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Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$2,477 Sale Price / set
30% Off
WW1 Trench Art Cigarette Holder in Silver Plated brass, 1910s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A so called trench art object in the shape of the silver-plated pencil or cigaret holder made from WW1 era components. The 3 blank bullets that makes up its legs has hallmarks from t...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large Antique English Brass Owl Inkwell, circa.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and rare large figural inkwell, beautifully executed in the form of an Owl with fine detail.
The hinged head lifts to reveal a fitted ink chamber which looks to be a ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$3,304 Sale Price
20% Off
Painted Faience Inkwell With Brass Lids
Located in Charlottesville, VA
detailed gilt brass lids topped by fleur-de-lis finials. The inkwell includes removable brass and glass
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Faience
Tiffany
Co. Style Antique Empire Marble Rocker Blotter With Brass Handle
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Empire or Neoclassical marble rocker ink blotter with brass laurel wreath
Category
Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Parisian Ink Tray, French, Pewter Brass, Desktop Inkwell, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Alluring tonality and form, to this fine desk accessory
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Pewter
World War II Munition Trench Art Brass and Coin Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique military munition trench art, solid brass with coin slots ashtray, circa 1930s. The piece
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells
Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Purple Leather Writing Liner. Item Featured Brass Carry Handles
Is Finished With A Decorative Brass
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$4,394 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Art Nouveau Brass Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, Circa 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique Ink Extinguishing Cradle, France, circa 1930.
Nicely chiseled depiction of a woman´s face in a typical Art Nouveau manner.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique French Inkwell in Gilded Brass and Porcelain
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful Antique 19th century painted and gilded brass inkwell. Floral motif with pink rose on
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1920s Art Deco Egyptian Revival Brass Pyramid Inkwell With Milk Glass Holder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1920s Art Deco era Egyptian Revival pyramid-shaped brass inkwell with milk glass ink
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$117 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Inkwell, Baccarat Déposé, Gilded Brass, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
-shaped inkwell holder in the center, closed with a gilded brass hinge. There is a relief mark BACCARAT
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Antique Georgian Brass Mounted Double Inkwell Stand With Two Hand-Blown Inkwells
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Set of 19th Century Antique Georgian Mahogany
Brass Mounted Double Inkwell Stand With
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,686 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th C. Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing.An antique
Category
Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Military Campaign Burr Walnut
Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Style French Inkwell Made of Wood, Brass and Crystal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
inkwell; the entire large circular frame is made of dark wood, inside it is a brass tray above which is
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Leuchars
Sons Brass Inlaid Boulle Inkstand with Spiral Crystal Inkwell
Located in valatie, NY
19th century English Leuchars & Sons brass inlaid boulle inkstand with spiral crystal inkwell
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
beautifully grained burl, with polished brass inlaid, of French origin. Opening to reveal a fitted interior
Category
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$936 Sale Price
38% Off
19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS, VERY HIGH QUALITY AND RARE 19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Horse Hames Design Sleigh Bells on Stand, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique brass horse hames design sleigh bells on stand, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Victorian Gothic Revival Pressed Brass Letter Racks, 19th C
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of Victorian Gothic revival pressed brass letter Racks, 19th c. B. Days Patent, with the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron
Victorian Brass ink stand in the form of a Gentleman Pushing a cart
By John Foote, Jr.
Located in Dereham, GB
Victorian Brass ink stand in the form of a Gentleman Pushing a cart
Cast Brass Figure of a
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray.
By Townshend
Co.
Located in London, GB
Townshend Art Metal Workers. Birmingham. An Anglo-Japanese brass pen/quill tray with a pair of
Category
1890s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English Victorian Era Golden Oak and Brass Letter Rack, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
This little letter rack is the perfect size for use on a desk, in the kitchen, or anywhere you need
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Clothes Brush with Petit Point on Silk with Brass Edges
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English clothes brush from the 19th century, with petit point décor on silk and brass borders
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Brass Antique Engraved and Signed Inkwell Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century small French antique engraved brass Inkwell in Louis XV style signed in the bottom in
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Fabulous Antique French Hand Engraved and Enameled Cast Brass Circular Inkstand
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Antique French engraved and enameled ormolu cast brass circular inkstand with original brass
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
Italian empire style table stand in finely crafted brass and bronze early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Table stand in finely crafted brass and bronze, early 1900s
Table stand with double
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Victorian Era Inkstand with Boulle Marquetry in Ebonised Wood and Brass
By J. C. Vickery
Located in London, GB
Victorian era inkstand with Boulle marquetry in ebonised wood and brass
English, dated 1853
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Belgium Louis XV Rococo Repousse Brass Inkwell with Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
, the desk accessory stands on scroll feet over a scalloped apron, and features intricate repousse decor
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Metal
LOVELY ANTIQUE FRENCH BAROQUE REPOUSSE GiLT BRASS CHERUB INKWELL LETTER STAND
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
French Baroque Repoussé gilt brass Cherub ink well letter holder stand
A very decorative and well made
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Burgundy Leather Bound Writing and Stationery Box with Fitted Brass Handle
Located in London, GB
A burgundy leather bound writing and stationery box
Of the very highest quality, the carcass constructed from Cuban flame mahogany; the lockplate of shaped elliptical escutcheon f...
