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Desk Top Puzzle in Plywood Box
Located in Ferndale, MI
Geometric pieces of wood fitted together inside of laminate or plywood box.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Maple, Plywood
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
HIGH-RISE Shoes Mid Century Modernist 1960 Bookends In Carved Precious Wood
Located in Miami, FL
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Country: United States.
Period: Mid-century Modern, 1960.
Material: Carved brown wood.
Weight: About 2
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
$1,358 Sale Price
20% Off
Vistosi Italian Mid-Century Modern Cased Murano Glass Bullseye Paperweight
By Vistosi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Murano glass paperweight.
By Vistosi.
In the form of a black (or deep amethsyt) ameoba shape with a green & white bullseye pattern.
Simply a great Italian glass paper...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Luxury Saddle Leather and Brass Desk Set
By Hermès, Jacques Adnet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
scissors fit in a carrying thick saddle leather hand stitched holding case .
This luxury desk accessory
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tomado Modernist Desk Office Paper Waste Basket, circa 1960
By Tomado
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a rare functional mid-century modern desk accessory or office waste-basket designed by
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Group of 5 Murano Colored Glass Paperweights 1950s Italy
By Vetri
Located in Miami, FL
Grouping of 5 Mid-Century Modern Murano glass paperweights from the 1950s manufactured by S.V.C.C
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$388 Sale Price / set
20% Off
China Mid-18th Century Wood Hand-Carved Architectural Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This charming Mid-19th Century fragment of wood, is a detail of an hand-carved wood column and it
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Paperweights
Materials
Wood
$854 Sale Price
20% Off
George Nelson Safety Number Lucite Ruler Graphical Mid-Century Vintage 1960s
By George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates design attributed Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. Unsigned.
The ruler is about 13 inch...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Mid 20th Century Murano Aquarium Art Glass Elio Raffaeli, signed Paperweight Egg
By Elio Raffaeli
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular and rare large venetian murano aquarium sculpture paperweight in the form of an egg with two colorful fish and multicolor strands of cane that resemble aquatic plants, ke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-century vintage Ritts Astrolight lucite cube bookends / a pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid-century vintage lucite cube bookends. These lucite bookings have a modern
Category
Vintage 1980s More Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Elegant Geometric Mid-Century Bookends, Italy 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of Elegant Geometric Mid-Century Bookends, Italy 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Egyptian Revival More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Three Mid-Century Modern Resin Pressed Yellow
Orange Dried Blooms Paperweights
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three Mid-Century Modern resin pressed yellow and orange dried blooms paperweights.
A-956
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Enamel Bookends by Ernest John
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut and enamel bookends. Signed by Ernest John.
The perfect accessory
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$370 Sale Price
43% Off
Vintage Rattan Caned Letter Holder Desk Organizer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rattan Caned Letter Holder or Desk Organizer. Three compartments on top and a large area on
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Adirondack Desk Sets
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Vintage Brass Stepped Mail or Letter Desk Organizer, 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
and Crafts, Organic Modern, Japandi, Scandinavian Modern, Modern Country, Mid Century Moden, Collected
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Petite Murano Glass Paperweight Swirl inside Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy. Highly decorative and functional in e...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Exclusive Stich Leather Desk set 1960s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice exclusive desk set made off black stich Leather.
Consisting a beautiful desk lamp with
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Italian mid-century Siemens Sip telephone with handset holder music box, 1960s
By Siemens
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Siemens Sip telephone with handset holder music box, 1960s
Set consisting of a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Venini Centerpiece Murano Black Glass Layered Glass White
By Venini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Venini centerpiece Murano black glass, layered glass white the two little
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Murano Glass
French Mid-Century Stone Coasters (Set of 8)
Located in London, GB
A set of natural stone circular drink place mats or coasters. Likely Agates.
France, c1970s.
A variety of colours and stone specimens.
All have a circular hole in the centre pres...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets
Materials
Stone
Murano Glass Paperweight With Swirl Tornado Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy. Highly decorative and functional in e...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Petite Murano Glass Paperweight Flower inside Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy. Highly decorative and functional in e...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Petite Murano Glass Paperweight Flower inside Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy. Highly decorative and functional in e...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Tissue Box in the Style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern lucite tissue box in the style of Charles Hollis Jones, circa 1970s. The piece
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Jacques Adnet Leather Wrapped Faux Bamboo Desk Organizer
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Stamford, CT
Jacques Adnet desk In/Out tray organizer of stitched leather over steel. France. Circa 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Vintage Set of Bridge Pencils, English, Sterling Silver, Games, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Graceful presentation and superb finish perfect for the
Category
Mid-20th Century British More Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Tissue Box in the Style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern Lucite tissue box in the style of Charles Hollis Jones, circa 1970s. The piece
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Walnut Pencil or Pen Holder by Sergio Dello Strologo for Xilarte
By Xilarte, Sergio Dello Strologo
Located in Austin, TX
A highly sculptural Mid-Century pen or pencil holder and temper by Sergio Dello Strologo for
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Oak desk organizer by Borge Mogensen for ILLUMS BOLIGHUS
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Greensboro, NC
Oak desk organizer by Borge Mogensen, circa 1960s. retains its original ILLUMS BOLIGHUS label
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur, France 1970s
By Le Tanneur
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
French leather desk set manufactured by Le Tanneur.
