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Desk Accessories For Sale
Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks, ceramic cores
embossed feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks and two ceramic cores inside, pen holder, stamp holder and resting on four embossed feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$3,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell w/ two tanks, resting on a base w/ a grate
four cut-out feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two tanks, resting on a base with a grate and four cut-out feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 433.7 grams. Dimensi...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$1,625 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver letter opener with high relief of the Caravel St. Michael on the handle
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver letter opener with high relief of the Caravel St. Michael on the handle. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 66.45 grams. Dimensions: 22...
Category
20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$275 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell on rosewood with helmet-shaped tanks
pen holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with rosewood base, two helmet-shaped deposits, pen holder and border around the edge. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight:...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$3,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with two tanks and relief applications with a bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two tanks and relief applications with a bell. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 313.84 grams. Dimensions: 17.5x20cm. Cont...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with acanthus reliefs, cut-glass tanks
nib holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, pearlescent friezes around the edge, letter and quill holder, resting on six spherical feet, and a wooden-lined bottom. Metal: Silver...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$4,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell w/ wooden base
smooth body w/ tortoiseshell elements on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with wooden base and smooth body with tortoiseshell elements on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 223.31g. Dimensions: 1...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$375 Sale Price
50% Off
Varnished wood inkwell with silver pen, tank, blotter
seal
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Varnished wooden inkwell with silver applications, including a pen, ink reservoir, blotter, and seal. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight...
Category
20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$750 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with two pen holders, tanks, bell
floral feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two nib holders, two reservoirs, a bell, and four feet with floral reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: ...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$3,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with two pen holders, two tanks
bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two nib holders, two reservoirs, bell and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon crown. Weight: 1639.57 gram...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$8,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with cut-out tray, three tanks, bell
claw feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell, cut-out tray with three reservoirs, pen holder, bell and resting on four raised feet with claws. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$6,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Rosewood inkwell with silver accents on inkwell, sandpit
pen holders
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Inkwell in rosewood with silver applications on the inkwell, sandpit, quill holders and resting on three palm-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Java...
Category
19th Century European Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Guilloche silver notepad holder with bands along the length and notepad inside
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver notepad holder with bands along the length and notepad inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Italian. Brand: Florence. Wei...
Category
20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$200 Sale Price
50% Off
Restauration Period Inkstand in Ormolu and Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Restauration inkstand composed of a high, gilt bronze base with two inkwells and two penholders, decorated with a frieze of stylized flowers. The rectangular lid is topped by a patin...
Category
1820s Restauration Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1980s Vintage Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian sphere shape in black marble.
Each piece is in a way unique (and handcrafted in Italy. Slight variations in shape, color and size are...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Nils Fougstedt Ink-Stand Produced by Fabriksaktiebolaget Kronsilver in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ink-stand designed by Nils Fougstedt. Produced by Fabriksaktiebolaget Kronsilver in Sweden.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Montblanc StarWalker Black Resin Ballpoint Pen With Original Box
Papers 2005
By Montblanc
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Montblanc StarWalker Authenticated Black Resin Ballpoint Pen With Original Box, Mont Blanc Paperwork and Booklet
Serial no. listed on pen lid
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
$1,830 Sale Price / set
30% Off
French Neoclassic Walnut Veneer
Brass Inkwell, 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the inkwell covered in walnut veneer and trimmed in brass, featuring lion masks at the sides and paw feet, brass covers atop the inkwells and a brass pen tray, with a sneaky side dr...
Category
1830s French Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Letter Holder and Calendar, leather, Delvaux, Belgium, 1970s
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Brussels, BE
D: 12 (7) cm H: 13 (5,5) cm W: 22,5 (16,5) cm
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Vintage Gold Dore Bronze Letter Rack by Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular vintage letter rack designed by Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze, it has the maker’s mark in the bottom. Beautiful piece for your desk. Made of bronze in an Art Deco design....
