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Desk Accessories For Sale
Vasart, Scotland, 1960s Mille Fiori Orange and Green Paperweight
By Vasart
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vasart mille-fiori paperweight handcrafted in Scotland.
A highly collectible glass paperweight and wonderful example of Vasart craftsmanship and artistry. This beautiful paperweigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Steel Mister T by Philippe Tabet
Located in Milan, IT
Mister T emerges from a construction staple: the 'T' section of a beam repurposed into a steel bookend. Shedding its structural role, it adopts a dual ornamental and functional purpo...
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Caithness Scotland ‘Pastures New’ Yellow, Green Art Glass Paperweight 2003
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large spherical art-glass paperweight by Caithness. Designed by the famed Scottish glass maker Helen McDonald in 2003. It comes etched to its base with design name and number.
N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Caithness ‘Emerald Grotto’ Paperweight by Colin Terris Edition 69/100
Located in Glasgow, GB
Limited edition Caithness paperweight, designed by the celebrated caithness glass artist Colin Terris.
Named ‘emerald grotto’ the paperweight is a wonderful example of glassmaking s...
Category
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Arts & Crafts Copper and Brass Table/Desk Lamp with Color Glass Inserts
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish Arts & Crafts lamp.
If you are an enthousiast of early 20th century lighting in general and of the Arts & Crafts style in particular then this antique lamp could be perfect for you. Handcrafted from brass and copper and inlaid with colored glass inserts this incredibly stylish desk or table lamp could very well be the perfect addition to your Arts & Crafts interior. Apart from some minor indentations to the upper part of the hand-hammered lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper, Brass
Steel diapason by Sovrappensiero Design
Located in Milan, IT
This Diapason showcases the sensory dimensions beyond the aesthetic of steel, symbolizing sound, rising upwards to emit its note.
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Diapason Black Steel by Sovrappensiero Design
Located in Milan, IT
This Diapason showcases the sensory dimensions beyond the aesthetic of steel, symbolizing sound, rising upwards to emit its note.
Category
2010s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Vintage Professional Tape Dispenser by Nopifan, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A patented stationary tape dispenser from the Danish Company Nopifan. Its made from enameled cast iron and weighs in around 8kg. Regardless of how strong the pull or how strong a tap...
Category
1930s Danish Bauhaus Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Exclamation Pen by Essesi
Located in Geneve, CH
Exclamation Pen by Essesi
Limited Edition Of 50 Pieces
Dimensions: D 3,6 x W 3,6 x H 12,2 cm.
Materials: Aluminum.
Essesi is a growing collection that celebrates each object and i...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Christmas Tree Ceramic Head, Red, Large, Cedar (Limited Edition)
Located in Karabağlar/Izmir, TR
-Cedar, Fir, and Juniper, designed to evoke the form of cedar, fir, and juniper trees, abstracted and inspired by their names, to create a perfect atmosphere for your New Year concep...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Cedar
Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Bronze "Zodiac" Pattern Inkwell on Tray #1078
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tiffany Studios number 1078 bronze Art Nouveau "Zodiac" pattern inkwell. This bronze inkwell is permanently mounted on a tray featuring 11 zodiac signs throughout the piece with Libr...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique Cartographer's Instrument Set, English, Surveyor's Tool Case, circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cartographer's instrument set. An English, silver nickel surveyor's tool case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
An attract...
Category
Early 20th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An assembled set of 7 brass bell form weights, c.1860. 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for the selective buye...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
An Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The round paperweight framed in black marble, with porphyry and sienna marble and other marble specimens. The center in sienna marble with carved bea...
Category
1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Millefiori Flowers Murano Art Glass Paperweight Red White Blue Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweight is composed with canes in red, white, and dark blue and encased in clear glass. The cane flowers are beautifully detailed wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Brass Crocodile – Decoration – Alligator – Heavy – 1970s
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
Add a touch of wild charm to your space with our Vintage Brass Crocodile Decoration! Measuring 40 cm and boasting a substantial weight, this eye-catching piece is sure to make a stat...
Category
1970s European Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
SHAGREEN PEN HOLDER light sage green striped metal details
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Pen holder with essential design and modern highlighting the very special skin shagreen covering it in the elegant color sage clear.
Made with masterful craftsmanship, the pe...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique French Paper Clip
Located in Tampa, FL
A very whimsical antique French brass paper clip in the form of a hand.
