Mid Century Desk Accessories
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Metal
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Metal
Mid-20th Century Modern Desk Sets
Marble
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Alabaster
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Vintage 1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Plastic
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Vintage 1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Inkwells
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Stone
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Desk Sets
Marble
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Burl
Mid-20th Century American More Desk Accessories
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Horn, Felt
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Lucite
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Inkwells
Quartz, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desk Sets
Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass
Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Travertine
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Travertine
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Desk Sets
Steel
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Horn
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Chrome
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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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