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Desk Accessories For Sale
Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer & Crystal Inkwells English Jennens & Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
This high quality Papier-Mache desk set is beautifully hand painted in a floral motif and features inlaid mother of pearl and the original pair of cut glass inkwells with brass tops....
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Art Deco Full Desk Set in Marble and Brass, France, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
Art Deco full desk set in marble and brass, France, 1930s. Composed by: 2 Inkwells W 29.5 cm x D 18.5cm x H 8 cm Ashtray W 14 cm x D 14 cm x H 4 cm Envel...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Accessories

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Marble, Brass

Set of 4 Eggshell Vases. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 4 Eggshell Vases, 2023 From The Oygg series Material: Egg Shells, Jesmonite Dimensions: 41.2 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm) Individual size: 10.3 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm) Weight: 5 kg ...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

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Shell, Eggshell

Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Mother of Pearl Traveling Walking Swagger Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very unusual and stylish heavy gauge Mother of Pearl Lady’s or Gentleman’s Travelling two-piece Walking Stick with lavish allover inlay of multi colour Mother of Pearl. Mid Century p...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Hardwood

René Lalique Goldfinch Paperweight Created In 1931
Located in NANTES, FR
Paperweight in transparent molded glass with green patina created in 1931. Goldfinch model. 3 micro ships at the base. Signed R. Lalique. Weight : 229 gr René Lalique Born in A...
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Mid-20th Century French Desk Accessories

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Glass

Decor Tray Set - Set of 4 decorative trays in different colors - Handmade
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Decor Tray Set - Set of 4 trays in different colors Include: - 1 (one) Leather Tray, Small Square Tray - Color: Vanilla Dimensions: Height: 1.58 in (4 cm) Width: 6.89 in (17.5 cm)...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Seo of 4 Eggshell Vases. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seo of 4 Eggshell Vases, 2023 From The Oygg series Material : Egg Shells, Jesmonite Dimensions: 41.2 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm) Individual size: 10.3 W x 10 D x 19.3 H (cm) Weight: 5 kg...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

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Shell, Eggshell

Table Tray Set - Set of 5 decorative trays in different colors - Handmade
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Table Tray Set - Set of 5 decorative trays in different colors Include: - 2 (two) Leather Tray, Small Square Tray Color: Vanilla Dimensions: Height: 1.58 in (4 cm) Width: 6.89 in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desk Accessories

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Brass

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...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desk Accessories

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Agate

Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane A super piece and a grea
Located in Chillerton, 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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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Chrome

1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator
Located in Bern, CH
1950’s FROST triple blade oscillating desk fan / ventilator. With three variable speeds and adjustable angle. Desk or wall mountable. Nile Blue colour. In near pristine condition.
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Metal

Original BRAUN table fan HL 1 from 1961 by Reinhold Weiss
Located in München, DE
Original BRAUN table fan HL 1 from 1961. Design by Reinhold Weiss. Made in W. Germany Air outlet can be continuously rotated. 2 levels. Wall mounting is also possible, with original ...
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1960s German Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories

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Metal

19th Century French Brass Ink Well on Marble
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An object of art now, captures the period.
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19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble, Brass

20th Century Mahogany Perpetual Desk Calendar c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century perpetual desk calendar, made from mahogany. Featuring four knobs on one side, these are used to move forward and rewind the day and date behind three glazed ap...
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1930s British Other Vintage Desk Accessories

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Glass, Wood

French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Set of Brass Scale Weights, France A charming late 19th Century set of weights in brass, housed in their wooden stand. Weights such as these were used with different sc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Large Wooden Dice- A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large pair of wooden dice. All sides show a 3. Show some signs of wear (please refer to photos). Would work well in a variety of interiors such as modern, mid century modern, Holly...
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Wood

Leather Tray, Large A Square Tray - Handmade in Brazil - Color: Saffron
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Leather Tray, Medium B Rectangular Tray - Handmade in Brazil - Color: Zinc
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Leather Tray, Medium A Rectangular Tray - Handmade in Brazil - Color: Clay
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Leather Trinket Tray - Small Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Savannah
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests. Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Pair of Post-Modern Marble Spheres / Paperweights
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of two post-modern marble spheres / paperweights, circa 1980s. The pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and the largest one measures 3"D x 3"H and ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories

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Marble

Ceramic hedgehog pencil holder by Wittmann vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Ceramic hedgehog pencil holder by Wittmann vienna around 1960s Original condition The penciles are not includet, they are nly for the photoshooting.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Ceramic

Leather Tray, Medium A Rectangular Tray - Handmade in Brazil - Color: Wine
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays For different uses, the line of Monochrome Trays can be used separately or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so use your creativity to build a uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Leather Trinket Tray - Small Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Vanilla
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests. Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Studio Craft Lidded Plywood Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Free form rectangular studio craft wood plywood box c.2001. This piece features a layered plywood exterior and cork interior. A sweet message is scribbled on the interior of the lid ...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Cork, Plywood

Leather Trinket Tray - Medium Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Marine
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests. Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

Cast Bronze Hand Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze hand in the style of Pietrina Checcacci. The hand is hollow with many intricate knuckle and finger nail details. Crafted to perch on a flat surface and positioned as desi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Leather Trinket Tray - Medium Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Caramel
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests. Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather

Antique 20th Century German Silver Plated Toboggan Shaped Inkwell, Kayser c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century German silver plated inkwell depicting a group of children on a toboggan sliding down the mountain, under one of the mountain peaks is a glass lined inkwell. A f...
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1920s German Other Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1985, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition , - Unused, original packaging - Fully functional. - Tesla manufacturer typ- Es 4620
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1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Studio Åhus Sommerso Art Glass Green Apple Hanne Dreutler Arthur Zirnsack Sweden
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage art glass apple sculpture or paperweight by Studio Åhus was handmade in Sweden in 1988 in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. The core of smoky light g...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Desk Accessories

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Art Glass

Vintage French Equestrian Letter Opener, Christian Dior, c.1970's
Located in Bath, GB
An unusual and highly sought-after vintage silver plated letter opener by the world renowned, Christian Dior. The letter opener is fashioned in the form of a belt with engraved "s...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Silver Plate

Vintage Brown Leather Covered and Hand-Stitched Telephone by Contempra, 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Northern Telecom Contempra Leather clad tone touch Telephone, Desk or Wall Mount.Vintage Northern Telecom Contempra telephone covered in stitched brown leather.Could be used on a desk or wall. Great decorative vintage masculine look object. The telephone is covered in stitched brown leather in Jacques Adnet and Hermes style. The keypad is located on the underside of the handset. Circa 1970s.Manufactured by Northern Telecom Contempra in the 1970s.Hand stitched leather clad.Great condition, some scratches on leather and wear due to age. * Creator: Contempra House (Designer) * Similar to: Hermès...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Leather, Bakelite

Baroque Style Brass Inkwell Set and Letter Holder Stand
Located in Doylestown, PA
Baroque style solid brass double inkwell set with letter holder, c. 1900-1910. A gorgeous desktop accessory ornately adorned with cherubs, flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves. In...
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Early 1900s European Baroque Antique Desk Accessories

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Brass

Grey Power Flower Fan by Heckhausen - Zetsche for Elmar Flàtotto
Located in Den Haag, NL
Great looking ,Grey Power Flower Fan by Heckhausen - Zetsche for Elmar Flàtotto in the 2000s. 3-speed engine and automatic blade-stopping safety system - in case of contact. Foam bl...
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Early 2000s Italian Space Age Desk Accessories

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Foam

Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder, 2023 From the Oygg series Material : Egg Shells, Jesmonite Dimensions: 30 W x 13.6 D x 0.6 H (cm) Individual size: 10 W x 6.8 D x 0.6 H (cm) W...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Shell, Eggshell

Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder, 2023 From the Oygg series Material : Egg Shells, Jesmonite Dimensions: 30 W x 13.6 D x 0.6 H (cm) Individual size: 10 W x 6.8 D x 0.6 H (cm) W...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Shell, Eggshell

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass giant octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopus, on a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, w...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

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Murano Glass

Inkwell FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Inkwell FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 1900s Empire style inkwell in yellow Siena marble with gilded bronze inkwells and sphinx. 48 x 23 cm Height 20.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Desk Accessories

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Marble

Set of 3 Oyster Shell Trays. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 3 Oyster Shell Tray, 2023 From the Oygg series Material : Oyster Shells, Jesmonite Overall size: 42 W x 11.2 D x 5.7 H (cm) Individual Dimensions: 14 W x 11.2 D x 5.7 H (cm) ...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Shell