Category
1890s French Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
ENLIGHTENING LENS midnight blue lacquered handle
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Desk lens that combines essential design with the elegant handle relacquered midnight blue and details in nickel-plated metal polished to a mirror finish.
The magnifying glass -...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Antique French Figural Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Double Inkwell Inkstand wit
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Figural Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Double Inkwell Inkstand with Pen Holder
19th Century French Louis XV style figural cast bronze d...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Gilt-Metal Mounted and Enamel Banded Agate Desk Seal
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
19th century banded agate seal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Art Deco centerpiece alpaca with original glass around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco centerpiece alpaca with original glass around 1920s
Alpaca polished
Original glass
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 11 x D 4 x H 5 cm (Coaster Holder dimensions)
Materials: Solid brass, Leather
Sand cast in solid brass and h...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large Edwardian oak perpetual desk calendar
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A large Edwardian oak perpetual calendar, to show the scale it is illustrated with a standard size desk calendar for scale, (only the large one is for sale). Oak case with pediment t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Turn of the Century French Brass Filigree Horsehair Brush with Painted Portrait
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French brass filigree horsehair brush from the Turn of the century, with hand painted portrait. Born in France at the end of the 19th, early 20th cen...
Category
Early 20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Just Andersen Bear Pewter Dish, Denmark 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Just Andersen Bear Pewter Dish, Denmark 1930s
Item e7281
Rare Just Andersen Art Deco bowl with a sitting bear in the center. Made of pewter with beautiful original old patina...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Pewter
Collection Of Antique Iron Coin Banks, Very Decorative. Priced Per Bank.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection Of Antique Iron Coin Banks, Very Decorative. Priced Per Bank.
Category
19th Century American Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Antique Vienna Bronze Bear with Blanket
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Vienna Bronze Bear with Blanket
Item e7280
A beautiful bronze statue of a wandering bear spreading out his blanket to rest. A hat and wal...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Vienna Secession Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century English desk clip is a charming and practical piece of history. Featuring a brass horseshoe mounted on a chip-carved wood base, it was originally designed to ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Aluminium Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 4 x D 7 x H 8 cm
Materials: Aluminium, Brass, Black Bronze
Bottle Bracket is a solid, hand poured form available in dual or si...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Grey Stained Dragonfly Knife Rest c1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique France -see image 5) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Libellule' knife rest -depicting a dragonfly in flight, dating from 1919 (See ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel-Mounted Magnifying Glass
By George Hope
Located in New York, NY
Large, Edwardian, sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel-mounted magnifying glass, Birmingham, England, 1906, Geo. Hope - maker. Measures almost 9 inches long x 3 3/4 inches diame...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Exquisite Rococo Gilt-Bronze Malachite Encrier Inkwell Desk Set ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ROCOCO ORMOLU-MOUNTED MALACHITE VENEERED ENCRIER
Circa 1880 unmarked of exceedingly fine quality
Item # 404XKP19B
An exceedingly fine malachite veneered encrier (inkwell), it feat...
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Tissue Box Cover
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM walnut tissue box cover, circa 1980s. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures: 10.25"W x 5.5"D x 3.5"H. The box appears...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
19th Century cast iron book press by Army and Navy CSL
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century cast iron book press by army and navy csl circa 1890.
Fine quality book press by army & navy c.S.L . Army and navy co-operative society limited was formed in 1871 by b...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pen Holder or Bowl in Lucite, Rattan & Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful pen holder or bowl in lucite, rattan and chrome 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
Montegrappa Special Reserve 1996 Sterling Silver Rollerball Pen Limited Edition
By Montegrappa
Located in New York, NY
Montegrappa, Special Reserve sterling silver rollerball pen. Made in Italy in 1996, this extremely rare pen, numbered 52 from a limited edition of 100, was designed to honor the Veneto region where Montegrappa was founded...
Category
1990s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Cruise Ship Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique table lighter in the shape of a cruise ship parting waves on its bow. Made in Japan, 1980s. A fun lighter perfect for any nautical lover. ...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass produced by Olivetti, Italy ca. 1960s
Located in Geneva, CH
Vintage iconic Valentine typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Olivetti, Italy ca. 1960s
Very good working condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
19th Century English Travel Writing Box/Desk in Mahogany
Located in NICE, FR
This exquisite travel writing box in mahogany dates back to the second half of the 19th century. Upon opening, it transforms into a small desk. Inside, it features an overlay of fabr...
