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Art Nouveau Bronze Paper Knife Page Turner With Female Bust By Alexandre Caron
By A. Caron
Located in Norwich, GB
mythological or symbolic and small in size, were made up of various precious materials including silver, gold
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Scandinavian Desk Set in Bronze by Gusum, A 5 Pieces Set, Signed
By Gusums Bruk
Located in Paris, FR
A very rare desk set of 5 pieces made by Gosum. Sweden. Signed
Bronze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze, Brass
$1,585 Sale Price
20% Off
German Brass and Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome and gold letter opener and scissors with ribbon engraving
Category
Vintage 1960s German Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Letter Opener and Ruler, 1980s Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant gold colored metal letter opener with a metric ruler engraved along top edge. 'Germany
Category
Vintage 1980s German Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Letter Opener
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts and Craft or Art Deco period bronze "Zodiac" pattern letter opener
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Letter Opener Sterling Silver Blue Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped letter opener with rectangular base in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent
Category
Early 2000s Italian Islamic Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Letter Opener
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze and inlaid abalone letter opener
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Deer Head
Letter Opener Sculpture Paperweight Antique, Austria, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative paperweight and Letter opener sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Unicorn Mythical Creature Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina.
I did not clean it, so the next
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Folk Art Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small bronze champleve enamel set of an inkwell and letter opener. Both of them depicts
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$316 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tiffany Zodiac letter opener with fantastic patina # 1095 Arts and Crafts
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Mobile, AL
A gorgeous Tiffany Studios Zodiac pattern letter opener. These retains significant amounts of red
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze desk Shell Plate and Letter Opener Auböck Hagenauer Era, Germany, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Karl Hagenauer
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Bronze metal shell plate element and letter opener element
Origin:
Germany
Material
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Fountain pen Ballpoint pen Tray and Letter Opener for Desk Set enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain Pen Nib: 14-karat gold
Tray: 9.5 cm (W) x 18.5 cm (L)
Letter Opener:
Diameter: 1 cm
Length: 20.5
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Luxury Saddle Leather and Brass Desk Set
By Hermès, Jacques Adnet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
with brass and chrome and brass letter opener and scissors.
Letter metal gold plated letter opener and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960
s Bronze letter opener by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
1960's bronze letter opener by Hermès
France
Rare piece
Category
Vintage 1960s French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Meiji Period Figural Letter Opener
Located in Papaikou, HI
This charming letter opener has a 3 dimensional figural frog stalking an insect sitting on a lily
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Henri-Edmond Becker, Silvered Bronze Letter-Opener Highlighted with Gold, Signed
By Edmond-Henri Becker
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Henri-Edmond Becker.
Letter-opener.
Silvered bronze letter-opener highlighted with gold.
Signed.
Category
Early 20th Century French Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Karen Chekerdjian Paper Cut, Letter Opener, Gold-Plated Brass with Box
By Karen Chekerdjian
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Karen Chekerdjian paper cut, letter opener, desk accessory, gold-plated brass.
Comes with box in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Letter Openers
Léo Laporte-Blairsy, an Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Letter Opener
By Leo Laporte-Blairsy
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Léo Laporte-Blairsy
An Art Nouveau gilt bronze letter opener featuring a nymph hiding her face
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Spike Letter Opener, Polished Recycled Aluminum, Jordan Mozer, USA, 1995
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
Jordan Mozer (b. 1958) RR Spike Letter Opener, hand carved, hand polished cast magnesium-aluminum
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Aluminum
Boxed Gilt Bronze Letter Opener and Seal by G A Chenus
By G. A. Chenus
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This boxed set of a letter opener and seal is made of gilt bronze and both pieces are signed by G A
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Spike Letter Opener, Brush Finished Cast Red Bronze, Jordan Mozer, USA, 1995
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
Jordan Mozer (b. 1958) RR Spike Letter Opener, hand carved, hand polished cast magnesium-aluminum
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
1970
s magnifying glass in the style of Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Very nice magnifying glass in the style of maison Hermès
France
1970's
Category
Vintage 1970s European Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Desk Set with Inkwell, Letter Opener and Basket
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful desk ensemble in Louis XVI style compose by an inkwell, a paper-knife and a little plate. All in gilt bronze. Beautiful quality of chasing.
