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Desk Accessories For Sale
Midcentury Typewriter / Zeta, 1950s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of metal, steel, plastic
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age of use,cannot be locked,there is no key.
Re-...
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel
Cartier Red Chinese Dragons Card and Envelope Set in Luxury Box Desk Stationery
By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Cartier Card and Envelope Set with the Iconic Red Chinese Dragons Jewelry Design.
Authentic Luxury Cartier Stationery Card Letter and Envelope R...
Category
Late 20th Century French Chinoiserie Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
WALTER VON NESSEN 1930 For Chase Lacquered Toy-Soldier Figure In Gilt Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco figure designed by Walter Von Nessen for Chase Usa Co.
This is a beautiful Streamline decorative desk figure created during the Art Deco period by Walter Von Nessen for the...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$628 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Mid Century Modern Blown Glass Rooster by, Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Mid-Century Modern blown glass "Rooster" designed by, Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese. The rooster with applied red comb with clear body "sommerso" technique (layering of glass) with the center a black against a heavily cased clear background. The rooster is cased in multiple layers of clear glass giving it a depth of dimension and weight. The rooster is unsigned. circa 1960s'
Measurements:
height: 13.25 in in. x width: 7.25 in. x depth: 4.25 in.
Biography:
Antonio Da Ros (Italian; 1936-2012) graduated in 1957 from the Istituto Superiore di Arti Decorative ‘CARMINI’ in Venice.
In 1958, he started working in the Gino Cenedese glass factory which later became Ars Cenedese Murano...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Collection of Roman Numerals
Located in London, England
Cast metal Roman numerals. Circa 1900
H 8cm x W 5cm x D 3cm
Category
Early 1900s French Classical Roman Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
$130 / set
Parchment Desk Pad by Gucci, 1930s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredibly rare vintage portable writing pad by Gucci circa 1930s. Parchment exterior and a wood frame, featuring brown felt underneath. Removable inset top reverses to a parchment w...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Goatskin, Leather
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze Doré and Favrile Slag Glass Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze and favrile slag glass "Pine Needle" pattern inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Brass Inkwell, Shoe, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass inkwell, which shows a antique shoe.
France, around 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$243 Sale Price
30% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4317 Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4317 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceived as a fountain pen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$597 / item
French Seal of a Knight in Armour
Located in London, GB
A very fine seal depicting a standing knight in full armour, in gilt and silvered bronze. Very good detail and excellent original gilding and silvering.
Category
1880s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Inkwell attributed to Max Ingrand for 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 Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Rare Foitzik Trier Unca 120 Roll Film Bellow Camera Made in Germany 1952
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Foitzik Trier Unca 120 Roll Film Bellow Camera Made in Germany 1952
Model Unca (6x6)
The Foitzik-Kamerawerke were founded in 1945 in Lübeck, northern Germany, by machine cons...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Just Andersen, Early Ink Well and Ink Blotter in Alloy Bronze, 1930s-1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Just Andersen. Early ink well and ink blotter in alloy bronze, 1930s-1940s.
In very good condition.
Ink well measures: 27.5 x 17.5 cm.
Ink blotter measures: 15 x 9.5 cm.
Stamped....
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Cartier Mini Diablo Red Composite Ballpoint Pen With Cabochon In A Cartier Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Mini Diablo Red Composite Ballpoint Pen With Cabochon In A Cartier Box
Made in Paris, France
Cartier pens are designed by Cartier are manufactured by Montblanc. This collab...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
$846 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Perforated Metal Tray in the style of Mathieu Mategot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful perforated white metal tray with metal band around edge and wavy loop metal handles in the style of Mathieu Mategot from France. Perfect vide poche for keys or jewelry.
