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Desk Accessories For Sale
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
Set Tronador Large Mini Boxes, Brown & Cream Onyx Stone and Silver Alpaca
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
ADT Handle Brass by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
ADT Handle Brass by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: D 3 x W 9 x H 1.8 cm
Materials: Brass
This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows. Can be specif...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Corbeille a papier en lucite, cannage, laiton style de Christian Dior & G Crespi
Located in PONT-AUDEMER, FR
Corbeille a papier faite 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". Créati...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopus, on a glass stone. Colors are a red, white, black and clear. A beautiful nice addition to...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Royal Copenhagen Turquoise Crackle Glaze Tumbler Pot With Gilded Decor #3491
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, porcelain crackle glaze tumbler pot
Turquoise crackle glaze with gilded bands. Pale grey crackle interior
Circa 1963
Stamped and numbere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Triangular, Royal Copenhagen 1958 Pale Blue Crackle Glazed Trinket Dish #4069
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A most unusual triangular porcelain trinket dish by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark
Soft pale blue crackle glaze interior, gilded rim and grey crackle glaze exterior
Circa 1958
Stamped and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Murano glass aquarium bloc by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, 1950s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Splendid Murano glass aquarium by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese.
Production of the 1950s.
Excellent conditions. Intact in all parts.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
English Victorian Period 1890s Stamped Silver Inkstand with Crystal Inkwells
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English stamped silver inkstand from the late 19th century, with two crystal inkwells. Born during the later years of Queen Victoria's reign, this ex...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver
French Art Deco Palisander and Pewter Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco palisander and pewter inlaid inkwell with 2 crystal wells.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Pewter
Rare & Sturdy Pair of Brutalist Forged Wrought Iron Candlesticks / Candleholders
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and very strong pair of timeless candle sticks.
If you are looking for beautiful Arts & Crafts antiques to grace your living space then this hand-crafted and timeless pair c...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories
Materials
Wrought Iron
Archimede Seguso Murano Orange White Gold Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird with flower sculpture / paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Pattern Bronze Doré Magnifying Glass
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Bookmark" pattern gilt bronze magnifying glass
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, 1918
Measures: 9"W x 4.25"D x 0.75"H.
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Blue Spider Lamp by Unknown European Artist
Located in Chicago, US
European spider table lamp, c. 1925.
Category
1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Devil Letter Opener
Located in Oakland, CA
19th Century cast bronze devil letter opener, having a rich patina to the bronze with the Devil's face near the base of the handle, an unusual item.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Murano Millefiori Glass Fish Figurine Paperweight Red
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Bright, sculptural tropical fish figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; red and white millefiori canes, set up and manipulated to form the center of the piece, are c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Stow Davis Mid Century Walnut and Aluminum Trash Can
By Stow Davis
Located in Countryside, IL
Stow Davis Mid Century Walnut and Aluminum Trash Can
This trash receptacle measures: 9 wide x 16 deep x 12 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored v...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Petite Stoneware Vase, Applied Silver, Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg #1029
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Petite vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden from the Argenta collection.
Decorated with trefoil flower sprigs of applied silver on mottled green stoneware.
Silver bands to ri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
19th Century English Set of Weights with Royal Crown Marks, Numerals and Letter
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century English Set of Weights with Royal Crown Marks, Numerals and Lettering
The measurement is of the largest.
Weights of: 7 Lb, 4 Lb, 2 Lb, 1 Lb, and 708
Category
Late 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Plated Gilded Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
With serpents handles and a bird finial, the border with a double row of upright leaves separated by ribbon tied bands.
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Equestrian Letter Opener by Hermes Paris
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Sterling Silver Equestrian Letter Opener by Hermes Paris
Beautiful letter opener with a horse head handle and decorated with vertical lines towards the tip, signed on the bottom.
Mea...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Italian 1860s Painted Ceramic Floral Desk Set with Ink and Sand Containers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian painted ceramic desk set from the mid-19th century, with two floral containers for ink and sand. Born in Italy during the second half...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A gilt bronze “Zodiac” inkwell by Tiffany Studios New York. The inkwell features intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning interspersed with circular elements in sky blue, each of which fea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
14K Gold Greek Discus Throwing Watch Fob Hammered Medallion Ribbon
Located in Van Nuys, CA
14K gold watch Fob medallion ribbon reads "Inter-Collegiate Conference Athletic Association Indoor Meet 1917 Plunge for Distance - initials - 14K", ...
Category
1910s Greek Revival Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Italian Murano Handblown Art Glass Paperweight with White Flowers Fratelli Toso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano hand blown glass flower paperweight with original label.
Attributed to Fratelli Toso, not signed.
Italian Murano Art glass pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Set di 6 oggetti da scrivania in travertino, Italia, anni '70
Located in Rivoli, IT
Set da scrivania composto da sei elementi cubici in travertino.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine
1925 René Lalique Seal Stamp Souris Mouse Clear Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Souris" (Mouse) made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1925.
Stamped signature.
Perfect condition
height: 5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Snakewood Wooden Walking Stick Dress Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Grained Rare Snake Wood Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of substantial quality and good weight very suitable to use as an everyday stick, with a...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Bronze Paperweight
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a beautiful and heavy Neoclassical paperweight, a must-have accessory for your period writing desk. It was made from bronze a flower motif.
