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Desk Accessories For Sale
Aircraft Engine Gold Speaker
Located in Paris, FR
Speaker Aircraft Engine Gold is inspired by radial aircraft engines
from early 20th-century radial aircraft engines. Structure in aluminum
alloy wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Gold Plate, Chrome
$51,339
British The Eclectic Copycat Brass Stencil Typeface Tool A from Tom Dixon
Located in Hamburg, DE
British The Eclectic Copycat Brass Stencil Typeface Tool A from Tom Dixon, in Flawless conditions. Designed from 2000 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Mat...
Category
20th Century British Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Otterburn Chess Table — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut — Made in Britain
By Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
Commissioned by a special client as the perfect stage for their chess battles, this table is a showcase of NOVOCASTRIAN’s creative ability, of almost 10 years of experimentation, ref...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Bronze, Copper, ...
Fountain Pen in Sterling Silver fired Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain pen in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. With 14 carats gold nib and ink cartridge. Diameter mm. 10.5 Total length cm. 14. Weight gr. 45. ...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
$933 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Dialog Pen by Hedex, 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Dialog Pen by Gedex.
With its original box.
Excellent condition.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. The Auböck #3846 booke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ashtrays and Lighter in Crystal by Rosenthal Studio Linie Design, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
particular set consisting of a Ronson lighter and crystal ashtray, with an inclined shape, in the style of mangiarotti design
measurements: the ashtr...
Category
1970s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Silver-Plate Vanity Set With Comb, Brush and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, never used, vanity set with a bristle brush, comb and mirror. Each piece fits neatly into a velvet carrying case with hinge closure.
Each piece features an ornate silver...
Category
20th Century Late Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
Italian Brass Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simple and elegant Italian Brass letter opener with a silver plate blade. The styling of this piece is very simple and sophisticated - a compliment to any desk or work station and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Herend Porcelain Roses
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Herend porcelain salmon orange roses with green leaves and vine/stem decorative object, 2001, Hungary. Marker's mark on underside as shown in last image. Dimensions: 6" x...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight
Occhio
, Italy 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful paperweight with amazing surrealist eyeball decor.
Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in Milano, Italy. Early production, 1950s.
Great original conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Bakelite Stamps Storage, circa 1930, Vintage Desk Utensils Box
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful stamps box or utensils box made from bakelite.
Bakelite is the original form of the plastic used now.
Very good condition.
.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Murano Hand Blown Paperweight Yellow Flower with Blue Base Collectible Art Glass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano Hand Blown Paperweight Yellow Flower with Blue Collectible Art Glass.
Beautiful heavy large glass paperweight featuring yellow ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cartier Set of 10 Panther Design Card and Envelop Luxury Season
s Greetings
By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Luxury Cartier set of 10 Cards and Envelopes with the Iconic Cartier Panther Jewelry Design.
Large Cartier Panthere Season's Greetings, Joyeuses Fetes Stationary Cards.
Authentic Lux...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Antique Cased Draughtsman
s Set, English, Drawing Tools, WH Harling, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased draughtsman's set. An English, technical drawing case of silver nickel and brass tools by W.H. Harling, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Nicely p...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
By Braun
Located in Milan, IT
HL-70 Personal Desk Fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1960s
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Gold Silk Moiré and Bronze Picture Frame with Garlands
Located in Toronto, ON
Capture your memories in this French antique bronze picture frame with garlands and gold silk moiré. Accepts one 4" x 6" photograph.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Hermès Paris Mahogany Stationery / Correspondence Box, 1988
By Hermès
Located in London, GB
Hermès Paris Mahogany Stationery / Correspondence Box, 1988
This refined Hermès correspondence box exemplifies the Maison’s dedication to craftsmanship, discretion, and timeless lu...
Category
1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Purple Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown royal blue and white mini spots, with purple and white millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Set Tronador Square Bordeaux, Blue, Cream, Onyx Stone Boxes
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3848 brass bookends.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Each piece bears the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Letter Rack by Jacques Adnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Jacques Adnet & the Compagnie des arts Français letter rack. Chromed metal consisting of a series of vertical blades of curved section resting on rectangul...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Chrome
Antique Green Cut Uranium Glass Inkwell
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning green inkwell with dore bronze setting. The inkwell has a amazing bright green color and it is made out of green uranium glass.
