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Period: Mid-20th Century
Equestrian Giant Paper Clip, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial paper clip with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Light patina to silver. Large scale with good weight to it. Only one available. Beautiful tabletop piece. We ...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Metal

Three-Piece Art Deco Machine Age Cobalt Mirror and Chrome Desk Set by Victor
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Art Deco Machine Age desk set was realized by the celebrated American maker, Victor, circa 1930. It features a inkwell/pen holder, a blotter and a clock. The inkwell offers a square body composed of translucent Lucite with a cylindrical depression in the centre intended for storing ink and a cobalt mirrored...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Chrome

Midcentury Typewriter / Consul, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of metal, steel, plastic, fabric Good original condition. A few letters will not return automatically when used. Including suitcase. Key is missing.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Metal, Steel

Ronson 1936 Art Deco Tourette Geometric Bronze Table Touch Iip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze Tourette desk lighter designed by Ronson. Very rare desk table Touch-Tip lighter, created in Newark New Jersey by Ronson, at The Art Metal Works Co. during the art deco per...
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North American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Bronze

French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 8-piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, adjustable calendar, hole punch, scissors and letter opener, table lamp, "urgent" document clip and a table...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Piero Fornasetti Red Strumenti Musicali Music Metal Bookends
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Musical Opulence": Fornasetti "Strumenti Musicali" Red & Gold Metal Bookends Circa 1960 A luxurious and highly decorative pair of metal bookends b...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Metal

Cellar Quilted Leather Briefcase. French work in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice briefcase is made of cellar quilted leather and brass. This is a French work in the style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Vintage Bohemian Cut Crystal Sugar Bowl with Lid
Located in Praha, CZ
Exquisite vintage Bohemian crystal sugar bowl featuring intricate hand-cut designs. This stunning piece is crafted from clear crystal and showcases a beautiful pattern of geometric c...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Crystal

Don Shoemaker Desk Top Business Card Holder
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare business card holder made in Cocobolo and granadillo wood, includes Original label of Señal S.A., circa 1970.
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Cocobolo

Cream Leather Desk Set by Longchamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 6-piece French leather desk set by Longchamp. All pieces wrapped in cream leather with incredible patina and character and accented with solid brass. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, paper tray, picture frame, red ceramic ashtray...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Ceramic Piggy Bank by Ditar Urbach 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Colectible ceramic piggy bank for sale made by Ditmar Urbach Porcelain factory (Keramicky zavod Teplice) Original glaze, original condition, Marked on the bottom with the original st...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Ceramic

Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Black Lacquered Rondette Desk Lighter in Stainless Stee
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondette lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1934. This is a very unusual lighter designed with wonderful geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel with a central round body set upon two smaller cylindrical feet. Embellished with black lacquer, creating a great contrast with the base polished steel. Extremely well made and solid construction with very nice care and attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition. Weight: 104.9 Grams, (67.24 Dwt). Measurements: 66 mm by 21 mm by 82 mm (2.59 x 0.83 x 3.23 Inches). Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON US PAT.RE.NO.19023 RONSON RONDETTE ART METAL WKS INC NEWARK NJ US PAT.RE.NO.19023". The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Art Deco Streamline French Desk Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and design and that oozes kerb appeal then look no further! This fabulous Art Deco desk dat...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Chrome

Nile Green Murano Glass Desk Set by Fontana Arte
Located in Cerignola, IT
Wonderful original desk set by Fontana Arte attributed to Pietro Chiesa. Set includes pen holder, paper cutter, paper clip, document holder and an additional jar as a gift. The entir...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Murano Glass

Bronze desk Shell Plate and Letter Opener Auböck Hagenauer Era, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Bronze metal shell plate element and letter opener element Origin: Germany Material: Bronze Wonderful bronze metal element shell plate and letter opener made in ...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Ressort Letter Rack by Yonel Lebovic for Distrimex, 1969
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A scultural "ressort" model letter rack, designed by Yonel Lebovici in 1969. Chrome and plated steel in good and vintage condition.  
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European Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Typewriter / Consul, 1960s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of metal, steel, plastic, fabric The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age of use Re-polished The packaging o...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Metal, Steel

Amazing, Art Deco Desk Set with Perpetual Calendar, Brass, Glass and Leather
Located in Catania, IT
Art Deco desk set in black leather, brass and glass. The leather with contrast saddle stitching is handcrafted and exquisitely done using brass elements that give the set a luxuriou...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Brass

