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Desk Accessories For Sale
Seguso Murano Egg Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic egg-shaped paperweight made in mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the 195...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Art Deco Black Leather Saddle Stitching Desk Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Jacques Adnet style Art Deco black leather saddle stitching with metal brass desk set.
A modernist desk accessories set designed by ILG, Belgium, in the 1950s.
Art Deco styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Hermes Vintage Leather and Bronze Desk Magnifying Glass
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage Hermes Leather and Bronze Desk Magnifying Glass
Elegant gilt bronze magnifying glass with black leather handle stamped Hermes Paris from th...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th c. Porcelain Phrenology Stamp/Pipe Stamper c.1820 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A 19th-century English porcelain letter seal in the form of a phrenological head. The areas of the skull numerically demarcated with the key surrounding the neck. Gilt accen...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Brass
Contemporary Coloured Crystal Perfume Diffuser.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporary coloured crystal perfume diffuser.
Contemporary perfume diffuser in cut and coloured crystal.
A beautiful diffuser vase not only enhances the visual appeal of a space, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Silver Paper Weight & Paper Cutter by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Silver Paper Weight & Paper Cutter by Christofle
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom brown leather desk blotter
By Tiffany Studios (signed to t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Vintage Amber Silver Brown Turquoise Blue Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
1960s Italian mid-century modern sculptural Murano glass fish of exquisite craftmanship, attributed to Archimede Seguso. It is realized using the Sommerso technique, a crystal clear ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Leaf
Leaf holder model "Tree of life" by TIFFANY Studios
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk paper holder made of gilded bronze (Ormolu), “Tree of Life” model, made by TIFFANY Studios.
Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 1021
United States, CIRCA 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Solid Brass Japanese Pagoda Inkwell
Located in Charlotte, NC
A vintage Asian Japanese decorative desktop inkwell, unbranded. Solid brass in the shape of a pagoda, center inkwell with a hinged lid, flanked on each side by pen rest trays, and ra...
Category
20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Pikier, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Circa 1625 – 1650
A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Dutch soldier from the period of the 80 Years War. This soldier could be a member of t...
Category
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Archemide Seguso Blue Glass Letterpress with spiral-shaped air bubbles, Murano
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Archemide Seguso Glass Blue Letterpress, crafted in Murano, features mesmerizing spiral-shaped air bubbles. Renowned glass artist Archimede Seguso showcases his innovative techni...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Coloured crystal Bookend Featuring a Horse's Head.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coloured crystal bookend featuring a horse's head.
A superb crystal bookend makes a sophisticated and functional accessory, adding a touch of luxury while keeping books neatly in pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Modernist Crystal Art Glass World Ball Healing Sphere
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Crystal World Ball Healing Sphere Art Glass
4 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
See all images.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Coloured Crystal Bookend, Model BOO.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporary coloured crystal bookend, Model BOO.
Modern bookend in cut crystal, coloured in bright, warm colours.
h: 20cm, w: 14cm, d: 7cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Pewter book stand Dated 1765
Located in Bakewell, GB
Dated 1765 a pewter book stand
size 20cms high
open 25cms x 30cms flat
Category
18th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
Category
19th Century Japanese Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
NOS - Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Style Brass Initial "J" Paperweight, Japan
Located in St. Louis, MO
NOS in box Mid-Century Modern Brass letter or initial "J" paperweight in the style of Carl Auböck, stamped Japan. I have owned and sold other brass initial paperweights signed Auböck...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1960's Stone and Brass Match Holder and Striker signed "Footlighters 1969"
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Stone and Brass Match Holder and Striker, signed "Footlighters 1969," embodies the essence of the 1960s era. Crafted from stone and brass, it e...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Brass
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with decoration of a Goat
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Rotterdam
Circa 1625 – 1650
A blue and white so-called candelabra or baluster tile with the decoration of a goat. It looks like a heavy rain cloud is on its way! Thi...
Category
1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze pen tray featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x 3.13"D x 0.5"H
Ve...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Dish
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1960s Murano glass clear, yellow and copper colors vide-poche.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Malachite Box 1.1 lb Jewelry Box
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning malachite box with a fantastic stripe pattern resembling images of inside of a cave. This exceptional piece uses carefully selected fine grade gemstone malachite in brilli...
Category
2010s Unknown Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Murano Vintage Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pedestal Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, tall vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white flower murrines Italian art glass pedestal paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperwe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Carl Aubock Polished Brass "Hand" Keychain #5732
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock polished brass "Hand" Keychain #5732. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, orig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
HERMES 2000 is a Swiss product, made in the 1930s by the E. Paillard Company, based in the city of Yverdon
Fully functional
Made of metal, steel, chrome, f...
Category
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Ophelia, Stamp In Gilt Bronze, By Maurice Bouval
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Magnificent gilt bronze stamp representing Ophelia, character from Shakespeare's famous play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", more commonly referred to by the abbreviated ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edwardian Elkington Inkwell, 1890
Located in Toledo, OH
This antique Edwardian inkwell from 1890 is covered in ornate detailing and was made by Elkington. Elkington was established in 1830's - 1963 in Birmingham, England. This inkwell has...
