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Paperweights For Sale
Silver paperweight with Cherub in perfect shape
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver paperweight with a perfect Cherub standing on an acanthus flower-shaped support base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 197.55 grams. ...
Category
20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Paperweight Jingle Bell #5039, Brass, Leather, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A handmade paperweight in the shape of a sleigh bell, model #5039, originally designed by Carl Aubock III back in the 1960s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Andrew Szoeke wood paperweight cube sculpture " E"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and great design in this paperweight with different types of letters style . Has label .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Wood
Note Pad Holder in Chrome, Lucite and Wicker Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful note pad holder in chrome, lucite and wicker in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Steel
Sommerso Glass Apple by Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirnsack for Studio Åhus
By Studio Ahus
Located in Bochum, NRW
Stunning classic Glass APPLE by Hanne Dreutler for Studio Åhus from 1992. Beautiful, vibrant light green and clear glass made in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. ...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$168 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum France Crystal Elephant Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal elephant figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely sitting elephant with dim...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
French Art Deco Rene Lalique Large Butterfly Glass Cachet 1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An exceptionally rare and very early signed (R Lalique) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Papillon Gros' cachet, dating from 1919 (Marcilhac ref: 19...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered paperweight dating from the early to mid-19th century. The plinth of rectangular form surmounted by a fully sculpted giltbro...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Empire Antique Paperweights
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
$9,367 Sale Price
28% Off
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Hammer from Aarikka, Finland, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Hammer from Aarikka, Finland, 1960s
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Wood
Murano Multicolor Murrine Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano glass faceted paperweight with multicolor murrina and air bubbles, Italy, 1960s.
Spectacular and luxury large Murano handblown colorful Millefiori paperweight...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Emporio Armani Seguso Viro Murano Gold Italian Art Glass Paperweight and Bag
By Seguso Viro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso clear and gold flecks Italian art glass paperweight. The piece is documented to the Seguso Viro company, for the Emporio Armani stores in the mid...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
1980s Vintage Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian sphere shape in black marble.
Each piece is in a way unique (and handcrafted in Italy. Slight variations in shape, color and size are...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Marble
19th Century German Iron Padlock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century German Iron Padlock.
Category
19th Century German Antique Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century
Desk letter holder with rectangular base in red marble. The structure is parallelepiped-shaped w...
Category
20th Century Italian Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble
Vintage Gold Dore Bronze Letter Rack by Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular vintage letter rack designed by Silver Crest Gold Over Bronze, it has the maker’s mark in the bottom. Beautiful piece for your desk. Made of bronze in an Art Deco design....
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
2 penguin sculptures, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Chrome
$3,500 / set
Italian Marble Egg Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
An Italian marble decorative object or paperweight with an alabaster egg design, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. A great decorative object or desk accessory. Dimensions: 2.69...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Hollow Brass Rectangular Object
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial rectangular brass object. The brutalist form features a hollow center. The geometric block can be used as a bookend or decorative element.
Dimensions
4" width x 2" dept...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Clear and Magenta Glass Signed Studio Paperweight with Bubble Inclusions
Located in New York, NY
Studio hand blown luminous glass paperweight with magenta and clear glass freeform design. Engraved signature on bottom, Mc B.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
$350 Sale Price
22% Off
Grand Tour Of Italy Souvenir, Carrara Marble Cameo Paperweight c19th Century
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Intriguing 19th century Grand Tour carved Carrara marble cameo depicting a strong male profile, possibly the Italian poet Dante Alighieri
Antique Italian...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble
American Art Nouveau Swirl Paperweight by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau gilt bronze and mosaic inlaid TIffany Favrile "Swirl Paperweight" by, Tiffany Studios decorated with an organic swirl pattern...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Colorful Art Glass Paperweight by Millefiori of Italy
By Millefori
Located in San Diego, CA
Small colorful art glass paperweight by Millefiori of Italy, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or scratches and measures 3.25...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
1980 Decorative Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian marble sphere with withe stand.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny.
Rome - Circa 1870.
Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Paperweights
Materials
Slate
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian clear Murano glass paperweight hand blown with bollicine technique / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: Diameter 3.75...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$360 Sale Price
40% Off
Edgar Brandt Style Hand Forged Iron Snake or Serpent Sculpture, Austria, 1920s
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
A wrought iron Art Nouveau era model of a snake / serpent. High-quality craftsmanship, handmade of forged iron by a Viennese metalworker in the 1920s.
A decorative object, which would look great in your shelf, but also suitable as a paperweight, a jewelry ring holder...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
WEDGWOOD GLASS - Pink
Lavender Glass Duck Paperweight - U.K. - Circa 1970
s
Located in Chatham, ON
WEDGWOOD GLASS (Manufacturer) - RONALD STENNETT-WILLSON and PAUL MILLER (Designers) - RSW425 (Pattern Number) - Vintage British hand made pink and lavender Ombre glass duck paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Japanese Articulated Copper Lobster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese articulated copper spiny lobster sculpture on a solid rock Lapis Lazuli. Every single body parts are in working condition and no missing ...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Paperweights
Materials
Copper
Vintage Art Glass Lime Green
Controlled Bubble Paperweight - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage studio glass paperweight - lime green and bubble infused - unsigned - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - surface sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Daum France Crystal Desktop Accessory Paperweight Sculpture, circa 1950
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum designed this stunning crystal abstract freeform desktop paperweight. The rare piece was crafted in France circa 1950. The sculpture-paperweight features an outstanding Mid-Cent...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Peach Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach bookend mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir.
Unique
Materials: Jesmonite
Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm.
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in Lond...
Category
2010s English Modern Paperweights
Materials
Cement
Gilbert Johnson Veiled Glass Sculpture or Paperweight, Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
American studio glass sculpture or paperweight features organic elongated shape with a veiled internal design. Controlled air bubbles, that are dispersed inside the glass, create an...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Paperweight Hedgehog Silver 1977 Inscribed CA 1991 Assay
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming small silver desk accessory or paperweight. Birmingham 1977.
Modelled as a hedgehog with his front feet resting on a log on leafy ground looking up. Commemorative piec...
Category
20th Century English Paperweights
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Danish Paperweight Heavy Glass Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large glass paperweight, early 20th Century. Denmark.
Clear glass mass with internal air bubbles and colored glass.
In excellent condition.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
VALLETTA GLASS - Marbleized Paperweight Vase/Candle Holder - Malta - Circa 2000
Located in Chatham, ON
VALLETTA GLASS (Manufacturer) - PAUL SAID (Owner/Designer) - Vintage Maltese studio glass paperweight vase or candle holder - featuring a striking combination of multicolor marbleize...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Maltese Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Brass Pen, Phone Dialer, Paper Weight Attributed to Carl Aubock
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage ink pen / rotary phone dialer / paper weight made of lacqered polished brass with an ink pen insert. The pen is model number 5037 and was de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$224 Sale Price
40% Off
Onyx Marble Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A polished onyx decorative object paperweight, a tetradecagon shape, in tan and brown hues, circa 1970s. A great piece for a desk, library, shelf, side and coffee/cocktail tables, et...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Onyx
19th Century Faux Bamboo Desk Accessory Brass Ruler
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Faux Bamboo Desk Accessory Brass Ruler
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$247 Sale Price
74% Off
Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique scramble paperweight.
With an entertaining collector's label to the base that reads 'Sandwich Junk Wt.'.
That collector thought it was a Boston Sandwich weight. We're unsure if this is American or French. So, Baccarat, Saint Louis, or New England Glass Co...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Green Marble Paperweight , 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Green marble paperweight realized in Italy in 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Marble
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Scandinavian Art Glass Paper Weight
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Scandinavian Art Glass Paper Weight, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Glass
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Dimens...
Category
20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Additional information:
Date : 1997
Origin : Scotland
Features : Four flowers and three buds on a bed of l...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Large Victorian Green Glass Dump Weight with Flowering Stems
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good large antique Victorian green glass doorstop or dump weight including a pot/vase with four flowering stems probably made in Yorkshire, England and dating from around 1870.
A...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Alabaster Elephant Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Italian sculpture in alabaster, perfect for as desk decorative piece and paperweight.
Perfect condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Alabaster
Multicolor Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian hand blown multicolored Murano glass paperweight / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: diameter 4 inches / height 1 inch
1 available in stock in Italy
Order referenc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$349 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-20th Century Murano Millefiori Paperweight
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Murano millefiori paperweight. Finely done with white, blues, green, mauve & pink.
