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Paperweights For Sale
Art Deco Cubist Pelican Paperweight Desk Sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Cubist Pelican paperweight desk sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925.
Art Deco cubist pelican figure mounted over a Italian marble. Dark Green original patina on the bird...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Enchanted angel paper cutter
Located in Firenze, FI
Upgrade your workspace with our angle-shaped casting bronze paper cutter. Made from high-quality bronze, its unique and stylish design adds sophistication...
Category
2010s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$162 / item
Vistosi Italian Mid-Century Modern Cased Murano Glass Bullseye Paperweight
By Vistosi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Murano glass paperweight.
By Vistosi.
In the form of a black (or deep amethsyt) ameoba shape with a green & white bullseye pattern.
Simply a great Italian glass paper...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Beautiful Multicolored Swirl, Murano Glass Paperweight, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Large Italian Murano Floral Paperweight
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1970s large Murano floral paperweight, Italy. Retaining the unpolished extruded pontil end. Petals surround 5 clear blown centers. 4" dia.
We are a family business that has been a m...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Paperweight in Murano Glass with Inner Bubbles and Gold Dust, Sculpture, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful sphere in Murano glass. Game of air rising from a golden dust.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-19th Century Murano "Chalcedony Glass" Paperweight
By Lorenzo Radi
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Murano "chalcedony glass" paperweight. By Lorenzo Radi Sr. or one of his followers. Handblown. Chalcedony originated among the Romans & Egyptians, was rediscovered i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Paul Ysart Glass Paperweight with Py Cane Early Period, Scotland Circa 1930s
By Paul Ysart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade concentric Millefiori, PY cane, Dark Glass Paperweight made by Paul Ysart in Scotland, during his early period, Circa 1930s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Antique Baccarat Pansy with Bud Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Baccarat paperweight.
By Baccarat.
With a deep purple and yellow lamp work pansy with a branching stem, leaves, and small bud on a clear base.
In a high and round profile.
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Murano Gold, White Glass Heart Sculptures, Paperweights Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of vintage mid century modern hand blown Murano glass abstract heart sculptures and or paperweights have their original Made it Italy paper label on the back. They are exqu...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Gold
Vintage Round Post Modern Green Marble Ashtray 1970 Made in Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage carrara marble stone green Italian ashtray or catchall.
Post Modern stylish post modern round green onyx marble stone ashtray with three indents...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Jeweled Enameled Crab Paperweight on Abalone Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Jeweled enameled metal crab sculpture with secret compartment on a polished abalone shell in the style of Jay Strongwater.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Metal
RYBKA - Vintage Carved Studio Glass Paperweight - Signed - Circa 2003
Located in Chatham, ON
RYBKA - Vintage carved studio glass paperweight with inclusions - artist signed and dated - circa 2003.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Italian Art Glass Parrots Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge red and yellow hand blown pulled Murano glass sculpture of two parrots perched on glass branches. Italy, 1960s.
The sculpture is well executed with the Sommerso and Murrine gla...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Style Art Glass Paperweight with Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful large glass paper weight with large bubbles throughout, many symmetrical and a lovely red ribbon spiraling inside.
A compliment to any desk, work station or as a decorat...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Green Clear Italian Art Glass Terrier Scotty Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown green and clear Italian art glass puppy dog head sculpture or paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Believe it is supposed to be a Terr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Cobalt Blue Flowers Italian Art Glass Tall Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue flowers Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains an original, but worn "KB Made In Ita...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Ceramic Bronze Copper Magnesium Glaze Horse Head Bookends Pair
Located in Lutz, FL
Pair of equestrian ceramic Horse Head bookends in a metallic magnesium glaze in tones of copper, bronze, and onyx. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks or notable defects. Roughly 7...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Gino Marotta Decotive Bronze Medallion "La Rosa Sibillina," Signed, 2000s
By Gino Marotta
Located in Naples, IT
Bronze medallion designed by artsite Gino Marotta and depicting a stylized rose. Gino Marotta (Campobasso, 1935 – Rome, 2012) was an italian painter and sculptor. After an initial pe...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Sotheby
s, New York Important Paperweights, Sale No. 5349
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's - New York: Important Paperweights - Sale No. 5349 - Saturday, June 15, 1985. Sotheby's Auction House, NY, June 1985. 1st Ed softcover. 393 lots photographed in color and b...
