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Desk Accessories For Sale
Vintage Plastic Pen Holder, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Plastic Pen Holder realized by Alessandro Zuliani for La Friulana.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Hand, Jewelry Holder, Europe, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In original condition
made from plastic and steel under
sign of use
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Modernist Desk Box Round Covered Dish In silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Round covered dish designed by Hermes.
This is a very beautiful and highly decorative piece, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1960. This useful des...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$1,680 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather Cabinet, Houghton
Gunn, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, leather bound sarcophagus cabinet with secret compartment, attributed to Houghton and Gun...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Ressort Letter Rack by Yonel Lebovici for Distrimex, 1969
By Yonel Lebovici, Distrimex
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This sculptural "Ressort" model letter rack was designed by Yonel Lebovici in 1969 for Edition Distrimex. It is made of chrome-plated steel and it remains in good vintage original co...
Category
1960s French Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Seguso Murano Clear with Black Accents Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear crystal with black accents Italian art glass horned baby owl bird figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. Similar on...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$536 Sale Price
33% Off
17th Century English Leather Covered Knife Box Converted To a Letter Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th century leather knife box converted to a letter box with original brass hardware, sitting on brass ball feet.
Fitted interior lined with 18th century silk fabric.
In very good...
Category
17th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3530
Flatiron
Patinated Brass and Cane Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3530 'Flatiron' patinated brass and cane bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Butterfly Paperweight
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian oval white marble paperweight with beautiful colored burnt orange and greenish gray marble inlay with mother of pearl highlights in the form of a butterfly. Lovely piece to h...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Solid Brass Aesop Oil Burner by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Solid Brass Aesop Oil Burner by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 13 x D 11 x H 7 cm
Materials: Brass
An object of substance and beauty, a unique, refined alternative to traditional burners. Designed for Aesop by Studio Henry Wilson...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Roycroft Arts
Crafts Hammered Brass Over Copper Inkwell, Circa 1920s
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period brass finished hand hammered copper inkwell
By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark)
USA, Circa 1920s
Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 2.5"H...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
In Stock in Los Angeles, Pink Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a stand hugging the mobile phone and an external battery for fast charging mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
$23 Sale Price / item
64% Off
Post-Modern, Brilliantly Cut Diamond Shaped Art Glass Paperweight / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern, Brilliantly Cut Diamond Art Glass Paperweight / Sculpture, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or scratches and measures 4"D x 2.5"H. ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Large Vintage Cast Metal Decorative or Toy Colonial Canon Model
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large cast metal canon shows no maker's marks, but is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1965 in a Colonial Revival style. This model canon...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Revival Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mahjong Game Board in Black Polished Ebony Passione Di Gioco
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Ebony polished mahjong with ruthenium brass parts.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ebony
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated
Red Lacquered Ballpoint With Red Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated
Red Lacquered Ballpoint With Red Cartier Box
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier ballpoint pen, featuring the classic trinity rings and an enamel id...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Shroomz Blown Glass Sculpture Purple and White
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Glass sculpture designed and developed by Orfeo Quagliata.
This piece belongs to the SHROOMZ collection
An object that involves four exclusive techniques from the artist.
Category
2010s Mexican Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Arts
Crafts Pair of Handcrafted Metal Bookends with Meaningful Symbolic Leaves
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful pair of hand-crafted, early 20th century bookends.
With the symbolic meaning of leafs ranging from hope, renewal, revival, fertility and growth to decay, sadness and even ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Georgian Mechanical Fire Bellows
Located in London, GB
A Georgian brass and mahogany mechanical fire bellows with unusual brass wavy spoked turning wheel and studded brass nose.
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Bronze Plate, Utensil Tray, Bronze Doré, Signed M. Arvisenet
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful desk tray with ornaments of wheat straws.
Made of heavy bronze , nicely gilded.
Signed by the french artist "M. Arvisent".
The inscription at the front "L´harmonie d´Arv...
