Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
ART NOUVEAU STYLE
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
- Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
- Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals
- Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
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Style: Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau French Letter Opener, w/ Beautiful Girl, ca. 1900
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Petaluma, CA
We believe this to be the best letter opener we have ever offered, especially if art nouveau appeals to you. The quality of the casting is superb right down to the to include her ear...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Oak Hand Crafted Letter Rack With Intricately Cut Art Nouveau Motifs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Victorian Oak Hand Crafted Desk Top Letter Rack With Intricately Cut, Art Nouveau Motifs Circa 1800's.
Supplied With a Heavy Cut Glass Brass Topped Inkwell, A Vintage Dip...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Letter Opener, Fish
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Letter Opener with Fish.
So beautiful, very nice condition!
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair Vintage Lalique Crystal Anémone Flower Paperweights
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Lalique French crystal paperweights in the Anemone pattern, circa early 1980s.
Designed in 1930, and now considered a classic, René Lalique was inspired by the delicate fl...
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1980s French Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Tiffany Favrile Glass Art Nouveau Spotted Paperweight, Signed L.C.T. X17342
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany Favrile Glass Art Nouveau Spotted Paperweight, Signed L.C.T. X17342
USA, 20th Century
A remarkable example of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s mastery of glass artistry, this exqui...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Photograph Frame, Germany C.1900, WMF
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil pewter photograph frame, Germany C.1900, WMF. Ref No 90 page 304 WMF 1906 catalogue. WMF marks B 1/0 beehive B and export mark. Overall measurements: 8 3/4...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Inkwell, Letter Opener, Dip Pen and Seal Set, in Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s travel set or desktop accessories inkwell, dip pen, letter opener and seal. Made of silver (marked 800) and crystal glass. Nice additio...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Art Nouveau Glass Paperweight with Floral Silver Overlay, c. 1910s
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant paperweight from the early 20th century is expertly crafted of cut glass and floral silver overlay in the manner of Art Nouveau. The translucent glass cube is shaped wit...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Grey Stained Dragonfly Knife Rest c1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique France -see image 5) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Libellule' knife rest -depicting a dragonfly in flight, dating from 1919 (See ...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau writing accessoire Carl Witzmann Wiener Werkstätte 1917
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Writing accessoire with two inkwells, model no. 2216 - Mszas 2, Carl Witzmann, Wiener Werkstätte, 1917
Bib.: photograph preserved in the Wiener Werktätte photo archives at the Austr...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Figural Double Sided Hotel Front Desk Call Bell
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Art Nouveau Young Boy Figural Double Sided Hotel Front Desk Call Bell
Marked Dep.
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
French Copper & Wood Desk Art Nouveau Ink Blotter, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French ink blotter for blooting paper
Made circa 1900, in wood and embossed copper
Vegetal motifs
To be placed on a desk or a side table.
Good antique condition
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
French Art Nouveau Bronze Card Tray or Pin Tray, Vide - Poche, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau Bronze card tray or Pin Tray, Vide - Poche, 1920s
This absolutely adorable card tray or pin tray, Vide - Poche, is made of bronze ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Germany, Circa 1900s
Attributed to WMF” Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
A gilt Art Nouveau portrait casket double i...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Bat Inkwell by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing piece, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
W.M.F inkwell art nouveau racing car
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
W.M.F inkwell art nouveau racing car
Origin Germany Circa 1915
Excellent condition. It has all its original parts
Electroplated metal
Sealed on the back
The car is a Mercedes Benz of...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Bronze Letter Opener Knife Depicting an Eagle Made by Sculptor Jules Moigniez
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century bronze letter opener knife depicting an eagle made by french animalier sculptor Jules Moigniez
By: Jules Moigniez
Material: bronze, copper, metal
Technique: lost w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Metal
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Plate Windmill Letter Opener for KLM Airlines
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful sterling silver plate windmill letter opener for KLM Airlines in the Art Nouveau style, circa mid-20th century, Europe, Holland/Neth...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Brass Ink Blotter
Located in New York, NY
A brass Art Nouveau period ink blotter. Beautiful Art Nouveau details captured in blotters' handle. Use for its intended purpose or as a standalone piece decorative object on a desk,...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Typewriter/Remington Standart 12 USA, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age of use.
Made in USA.
Fully functional.
Made of metal, steel, chrome, fabric.
Good original condition...
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1920s American Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
A Rare Austrian Art Nouveau Silver and Enamel Owl Seal by Georg Adam Scheid
Located in New York, NY
Charming and Rare Austrian Art Nouveau Silver and Enamel Owl Seal by Georg Adam Scheid.
A rare and enchanting work of Viennese decorative art, this early 20th-century Austrian silve...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Zsolnay Pecs Green Eosin Iridescent Glazed Deer Mounted Desk Stand
By Zsolnay
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Hungarian art nouveau art pottery desk stand mounted with deer and decorated in eosin iridescent green glazes dating from around 1900. The desk stand has a boat sh...
