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Desk Accessories For Sale
Silver-Plated Christofle Paperweight with Poetic Engraving by B. Quentin
By Christofle, Bernard Quentin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This elegant paperweight is a collectible piece created by the French silversmithing house Christofle and designed by B. Quentin in 1983. Crafted in silver-plated metal, it features ...
Category
1980s French Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains
By Baccarat
Located in Oirlo, LI
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains, A Rare Specimen
Additional information:
Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm
Period o...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco inkwell of Neo-Egyptian taste in English Silver-plated Metal
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sophisticated Art Deco inkwell in neo-Egyptian style, silver-plated metal and crystal, England, early 20th century.
Gorgeous silver-plated inkwell with two ground crystal inkwells,...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Aviation Lockheed Super Constellation Vintage Desk Airplane Model, circa 1940s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Aviation Lockheed Constellation vintage aluminium desk top display airplane model. The model has movement, you can change the position of the airplane...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Restored Typewriter/ Consul, Model 2226, Czechoslovakia, 1965s
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age...
Category
1660s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Set of Placemats with Silver Leaves
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
What to put in place of the usual placemats to embellish the table ? Four ivy garlands, but silvered ! to illuminate the table and make it more precious.
ref. O/1790 -
Category
Late 20th Century Italian International Style Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Silver Plate
$960 / item
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1961, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
French Patinated Metal and Iridescent Glass Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
French patinated metal and iridescent glass inkwell, circa 1900.
With lions head as cover.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
GUCCI Set of Magnifying Glass and Letter Opener
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Gucci set of magnifying glass and letter opener made of solid brass / Made in Italy
Original mark on the item / comes in original box
length 4.7 inches / magnifying glass dia...
Category
20th Century Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,049 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Mid-Century Ceramic Sculpture Cat/Royal Dux, 1960
s
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of ceramic
- good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
French “Bleu de Nevers” Faience Smoking Service Tray, by Montagnon
Located in Dallas, TX
This lovely French “service fumeur en faïence”, or earthenware smoking service, has five pieces: a tray, and four pots of various sizes. Although every smoking set is unique, we presume theses pots are a tobacco pot to store the dried leaves, an ash receptacle, a pot for holding papers to hand roll cigarettes and/or cigars and a pot for keeping matches.
Our set was produced in Nevers, France in the 19th century by Montagnon, the oldest earthenware factory in France. Originally called manufacture du Bout du monde (“End of the World factory”), the factory was founded in 1648. By 1875, the factory had fallen on hard times and was bought by Antoine Montagnon. Within the five years, it was the only faïencerie left in Nevers. Montagnon was successful for over a century but eventually ceased operations in 2015. The production date of our smoking service set is from the late 1800s.
Glazed earthenware was introduced from Italy to Nevers in the mid-16th century. The town already had existing porcelain factories and the area was flush with clay deposits that could be used in pottery. This allowed the influx of Italian potters in Nevers to begin producing Faience pieces. For the next 300 years, Nevers was the center for French Faience manufacturing.
This smoking set has been decorated with painted birds, rinceaux of flowers and ornamental motifs. The blue background color is called Persian blue, and was extensively used as a ground color on Nevers Faience...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Faience
Ericsson Cobra Phone in Cream-Colored Plastic with Turntable at the Bottom
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ericsson Cobra phone in cream-colored plastic with turntable at the bottom. Swedish design icon, 1960s.
Measures: 21 x 11 cm.
In very good condition.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
1980s Iconic Silver Plated Enameled Metal Nail Shoehorn by Gucci
By Gucci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Vintage 1980s Iconic Silver-Plated Nail Shoehorn by Gucci
This exceptional and rare vintage shoehorn is a true testament to the iconic design and luxury of Gucci from the 1980s. The ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Classical Bronze Male Nude Torso Sculpture/Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze male nudist statue. Classical Greek style sculpture.
Unsigned.
Would make a wonderful sculpture for desk, office, shelf, etc.
Category
19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare Pierre Forssell for Skultuna Solid Brass Candlesticks, 1960s, Sweden
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Stunning, modernist brass candlesticks designed by Pierre Forssell for Skultuna, Sweden. Stamped with makers mark. Five available. Price i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Douglas Kirkland
s Light Years Three Decades Photographing Among the Stars
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
For thirty years Douglas Kirkland's camera has negotiated our relationship with the stars. Light Years is his photographic autobiography --a brilliant cons...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Murano Blue Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue over white, with flowers inner core Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. The piece is atributed to designer Galliano Ferro, for th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Antique French Carved Wood Lay or Artist Figure or Model
Located in London, GB
A finely carved lay figure,
Adjustable and moveable at hands, leg joints, arms, hands, head, and in the torso.
