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James Purdey
Sons Glass Paperweight, Excellent Condition with Signed Box
Located in Canterbury, England
Our vintage James Purdey & Sons glass paperweight is presented in excellent condition with some age
Category
1980s British Vintage Glass Paperweights
Glass Paperweight Vintage Style
Located in Madrid, ES
Paperweight. Glass.
Hemispherical paperweight made of transparent and multi-colored glass that
Category
20th Century European Other Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Steuben Glass Apple Paperweight
By Steuben Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Steuben glass apple paperweight
Offered for sale is a Steuben Glass Apple Paperweight
Category
20th Century American Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Millefiori Glass Mushroom Paperweight
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Beautiful vintage glass millefiori paperweight shaped like a mushroom. would perfect to styled a
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Yellow Art Glass Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage round yellow art glass paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage
Category
Late 20th Century American Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Glass Scrambled Cane Paperweight
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage scrambled cane clear glass paperweight which we have attributed as English but
Category
20th Century English Other Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Pear Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass pear paperweight from Venice, Italy
Vintage
6" x 3.5"
Category
1970s Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Perthshire Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Perthshire Millefiori art glass paperweight
This vintage millefiori and twist art glass
Category
20th Century Scottish Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Glass Baccarat Camel Figurine / Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Baccarat glass camel paperweight figurine. Perfect to hold your papers in place on your
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Apple Shaped Paperweight
Located in Glasgow, GB
This vintage Murano glass paperweight, shaped in the form of an apple, showcases handcrafted skill
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Murano hand crafted Italian art glass paper weight.
A gorgeous desk accessory with very
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Dove Bird Paperweight, Italy 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage murano glass paperweight features a delightful sitting bird design. The clear and blue
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
HERMES Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
HERMES Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
Hermes Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
Hermes Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
Hermes Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
Swirling Lavender Art Glass Desk Paperweight Vintage Modern 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight
Vintage art glass paperweight swirling sea of lavender vintage modern
Unmarked
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Christian Dior Vintage Murano Art Glass Egg Paperweight
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR vintage Italian MURANO blown hollow egg-shaped paperweight featuring marbling design
Category
20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Paperweights
Vintage Saint Louis Camomile French Art Glass Paperweight
By Saint Louis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Saint Louis Camomile art glass paperweight.
It has a blue camomile (or chamomile
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Faceted Perthshire Spaced Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine faceted Perthshire spaced millefiori art glass paperweight.
It has pink and light blue
Category
1970s Scottish Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Italian Murano Millefiori Cane Glass Floral Heart Paperweight
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Murano Italy art glass heart and flower paperweight filled with millefiori glass cane
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Baccarat Crystal Glass Sculptural Paperweight or Desk Accessory Vintage
By Baccarat
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous heavy crystal glass vintage signed Baccarat paperweight has almost crater like
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Bullicante Apple Glass Paperweight in the Style of Murano Glass
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Cordova, SC
Vintage Murano-style Apple glass paperweight. This piece appears as a real apple would: Red and
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Gorgeous Vintage Murano Glass Fratelli Toso Floral Bouquet Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Murano art glass Fratelli Toso floral bouquet paperweight. Exquisite blend of multicolored
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Vintage Murano Blown Glass Bright Green Apple Paperweight 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano Blown Glass Bright Green Apple with Green Stem Paperweight.
Beautiful blown glass
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Art Glass Psychedelic Sea of Color Modern Paperweight, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight
Vintage art glass vibrant sea of color paperweight
No signature. Style of Murano
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Art Glass Paperweight in the Style of Perthshire Twists
Millefiori
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Art Glass Paperweight in the Style Perthshire Twists
Millefiori, circa 1980s. This
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Post-Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Saint Louis Hawaiian Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight - SL
By Saint Louis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Saint Louis Hawaiian Millefiori art glass paperweight.
It has multiple rows of
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Latticino Zanfirico Glass Paperweight Sculpture Vintage Desk Accessory
By Salviati
Located in North Miami, FL
This colorful Italian Murano hand blown glass paperweight sculpture has a dome mushroom top with
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Heart Shaped Pink Glass Paperweight with Rose Petal Centre
Located in Glasgow, GB
This vintage pink glass paperweight, meticulously crafted and shaped in the form of a love heart
Category
1990s British Other Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Borowski Studio Glass Smiley Face Paperweight Sculpture, Poland 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a vintage Borowski Studio Glass sculpture or paperweight with a smiley face, made in Poland
Category
1980s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Murano Vintage Blue Italian Art Glass Obelisk Pyramid Paperweight Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue Italian art glass obelisk paperweight
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight is done with 7
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Hermès Vintage Cleopatra Eye Gold Toned Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold toned desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
Hermès Vintage Cleopatra Eye Gold Toned Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold toned desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French Vintage Glass Paperweights
Vintage Large Murano Decorative Blown Art Glass Wrapped Blue Candy Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Large Murano decorative blown art glass wrapped blue hard candy paperweight.