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Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Art Nouveau Dachshund Ink Scraper in Cold-Painted Spelter
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Charming antique Art Nouveau ink scraper featuring a detailed dachshund figurine crafted in cold-painted spelter. This unique piece combines both functionality and decorative appeal,...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Spelter
Amalric Walter and Alfred Finot Pate De Verre Woman with Schawl Paperweight
Located in Bochum, NRW
Amalric Walter and Alfred Finot, a seated female figure with a shawl and a necklace, Nancy, c. 1910
Gorgeous pâte-de-verre figurine in shades of jade, dark green and violet-blue colours; inscribed A. Finot A. Walter Nancy...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Argentor Sugar bowl made of brass and glass. Design by Jutta Sika around 1910
Located in Wien, AT
Sugar bowl made of brass and glass. Design by Jutta Sika. Around 1910. Stamped Argentor; Jutta Sika was a member of the Wiener Werkstätte and a founding member of the Austrian Werkb...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
Located in Charleston, SC
Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and resting on circular fluted base with the original five bal...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Wire
Horse Shoe Leg Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1920s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina.
I did not clean it, so the next owner can decide what he wants to do with it.
This highly collectible vintage piece ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Blue and Gold Porcelain Inkwell By Crown Stafforshire
Located in Vienna, AT
A Crown Staffordshire powder blue ground gold plated chinoiserie inkwell early 1900s.
Excellent quality inkwell gold gilt Chinese scenes
Printed mark and of the dealer T Goode & Co. ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Desk Set by Tiffany Calendar, Ink Dryer, Box and Clip
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Nouveau desk set by Tiffany calendar, ink dryer, box and clip
Sizes:
Measures: Perpetual calendar 16 x 16 cm
Box 10 x 7 x 4 cm
Clip 6 x 10 x 3...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Kralik Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Inkwell
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique iridescent purple glass inkwell by Kralik in the "Pampas" decor, i.e. a Kralik decor shift on Loetz Pampas. Lobed square form with typical trailed...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
René Lalique Clear & Frosted Glass 'Trois Papillons' Inkwell
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
René Lalique clear and frosted with signs of some light blue staining to glass 'Trois Papillons' Inkwell with some signs of light blue staining. Moulded and engraved makers mark, 'R....
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Blue and Gold Porcelain Inkwell By Crown Stafforshire
Located in Vienna, AT
A Crown Staffordshire powder blue ground gold plated chinoiserie inkwell early 1900s.
Excellent quality inkwell gold gilt Chinese scenes
Printed mark and of the dealer T Goode & Co. ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Silver Plate Horseshoe Jockey Catchall, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous silver plated, 1920s small pot with a horseshoe and some horse race related items. Think it can be used at a table for paperclips, toothpicks, matchsticks or just as a open salt pot...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau with Black Marble, Illumination
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Illumination is a rectangular golden silver photo frame with black marble designed by Laura G Art with Heart and it is decorated 360°, both front and back as every one of my picture ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Silver
Tortoiseshell and Silver Stationery Box William Comyns
Located in Northampton, GB
Raised on Four Sterling Silver Scrollwork Legs
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Tortoiseshell and Silver Stationery Box by William Comyns. The Stationer...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Sitting Kewpie" or "The Thinker", Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s.
Made of silvered bronze, mounted over a green and white mrble base.
Can de used as a desk paperweight.
Originally appearing in the form of magazine illustrations between 1905 and 1909, Kewpie dolls...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Erotic / Nude Women Bronze Sculpture Table Bell Push, Austria, 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic / nude women bronze sculpture table bell push - Austria 1900´s
Talk about hard to find items! This impossible to believe bell push is the only erotic bell push we have ever se...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Amalric Walter and Daum Nancy "Crabe" Pâte de Verre Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite “Crabe” pâte de verre glass paperweight, by Amalric Walter and Daum Nancy is decorated with a relief of a reddish-brown crab poised upon a bright contrast of green and...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios Bronze Pen Holder in the Graduate Pattern
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully designed and crafted Tiffany Studios Bronze Pen Holder in the Graduate Pattern originates from the United States, Circa 1910. Features a rounded rectangular profile...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fratelli Toso Murano Antique Fenicio Blue Orange White Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown cobalt and sky blue, orange, and white Italian art glass decorative double handle cabinet vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 190...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Art Nouveau Studio Porcelain Vase Signed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, signed studio porcelain white, pink, and green vase in the Art Nouveau and Organic Modern style, circa 20th century. A beautiful white textured exterior porcelain with d...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau Handcrafted Silver , Kindness
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Kindness is a delicate photo frame of Laura G Art with Heart collection , handmade entirely by Italian masters of art. Kindness is both front a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Exceptional Quality Egyptian Revival Puma Raised Bi-Metal Desk Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality Art Nouveau Egyptian revival Continental brass and copper desk stand raised on four puma feet and dating from the early 20th Century. Probably French the heavi...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Typewriter/ Remington 10S USA, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age of use.
