Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
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
Late 20th Century Gibraltarian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Late 20th Century American Art Glass Crystal Caterpillar Sculpture by, Steuben
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Late 20th Century American Crystal Caterpillar Designed by Peter Yenawine, for Steuben Glass depicting an inching caterpillar with outstretched antennas and applied eyes gives a re...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Ostrich Leather Handle Letter Opener with Brass Knife After Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ostrich handle letter opener with brass knife after Karl Springer. Beautifully designed, simple, elegant and functional for any desk, open letters or protect yourself!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Sculpture of Cat/ Royal Dux, 1960s
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of ceramic
- good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
1950 Italian Pair of Organic Crystal, Yellow & Red Murano Art Glass Flower Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of organic Murano glass vases of clean rectangular modern shape, attributed to Seguso, the linear design enhanced by the triple Sommerso technique: the crystal clear blown gla...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1961, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Gold Plate Letter Opener with Felt Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gold plate letter opener with felt case. A beauty on any desk - a great gift for Father's Day.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Travertine Pyramid Bookends
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A little ancient mystery, a little modern charm. These pyramid-shaped bookends are carved from solid travertine and feel like tiny monuments for your shelf. Each one is a natural scu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Paperweight Flower Model Murano Italy, 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight Flower Model Murano Italy, 1960
A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used paperweight...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Rectangular industrial wall card holder or filing cabinet, painted brown wit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
Beautiful paperweight large white yellow 1960 by John Deacons.
Glass paperweight.
A paperweight is an object that...
Category
1960s Scottish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
Desk set consisting of a stationery holder, a double-flap desk folder and a pen holder with blotter. It is a game that detonat...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Murano Vase by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Vintage Murano geometric shaped deep red and blue "Sommerso" faceted glass vase designed by Mandruzzato, Italy.Original label.Perfect condition.
Mandruzzato was founded in 1934 on th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Kay Bojeson Laurids Lonborg Hand Painted Stout Guardsman Figure
Located in Ferndale, MI
Kay Bojeson guardsman figure. Hand painted white red with black feet. Sold by Laurids Lonborg Denmark retains original label. Completely original condition with little to no wear.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
Salviati Vintage Green Orange Purple Crystal Murano Glass Sculpture Work of Art
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
1970s Mid-Century Modern mouth blown Murano glass organic sculpture by Salviati, a crystal clear glass "stone" decorated in the interior with swirls of colors in lime green and red o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Blown Glass
French Silvered Bronze Paperweight Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Set of Two Glass Paperweights by Milan Metelák, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of glass paperweights 'APPLE' and 'PEAR' made of clear and green glass with fused optical decoration of bubbles 'Raindrops'. The author is the glass artist and painter Milan METELÁK...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Ronson Large Table Lighter 1980
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Ronson Large Table Lighter 1980
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass
Table Fan PAL, 220V, 30W Central Europe in the 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
In good original and functional condition. Silent run.
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Glass Paperweight, Glasswork Novy Bor, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Art Glass
Re-polished
Good Original Condition.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Silver Pique-Sellier Desk Accessories
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Jaques Adnet leather and silvered metal "pique-sellier" desk accessories. Each cast with riding spur form frames, one with leather wallet form holder the second a tray beneath a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
P.W. Baston Supp-Hose Woman's Stockings Advertising Pen Holder Desk Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This advertising pend holder was produced by P.W. Baston, also known as Sebastian Miniatures, of the United States in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The figurine is composed of a glazed ceramic with a brass and plastic pen holder. The figurine depicts of business woman...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1974, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with signs of use
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Bent Lucite & Chrome Paper Basket & Letter Holder
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern paper basket and letter holder Letter holder with dimensions: 3 x 7 x 6.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Incredible MidCentury Desk Set By Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte *FREE DELIVERY
Located in Portlaoise, IE
A rare and wonderful complete original desk set by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte dating from around 1950. This stunning Italian set is meticulously crafted in cut glass with the ric...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Cut Glass
1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing a wonderful patina and...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Vintage Colombian Postal Scale.
Located in Seattle, WA
Postal Scale that Weighs items up to 1.5 oz. Beautiful Petina to the Metal and the Label. Floral Motif on the Bottom. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions....
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Mid-century Typewriter/Consul, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Metal,Plastic
With aged patina
Re-polished
Fully Functional
Good Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Modern Applied and Decorated Murano Large Art Glass Vase
Located in Englewood, NJ
A highly decorative and vibrant Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase with decorated with transparent gradient between lime and aqua hues, multicolor vertical bands on body, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Florence Knoll Two-Tier Ebonized Walnut Paper Tray
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paper tray designed by Florence Knoll in 1948. This two-tier paper tray is composed of ebonized molded walnut plywood. The trays rotate around a rear central post of brushed aluminum...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Vase
Located in Copenhagen, K
Smoked rifled brown tinted glass vase.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Wonderful Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture Alligator Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Carved Rock crystal sculpture Of An Alligator Paperweight Desk Accessory.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Rock Crystal
Mid-Century Coffee Grinder, 1950's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany
Made of wood, metal, steel
Original condition.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Bowl Designed by Jiri Suhajek for Crystalex , 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of hyalit glaas
- good, original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Paper Holder Stand With Hand Shaped Clips
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Brass, Beautiful Patina Consistent with Age. Intricate Base. Hinge on Bottom is Loose.
