Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
to
289
1,037
811
1,889
976
681
385
317
185
137
38
34
128
92
71
57
48
Sort By
Mid Century Murano Glass Fish Aquarium Sculpture
By Aldo Barberi, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Italian hand blown solid glass aquarium with fish and sea life inclused into a clear blue curved
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Fornasetti paper weight with NATO phonetic alphabet with pen rest
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with pen holder.
With the phonetic alphabet
o as in Oscar
P as in Papa
Q as in Quebeck etc..
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti paper weight 1962 Zodiac calendar
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with Zodiac calendar c1962
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
20th Mid-century Red Laminate
Steel Playing Dice Paperweight, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Paperweight made of massive steel in a playing die shape.
The play dice rests on one of its corners on a steel base. This base is attached to a red laminate circle typical of its era...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
$133 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Murano Decorative Blown Glass Wrapped Blue Hard Candy Paper
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, console table or desk as a paperweight.
A vintage Italian Murano glass sculpted candy featuring cobalt
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian 925 Silver Drum Set Fl-763
Located in Montreal, QC
Vintage Italian 925 silver drum set each piece is glued on a wooden base (6 pieces). Stamped 925
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Murano Blown Glass Paperweight Mushroom
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.)
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming little vintage blown art glass ornamental mushroom in translucent and tinted Murano glass, with a curvaceous stem and topped with a shapely cap, flecked with tiny air bubb...
Category
20th Century Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Decorative Obelisk by Seguso
By Venini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful obelisk, handmade in Italy, by Seguso, Murano. Quite tall-16". Unusual color-light purple
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Art Glass Millefiori Paperweight Sculpture Knob Top Multicolor Murrines
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic Murano Art Glass paperweight with multicolored Millefiori murrines. This art glass paperweight is designed with a sculptural knob top in clear frosted matte glass resembl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Vintage Marble Egg, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Marble egg is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
Made in Italy
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Nile Green Murano Glass Desk Set by Fontana Arte
By Pietro Chiesa
Located in Cerignola, IT
Wonderful original desk set by Fontana Arte attributed to Pietro Chiesa. Set includes pen holder, paper cutter, paper clip, document holder and an additional jar as a gift.
The entir...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,307 / set
Vintage Olivetti Portable Typewriter Model Lettera 27
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, IT
Olivetti portable typewriter model Lettera 27.
Intact and functional, equipped with transport cover.
Good condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Bookends Model 4909 by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1960s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Set of 4 Bookends Model 4909 by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1960s.
This Set of 4 Bookends Model 4909 by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell is made of yellow plastic material. They were ma...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Mid 20th Century Murano Aquarium Art Glass Elio Raffaeli, signed Paperweight Egg
By Elio Raffaeli
Located in Palm Beach, FL
exquisite one-of-a-kind work of italian art glass. Guaranteed genuine and authentic.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Travertine Elephant Letter Holder / Sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool mid-century modern Italian travertine elephant letter holder / sculpture by Fratelli
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
1970s Ashtray with Ceramic and Brass Lighter by Paolo Traversi , working
By Paolo Traversi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Ashtray with ceramic and brass lighter by Paolo Traversi. 1970s, working
Paolo Traversi is a designer and manufacturer of interior furnishings known throughout the world. The curren...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Chimpanzee, Decorative Object, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
included.
This object is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any object in Italy created
Category
20th Century Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster
$166 Sale Price
30% Off
Scandinavian glass artist. Three paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass.
Flower motifs and more embedded in the glass. Handmade.
Around the 1980s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 6.0 ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass.
Flower motifs and more embedded in the glass. Handmade.
Around the 1980s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 6.0 ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of four paperweights in art glass.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of four paperweights in art glass.
Millefiori style, abstract motifs embedded in the glass. Handmade.
Around the 1980s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensio...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian glass artist. Four paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist.
Set of four paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs and more embedded in the glass. Handmade.
Around the 1980s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 5.0 -...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass.
Flower motif, aquarium, and apple embedded in the glass. Handmade.
Around the 1980s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
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
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Inkwell attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Lugo, IT
Glass inkwell attributed to a design by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Thank you
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Mid century vintage handblown Murano glass paperweight
Located in Allentown, PA
, Amber and gold. This vintage paperweight has his original tags on the bottom made in Murano Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Wood Pen Holder and Lighter, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
and metal.
Made in Italy.
The set includes: a geometrical pen holder and a similar wood lighter
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$99 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Versace for Rosenthal "L
Ange Gabriel" Plate, 1996 20th Century
By Versace
Located in Madrid, ES
Italy
Very good condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Versace for Rosenthal "L
Ange Gabriel" Plate, 1996 20th Century
By Versace
Located in Madrid, ES
Italy
very good condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white "filigrana" - white filaments
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$300 Sale Price
40% Off
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white and red scrambled canes within the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$300 Sale Price
40% Off
Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper Brionvega TS52 Radio
By Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Radio by Sapper and Zanuso in gorgeous red.
