Large Paperweights
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
20th Century Paperweights
Brass
20th Century Paperweights
Crystal
20th Century Italian Paperweights
Art Glass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Iron
Late 20th Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Paperweights
Metal
2010s Unknown Paperweights
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Bronze
Vintage 1920s British Paperweights
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Glass
Glass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1930s Italian Glass
Blown Glass
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Art Glass, Blown Glass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Iron
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
2010s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Brass
Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Late 20th Century Japanese Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass
Vintage 1950s Paperweights
Malachite
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Paperweights
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Brass, Metal
Antique 1850s Italian Victorian Paperweights
Glass
Late 20th Century Scottish Desk Accessories
Glass
Early 20th Century French Clocks
20th Century American Glass
Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Objects
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Blown Glass
Vintage 1950s Italian Glass
20th Century Italian Early Victorian Glass
Murano Glass
Vintage 1950s Desk Accessories
Tin
Vintage 1960s Italian Desk Accessories
Glass
Antique 19th Century American Glass
Vintage 1950s Italian Glass
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Paperweights
Onyx
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass
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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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