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Style: Belle Époque
Massive Art Nouveau Bronze Poseidon Inkwell, by Hans Müller
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Art Nouveau Bronze Poseidon Inkwell, by Hans Müller Austrian, circa 1900. Behold the Art Nouveau Bronze Poseidon Inkwell, a masterpiece attributed to the skilled hands of Ha...
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Late 19th Century Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Candlestick Cloisonne Enamel Chamber Stick, 1890s Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous candlestick. Made of metal with cloisonné enamel parts. Beautiful color and patina. This was made probably in the early 1890s-1900s. Fantastic piece for a Living Room.
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1890s German Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Ormolu

French Belle Epoque Tromp L'éoel Bronze Paperweight Ashtray, ca. 1880s
Located in New York, NY
Belle Epoque ~ Tromp L'éoel Paperweight Ashtray w/ Cigarette & Match-Striker Holder in form of a Glove Patinated Bronze France, ca. 1880s ABOUT Made in France in the last quart...
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1880s French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze inkwell. France, late 19th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze inkwell. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Enamel

Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, France, circa 1890.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Onyx, Bronze

Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique box for letters / documents with a roller shutter door. The box is made of wood. In good condition, the tambour door opens smoothly. M...
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1880s French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Wood

Wooden Box, Casket, Gründerzeit / Wilhelminian, circa 1890, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Very nice early wooden box, made in Austria, Central Europe. The box was made in the Gründerzeit period, how we call it in Europe, in this case around 1890. There are some interest...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Walnut, Cherry

Cartier Paris London 1905 Belle Epoque Enamel Desk Clock 18kt Gold & Platinum
Located in Miami, FL
Belle epoque desk clock designed by Cartier. An impressive and magnificent "mignonette" desk clock, created in Paris France by the house of Cartier, during the Edwardian Belle Epoque period, back in the 1905. This stunning piece is very rare and has been designed with neoclassic French patterns and carefully crafted with parts made up in yellow gold of 18 karats, silver and platinum. It is mounted with four spherical parts, carved from green chrysoprase. The five sides are embellished with applications of vivid purple enamel over a sunburst and linear guilloche ground and the borders are accented with a linear frame of white champleve enamel. Fitted in the reverse with a sistem to open and close the three winding parts to manipulate. Movement: Mechanical 8 days, key winding and It is accompanied with the associated original key. Dial: White ceramic with gold batons for the seconds, with Arabic black numerals and gold hands, inscribed, Cartier Paris-London. Diamonds: The platinum part on top is mount, with 60 calibrated Old European rose cuts diamonds, 0.30 carats, F color, VS-1 clarity Chrysoprase: Mounted with screws on the base, with 4 four spherical cabochon cuts carved from natural translucent green chrysoprase with a weight of 8 carats. Weight: 272.8 Grams, (174.87 Dwt). Measurements: 47 mm by 40 mm by 70 mm (1.85 x 1.57 x 2.75 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, the mark for the silver and gold assay and warranty, the maker's mark for Eugène Bako inside a lozange cartouche, the case numbers, the Cartier serial numbers and signed at the bottom, "CARTIER 2027 LONDON PARIS 11290 S". Literature: Olivier Bachet & Alain Cartier, Cartier Exceptional objects, Palais Royal 2021, Volume 1, Pp-117 and 128, for two similars Illustrated, see figures. Comparative Literature: Hans Nadelhoffer, Cartier, Jewelers Extraordinary, London, 1984, pl.18 Barracca, Negretti & Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, Milan, 1989, p.34 A Cartier carriage clock of very closely related design was sold Antiquorum Geneva, The Magical Art of Cartier, 19 November 1996, lot 36 (illustrated in its travel case in Nadelhoffer). The dial design may be compared with other Cartier desk clocks of this period illustrated in Barracca et al. Publications: Published in the Vogue Art...
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Early 1900s French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Platinum, Silver, Enamel, Gold

Pair of decorative table frames, brass, circa 1880
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful pair of rare stand/table frames, made circa 1890. The construction is made of brass, into which a glass plate has been inserted, in between is place for the image you hav...
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1890s European Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Brass

