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Desk Accessories For Sale
Vintage Gucci Chrome, Logo Canvas, Resin Note Pad Holder and Desk Accessory 70
s
By Gucci
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful vintage Italian signed Gucci note pad holder has wood backing with flip topnote holder and the iconic logo fabric Gucci symbols as the f...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
$1,000 Sale Price
60% Off
Vintage Chrome Figural Fish Metal Letter Opener Knife, Germany Dated 1978
Located in Nuernberg, DE
1978 Fish Figural Metal Letter Opener, Austria
This charming fish-shaped letter opener is a delightful example of late-20th-century design. Made of metal with a warm, aged patina, i...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
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
Saint Clement Style Crackle Finish Ceramic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
French mid-century ceramic vase in the style of Saint Clement crackle finish pieces.
Good quality craftsmanship.
Unmarked.
Measures: 6 1/8" diameter x 12" high.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Chrome and Faux-Leather Waste Paper Basket, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This waste paper basket is made of chrome and faux-leather. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Handmade Soap by Umé Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Luscious soap and unique shapes, form and function work together to add a different kind of beauty to the daily ritual of bathing. Created with an abundance of unique botanicals, antioxidants, mineral rich clays, and skin-nurturing essential oils to cleanse, hydrate & nourish all skin types. Perfect for daily use.
Each Erode Summit is poured and cast by hand. As each batch is unique for each pour, no two are the same.
Certified organic
Measures : ~ 1.35" round x 3.75" tall.
~ 87g e3.1oz
Jasmine Ylang Ylang...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Desk Accessories
Materials
Soapstone
Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight, Belgium
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight. It has the maker's mark on the side of the glass. Val Saint Lambert is one of the leading crystal m...
Category
1960s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Italy Set of Two Black Faux Horn Bowls in Black Forest Style
Located in Brescia, IT
Italy set of two black faux horn and metal chrome bowls in mountain style contemporary production.
Set of two decorative objects in Black Forest style....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Black Forest Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
$211 Sale Price / set
56% Off
Hoof Letter Opener Made in Austria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hoof letter opener, made in Austria. The piece, in the style of Ralph Lauren, is a compliment to many settings, especially those that are more organic ...
Category
20th Century Rustic Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Charles Thomae 1925 Art Deco Box with Red and Black Lacquer in Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco lacquer box designed by Thomas.
An impressive, beautiful and colorful box, created in Attleboro Massachuchet by the Charles Thomae Company, ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,575 Sale Price
30% Off
Cartier Paris Tank Watch Design Card and Envelope Set Luxury Desk Stationery
By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Cartier Paris Card and Envelope Set of 10 with the Iconic Tank Watch Jewelry Design.
Authentic Luxury Cartier Stationery Card Letter and Envelope Tank Watch, limited edition Desk Acc...
Category
Late 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Antique Regency Rosewood Inlaid Writing Desk Set with Inkwells
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine and early Regency period rosewood writing desk set beautifully decorated with delicate mother-of-pearl foliate inlay and complete with its original cut-glass inkwells. This el...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Rosewood
Brass Desk Top Model of a Kedge Admiralty Anchor
Located in London, GB
A brass desk top model of a Kedge admiralty anchor.
Well modeled with Shank, stock, crown, flukes, shackle and keep pin.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Perforated silver message holder in oriental style
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Perforated silver message holder in oriental style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Oriental. Brand: Absent. Weight: 216.67 grams. Dimensions: 23.5x3.7cm. Content: 800/1000. Assa...
