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Art Deco Streamline French Desk Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Unusual Mid 19th Century Bronze
Ormolu Inkwell in the Form of Well-Cast Coc
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid 19th Century bronze & ormolu Inkwell in the form of well-cast Cockerel with lifting
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20h Century Golden Brass and Leather Letter Opener/Knife by Hermès, France
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20h century golden brass and leather letter opener/knife by the luxury design house Hermès
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Paperclip Money Clip
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century figural money clip.
In sterling silver.
In the form of a paperclip.
Marked to
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Mid-20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Desk Organizer by Paul McCobb for Winchendon, 1949
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Sagaponack, NY
desk organizer is a product from the Planner Group, a coordinated contemporary furniture group
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Circa 1970 Solid Brass Golf Ball Show Horn Desk Paperweight
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage 1970s Solid Brass Shoehorn Desk paperweight. Nice patina
Category
20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Letter Holder and Calendar, leather, Delvaux, Belgium, 1970s
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Brussels, BE
D: 12 (7) cm H: 13 (5,5) cm W: 22,5 (16,5) cm
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Military Interest A Presentation Desk Pen Holder or Stand Dated 1951
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
MILITARY INTEREST:- A PRESENTATION DESK
PEN HOLDER OR STAND, 1951
Modelled as a airplane engine
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
1970s Sleek Chrome Desk Organizer File Tray Style Diego Matthai
By Diego Matthai
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sleek Modern Chrome Desk Organizer black and chrome Tray
15 d x 10.63 w x 1.88 h
Clean modern lines
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
1930s Art Deco Portoro Marble and Brass Italian Desk Set
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An art deco desk set manufactured in Italy in the Thirties, in original conditions with small signs
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Fontana Arte 1950s Modernist Glass Pen Holder or Stand and Ashtray Desk Set
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century Modern desk set featuring an adjustable pen holder or stand with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Green Leather Desk Set by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rich brown leather desk set by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Desk Organizer Letter Tray in Teak by Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
By Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional Danish modern teak desk organizer or letter tray by Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
Desk set consisting of a stationery holder
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Porcelain Floral Desk Set by Neiman Marcus with Letter Opener and Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Porcelain Floral Desk Set by Neiman Marcus with Letter Opener and Tray. A very nice two
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Gentlemans Gardner Kates Solid Leather Desk Dresser Box Humidor
By Gardner Kates
Located in Ferndale, MI
Very nicely made stacked and laminated solid saddle leather forming a cylinder box with solid leather lid and finial handle.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Bone and Bakelite Pen Holder for Desk around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Bone and bakelite pen holder for desk around 1960s
Original condition
Pen is not included.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone, Bakelite
Italian 1960s Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti
By Antonio Ferretti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Interchangeable and Rotating Desk Document Holder by Antonio Ferretti.
Antonio
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Enzo Mari, Set of 2 travertine desk organizers, Danese Italy 1970s
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Firenze, IT
Travertine desk organizer
Enzo Mari, Danese, Italy, 1970s.
H 8.5 cm - 11 × 10 cm.
Label on the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Travertine
Baccarat Crystal Reversible Sculptural Trinket Desk Tray Sculpture France Signed
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and tough to find Baccarat Crystal desk trinket tray dating from the 1960's. Wonderful form
Category
Mid-20th Century French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Chrome Desk Top Magnifying Glass Art deco, swan neck, bendy
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Chrome Desk Top Magnifying Glass
Art deco, swan neck, bendy desk desktop magnifier in a
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Chrome
Set Of Two Travertine Elephant Sculptures Desk Organizer by Fratelli Mannelli
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in München, BY
Set of two travertine elephant sculptures as desk organizers by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
A
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Travertine
French Leather Desk Set in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French leather desk set in the style of Jacques Adnet.
Forest green leather with contrast
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
Vintage Desk Set for Gentlemen in Wood by Pierluigi Ghianda
By Pierluigi Ghianda
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful set of fine wood desk prototypes designed by Pierluigi Ghianda in the 60's, of fine
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
$1,139 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Gilt Bronze French Inkwell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful mid-19th century gilt bronze French inkwell. Measures: 6 1/2' wide by 4" deep by 4 3/4
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Louis Vuitton LV Paper Desk Note Pad Cube on Lucite Base
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Form and function both describe this paper cube note pad. Can be used as a desk accessory in an
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Lucite, Paper
Antique Decorative Desk Stand, Indian, Ebony, Colonial Writer
s Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative desk stand. An Indian, ebony Colonial writer's tidy, dating to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian British Colonial Desk Sets
Materials
Ebony
An Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Inkstand
By Jacob Petite
Located in Lambertville, NJ
celebrated French manufacturer of porcelain in the 19th Century. The spaniel dog sitting on an elaborate
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
unique turquoise burnished solid brass WRITING DESK SET Vienna Austria 1950
s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Landshut, BY
unique turquoise burnished solid brass
WRITING DESK SET
Vienna Austria 1950's
processed to the
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
By Braun
Located in Milan, IT
HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Enameled Champlevé Inkwell
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare French mid-19th century encier in Louis Revival taste with Moorish Arabesque
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Mid 19th Century Page Turner in the Form of a Monkey
Located in London, GB
What a wonderful page turner. Realistically carved in the form of a monkey, the turner has that beautiful smooth patina from years of handling.
