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Decorative Glass Desk Accessory Bowl Plus Flowers Container, 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Decorative glass desk accessory bowl plus flowers container 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Lotus - book stand; desk accessories; book accessories; book holder
Located in Porto, PT
inspiration from the intricate symbolism of the lotus flower, this sculptural decorative piece is perfect for
Category
2010s Portuguese Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Desk accessories, France, French 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
removable containers. It’s adorned with flowers, red and gilt orientalist pattern friezes.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Twelve 19th Century Painted and Gilt Metal Desk Accessories
Located in London, GB
In a time of computers and technology, this antique desk set harks back to a more romantic period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Chinese Abacus by Lotus Flower
Located in Bradenton, FL
original label underneath reads "Lotus Flower Brand. Made in the People's Republic of China".
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Paperweight Flower Model Murano Italy, 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Paperweight Flower Model Murano Italy, 1960
A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Glass
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Category
Mid-20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Category
Late 20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Category
Late 20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Victorian Wood and Needlepoint Flower Press
Located in Spencertown, NY
A victorian wood and needlepoint flower press.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Country More Desk Accessories
Materials
Fruitwood
Eight French Decorative Glass Desk Paperweights
Located in London, GB
paperweights will make the perfect desk accessories.
Measures: Largest- Height 10cm, diameter 10cm
Category
20th Century French Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Lucite Encased Dandelion Flower Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite or acrylic encased 'Dandelion' flower seed-head decorative object or paperweight in the
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Additional information:
Date : 1986
Origin
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
" A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Additional information:
Date : 1986
Origin
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Crown Flower Overlayed Paperweight, 1996
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Crown Flower Overlayed Paperweight, 1996
Original Box. Signed and dated on the base
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Pair of Chinese Abacuses by Lotus Flower
Located in Bradenton, FL
each reads "Lotus Flower Brand. Made in the People's Republic of China". Dimensions per abacus.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Murano Green and Clear Italian Art Glass Flower Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Crystal Paperweights are a traditional desk accessory but also make ideal pieces on side table, cocktail
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Blown Art Glass Paperweight Blue and White Flower
By Fratelli Toso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
wearing.
Collectible Crystal Paperweights are a traditional desk accessory but also make ideal pieces on
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Aesthetic Movement Mixed Metal Desk Organizer C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Aesthetic Movement desk organizer offers mixed metal construction with two boxes on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Mille fleur Murano Paper Weight with Beautiful Flowers
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Murano Paper Weight with Beautiful Flowers
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6.5 W x 6.5 D x 4
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Paper Weight with Gold Desk Pen
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful glass paper weight with dark flowers encased - a holder for a lovely ribbed gold pen
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Hollywood Regency Silver Plated Flower Shaped Ashtray Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hollywood Regency Silver Plated Flower Shaped Ashtray Set. The silver plated flower has 6 removable
Category
20th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Saint Louis Basket of Flowers Millefiori Paperweight, 1981
By Saint Louis
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Saint Louis Basket of Flowers Millefiori Paperweight, 1981
Additional information:
Date : 1981
Category
20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Paul J. Stankard Honeycomb, Flowers & Mask Oblate Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Paul J. Stankard (American, b. 1943)
Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in...
Category
Early 2000s American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Theobroma Cacao Flower and Pods Paperweight, 1987
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Theobroma Cacao Flower and Pods Paperweight, 1987
Additional information:
Date : 1987
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
By John Deacons
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
Additional information
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
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H 1.58 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
Murano Vintage Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pedestal Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, tall vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white flower murrines Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Saint Louis Five Flower Lampwork and Millefiori Paperweight, 1986
By Saint Louis
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Saint Louis Five Flower Lampwork And Millefiori Paperweight, 1986
Additional Information:
Date
Category
20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Paul J. Stankard Yellow Flowers & Root Person Upright Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Paul J. Stankard (American, b. 1943)
Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in...
Category
20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Paul J. Stankard Upright Raspberries, Flowers & Root People Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Paul J. Stankard (American, b. 1943)
Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in...