2.75" dia. x 3" h.
We are a family business that has been a major source for the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Large Murano Glass Millefiori Paperweight
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century large Murano glass millefiori paperweight. Yellows & blues with white predominant. Look underneath to see the amazing structure.
3 5/8" dia. x 2.75" h.
We are a fam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Bronze Sculpture of Reclining Deer by J. Miller on Marble Base
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small bronze sculpture of a reclining deer, crafted in dark patinated bronze and signed J. Miller on the bronze base. Mounted on a marble base.
Originally used as a paperweight.
Ita...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Geometric Sculpture in Polished Lime Green Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Geometric sculpture made in polished resin in variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
This sculpture is very versatile and fun! You can cr...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Dice Aluminum Metal Sculpture or Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A german vintage aluminum paperweight or sculpture featuring a dice balanced on one corner. Art Deco style, inspired by the 1930s designs of Edgar Brandt. A minimalist dice sculpture...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
1950s Chiesa Pietro Design Fontana Arte Italy Paperweight Chiseled Glass
Located in Biella, IT
Chiesa Pietro design by Fontana Arte Italy, sculpture chiselled glass years 60.
Measure; 17 cm x 11 x 6 cm - 6.5 inches x 2.2" x2.3".
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Egg Shaped Murano Glass elliptical Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ecea wonderful deciorative or practical piece - the Clear glass with red and yellow ribbons are wonderful in it's tall size - hand crafted in Italy. nice Housewarming or Christmas ho...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of modernist paperweights
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of modernist paperweights functioning as bookends, made of nickel-plated metal with a black marble base and adorned with a translucent glass sphere.
Dimensions : H : 14 cm; W: 9 cm
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Paire de presse papiers formant serre livres...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
20th Century, Enzo Mari for Danese Paperweight Mod. Tokelau
Located in Turin, Turin
Very modernist Paperweight designed by the great designer Enzo Mari for the manufacturer Danese Milano in 1983. The paperweight is called model "Tokelau" that is a Polynesian word me...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Standing Bear Money Box
Located in London, England
A late Victorian patinated cast iron standing bear money box, registered design by John Harper & Co.
U.K circa 1900.
H 16cm x W 7cm x D 6cm
Please be in ...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Adam Jablonski Sommerso Paperweight with Slanted Base, Polish Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking abstract art glass paperweight features central core of swirling deep amber, cognac brown, and opal colored glass with controlled bubbles, enclosed in a layer of clear glass...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
White Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
White bookend Mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique
Materials: Jesmonite
Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product...
Category
2010s English Modern Paperweights
Materials
Cement
Small Crystal Whale Sculpture / Paperweight by Val St. Lambert for Danbury Mint
Located in San Diego, CA
Small crystal whale sculpture / paperweight by Val St. Lambert for Danbury Mint, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks ...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco nude female brass Paperweight around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco nude female brass Paperweight around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Paperweights
While any heavy object can be used to hold loose papers, there’s nothing as ornate yet perfectly functional as a paperweight. Antique, new and vintage paperweights can unobtrusively enhance the ambience of a room or act as a colorful conversation starter. On a desk or writing table, it can contribute a subtle sense of style.
Glass paperweights emerged in Europe in the mid-19th century. Early paperweight artisans like Venetian glassmaker Pietro Bigaglia often crafted them with a design on the inside. By the early 1900s, paperweight objects became even more popular through innovative iterations by artists like Louis Comfort Tiffany.
As the paperweight became both a luxury and utilitarian object, creators used a variety of materials to set their wares apart. Today, in addition to the classic glass versions, paperweights are made of metal, wood, ceramic and stone.
A vast selection of paperweights as well as a whole range of other desk accessories can be found on 1stDibs — browse by type, price, period, material or style, from Art Deco and Hollywood Regency to metal and glass. Reflecting their widespread appeal, paperweights are available in a diverse array from across the globe, including Italy, France and North America, as well as examples by leading designers and brands such as Fratelli Toso, William Guillon and René Lalique. Whether an office or a study needs a touch of something vintage or a mid-century modern twist, there are paperweights to suit every taste.
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