Size: Inkwell W 48cm
French wo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Pomellato Solid Gold Letter Opener
By Pomellato
Located in Litchfield, CT
quality gold work. This solid eighteen-karat yellow and white gold letter opener is the ultimate in desk
Category
1990s Italian Letter Openers
Materials
Gold
Italian Silver and Gold Letter Opener with Archaic Chinese Jade
Rubies
Located in Queens, NY
Italian silver and gold letter opener with Archaic Chinese Jade & Rubies.
Very fine quality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Letter Openers
Materials
Jade, Ruby, Gold, Silver
Monique Gerber French Cast Bronze Letter Opener
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and Minimalist form.
Can be used as
Category
Vintage 1970s French Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Asprey Gold and Nephrite Letter Opener, London, 1971
By Asprey
Garrard Limited
Located in Braintree, GB
Stunning 20th century Asprey gold and nephrite letter opener, with arrowhead grip decoration to one
Category
Vintage 1970s British Letter Openers
Materials
Gold
Pietrina Checcacci Cast Bronze Foot Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze foot letter opener by Italian-Brazilian artist Pietrina Checcacci. The small weighted
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Must de Cartier Silver-Tone Letter Opener
By Must De Cartier
Located in Astoria, NY
Must de Cartier Silver-Tone Letter Opener, with gold-plated accents, marked "Must de Cartier / Made
Category
20th Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Metal
Antique French 18-Karat Gold and Enamel Letter Opener, circa 1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th French 18-karat gold and guilloche enamel letter opener, quiver shaped handle
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Letter Openers
Materials
Gold, Enamel
French Bronze Letter Opener Page Turner, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Late 19th century French bronze letter opener page turner, circa 1900. This substantial and finely
Category
Early 20th Century Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Christofle Paris Silvered Bronze Racing Car Letter Opener
By Christofle
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco silvered bronze automotive letter opener by Christofle Paris. Hallmarked and stamped
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Bronze Letter Opener
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze Neoclassical or Adam style letter opener
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Stunning 20th Century Asprey
Co Gold and Nephrite Letter Opener, circa 1971
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning 20th Asprey gold and nephrite letter opener, with arrowhead grip decoration to one side of
Category
20th Century English Letter Openers
Materials
Gold
19th Century Bronze Letter Opener by Albert Marionnet, France
By Albert Marionnet
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century Art Nouveu doré bronze letter opener decorated with a fabulous eagle of Albert
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Rare Heavy Sterling Amethyst Letter Opener Sword, circa 1910
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rare wonderful quality heavy sterling silver, gold and amethyst letter opener, engraved with
Category
Early 20th Century Letter Openers
20th Century Russian Faberge Enamel on Gold Pencil and Letter Opener, circa 1910
By Fabergé, Vladimir Soloviev
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
and letter opener, of flattened elongated-oval form, enameled in vibrant translucent pink over a wavy
Category
20th Century Russian Letter Openers
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Letter Opener
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts and Craft or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern letter opener
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Modernist French Letter Opener by Ravinet d’Enfert, circa 1960
By Ravinet D
Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality French desk-top letter opener with a stunning Lion's paw handle, beautifully executed
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Tray and Letter Opener, circa 1940, by Just Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Tray stamped 'Denmark' the letter opener with sunburst on each side.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Figural Bronze Letter Opener / Paper Knife, Greyhound circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome and unusual letter opener / paper knife cast from solid bronze. Of course what
Category
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Letter Opener with Stamp Collector Robert Cochet France
By Robert Cochet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish Art Deco silvered bronze letter opener picturing a stamp collector. “Philateliste” Sigend
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Figural Dante Alighieri Cast Bronze Letter Opener After Tiffany
Co., 20th C
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique letter figural letter opener in the manner Tiffany & Co. offers cast bronze construction
Category
20th Century American Native American Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Turin, French Art Deco Bronze Letter Opener with Nude, 1925
By Pierre Turin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Artist / maker:
Pierre Turin.
Signature / marks:
P. Turin.
Style:
Art Deco
Date:
1925
Material:
Bronze.