Large MCM Advertising Desk Pad on Wood Truck "Mitchell"
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool and hard to find large MCM advertising desk pad on wood truck "Mitchell", circa 1970s. This piece is in good vintage condition and measures 8.75"W x 3"D x 4.75"H. These...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Wood, Paper

Mid-century Design Phone Tesla, 1960 s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Tesla Manufacturer Made in Czechoslovakia Fully Functional Beautiful Decoration Good Original condition
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Bakelite Table Phone from 1947
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone, marked K. Telegfrafverkets Werkstatt Nynäshamn from 1947 Measures: Height about 26 cm.
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Swedish Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Card holder, Carl Auböck, Austria 1950
Located in Wien, AT
Brass card holder, Carl Auböck, Austria 1950.
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Blotter
Located in London, England
Folding leather bound blotter. Circa 1930 H 46cm x W 60/121cm x D 2cm
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Paper

Erwin Walter Burger for FONTANA ARTE crystal photo holder
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant photo frame designed by Erwin Walter Burger for Fontana Arte in the 1950s, a refined example of Italian design that combines functionality and beauty. Made entirely of ground...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Crystal

Green Glass Pen Holder by Fontana Arte, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Green glass base with the black Bakelite and bras pen holder.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Glass

MCM Two Piece Lucite Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice two piece lucite desk set, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage condition and includes a loose leaf calendar holder and a scratch paper box. The calendar measures 8.2...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Lucite

MCM Two Piece Brass and Faux Crocodile Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice two piece brass and faux crocodile desk set, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage condition and includes a long base with a letter holder, a pen holder and a business ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Small Table Fan, 1960s Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan Made of metal and plastic Fully functional.
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Czech Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Set of six Cups and Saucers by Epiag 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
I am selling a set of Epiag Orion cups, beautiful retro design, gold-plated inside of the cup and the Saucer, original condition, cup size: H-6 W-7 D-9 saucer size: H-2 W-13 D-13
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Czech Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Consul Typewriter in Two-Tone Cream and Aqua, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
This eye-catching mid-century typewriter by Consul was produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. It features a distinctive two-tone color scheme in soft cream and aqua blue, paired wi...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Plastic

Gucci Letter Opener and Magnifying Glass, 1950s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a sophisticated touch to your home office or workspace with this vintage Gucci desk set. Includes a vintage magnifying glass and a letter op...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Vintage Swedish Beige Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s. Repaired on the side see the last 2 pictures  
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Chrome Desk Top Magnifying Glass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Chrome Desk Top Magnifying Glass Art deco, swan neck, bendy desk desktop magnifier in a silver metal finish with weighted 6” base The glass is 18” tall fully extended TAH135
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Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Small Table Fan, 1960s Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan Made of metal and plastic Fully functional.
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Czech Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Vintage Leather Desk Complete Set, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Leather desk complete set is an original set of decorative set of objects realized in the mid-20th century. Mixed media: Leather, paper, plexiglass, brass and tissue. Made in ...
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Italian Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Glass, Plexiglass

Vintage Glass bell 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
A delicate and elegant hand-etched crystal bell, featuring intricate floral patterns and a gracefully elongated handle. The craftsmanship is refined and timeless, making it not only ...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Belgium Black Marble Desk Set Decorated with Bronze Bird
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Belgium black marble desk set This 3-piece desk consists of an inkwell (with the original brass insert) Penn holder and a rocker blotter. S...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Belgian Black Marble

Swedish Wooden Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden table phone, marked K. Telegfrafverkets Werkstatt Nynäshamn from the 1930s Measures: Height about 27 cm.
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Swedish Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Set of six Cups and Saucers by Epiag 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
I am selling a set of Epiag Laura cups, beautiful retro design, gold-plated inside of the cup, original condition, cup size: H-6 W-7 D-9 saucer size: H-2 W-13 D-13
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Czech Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Macassar Wood Letter Rack by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Montreal, QC
Maccassar Letter rack by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann graduated semi-circle slats on l base, Iron stamped: "Ruhlmann
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Macassar

Art Deco Chrome Onyx Novelty Letter Rack, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco letter rack, the perfect desk piece for your home office or even perhaps telephone table i...
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English Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Onyx, Chrome

Hermes Equestrian Paper Holder, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial Hermès paper holder with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the base as well as Made In France. Light...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Metal

