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A Rare And Fine Antique Clichy Three Flower Bouquet Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A rare and fine antique Clichy three flower bouquet paperweight with pink, purple and white flowers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Glass
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Overlayed Garland Art Institute of Chicago Paperweight, 1990
s
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Overlayed Garland Art Institute of Chicago Paperweight, 1990's
Additional information
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Saint Louis Purple Dahlia Paperweight
By Saint Louis
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Saint Louis purple dahlia paperweight.
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Paperweights
Bohemian Crystal Light, Purple Modernist Paperweight, Czech, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist faceted paperweight
minor chip off on one angle (please see pictures)
this item will
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Cornflower Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Cornflower paperweight. Created from an encased, natural blue cornflower. Measure: 3".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Pair of Purple Murano Glass Paperweights with Air Bubble Included 1960
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Purple Murano Glass Paperweights with air bubble included.
The glass sculture is solid and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
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
John Gentile Art Glass Paperweight Control Bubble Masonic Royal Blue White 1960s
By John Gentile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight
Vintage Art Glass Mason Paperweight controlled bubble in royal blue and white
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Carl Auböck Bottle Opener Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in San Diego, CA
Horn and stainless steel bottle opener by Carl Aubock. With the original plastic sleeve. It has never been used. Austria. 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Stainless Steel
Very Rare Purple St. Clair Paperweight Lamp
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Rare and exquisite, this vintage American "St. Clair" paperweight lamp is purple. Outstanding
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hermes St. Louis Crystal Paperweight Purple (Quilted) Heart 24K Gold Detail
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
.
Cristallerie de Saint Louis is now part of Hermès (since 1989)
This exquisite Purple crystal paperweight has
Category
2010s French For The Desk
Whitefriars Caithnesss Rosette Fleming Diamond Reflections Paperweight 1999
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A Whitefriars Caithnesss Diamond Reflections Paperweight 1999
Date : 1999
Origin
Category
1990s British Glass
Materials
Glass
CARTIER Sterling Silver Panthere On Blue Crystal Ball Paperweight
By Cartier
Located in San Francisco, CA
CARTIER mini paperweight features a polished sterling panther with royal blue glass crystal ball
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish For The Desk
Optical Swedish Glass Paperweight or Object Signed Desk Accessory
By Studio Glashyttan 1
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous Swedish glass paperweight and or object looks like a teardrop or a kiss candy
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Purple Amethyst Decorative Object or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage purple amethyst decorative object, paperweight, or luxury display piece.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
Geode Purple Amethyst Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A light blue and purple amethyst geode natural specimen decorative object or paperweight. Piece has
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Purple Amethyst Decorative Object or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A natural purple amethyst stone piece, circa 20th century. Piece can work as a standalone
Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Amethyst
V. Nason Attributed Murano Glass Duck Paperweight in Purple Neodymium
By Vincenzo Nason
Cie
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small, lavender-hued duck-shaped Neodymium paperweight, crafted in the 1970s in Murano, Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Eik Höglund - Glass Paperweights
By Kosta Boda, Erik Höglund
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description:
These paperweights by Erik Höglund will definitely brighten up your workplace
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Lapis Lazuli Rabbit Paperweight
Located in Somis, CA
and wisdom. This wonderful piece makes a fantastic paperweight. All natural, 1.4 lb, hand carved.
Category
20th Century Afghan Paperweights
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Italian Silver and Enamel Paperweight -Vesubio
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Italian silver and enamel paperweight -Vesubio-
Memory of the eruption of Vesuvius
Naples 1839
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian American Classical Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Italian Murano Art Glass Millefiori Paperweight
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful, playful and colorful paperweight that will spark your imagination every time you put
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Edward Kachurik Glass Paperweight for Pa Art
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Orb shaped paperweight by glass artist Edward Kachurik in pink and blue. Signed "PA Art 1994" with
Category
1990s American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Cased Royal Crown Derby Commemorative Crown Paperweight, 1990
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
paperweight, with date 1990.
Beautifully hand painted with exquisite gilded decoration and bearing the
Category
1990s English Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain, Velvet
Large Lapis Lazuli Paperweight in 22-Karat Gold Setting
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large lapis lazuli paperweight in 22-karat gold leaf setting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold Leaf
Beautiful Flower Murano Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a flower inside, in different colors, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a green, orange, yellow, blue, bl...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Nason, Italian Murano Glass Leo Lion Paperweight Blue, Venezia Murano Italy
By Giampaolo Nason
Located in Roma, IT
Nason, Italian Murano glass Blue Leo lion paper weight. Venezia Murano Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown millefiori white red flower mosaic and dark purple Italian art glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass
Purple Amethyst Natural Crystal Vessel Sculpture Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful natural purple amethyst geode vessel sculpture piece, or, as show in images, a jewelry
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Murano Gino Cenedese Art Glass Owl with Controlled Bubbles
By Gino Cenedese
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant art glass paperweight owl with controlled bubbles.