Danish Modern Desk Organizer / Letter Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional Danish modern cherry veneer desk organizer / letter tray, circa 1970s. The piece is in excellent condition and measures 24" wide, 9.25" deep and 7" high. Beautiful ch...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Cherry

Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3" x 3.75"H. #3539
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Brass

Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses holders. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder, 2023 From the Oygg series Material : Egg Shells, Jesmonite Dimensions: 30 W x 13.6 D x 0.6 H (cm) Individual size: 10 W x 6.8 D x 0.6 H (cm) W...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Shell, Eggshell

Rolleicord Model 1 Model K3 520 Twin lens Reflex Camera 120 Sheet Film Camera
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Franke & Heidecke Rolleicord Ia Model 1 - Model K3 - 520 Twin lens Reflex Camera 120 Sheet Film Camera Made In Germany 1936-1937 Highslide JSMarch 1936 - May 1937, 9,459 pieces. Se...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Antique Sterling Silver Lady's Vanity Dressing Table Set Hair Clothes Brushes
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Mid Century Grand Tour style English sterling silver ladies' vanity dressing table grooming set of outstanding quality, with superb hand painted enamel detail, depicting exot...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder, 2023 From the Oygg series Material : Egg Shells, Jesmonite Dimensions: 30 W x 13.6 D x 0.6 H (cm) Individual size: 10 W x 6.8 D x 0.6 H (cm) W...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Shell, Eggshell

Fontana Arte - Pair of bookholder in glass
Located in PAU, FR
Fontana Arte - Pair Of Glass Bookends Pair of bookend sculptures by Fontana Arte in thick glass, worked with pliers. circa 1960 Height 23 cm Width 12 cm
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Cut Glass

Antique Victorian Three Bottle Tantalus & Games Compendium 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique Victorian games compendium and tantalus, circa 1880 in date. It consists of three cut crystal liquor bottles with stoppers, a pair of engraved shot glass...
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1880s Antique Desk Accessories

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Crystal, Silver Plate

Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century Desk letter holder with rectangular base in red marble. The structure is parallelepiped-shaped with a central rectangular groove. ...
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20th Century Italian Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone, Marble

Vintage Olivetti Portable Typewriter Model Roma 1984
Located in Palermo, IT
Olivetti portable typewriter model Roma 1984 Produced, like the Lettera 82, in the Brazilian Olivetti factory. Intact and functional, equipped with transport cover. Features: Portab...
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1980s Brazilian Vintage Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Vintage Boho Onyx Bookends - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Boho bookends. A chic solid onyx stone in a stepped design. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone

Set of 3 Oyster Shell Trays. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 3 Oyster Shell Tray, 2023 From the Oygg series Material : Oyster Shells, Jesmonite Overall size: 42 W x 11.2 D x 5.7 H (cm) Individual Dimensions: 14 W x 11.2 D x 5.7 H (cm) ...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Shell

Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare original Victorian Staunton chess set with fine Italian marble giltwood chessboard A trul...
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Desk Accessories

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Marble

Space Age 70s Desk Organizer - Vintage Perpetual Calendar Italian Edition
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Charming desk calendar with organizer manufactured by Wing Plastif in the 70s, registered trademark in the UK, produced in Hong Kong at the time when Hong Kong was an English colony....
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1970s Hong Kong Space Age Vintage Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Set of 2 Oyster Shell Trays. From the Oygg series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 2 Oyster Shell Tray, 2023 From the Oygg series Material : Oyster Shells, Jesmonite Overall size: 28 W x 11.2 D x 5.7 H (cm) Individual Dimensions: 14 W x 11.2 D x 5.7 H (cm) ...
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2010s North Korean Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Shell

Malachite Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. This green Malachite box is hexagonal in shape with a white onyx marble star with gold gilt metal detail on top lid. Piece is hand-crafted. Box makes a great decorative or storage jewelry box to hold small items or jewelry such as necklaces (as demonstrated holding), rings, earring, cufflinks, etc., on a vanity, nightstand, dresser, desk, credenza, walk-in-closet, etc. Dimensions: 3.38" Depth x 4" Width. Purple box shown also available, search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314228491742 Green malachite box with cameo, search ref. #: LU1314228492012 Small gold and malachite turtle...
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Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite, Onyx

Mid Century Teak Desk Organizer by Georg Petersens Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A teak top of the desk organizer with four letter slots , two storage cubies and an open top shelve . This well designed accessory is the perfect piece for easy access to your papers...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Teak

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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