Category
1980s American Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Paper
Large Ammonite Fossil in Limestone
Located in Marbella, ES
A stunning, large ammonite fossil, preserved in natural limestone. This exceptional piece clearly displays the characteristic whorl of these prehistoric...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Art Glass Millefiori Collectable Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Millefiori Italian art glass paperweight
Beautiful glass art paperweight in millefiori design in various shades of blues, red and white, accenting the close concentric complex.
Mur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Ariel brass fish with beige marble base
Located in Firenze, FI
This stunning brass fish figurine with a beige marble base is a unique and eye-catching decorative piece. Handmade with care and attention to detail, this...
Category
2010s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$492 / item
Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Iron
Wall Street Dollar Sign and Bull Brass Desk Paperweights
Located in New York, NY
A set of Wall Street brass paperweights or decorative objects; a brass dollar sign and bull, circa mid to late-20th century. Great desk accessories.
Dimensions:
Dollar sign: 2....
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Beranek Large Abstract Paperweight or Glass Sculpture, Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large art glass paperweight or sculpture features an abstract design in sapphire blue with green accents, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. The piece is marked with the...
Category
1980s Czech Post-Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Murano Glass Teapot Shaped Paperweight Cobalt Pink Clear Controlled Bubbles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful teapot shaped paperweight is made in sommerso technique; colored glass gather, dipped into pigments, is cased over with clear glass. Controlled bubbles are used to give the p...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Charming Paperweight in marble, in the shape of a fig. Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Paperweight in marble, in the shape of a fig, probably made in the early 19th Century. Nice patina.
The paperweight has some minor wear and chips in the marble. (See pi...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Paperweights
Materials
Marble
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 Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Sculptural Modernist Counterweight Paperweight in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very well-, heavy and steady made counterweighted paper holder in solid bronze. It resembles an oil pump. Presumably custommade and handed as a gift to an employe of the Danish Cor...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Uredale Glass Paperwight Pebble Shape Star Decoration, North Yorkshire 20th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an unusual hand-made Art-Glass paperweight from Uredale Glass, Masham, North Yorkshire, England which we date to the late 20th century.
The paperweight is hand made in the...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Arthur Court Polished Aluminum Chickadee Paperweight
By Arthur Court
Located in Doraville, GA
Beautiful polished aluminum alloy partridge paperweight with ruby red eyes designed by Arthur Court Designs in 1992. The partridge is 3 1/2 inches long, 3.0 inches wide and 2 1/2 inc...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Art Glass Paperweight Blue and Green Egg Shape
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Italian blown art glass paperweight in vibrant blue and green in a transparent egg shape.
Vintage Italian Murano Hand blown art glass egg shaped paperweight, with encased bright blue glowing underwater plant with green oceanic leaves in clear crystal.
Italian Murano Venetian Glass Mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Glass Millefiori Vasart Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland circa 1960
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1960 or slightly earlier back to the 1950's.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, six spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant red, green 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
Paper Weight or Sculpture in Resin
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Paper weight or sculpture in Resin.
Category
20th Century French Baroque Revival Paperweights
Materials
Resin
$144 Sale Price
65% Off
Postmodern Black Metal, Clear Acrylic and Steel Nails Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern period clear and black acrylic and metal decorative object, circa late-20th century Piece is rectangular in shape, comprised of three pieces acrylic (black and clear), black metal screws and thin metal nails (approximately 500), making this an interesting Postmodern decorative object...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Pair of Travertine Horse Bookends Letter Holder by Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of horse-shaped bookends and letter holders in travertine marble by the Italian designers Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Travertine
Carl Auböck Jingelo Bell Paperweight #5039
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Auböck Jingelo Bell Paperweight #5039
Only polished
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Vintage Buddhist
Nine Peaches
Stone Carving, Unsigned, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Buddhist 'nine peaches' hard stone carving - symbolizing immortality and long life - peaches are one of the three 'blessed fruits' in Buddhism...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Post-Modern Marble Block / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous post-modern green marble block / paperweight ,circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4"W x 4"D x 4...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Italian Silver Mounted Pietra Dura Paperweight with Flower by G. Fiaschi
By Giuseppe Fiaschi, Richard Blow
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed Italian pietra dura paperweight.
By Giuseppe Fiaschi.