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
20th century design black leather pipe holder by Longchamp 1970 vintage
By Longchamp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Longchamp
20th century design black leather pipe holder
Circa 1970
Original good condition
Height 6 cm
Longer 15 cm
Large 8 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Chrome Bull and Pen Holder Statue Decorative Desk Accessory, Italy 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 20th century Bull statue on a marble base with a pen holder. Desktop accessory, made of metal, chrome and marble. Nice addition to your wri...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Montblanc Fountain Pen Star Walker Soulmakers for 100 years Special Edition
By Montblanc
Located in Plainview, NY
The Montblanc StarWalker "Soulmakers for 100 Years" Special Edition Fountain Pen is an exquisite symbol of craftsmanship and heritage. Encased in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Platinum
English Arts
Crafts Mahogany and Brass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts (Gothic Revival-style) mahogany and brass trimmed double inkwell with glass jewels and drawer.
Category
20th Century British Gothic Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Pewter Double Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
Art Nouveau rectangular pewter double inkwell with floral design and shaped gallery corners (Kayserginn)
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
English Victorian Bone and Brass Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian oval burl wood and ebonized inkwell with decorative brass trim and nail heads holding a large 10 sided crystal well.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique French Brass Double Inkwell with Foliage Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Double inkwell made in brass with detailed and very beautiful foliage decoration.
France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$445 Sale Price
30% Off
Sommerso Glass Fig by Hanne Dreutler for Studio Åhus, 1980
By Studio Ahus
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare find, stunning Glass FIG by Hanne Dreutler for Studio Åhus from 1980. Light pink and clear glass made in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. This piece is in ex...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$167 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Hammer from Aarikka, Finland, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Hammer from Aarikka, Finland, 1960s
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano crystal glass enriched inside with air bubbles. This rare object was designed in Italy during the 1960s by Archimede S...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Egg Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic egg-shaped paperweight made in mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the 195...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
19th Century Enameled Pocket Watch Stand, Jewelry Stand, France, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch stand, or jewelry stand, France, circa 1880.
Brass with enameled ornaments.
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Letter Opener
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze and inlaid abalone letter opener
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 10"W x 1"D x 0.38"H...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Inkwell
By Severo Calzetta da Ravenna
Located in Miami Beach, FL
After a 16th century Venetian design, winged putti with taloned legs support a turned bronze inkwell covered with a lid decorated with masks and garla...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Italian Brass Flower Holder with Blued Steel Base, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and refined Mid-Century flower holder in brass and blued steel. This incredibly stylish and unique piece was designed in Italy during the 1950s.
This elegant sculptural ob...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel
English Victorian Papier-Mache and Crystal Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache floral design oval double inkwell with fluted crystal wells and handles.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Napoleon III Inkwell with Egyptian Inspiration
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Egyptian-style inkwell was crafted in France during the reign of Napoleon III.
The centerpiece of the inkwell features a depiction of the goddess Hathor. Front-facing and hiera...
Category
Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Boho Onyx Bookends - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Boho bookends. A chic solid onyx stone in a stepped design. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
$495 / set
Italian Agate Onyx Marble Vide-Poche Catchall
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian organic Modern agate onyx marble vide-poche catchall, circa mid to late 20th century, Italy, 1970s. A great piece for a desk, vanity, walk-in-closet, nightstand o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Art Deco Black Glass and Brass Inkwell With Letter Rack Desk Set
Located in Clearwater, FL
This sophisticated Art Deco black and gold desk set is a stunning example of 1920s elegance. Crafted from sleek black glass with luxurious brass detailing, it exudes timeless style.
...