These highly collectable figures are increasingly scarce. This is...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
An Art Nouveau Patinated and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Art Nouveau patinated and gilt bronze inkwell, circa 1900.
An Art Nouveau patinated and gilt bronze inkwell, signed, circa 1900, lacking the glass receptacle.
H: 5.5cm, W: 20cm, ...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Paperweight Barovier
Tosa
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Paperweight Murano glass made by Barovier & Tosa Art Glass with the original label to the underneath , barovier & tosa murano venezia.
The Barovier family has a history in Murano da...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique French 19th Century "Vieux Paris" Jacob Petit Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jacob Petit (1796-1868) was first a porcelain painter in the Sevres factory and then opened his own shop, where decorative porcelain was made and painted such as the inkwell shown here.
Category
19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
"The Kiss, " Romantic, Rare Bronze Inkwell/Pen Tray with Nudes and Aquatic Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this large, bronze desk accessory, a combination inkwell and large pen tray, depicts nude male and female figures, shown at the crest of a wave, in the midst of a gentle kiss. This sculpture puts the couple in an aquatic setting, almost as if they are mermaid and merman, with the movement of water and the cresting of waves shown throughout the piece. The sculptor, Otto Strandman...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Novelty Smokers Compendium Plane J A Henckels Germany Circa 1930
Located in London, GB
20th Century Novelty Smokers Compendium Plane J A Henckels Germany Circa 1930.
A wonderful smokers compendium in the form of an aeroplane by maker J.A...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Count Owned Asprey 24ct Gold Green Crocodile Leather 7 Piece Desk Set
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, custom made to order by a Polish Count, complete Asprey Green Crocodile leather with 24ct gold inlaid crown, desk suite...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Bronze Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze inkwell featuring the iconic Graduate pattern in verdigris green patina
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Me...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Early and Fine Musical Automaton Necessaire with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century musical automaton necessaire box. This rare box of good size, when opened, the music plays automatically, or by activating a sw...
Category
1830s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Huge Gucci Advertising Display Stand
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Gucci display in brown Lucite and golden metal stand.
Category
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Brass Plaque by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Bezalel brass plaque depicting a Jewish elder next to the Western Wall, made in Jerusalem, circa 1920, bearing a small metal label engraved "Bezalel Jeru...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Asprey London American Art Deco Satinwood Table Picture Frame Exceptional Piece
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Vintage American Art Deco satinwood picture frame from Asprey London
All were purchased from A...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Satinwood
Montblanc Limited Edition 2009 Max Von Oppenheim 693/888
By Montblanc
Located in Braintree, GB
Introducing the Montblanc Patron of Art Limited Edition 2009 Max von Oppenheim 888 - a masterpiece of craftsmanship and elegance, inspired by the life and lega...
Category
Early 2000s German Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Turtle Paperweight, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Turtle paperweight is a decorative object realized in the mid-20th Century.
A decorative glass paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Letter Opener or Paper Cutter in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Letter opener in silver bronze
Silver plated bronze letter opener 35/42 microns
Measures: L: 218 mm, weight: 118 gr
This letter opener is the handmade work of French designer Richard Lauret...
Category
2010s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Polished Brass Duck Head Bookends, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Polished Brass Duck head bookends, pair
Offred for ale is a pair of vintage classic Duck Head bookends in polished brass. These will be an ...
Category
20th Century American Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century English Turtle-Form Ormolu Mnt. Blue John Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI style English turtle-form Ormolu Mounted Blue John (Fluorspar) Obelisks. Each obelisk is finely hand-carved with the finest quality English blue...
Category
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large Antique French Marble and Bronze Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning, large, antique French marble and gilt bronze double inkwell. The inkwells’ lids are hinged to the wells and have motifs of swirling leaves with berries culminatin...
Category
1870s French Louis XIV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stationery Patinated Bronze Card Holder by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Stationery Patinated Bronze Card Holder by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 14,7 x D 22,5 x H 8,3 cm.
Materials: Bronze.
Bronze Stationery Holder is an object of fluid, futuristic form in...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Dore Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau (Secessionist-style) bronze dore double inkwell with floral design and green fabric under glass base.
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Jasmine Ylang Ylang, Hand-Poured Soap, Erode Series by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Jasmine sambac / ylang ylang / willow bark / goji berry extract/ mango butter
A tactile object by nature, the Erode Soap Summit Series becomes one of desir...
Category
2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Soapstone
1960
s Original Vintage Stubby Hungarian Milk Bottles Large Size - Quantity Avai
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Original Vintage Stubby Hungarian Milk Bottles Large Size - Quantity Available.
