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Art Deco Black Glass and Brass Desk Pen Holder with Crest
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco period black glass and brass desk pen holder with crest, circa 20th century. Piece
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 in date. The cartouche shaped table top with
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1870s Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry

Antique Verger s Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique verger's table top desk. An English, oak ecclesiastical writing table, dating to
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Late 17th Century British Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Oak

Antique English Coromandel Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th Century
By George Betjemann Sons
Located in London, GB
desk set by the renowned London maker of luxury items, Betjemann & Sons, cira 1860 in date, The set
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1860s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ormolu

Military WWI British MkIV Tank Bronze Desk Inkstand, circa 1918
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
WWI British Military MkIV tank, circa 1918 Marble and bronze desk inkstand. High details. Pen not
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Large Silver Plated Desk Inkwell On Stand Made in Denmark
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Art Deco Silver Plated Desk Inkwell Made in Denmark Ideal For A Central Focal Point For A
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill Co London Circa 1910
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
Travel back in time with this impressive antique desk set by Thornhill & Co, London, dating back to
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1910s English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Crocodile, Alligator

19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain . This beautiful
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Early 19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Sterling Silver Victorian Desk Stand Fluid Thermometer by H. Matthews
By H. Matthews
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
, this fabric is somewhat worn. The scale is etched on a copper plate with the markings. It's a desk
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1880s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique German Bronze Desk Set Inkstand Rosso Antico Marble Ormolu Burgstaller
By George Josef Burgstaller
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Chisel Cast Austrian or German Neo-Classical Ormolu and Rosso Antico Marble Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, by George Josef Burgstaller, Late Nineteent...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories

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Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Ornate Letter Rack, Italian, Gilt Stationery Stand, Desk Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornate letter rack. An Italian, gilt metal stationery stand or desk tidy, dating
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
writing desks (writing boxes, as we know them today) and dressing cases. Antique lap desks had hinged
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19th Century British Regency Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Doré Desk Calendar Frame or Picture Frame
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze Neoclassical or Adam style desk calendar frame or picture frame By
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Walnut Wooden Writing Slope Box 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine early English Well Figured Solid grained Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the Nin...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Exquisite Rococo Gilt-Bronze Malachite Encrier Inkwell Desk Set ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ROCOCO ORMOLU-MOUNTED MALACHITE VENEERED ENCRIER Circa 1880 unmarked of exceedingly fine quality Item # 404XKP19B An exceedingly fine malachite veneered encrier (inkwell), it feat...
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19th Century Rococo Antique Desk Accessories

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Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV style writing desk. Gilt bronze, stone. Possibly French school, 19th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XV style writing desk. Gilt bronze, stone. Possibly French school, 19th century. Gilt bronze
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19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Bronze, Other

French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Forney, TX
any desk, this remarkable inkstand dates to the 19th century, France, almost certainly top-tier
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Ormolu, Brass

TIFFANY CO. 1905 Charles T. Cook Desk Magnifier Glass In .925 Sterling Silver
By Tiffany Co., Charles Cooke
Located in Miami, FL
A desk magnifier glass designed by Tiffany & Co. This is a desk magnifier glass created in 1905 at
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Victorian Tortoise Shell Desk Box W/ 3 Italian Faux Tortoise Leather Books
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Holiday Gift Idea! This is a late 19th century English tortoise shell desk box paired with a set of
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Tortoise Shell, Leather, Paper

Tiffany Studios New York Greek Key Bronze Desk Calendar or Stationary Holder
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze desk calendar holder or stationary holder featuring Greek key
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
desk pad By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century Each blotter end measures: 2.13"W x
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
Zodiac with a custom black leather desk blotter By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios Greek Key Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
symbols, with a custom black leather desk blotter. By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
of the Zodiac with a custom green leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Antique Silver Hukin Heath Sealing Wax Desk Set, London, 1920s, Art Deco
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco Sealing Wax Desk Set, London, circa 1920. Stamped at the bottom "H&H" for its firm Hukin
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
Zodiac with a custom brown leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century Each
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Empire Gilt-Bronze Variegated Green Marble Desk Set, c.1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
The base is composed of variegated green marble with a pen tray, ormolu trim and patarae motif. The ormolu well with lid is beautifully decorated with laurel wreath garland surround...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble

19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique writing stand desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain . This beautiful
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Crystal Inkwells and Pen Trays Desk Set by Jacques Adnet and Baccarat, France
By Baccarat, Jacques Adnet
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco crystal desk set of inkwells and pen Trays by Jacques Adnet
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

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Crystal

Edward I. Farmer Inkwell in Sterling Silver, Fluorite and Amethyst
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
, inkwells, push buttons and other desk accessories. Farmer mostly worked with sterling silver, however there
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Amethyst, Fluorite, Sterling Silver

Antique Baccarat Crystal Glass Inkstand, Pen Holder, Desk Utensil, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Great Baccarat inkwell with extensive crystal cut. Places for pens are at each side. France, late 19th century. .
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Crystal

Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Favrile Slag Glass Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
glass desk set. The five-piece set includes: inkwell, letter rack, stamp box, rocker blotter, and
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Antique Inkwell, Gilded Bronze, Antique Desk Utensil, Vase-Shaped, Pen Tray
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell made from bronze, gilded. Very good condition of the bronze work.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Bronze

19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich
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19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Bronze, Other

Tiffany Co. Elegant Reptilian Folding Desk Clock with Fired Dial from 1929
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
crown and hands as well. This item will look wonderful on a classic wooden desk and it can be counted to
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Animal Skin

Very Nice Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble 3 Piece Desk Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Nice Late 19th Century Bronze and Marble 3 Piece Desk Set The large Chinese designed
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Small Italian 1860s Painted Ceramic Floral Desk Set with Ink and Sand Containers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian painted ceramic desk set from the mid-19th century, with two floral containers for
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

Antique English Exceptional Lacquer Mother-of-Pearl Travel Desk, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
This writing slope (or portable writing desk) is richly decorated with mother-of-pearl and pleasing
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Victorian Ebonised Desk Set With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Decorated With Brass
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Lovely Victorian Ebonised Desktop Tidy With Two Cut Glass Inkwells, With Attractive Brass Rails Decorative Idents Drawer Supplied With A Modern Day Quill Pen, Notepad ...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Chrome, Brass

Antique French Regency Grand Tour Bronze Crystal Desk Set Inkstand Encrier 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Heavy Gauge Chisel Cast French Grand Tour German Neo-Classical Bronze and Crystal Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions. First quarter of the Nineteenth Centu...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure
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19th Century Chinese Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Victorian Writing Slope/ Travel Desk Box, Brass Bound, UK ca. 1815
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Impressive Victorian writing slope or travel desk - attributed to the famous company of Thompson
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Early 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

NAPOLEON III Antique 1870 French Desk Tray Set In Gray Marble And Gilt Ormolu
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
A Napoleon III desk set in marble and ormolu. This is a beautiful and flamboyant desk tray set
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble, Bronze, Gold, Ormolu

Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of Continental origin, possibly French. Circa first half of the Nineteenth Century prob...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Eight-Piece Desk
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
glass desk set. The eight-piece set includes: inkwell, pen brush, letter rack, calendar frame, large
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Slag Glass Nine-Piece Desk
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
glass desk set. The nine-piece set includes: inkwell, pen brush, letter rack, pen tray, desk box
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Foliage Silver Overlay Black Glass Inkwell Four Piece Desk set
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rare silver overlay on black glass desk set containing an inkwell (2 pieces), blotter, double pen
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Silver

Arts Crafts Cased Steel Desk Set of Book Mark, Seal and Pen
Located in London, GB
Arts & Crafts cased steel desk set of book mark, seal and pen. Three lovely pieces and in their
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

Art Nouveau Desk Set by Tiffany Calendar, Ink Dryer, Box and Clip
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Nouveau desk set by Tiffany calendar, ink dryer, box and clip Sizes: Measures: Perpetual
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

French Art Déco Metal Desk Tidy with Woman Horseriding and a pair of Inkwells
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century french Art Déco metal desk tidy with woman horseriding, pen holder and a pair of
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Chalcedony and Gilded Bronze Desk Set from the Duke of St. Albans
Located in London, GB
A finely cased desk set in Chalcedony and the very finest gilt bronze. Made up of a letter opener
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1850s English Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Three Piece Desk Set - Leuchars of London
By Leuchars Son
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Three Piece Desk Set By Leuchars of London
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Early 19th Century English Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Green Leather Desk Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
of the Zodiac with a custom green leather desk pad By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Hob Nail Boot Shaped Inkwell Stand This is a quirky desk top inkwell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hob Nail Boot Shaped Inkwell Stand This is a quirky desk top inkwell, the boot is heavy and made
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1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

Early 20th-C. French Gilt Bronze And Malachite Desk Pen Inkwell / Inkstand
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early 20th century highly decorative French gilt bronze, malachite and faux malachite inkstand with dual inkwells. The base is a mix of faux malachite and malachite veneer...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Desk Set Inkstand Church Cathedral Siena Marble
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and Rare Example of a French Patinated Bronze Architectural Style Grand Tour Regency Period Double Inkstand of rectangular outline and compact proportions. First quarter of ...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories

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Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze

20th Century French Cognac Colored Leather Five Pieces Desk Set by Saint Gill
Located in Sofia, BG
French leather desk set of five pieces all wrapped in genuine leather in special cognac colour. The
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Early 20th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

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Antique Desk Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique desk accessories is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique desk accessories was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and wood. There are all kinds of antique desk accessories available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique desk accessories made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Tiffany Studios, Baccarat and WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik each produced beautiful antique desk accessories that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Desk Accessories?

Prices for antique desk accessories can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique desk accessories begin at $13 and can go as high as $537,638, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.

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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Questions About Antique Desk Accessories
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.