the sound-absorbing windows of the Aula Nervi in the Vatican and the lighting system of the great honour hall of the Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila in collaboration with architect John Marsteller. The reputation of Salviati & C. was further affirmed by the commission – after an international call for bids – for twelve 11-metre high chandeliers for the Tonhalle concert hall in Dusseldorf, made using an innovative system of modular glass elements – “LS- System” – one of the today company’s cornerstones. Salviati from the modern age to the present The story of Salviati continues in the modern era, keeping the focus on creating an innovative style that had distinguished it since its inception. Participation in international exhibitions increased, such as the Venice Biennials from 1958 to 1972 (the final year in which Murano glass was allowed) thanks to projects by designers of the calibre of Betha and Teff Sarasin, Claire Falkestein, and Luciano Gaspari. In 1962 Salviati was awarded with the highest recognition in the Design world, the “Compasso d’Oro” prize assigned by A.D.I. for the Marco vase designed by architect Sergio Asti. In 1965 the company changed its name to Salviati & C. s.p.a.; then it was purchased by the Gruppo Ferruzzi in 1987 which later on it was transferred to a French company. Since 2015 the company returned to be Venetian with the acquisition by the Umana group. Salviati and its designers Salviati’s designers: Luciano Gaspari, Sergio Asti (Compasso d’Oro 1962), Claire Falkenstein, Ward Bennet, Teff and Betha Sarasin, Ingo Maurer, Ross Lovegrove, Amanda Levete, Tom Dixon, Nigel Coates, Thomas Heatherwick, Luca Nichetto, Ben Gorham...

- 1930s - France - Good original condition.

Jacques Adnet desk In/Out tray organizer of stitched leather over steel. France. Circa 1950. Possible to hang on wall or place on desk.

Leather desk complete set is an original set of decorative set of objects realized in the mid-20th century. Mixed media: Leather, paper, plexiglass, brass and tissue. Made in ...

A very handsome letter holder in beautifully patinated leather with fine stitching.

Agate Magnifying Glass From The 50s Elegant magnifying glass in agate and bronze from the 1950s. Excellent state of preservation. Measures: 27 cm long and 10 cm in diameter

An unusual small doll mould decorative curio. France, c1950s. Formed out of a plaster like material, this rare doll form would have been used to cre...

Elegant bronze inkwell produced by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden, circa 1930s. This beautifully crafted inkwell features a smooth, rounded pot with a sculptural finial lid, res...

Handsome mid century multi wood patch work waste can. Hand crafted by Tommy Tomson. Very nice!

A simply wonderful objet d'art this beautifully crafted glass pen holder attributed to the iconic Italian brand Fontana Arte is the perfect desk accessory to add Mid Century style an...