Category
20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$825 Sale Price
50% Off
Stone block holder with red tones, silver appliqués, and raised flower lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Stone block holder with red tones, silver applications and a raised flower on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 855.74 grams. D...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$300 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver Libra holder with reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver pound holder with reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 19.51 grams. Dimensions: 3x1.5cm. Content: 925/1000. Assay Mark: Yes, 1910. ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$150 Sale Price
50% Off
Shell-shaped silver inkwell w/ two tanks, bell
standing on three hollow feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell and standing on three pierced feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 739.55 grams. Dimensions: 18x...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$3,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with blue enamel, pen
gold-lined reservoir
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Gilt silver inkwell, enamels, acanthus leaf handles, resting on four feet on a wooden base. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête minerve. Weight: 447.38 grams. Dim...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$2,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with grape motifs, bell, sandpit
hinged lids
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with reliefs in the shape of bunches of grapes and vines, a bell, a sandpit, pen holders and hinged lids. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto ...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$1,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with two trunk-shaped reservoirs, pen holder and raised base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two trunk-shaped reservoirs, pen holder and embossed base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 242.09 grams. Dimensions: ...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and a tray cut out with flowers and palms
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and a tray cut out with flowers and palms. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 1690.87g. Dimensions: 34...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$3,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with tanks, bell, square base
four openwork feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and a bell resting on a square base with a grate and four openwork feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weigh...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs
four relief feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 590.75 grams. ...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$2,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with two tanks, bell
four hollow feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two reservoirs and bell, base, pen holders and resting on four pierced feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight:...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$6,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Rosewood inkwell with letter holder and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rosewood inkwell with letter holder and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: javali I Title. Weight: 740.45 grams. Dimensions:. Content: 833/1000...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$625 Sale Price
50% Off
Desk Top Letter Box / Holder
Located in Fulton, CA
English oak letter box with fitted interior and lid. Nice desk accessory or storage for special items.
Category
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
$195 Sale Price
48% Off
Daum France Crystal Cat Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal kitty cat figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely cat with dimensional car...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Trivet/Coaster in Steel, Square/Circle, Modern, Minimal, Geometric
Located in Stockholm, SE
Trivets in steel with small rubber pads for protection.
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Set of two Montblanc money clips, crafted from stainless steel. 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of two Montblanc money clips, crafted from polished stainless steel. These elegant accessories showcase Montblanc’s signature attention to quality and refined design, making them...
Category
1950s French International Style Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Nouveau Desk Set in Ceramic and Gilt Bronze, France, 1900s, Holiday Gift
By Louis Dage
Located in Lisbon, PT
A blue, green and gold stoneware desk writing set with four pieces and golden bronze details, A French Art Nouveau desk set, circa 1900, composed of a ceramic and gilt bronze inkwell...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,774 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century Phone Tesla, 1980
s.
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Plastic
With Aged Patina
Cleaned
Fully Functional
Good Vintage Condition
Category
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Murano Fratelli Toso Rainbow Gold Flecks Ribbons Italian Art Glass Dog Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown rainbow Filigrana ribbons with gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog figurine or paperweight. The piece is documented to the Fratelli ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
XX Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand with table bell
Located in VALENZA, IT
925 sterling silver inkwell in the shape of a cathedral.
The tray plate has been completely hand-hammered from a raw 925 silver plate.
The inkwell is raised from the support surface ...
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Typewriter/ Olivetti Studio 42, Italy 1946
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional
Made of metal, steel, chrome, fabric.
Good original condition
The machine has a crooked bottom edge
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Regency Travelling Writing Box, English c 1810-1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare Regency writing desk box made in solid ebony.
Original leather with natural age-related patina.
Original fittings and locks.
In good condi...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gucci Vintage Twisted Sail Money Clip Pin 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci Vintage gold plated money clip and pin in original box signed with Gucci and in very good vintage condition.
Measures: 16,5 H x 8 W x 2 D cm Box
7,5 H x 2,5 W x 1,5 D cm....
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Gilded Bronze Inkwell, Pen Rest, 19th Century
Category
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Located in Oirlo, LI
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Additional information:
Dimensions: 7 W x 7 D x 7 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Victorian Brass Inkwell In The Form Of A Terrier
Located in Essex, MA
Cast terrier with hinge lid opening to an inkwell. From the estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Co.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Walnut
Ebonised Brass Mounted Inkstand
Located in Ipswich, GB
Offered for sale is this mid 19th Century Victorian antique walnut and ebonised brass mounted inkstand having original ornate brass handle and decorative brass detailing with two ori...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1960
s New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Police Whistle And Badge Set
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Police Whistle And Badge Set.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched si...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
A British Made Ensign Selfix 16-20 Strut Folding Roll Medium Format Film Camera
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A British Made Ensign Selfix 16-20 Strut Folding 120 Roll Film Camera With An Ensar Anastigmat 75mm F4.5 Fixed Lens With Epsilon Shutter & A Watameter Accessory Rangefinder
"The Rolls Royce of Rangefinders"
The first 16-20 model dates back from 1950. In 1951 there was a second version, and a third one in 1953
Ensign Selfix 16-20 specs200
4 speed Epsilon shutter
75 mm Ensar lens
f/4.5 to f/22
Flash sync socket
Cable release socket
Tripod bush on bottom of camera and on lens...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Hand-Carved Marble Paperweight / Bookend, Orb style
Located in New York, NY
A white marble paperweight in the shape of an orb, hand-carved in India, circa 1980.
