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Style: Victorian
Color:  Black
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s Pair photograph frame (or miniature frame) with classical Victorian design. Typical frame for wedding photographs....
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Early 1900s French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

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Brass

19th Century English Brass Calendar and Letter Holder
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome, stately desk calendar and letter holder from the Victorian era. It's hand-forged from solid brass, which one can feel from the weight of the piece. The antique brass has...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

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Brass

English Tortoise Case
Located in New York, NY
English tortoise case. Chic tortoise business cards case with side panel button for flip-top. Rich tortoise colour and polish. England, late 19th century. Dimensions: 4" H x 2.88" W...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique Gutta-Percha Inkwell, Original Glass Inserts, Circa 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional Gutta-Percha inkwell with original glass inserts.  
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1880s Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Resin

Antique Gutta-Percha Inkwell, Desk Pen Tray With Glass Insert, Circa 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique inkstand with one glass for the ink in the center. Made of Gutta-Percha in a very nice condition.
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19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Resin

Antique Victorian Tatum's Dual Postal Ink Stand with Two Crystal Inkwells
Located in Stamford, CT
Hard to find antique Victorian Tatum's dual postal inkwell stand with two crystal inkwells in a decorative iron stand with hinged lids and three pen quail rests. The inkwell is signed Tatum's Postal Ink Stand and is in very good condition, a nice desk...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Iron

19th Century English Papier Mache & Mother of Pearl Folio Desk Blotter
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique 19th-Century English black lacquer papier mâché folio or desk blotter. This fine folio has a hand painted floral design with inlaid mother of pearl details and a gil...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

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Mother-of-Pearl, Paper

Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A rare find, this fabulous figural desk bell was cast in metal in the form of a pig with a quality screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be wou...
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1890s German Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Victorian Slate Paperweight of Hand style of Odd Fellows Hands Offs Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful very old professional office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers. Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs.
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1890s American Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Slate

Antique Inkwell Tatum’s Standard Crystal Well 3 Pen Quill Rests Hinged Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Ink Well Tatum’s Standard, crystal well, 3 pen quill rests, hinged lid. This piece is cast iron and crystal. It is a beauty!
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20th Century American Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Iron

19th Century, Victorian Solid Silver Inkstand, Robert Hennell, c.1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Victorian silver large lidded inkstand, of rectangular casket form, with a hindged lid, engraved with Rococo scrolls and foleage, with vacant cartooches, resting on four...
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19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Fine Quality Antique Victorian French Freestanding Inlaid Boulle Desk Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding inlaid boulle desk set having a quality ornate shaped brass handle flanked by a pair of original cut glass inkwells with inlaid bou...
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1850s French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Grant Tour micro-mosaic paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy, or possibly the Vatican City, and dating to approximately 1880 and done in t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Slate

Antique Victorian Brass Bells in Shape of Ladies, 19th Century, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A couple of cast table bells in the shape of fashionable ladies. The little one showcases a Crinoline dress. They were both made in England during the ...
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1860s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique English Figural / Novelty Ostrich Inkwell C.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and substantial novelty inkwell in the form of a running Ostrich standing on an oval shaped base with a naturalistic base incorporating two "rocks" acting as a pen rest. I...
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1890s British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Business Card Holder, Stand in Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rather practical 1950s British novelty item. Intended for displaying/presenting business cards on your office desk or in your shop. Its made entirely f...
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1950s European Vintage Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Chalcedony Pin Cushion
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver pin cushion modelled in the form of a shoe made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd; an addition to our animal related silverware collection. This exceptional antique sterling silver pin cushion...
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1890s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century English Victorian Letter Holder
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian black and gilt decorated mother-of-pearl and papier mâché stationary letter / card holder or desk stand with stunning, exceptionally executed city scape hand pai...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