With handcut marble polychrome marble specimens inlaid on a stepped black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Silver
Pair of Edwardian Match Strikes
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of Edwardian threaded glass match strikes. The tops of the strikes are capped in silver, but with the years of polishing, the hallmarks have been rubbed off. There is no sign o...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Silver
$850 / set
White and Clear Marbled Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Semi Sphere is a very cool and f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Lucite and Gold Award Cube from Merrill Lynch
Located in New York, NY
A 4" Lucite square with inset gold coin; an award cube from Merrill Lynch. Lucite holds internal coin with iconic 'Merrill Lynch' Bull. Award reads: "Mer...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Copper
$280 Sale Price
37% Off
Stylized Crystal Frog Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized crystal frog sculpture / paperweight, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clari...
Category
20th Century French Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paperweight
Located in Malibu, CA
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paper Weight. Signed, both the top
bottom have been hand tooled with artistry. Not cast, carved.
The artist's signature is on the top edge.
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Strathearn Scotland Millefiori Flowers Red White Ribbons Art Glass Paperweight
By Strathearn
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Strathearn hand blown millefiori flowers, white ribbons, hand made in Scotland art glass paperweight. It has 2 added murrines, one ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
$632 Sale Price
33% Off
Antique Braise Cast Iron Flat Press Laundry Trivet, France, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This cast iron trivet is particular Because it was created to put braises inside.
This type of model represented a step forward for the laundress b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Paperweights
Materials
Iron
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Desk Card Holder, France, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Desk card holder, France, 1940s
Golden Spelter, one of the small studs on the front is missing.
Lacks in the gilding, as evidenced by the descriptive photographs.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Spelter
Vintage Glass Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage glass ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s.
A very beautiful transparent glass with a particular glass proc...
Category
1970s European Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Malachite Jewelry Dish Desk Vessel
Located in New York, NY
A green malachite jewelry dish or desk vessel, circa 20th century. Piece can work as a small jewelry/trinket dish, a standalone decorative object, or paperweight/desk accessory for small items, etc. Convenient for a table, office, desk, shelf, vanity, nightstand, etc. Dimensions: .75" Height x 2.25" x 4.75"
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Blue art glass knot, ID#: LU1314218486102 (SOLD.)
Green Murano art glass paperweight, ID#: LU1314218504872 (SOLD)
Malachite dish (larger of the two), ID#: LU1314218497672 (SOLD.)
Black and brass desk pen set...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Malachite
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck #5275 Paperweight "Zumbusch Hand", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5275-2 Paperweight "Zumbusch Hand", Austria 2022. Also available in 8cm height for 315,00 € (#5275-1).
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
1919 René Lalique Stamp Seal Figurine Se Balancant Glass Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal "Figurine se Balancant" made in glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Engraved signature on the base.
Perfect condition.
Height: 6,8 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lali...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Italian Desk Set in Onyx Marble Ashtray and Paperweights, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A decorative desk lot consisting of pear and able shaped paperweights with brass stems and a mosaic ashtray in Onyx marble. Manufactured in Italy during...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Onyx
Orange Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Se...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Stylized Bull Head Sculpture / Paperweight by Saint Louis Crystal of France
By Saint Louis
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice stylized bull head sculpture / paperweight by Saint Louis Crystal of France, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measures 2.75"W ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Large Aquarium Murano Cenedese Style Egg-Shaped Glass Paperweight
Located in London, England
An impressive large egg-shaped aquarium Chinese paperweight made in the Murano style. This beautiful and unique paperweight made in the "sommerso" technique style depicts an aquarium...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Murano Opal Chalcedony Millefiori Flower Murrines Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white with orange to green "Chalcedony" surface Italian art glass flowers paperweight. Attributed to designer Galliano Ferro. There are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass, Glass
Enzo Mari, Rare Resin Cube, Sculpture, Paperweight, with Polyhedral Inside
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very rare Mari resin cube from the 1950s, it measures in cm 7 x 7 x 7, has a couple of flee bites in 2 corners. Similar sample with black inside i...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Set of 3 Trays. From The Tempera series
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Tempera series is made with upcycled duck egg yolk discarded by the pharmaceutical industry which is bio-degradable. Every piece is hand-made, color and measurement may slightly ...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Paperweights
Materials
Shell
$360 / set
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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