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 legendary 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.
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
Period: Mid-20th Century
1950s Molded Black Fiberglass Wastebasket Trash Receptacle
Located in Ferndale, MI
1950s molded black fiberglass with white striations, manufactured using technology developed during WWII by Corry Jamestown Corporation, Corry, Pennsyl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Fiberglass, Rubber
Vintage Blue Ceramic Ashtray Handcrafted in Italy by Aldo Londi 1950
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Blue Ceramic Ashtray Handcrafted in Italy by Aldo Londi 1950
Round "Rimini Blu" enameled terra cotta cigar ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Handcrafted in Italy with hand c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stoneware
Paper Clip by Franzi in Leather and Steel, Gucci Style, Italy, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous vintage clip paperweight in leather and steel in the shape of a marine link. A wonderful piece produced by the historic leather brand Franzi in the 1970s in Italy.
A bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Box with Historical Photos of JFK Kennedy, Roosevelt, Adenauer German Press
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a collection of historical press photographs in an original box. They show several American presidents. Many are by John F kennedy, one by Roosevelt, one with Grover Clevelan...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Gubelin Swiss 1960 Retro Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Enamel
By Gubelin
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Gubelin.
Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Luzern Switzerland by the house of Gubelin, back in the 1960. This clock is very rare and has been crafted wi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite World Globe Form Ice Bucket, Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite world globe form ice bucket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Italian Murano Handblown Art Glass Paperweight with White Flowers Fratelli Toso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano hand blown glass flower paperweight with original label.
Attributed to Fratelli Toso, not signed.
Italian Murano Art glass pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pierre Giraudon, a Pair of Lucite Sculptures "Neon", France, Midcentury
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of resin/lucite sculptures designed by Pierre Giraudon, model "Neon", France Mid-Century Modern / 1970s.
With glow in the dark effect. Decorative and in good condition. Sma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Strathearn or Perthshire Scotland, circa 1970
By Strathearn
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade Millefiori collectors Paperweight, that we attribute to a Scottish maker, Circa 1970.
This paperweight is handmade with a mixed Millefiori cane design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Original Midcentury Carl Auböck Comb Made from Horn
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a beautiful half-moon shaped comb. The item was hand-crafted from horn and designed by the renowned workshops of Carl Auböck in Austria. It's a remarkable example of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Red Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial red ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Ericsson...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Mathieu Matégot Style Magazine Holder Rack Yellow and Black Metal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome Mathieu Matégot-style modernist magazine holder or rack. A striking example of a French 1950s metalwork design. Folded, perforated black and yellow metal. Still with the ori...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Danish Modern Desk Set in Teak, 1960s, Set of 3
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Curious group of 3 desk accessories consisting of a teak pencil holder, a viking brush for your key board and a teak letter opener. The viking brush is designed and made by Hans Bøll...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
Vintage Murano Twisted Spiral Sky Blue and Clear Art Glass with Silver Murine 19
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern vintage Murano sky blue glass vase with bubbles and silver murine inclusions.
Beautiful vintage handmade Murano ice blue glass soliflore vase with silver inclusions.
A fantastic unusual shaped, small decorative vase with twisted base body combined with a lovely coloration from light sky blue tone down to clear.
An exceptional designed Murano piece of mid-century Italian art glass vase mouth-blown in an organic form with a combination of ocean blue and the and clear with silver and gold inclusions.
This is a rare color, shape and size, a must have for any art glass collector.
Very good condition. Handmade in Venice, Murano, Italy, circa 1960s.
Could be use to hold a single flower or as a paper weight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Carl Auböck Paperweight "Foot", Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight "Foot" in Brass, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Desk Accessories, Letter Holder by Jacques Adnet, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Handsome saddle leather letter holder by Jacques Adnet. Signature contrast stitching. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage condition. Paris...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Wheaton Village Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage art glass paperweight with a large hand blown flower with bubbles, made in USA in 1977
Original mark on the base
Measures: Diamet...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Vintage Opal White Blue Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1950s. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Art Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown 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
Glass Vintage Pink Bathroom Set, France, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This beautiful light pink ceramic bathroom set is in very good vintage condition. An elegant addition to a Classic bathroom. Only one unique set. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Orange White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Bear Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown orange and white opalescent Italian art glass bear sculpture / figure. Documented to designer Arch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Bill Curry Jacks Sculptures Bookends Paperweights for Design Line 1967
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jacks bookends by Bill Curry in chocolate brown enamel.
Bill Curry Oversized Pop Art Jacks Bookends.
Bill Curry Jacks Scul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
1950s, Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Italian Smoking Set by Alfa Ceramiche
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A lovely Mid-Century Modern ceramic smoking set designed and manufactured with love in Italy by Alfa Ceramiche, a company specialized in the production ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Bill Curry Sculptural Jax Bookends Design Line
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of fun / sculptural bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line. Great patina and original creamy white paint.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Sterling Silver Inkwell XL Size, Denmark, 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Sterling silver inkwell made in Denmark, 1920.
Very large size silver inkwell holder made of sterling silver, weight 620 grams.
Good condition, some engraving on the silver as seen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Restored Calculator, NISA, Czechoslovakia, 1958
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1950s Chiesa Pietro Design Fontana Arte Italy Paperweight Chiseled Glass
Located in Biella, IT
Chiesa Pietro design by Fontana Arte Italy, sculpture chiselled glass years 60.
