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1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad
1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad

1980s Rare Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad

$ 158.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Very good; to be expected wear with age and light use (e.g. minor wear at extremities, some light sporadic scratches. A beautiful piece in great condition.
  • Model: Executive Desk Pad
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
  • California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Brand: Mark Cross
  • Modified Item: No
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Title: Vintage Mark Cross Executive Mahogany Desk Pad.
    Manufacturer: Mark Cross.
    Place: Switzerland.
    Period: 1980s.
    Description: Offered is a rare vintage executive mahogany desk pad. The item features a lacquered cherry finish mahogany wood, bevel edges, soft rounded corners, a double inlaid brass border surround finished with the Mark Cross trademark at front center, blotting paper fastens at each corner by brushed brass fittings
    , bottom finished in a brown felt, stamped "Swiss Made".  Quite an exceptional piece.
    Measures:  28.25 W x 21.25 D x 1 H inches.
    Note: Since 1845, Mark Cross was established in Boston by Henry W. Cross, who affectionately named the company after his only son. Cross founded his company on a simple passion: to create the finest leather goods for the horse and buggy rider. Mark Cross later expanded its range of products and quickly became the quintessential American luxury lifestyle brand.
    The house became known simply as Mark Cross when Patrick Murphy acquired the company after its namesake’s death, and opened shops in New York and London.
    Expansion overseas translated to first-time access to luxuries yet unknown to the American market. Beyond leather goods, Murphy brought the finest china, crystal and other delights from abroad to the States.
    In 1921 Patrick’s son, Gerald Murphy, and his wife Sara moved to Cap d’Antibes, France and established themselves in Villa America. They entertained many of the celebrated characters of the Lost Generation; Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Cole Porter, and the Fitzgeralds, who were all enchanted by the Murphy’s way of life.
    F. Scott Fitzgerald notably modeled the main characters in “Tender is the Night” after his frequent hosts and friends, Gerald and Sara Murphy.
    By 1934, Gerald officially took over the Mark Cross brand. He expanded its offerings to include luggage, cigarette cases, and even jeweled evening bags, some of which he collaborated on with Seamen Schepps. In Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary film Rear Window, it is none other than a Mark Cross overnight case in which Grace Kelly packs her clothing.
    The Murphy family eventually sold the company, although Gerald stayed on as president until his retirement in 1955. Mark Cross continued to flourish under new ownership and changed hands again in 1961. Subsequently, the company closed its doors in the 1990s.