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Brass Paperweight in the shape of a Whiskey Barrel from the early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant and solid Brass Paperweight in the shape of a Whiskey Barrel with tap and stand
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Silvered Brass and Gilt Encrier with Shepherdess and Monogram, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming encrier, or inkwell, is made from silvered brass and gilt bronze. A central gilded
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Argentor Sugar bowl made of brass and glass. Design by Jutta Sika around 1910
By Argentor of Vienna, Jutta Sika
Located in Wien, AT
Sugar bowl made of brass and glass. Design by Jutta Sika. Around 1910. Stamped Argentor; Jutta
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Déco English Square Shapped Cut Glass/Crystal Inkwell with Brass/Bronze Top
Located in North Miami, FL
continental Art Déco inspirations into a striking desk accessory.
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Zinc
Antique Victorian Brass Bells in Shape of Ladies, 19th Century, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
are rather heavy made from thich stocks brass. Both of them still retains their original clappers
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1860s English Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Cast Brass Satyr Bacchus Pan with Grapes and Grapevines Pen Wipe
Located in Haarlem, NL
Antique heavy cast brass satyr with grapes and grapevines in his hair.
With this grape and leafage
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Other
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Arts
Crafts Brass Letter Opener
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in San Diego, CA
with some wear and nice patina and measures 1"W x .25"D x 9.75"H. Great desk accessory! #4811RM
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Loetz Styled Green Iridescent Art Glass Inkwell with Brass Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique art glass inkwell is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The body of the inkw...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Regency brass mounted Gonçalo Alves campaign writing slope, circa 1820 in date.
The
Category
1820s Regency Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique English Regency Inkwell Mahogany Cristal Glas Brass Mounts
Located in Munich, DE
We see an important regency inkwell crafted out of mahogany with brass decorations in England
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1810s English Regency Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Brass and Milk Glass Dog Inkwell
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English brass and milk glass dog inkwell.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
18th Century French Provincial Turned Walnut Finial on Brass Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
acorn, richly patinated and full of aged character, sitting atop a classical turned brass base. The wood
Category
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique English Bronze, Brass and Glass Inkstand / Inkwell, circa 1870 Victorian
Located in Bath, GB
motif and below a lovely oval belt and buckle motif.
There are two polished brass supports to rest a
Category
1870s English Late Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Italian Patinated Brass and Marble Architectural Model Inkwell, circa 1875
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cast in great detail in bronze in the neo-Gothic style, the top lifting to reveal three round openings, lacking glass inkwells, resting on a marble plinth base, raised on cast bronze...
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1870s French Gothic Revival Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Scandinavian Art Deco Letter Opener in Brass, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Aviation inspired paper knife in solid brass. Distinct art deco styling. It was made in Scandinavia
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Painted Writing Slope
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Writing Slope with green interior paint and drawers for storage.
Category
19th Century British Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$2,000
Antique Brass Letter Opener with Celtic Cifer - Symbolism
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual paper knife in solid brass. Its top depicts a Celtic cifer with symbolism of both love and
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Letter Opener with Dragon in Brass and Metal
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Letter Opener with Dragon in Brass and Metal, Late 19th Century / Early 20th Century.
A
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Moroccan Letter Openers Brass
Stone, late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of two morrocan letter openers
The two pieces are made of white and yellow brass
Geometrical
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Brass
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Birmingham English Brass Shakespeare Letter Knife-Bookmark, dated 1902
By George Unite
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brass letter knife or bookmark, made by George Unite, Birmingham, England, date marked 1902.
The
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Art Nouveau Brass and Bone Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris, this lovely Brass and bone art nouveau letter opener has a beautiful patina that
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Brass Letter Opener With Pewter Dog Handle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Dagger style letter opener featuring leaf-shaped blade and a handmade pewter handle depicting a hunt dog. It was made in Italy in the mid-late 19 th century by an unknown jeweler or ...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Pewter
$241 Sale Price
46% Off
Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Page Turner or Letter Opener Horn and Brass
Located in Haarlem, NL
a curl goat Horn and brass.
On the brass it reads: AER
But the some letters are hard to read
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Early 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
A Brass Pocket Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca
Located in Firenze, IT
With hinged gnomon, hour ring and latitude arc, silvered compass rose with two inset bubble levels, raised on three levelling screws, in velvet lined and shaped leather covered case,...
Category
1780s French Neoclassical Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Inkwell with Pump Mechanism by A. Bocquet France, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
, increasingly refined and technically advanced desk accessories were developed to meet the evolving needs of a
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Desk Accessories
Materials
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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