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Desk Accessories For Sale
Oak Desk Top Book Trough
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oak Desk Top Book Trough
A useful piece made in dark oak and ideal to hold a few books on your desk or bedside
The trough is 6” high, 18” wide and 9” deep
NG287
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Pair of Semi-Precious Tigers Eye and Carnelian Palm Trees
Located in Toronto, ON
This unusual pair of semi-precious palm trees consist of Tiger's Eye trunks and Malachite leaves. These trees can be used as bookends or can remain as decorative items.
Category
2010s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Carnelian, Malachite
Mid 19th Century Inkwell in the Form of a Pocket Globe
Located in London, GB
A fantastic inkwell in the form of a pocket globe, dating from the mid 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Art Deco Theatrical Dancing Figure by Josef Lorenzl, Austria 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Theatrical dancing figure by Josef Lorenzl. Austria 1920´s
Austrian silvered metal figure of theatrical dancer, raised on an marble base.
We have specialized in the sale o...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape and features scrolled decor on the facad...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
19th Century Austrian Porcelain Inkwell with Tray with Stamp on the Side
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Austrian Porcelain Inkwell with Tray with Stamp on the Side.
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century.
Pair of stirrups made up of a carved wooden block, in the shape of a crescent on the front, and decorated on the outside wi...
Category
18th Century Chilean Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Brass Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 3 x D 2 x H 10 cm
Materials: Brass
This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows.
Each piece is s...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$216 / item
Brass Letter Opener in Hoof Shape, United States, c. 1950
Located in New York City, NY
Cast brass letter opener in the shape of a hoof. reminiscent of midcentury Hermes home accessories.
Category
1950s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
One Empire Style Silvered and Black Engraved Metal Table Lamp, France, 1930s
Located in IT
Empire style silvered and black engraved metal table lamp, France, early 20th century, 1930s
In the pictures you see two lamps but only one le...
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Samuel Jacob Edwardian Sterling Silver Frog Inkwell
By Samuel Jacob
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, unusual, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver inkwell in the form of a frog; part of our antique diverse ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardian English sterling silver inkwell has been modelled in the form of a perched frog.
The surface of this impressive novelty silver...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare 19th Century Russian Ormolu, Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal and Jeweled Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
An Extremely Rare 19th Century Russian Empire Ormolu, Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal and Jeweled Inkwell. The inkwell features a circular base with a faceted crystal insert, framed by an ...
Category
1820s Russian Empire Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Refractor Polarimeter Physic Measuring Instrument Made by Steindorff
Co 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Refractor polarimeter made of painted brass with cast iron tripod base by Steindorff & Co. Berlin D.R.P. Germany, 1920s. It is an antique instrument used to determine the concentrati...
Category
1920s German Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Victorian Sterling Silver and Chalcedony Shoe Pin Cushion
By Adie
Lovekin
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver pin cushion modelled in the form of a shoe made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd; an addition to our animal related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver pin cushion...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Set of Pozzi Ceramics by Pierre Cardin, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage set of Pozzi Ceramics is an original set of decorative objects realized by Pozzi Ceramiche in the 1970s.
Set of black ceramics designed by Pierre Cardin for Pozzi Ceramiche (as reported on the label).
The set consist of two black colored little ornaments...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
1960
s Japanese Spinning Tops - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Japanese Spinning Tops - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying unto...
Category
1960s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Beech
MCM Lucite Napkin Holder by Denels Originals of Palm Springs
Located in San Diego, CA
A cool MCM lucite napkin holder by Denels Originals of Palm Springs,circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition measures 9"W x 6.D x 4"H. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
1980s Gorgeous Swatch Phone "Pick me Up", Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Original astonishing Swatch phone "Pick me Up". In very excellent condition. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon in the 80s for its am...
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Marble desk set
Located in Nivelles, BE
Marble desk set including two inkwells, 2 pen holders, a letter tray and a blotting pad.