Dimensions. 4 Diameter ; 14 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Paperweight with a Nice Sleek Finish and a Beautiful Orange Colour
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight with a Nice Sleek Finish and a Beautiful Orange Colour
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6.5 W x 6.5 D x 7 H cm
This sphere has damage and a number G04029 engraved.
A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bookends 1960s Set of 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian bookends Made with metal.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Ducati Motorbike Engine Block, Man Cave Decorative, Industrial Design
Located in Milano, IT
Loft Decoration- Man Cave Accessory - Ducati Engine
Petrolheads, behold! This is an authentic engine coming right off of a vintage 1960s Ducati motorbike. Naturally made in Italy, i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Cooking Glass Set, Czechoslovakia, 1960’s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of glass, metal
Re-polished
Fully functional
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Multi Color Origami Hexagonal Matchbox with Fitted Color Matches
Located in Ferndale, MI
Geometric design match box with individual color panels of construction paper. Inside fitted with color head matches. Marked Japan on underside.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Italian Elephant Sculpture Silver Plated and Marble, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Sculpture of elephant silver plated and marble base, also can be used as holder for things like jewellery or keys, perfect for a sideboard or as decora...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
Dutch Round Glass Paperweight Ball Signed with Oude Horn leerdam W Heesen
Located in Oirlo, LI
Dutch Round Glass Paperweight Ball Signed with O Horn, 1980
Oude Horn Leerdam
from Willem Heesen
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H c...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
1960, Vintage Wooden Shelf, Italian Manufacture
Located in Milan, IT
1960, Vintage wooden shelf, Italian manufacture.
Vintage wooden shelf from the 1960s, Italian production.
Thanks to its dimensions, the shelf ad...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Orange Pen Holder by Royal Haeger
By Royal Haeger
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Mid-Century Modern ceramic orange pen holder / desk accessory by Royal Haeger.
Measures: Height: 2 7/8 in.
Width: 9 in.
Special Characteristics...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds
Elusive and historical pair of bookends, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Vintage Brass Bowls by Franz Hagenauer, 1950s, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern pair of wonderful Franz Hagenauer brass bowls, 1950s, Vienna, engraved with Hagenauer Wien, handmade, made in Austria.
This se...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern 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
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Silver, Silver Plate
Italian Handmade Bear Wood Sculpture by Bern
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian hand carved wood bear sculpture by Bern.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Manual Typewriter AZERTY Keyboard by MESSA
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual typewriter, AZERTY keyboard by MESSA. With a robust design, beige structure and chromed metal details.
The keyboard features raised, dark-colored round keys typical of classic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Paperweight of Beautifully Crafted Glass Colored Gray Purple
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight of Beautifully Crafted Glass Colored Gray Purple
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5.5 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Penguin
Located in Englewood, NJ
A whimsical Mid-Century Modern Italian blown art glass penguin sculpture attributed to Antonio da Ros, made for Cenedese decorated with heavy clear layer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Paperweight Orange with Black/White/Green Bows
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight Orange with Black/White/Green Bows
Additional information:
Dimensions: 8.5 W x 8.5 D x 7 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Paperweights Italian Surrealist with Eyes in Acrylic
Located in London, GB
Surrealist paperweight sculptures have eyes screen printed on sharp cut acrylic shapes. The eyes reflect on the different angles and depending on your position they are visible or va...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Mazzega Glass Objects, Italy, 1970, Set of 18
By Mazzega
Located in Munich, DE
Set of 18 wonderful Murano glass objects by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s.
Measures: One H 14.5 W 28 D 5 cm.
Nine H 12 W 5 D 5 cm.
Eight H 12 W 15 D 5 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Parchment Table Lamp Attr to Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant, hand made, Unique French Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk lamp in hand forged and hand-hammered iron with a parchment shade attributed to Gilbert Poillerat. The base...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wrought Iron
Two Bookends by Carl Auböck Brass Design Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large solid brass bookends created and manufactured by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. These outstanding objects made of solid polished and decorated brass...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Murano Sommerso Glass Bird Pink and Clear
Located in Lutz, FL
Lovely Italian Murano Glass Sommerso glass bird paperweight sculpture in pink and clear with original Murano Italy sticker faded but fully intact. No chips or cracks, some minor ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Venini Centerpiece Murano Black Glass Layered Glass White
By Venini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Venini centerpiece Murano black glass, layered glass white the two little.
Big one measure cm: H 7 Diam. 47 thickness 6mm
Little one measure cm: H 3.8 Diam. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, 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, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern desk accessories made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, 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 Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Fratelli Toso, Walter Bosse, and Herta Baller. 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 $34 and tops out at $28,500 while the average work can sell for $548.