Signed by artist on underside
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 4 Large Vintage Italian Art Glass Candies
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 4 colorful vintage Italian art glass candies. Each has a different pattern and shape in a larger size.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Small Lapis Lazuli and Gold Paper Weights
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of small lapis lazuli and 22-karat gold leaf paper weights
Large is 3.5" by 3" by 1.25" thick
Small is about 4" by 2.5" by 1.25" thick.
Category
Early 2000s Afghan Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Ed Nesteruk Op Art Sommerso Sculpture, American Studio Glass
By Ed Nesteruk
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking Op Art glass sculpture is centered around a delicate purple veil that is enveloped in
Category
1990s American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
German Purple Crystal Cat Paperweight
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage GW German crystal cat figurine. Lovely simplified form in a vibrant purple color. Nice
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Oggetti Murano Signed Purple Alexandrite Italian Art Glass Sculpture Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini, Oggetti
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Murano handblown Sommerso "Alexandrite" purple Italian art glass paperweight / sculpture. Signed
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Murano Purple Aventurine Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight Sculpture
By Cenedese, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown purple, orange and copper aventurine flecks fish Italian art glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Barovier E Toso Murano Blow Fish Paperweight Aubergine, Purple, Gold Aventurine
By Barovier&Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Italian Murano Barovier E Toso small glass bow fish sculpture paperweight sculpture
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano White Gold Flecks Purple Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Head Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown white, gold flecks and purple accents Italian art glass puppy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano White Gold Flecks Purple Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Head Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown white, gold flecks and purple accents Italian art
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Val St Lambert Leon Ledru Cameo Paperweight c1920
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A Val St Lambert Leon Ledru Cameo Paperweight c1920
Date : c1920
Origin : Belgium
Category
Vintage 1920s Belgian Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Italian Murano Diamond Faceted Sommerso Glass Paperweight or Sculpture
By Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning teardrop shaped Italian Murano diamond faceted Sommerso glass sculpture/ paperweight
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Nouveau Pâte de Verre Paperweight
Bernard l
Heremite
, Walter
Bergé
By Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter
Located in Vienna, AT
Pâte de Verre Paperweight 'Bernard l'Heremite':
Hermit crab in shades of black-brown and green
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Glass
Oggetti Murano Signed Sommerso Italian Art Glass Obelisk Sculpture Paperweight
By Oggetti, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown Sommerso amethyst / pink obelisk and yellow paperweight Italian art
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Obelisks
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Vintage Murano Art Glass
Laburnum
Paperweight Vase, Italy, Circa 1970
s
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Murano art glass paperweight vase featuring encased 'Golden Chain Laburnum' - striking blue
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Studio AArhus
Ahus
Swedish Purple Glass Paperweight
By Studio Ahus
Located in Budapest, HU
Studio Aarhus (Åhus) purple design paperweight. Swedish design glass, a great gift.
This superb and
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1975 Baccarat Fruit Paperweight with Purple Grapes
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant Baccarat art glass paperweight handcrafted in France in a limited edition of 260 in 1975
Category
20th Century French Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Paperweights
By Murano 5
Located in Fossano, IT
Murano glass paperweights.
Category
20th Century Italian Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass Lemon in Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass lemon in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Casted Glass Banana in Crystal, Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass banana in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted wi...
Category
2010s New Zealand Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$325 / item
Melissa Ayotte Purple Prairie Bouquet Paperweight
By Melissa Ayotte
Located in New York, NY
Melissa Ayotte Purple Priarie bouquet paperweight, the dimensional flowers on a white ground
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Glass
Materials
Glass
A Rare Antique Clichy Pansy Paperweight
By Clichy
Located in New York, NY
A rare antique Clichy purple and yellow pansy paperweight on white latticinio
Category
Antique 19th Century French Glass
Materials
Glass
Jim D
Onofrio Dragon Root Paperweight
By Jim D
onofrio
Located in New York, NY
A Jim D'Onofrio dragon root paperweight with purple gentain flowers and a dragon root, signed Jim
Category
20th Century American Glass
Materials
Glass
Barbini Murano Clear Domed Blown Glass Paperweight with Purple Core, circa 1970
By Barbini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressively executed blown glass paperweight by Barbini Murano from around 1970. The crystal
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Amethyst Crystal Paperweight by Webb Corbett of England
By Webb and Corbett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage art glass "Star" optic paperweight from Webb Corbett (later Royal Doulton) of Great
Category
Mid-20th Century English Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Wedgwood Art Glass Paperweight by Ronald Sennett-Willson
By Wedgwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage English paperweight in clear and dark cobalt blue glass by Wedgwood, designed by Ronald
Category
20th Century English Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
Glass Pear in Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass pear in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Casted Glass Banana in Crystal, Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass banana in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted wi...
Category
2010s New Zealand Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
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Purple Paperweight For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the purple paperweight you’re looking for. Frequently made of glass, art glass and murano glass, every purple paperweight was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a purple paperweight, we have 23 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the purple paperweight you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right purple paperweight, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one purple paperweight that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alfredo Barbini, Fratelli Toso and Oggetti produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Purple Paperweight?
The average selling price for a purple paperweight at 1stDibs is $478, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $4,606 for the highest priced.
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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