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Hermes Note Paper, 1980s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original and unopened Hermes note paper with gold gilded edge paper. Hermes logo on the top of the stack of sheets. Hermes logo on box. Great piece for the desktop for any Hermes lover.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Olivetti Synthesis Portalettere Design Sottsass - Design - Olivetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, MI
OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS portalettere Design Sottsass - design - olivetti
OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS
SISTEMA 45 - Portalettere
Design Ettore SOTTSASS ( 1917 - 2007)
Anno: 1972
Portabiglie...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern Murano Sommerso Glass Fish Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Festive teal, cobalt, and red tropical fish figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; colored glass gather, dipped into pigments, is cased over with clear glass. Small ...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Bruno Munari for Danese Rosewood Rubber Mail Stamps
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano, Sergio Asti, Bruno Munari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five rosewood and rubber mail stamps by Bruno Munari for Danese, Italy, c.1960s. Bruno
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Rubber, Rosewood
Macchina da scrivere Valentine rossa - Ettore Sottsass - Olivetti - 1968
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, MI
Macchina da scrivere Valentine rossa
Descrizione
Macchina da scrivere Valentine disegnata da Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti nel 1968 e prodotta ad Ivrea. Qui presentato il primo modell...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Vintage Inkwell, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage inkwell is a decorative object realized in the Mid-20th Century
Silver and glass inkwell.
Fair conditions due to the time
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Famous portable typewriter by Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy from the 1960s.
Totally functional with
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Murano Glass Teapot Shaped Paperweight Cobalt Pink Clear Controlled Bubbles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful teapot shaped paperweight is made in sommerso technique; colored glass gather, dipped into pigments, is cased over with clear glass. Controlled bubbles are used to give the p...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Murano Glass Amber Bird Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful bird figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; amber colored glass gather with swirls of light-colored glass ribbons is cased over with clear glass. Controlled...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Entertaining Masked Ninja Angel Fish, Vintage Hand Blown Murano Fun 1970s
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
from Murano, Italy
Circa 1970's
Height 8.5 inch, Width 3.25 inch, Depth 7.5inch
In very good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Gucci Quail Pen Holder 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci vintage silver plated quail mounted on a stitched suede leather plate with a silver plate pen holder. Signed with Gucci and in very good vintage condition. Comes without the pe...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Murano glass aquarium bloc by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, 1950s
By Cenedese, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Splendid Murano glass aquarium by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese.
Production of the 1950s.
Excellent conditions. Intact in all parts.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$873 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Set of Pozzi Ceramics by Pierre Cardin, 1970s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage set of Pozzi Ceramics is an original set of decorative objects realized by Pozzi Ceramiche in the 1970s.
Set of black ceramics designed by Pierre Cardin for Pozzi Ceramich...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
$232 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Vintage Shoehorn, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Italy.
The object is realized with bamboo wood and steel decorations. The knob presents several
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$154 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage Paper Management Complete Set, Half of the 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
20th Century.
Made in Italy.
The set includes a paperweight, a magnifying glass and a paper knife
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Murano Limited Edition Paperweight with Two Blue Butterflies
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Miami, FL
enhance any desk or table.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Plastic Trash can by Makio Hasuike for Gedy
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This item is a fantastic icon from the chic 1970s plastic fashion.
It has been done in Italy, by
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Cubes by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano, 1950s
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Two resin cubes, each containing a sphere, designed by Enzo Mari. Made in Italy by Danese Milano
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Crystal Blue Dolphin Murano Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
blue blown glass.
Hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass sommerso style figure or
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970
s Da Ros for Cenedese
Attr.
Clear
Green Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage water drop shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the green/blue/turquoise clear (slightly tinted) glass. Very unusual ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Paperweight of Beautifully Crafted Glass Colored Gray Purple
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight of Beautifully Crafted Glass Colored Gray Purple
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5.5 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$166 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$61 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Gilt Hollywood Regency Bookends by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
cover jacket by Borghese of Italy, circa 1960s. The pair are in good vintage condition and measure 6" W
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian clear Murano glass paperweight hand blown with bollicine technique / Made in Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$360 Sale Price
40% Off
Bronze Inkwell, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze inkwell is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
A very elegant bronze inkwell decorated with a rampant horse. Includes a couple of ink inkwell.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$404 Sale Price
50% Off
- 1
- ...
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Vintage Italian Desk Accessories", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Vintage Italian Desk Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of vintage Italian desk accessories available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and animal skin, all vintage Italian desk accessories available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of vintage Italian desk accessories available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Hollywood Regency vintage Italian desk accessories are consistently popular styles. Gucci, Fornasetti and Vintage Murano Gallery each produced beautiful vintage Italian desk accessories that are worth considering.
How Much are Vintage Italian Desk Accessories?
Prices for vintage Italian desk accessories can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, vintage Italian desk accessories begin at $120 and can go as high as $3,500, while the average can fetch as much as $606.
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.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
Read More
How a Craving for Color Revolutionized Glass
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
Kazuyo Sejima’s Flowering Tree Blooms Year-Round
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
He Wrote ‘Oedipus Rex,’ but Do You Know What He Looked Like?
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Cigar Culture Was Once the Peak of Masculinity. Now, It’s a Compelling Curiosity
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants
The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
More Ways To Browse
Gucci Velvet
Vintage Gucci Canvas
Gucci Alligator
Hermes Pads
Gucci Bear
Gucci Saddle
70s Vintage Logo
Leather Letter Box
Vintage Italian Cars
Brass Cheetah
Cenedese Fish Paperweight
Florentine Desk
Tip Trays Vintage
Zanolli Italian Ceramic
Real Alligator Leather
Underwood Typewriter
Stand Magnifying Glass
Versace 1969