Category
1890s German Neoclassical Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Casted Glass Pear in Crystal, Lime
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass pear in lime by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted with the heavi...
Category
2010s Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Glass Banana in Clear
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass banana in clear by Devon Made Glass Fruit inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to ...
Category
2010s Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Glass Pear in Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass pear in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Green Red Clear Controlled Bubbles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Elongated Murano art glass paperweight with large controlled bubbles forming an abstract biomorphic shaped element within the piece is handmade with central gather of green glass an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Pear in Clear
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass pear in clear by Devon Made Glass Fruit inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Art Nouveau Spider Lamp by Unknown European Artist
Located in Chicago, US
European spider lamp, circa 1925.
Category
1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
White Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
White bookend Mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique
Materials: Jesmonite
Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product...
Category
2010s English Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Cement
Glass Lemon in Clear
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass lemon in clear by Devon made glass Fruit inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted ...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Glass Lemon in Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass lemon in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Casted Glass Banana in Crystal, Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass banana in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to eve...
Category
2010s New Zealand Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
E. Söderberg for Hovmantorp, and Muurla, Finland. Two sculptures in art glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
E. Söderberg for Hovmantorp, Swedish glass artist, and Muurla, Finland.
Two sculptures/paperweights in art glass.
An owl and a spherical sculpture with an abstract motif.
Signed an...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Large Edwardian silver dog inkstand
By Louis Willmott
Located in London, GB
Wonderful antique silver cast and hand chased inkwell in the form of a hound. Beautifully modelled and fitted with a glass inkwell, it sits on its original carved and ebonised wooden...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fermacarte in Vetro di Murano - U. Nespolo in Serie Numerata - Italia - Anni '80
By Ugo Nespolo
Located in Milano, IT
Originale fermacarte artistico, disegnato da Ugo Nespolo e prodotto in serie limitata a 100 pezzi, firmati dall'autore.
Realizzato in vetro di Murano, con scatola e garanzia original...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze and Slag Glass Letter Rack
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Pine Needle" letter rack
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Letter Holder, Desk Accessory in Burl Wood, 1940s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Very elegant Art Deco Style letter holder with rounded graphic shapes, from the 1940s.
Made of solid burl wood (not veneer), which is a rare growth of the trunk.
The wood essence i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Tulipwood, Burl
Set of Four Plated Animal Paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk
By Dansk, Gunnar Cyren
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice set of four plated animal paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set include an elephant, giraffe, hippo and gazelle. They ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Zinc
italian Murano Vase by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Vintage Murano geometric shaped deep red and blue "Sommerso" faceted glass vase designed by Mandruzzato, Italy.Original label.Perfect condition.
Mandruzzato was founded in 1934 on the island of Murano, Venice, Italy, by Benjamin Mandruzzato. After Benjamin died in 1954, the factory was run by his son Luigi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Postmodern Murano Sommerso Glass Fish Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Festive teal, cobalt, and red tropical fish figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; colored glass gather, dipped into pigments, is cased over with clear glass. Small ...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Gorgeous Highly Polished Rainbow Obsidian Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous highly polished rainbow obsidian paperweight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful colors and measures 6.25"W 4....
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
George III Thomas Weeks Paperweight of Cupid Riding a Lion
Located in London, GB
A magnificent quality and very rare English George III or Regency white marble, patinated bronze and ormolu paperweight by the eminent maker Thomas Weeks of Tichborne St. London. On ...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris desk set in black leather and silver metal
Desk set consisting of a stationery holder, a double-flap desk folder and a pen holder with blotter. It is a game that detonat...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Hermes Paris leather notepad, desk accessory
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris leather notepad, desk accessory
Distinguished notebook with a dark brown leather cover. The cover has visible stitching that gives it a styl...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS
Louis XVI style, in gilded metal.
Dim.: 29 x 13 x 5 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter from 1935
By Collett & Anderson
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1935 by Collett & Anderson, this stylish, George V, sterling silver rocker blotter, is in the Art Deco style, with a tortoiseshe...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Olivetti Synthesis Ettore Sottsass Paper Basket - 1970s Industrial Design Icon
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Step into the world of iconic Italian design with this melamine paper basket from the renowned Olivetti Synthesis Sottsass 45 Series, designed in 1973 by Ettore Sottsass and manufact...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Pair of 1950's Inkwells by Paul Dupre-Lafon for Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1950's Stitched leather inkwells
Crystal by Baccarat
Designed by Paul Dupre-Lafon for Hermès
Category
1950s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Inkwell and Pen Rest with Bear
By Brienz Switzerland
Located in Barntrup, DE
Black Forest carved inkwell and pen rest with a bear, late 19th century.
This antique, dark brown, linden wood inkwell is masterfully carved and features a detailed figure of a bear ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood
1980's Game cards by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
1980's playing cards by Hermes
New in boxe
Category
1980s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
1970's silvered bronze desk lamp in the style of Hermes
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Very nice desk lens showing a stirrup
France
Category
1970s French Vintage Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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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