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Italian Murano Diamond Faceted Sommerso Glass Paperweight or Sculpture
By Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning teardrop shaped Italian Murano diamond faceted Sommerso glass sculpture/ paperweight
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier E Toso Murano Blow Fish Paperweight Aubergine, Purple, Gold Aventurine
By Barovier&Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
clear. Blow fish bring good luck to your home and this makes a great desk accessory or console sculpture
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Polished Brass Mallard Duck Head Bookends Sarreid Ltd Style 1940s a Pair
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
books on a bookshelf or as paper weights on a desk or decorative animal sculptures around the house
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Rare Edgar Brandt Bronze Sculpture
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Encino, CA
Edgar Brandt Bronze dice paperweight.
Good condition. Some tiny dents and scratches. Bronze has natural patina from slight oxidation.
Base is signed.
Height: 2.25", Width: 2.5...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Jet Plane Desk Sculpture Art Deco-ish in Style
Located in San Francisco, CA
What high-rolling, self-possessed executive wouldn't want this sculpture to adorn his desk, to
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Travertine Sculpture Hedgehog by Flli Mannelli
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Paris, FR
Desk sculpture Hedgehog in travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Travertine
Pair of Stone Penguin Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical penguin desk sculptures
Category
Vintage 1970s Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Mid-Century French Cubist Table Sculpture
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orange powder-coated geometric desk sculpture with circle cutout in square.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Bronze Caudron Racing Airplane
Located in New York, NY
Desk Sculpture of a Caudron Racing Airplane Bronze
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Clear Lucite Dice Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of large clear lucite six sided dice sculptures, American 1970s. Each 3.75 in. cubed. Very POP
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Cathy Richardson Carved, Egg-Shaped Paperweight Sculpture
By Cathy Richardson
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Cathy Richardson egg-shaped paperweight sculpture from the Nostalgia series with red
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
"Synthesis" Tray / Table Sculpture by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, futuristic, sculptural ashtray / pen-holder, but doubles as a mod table sculpture. The example for sale has
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
A Coral Specimen Sculpture on a Lucite Base
Located in London, GB
A Coral Speciman Sculpture on a Lucite Base
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Coral
Pair of Vintage Crystal Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
A pair of vintage crystal sculptures from the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories
Bronze Desk Accessory
By Peter Hartmann
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Signed piece by Swiss sculptor Peter Hartmann. Bronze figure of little girl and a butterfly
Category
Vintage 1940s French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,750
Inkwell 1930s, Elephant Bronze Sculpture
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
pretty inkwell from the art deco years representing a bronze elephant with its trunk at the top
the base is in black marble with inlay for pens and nibs
its glass inkwell is comple...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze sculpture inkwell 1920 th
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Art deco Bronze Sculpture inkwell
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture by Los Castillo, Taxco, circa 1960
By Los Castillo
Located in MEXICO CITY, CDMX
Silver sculpture with a mahogany wood base designed and made by Los Castillo.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Small Mid-Century Sculpture
Located in North Egremont, MA
A desk top size brass wire sculpture
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1990s Art Glass Tom Philabaum Sculpture/Paperweight, Signed
By Tom Philabaum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amethyst swirl art glass sculpture/paperweight by, Tom Philabaum etched signed by artist and dated
Category
1990s American Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Austrian Bronze Paperboy Desk Accessory
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a nicely done Austrian Viennese Cold Painted Bronze figure of a paperboy.
Very good quality casting and painted features.
The wood scalloped bowl is made of Madagascar ebony.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Table Sculpture in White Finish by Dan Schneiger
By Dan Schneiger
Located in Stamford, CT
"Positive Space 5.1" table sculpture in white finish by Miami, Florida based artist Dan Schneiger
Category
2010s American More Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin, Wood
Victorian Brass Cockerel Inkwell Bird Sculpture Oak Base
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Victorian cockerel inkwell designed and manufactured in the UK.
Decorative brass form with a hinged head and removable ink tray.
Square oak plinth.
Measure: H 25cm x L 12cm ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Hollywood Regency Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Roger Bezombes "Apesanteur fish" Sculpture / Paper Weight, France, 1970s
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sculpture / paper weight made for Artcurial by French Painter Roger Bezombes in the 1970s. The
Category
Vintage 1970s French Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Glass Fish Sculpture by Riccardo Licata, Canedese, Murano 1950
By Riccardo Licata, Canedese
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Glass fish sculpture,
designed Riccardo Licata,
Gino Canedese,
Murano 1950, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Hollywood Regency Brass Presse Papier Tiger Figurine Sculpture
Located in Hilversum, Noord Holland
Brass vintage midcentury presse papier or tiger figurine (sculpture) in Hollywood Regency or
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Fractal Resin Sculptures Attributed to Pierre Giraudon
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Paris, FR
Set of four fractal resin sculptures or paper-weights in four several colors: Blue, yellow, lime
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
"Black Diamond" Anthracite Art Carved Desk Thermometer
Located in Solebury, PA
From the hands of an anonymous artist comes this fine specimen of coal art found in the Anthracite coal area of Pennsylvania and New York. The thermometer works and is a product of t...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Sculptures
Fine Antique Onyx and Bronze Desk Ink Stand Pen Rest Faux Book and Blotter Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and antique onyx and bronze desk set featuring a sculpture of Rodin's Thinker done by
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Victorian Era Cold Painted Spelter Figural Lion Inkwell and Pen Rest Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
intended (an inkwell with a glass insert) and as a sculpture or desk accessory.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Anglo-Indian Inkwells
Materials
Spelter
French Bronze "Bulldog" Group Desk Compendium c.1860
Located in London, GB
French Bronze "Bulldog" Group Desk Compendium c.1860. 12 inches high
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Desk Bronzes
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of mid-19th century French desk bronzes retaining original dark brown patina surfaces.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Set of 3 Solid Marble Sculptures by Giulio Lazzotti for Mageia 1990s
By Mageia Pietrasanta, Giulio Lazzotti
Located in Koper, SI
This set of sculptures was designed by Giulio Lazzotti in the 1990s and manufactured by Mageia, a
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
20th Century French Maiden Desk Stand
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A French parcel gilt and patinated bronze and onyx figural desk stand, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
20th Century desk accessory "The Musicians"
Located in Rome, IT
two dancing children playing the flute.