Hand blown
Category
20th Century Italian Bohemian Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Large Murano Decorative Blown Glass Wrapped Blue Hard Candy Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage large Murano decorative blown glass wrapped blue hard candy paperweight.
Vintage oversized
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Vintage Red White Zanfirico Ribbons Italian Art Glass Egg Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red and white ribbons Italian art glass egg shaped paperweight
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Fratelli Toso Murano Vintage Rainbow Stripe Ribbon Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow stripe ribbons Italian art glass paperweight
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Flower Ribbons Italian Art Glass Vintage Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The first is a "Crown" flower cane
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, 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 Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Deep Red "Sommerso" Murano Glass Ashtray/Paperweight, Flavio Poli Style
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
born, including this ashtray/paperweight.
The piece, possibly designed by celebrated glass artist
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage ICET Murano Glass Paperweight with Cobalt Blue Flower Mid-Century Moder
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage ICET Murano glass paperweight with cobalt blue flower Mid-Century Modern.
Large Icet Arte
Category
Mid-20th Century Venezuelan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Murano Black White Green Yellow Art Glass Paperweight Sculptures
By Galliano Ferro, Fornasa De Murano A L
Insegna Del Moreto
Located in New York, NY
Price per item. Rare 1960s organic art glass sculptures in blown Murano glass of modern design
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Vintage Heavy "Sommerso" Murano Bowl/Paperweight, Green and Orange Glass, Poli
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Universally regarded as one of the most prolific and capable designers of Murano glass vases and
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Vintage Red White Painted Face Italian Art Glass Santa Paperweight Figure
By Fornasa De Murano A L
Insegna Del Moreto, Galliano Ferro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red, white and gold flecks Italian art glass Santa Claus
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Vintage Red White Painted Face Italian Art Glass Santa Paperweight Figure
By Fornasa De Murano A L
Insegna Del Moreto, Galliano Ferro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red, white and gold flecks Italian art glass Santa Claus
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Kerry Art Glass Paperweight Hand Blown in Olive Green and Yellow Colors
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Kerry art glass paperweight hand blown in dark olive green, yellow and white colors with
Category
Late 20th Century Irish Post-Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Glass Sculpture or Paperweight Designed By Eva Englund, Sweden. 1960
s.
By Eva Englund
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful piece of spherical clear glass with an abstract bubble interior.
A good example of Mid
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Lalique
Le Faune
Art Glass Nude Pan
Diana Figurine or Paperweight
By Marc Lalique, Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Lalique glass figurine.
Designed by Marc Lalique in 1960.
Entitled Le Faune. In the
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Italian Paperweight in Murano glass in the style of Barbini, 70s
By Cenedese, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Roma, IT
seabed.
This glass from the mid-20th century modern can be used as a paperweight or for purely
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Pair of Glass Paperweigh, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Pair of glass paperweight is a glass decorative object realized in the 1970s.
Blue and
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Glass Dome Crystal Paperweight Punch Studio Made in France Monogramed "R"
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Glass Vintage dome crystal paperweight Punch Studio, made in France, monogramed " R".
A hand
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Italian Vetreria Murano Venini Art Glass Millefiori Collectable Paperweight
By Vintage Murano Gallery, Fratelli Toso, Fulvio Bianconi
Paolo Venini
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fratelli Vetreria 3 Fiori Millefiori Italian art glass paperweight
Small vintage Venini Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Large Murano Glass Paperweight with Internal Bubbles and Swirls
Located in Rochester, NY
Vintage colorful Italian glass paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
BACCARAT France Crystal Starfish Paperweight Art Glass 1970s
By Baccarat
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, mimicking the form of a starfish.
BACCARAT Clear Crystal star Paperweight. Vintage Baccarat Crystal Glass
Category
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Vintage Glass Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
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Vintage Glass Paperweights For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of vintage glass paperweights for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, art glass and blown glass, all vintage glass paperweights available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of vintage glass paperweights available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern vintage glass paperweights are consistently popular styles. Fratelli Toso, Saint Louis and Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto each produced beautiful vintage glass paperweights that are worth considering.
