Letter Holder Bronze
Antique 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival More Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century American Art Deco Desk Sets
Bronze, Copper
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Paperweights
Bronze
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Paperweights
Granite, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian More Desk Accessories
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Inkwells
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Paperweights
Marble, Bronze, Metal, Copper
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century European Paperweights
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Desk Sets
Bronze
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Bronze
Vintage 1930s European Animal Sculptures
Bronze
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Bronze
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Letter Openers
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desk Sets
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Paperweights
Bronze
Early 20th Century Victorian Desk Sets
Bronze
20th Century Neoclassical Desk Sets
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Paperweights
Granite, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Paperweights
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Inkwells
Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1890s Austrian Late Victorian More Desk Accessories
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Letter Openers
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts More Desk Accessories
Bronze, Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desk Sets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century European Art Nouveau Paperweights
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Inkwells
Metal
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Magazine Racks and Stands
Bronze, Brass
Vintage 1980s American More Desk Accessories
Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian More Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts More Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Louis XV Desk Sets
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Paperweights
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze
Vintage 1950s American Tableware
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Decorative Objects
Bronze, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Desk Accessories
Vintage 1940s Italian Desk Accessories
Ormolu
Vintage 1940s French Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Italian More Desk Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories
Bronze
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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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