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Silver-plated pen holder with floral motifs, wooden interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver-plated pen holder with floral motifs, wooden interior, hardstone base and pen
Category
20th Century European Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Silver
$750 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver Plated Pen Holder and Letter Opener
Located in Sheffield, MA
Neoclassical style pen holder and letter opener. Add style, class and organization to your desk or
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Revival Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Silver Plate
$525 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Geode and Bronze Pen Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
. Raw bronze is artistically handled to form a base that then is encrusted into a geode fragment. A pen
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Petite Murano Glass Paperweight
Pen Holder Stand, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exquisite Murano hand-blown art glass paperweight and pen holder embodies the refinement and
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Murano Glass
Crystal Pen Holder with Inkwell by Walther Design
By Pukeberg Sweden
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
plain glass on the reverse. There is a small hole in the top to accommodate a single pen. Perfect
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Crystal
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Cartier Gold Pen Holder Ink Tray
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Cartier 14k solid gold ink tray and pen holder accessory. Measuring 2 5/8" x 2 5/8". Depth
Category
20th Century French Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Gold
Set of Leather Lamp, Basket, Paper Holder, Diary and Pen Holder, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice desk set is constituted of a lamp, a basket, a paper holder, a diary and a pen holder
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Brass
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970
s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970's.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Oak
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pen holder in fluted silver with pearls on the edge
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver pen holder with pearly edges. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand
Category
20th Century European Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Silver
$300 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, guilloche pen holders
ball feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, pen holders with guilloche borders around the
Category
20th Century European Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Silver
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Apple Pen-Holder in Green Hand-Blown Glass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A decorative Hand-blown pen-holder or paperweight in green glass. Italian or Czech made circa 1970
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Blown Glass
Gucci Letter Opener and Pen Holder in Leather, 1960s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and chic vintage Gucci pen holder and letter opener desk set in black and navy leather with
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Brass
Set of two Pen Holders in Rosewood, Unknown, 1960s - Lot 739
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of pen holders made of solid turned rosewood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Hardwood
Travertine Marble Letter Pen Holder Fratelli Mannelli Rapolano, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
Pen and letter holder, cylindrical shape, in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli. Rapolano
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Gucci 1970s Gold
Nickel Pen / Pencil Cup or Makeup Brush Holder
By Gucci
Located in Montclair, NY
Presented is a sophisticated and rare 1970s Gucci pencil or pen cup holder. Additionally, it is
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Gold Plate, Nickel
Set of Italian Guzzini Table Clock
Pens Holder 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Set of Italian Guzzini Table Clock & Pens Holder 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Plexiglass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Orange Pen Holder by Royal Haeger
By Royal Haeger
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Mid-Century Modern ceramic orange pen holder / desk accessory by Royal Haeger.
Measures
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Ceramic
Cellier Stitched Leather Pen Holder in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pen holder is made of cellier stitched leather and glass. This is a French work in the
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Leather, Glass
$645 Sale Price
20% Off
Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Pen Holder by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon
By Schiavon, Giovanni Bertoncello
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon, 1970s.
It is made in brown glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be cons...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Persian Khatam Pen and Letter Desk Set
Located in Den Haag, NL
other natural materials.
This wooden desk set pen holder is completely covered with Khatam inlaid
Category
1950s Iraqi Islamic Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Ceramic Microcosmos Pen-Holder w. Blue Tits on a Birch Branch
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A naturalistic pen-holder in the shape of this glazed ceramic micro cosmos with a blue tit family
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Ceramic
Exquisite Mid Century Italian Pen Holder Attibuted To Fontana Arte FREE DELIVERY
By Fontana Arte
Located in Portlaoise, IE
A simply wonderful objet d'art this beautifully crafted glass pen holder attributed to the iconic
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Cut Glass
Set of Two Midcentury Pen or Pencil Holders Deyhle, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare types and color
- very practical
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Plastic
Silver inkwell w/ letter holders
pen w/ inkwell, resting on a wooden base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with letter holders and pen with inkwell, resting on a wooden base
Category
20th Century European Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962, in Blue and Green
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Milan, IT
Early Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962.
In the colors of Blue and Green.
Carries
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Metal
P. Chiesa Nile Green Glass and Bronze Pen Holder by Fontana Arte, Italy 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular pen holder in Nile green faceted crystal with a decorative bronze elephant. This
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Mid-Century Walnut Pencil or Pen Holder by Sergio Dello Strologo for Xilarte
By Sergio Dello Strologo, Xilarte
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 Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Vintage Silver Plate Engraved and Monogrammed Notepad Holder - England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite silver plate monogrammed desk pad and pen holder. This piece features a flip-up top
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Silver Plate
Persian Desk Set with Khatam Mosaic
Located in Dallas, TX
:
(1) Hand-painted Bone Plaque in Khatam Mosaic Frame, and
(2) Desk Companion Stand with brass pen
Category
20th Century Persian Islamic Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Brass
$470 / set
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, mail holder, pen cup, adjustable calendar. Holder, and manual date/calendar. Good vintage condition
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
$2,800 / set
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Desk set includes : desk pad, paper holder, pen holder, ink blotter, mail holder, adjustable calendar
Category
1960s French Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Chrome
$2,800 / set
Rare Fiberglass Directors Desk by Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, 1970s
By Ernest Igl, Wilhelm Werndl
Located in Echt, NL
surface there is an aluminum panel with ceramic inset trays and five pen holders.