Probably French CIRCA 1840.
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Antique 1840s French Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze desk Shell Plate and Letter Opener Auböck Hagenauer Era, Germany, 1970s
By Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Bronze metal shell plate element and letter opener element
Origin:
Germany
Material:
Bronze
Wonderful bronze metal element shell plate and letter opener made in ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Letter Holder
Located in Forney, TX
.
Born in the mid 19th century, hand-crafted of ebonized lacquered papier mâché then elaborately
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Other
Vintage Ferrari Cars Badge / Emblem Lucite Desk Paperweight. Italy 1970´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Antique Desk Drawer, Japanese Ebonised Pine Desktop Folio, Victorian, Edo Period
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk drawer. A Japanese, ebonised pine desktop folio, dating to the early
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Desk Sets
Materials
Pine
Vintage Italian Desk or Coffee Table Set in Plexiglass and Brass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Rational and linear desk
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
"Bulletin Cube" MCM Cork
Chrome Desk Organizer / Pencil Holder by Park Sherman
By Park Sherman
Located in San Diego, CA
has a hole and a slot for pens, pencil, desk accessories or "post it" notes; it you van also post
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pietro Chiesa Midcentury Chiseled Crystal Desk Set for Fontana Arte, 1930s
By Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This hand chiselled crystal desk set was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal
Small Italian 1860s Painted Ceramic Floral Desk Set with Ink and Sand Containers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian painted ceramic desk set from the mid-19th century, with two floral containers for
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large Desk Organizer or Letter Tray in Teak by Pedersen
Hansen
By Pedersen
Hansen
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional extra large Danish modern teak desk organizer or letter tray by Pedersen & Hansen
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
$800 Sale Price
23% Off
Elegant Red Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur, France, 1950s
By Le Tanneur
Located in Paris, FR
Midcentury French modern full leather desk set by Le Tanneur composed by:
Calendar L 18.5cm x L
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Inkwell, Bronze D´oré, Desk Utensil, Neogotic, circa 1850
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell from gilded brass.
France, 1840-1860.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Gold, Brass
$302 Sale Price
50% Off
P.W. Baston Supp-Hose Woman
s Stockings Advertising Pen Holder Desk Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
the United States in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The figurine is
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Green Marble and Ormolu Mounted Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
HERMES PARIS 1970 Desk Cylinders Lighter
Cigarettes Box In Gilt And Sterling
By Hermès, Louis Ravinet and Charles D
Enfert 1
Located in Miami, FL
A desk set of lighter and cigarettes case designed by Hermes Paris.
This is a very handsome smoker
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Gold
$5,588 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Italian Desk Set in Onyx Marble Ashtray and Paperweights, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A decorative desk lot consisting of pear and able shaped paperweights with brass stems and a mosaic
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Onyx
Mid-Century Modern Danish Fish Bottle Opener in Teak, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Fish Bottle Opener in Teak, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Metal
Vintage 60
s Danish Teak Wood Figural Dice Desk Pen/Pencil Holder Stand Pop Art
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Scandinavian teak wood figural accessory desk pen/pencil holder dating from the 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing a wonderful patina and age.
Weight: 2 1/4 lbs.
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Steel
Desk Document Holder in Lucite, Rattan
Steel Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior, Dior Home
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful desk document holder in. lucite, rattan and steel in the style of Christian
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Steel
Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Horse Motif Desk Magnifier Glass in Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass designed by Hermes.
Fabulous and highly decorative piece, created in Paris
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Brass Letter Opener with Tennis Racket Design, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Brass Letter Opener with Tennis Racket Design, 1950s, in Very Good conditions
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Metal
Galena 1970 Modernist Unique Medallion Desk Set In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Desk set designed by Galena.
This is a very unusual and beautiful desk set, comprising by a letter
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique English Exceptional Lacquer Mother-of-Pearl Travel Desk, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
This writing slope (or portable writing desk) is richly decorated with mother-of-pearl and pleasing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English More Desk Accessories
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Cellar Quilted Leather Desk Set. French work in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This desk set is composed of a beautiful table lamp, a pen holder and a briefcase. These are made
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane A super piece and a grea
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane
A super piece and a great desk ornament for
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
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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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