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Art Deco Cubist Edouard-Marcel Sandoz Owl Hibou Bronze Car Mascot, Automobilia
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco, Cubist Edouard-Marcel Sandoz Owl - Hibou Bronze Car Mascot - Mascotte Automobile
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculpture Fennec, Fox by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, France
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bronze sculpture fennec fox by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, France. Sandoz 'FENNEC COUCHÉ' a
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Vienna Bronze Greyhound Dog Head Letter Holder or Paper Clip
Located in Haarlem, NL
collar from the late 1800s, early 1900s
This heavy bronze cute dog can also be used as a paperweight
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Animalier Bronze Sculptures of Scotties Dog Bookend by Maximillien Fiot Art Deco
By Maximilien Louis Fiot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Wonderful pair of early 20th century Art Deco bronze Scotties Scottish Terrier dog heads bookends
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Grand Tour Bronze Statue Hippocampus Seahorse Desk Ornament 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Grand Tour cast bronze hippocampus, seahorse statue desk ornament, circa 1820
Category
1820s French Grand Tour Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Russian Reclining Gilt Bronze Bear on Malachite Base, Late 19th Century
By Nikolai Ivanovich Lieberich
Located in Spencertown, NY
Attributed to Nikolai Lieberich (Russian, 1828-1883), gilt bronze cast bear on malachite base.
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Baltic Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Maitland Smith Bronze Monkey Door Stops, Bookends, Paper Weights
By Maitland Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bronze Maitland Smith monkey door stops, bookends, paper weights.
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Leaf Trinket Dish with Sparrow and Beetles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Late Victorian or Aesthetic Movement gilt bronze trinket dish or vide poche or calling card dish
Category
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Russian Gilded Bronze Bear Cub Sculpture on a Sold Piece of Malachite
Located in New York, NY
Russian gilded bronze bear cub sculpture on a sold piece of Malachite in the form of a landscape
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
20th Century Bronze Cast of a Dead Sparrow and a Birds Claw
By Paul Comolera
Located in Haarlem, NL
Lovely and a bit macabre this peculiar set.
Life size casts of a claw of a bird and a dead little sparrow in the style of Paul Comolera.
So nice in patine and detail, this would be...
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Paper Weight with a Patinated Bronze of Napoleons Death Mask on a Green Marble
Located in Stockholm, SE
A paper weight with a patinated bronze of Napoleons death mask on a green marble base, France
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
wide top handle. This heavy tool is in wonderful working order and adorns a rich patinated bronze and
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Gladiator Car Mascot, Hood Ornament, Automobilia, France, 1920-1925
By R. Varnier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
the editer. This piece was also distributed by Marvel. Made in France 1920-1925.
Made of bronze
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Belgium Brass and Marble Sculpture Ashtray or Desk Vessel
Located in New York, NY
A Belgium brass and marble 'Manneken Pis' sculpture ashtray or desk vessel. This vintage piece is a reproduction depicting a naked little boy urinating into a fountain's basin. It wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass, Bronze
1880s French Gilt Bronze Napoleon Paperweight
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s French gilt bronze Napoleon paperweight on marble base, signed.
Category
1880s Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Bronze Dragon Beasts Paperweights
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of substantial bronze Pi Xiu beasts. These animals are mythical beasts believed to bring and
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Gorham Foundry Bronze Duck Paperweight
Located in Essex, MA
Marked Gorham Co Founders OF8V B/26 and copyright symbol. Formed as a duck head with beautiful greenish brown patina, oval stepped base.
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Other
French Bulldog Bronze Desk Paperweight, Austria, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French bulldog bronze figure / sculpture desk paperweight - Austria 1920´s.
Marked Austria. Very
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Silvered Bronze Owl Sculpture / Figure / Paperweight. 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered Bronze Owl Sculpture / Paperweight. 1920´s
Antique Sculpture / Statue / Paperweight of an
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Turtle Sculpture / Paperweight, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Gilt Bronze turtle sculpture / desk paperweight. 1920´s.
Turtle has been mounted over a
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Qing Period Gold Plated Bronze Cloisonné Dragon
Phoenix Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Qing Period gold plated bronze Cloisonné dragon & phoenix paperweight
Qing Period, 19th
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
French Bulldog Silvered Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight Signed C. Charles
By Louchet Ciseleur, C. Charles
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A fabulous finely cast antique bronze sculpture of a French Bulldog. The sculpture stands in
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Raymond Sabouraud, Femme Nu, Patinated Bronze Sculptural Paperweight, 1924
By Raymond Jacques Adrien Sabouraud
Located in New York, NY
and sculptor, best known for his bronze nudes. While successfully working in the field of microbiology
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco H. Molins Girl
Cat Silvered Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight
By Henri Molins
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Henri Molins Girl & Cat Silvered Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight.
Sculpture mounted on a
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Signed Bronze Pelican or Shorebird Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This small well executed sculpture is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The sculpture is composed of cast ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau French Gilt Bronze Reclining Nude Paperweight, Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Art Nouveau French gilt bronze
Reclining nude paperweight,
Early 20th century.
Finely cast
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
A. Bofill Silvered Bronze Cat Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France 1910/20
By Etling Paris, Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A. Bofill silvered bronze Cat Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament.