How Much are Vintage Glass Paperweights?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $350, while they’re typically $31 on the low end and $10,400 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.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Vintage Glass Paperweights
- What is a glass paperweight?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A glass paperweight is a small glass object, containing colorful complex designs depicting florals, animals and more. They are paperweights in name only, and are often displayed as prized art pieces. You’ll find a variety of glass paperweights from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if glass is vintage, first look for a marking that indicates the maker. By researching the manufacturer using trusted online resources, you can learn when it produced pieces similar to yours and get a rough idea of your glassware's age. Any glass produced between 20 and 99 years ago is vintage. If you need assistance with the dating process, seek the opinion of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Explore a diverse assortment of vintage glassware on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024To tell if glass is vintage, first look for markings, often located on the bottom or inside of glassware. By researching the mark via online resources, you can determine the maker and learn more about your piece. Any glassware produced between 20 and 100 years ago qualifies as vintage, while older pieces are antique. In the event that you can't find any markings, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer can assist you. Find a wide variety of vintage glassware on 1stDibs.
- What is vintage slag glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Slag glass is pressed opaque glass that has colored streaks throughout. It was used in everything from lamp shades to decorative bowls. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic slag glass pieces from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify vintage glass, you will need to figure out if your item is between 20 and 99 years old. The easiest way to do so is first to determine the maker by looking for and then researching any markings present on the glassware. Unfortunately, vintage glass is often marked with paper and foil labels, which tend to come loose with use. As a result, experience and expertise are often necessary to accurately perform the identification process, so you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer weigh in if your glassware is unmarked. Find a diverse assortment of vintage glassware on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024To tell if Murano glass is vintage, it's usually necessary to conduct some online research using trusted sources. Start by looking for a maker's mark and then cross-referencing it with images published online to determine who made your piece. By learning more about the manufacturer and what they produced over the years by reading histories and exploring product catalogues, you can estimate the rough age of your piece. For Murano glass to be considered vintage, it must be between 20 and 99 years old. Older pieces are classified as antique. If you need assistance with dating your glassware, seek the help of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Explore a range of Murano glass on 1stDibs.
- Is vintage glass worth anything?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024Yes, some vintage glass is worth something. Collectors are often on the hunt for pieces produced by certain makers, such as Blenko, the Culver Glass Company, Dorothy Thorpe, Libbey, Georges Briard and Arcoroc. In addition to who manufactured it, the style, type, age and condition of vintage glassware all impact the potential value. For assistance with the valuation process for pieces in your collection, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of vintage glassware.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024To tell if a glass vase is vintage, first research the maker. Look for markings on the inside and base, and then research them using trusted online resources to determine who produced your vase. By looking at when the maker was active and producing pieces similar to yours, you can typically roughly estimate its age. If your vase is between 20 and 99 years old, it is vintage. Vases that are 100 years old or older are antiques. For help with dating, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of glass vases.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To tell if your vintage glasses are gold, look on the nose bridge and the temples for a purity mark. Makers often stamped their solid gold pieces with “12K,” “10K,” “14K” and other markings to identify their gold eyewear. You can research all of these markings using trusted online resources. Should you locate a "GF" mark, it is likely that your glasses are gold-filled rather than solid gold. This means that the frames are predominantly a less expensive metal but do have a thin layer of genuine gold alloy as a finish. Another mark that indicates your glasses contain some gold is "RGF." The mark stands for “rolled gold filled.” Glasses bearing this mark feature a gold-plated finish that is thinner than what's found on traditional gold-filled frames. For assistance identifying your eyeglass frame material, consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. Explore a selection of vintage glasses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2023To tell if vintage Cartier glasses are real, first look for the brand's logo on the outside of the arms. It should be spelled correctly and in the French luxury fashion house's iconic gold-toned italic font. Because some vintage pieces may lack serial numbers and other markings used to identify contemporary eyewear, you may wish to enlist the help of a licensed appraiser or knowledgeable dealer for assistance with authentication. Explore a selection of Cartier glasses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The easiest way to tell if a bead is glass or plastic is to feel it. Glass beads will be cooler to the touch, whereas plastic beads will be closer to room temperature and warm up quickly in your hands. Another test you can perform is to listen to the sound. Glass has a distinctive ring since it’s harder whereas plastic is softer and has a duller sound. Shop a range of vintage glass bead pieces on 1stDibs.
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