This sculpture piece is of perfect size to be a desk
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Atomic Model Stand-Up Display for Writing Desk from Early 50s
Located in Berlin, DE
charming atomic model, technical and arty look, east european space age design, ideal to be placed on writing table or buro, makes the owner look academically serious and sophisticat...
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Space Age Sculptures
Ruth Duckworth Spirit of Survival Bird Crane Metal Study Sculpture
By Ruth Duckworth
Located in St. Louis, MO
. The final bronze sculpture stands 13 feet tall. This sculpture is a desk version, but still quite
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Pen
Pencil Holders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cylinders are functional sculptures for the desk. The two are striking when seen together.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Modern Desk Accessories
Leaping Bronze Stag by Karl Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
in size, this sculpture would be perfect to accent a bookshelf or desk.
This sculpture is clearly
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monoliths by Kaspar Hamacher in Solid Oak
By Kaspar Hamacher
Located in Berlin, DE
"The Monoliths" decorative sculptures or desk accessories by Kaspar Hamacher in oak. Please ask for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
1970s Super Chic Globe
Located in New York, NY
This super chic globe can be a paperweight or sculpture for your desk. It is in crystal and has
Category
Vintage 1970s English Modern Globes
Modern Brass Desk Sculpture Letter Opener by Laszlo Pal Horvath, Hungary, 1970s
By L. B. Horvath
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Vintage 1970s brass and copper desk sculpture / letter opener by the Hungarian Laszlo Pal Horvath
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Brass, Copper
Abstract Mid-Century Table Sculpture by William Bowie
By William Bowie
Located in Papaikou, HI
made as a table or desk sculpture.
The base is a 3.25" cube.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Swedish Pen Holder in Siamese Teak
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful piece of desk sculpture, of the sort that Scandinavians are so brilliant at producing
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
1960s Small Handcrafted Sculptured Danish Teak Storage or Desk Accessory Bowls
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Lovely small teak handmade, sculptured Danish bowls to use for small objects, such as keys, jewelry
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Teak
19th Century Sculpture of an Artist
Scholar, Desk Accessory
Located in Harrisburg, PA
These beautifully detailed sculptures are of spelter and depict a painter with brush in hand and a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Bronze Sculpture of a Dog
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bronze sculpture of a dog, long furred breed standing on all fours, American, 1960s. Measures
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York 1920s Bronze Lion Paperweight Desk Accessory Sculpture
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This proud animal sculpture is stamped on the underside and also has the model number 932. Tiffany
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Interlaced Chain Paperweight Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Marseille, FR
Silvered paperweight sculpture in the style of Carl Auböck. It forms an interlaced chain made in
Category
20th Century French Modern Paperweights
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Jaru Ceramic Triangular Sculpture
By Jaru
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely triangular Mid-Century Modern ceramic sculpture by Jaru Ceramics with an etched diamond
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Ted Arnold Gold Sisyphus Sculpture Paperweight
By Ted Arnold LTD.
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a stunning, 1970s Ted Arnold gold "Sisyphus" sculpture paperweight of a man pushing a
Category
20th Century Modern Paperweights
Classic Mini Brass Kiss Sculpture by Kelly Wearstler
By Kelly Wearstler
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Inspired by classic figural sculptures this Classic Mini Kiss is an iconic piece. Cast in a solid
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Gilded Monkey w/Malachite Desk Ornament
Located in Winnetka, IL
A finely rendered gilt metal monkey mesmerized by a quartz globe. Monkey imagery appears throughout the decorative arts and was especially popular in the 18th century. A fascination...
Category
20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Malachite, Metal
Baccarat Horse Head Crystal Sculpture Figurine Tauni de Lesseps Art Deco France
By Baccarat
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Presenting this "Horse Head" sculpture by Baccarat crafted in polished clear heavy crystal. This
Category
1990s French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Late 19th Century Serpentine Desk Lions
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A finely modelled pair of serpentine desk lions after the models by Conover. Excellent overall
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Antique Novelty Cold Painted Bronze Hare Desk Top Letter Hold
Located in Stutton, GB
Antique novelty cold painted bronze hare desk top letter holder on a oak base
Lovely original
Category
Antique 1880s European Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Desk figurine Head of Horse, bronze, Hagenauer Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
A small figurine of a horses head by Hagenauer made of bronze.
Category
20th Century Austrian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of desk sculptures available for sale. Each of these unique desk sculptures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and bronze. There are 717 antique and vintage desk sculptures for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 50 modern editions to choose from as well. Desk sculptures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Desk sculptures made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Desk sculptures have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Robert Indiana and Daum are consistently popular.
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Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
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Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
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