The desk has two
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Aluminum
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
, a double-flap desk folder and a pen holder with blotter. It is a game that detonates professionalism
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Metal
Desk Accessory in Travertine Attributed to Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing desk accessory (pen holder - letter holder) in travertine attributed to Fratelli Mannelli
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Italian Aldo Tura Timber Desk Lamp with Pen Holder, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful Italian Aldo Tura dark timber desk lamp with pen holder 1950s. Fully functional.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Curling Stone Desk Pieces, Paper Weight, Pen Holder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. Two are paperweights complete with handles and the third is a pen holder. A great little set for the
Category
1940s British Sporting Art Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Granite
Chrome Bull and Pen Holder Statue Decorative Desk Accessory, Italy 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 20th century Bull statue on a marble base with a pen holder. Desktop accessory, made of
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli Travertine Ashtrays and Penholders, Italy 1970s
By Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Naples, IT
Totally hand-carved travertine desk accessories consisting of a pen-holder and an ashtray designed
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Travertine
Antique Chinese Carved Soapstone Spill Vase
Located in Forney, TX
, shape and sculpted form, is ready to begin its second life on a desk as a pen holder or inkwell
Category
20th Century Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Soapstone
Mid-Century Modern Nile Green Glass Desk Pen Holder, 1950s
Located in Savona, IT
Italian-made desk pen holder produced in the 1950s.
Nile green glass structure with hollows and
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Brass
Martz Ceramic and Wood Pen Holder with Parker Pen
By Marshall Studios, Gordon
Jane Martz
Located in San Diego, CA
Parker pen holder by Jane and Gordon Martz for their company, Marshall Studios. Oiled walnut base
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Pen Holder in Aveiro Porcelain, Portugal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This pen holder is crafted from Aveiro porcelain, featuring a vibrant polychrome decoration. It
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Porcelain
Argenteria Dabbene Italian 800 Silver Deer Desk Pen Tray or Change Holder
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Argenteria Dabbene Italian 800 silver deer desk pen tray or change holder MI 277
A curved rim
Category
20th Century Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Silver
Sigvard Nilsson Pen Holder by Söwe, 1970s
By Sigvard NIlsson
Located in Basel, CH
Sigvard Nilsson pen holder manufactured by Söwe in the 1970s in Sweden. Cube shaped pen holder made
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Maple
Modernist Carole Stupell Rock Crystal Pen Holder
By Carole Stupell
Located in Mount Penn, PA
modernistic desk fitted with two polished brass pens. A rare and scarce design.
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
1970s Desk Set with Pen Holder and Stamp Dispenser in the Style of James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Sacramento, CA
1970s desk set in with pen holder and stamp dispenser in the style of James Mont. Design is
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Very Rare Original Frankart Figural Lady Inkwell
Pen Holder
By Arthur von Frankenberg
Located in Coral Gables, FL
The very rare American art deco figural inkwell and pen holder was designed in early 1920’s by
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Spelter
American Art Deco Nickel-Plated Adjustable Desk Lamp with Bakelite Pen Holder
Located in Port Hope, ON
double disk base with a black bakelite pen holder. Rising up from this is a curved arm that supports an
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Nickel
Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Desk Pen Holder, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative desk pen holder from the 1950s, designed and executed by Carl Auböck, Austria. Made of
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Horn
1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Perpetual Calendar and Desk Pen Holder
By Fontana Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An Italian desk accessory in the style of Fontana Arte, black and green nilo glass are in perfect
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Brass
Bronze Abstract Modernist Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
Patinated bronze sculpture on marble base.
The sculpture represents an open desk pen holder, to
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Horn Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
An esquite hand moulded pen holder. By the Austrian designer Carl Auböck created the 1950s out of
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
$383
Set of 2 Italian Desk Pencil Pen Holder 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 2 Italian desk pencil pens holder made with brass and top glass.
BIG 4,5x4.5
SMALL 45x3.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Brass
Peter Pepper Walnut Pen Holder
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Peter Pepper walnut pen holder.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Aluminum
Pen Holder German Circa 1950
Located in Jersey City, NJ
German pen holder; functional sculpture from the 1950's, made of enameled metal. Signed underneath.
Category
1950s German Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Metal
Horn Pencil and Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
material. This Pencil and Pen pot was created in the 1950s by using the hollow part a cow's horn to a truly
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Carl Auböck Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Pen holder from the Aubock Werkstatte dating back to the middle decades of the 20th Century. Made
Category
1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Desk Pen Holder
Materials
Horn
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Vintage Desk Pen Holder For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage desk pen holder for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and stone, every vintage desk pen holder was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage desk pen holder, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage desk pen holder, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one vintage desk pen holder that is appealing in its simplicity, but Carl Auböck, Hertha Baller and Walter Bosse produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Vintage Desk Pen Holder?
The average selling price for a vintage desk pen holder at 1stDibs is $475, while they’re typically $35 on the low end and $5,500 for the highest priced.
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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