Beautifully veined black marble.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
$900 / set
English Sterling Silver Letter Opener Scallop Seashell Design Sheffield
Located in New York, NY
An English sterling silver letter opener with scallop seashell design, from sterling company Sheffield, circa mid to late-20th century, England. A beautiful sterling silver handle wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
1950
s Pair of stitched Leather book end by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather book end by Jacques Adnet
France
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Danish Metal Bottle Opener from Bang
Olufsen, 1970s
By Bang
Olufsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Danish Metal Bottle Opener from Bang & Olufsen, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark,
Additional information:
Materials: ...
Category
20th Century Danish Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Pair of English Polished Steel Hand Chase Decorative Floral Bookends, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English polished steel bulbous hand chased decorative floral bookends resting on rectangular step back plinths, Early 19th century.
Category
1830s English George IV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
A Pair of Brass Bookends for the Golf Enthusiast A very attractive pair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Brass Bookends for the Golf Enthusiast
A very attractive pair and clever design, the ends are made as books which the golfing statues are standing on and also provide the...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Napoleon III Black Gutta Percha Inkstand, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The black inkstand with a molded lion decoration with a shell pen tray. The two glass inkwells on either end.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Rubber
Vincenzo Nason Murano Art Glass Green Blue Bird Paperweight Figurine
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Murano glass bird sculpture by Vincenzo Nason, Italy, 1970s.
Green, blue and clear glass with beautiful hues when light go...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,104 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck #6086-1 Paperweight or Paperknife, Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperknife by Carl Auböck.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Wooden Christmas Tree Set, Duo JUNIPER – Cedar with Brass Tip
Located in Orlando, FL
The gold-tipped solid cedar decorative Christmas tree is designed to complete your holiday theme with simplicity and elegance. Inspired by the natural form of the juniper tree and re...
Category
2010s Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Art Deco Three Naked Men Holding Hands Bronze and Marble Base Sculpture 1930
s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco three naked men holding hands bronze and marble base sculpture 1930's. Lost wax bronze sculpture of three naked men holding hands.
We have speciali...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Remington Envoy Portable Typewriter c.1942
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Remington Envoy typewriter in black crinkle finish with original leather case. The keys are white letters on a black background. This typewriter is very clean and h...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Fuchsia Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fuchsia rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Italy:
Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication.
The typical eleg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Bernhard Hoetger German Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Vide-Poche
By Bernhard Hoetger
Located in New York, NY
A German Art Nouveau patinated bronze figural vide poche by Bernhard Hoetger featuring a windblown nude with vines, circa 1910. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fitted Drafting Set in a Stingray Case, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Includes 3 boxwood rulers and Calipers and misc.
Tools.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Bronze of Beethoven by Henri Dropsy, France, circa 1920
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Bronze medal mounted on marble, representing the famous musician Ludwig van Beethoven.
By Henri Dropsy, France, around 1920.
In very good conditio...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$288 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Inkwell, Louis Philippe Period
Located in Roma, IT
A beautiful double inkwell mounted on a red marble from Verona base, resting on four gilt bronze pad feet.
This product is located and shipped from Italy.
This artwork is shipped ...
Category
19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Floral Book-End in White Marble Handcrafted in India by Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Book-End in White marble inlaid with semi precious stones.
Available size=4" x 8" x 8".
Material= White marble, semi precious stones, Hand carved.
Customization is our specialty...
Category
2010s Indian Other Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Theater Railing Posts
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Art Nouveau Theater Railing Posts
Vintage Design
Brass ensemble dating from 1910s. The three pillars without handle measure 16 cm in low diameter, 110 cm high, the tube measures 4.5...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Arts and Crafts Oak Stationary Box with Tambour
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Arts and Crafts oak stationary box with Tambour
This very attractive French Box is made in Oak in the Arts and Crafts style, it has a...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
German Shepherd Dog Bust Paperweight Sculpture / France, 1910
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
German shepherd dog bust paperweight sculpture / France, 1910. Foundry Mark coin. Signed H. Puyen. Silver plated metal mounted over a green marble.
