Lion Inkwell
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Inkwells
Iron
Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells
Pewter
Early 20th Century Italian Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Marble, Metal
Antique 1870s Swedish Folk Art Inkwells
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Inkwells
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Other Inkwells
Glass, Wood
20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Inkwells
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Inkwells
Glass
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Other Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Inkwells
Bronze
20th Century English Elizabethan Inkwells
Silver
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Inkwells
Maiolica
Antique 19th Century Dutch Inkwells
Crystal, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Rubber
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1830s English George IV Inkwells
Agate, Silver
Antique 19th Century English William IV Inkwells
Silver
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Inkwells
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Inkwells
Silver
Antique 1820s English Sterling Silver
Gold Plate, Silver
Antique 19th Century Desk Sets
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Romantic Mounted Objects
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Desk Sets
Brass
Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century French Greek Revival Gueridon
Malachite, Bronze
20th Century Desk Sets
Crystal, Brass
Antique Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Malachite
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desk Sets
Ormolu
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century French Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells
Antique 19th Century English Inkwells
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Inkwells
Antique 19th Century German Rococo Revival Inkwells
Silver
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks
Silver Plate
Antique 1840s Victorian Desk Sets
Cut Glass
Antique 1820s French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Secretaires
Wood
Antique 1880s French Egyptian Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 1860s English Victorian Inkwells
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Anglo-Indian Inkwells
Spelter
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Marble
Antique 1880s European Inkwells
Wood
Antique 19th Century European Classical Greek Inkwells
Silver
Antique 19th Century English Gothic Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Neoclassical Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Inkwells
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Inkwells
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Inkwells
Silver
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Finding the Right desk-accessories for You
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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