Mid Century Italian Ashtray and Perpetual Calendar in the Style of Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
it is an object from other times, not only because it was produced more than sixty years ago but because the calendar, with the advent of technology, is an object that was previously in disuse. This Calendar, which can be dated between the 1950s and 1960s, has the particularity of never "expiring" and of being, as the name suggests, Perpetual. There is no year but only days and months which, printed on rolled paper, can be changed indefinitely thanks to those little black knobs. Certainly produced in Italy, this vintage table calendar...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Pirken Hammer Porcelain Basket and Bowl Set with Gold Trim
Located in Praha, CZ
This elegant porcelain basket and bowl set was made by Pirken Hammer, a renowned Czechoslovak porcelain manufacturer celebrated for its high-quality craftsmanship and refined decorat...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Porcelain

Art Deco Pewter Desk Set by Carl-Einar Borgström for Ystad Tenn, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Staffanstorp, SE
An elegant and rare 4-piece desk set designed by Carl-Einar Borgström for Ystad Tenn, Sweden. Executed in pewter with details in Bakelite, this Art Deco set includes: – Inkwell stan...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Pewter

Art Deco Pen Holders in Disko Metal by Just Andersen, 1930s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
Art Deco Pen Holders in Disko Metal by Just Andersen, 1930s. Set of 2. Wonderful pair of small pen holders designed by Danish sculptor Just Anders...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

P.W. Baston Supp-Hose Woman s Stockings Advertising Pen Holder Desk Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This advertising pend holder was produced by P.W. Baston, also known as Sebastian Miniatures, of the United States in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The figurine is composed of a glazed ceramic with a brass and plastic pen holder. The figurine depicts of business woman...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Ceramic

Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane A super piece and a grea
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane A super piece and a great desk ornament for the desk that has everything else This small globe is set on a chrome stand benea...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Hermes Equestrian Giant Paper Clip, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial Hermès paper clip with a detailed horse head handle in solid metal. Hermès Paris stamped on the top. Light patina to silver. Large scale ...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Mid Century 8 Slot Desktop / File / Paper Organizer, Refinished in Green
Located in Alhambra, CA
1970s retro office file / paper / magazine holder stripped and freshly powder coated. Features 8 paper slots sure to keep your mid-century modern desk in tip-top shape.
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American Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Gucci Letter Opener and Pen Holder in Leather, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and chic vintage Gucci pen holder and letter opener desk set in black and navy leather with brass accents from circa 1960. Letter opener marked ‘Gucc...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1960s, Československo
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition. - Fully functional. - Tesla manufacturer.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Bakelite

Four Bronzes: a Piggy Bank, Calendar, Matchbox Holder and a Place Card Holder
Located in København, Copenhagen
Danish design. Four bronzes consisting of a piggy bank, calendar, matchbox holder and a place card holder. Art Deco - In style of Just Andersen. Approximate 1930s. In good conditi...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Pestle and mortars
Located in London, England
Group of 3 mortars with single pestle in bronze. Circa 1950 H 10cm x W 11cm x D 11cm
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

WMF Württembergische METALLWARENFABRIK , Germany, Art Deco Pen Tray with Box
Located in København, Copenhagen
WMF (Württembergische METALLWARENFABRIK), Germany. Art Deco pen tray with a box in silver plated metal, 1940s. Stamped. In very go...
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German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

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Silver Plate

1960s Table Fan by OMNIA type VS20, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fan Made of metal and plastic Fully functional.
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Czech Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Small Table Fan by STROJ SMALT, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial table fanmade by STROJ SMALT in the 1960's, in Czechoslovakia. Made of metal and plastic Fully functional, original condition, with signs of wear.
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Czech Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Danish Design Set of Six Parts Rosewood with Silver Inlay, Box, Notepad and More
Located in København, Copenhagen
Danish design, set of six parts rosewood with silver inlay. Box, notepad and more. Denmark, circa 1960s. In very good condition. Marked. The box measures 14.5 cm. x 10...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Desk Accessories - Aquamarine Glass Letter Holder attr. to Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. It is made in 3-centimeter thick aquamarine glass and metal. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as ...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Chrome Aeroplane from the 30s, Decorative Desk Object
Located in Köln, NW
Decorative Art Deco chrome airplane on plastic base. Desk decoration. Probably Germany or France of the thirties. The plastic plate is also from the time. Good general condition with...
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Unknown Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Sets

Materials

Metal, Chrome