Category
1890s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Large Swedish Globe On Wooden Stand From 1911
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A large Swedish globe from 1911 by H. Kiepert, Swedish version by "Arvid Kempe" for "Wahlström & Widstrand". Stockholm, dated 1911. Cartographer "D. Reimers in Berlin. This large glo...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
19th Century Bronze Dore Napolean Ink Well, France.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Encrier set with richly-veined Verde Antico marble base mounted with pair gilt-bronze inkwells flanked on either side of a Napolean bust. The marble base with pen tray rest on sh...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Studio Art Glass Paperweight with Abstract Blue and White
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage studio art glass paperweight is handmade in vertical oval form with abstract blue and white organically shaped figuration in its center, build on vertical orientation. Stran...
Category
Late 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Taksh Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Taksh Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 20.32 x W 11.43 x H 3.71 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish.
The Taksh Stationery Holder...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Nirhara Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Nirhara Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 16.51 x W 16.51x H 16.51 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wo...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France, Ceramic Glazed Sage Mosaic Lidded Pot 1960's
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic lidded pot
Sage green, terracotta and cream shades, beautifully crafted
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
Height 2.5 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Modernist Desk Box Round Covered Dish In silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Round covered dish designed by Hermes.
This is a very beautiful and highly decorative piece, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1960. This useful des...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Aguru Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Aguru Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 27.94 x W 11.43 x H 3.81 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood, Brass.
Colors Brown, Natur...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Vase with flowers, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1620 – 1640
A blue and white Dutch tile with the decoration of a vase with flowers.
The scene is painted within a cartouche with a Wanli corner design, inspire...
Category
1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Lotus - book stand; desk accessories; book accessories; book holder
Located in Porto, PT
Lotus exudes confidence as a book stand, characterized by its bold and dynamic presence. Drawing inspiration from the intricate symbolism of the lotus flower, this sculptural decorat...
Category
2010s Portuguese Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Very Decorative & Artistic Table Desk Lamp with Bronze Grooming Chimps Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Elegant Jugendstil Bronze and Brass, Table or Desk Lamp with mother and infant chimpanzee sculpture.
We are happy to offer you another one of our recent great finds. This truly wond...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Wooden Walking Stick Cane Bone Crook Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Dark Brown Malacca Wood and Sectional Horn Crook Handle in colours Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Stick or Cane with Traditional ornately cast Crook shaped hand...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970's.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
20th Century Pink Glazed Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of our favourite designs. It has been in production since 1973, and has converted into BD’s sign of identity all over the world. Sottsass designed the vase when travelling to Bar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Inkwell 254
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An antique Georg Jensen sterling silver inkwell and matching pen, design #254 by Georg Jensen in 1918. The rectangular base is meticulously hand-hammered, showcasing a finely crafted...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grenade Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage table lighter in the shape of a grenade. Made in Japan with "Comoy's of London" tag on the felted base. Cool tobacco accessory and conversation piece. Working lighter....
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Brush Set, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck brush Set Austria mid-20th century, good condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Stunning quality antique Victorian French Ormolu desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning quality antique Victorian French Ormolu desk set, having a figure to the top on a desert island surrounded by foliage, having a shaped tray...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Machine Age / Art Deco Electric Fan / Heater by ORLI.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Machine Age / Art Deco Electric Fan / Heater by ORLI... wORKING Perfectly.. Amazing design,, Wonderful original condition,
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron
1970's Da Ros for Cenedese 'Attr.' Clear & Green Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage water drop shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the green/blue/turquoise clear (slightly tinted) glass. Very unusual ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Pink Stone Carved Apple Paper Weight - Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty pink vintage carved stone apple. Created from either alabaster, granite, or rose quartz this heavy piece will be a great addition to a desk or bookshelf. It is round with so...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Italian Art Deco Letter Holder in Stainless With Brass Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant mirror shine, Letter holder like new condition circa 1940's stamped made in Italy great for Mid Century Danish Modern Deco decor.
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Primavera Gilt Sunburst Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
“Primavera” Gilt Sunburst Letter Opener. Vintage chic desk accessory gilt metal letter opener with articulated radiating sunburst face on slender sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Vienna Bronze Parrot Bird Sculpture Inkwell
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Vienna Bronze Parrot Bird Sculpture Inkwell
Category
1890s Vienna Secession Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Solid Brass Aesop Oil Burner by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Solid Brass Aesop Oil Burner by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 13 x D 11 x H 7 cm
Materials: Brass
An object of substance and beauty, a unique, refined alternative to traditional burners. Designed for Aesop by Studio Henry Wilson...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1980s Waterford Crystal Lucky Irish Shamrock Paperweight
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s stunning Waterford crystal glass lucky Irish Shamrock paperweight.
Maker stamped Waterford made in Ireland.
Preowned very good vintage...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Carl Auböck Model #4327 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4327 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
England, circa 1880s
Presenting a remarkable 19th-century Blackened Victorian Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug D...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Desk Accessories
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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