Mixed light green and clear Hungarian milk bottles. Listing is for one bottle, random selecti...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Edwardian 1905 Handle Desk Magnifier Glass in Sterling Silver and Bamboo Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass from the Edwardian Period.
Very beautiful and decorative piece, created during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. This m...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Russian American Silver Diamond Ruby Letter Opener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A letter opener knife with a patterned metal blade and a black wood and silver handle with two crowns. The end of the handle is decorated with a silver bull's head. The silver elements on the grip are set with colored diamonds and faceted ruby stones. There are engraved inscriptions of O. Voronkoff, USA on the rim of the handle. The knife comes with a pink rhodochrosite and silver stand. The blade is not silver. Collectible Knives...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Antique English bubble glass paper weight, with a Jack Russel dog, England 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique English bubble glass paper weight or paper press, with intaglio of the head of a Jack Russel dog, carved and painted reverse, Essex c...
Category
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Oak desk organizer by Borge Mogensen for ILLUMS BOLIGHUS
Located in Greensboro, NC
Oak desk organizer by Borge Mogensen, circa 1960s. retains its original ILLUMS BOLIGHUS label.
Shows minor wear commensurate with age and use. Original paint, mild wear to drawers ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Roycroft Arts
Crafts Hammered Copper Bookends, Circa 1920s
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts period hand hammered copper bookends
By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark)
USA, Circa 1920s
Each measures: 3.5"W x 3"D x 5"H.
Go...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Teak Desk Georg Petersens Selectform Denmark Letter Paper Entryway Table Shelf
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Georg Petersens Selectform desk organizer, Denmark, c.1960s. Great condition.
W 23.5 x D 8.5 x H 6 in
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
Art Glass Sommerso Blue Bird Paperweight Figurine
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Abstract blue art glass bird figurine was hand blown in sommerso technique, with flue and white speckled gather of colored glass encased in clear glass. Minimal, sculptural tail and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
French 1798 Neo Classic Stamp Seal In 18Kt Gilded Silver Carved Bust Of Flora
Located in Miami, FL
French neo classic desk seal.
Wonderful desk seal, created in France during the late 18th century, back in the 1798-1808. This magnificent piece of a...
Category
1790s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Silver
$2,765 Sale Price
30% Off
Stunning Antique circa 1860 Hand Carved English Oak Recumbent Lion Statue
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base
A very good looking well made and decorative piece, its hand carved from one piece on ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Paperweight. A Petrified piece of wood polished on one side.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This stunning paperweight is a piece of genuine petrified wood, expertly polished on one side to reveal its extraordinary natural beauty. The polished surface displays a vibrant arra...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Petrified Wood
Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Arthur Imhof.
Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the clocks makers house of Imhof, back in the 1950. This clock is very rare and has been ...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Steel
$1,155 Sale Price
30% Off
French 19th century Empire st. Ormolu, Crystal and Breccia marble inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Ormolu, Crystal and Breccia marble inkwell. This wonderful rectangular inkwell is raised on circular toupie shaped Ormolu f...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Wooden Christmas Tree Set, Duo FIR – Cedar with Bronze Tip
Located in Orlando, FL
The bronze-tipped solid cedar Christmas tree set is inspired by the graceful form of the fir tree and specially crafted to bring the festive spirit into your living spaces. Featuring...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Millefiori Paperweight Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Murano midcentury modern 1960s Millefiori flower, green, blue, red, white murine Italian Art Glass paperweight.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murrine
$379 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Cobalt Blue Glass Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage cobalt blue ashtray is an elegant glass decorative object, realized during the 1970s.
Vibrant cobalt blue ashtray will help add...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Marked Vetreria Artistica Oball Murano Art Glass Multi-Color Paperweight Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Vetreria Artistica Oball Murano glass, art glass blended cobalt blue, green and rose color paperweight.
Marked Oball Murano underneath an...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Letter Opener with Tennis Racket Design, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Brass Letter Opener with Tennis Racket Design, 1950s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Color: Gold
Period: ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
German Brass and Leather Desk Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather desk set with chrome and gold letter opener and scissors with ribbon engraving. Brown leather holding case with felted bottom. Marked Lerche Solingen Germany...
Category
1960s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Venetian Grotto Style Book Stand
Located in East Hampton, NY
Early 19th century book stand in carved wood, gilded and painted in the Venetian style..... grotto style book rest.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Tiffany Studios New York American Indian Pattern Bronze Doré Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "American Indian" pattern stamp box
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Easter Porcelain Bowl Hand-Painted with Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade porcelain bowl with a hands-free naturalistic painted Easter rabbit in grey and white colors in country style. The Easter rabbit is sitting in the middle of the b...
Category
2010s German Country Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
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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