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Travertine Elephant Letter Holder / Sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool mid-century modern Italian travertine elephant letter holder / sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
Globette-EV by Ango, Handcrafted Silk Cocoon Table Lamp
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Globette-EV table lamp one of Ango earlier explorations in using the silk cocoon to form an “atomised” light diffuser, where we found that light was refracted by the natural Material...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Organic Material
A Large Victorian Mahogany Gallery or Magnifying Glass, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A very large Georgian or Victorian mahogany gallery or magnifying glass. The circular glass within a mahogany frame, the baluster handle screwing into a brass bracket in the rim. Eng...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Rainbow Midcentury Teak Paper Tray
By House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Rainbow midcentury Teak Paper Tray
This paper tray measures: 9.75 wide x 15.25 deep x 5.75 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
tessellated Black Marble Stone Desk Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
elegant beautiful black tessellated marble by Renoir designs , catch it all ,desk tray , circa 1970's elegant and versatile ,
Category
20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Underwood Vintage Manual Typewriter
By Underwood Universal
Located in Pasadena, TX
Underwood ” Vintage manual typewriter
The Underwood Typewriter Company was a manufacturer of typewriters headquartered in New Yor...
Category
1940s North American Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Salviati Murano White Orange Blue Murrines Italian Art Glass Cabinet Vase
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white Filigrana ribbons, red-orange aventurine and blue millefiori canes Italian art glass cabinet vase. Documented to Salviati & Co., with intact...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass
$435 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Brushed Chrome And Beveled Glass Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brushed chrome and glass table lamp. This tall and elegant table lamp shines brightly as the beveled glass reflects the light. There are two thick bands of chrome ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Art Nouveau Bronze Paper Knife Page Turner With Female Bust By Alexandre Caron
By A. Caron
Located in Norwich, GB
An excellent Art Nouveau bronze paper knife page turner, depicting a female bust, and terminating in a blunt tapering point. Alexandre Caron (French, 1857-1932) signed 'A Caron',
Le...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Inkstans Empyre Style
By Arno Fassi
Located in VALENZA, IT
Empire style 800 silver inkstand
The base of the inkstand, completely handmade, is shaped like a "cathedral". The classic "palmettes" of the Empire style have been chiseled around i...
Category
1990s Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$4,615 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 Murano Ducks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 vintage hand blown Murano glass ducks infused with gold flecks, with Swarovski crystal eyes / Made in Italy, circa 1980s
"Murano Glass" etc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$900 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Vintage Glass Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Glass ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s.
Transparent glass ashtray.
This object is perfect for embellish your home!
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck #4233-2 Letter Opener
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4233-2 Letter Opener, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$661 / item
Omega, a Wood and Enamel Art Deco Eight Day Desk Clock
By Omega
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Omega. A wood and enamel Art Deco eight day desk clock
Singed Omega.
Polished wooden case, two polychrome enamel panels with floral and geometric motif, gilt case back, dial signed.
Very good conditions.
Working conditions. It just been cleaned.
Rare example of these Art Deco Enamel Clocks...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture, Signed: Prof. R. Volpi 2359 Made in Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco
His studio was located in Schaerbeek (Belgium), where he worked as a sculptor for a
company called "Carli et Fréres".
Modeled and cast as two Two Geese with a Child
Beautif...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pewter Inkstand by Nils Fougstedt for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1930
Located in Örebro, SE
Very rare and amazing pewter inkstand with glass tube by Nils Fougstedt, adorned with a flute playing, crosslegged Pan figurine -1930. Good vintage condit...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Marble inkwell Souvenir of the Grand Tour Rome late 18th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Capital-shaped white marble inkwell, souvenir of the Grand Tour, Roman workshop, late 18th century.
Rome was considered the stop par excellence of the Grand Tour, as it represente...
Category
18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Enamel Miniatures Living Room and Piano Set
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Enamel miniatures living room and piano set
Origin Vienna, Austria Circa 1900
Enamel and bronze materials
The piano is a music box (it works)
The general condition is very good. ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Enamel
$2,240 Sale Price
30% Off
French Mid Century Catch All, Blue
Black Matte Ceramic Key Holder
Located in Miami, FL
French Mid Century Catch All, Blue and Black Matte Ceramic Key Holder or Vide Poche
French mid century blue and black matte ceramic key holder/vide...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Belle marble bookend with brass jester
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of playfulness to your living space with our striking marble bookend featuring a brass jester. Not only is it a unique and eye-catching piece, but it's also practical for...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
$1,081 / item
Art Nouveau Silver Pewter Letter Opener with the Image of a Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and solid silver pewter art nouveau letter opener featuring a lady - a wonderful decorative piece for any desk or work station.
