Victorian Desk Accessories

Elaborate 19th Century Sterling Silver Gothic Revivial Lapis Lazuli and Garnet Letter Opener. French in origin set with large lapis lazuli and garnet cabochons in elaborate silver Re...

An enchanting 19th century musical fob pendant dating from the 1860s. The bail at the top connects to a miniature music box housed within the main ...

Curated Collection of Six Antique and Vintage Lead Merchant British Bale Seals, 18th-20th Century A fascinating and highly tactile collection of six original antiquarian lead mercha...

This desk bell is French, and was created near 1870. It's constructed of ormolu; the unique process by which 24K gold is applied to bronze, creating a distinctive finish that was hug...

The ultimate desktop accessory: This is a rare English first edition of Vanity Fair (1848), William Makepeace Thackeray’s enduring masterpiece and one of the cornerstones of 19th-cen...

This fantastic, bold double sided desk seal dates from the Victorian period, circa 1860. Its modelled as the hands clasped motif, and in rich 18 karat gold throughout. At each end, t...

Victorian Owl Letter Opener crafted of 800 grade silver with celluloid and glass eyes. Charming figural, novelty motif from the late 19th Century. Be...

This lovely antique pencil extends to a full-size pencil, and collapses to a small size, originally allowing to be worn as a fob on an Albert chain. The pencil is set to one end with...

A Fabergé yellow gold and gem-set paperknife with book-blade, with a "samaradok" molten texture handle set with a ruby, sapphire and diamond, workmaster Eric Kollin, St Petersburg, m...

A fantastic antique pietra dura panel... Pietra Dura- precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set wit...

Antique Shakudo desk object of mixed metals. 12.5 inches in length by 1 inch, with a plaque bearing the maker's initials in Japanese. Made during the Meiji period, Originally a paper...

Very pristine and elegant Victorian writing set comprising a sardonyx pencil, a sardonyx ruler and a letter opener. The ruler measures 0.8 cm x 0.8 cm, length 16.5 cm. The length o...

Rare and outstanding sculpture of an expressive dolphin designed as a paperclip and a paperweight made out of cast iron. Its eyes are made out of glass and it can open its mouth and ...

A Fabergé gold and rock crystal inkwell, the lobed rock-crystal body carved with bombe' sides, the hinged gold cover also lobed and surmounted with a cabochon sapphire, marked Faberg...

A rare Early Victorian sterling silver inkstand or standish by Henry Wilkinson. Retaining its original bottles, lids, taper stick, snuffer and a quill or wafer compartment. The body...

This Victorian mechanical pencil and dip pen is crafted in 9k yellow gold made by Sampson Mordan. It features an engine-turned outer barrel with a large jump-ring attached to allow it to be worn as a charm or pendant. Telescopic propelling pencil and dip pen are within. Stamped and makers mark of S.Mordan + Co. Metal: 9k yellow gold - XRF tested Weight: 18.40 grams Measurements: Total length 7cm, case length 5.5cm, extended length 13.5cm Era: Victorian Circa 1830-40s Sampson Mordan who was born in 1790 and died in 1843, was a silversmith and a co-inventor of the first patented mechanical pencil. In 1822, Mordan and his co-inventor John Isaac Hawkins filed the first patent in Great Britain for a metal pencil with an internal mechanism for propelling the graphite “lead” shaft forward during use, as an improvement on the less complex lead holders. Mordan bought out Hawkins and entered into a business partnership with Gabriel Riddle, an established stationer. From 1823 to 1837, they manufactured and sold silver and gold mechanical pencils...

We offer you a luxurious and highly unusual 19th century double photo frame covered entirely with faceted Bohemian garnets designed as an easel sta...

Antique Chinese Cased Ink Stone, c1850's - Daoguang Emperor inscribed with verses from Li Bai poem Made of wood & copper, gilded featuring a seal of the owner 27cm long

An antique garnet set desk seal, with pavé set rose-cut garnets on the handle, mounted in silver, with a gold seal, engraved with the head of a man, with a Roman hairstyle, circa 185...

One of the nicest examples we have seen of an Antique Shakudo desk object of mixed metals. 12.5 inches in length by 1 inch, with a plaque bearing the maker's initials in Japanese. ...

Bronze Empire Mantel Clock Grenon France Uroboros Design Thirteen Jewels two adjustments signed Grenon French Uroboros Design, no keys, in excellent physical condition considering ...

This monumental desk seal dates to the Victorian era and has been carved from a large piece of banded agate. The faceted piece of agate features heavy ...

This oversized desk seal dates to the Victorian period and is wonderful in that the matrix on it remains blank. The seal which dates to circa 1870 is ve...