Category
1920s American Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Andrew Szoeke wood paperweight cube sculpture " E"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and great design in this paperweight with different types of letters style . Has label .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box present to the Jockey Bernard Brownie Carlsake in 1927
A very rare good looking a...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Shagreen
Unusual Mid 19th Century Bronze
Ormolu Inkwell in the Form of Well-Cast Coc
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid 19th Century bronze & ormolu Inkwell in the form of well-cast Cockerel with lifting head, spurs and flamboyant tail feathers, raised on moulded socle.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Emporio Armani Seguso Viro Murano Gold Italian Art Glass Paperweight and Bag
By Seguso Viro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso clear and gold flecks Italian art glass paperweight. The piece is documented to the Seguso Viro company, for the Emporio Armani stores in the mid...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
1980 Decorative Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian marble sphere with withe stand.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Bookends Sculpture Mouse Bronze Marble Art Deco Playful Knowledge
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual, fun, pair of art deco, marble and bronze, mouse, sculpture bookends.
One mouse is absorbed acquiring knowledge reading a book and the other is curiously looking towards the...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gourmet Square Wood Trivet, by Gunnar Cyren from Warm Nordic
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in Viby J, DK
Beautiful walnut and oak trivets with delicate carvings. Trivets were originally designed in the 1970s by the highly acclaimed Swedish designer, Gunnar Cyren as part of the Gourmet Wood range, and are now being manufactured again by Warm Nordic. Their harmonious design and consummate quality make these wooden trivets perfect for both everyday meals and more festive occasions. The carvings lend the trivets a touch of character and have a life of their own in the form of swaying trees, sprouting hearts and abstract animals, depending on which way you look at them. Gunnar Cyren's Trivets also look attractive on the kitchen worktop...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
French Saint Louis Limited Edition Lilies of the Valley Glass Paperweight, 1986
By Saint Louis
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine French vintage limited edition Saint Louis red and white Lilies of the Valley on turquoise ground. The glass paperweight has facet cup windows to the ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Murano Art Glass Black Bird Mid-Century Modern, 1960
s
By Barovier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful mid-century modern Murano glass black bird in wonderful vintage condition.
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird in the Manner of Barovier.
Beautiful Murano hand blown black Italian art glass bird dove figurine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Modeled Greek Key Bronze Blotter Ends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts period "Modeled" Greek Key pattern bronze blotter ends, with a custom green leather desk blotter.
By Tiffany Studios (blotter ends signed to the und...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1960, Vintage Wooden Shelf, Italian Manufacture
Located in Milan, IT
1960, Vintage wooden shelf, Italian manufacture.
Vintage wooden shelf from the 1960s, Italian production.
Thanks to its dimensions, the shelf ad...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$623 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Large Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" pattern gilt bronze large inkwell
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 6.3...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
3-Piece Sevres Porcelain and Dore Bronze Mnt. Clock and Candelabra Garniture
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous and very unusual 19th century French dore bronze mounted Sevres white porcelain three-piece clock and three-light candelabra garniture set. The Lyre shaped clock and cande...
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Anthroposophical Rudolf Steiner Hand-Carved Wood Vide Poche Catch All ca. 1930s
By Rudolf Steiner
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This unique hand-carved wooden vide poche or catch-all tray is crafted in the anthroposophical style associated with Rudolf Steiner. Dating to the 1930s-1950s, it features a deeply textured chip-carved interior with an organic, flowing pattern, contrasted by smooth, rounded edges. Made of light-toned wood, likely linden wood, the tray exhibits a warm patina and fine craftsmanship typical of Waldorf or anthroposophical design principles. A rare and functional piece, it serves as an elegant entryway organizer...
Category
1930s Swiss Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Organic Form Blackened Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 8 x H 12 cm
Materials: Blackened bronze.
The Gio Hook is named for the master modernist Signor Ponti – a continuous inspiratio...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1985 , DAUM
Hilton Mc Connico - “feather” inkwell
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DAUM - Blue and violet polychrome glass paste pen and crystal inkwell.
H 22.5 cm
Side 6 cm
Category
1980s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Pelotas Decor Objects by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Pelotas Decor Objects by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 10.16 x W 7.62 x H 15.24 cm
D 11.43 x W 8.89 x H 22.86 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish....
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
$395 / set
Note Pad Holder in Chrome, Lucite and Wicker Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful note pad holder in chrome, lucite and wicker in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Steel
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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