Category
1990s American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Strathearn Scotland Millefiori Flowers Red White Ribbons Art Glass Paperweight
By Strathearn
Located in Kissimmee, FL
circle and a center flower. Would make a great display piece on any desk, vanity or coffee table. Mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Art Glass
A Unique John Deacons Aventurine Butterfly & Flower Lampwork Paperweight, c2010
By John Deacons
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Unique John Deacons Aventurine Butterfly & Flower Lampwork Paperweight, c2010
Additional
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Grey Power Flower Fan by Heckhausen - Zetsche for Elmar Flàtotto
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Den Haag, NL
Great looking ,Grey Power Flower Fan by Heckhausen - Zetsche for Elmar Flàtotto in the 2000s. 3
Category
Early 2000s Italian Space Age More Desk Accessories
Materials
Foam
Murano Vintage Scramble Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Large Paperweight
By Aureliano Toso, Fratelli Toso, Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso scrambled millefiori flower canes Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow color flower murrines over copper bed
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Scandinavian glass artist. Three paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass.
Flower motifs and more embedded
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian glass artist. Four paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian glass artist.
Set of four paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs and more embedded
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Toso Murano Green Orange Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 ppwts are left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian art
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
Handblown Wild Flower Art Glass Paperweight Attributed to Fratelli Toso
By Fratelli Toso
Located in New York, NY
Rare elegant Murano handblown wild flower art glass paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
desk with interior compartments to hold writing materials, such as pens and ink. While in use, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Paperweight with Purple Flower Arrangement of St. Louis, 1910
By St. Louis Crystal
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
French Paperweight with Purple Flower Arrangement of St. Louis, 1910
Additional information
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
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H 2.37 in Dm 2.96 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
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H 2.56 in W 3.94 in D 5.91 in
Fratelli Toso Murano Cobalt Blue Flowers Italian Art Glass Tall Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue flowers Italian art glass paperweight. Documented
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Lily Shaped Flower with Curled Stem Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Murano art glass lily flower with curled stem paperweight.
Beautiful blown art glass
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 designs available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Butterfly Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
flowers on a magenta pink dots base. The second is a flower bouquet made with a millefiori roses and white
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Late 19th Century Continental Porcelain Inkwell with Hand Painted Flowers
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century Continental porcelain inkwell with hand painted flowers on inkwell and stand.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Murrine
Fratelli Toso Murano White Yellow Daisy Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and yellow daisy flower Italian art glass paperweight
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Blue Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink mini spots and blue with white stars millefiori flower
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Murano Millefiori Flower Basket Italian Art Glass Paperweight Night Light
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano handblown white filigrana basket with flower murrines Italian art
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murrine, Wood, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Fratelli Toso Murano Roses Yellow Flowers Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white roses and yellow orange flowers Italian art glass faceted
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Murrine
Royal Worcester Art Nouveau Blush Porcelain Desk Stand Dated 1894
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and rare Royal Worcester Art Nouveau porcelain desk stand decorated in blush colors and
Category
Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
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H 2.76 in W 11.23 in D 7.09 in
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Purple Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, and still
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Antique Florentine Grand Tour Pietra Dura Blossoming Rose Flower Paperweight
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
a blossoming rose flower and a bud rose. The selection, mix and cut of the various materials results
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble
H 0.25 in W 4.75 in D 3.25 in
Italian Murano Art Glass Paperweight Lily Flower with Curled Stem Sculpture 1980
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Murano Art Glass Lily Flower with Curled Stem Paperweight.
VIntage Murano Italian Art Glass
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 5 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass.
Flower motifs and more embedded
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
H 2.37 in Dm 3.15 in
Set of Two Millefiori Flowers Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some flowers
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Fratelli Toso and Barbini Murrine Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
spots base, with white wild flower center cane. It is lined with dark purple, white and blue flowers
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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Flower Desk Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of flower desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, murano glass and art glass, all flower desk accessories available were constructed with great care. Flower desk accessories have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Flower desk accessories bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small flower desk accessories measuring 2.25 inches across. Fratelli Toso, Murano and Alfredo Barbini each produced beautiful flower desk accessories that are worth considering.
How Much are Flower Desk Accessories?
Prices for flower desk accessories can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, flower desk accessories begin at $100 and can go as high as $6,285, while the average can fetch as much as $348.
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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