Made in USA
Serial number Z192196
Fully functional
Made of metal, steel, chrome, fabric.
Go...
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1920s American Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroi...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Unger Brothers Sterling Jester Letter Opener
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare and Unusual Unger Brothers Jester Sterling Letter Opener from the 1900's. Wonderful detailing and unusual subject matter. 1900 USA.
9.5" x 1.85" x 1.25".
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15.
Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions.
HIBOU
Par Antoine Bofi...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Paris Le Sacre Coeur Souvenir Double Inkwell Stand Architecture Building
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s - 1910s double inkwell, with a souvenir building of The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris. Nice addition to your writing desk or just to display them in your ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 6 Art Nouveau Sterling silver vanity brushes. American circa 1900.
All stamped Sterling. Original horsehair bristles.
Each brush features a sli...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jugenstile Bronze Fledermaus Inkwell
Located in Sharon, CT
Jugenstile cast bronze inkwell in the form of a bat (Fledermaus).
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Seven-Piece Desk Set
Located in Northport, MI
An exceptional seven-piece desk set by Tiffany Studios New York, crafted circa early 20th century in the iconic Pine Needle Pattern. This finely detailed ensemble features warm bronz...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Edgar Brandt Style Hand Forged Iron Snake or Serpent Sculpture, Austria, 1920s
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
A wrought iron Art Nouveau era model of a snake / serpent. High-quality craftsmanship, handmade of forged iron by a Viennese metalworker in the 1920s.
A decorative object, which would look great in your shelf, but also suitable as a paperweight, a jewelry ring holder...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Art Nouveau Figural Woman Silhouette Table Night Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Nouveau figural woman table lamp. This beautiful petite lamp is a classic piece of Art Nouveau design. The nude woman graces with elegant the fron...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Pen Tray
Located in New York, NY
A gilt bronze “Zodiac” pen tray by Tiffany Studios New York. The pen tray features intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning interspersed with circular elements in sky blue, each of which features a stylized depiction of two of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, all executed in enamel.
Product Details:
Item #: T-21517
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 0.25" height, 9.5" width, 3" depth.
Materials: Gilt Bronze, Enamel
Signed: Tiffany Studios New York
Literature: Tiffany Desk Sets...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Iridescent Art Nouveau Art Glass Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning early Art Nouveau iridescent art glass inkwell, circa 1900s. The piece features a gorgeous array of rainbow iridescence from greens to blues to...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Silver And Green Stone Style Brooch
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage Art Nouveau silver brooch features a stunning green agate-style centerpiece, embodying the flowing, organic beauty characteristic of the era. Delicate silverwork surroun...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Silver
Rare Andre Villien Paris Art Nouveau quality Bronze & Marble Desk Inkwell Stand
By André Villien
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning desk piece.
This good size Art Nouveau ink-stand is signed by Andre Villien (see image 7). Villien was a French sculptor and decorator who work...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Desk Blotter Ends
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gilt bronze “Zodiac” desk blotter ends by Tiffany Studios New York. The blotter ends each feature intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning intersperse...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Royal Worcester Art Nouveau Blush Porcelain Desk Stand Dated 1894
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and rare Royal Worcester Art Nouveau porcelain desk stand decorated in blush colors and moulded in low relief with trailing floral designs dated 1894. The stand is of recta...
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1890s English Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Wine Leaf Dish & Letter Opener in Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A naturalistic perceived French pattern from the 1910s this ornate set was made by Gørtler E. Albersen in Denmark during the 1930s or 40s. Both parts are made from solid heavy stock ...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Peacock or Pheasant Bird Desk Letter Mail Holder
Located in New York, NY
A desk letter or mail holder with a peacock or pheasant bird design, in the Art Nouveau design style, circa early to mid-20th century. A desk letter mail holder with beautiful bird d...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Frog Inkwell by Émile Müller
By Emile Müller
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Earthenware
Ocean Liner Ship Souvenir Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Vintage 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal money bank. A beautiful decorative item in metal with a missing lock. Made in Europe, circa 1910s or older. Nice addition to any collection, desktop, living ro...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Bronze / Marble Lion Sculpture Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Art Nouveau style gilt bronze / black marble base lion sculpture decorative piece. The piece is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Maker's m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Footed Tray Made By Liberty & Co., English Hammered Antique Pewter
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
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...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Jugendstil J.P. Kayser Inkstand / Inkwell with Great Hamlet & Skull Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and important Kayserzinn pewter inkwell, designed by Hugo Leven.
Who, in this day and age, would ask a top quality sculptor to design and execute a stunning sculpture with ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Large Art Nouveau Style Brass Letter Holder, circa 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely vintage Art Nouveau style brass letter holder rack with two compartments. This superb letter holder is a nice large size and heavy, weighing over 5 lbs. It has a beautiful o...
Category
1950s American Vintage Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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