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Lladró Face 2 Face, Sparrow Figurine
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Handmade porcelain creation inspired by a Sparrow, belonging to Face 2 Face collection. Sparrow belongs to Face 2 Face collection featuring cute birds that combine synthetized forms ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
$1,050 / item
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Trinket Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
vintage small trinket box intricately decorated with Moorish motif des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Desk Accessories
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Bronze Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze Graduate pattern desk letter rack or letter sorter with verdigris green patina
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
N...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,595 / item
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand, Two Cut Glass Inkwells With A Pen Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Impressive Art Deco Egyptian Revival Desk Stand
With Two Cut Glass Metal Topped Inkwells With A Formed Pen Tray
Base Decorated With A Rope
Key Design
Will Be Supplied With ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
$1,686 Sale Price / set
30% Off
English Edwardian Period 1900s Inkwell with Brass Equestrian Motifs and Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Edwardian period inkwell from the early 20th century, with brass equestrian motifs and wooden base. Born in the early years of Queen Victoria's son Edward VII's reign, thi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Al Thani Collection, a Mughal Indian Square White Jade Inkwell Cover, circa 1800
Located in Queens, NY
Al Thani collection, a Mughal Indian square white jade inkwell cover, circa 1800
Purchased from the Al Thani collection, Christies New York, Sal...
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Islamic Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Jade
Mahogany Tray with Antique Brass Handles
Located in Treadwell, NY
Individually stamped and numbered, these one of a kind presentation trays feature patinated brass handles with a satin finish lacquer top coat. Each wooden slab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage 3.5" Cut Crystal Ball Suncatcher Prism
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The original 1970s cut crystal ball suncatcher paperweight exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. With its mesmerizing facets and sparkling clarity, it adds a touch of charm an...
Category
1950s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
$105 Sale Price
40% Off
Black Marble Arched Platter Medium
Located in Eindhoven, NB
This multi-use arched black marble platter with natural veining makes a sophisticated presentation of appetizers, cheese, breads and crackers. Thi...
Category
2010s Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
$66 / item
Large Brass Magnifying Glass and Paper Weight
Located in London, GB
Large decorative magnifier lens with domed glass magnification, encased in eye shape brass cast frame. Very decorative piece that can also be displayed a s paper weight of desk acces...
Category
Early 2000s Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Printing Blocks
Located in South Salem, NY
A set of thirteen printing block fragments from the mid 20th century. One larger block and a collection of a dozen complementary smaller blocks. Small b...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$350 / set
Pair of Victorian Cherub Bookends
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Cherub bookends. Made of black metal and of the Victorian time period. Price is for the pair.
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti with Base
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale""
Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Grapevine Bronze Doré Blotter With Leather Desk Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze "Grapevine" pattern blotter corners with green leather desk blotter
By Tiffany Studios (each blotter corner signe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bulgari Letter Holder
By Bulgari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bulgari desk letter holder with curved chrome metal arches and black marble base / made in Italy
Original mark on the underside / comes in original box
Width: 4 inches, depth: 2.5...
Category
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
$209 Sale Price
30% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze Zodiac pattern pen tray
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bear Artglass Sculpture Designed by Livio Seguso, circa 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Bear Artglass sculpture Designed by Livio Seguso, circa 1970s
A stylized sculpture of a bear in solid smoke grey glass. It is hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. Desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Gilt Bronze and Marble Inkwell
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century inkwell is beautifully designed with a detailed sculpted doré' bronze reminiscent the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The figure is costumed in a draped g...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gorham Sterling Silver 1886 Table Top Double Inkwell
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver tabletop double inkwell from 1886 with intricately pierced figural gallery. It contains two glass inkwells with sterling silver caps and has an open compartment with hinged door. A great gift and addition to one's home or collection. It measures 7 3/4'' in length by 2 7/8'' in height by 4 3/4'' in depth, and bears hallmarks and monograms as shown.
During the heyday of American silver manufacturing–approximately 1850 to 1940–Gorham was one of the most influential. The White House has used Gorham silver services...