Measure; 17 cm x 11 x 6 cm - 6.5 inches x 2.2" x2.3".
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Fornasetti Vide Poche / Catchall by Piero Fornasetti, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Fornasetti original astonishing porcelain vide poche/catchall "Sonate- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" by Piero Fornasetti . Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk acc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Red Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Rooster Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and millefiori flowers Italian art glass rooster figure, sculpture or paperweight. Attributed to Ga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Carl Aubock Vase or Decanter with Wicker Top, Midcentury, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful minimal modernist vase or decanter „Tuberkulinkolben", designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in the 1950s. Made of handblown clear glass with nice wickerwork / rattan o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Green Leather Documents Tray by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green leather documents tray by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Midcentury "Ericofon" Rotary Dial Desktop Telephone
By Ericsson
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century "Ericofon" rotary dial desktop telephone, circa 1970s. The "Ericofon" is a one-piece plastic telephone created by the Ericsson Company of Swede...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Scandinavian Desk Set in Bronze by Gusum, A 5 Pieces Set, Signed
By Gusums Bruk
Located in Paris, FR
A very rare desk set of 5 pieces made by Gosum. Sweden. Signed
Bronze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Green Leather Desk Set by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rich brown leather desk set by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Bird Figures Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird figurines paperweight sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. They look to be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Walnut Trinket Tray / Catch All
Located in San Diego, CA
A fun midcentury walnut trinket tray / catch all, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 8" W x 10" D x 0.5" H; there are t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Murano Art Glass Black Bird Mid-Century Modern, 1960's
By Barovier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful mid-century modern Murano glass black bird in wonderful vintage condition.
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird in the Manner of Barovier.
Beautiful Murano hand blown black Italian art glass bird dove figurine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Black Bullseye Murrine Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown multi-color murrine with black Italian art glass mosaic paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The murrines pieces are all lined i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Fratelli Toso Murano Clear Red Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown red and clear Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains its original "Murano Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Stich Leather Pencil Holder Krystal Tray 1950s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice black Stich leather pen holder, comes with a Krystal Glass inlay
signed '' Val Saint Lambert '' attributed to Hermes or Jacques Adnet.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Black Italian Art Glass Fish Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink Italian art glass fish sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It still retains ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Small Glass Dish by Fontana Arte C.1960’s
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
A small bevelled glass bowl, dish by Fontana Arte. Etched FX. Very good original condition. Beautifully made with minor surface scratches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Set of Murano Hand-Blown Colored Glass Eggs, by Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly rare set of four murano blown glass egg sculptures, attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy 1970s.
This astonishing set, heavily spatialis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Vintage Die in Mother-of-Pearl and Rosewood, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Danish Paperweight Die in Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl, Mid-Century Modern. Measures: 2 Inch.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Organic Table / Desk Lamp Wood w. Stunning Tree Knots Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautiful shape, wooden table lamp with all natural colors.
This midcentury era, mushroom shape table lamp has some of the most beautiful, natural colors you will ever see. We don't know what type of wood this lamp is made of, but this shape and these great colors will combine beautifully with all kinds of styles and materials. The design, the warm natural colors and the wonderful tree knot pattern in both the shade and the base are an absolute joy to look at. And with the light switched on, the cores of the tree knots turn into a beautiful, deep red and almost purple color. A little bit like the eyes of nocturnal animals...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Carl Auböck Paperknife #7209
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperknife #7209 by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather Wrapped Faux Bamboo Desk Organizer
Located in Stamford, CT
Jacques Adnet desk In/Out tray organizer of stitched leather over steel. France. Circa 1950. Possible to hang on wall or place on desk.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Murano Blue Orange Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue, orange, white and bubbles Italian art glass egg shaped paperweight. Created in the manner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Small Czech sculptural glass bowl, designed by Josef Hospodka in the 1960's and made by the Chribska glassworks. The bowl is aproximatelly 8 cm (3.15 inch) high (at the highest point...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Carl Auböck Paperweight in Leather and Stone, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight in leather and stone, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Abstract Marble and Ceramic Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage pair of abstract marble and ceramic bookends.
This interesting design is attributed to Fratelli Mannelli and was manufactured by Raymor.
These stylish pair of abstract mar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paperweight.
Category
1950s Beninese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight Probably Made for Young & Rubicam, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti ceramic Paperweight probably made for Young & Rubicam,
Y and R are repeated with an & on the top.
Probably a gift for the agencys' clients
Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Copper Ore Ingot Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool copper (I believe it is copper-not positive) ore ingot paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 5.5" W x 3.25" D x...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Tommi Parzinger for Hart Associates Nickel & Taupe Enamel Magazine Rack, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Hart Associates, Tommi Parzinger attributed Magazine Stand, Book Stand. Folder Stand. Repurpose. Featuring a sturdy rectangular two part form with curved Nickel plated Brass base and...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Paperweight Jingle Bell #5039, Brass, Leather, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A handmade paperweight in the shape of a sleigh bell, model #5039, originally designed by Carl Aubock III back in the 1960s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1960s, Catchall / Vide-Poche in Porcelain "Arturo Toscanini" by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "Arturo Toscanini" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Vintage Blue Opal White Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The cute bird h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art 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.
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