When you illum...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Uranium Glass
Enchanted brass and glass pen holder
Located in Firenze, FI
Add some sophistication and organization to your desk with our glass pen holder featuring a beautiful brass structure. Perfect for holding pens, penci...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass
$257 / item
1980s Silver Plated Metal Partridge Paperweight By Gucci
By Gucci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Vintage Gucci Italian Metal Bird Desk Ornament or Paperweight
This charming desk accessory is a vintage piece of home décor or paperweight by the renowned Italian luxury house, Gucci...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
21st Century Peso Concrete Book and Door Holder 2kg Light Grey Color Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Colored book and door holders made in concrete. A touch of color for your bookcase 100% made in Italy.
2kg: measures: L 9, P 9, H 18 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
Danish Bakelite Table Phone from the 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite leather covered table phone, made in Denmark in the late 1940s.
Used marks.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Signed Italian Metal Sculpture
By Costa
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and interesting Italian metal sculpture of contemporary art.
The work is presented under an elegant shrine with a wooden base.
Excell...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Fine Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Picture Frame
Located in Miami, FL
A fine ornate antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze photo frame with back easel stand, Napoleon III era, circa 1880. Richly decorated with neoclassical style motifs such as faces...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Dark Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and dark blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy
Measu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1980
s Postmodern Memphis Design George Matsumoto Magic Cube Hidden Office
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Ingenious, Memphis Era, Postmodern "Magic Cube" with hidden compartments filled with desk/office supplies.
Designed by renowned Japanese-American, modernist architect, George Matsum...
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
19th Century Bronze Letter Rack - Gothic Revival
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant French bronze letter rack, late 19th century. The openwork design features intricate Gothic Revival motifs with stylized foliage, quatrefoils, and decorative details, complem...
Category
1890s French Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck #4995 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4995 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished and patinated brass by We...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$373 / item
1980s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Gutemberg", Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s (1989) Gorgeous Swatch twin phone "Gutemberg" in excellent condition. It works perfectly. Memphis style. It was an icon for its amazing design. The motif of this phone is aweso...
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Carl Auböck Model #4327 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4327 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
$344 / item
Carl Auböck Model #4233 Brass and Leather Paper Knife
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4233 brass and leather paper knife. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural knife is executed in polished brass and handwoven brown leather. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Post-Modern Polished Chrome Double Letter Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern polished chrome double letter tray, circa 1980s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures 10"W x 14"D x 6.75"H. The tray is finished with matte black lining and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Cartier Must II ballpoint pen silver plated and palladium 1980s
By Cartier
Located in Paris, IDF
This Cartier Must II ballpoint pen from the 1980s is a rare piece made of silver plating and palladium, adorned with a distinctive engraved motif featuring Cartier's iconic "C". It b...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Original Max Le Verrier Art Deco Bronze Catchall, Bowl, Videpoche France, 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful solid Bronze double patina low relief décor catchall, footed bowl or videpoche.
Stamped Bronze on the reverse and Artist Mark, M. Le Verrier.
A French Art Deco Collector'...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Montblanc Meisterstuck Le Petit Prince
Aviator Ballpoint Pen Special Edition
By Montblanc
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Special Edition Montblanc Meisterstück Le Petit Prince
Aviator. The barrel and cap of the ballpoint are made of brown precious resin. The clip ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Platinum
Aircraft Engine Chrome Speaker
Located in Paris, FR
Speaker aircraft engine chrome is inspired by radial aircraft engines
from early 20th-century radial aircraft engines. Structure in aluminum
alloy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Lubitel 2 Bakelite With LOMO T-22 75/4.5 Taking Lens Manufactured by OMO
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lubitel 2 Bakelite With LOMO T-22 75/4.5 Taking Lens Manufactured by OMO
Manufactured between 1954 and 1980
Ref 7439664
Camera has a waist level finder and focusing rings are mad...
Category
Late 20th Century Russian Space Age Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
English Lectern or Book Stand of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English table top lectern, missal or book stand of brass, featuring a reading top with pierced quatrefoils at each corner. The revolving recta...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Malachite Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. This green Malachite box has a hexagon shape with a white onyx marble star with gold gilt detail on top lid. A great decorative piece or jewelry box (as demonstrated), to hold necklaces, rings, earring, cufflinks, etc., on a vanity, nightstand, dresser, desk, credenza, walk-in-closet, etc. Very good condition as shown in images. No chips noted. Dimensions: 3.38" Depth x 4" Width.