Category
1880s American Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Capricorn Astrological Sign - Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Zodiac Paperweight
Located in Downingtown, PA
Desk Astrology: Piero Fornasetti's Gilded Capricornus Pebble Paperweight
A stylish and highly collectible object, this vintage Piero Fornasetti ceramic "Pebble" paperweight features...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Signed Utensil Holder, Bellow With Mouse, "Mabotte", France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bronze work, which can be used as a utensil holder or paperweight.
It is possilble to hand the bronze.
Signed at the bottom by the french artist "MABOTTE".
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Grapevine Bronze Doré Leather Desk Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze "Grapevine" pattern blotter ends with a custom blue leather desk blotter
By Tiffany Studios (each blotter end signed...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Square table model "Mettsass" by Ettore Sottsass red glass, 20th century design
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of Sottsass first designs for BD, the "Mettsass" has lost none of the personality with which Sottsass designed it for BD some 40 years ago, in 1972. The structure is made of flat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Silvered Bronze and Abalone Pen Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period silvered bronze and inlaid abalone pen tray
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 8....
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze
Glass Tiffany Studios Inkwell ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very handsome gilt bronze and glass inkwell will make any desk look important. Signed, Tiffany Studios guarantees quality. The design is of the metalwork is striking and the g...
Category
Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Silvered Bronze and Abalone Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau or Art Deco period silvered bronze and inlaid abalone letter rack
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 6...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Bakelite Table Phone from 1947
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone, marked K. Telegfrafverkets Werkstatt Nynäshamn from 1947
Measures: Height about 26 cm.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz Guinea Pig Cochon d
Inde Bronze Paperweight 1919
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Marcel Sandoz (Swiss, 1881-1971,) Guinea pig silver plated bronze paperweight. Marked "Ed M Sandoz" near the lower edge, also with Susse Fres Ed mark.
Description
"COCHON D'...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,599 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Grey Stained Dragonfly Knife Rest c1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique France -see image 5) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Libellule' knife rest -depicting a dragonfly in flight, dating from 1919 (See ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture French 90
s
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful cast bronze figurative French abstract sculpture is a single breast as the subject matter. It is signed and numbered 100. It has been professionally polished. Sorry th...
Category
1990s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Blotter Corners With Leather Desk Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period silvered bronze and abalone blotter corners, with a custom blue leather desk blotter.
By Tiffany Studios (blotter corners sig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Silvered Bronze and Abalone Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts period silvered bronze and inlaid abalone inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Russian Antique Desk Set in Guilloche Enamel with Diamonds
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Russian desk set features glittering rose diamonds and silver gilt. The set comprises a stamp, two inkwells, a letter holder and a picture frame, which all sit on a St...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Travertine Marble Letter Pen Holder Fratelli Mannelli Rapolano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pen and letter holder, cylindrical shape, in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli. Rapolano, Italy, circa 1970.
It still has its original label on the bottom (as shown in the p...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Big Inch Art Deco Tape Dispenser Large Footed Streamlined Tear Drop Atomic Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful throwback from the pre-Atomic Era. We have never seen one of these before, extremely over built shop tape dispenser. Came out of an old very dormant QBC Print Shop in Vi...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Partly Gilt Copper Art Nouveau Double Inkwell with Porcelain Vessel
Located in Greven, DE
Art Nouveau Inkstand with Leaf-shaped Lids
Origin: Germany
Material: Copper with porcelain inkwells
Date: Circa 1900
Description:
Rectangular copper inkstand with gently curved sid...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Aluminum and Lucite Ice Bucket and Tongs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage aluminum ice bucket and lucite tongs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Blue Glass Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist...
Category
20th Century Chinese Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Other
Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage cut geode paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown, tan, grey and blue colors and measures ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Quartz
Modernist Lucite Resin Cube Sculpture with Gears Pierre Giraudon, France, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Lucite resin cube with gears inside attributed to Pierre Giraudon, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Antique, New and Vintage Desk Accessories
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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