Streching Cat Sculpture
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Silvered Bronze Rabbit Car Mascot Hood Ornament Paperweight Signed Bofill
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French silvered bronze rabbit car mascot hood ornament desk paperweight Signed Bofill, circa 1910
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Carved Chinese White Jade w/Bronze Collar
Lapis Lazuli Base Paperweight, c1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
Rare antique Chinese paperweight featuring carved white jade Mandarin Duck (the Asian symbol of
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Antique Art Deco Gilt Bronze Portoro Marble Lizard Animalier Statue Paperweight
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique Art Deco Nero Portoro marble & gilt bronze Animalier desk ornament, modeled
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Carl Kauba Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight of a Cancan Dancing Lady Vienna
By Carl Kauba
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Antique Vienna bronze cancan dancer
Gilt bronze figurine / Sculpture of a dancing lady by famous
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Cubist Edouard-Marcel Sandoz Owl Hibou Bronze Car Mascot, Paperweight
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
E´douard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) Owl - Hibou silver plated bronze car mascot, hood ornament. Also
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Zodiac stamp tray coin or paperweight bronze Arts and Crafts
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Mobile, AL
A gorgeous and scarce original Tiffany Studios patinated bronze stamp tray. A perfect size to use
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Antique Engine Bearing, English, Cast Iron, Bronze, Desk, Paperweight, Ornament
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique engine bearing with waxed finish. An English, cast iron and bronze desktop
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century Small Antique Gilt Bronze Owl on Book Sculpture, Paperweight
Located in Lisse, NL
bronze looks just as it would have done about one hundred and thirty years ago when it first left its
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco French Bulldog Bookend or Paperweight, France, 1925
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco French bulldog single bookend or paperweight, France, 1925. Bronze silver plated mounted
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Engine Bearing, Polished, English, Cast Iron, Paperweight, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique engine bearing with polished finish. An English, cast iron and bronze desk
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Kneeling Nude Woman Bronze Sculpture
By A.E. Lejeune
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
1920s Art Deco kneeling nude (erotic) woman bronze sculpture paperweight.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
L
Oiseau Mort by Paul Comolera
By Paul Comolera
Located in New York, NY
Paul Comolera (French, 1818-1897), titled " L'Oiseau Mort", a fine patinated bronze flat-back
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Cartier Elephant, Art Deco / Cubist Car Mascot / Hood Ornament 1920´s
By Jacques Cartier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
mascot / Hood Ornament, Paperweight / Sculpture.
Silvered Bronze, signed on the embankment.
Mounted over
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Rare Edgar Brandt Bronze Sculpture
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Encino, CA
Edgar Brandt Bronze dice paperweight.
Good condition. Some tiny dents and scratches. Bronze has
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Gilt Bronze Paperweights
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of left and right facing antique gilt bronze paperweights. Figures of recumbent lions
Category
19th Century Antique Bronze Paperweight
19th Century Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Paperweight
Located in Stockholm, SE
19th century Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze paperweight.
Category
19th Century Russian First Empire Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Rare Empire Snake and Lizard Golden Bronze
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Snake and Lizard Gilt Bronze Piece, Empire Period
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figure of a Mouse Eating a Book
Located in St. Louis, MO
Bronze figure of a mouse eating a book, mounted to a Sienna marble base. Note the beautiful brown
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An Early 19th Century Neo Classical Bronze Sphynx on Green Marble Base
Located in Armadale, Victoria
Finely cast, the head with beard and hieroglyphs to either side on tall angled verdi marble base to molded timber below.
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Late Regency Period Ormolu Whippet Paper Weight
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Late Regency Period gilt bronze whippet paper weight, modelled upon a bronze
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze Bank / Paperweight, France, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Cast Bronze Bank / Paperweight in the Form of a House with Removable Top and Coin Slots Under Roof
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
WHIMSICAL CONTINENTAL BRONZE DOLPHIN FORM PAPERWEIGHT
Located in San Francisco, CA
A WHIMSICAL CONTINENTAL BRONZE DOLPHIN FORM LEVER OR PAPERWEIGHT.The spirited dolphin face with up
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Bronze Paperweight
Barbedienne Bronze Hand Paperweight Possibly of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gorgeously refined and delicate bronze hand paperweight by Barbedienne. The story goes that this
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Press Papier or Paperweight
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Press Papier, Bronze Eagle Claw with a Green Onyx Ball on a Black Marble Base
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Bronze
Bronze Cold a Painted Hound Paper Holder
Located in Hudson, NY
Victorian cold painted bronze hound's head-form letter clip.
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Griffin Paperweight
Located in Summerland, CA
Decorative and hard to find. Stately antique basilisk bronze holding a turtle.
Basilisk is a
Category
19th Century Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fine Regency Gilt Bronze Chimera Paperweights
Located in London, GB
Pair of finely cast and chased gilt bronze ormolu paperweights modelled as recumbent chimera, each
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Paperweight
Tiffany Studios New York 1920s Bronze Lion Paperweight Desk Accessory Sculpture
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th Century Tiffany Studios New York recumbent lion in bronze with a verdigris patina
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Bronze Paperweight
Materials
Bronze
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Antique Bronze Paperweight For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique bronze paperweight available at 1stDibs. Each antique bronze paperweight for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and marble. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique bronze paperweight, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bronze paperweight, designed in the Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique bronze paperweight has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Thomas Weeks and Tiffany Studios are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Bronze Paperweight?
Prices for an antique bronze paperweight start at $550 and top out at $2,625 with the average selling for $1,167.
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.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Antique Bronze Paperweight
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024One way to tell if your bronze is antique is to study its color. As it ages, bronze develops a natural patina, darkening in color. As a result, shiny, light-colored pieces are unlikely to be antiques. Another approach is to research the maker using trusted online resources to find out when they produced bronzes similar to yours. For assistance with the dating process, seek the help of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Explore a selection of bronze sculptures on 1stDibs.
- What is antique bronze finish?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The metallic finish known as antique bronze boasts a profound, dark chocolate finish that nearly approaches black. The antique bronze color is primarily a color from the brown color family.
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