France, circa 1970’s.
All pieces are saddle
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Sèvres
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
Ormolu
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Rectangular
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Murano Table Cloth or Letter Holder Two-Toned Green Glass
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Rare Murano table cloth or letter holder two-toned green glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Bowl Designed by Jiri Suhajek for Crystalex , 1970
s
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of hyalit glaas
- good, original condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Red Eye Orb Cendese AB Murano Paperweight Mid-Century Eyeball Iris Sculpture
By Venini, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful, minimalist design reminescent of Caliari Venini Inciso Art Glass Cubes.
This one has a red sphere inside a sky blue and clear larger orb. It retains both, 'Made in Ita...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Mid Century Table Bell Geisha Brass Wood Statue, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
mid century collectible to display in your home.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1980s Plated Brass Bridge Bolts Bookends Paperweights Quirky Vintage Mid-Century
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brass electroplated Bridge Bolts as bookends or office decor. Each about 5 lbs. and 3.5 wide by 4 inches high. Appropriated objects similar conceptually to the works of the Carl Aubo...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
$388 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian mid-century modern brown wooden brass plastic television by Vega, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown wooden white plastic television by Vega, 1950s
Rectangular wooden
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Italian Ashtray and Perpetual Calendar in the Style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
it is an object from other times, not only because it was produced more than sixty years ago but because the calendar, with the advent of technology, is an object that was previously...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
$465 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Bookends made in Copper, Italy 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of Mid-Century Bookends made in Copper, Italy 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Egyptian Revival More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Bamboo And Rattan Letter Holder Desk Organizer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bamboo Letter Holder or Desk Organizer. Three compartments on top and two large shelves on
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Adirondack Desk Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator
By Frost
Located in Bern, CH
Beautiful 1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator. With three variable speeds
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
$442 Sale Price
25% Off
Paperweight/holder from the mid 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
character and elegance to any desk or tabletop. Its intricate detailing and lifelike form showcase the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Dice Aluminum Metal Sculpture or Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
grace any desk.
On the upper side of the dice are the numbers four, five, and one each shown with the
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Vintage Hand carved Table/Desk Organizer. India Import.
Located in Seattle, WA
sure to add a vintage look to your table or Desk. This Piece has nice patina and character. Vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Bobble Head Rooster Crayon Pencil Holder Stand Figure Denmark Mid Century, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Danish design wood rooster sculpture as a pencil holder. Nice addition to your table or just for your collection of design items. Made of wood, metal and felting....
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Dice Metal Statue on Marble Base Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
base. The best addition to your desk or every room. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of 4 Mid-Century German Metal Office Rubber Stamp Holder and 3 Stamps, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Metal Office Rubber Stamp Holder and 3 Stamps, 1960s, Set of 4, in Very Good
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Large MCM Advertising Desk Pad on Wood Truck "Mitchell"
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool and hard to find large MCM advertising desk pad on wood truck "Mitchell", circa 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mid-Century Metal Ashtray in the Shape of a Hedgehog, 1960
s
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of metal
- good, original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Metal Dachshund Dog Shaped Desk Pencil Holder
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Wall Street Dollar Sign and Bull Brass Desk Paperweights
Located in New York, NY
mid to late-20th century. Great desk accessories.
Dimensions:
Dollar sign: 2.82" W x 4.49
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Art Deco Black Leather Saddle Stitching Desk Set
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
leather and brass desk set organizer,
circa mid-20th century.
Measure: Notepad 8 inches x 5 inches x 1.5
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Chinese Gilt Brass Cloisonné “Scroll and Floral” Nine‑Piece Desk Set, 20th C
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Gilt Brass Cloisonné “Scroll and Floral” Nine‑Piece Desk Set, 20th Century, Unmarked
A
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
MCM Two Piece Brass and Faux Crocodile Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice two piece brass and faux crocodile desk set, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1970s Black Desk Tray Tiered Office Letter File
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Midcentury Black Tiered Letter Desk Tray Office File
Wood with faux leather
Scuffs present
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
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Mid Century Desk Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of mid century desk accessories available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, all mid century desk accessories available were constructed with great care. We have 3874 antique and vintage mid century desk accessories in-stock, while there are 54 modern editions to choose from as well. Mid century desk accessories have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Mid century desk accessories bearing mid-century modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many mid century desk accessories are appealing in their simplicity, but Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Fratelli Toso and Walter Bosse produced popular mid century desk accessories that are worth a look.
How Much are Mid Century Desk Accessories?
Prices for mid century desk accessories start at $1 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $542.
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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