19th Century Murano Glass Paperweight - Pen Holder
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique paperweight, handmade from multi colored glass, in the shape of a rooster. On top a small vase, probably intended to hold a pen. ...
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1870s Italian Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Blown Glass, Art Glass

Antique Ladies Hand Wall or Desk Letter Clip Erhard & Sohne Ormolu, German 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous ladies hand wall or desk letter / paper clip. Made of Ormolu, by Erhard & Sohne, Germany. Beautiful color and patina. This was made by Erhard & Sohne in the early 1890s-19...
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1890s German Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Ormolu

Very Nice Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble 3 Piece Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
A very nice late 19th century bronze and marble 3 piece desk set. The large Chinese designed rectangular desk set centered with a bronze crane and two ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

Bronze Desk Set by Edmund Csadek, Vienna, circa 1900
Located in Praha, CZ
Masterpiece of Viennese work. Table lamp to the Classic E27 bulb is fully functional and has a new electrical cable. Inkwell already havent glass bowl. Table lamp size: Height 58cm, ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Porcelain, Paint

Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful late 19th century gilt and patina bronze inkwell Depicting a bronze sleeping cherub lying on a gilt bronze settee, opening up to two ink holders.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Antique Candlestick and Match Stick Holder Erhard & Sohne Ormolu, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous candlestick and match stick holder set. Made of Ormolu, by Erhard & Sohne, Germany. Beautiful color and patina. This was made by Erhard ...
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1890s German Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Ormolu

Antique French Belle Époque Classical Silver Inkwell on Stand
Located in New York, NY
French 950 silver inkwell on stand, circa 1910. Straight sides with vertically applied strapwork bands; curved bottom and raised foot. Cover hinged and domed with flower-head finial....
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Silver

Wonderful French Large Oval Bronze Ormolu Garland Embossed Picture Frame
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French large oval bronze ormolu garland embossed picture frame with easel back 18" H x 14" W.                 
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20th Century French Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Late 19th Century French Bronze Vide-de-poche "The Wrestlers" by G. Michel
By Gustave Frédéric Michel
Located in Englewood, NJ
A late 19th century French gilded cast bronze vide-de-poche "Les Lutteurs" ("The Wrestlers") by Gustave Frédéric Michel of two male wrestlers wrestlin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Very Fine Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Picture Frame, G. Vigneron
Located in New York, NY
A very fine late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze picture frame By G. Vigneron Signed G. Vigneron, 10 Rue Caumartin, Paris on the back of the frame. Measures: Height 11 i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

French Belle Époque, Patinated Bronze Desktop Sculptural Paperweight, 19 Century
Located in New York, NY
Signed illegibly original red marble base. Dimensions: H: 8.25” x W: 3.25” x D: 4.25” Base diameter: 2.75” This beautiful and delicate desktop dark chocolate-brown patinated br...
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1870s French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Sevres Porcelain Plaque's in Robin’s Egg
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful large 19th century French Belle Époque inkwell. Grand gilt bronze with many compartments decorated with Sevres porcelain plaques. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

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Michel Mangematin Bronze Paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
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Art Nouveau Bronze Inkwell with an Owl
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Art Noveau or Jugend patinated bronze pen and inkwell with an owl sitting in the center. The owl have inset glass eyes. Made ca.1900. Possibly Swedish. Symbolism of the owl: The...
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H 7.09 in W 14.97 in D 6.3 in
Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
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Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in Cloisonné Bronze with Black Enamel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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19th Century Black Forest Carved Box
Located in London, GB
A Black Forest carved box Constructed from stained and patinated Lindenwood, the lockable box carved to resemble a tied sheaf with its accom...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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19th Century Black Forest Carved Box
19th Century Black Forest Carved Box
H 6.5 in W 12.5 in D 5 in
Antique Inkwell, Crystal Glass, Bronze, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Inkwell made from crystal glass with a fine bronze lid. The lid shows beautiful floral patterns and beetles.
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Late 19th Century Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century French Bronze and Marble Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of brilliant doré bronze and fine brocatelle marble, this wonderful Napoleon III-period inkwell is as functional as it is beautiful. In a style reminiscent of Louis XV Rococo...
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19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century English Mother of Pearl Business Card Case
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carved mother of pearl carte de visite (business card) case. England, circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Mother-of-Pearl