Purple charoite box shown also available, search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314228491742
Green malachite box with cameo, search ref. #: LU1314228492012 (SOLD)
Small gold and malachite turtle...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Onyx
$995 Sale Price
46% Off
Seguso Murano Teal White Opal Albastro Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent teal blue-green and white opalescent Italian art glass baby elephant sculpture / figurine. It is documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Tony Paul for Woodlin-Hall Mod-577 Brass
Walnut Interlace Magazine Rack, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic mid-century magazine rack by Tony Paul for Woodlin-Hall, model no. 577 from the Interlace line, designed and produced circa 1950s. This collectible piece features a sculptural brass rod frame and a woven grid basket made from richly toned walnut wood interlaced slats. The solid walnut dowel handle adds warmth and functionality to the minimalist brass structure, making it a beautiful marriage of material and form.
This design was originally featured in a Woodlin-Hall catalog, where it was offered as part of a cohesive collection of woven brass and wood storage and accessory pieces. The Model 577 is described as measuring 16.5" wide, 8.5" deep, and 17" high - a size that makes it ideal for holding magazines, vinyl records, or even guest towels in a powder room or spa.
A quintessential accessory for a Mid-Century Modern, California Modern, or Danish Modern interior, this piece also sits comfortably within Contemporary, Eclectic, or Japandi-styled spaces. Lightweight and elegantly proportioned, it works beautifully beside a lounge chair or sofa, paired with teak, walnut, or brass accents. The warm patina on both the brass and wood slats adds authenticity and vintage appeal.
This Tony Paul magazine...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 1970s Iron Sun and Moon Bookends by Curtis Jere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural bookends with sun and moon on opposite sides. Silvered wrought iron. Signed and dated by artist. Price is for the pair.
Category
1970s Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Space Age Lucite and Chrome Catch It All
Located in San Diego, CA
Really nice and unique catch it all, circa 1970s, this piece was never used its in like-new condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Space Age Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Aubock Polished Brass Hand Bottle Opener #4224
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock polished brass hand bottle opener #4224. This whimsical 1950's hand bottle opener by Carl Aubock is a wonderful example of the marriage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
MCM Office Desk Paper Organizer Tray
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Mid-Century Modern desk office tray, clean design in two levels made by IRGSA, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Cobolt Blue Sommerso Vase by Flavio Poli
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Venician made Sommerso faceted vase in cobolt blue color by the Murano based artist Flavio Poli. This piece of art is from around 1960 for "Seguso Vetri ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Robert Indiana Brushed Aluminum Red Love Paperweight Sculpture Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This very rare rendition and small edition of the vintage Robert Indiana love paperweight sculpture is rarely seen version in red brushed aluminum. This may have only been a very sma...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen dating from around 1900. The stand comprises of an ornate looped wire work carrying handle with a candle holder mounted on a shaped metal body embossed and engraved with floral designs and with a coiled pen support one with a snake head terminal and other with a flower with a polished mother of pearl bowl...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
English Wedgwood Basalt Jasperware Scallop Seashell Box, circa 1980s
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful special edition English Wedgwood black basalt Jasperware small oval box with gold scallop seashell design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, England. Piece is matte black stoneware with gold scallop seashell design on top lid. The box was created in the mid-1980s as a special edition for members of the Wedgwood Collectors Society, marked on inside lid area in gold (as shown.) Markers mark 'Wedgwood', 'Made in England', on bottom as shown. Piece can neatly hold a cocktail ring or other small items, etc., or just be beautiful as a standalone piece decorative object. English wood box...
Category
Late 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Stoneware
$495 Sale Price
20% Off
Gray Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
By Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial gray ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of blue thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg,...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
1970s Dior Home Style Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoise Lucite Smoking Set
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A fake tortoise lucite italian smoking set composed by an ashtray, a cigarette box and a lighter not tested. Box side dimension is 12 cm, ashtray side ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Swedish GAB Patinated Bronze Desk Set, 1930s – 5-Piece
Located in Stockholm, SE
Description:
Sophisticated 5-piece desk set designed by Einar "Myggan" Forseth for Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB), Sweden, circa 1930s. Executed in richly patinated bronze, this rare en...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$958 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Flower Vase, Pink, Glazed Ceramic, Spanish, XXth
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Shiva vase is sculpture and vase. It is a symbol of Ettore Sottsass and an icon.
Sottsass designed the Shiva Vase when travelling to Barcelona for love in 1973. He encountered m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Michelin 1910 Slim-Skinny Bibendum Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament
By Michelin Man
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
An early 'Bibendum Protégé' Car mascot - Hood Ornament, French, circa 1910,
Nickel-plated bronze figure of a 'slim' Mr. Bibendum, mounted on wooden black base. Perfect for any Classi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt Plaster
Wood Restored, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chess game in the thematic of Ancient Egypt. The chess pieces are in painted and waxed plaster, the board is in wood and the is also a display shel...
Category
1920s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$4,219 Sale Price
26% Off
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.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.