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Other

Late 19th Century Inkwell Depicting a Black African Man - Goldscheider Wien
Located in London, GB
A Wonderfull quality bronze inkwell depicting a black African man, made by the goldscheider factory in Vienna around 1890, with inset glass eyes.
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1890s Austrian Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Unusual Antique English Novelty Match Striker, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and most unusual novelty match strike made from cast brass and just back from a professional clean and polish by our silversmith. The non-safety matches...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Museum Quality Moser Polychromatic Enamelled 19th Century Vases c1890
Located in Whitburn, GB
Technical Description A truly stunning pair of 19th-century glass vases hand-decorated in polychromatic enamels with grasses, flowers, and birds. Mounted on brass stands with three legs in the form of griffins. Blue glass with pink flecks...
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1890s German Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

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Blown Glass

Victorian Loupe Tripod Magnifying Glass in Brass, 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Victorian jewelers or watchmakers magnifying loupe. It is fixed in a very wellmade brass tristand with machining details all-over. Adjustable lens/lenses and still operational and re...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Impressive Victorian Banded Agate Seal
Located in Riverdale, NY
Beautiful Large Banded Agate Victorian Seal from the mid-late 19th Century. Incredible lapidary work on a beautiful single piece of antique banded agate...
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1870s British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Agate

Rare Decorative Table Top Stereo-Graphoscope Stereo Viewer, circa 1889
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare decorative table top Stereo-Graphoscope Stereo Viewer with spelter metal base and wood viewing frame. Circa 1889.
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19th Century American Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

English Victorian Papier-Mache and Crystal Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian papier mache floral design oval double inkwell with fluted crystal wells and handles.  
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20th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Victorian Paper Mache Lacquered Hand Painted Letter Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Victorian lacquered paper mâché hand painted letter stand with pretty painted blossom decorated and gilt highlights on a black lacquer background. Perf...
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1850s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

English Victorian Bone and Brass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian oval burl wood and ebonized inkwell with decorative brass trim and nail heads holding a large 10 sided crystal well.  
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Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Black Forest Hand Carved Terrier Inkwell Stand with Glass Eyes, Swiss circa 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black Forest hand carved terrier inkwell stand with glass eyes, Swiss, circa 1880. This highly sought-after piece features an adorable and detailed, crisply carved dog with a stylize...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Victorian English Silver and Tortoise Inkwell : Single Rare Piece
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very elegant and rare silver and tortoise Victorian inkwell: a wonderful piece for Your desk. Punched: London, 1884. A/2128.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Antique Candle Sticks and Inkwell Émeaux de Bresse Desk Set Enamel Brass France
Located in Munich, DE
This beautifully enamelled set comprising an inkwell and two candlesticks will cheer up any room. A fine example of the wonderful enamel work executed in Bresse around 1870. The mast...
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1870s French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique English Novelty Pen / Nib Wipe, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A most unusual figural pen nib wipe made from brass with a wonderful untouched antique patina. In the from of a knight in armour, the back of the helmet re...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Large 19th Century Victorian Faceted Cut Glass Ball Paperweights
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th Century Victorian faceted cut glass very large ball paperweights of contrasting clear and black finish. Each ball is cut with an intricately faceted geometric design w...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Cut Glass

Antique Victorian Ashford Pietra Dura Marble Obelisk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful Derbyshire Ashford pietra dura obelisk, inlaid with lillies, circa 1880 in date. The obelisk is beautifully inlaid with a Pi...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Malachite

Magnificent Antique English Novelty Inkwell / Pen Tray - Parrot With Glass Eyes
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and impressive figural inkwell made from solid cast English brass, beautifully executed with a fabulous patina. Standing on little cast feet, the large leaf is of cour...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of Victorian Cherub Bookends
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Cherub bookends. Made of black metal and of the Victorian time period. Price is for the pair.
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1880s American Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

French Victorian Enamel Urn Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian enamel urn shaped inkwell with round base.
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19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Enamel

French Victorian Green Marble Inkwell with Tiger
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian green marble double inkwell with bronze trim and centered figure of tiger.
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19th Century French Antique Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Victorian desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Victorian 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, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Victorian desk accessories made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desk accessories, popular names associated with this style include Edward & John Barnard, Elkington & Co., Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox, and John Grinsell & Sons. 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 $115 and tops out at $48,500 while the average work can sell for $1,195.

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