Bulgaria - Desk Accessories

19th century inkwell and ink stand made of brass with double letter holder in the back. Made in France in Louis XV Style. There is one small top decoration of the left inkwell that ...

Eschenbach optic very high quality hand magnifier made in Germany.

Vintage Tiffany & Co. 14-karat yellow gold telescoping mechanical pencil pendant with black onyx at the top measuring 2.20 inches. The pencil is in great condition, especially consid...

Amazing 19th century letter opener sterling silver handle and bone blade. Birmingham, England, circa 1897 The terms paper knife and letter opener are often used interchangeably to refer to a knife-like desktop tool. In truth, they are actually for different functions and were in use at different times. Paper knives...

Italian marble-top balance scale. White marble-top with chamfered corners, has round nickel trays on top of the balance arms and an inlaid mahogany case on brass claw feet with glass...

Beautiful small porcelain duck / swan by Capodimonte, signed. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING Our transportation of antique furniture and items is executed with ut...

Antique early Underwood 4 Bank portable standard typewriter in its original case. New York, circa 1929.

Gustave Doré (1832-1883) illustrations and Dante's Divine Comedy have become so intimately connected that even today, nearly 150 years after their initial publication, the artist's rendering of the poet's text still determines our vision of the Commedia. Planned by Doré as early as 1855, the Dante illustrations were the first in a series he referred to as the "chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature." In addition to Dante, Doré list of illustrated great works included Homer, Ossian, Byron, Goethe, Racine, and Corneille. The placement of Dante's Commedia at the top of this list reflects the poet's popularity within mainstream French culture by the 1850s. While France's initial interest in Dante was confined to the episodes of Paolo and Francesca (Inf.5) and Ugolino (Inf.33), the 19th century saw an expansion of interest in Dante's work which resulted in numerous translations of the Commedia into French, critical studies,newspapers, and specialized journals, and over 200 works of painting and sculpture between 1800-1930. Doré's choice of Dante's Inferno as the first of his proposed series of illustrated masterpieces of literature reflects the extent to which Dante had attained popular appeal in France by the 1860s. La Divina Commedia...

19th century Art Nouveu doré bronze letter opener decorated with a fabulous eagle of Albert Marionnet. The piece is signed A. Marionnet at the front. circa 1890-1900 France.