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Brass and Red Horn Shaped DRP Petrol Table Pull Chain Lighter by Zunder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brass and red horn shaped table petrol lighter with pull chain made in Germany.
Measures: 5.5
Category
1920s German Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large Antique English Brass and Steel Padlock by Chubb, London, circa 1880
By Chubb
Son
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome large Victorian brass and steel padlock by the famous Chubb & Son of London.
In 1823
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Pen Tray, English, Brass, Silver Plate, Inkwell Stand, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pen tray. An English, brass and silver plated inkwell stand, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Style Brass Marquetry and Mother of Pearl Inkwell
Located in LEGNY, FR
19th century Napoleon III style inkwell. Blackened wood, brass marquetry and mother of pearl
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
EDWARDIAN 1905 British Antique Foldable Double Loupes Pendant In Polished Brass
Located in Miami, FL
A British double loupes pendant from the Edwardian Period.
This is a beautiful continental foldable double loupes pendant created in England during the Edwardian period, back in the...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Letter Rack with Moorish Inlaid Brass Designs
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful wooden letter rack with Moorish inlaid brass designs on all 4 sides. Very good condition
Category
19th Century Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Brass and Oak Letter Rack with a Rare Ink Pot
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century English brass and oak letter rack with a rare ink pot.
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French 1900 Antique Chinoiserie Champlevé Enameled Inkwell in Brass
Cut Glass
Located in Miami, FL
French champlevé inkwell.
An elusive antique inkwell, created in France, with chinoiserie patterns, back in the 1900's. Masterfully crafted in solid cut crystal and bronze ormolu....
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
19th C. Art Deco French Brass Borzoi or Barzoi Dogs on
Cafe au Lait
Marble
Located in Haarlem, NL
An antique French brass patinated Art Deco set of Borzoi dogs on a cream or 'cafe au lait' marble
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut brass bound quality burr walnut writing box with brass
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Inkwell on Horn and Brass Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and unique inkwell. Cut crystal inkwell with brass top cradled by two antlers.
Category
19th Century English Rustic Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
German Brass and Black Lacquered Microscope Height of Microscope
Located in Buchanan, MI
A German brass and black lacquered microscope height of microscope 11 1/2 inches. In wooden case.
Category
19th Century German Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
19th Century Imari Painted Tile in Etched Brass Tray
Located in Pasadena, CA
Imari painted tile in etched brass tray with turned wood handles. Back of tile is marked "Minton’s
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Antique Writing Slope, English, Mahogany, Brass, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delightful antique writing slope. An English, quality mahogany and brass correspondence
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Boulle Cut Brass Inlaid Inkstand c.1840
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique French coromandel wood and cut brass Boulle work ink stand, circa 1840 in
Category
1840s French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Vide Poche of Paris Monuments Painted on Glass - Souvenir of the Paris World Fair circa 1870
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Gilt brass
. Circa 1870
. Glass painted
Category
19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Regency Brass-Bound Mahogany Writing Slope by Hicks of London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency brass-bound mahogany writing slope by Hicks of London, of typical rectangular form with a
Category
1820s English Georgian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 3 piece Inkwell and Candle Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 3 piece Brass English Victorian and Candle sticks set.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English 1880 Ornate Inkwell with Large Brass Eagle Top
Located in Stamford, CT
.
Antique English 1880 Ornate Inkwell with Large Brass Eagle Top - Wood Base on Crystal.
Just something
Category
1880s Great Britain (UK) Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Collection of Antique Magnifying Glasses
Located in Petaluma, CA
malachite and brass; mother-of-pearl and brass; bone and brass; all brass; figural cavalier in celluloid
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Huge Antique English Polished Steel and Brass Padlock, circa 1860
By Barrons Patent Lock
Located in Bath, GB
A truly handsome and hefty Victorian padlock made from polished steel and brass with the most
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
19th Century French Brown Patinated Leather Letter Holder with Brass Handle
Located in Dallas, TX
removable ten-section walnut divider for organizing all of your letter-writing materials. The desk essential
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Letter Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Coromandel Letter Box with Brass Mounts.
Category
19th Century British Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,600
French Napoleon III Gilded Brass "Boulle" Marquetry and Tortoise Shell Inkwell
Located in LEGNY, FR
French Napoleon III gilded brass "Boulle" marquetry and tortoise shell inkwell.
Base with fauna
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Tortoise Shell
A Huanghuali Seal Chest (Guanpixiang)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and large huanghuali scholar's table top chest, guanpixiang.
Originally used to store various seals, personal implements, and treasured objects. The hinged top...
Originally used to store various seals, personal implements, and treasured objects. The hinged top...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Solid Bronze Letter Opener with Nude Maiden
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This piece is a solid bronze letter opener with Art Nouveau designs along the front and unique curved blade. The handle features a relief of a nude woman holding a book in great deta...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English Novelty Cut Crystal and Brass Inkwell, circa 1890, Owl
Located in Bath, GB
polished brass with top featuring a wonderful Owl's face with original glass eyes and exceptional detail
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
19th Century, French Brass Bronze Rooster Vide Poche Dish with Green Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
. The desk accessory is in excellent condition and has a rich patinated finish.