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
KERRY Irish Art Glass Paperweight Hand Blown in a Jade to Emerald Green 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Kerry art glass paperweight hand blown in dark olive green, jade and emerald colors with small bubbles.
Hand crafted in Ireland, circa 1980s.
Sticker still attached.
Kerry Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
JR Nest by Ango, Handcrafted Rattan Table Light
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
JR Nest is a small table lamp using fine 1 mm. rattan wire hand-woven. The elemental and universal form of a tripod supporting a nest like vessel that is inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Rattan
1950s Coloured Beads Metal and Silk Handbag
Located in Marbella, ES
Bolso de abalorios de colores, metal y seda de los años 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1930
s English Marquee Cinema Letter - A
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1930’s English Marquee Cinema Letter – A.
Classic English cinema letters used at cinemas as signage for the film title, actors and so on. Made in acrylic plastic they slotted into ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
$26 / item
Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Military Campaign Burr Walnut
Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim.
The Interior Features a tooled Blue Leather Scriver, A Single Glass Inkwell, A Handcrafted Exquisite Gift For The Writing Enthusiast.
Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key
Antique lap...
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Velvet Dark Gold Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Velvet dark gold rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Italy:
Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication.
The typical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Velvet
Pirate Monkey Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Ch. Soudant. France 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare art deco french silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a Pirate Monkey, Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Desk Paperweight.
Inscribed Ch. Soudant and Susse Fes Edts.
A fascin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,725 Sale Price
25% Off
Carl Auböck #5039
Jingle Bell
Brass and Leather Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Brass and Leather Paperweight.
Originally designed by Carl Auböck III in the early 1960s, this handmade piece was inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large Bronze Letter Opener Art Nouveau late 19th century signed DeLaune, France
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Superb Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener Signed DeLaune D´Apres Rude, Late 19th–Early 20th Century
An exceptional Art Nouveau bronze l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Crystal Art Glass Paperweight in Red and White Swirl Hungary 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Crystal Art Glass Paperweight in Red and White Swirl.
Handcrafted in Hungary still retained the paper sticker: " Callisto Classic Crystal 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Glass Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage glass paperweight is an original Contemporary Design Object realized in the 1970s.
Original art glass.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century Scottish Double Inkwell
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Scottish double inkwell by Arthur Medlock with two hoof inkwells with metal covers centred by a facet citrine, on a wooden base, th...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
$1,542 Sale Price
56% Off
Fine Gentleman
s Gilt Bronze Liquor and Cigar Set Art Nouveau Period C. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique liquor and humidor set combines delicate craftsmanship and functional elegance. Each piece is crafted from clear glass encased in gilded bronze filigree, showc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$3,116 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4056 Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$362 / item
END OF THE 19th CENTURY ENGLISH TRAVELING WRITING DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
This solid mahogany travel desk is a fine piece of English manufacture from the late 19th century. Made with high quality mahogany wood, it has an elegant and refined appearance. The...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Carl Auböck Model #4982 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4982 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$362 / item
Watch Box for Nine Watches in Briar with Leather Detail
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Elm briar and striped mahogany for your collectable watches. Leather handles. Briar box for nine watches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Sèvres Style Rococo Painted Gilt Pink Gold Inkstand
French
Porcelain
19th Century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 8.5cm x 12cm x 8cm
This charming decorative inkstand d...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Carl Auböck Horn Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck horn pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Model #4982 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4982 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$413 / item
Vintage 20th Century Solid Silver Notepad
Pencil, Asprey Of London c.1974
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century English solid silver notepad and pencil. This writing set includes a fitted pencil and notepad with an engine-turned exterior. The hinged lid is engraved with a...
Category
20th Century British Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Desk Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian cut glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell, part of our antique silver and gl...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Model #5261 Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5261 hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$402 / item
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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