Origin:
France.
Size cm:
L. 18 cm. x W. 2.3 cm.
Size inch:
L. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art du Bronze and Box
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form. Designed
Category
Vintage 1970s French Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Letter Opener with Lady Louis
François Moreau
By Louis
François Moreau
Located in Antwerp, BE
Artist or Maker: Louis & François Moreau
Signature or Marks: L&F Moreau.
Style: Art Nouveau.
Date: circa 1900.
Material: Gilt bronze.
Origin: France.
Size: L 28.5 cm x W 4 cm. ...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Letter Opener with Lady Alexandre Auguste Caron 1900
By A. Caron
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Art Nouveau gilt bronze letteropener or bookmark with bust of a lady, France 1900.
Signed by Alexandre Auguste Caron 1857-1932.
“The dictionary of sculptors in bronze...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener Bookmark with Rooster G. E. Mercier France 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unsual Art Nouveau patinated bronze bookmark with rooster, signed by G. E. Mercier France 1900.
Signature/ Marks: G. E. Mercier
Style: Art Nouveau.
Date: 1900
Material: Patinate...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Letter Holder Modelled as a Stork English, circa 1930
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco letter holder with a bronze stork head over a marble base. The beak opening to act as a
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italy 1850 Florentine Damascene Stiletto Dagger in Iron Silver and Gold
Located in Miami, FL
, .800 silver and .750 gold with accents in gold damascene. The scabbard is decorated with the Ducal
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Letter Openers
Materials
Gold, Silver, Steel, Iron
20th Century Russian Faberge Two-Colour Gold-Mounted Enamel Pencil, Adler c.1910
By Fabergé, Andrei Karlowitsch Adler
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th century Imperial Russian two-colour gold-mounted guilloche enamel pencil holder
Category
20th Century Russian Letter Openers
Materials
Gold, Enamel
20th Century Russian Faberge Two-Colour Gold-Mounted Enamel Pencil, Adler C.1910
By Fabergé, Andrei Karlowitsch Adler
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th century Imperial Russian two-colour gold-mounted guilloche enamel pencil holder
Category
20th Century Russian Letter Openers
Materials
Gold, Enamel
20th Century Russian Faberge Two-Colour Gold-Mounted Enamel Pencil, Adler c.1910
By Fabergé, Andrei Karlowitsch Adler
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th century Imperial Russian two-colour gold-mounted guilloche enamel pencil holder
Category
20th Century Russian Letter Openers
Materials
Gold, Enamel
20th Century Russian Faberge Two-Colour Gold-Mounted Enamel Pencil, Adler c.1910
By Fabergé, Andrei Karlowitsch Adler
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian two-colour gold-mounted guilloche enamel pencil holder
Category
20th Century Russian Letter Openers
Materials
Gold, Enamel
French Art Nouveau Bronze Letteropener or Bookmark by A. Marionnet, 1900
By Albert Marionnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description:
Art Nouveau bronze thistle bookmark.
Artist/ maker: A. Marionnet.
Signature/ marks: A. Marionnet,
France.
Style:
Art Nouveau.
Date: circa 1900.
Material: Bronze,...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Hermes, Paris, Silvered Bronze Letter Opener, Equestrian
By Hermès, Ravinet D
Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and scarcely found letter opener made in silvered bronze, the handle in the form of a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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Gold Letter Openers For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of gold letter openers for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct gold letter openers — often made from metal, bronze and gold — can elevate any home. Find 57 antique and vintage gold letter openers at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Gold letter openers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Gold letter openers bearing Art Nouveau or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made gold letter openers over the years, but those made by Monique Gerber, Anna Rabinowicz and Hermès are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Gold Letter Openers?
Prices for gold letter openers start at $95 and top out at $11,291 with the average selling for $750.
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.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Gold Letter Openers
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024What the letters on gold jewelry mean varies. The letter P means that a piece is plumb and contains an exact amount of precious metal. For example, 14P would be plumb 14-karat and contain exactly 58.5% pure gold. GP indicates that the jewelry is gold-plated, while an R represents rolled gold. The meaning of GF is gold-filled, and the letters HGE denote that a piece has heavy gold electroplating. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of gold jewelry.
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