Desk sculp...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
Massive Vienna Bronze Double Devil Figure Match Holder with Tray
Located in Danville, CA
This is a rare massive double Devil figure desk tray match holder. The winged devils are holding a large vase in front of their chest. The vase can be used to store matches. The pair...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1919 René Lalique Seal Stamp Papillon Ailes Fermees Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Papillon Ailes Fermees" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition
Measure : H...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
19th Century English Silvered Metal
Worried Knight
Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century English Silvered Metal 'Worried Knight' Inkwell
Add a touch of classical whimsy to your home or office with our tole figural knight inkwell. Made in later 19th century ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Renaissance Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Early 19th Century George IV English Porcelain Inkwell by Coalport
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Rare early 19th century George IV English porcelain inkwell by Coalport in the naturalistic form. Referred to as ‘Coalbrookdale’ this piece has been modeled in the form of a lemon fr...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Candlesticks Dining Table Candleholder Light Brass Rustic Accent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Antique Candlesticks Dining Table Candleholder Light Brass Rustic Accent . A Very beautiful Simple pair of Late 19th early 20th Century Candle holders Candlesticks in brass . ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$1,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Vase
Located in Copenhagen, K
Smoked rifled brown tinted glass vase.
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
French gilt bronze and marble inkstand of a majestic lioness, circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative mid 19th century desk inkstand is in the form of a recumbent lioness. She is very finely detailed and is cast in solid bronze with a hand chased and gilt finis...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Victorian English Brass Figural Pig Inkwell with Articulated Back Lids, C. 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian English Brass Figural Pig Inkwell with Articulated Back Lids, c. 1875
Consists of four pieces, The figural pig, glass inkwell with domed brass cap, A small porcelain cup fo...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Iron Padlock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century German Iron Padlock.
Category
19th Century German Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Wooden Christmas Tree Set – Cedar with Ceramic Tip, Medium Size
Located in Orlando, FL
The Cedar, Fir, and Juniper ceramic-tipped wooden Christmas tree set is specially designed to complement your holiday theme. Enriched with colorful, handmade ceramic details and insp...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Pebble Black Marble Meditative Cushion by On.Entropy Ideal as a Desk Accessory
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
Pebble press papier, designed with softness in mind. Hand-sculpted from a single block of marble, it challenges expectations of the material, transforming what is rigid and heavy int...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Antique Cast Brass Bouilotte Style Table or Desk Lamp Base with Green Onyx
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bouilette style desk or table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1920 and done in the French Empire revival style. The lamp is composed of cast brass with a fleur de lis stylized finial and a three light candelabra with an adjustable central post. The base has a cast brass surround with an inset piece of polished green onyx. The height is adjustable, and the shade can be raised as high as twenty five inches and as low as twenty one and a half inches. Please note that the worn cardboard shade...
Category
Early 20th Century English Empire Revival Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, France, circa 1890.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, France, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Musical Palais Royal Ring Stand and Jewellery Box, of Cupid with Harp
Located in London, GB
A fine, early and very unusual Palais Royal Cupid and Harp musical box
with two-air cylinder movement. The finely modelled cupid sits upon an Empire stool and plays a classical 16 s...
Category
1830s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brown metal wall filing cabinet card holder, 1960s
Rectangular industrial wall card holder or filing cabinet, painted brown wit...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Wooden Christmas Tree Set, Duo CEDAR – Cedar with Bronze Tip
Located in Orlando, FL
The bronze-tipped decorative solid cedar Christmas tree is designed to blend the unique texture and form of natural cedar wood with the warmth of the holiday season. Each tree is one...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Wooden Christmas Tree Set, Duo FIR – Cedar with Brass Tip
Located in Orlando, FL
The gold-tipped solid cedar decorative Christmas tree is designed to complete your holiday theme with simplicity and elegance. Inspired by the natural form of the juniper tree and re...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Large Georg Jensen silver letter opener, 1950s
By Georg Jensen
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined silver letter opener by Georg Jensen, designed by Swedish Prince Sigvard Bernadotte. Exemplifying Bernadotte's signature modernist style, this piece features sleek, clean l...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Early 1900
s French Nouveau Gilt Bronze
Onyx Figural Cameo Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box with Green Onyx Base and Figural Cameo Mounted Lid. Item features beautiful art nouveau form, gilt bronze construction, figural cameo resti...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Italian Scissors and Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of fine Italian brass-plated and stainless-steel scissors, letter opener, and grained leather case, Post-Modern design period//70s Modern, circa late-20th century, It...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
$625 / set
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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