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Mahogany
Murano Millefiori Flower Basket Italian Art Glass Paperweight Night Light
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano handblown white filigrana basket with flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight on lighted base. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It has d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murrine, Wood, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Desk Set of Natural Stone Oxide Slate Minimalist Design Handmade in Spain Meddel
By Joaquín Moll, Meddel
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Desk Set of Natural Stone Oxide Slate Minimalist Design Handmade in Spain Meddel
Transform your workspace with our elegant rust slate screen rest, made in Spain. This subtly designed...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Slate
Art Deco Modernist Wood and Metal Desk Accessory Letter Holder
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco modernist desk accessory, or letter holder, was hand-crafted in France in the 1930s. The sleek and massive geometric shape mail rack features an impressive con...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Desk Set of Natural Stone Black Slate Minimalist Design Handmade in Spain Meddel
By Meddel, Joaquín Moll
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Desk Set of Natural Stone Black Slate Minimalist Design Handmade in Spain Meddel
Add a touch of sophistication and style to your office with our black slate screen rest, crafted from...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Slate
Beautiful Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two fish inside, in orange colors. Colors are orange, blue, black and white. A beautiful nice addi...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
US Army Tank Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Military Tank. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details. Functional rubber tracks with slight wear as shown. Cool t...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Brass tabletop barometer thermometer and hygrometer station 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass tabletop barometer station consisting of aneroid barometer, Fahrenheit scale thermometer and hygrometer. German manufacture for the Anglo-Saxon market in the 1950s. Good worki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Finest Quality Handcrafted Antique Bronze and Brass Gothic Revival Inkstand
Located in Lisse, NL
Another rare antique for the collectors and enthusiasts of Gothic art.
This sizeable and very stylish inkstand was all-handcrafted in the late 19th century and it could hardly be in...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
England mid-century modern Lighter Tinder Pistol by Dunhill, 1930-1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
England mid-century modern Lighter Tinder Pistol by Dunhill, 1930-1940s
Vintage and elegant lighter mod. Tinder Pistol in the shape of a metal and wood pistol. The lighter stands...
Category
1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Baccarat Crystal Reversible Sculptural Trinket Desk Tray Sculpture France Signed
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and tough to find Baccarat Crystal desk trinket tray dating from the 1960's. Wonderful form and design. One side has cut out circles and the other has different shaped cutouts. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"
Located in London, GB
"Ormolu Cassolettes"
A highly attractive pair of late 19th Century gilt bronze and onyx cassolettes. The onyx cassolette pots raised on gilt bronze tripod decorated with raised faces and acorns exhibiting excellent hand finished detail
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze & Onyx
SKU: 9167
ABOUT
Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way.The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of mercuric nitrate is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze; followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item is then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury vaporizes and the gold remains, adhering to the metal object...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Murano Sommerso Glass Anthropomorphic Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual sculptural anthropomorphic figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; colored amber and champagne glass gather is cased over with clear glass. Controlled bubbles...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Handmade Dark Brass Bookend HIPPOS, Ancient Greek Forms by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted bookend, model "Hippos" in oxidized brass, dark oxidation.
This bookend is part of the "Althaea Series", a collection of four bookends in brass Inspired by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian Shelf Depicting the Roman Emperor from the Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: Decorated wood shelf
Date/Period: 20th century
Dimension: 50cm x 45cm 35cm
Materials: Wood
Additional information: Italian shelf depicting the Roman emperor from the early...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
US Army Tank Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Military Tank. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details. Cool tobacco accessory and conversation piece. Working lig...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
A Patinated Bronze Sculptural Inkwell By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Unusual Patinated Bronze Sculptural Inkwell By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875).
Modelled as a fountain with pedestal surmounted by a bust of ‘Rieur napolitain’ (The Laughing N...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Gilt Eagle Motif & Emerald Glass Paperweight
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, early 20th century.
An antique French empire style paperweight. The paperweight features an emerald green glass base adorned with gilt bronze laurel wreaths surrounding a ce...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Plateau de service en lucite, cannage, laiton style de Christian Dior & G Crespi
Located in PONT-AUDEMER, FR
Plateau de service fait de lucite et de canne incrustée, rehaussée par un pourtour en laiton. Dans le style des créations de Christian Dior pour sa "Dior Home Collection". Créatio...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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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