Beautiful veinless white marble, exquisitely carved by hand from top to bottom by Indian artisa...
Category
1980s Indian Agra Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Ormolu Figural Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze five-light figural candelabra, 19th century.
Five foliage-inspired candleholders are conjoined by intricate gilt bronze scrollin...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #5439 Large Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #5439 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Pric...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$410 / item
English Victorian Silver and Cranberry Glass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian silver plated inkwell with 2 cranberry glass wells and back handle.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Curved silver card case with engravings surrounding the monogram card.
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Curved silver card case with engravings surrounding the monogram card.
Metal: Silver.
Origin: English.
Mark: Unreadable.
Weight: 55.51 grams.
Dimensions: 8.5x4.8cm....
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$250 Sale Price
50% Off
Large antique Victorian quality mahogany and glass desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian quality mahogany and glass desk set having a large quality mahogany stand of a rectangular shape with pen trays and the original pair od glass ink wells.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15.
Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions.
HIBOU
Par Antoine Bofi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Illuminated Terrestrial Globe by Barrère
Thomas, France 1940s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
French globe by Girard Barrère & Thomas. This small glowing glass globe was made before 1948. Typical Art Deco design on a step-shaped base made of aluminum and a globe made of glass.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Lacquered Calendar Desk Set, Two Inkwells With Retractable Lids 1930
s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Art Deco 1930's Monochrome Desk Set.
Befit With Two Engine Turned Inkwells with one Glass Lining and Lids That Retract. Fixed Pen Tidy and A Central Calendar.
With A Green ...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Gucci Maple Wood Tidy Tray, Italy, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Naples, IT
Gucci maple wood desk accessory or tidy tray, original, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Remington Rand Typewriter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Step back in time with this exquisite Vintage Remington Rand Typewriter, a true testament to mid-20th-century craftsmanship and design. Encased in its original portable carrying case...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
By Auscher
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bust of a woman. Silvered bronze sculpture of a moderniste lady.
Mounted over a Italian marble base. Signed on the base Auscher. France 1930
Perfect desk piece or paperweigh...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rosenthal Studio-Line Porcelain Jewelry Dish Danish Designer Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in New York, NY
A small, beautiful, white and gold porcelain jewelry dish by Danish Designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Line porcelain, Germany, 20th century. With designer and marker's mar...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany
Co. Studios New York Bronze and Abalone Desk Set
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning set of solid brass Tiffany & Co desk ink well notepad case and 4 corners for desk pad all in amazing condition came from a high end estate in P...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Brass Oval "25" Paperweight from De Vera New York
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass oval paperweight with "25" on top, stamped 2015 DE VERA on the bottom with the gallery's prior Crosby Street address.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Must de Cartier crystal inkwell
By Cartier
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fine vintage Must de Cartier crystal inkwell.
It is a melon shaped inkwell with a chunky ribbed crystal body, reflecting the light beautifully, the ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Indian Antique Wooden Hand Noodle Maker with Carved Elephant and Vice Press
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique carved wooden hand noodle press from the 19th century, with elephant motif. Created in India during the 19th century, this wooden piece was originally used to hand make noodles. Showcasing a vice press, the body is adorned with a carved elephant whose head and behind expand from a central square. This container is where the dough was placed and the vice part would press it into noodles. The elephant head is carved with subtle motifs, such as a jewel on the forehead. The trunk is tucked in. The sides are adorned with medallions adorned with foliage or a rosette. Boasting a nicely weathered appearance revealing its nice age and use, this antique Indian carved wooden...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
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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