Measures: 5" diameter
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Arts and Crafts Enamel, Copper
Brass Inkstand Inkwell, Probably English C.1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Arts and Crafts enamel, copper and brass inkstand, probably English, circa 1900. The box of piano
Category
Early 1900s European Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Antique Brass Czech Orrery Astronomical Instruments Made by Jan Felkl in 1870
By Jan Felkl
Located in Milan, IT
Antique brass orrery planetarium made for the German market by Jan Felkl Prag in the second half of
Category
1860s Czech Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Antique Set 2 Brass Scale, Balance, with Weights, Ceramic and Bronze 1800 France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique set composed of 2 brass scale (balance) with also set of weights for one, probably from a
Category
19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Brass and Bone Eagle and Lens Open Letter, France, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass and bone eagle and lens open letter, France, 1900
Rare and sculptural desk accessory.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads from the early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads. Art nouveau, from the early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Polished Brass Novelty Letter Opener, Duck With Glass Eyes, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and unusual figural letter opener cast and polished in English brass dating to the late 19th
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Figural Letter Opener or Paper Knife, Owl, circa 1900, Signed
Located in Bath, GB
A fine and charming figural letter opener or paper knife made from solid cast brass with a novelty
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Gentleman’s Correspondence Case, English, Walnut, Writing Slope, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman’s correspondence case. An English, walnut and brass writing slope with
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Brass Repousse Mirror
Located in Portland, England
from solid wood with a beaten brass surface decorated with various geometric and floral motifs. The
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English Chick Inkwell / Match Striker c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A truly adorable desk-top accessory, a combined inkwell and match striker.
Made from solid cast
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Brass Inkwell Whippets
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,250
A 19th Century English Rosewood Inkwell
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Large Rosewood Inkwell with Brass Inlay, Glass Ink Bottles and Brass Handle.
For
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English Inkwell and Scale.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Antique English Brass Inkwell and Scale Coromander Wood Hand Engraved Circa 1880s
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique English Novelty Inkwell, Horse Jumping, Equestrian or Jockey, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and very unusual English novelty inkwell / desk set made from solid cast brass with an
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sampson Mordan Letter / Postal Scale, circa 1860
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning little pair of desk-top postal scales, the base made from a solid piece of burl walnut
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Brass telescope with leather handle England circa 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Cannocchiale a sezione tonda brass with leather-covered handle and three-extension focus. Cannocchiale a sezione tonda brass with leather-covered handle and three-extension focus. ...
Category
1870s Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Double Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English brass and crystal double inkwell.
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
English Inkwell
Located in North Miami, FL
A greatearly twentieth century inkwell of brass and horn. Beautifully detailed.
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$795
Portable inkstand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English ivory and brass-mounted rosewood portable inkstand, mid-19th century.
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,495
Fabulous Equestrian / Horse Racing Inkstand, c.1890, Jockey
Located in Bath, GB
The two inkwells are made from crystal, hand-cut and topped with hinged brass lids; the inkwells
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Rare Mammoth English Victorian Novelty Inkwell, Owl with Glass Eyes, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
winning combination of brass and copper and retaining his wonderful two original glass eyes without damage
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
Art Nouveau Owl Motif Book Slide
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Nouveau c.1895 owl motif book slide, solid cast brass ends. Marked 9776 on rods. English
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Round Red Bubble Glass Inkwell
Located in Troy, MI
Round red glass inkwell with bubbles in the base, brass fittings, hinged lid and decorative glass
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Burr Walnut Stationery Casket, Blotter Inkstand
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian ivorine and brass mounted desk set, circa 1860 in date
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Period 19th Century Magnifying Glass with Sword Handle
Located in Atlanta, GA
us with its unusual design! Showcasing a traditional brass casing surrounding the circular glass
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Postal Scale, S. Mordan
Co., London, circa 1910
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Postal scale by S. Mordan & Co., London, England, circa 1910. Complete set of brass weights.
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ink well Collection
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ink pot collection ranging in sizes from 1" to 2 1/2" tall and 1" to 2" wide
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,100
19th Century English Regency Antique Black Leather Writing Box with Bramah Lock
Located in Shippensburg, PA
black leather and high quality custom brass hardware throughout. The quality is self-evident and this
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
19th C. French Boulle Style Writing Box With Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. French Boulle Style Writing Box with Inkwell. It is Tortoise Shell Veneered with Brass
Category
19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Brass
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Antique Brass Desk Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique brass desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique brass desk accessories was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. Antique brass desk accessories have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique brass desk accessories to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco antique brass desk accessories are of considerable interest. Erhard
Söhne, National Cash Register Co. and Sampson Mordan
Co. each produced beautiful antique brass desk accessories that are worth considering.
How Much are Antique Brass Desk Accessories?
Prices for antique brass desk accessories can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique brass desk accessories begin at $13 and can go as high as $37,000, while the average can fetch as much as $882.
Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You
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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