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Inkwell from France, C. 1840
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece of nineteenth-century French elegance is sure to be the envy of any collector. The Napoleon III gilt bronze inkwell is a prized find, crafted in circa 1840 France with int...
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1840s French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Metal, Bronze

1890s, Antique Yellow Gold and Enamel Parasol Handle and Rib Tips
By Thomas Brigg & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique yellow gold and enamel parasol handle and rib tip set; an addition to our diverse enamelwork collection. This exceptional antique parasol handle...
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1890s English Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Mid 19th century Tunbridge ware stationery box by Edmund Nye, manufacturer. The dome-shaped top is inlaid with a specimen parquetry panel, crossbanded with boxwood and stringing and...
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19th Century English Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Walnut, Satinwood, Ash, Boxwood

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Antique Miniature Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French glass paperweight. Attributed to Baccarat (or possibly St. Louis). With 2 concentric rows of canes surrounding a central green, red, white, and blue cog c...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Glass, Art Glass

Car Battery Charger, circa 1920
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state with a pleasant patine of age, gently cleaned. No longer functional (bad wires).
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Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Iron

Car Battery Charger, circa 1920
Car Battery Charger, circa 1920
H 11.82 in W 14.97 in D 11.82 in
Art Nouveau Table Thermometer
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state with a pleasant patine of age.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Metal

Art Nouveau Table Thermometer
Art Nouveau Table Thermometer
H 7.29 in W 3.15 in D 3.35 in
Antique French St. Louis or Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine St. Louis or Baccarat Millefiori art glass paperweight It has multiple concentric circles of millefiori canes with principally white...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Glass

Pair of Vintage Venetian Lights or Lamps, Sky Blue Latticino Stripe 24 K Gold
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great color ! A pretty sky blue with pulled latticino threading and gold inclusion throughout. In wonderful vintage condition and good working condition. We love the shape and the go...
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1960s Italian Vintage Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Blown Glass

19th Century Decorative Brass Commercial Sign Accessory
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century decorative brass commercial sign accessory is an interesting artifact from the Belle Epoque period. It was designed to be used in a store ...
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1890s French Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Brass

Atlas with Globe
Located in Praha, CZ
The globe is loosely placed on the pin. Glob can be opened, there is space inside.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Porcelain, Paper

Atlas with Globe
Atlas with Globe
H 7.49 in Dm 3.55 in
Historicism Writing Set, Early 19th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
Writing set is from the 19th century and is stylistically attributable to historicism. If you do not know what to do with a writing set in this day and age...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Brass

Historicism Writing Set, Early 19th Century
Historicism Writing Set, Early 19th Century
H 6.11 in W 10.04 in D 6.3 in
Bronze Inkwell, Young Black Boy Straw Hat, Black Americana, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This humorous inkwell is not only fun to look at but incredibly detailed. The fact that it is an inkwell is just a bonus. His charming expression, his detailed hair, the hat and even...
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Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Playing Cards Press, circa 1900
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Iron

Playing Cards Press, circa 1900
Playing Cards Press, circa 1900
H 6.7 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Flower Stand Thonet Nr.21, Since 1905
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. In the production program was included in the Year 1905. Renovated in the recent past, perfectly cleaned and re-polished.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Bentwood

Flower Stand Thonet Nr.21, Since 1905
Flower Stand Thonet Nr.21, Since 1905
H 48.04 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Small Table Fan, circa 1900
By Edison
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state. Fully functional. New cable installed, 220V (inside the possibility to easily switch the electrical voltage to 110V), European plug.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Belle Époque Desk Accessories

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Iron

Small Table Fan, circa 1900
Small Table Fan, circa 1900
H 11.82 in W 10.63 in D 6.3 in

Belle Époque desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Belle Époque desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desk accessories created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Belle Époque desk accessories made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desk accessories, popular names associated with this style include Erhard & Söhne, Cartier, Ernest Justin Ferrand, and Gustave Frédéric Michel. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desk accessories differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $240 and tops out at $30,388 while the average work can sell for $1,325.

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