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Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958 This paperweight was made as a souvenir for the 50th anniversary of the Italian A.E.C Electrical company.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Silver

Vintage Scottish Sterling Silver Dog Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II Scottish cast sterling silver and wood desk paperweight in the form of a dog's head; an addition to our animal related silverware collection This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II cast Scottish sterling silver paperweight has been realistically modelled in the form of a dog's head, surmounted a chamfered wooden plinth. The dog's head model incorporates details reproducing the canine's facial features and fur. The vintage silver dog ornamentation is fitted to a square wood plinth, fitted with a hallmarked sterling silver plaque...
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1980s Scottish Vintage Paperweights

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Nybro Poland Large Etched Bald Eagle Crystal Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Nybro Poland Etched Bald Eagle Large Glass Heavy Paperweight. Made in Poland by Nybro, this vintage large glass paperweight features an American Bald Eagle Figure Bird Sculpture. Handcrafted Large Bas Relief Eagle Large Glass Plaque. Circa 1980. Handmade in Poland. Label attached, fine polish...
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Late 20th Century Polish Paperweights

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Crystal

Murano Decorative Obelisk by Seguso
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful obelisk, handmade in Italy, by Seguso, Murano. Quite tall-16". Unusual color-light purple that changes with light. Polished pointed top. Nicely cut and polished edges-see p...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Art Glass

Red Rose Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Red rose paperweight. Created from an encased, natural red rose. Measure: 3".
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21st Century and Contemporary Paperweights

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Resin

Big Silvered Bronze Vienna Dog Sculpture, Paperweight, 1900s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Big silvered bronze Vienna dog sculpture, 1900s. Very good detailed silvered bronze dog sculpture. Perfect as desk paperweight. We have specialized in the ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Paperweights

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Bronze

Shocking Pink Paperweight Art Glass Egg Controlled Bubble Tapio Wirkkala Style
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a shocking pink paperweight controlled bubble art glass decorative egg design signed 1990. Initials MSH 90 (Mount Saint Hellen...
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1990s Unknown Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Italian Murano Aquarium Paper Weight with Fish and Ocean Plants Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique and rare shape Murano Paper Weight depicting a ocean scene or an aquarium - with fish, ocean plants and bubbles in all the right places...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

14K Gold Flamingo Money Clip
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This elegant 14K Gold Flamingo Money Clip combines luxury with personality. It features a sleek design with a finely detailed flamingo motif—perfect for adding a touch of west palm b...
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1980s Vintage Paperweights

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Gold

Kosta Boda Sweden Crystal Musk Ox Wooly Ox Göran Wärff Limited Edition WWF
Located in Lutz, FL
Scandinavian Clear glass Muskox sculpture figurine designed by Goran Warff in 1973 for Kosta Boda as part of World Wildlife Fund" (WWF) Endangered Animals series. signed Kosta Warff ...
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1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

Petite Jack / Jax Bookend Made Metal
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this sculptural Jack made in metal.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Metal

Vintage Nybro Sweden Hunter and Moose Large Crystal Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Nybro Sweden Hunter and Moose Large Crystal Art Glass Heavy Paperweight. Made in Sweden by Nybro, this vintage large glass paperweight ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

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Crystal

Pair of English Polished Steel Wheat Sheaths Book Ends, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English cast polished steel wheat sheaths book ends resting on step back rectangular plinths, Early 19th Century.
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1840s English George IV Antique Paperweights

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Steel

Italy 1980 Black Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Big Tracks Tracce
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

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Bronze

Rare Faceted Bohemian Amanita Muscaria Glass Paperweight
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
This exceptional mid to late 19th-century Czech paperweight exemplifies the mastery of Bohemian glassblowing. It features vibrant colors and delicate white dots that highlight its su...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Paperweights

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Art Glass

Axe in Stump Cast Iron Paperweight
Located in Savannah, GA
An antique axe in stump cast iron paperweight. 5 inches wide by 2 inches deep by 4 ½ inches tall
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Mid-20th Century Rustic Paperweights

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Iron

Art Déco Guinea Pig Bronze Paperweight by E.M. Sandoz for Susse Frères, France
Located in North Miami, FL
1920s Art Déco small guinea pig bronze paperweight/sculpture by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz manufactured by Susse Frères, France By: Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Frères Material: bronze, ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

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Metal, Bronze, Copper

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 4 inches, width 3 inches, height 2 inches This piece makes for a great...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights

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Stone

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
Chrome Horse Bit Paper Weight or Decorative Piece in the Style of Hermes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A decorative horse bit, used as a paper weight, in the style of Hermes. The sides of the bit are horseshoes... and perfect for the horse lover. A compliment to any desk or work stat...
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20th Century Paperweights

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Chrome

Amazing Paperweight in Black Marble by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy 1967
Located in Catania, IT
This black marble paperweight consists of two sections, the cylindrical-shaped base and the second pyramid-shaped. The item is in perfect cond...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Marble

Italian Murano Hand Blown Art Glass Paperweight with White Flowers Fratelli Toso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano hand blown glass flower paperweight with original label. Attributed to Fratelli Toso, not signed. Italian Murano Art glass pa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Art Glass Sommerso Paperweight by Maui Hot Island Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful sommerso art glass paperweight by Maui Hot Island glass, circa 1994. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3"D x 4"H and is signed "A C...
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Late 20th Century American Paperweights

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Art Glass

Italy 1980 Abstract Sculpture by Nevio De Luca
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian artist follow his soul and imagines the scenes story telling the life. This is the cinema story, a dreaming bronze in which we can find a movie. Only one piece, bronze o...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

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Brass, Bronze

John Deacons Perthshire Millefiori glass presse-papier 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
Glass paperweight. A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used ...
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20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture Standing Woman by S. Rueff, France, 1925
By S. Rueff
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze sculpture standing woman by S. Rueff, France, 1925. Stylized Art Deco woman. Rare car mascot hood ornament. Ca...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights

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Bronze

20th century French Blown Glass Paperweight, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Blown Glass Paperweight or glass sulphide. Its vibrant composition of interwoven blue and pink patterns makes it a small work of art, perfect for brightening up a desk, a shelf, or a...
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1980s French Vintage Paperweights

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Blown Glass

"Crabs and Anemone", Striking Art Deco Paperweight, Enameled Bronze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely striking and original, this bronze paperweight features two crabs framed by enameled anemone and bits of sea and sand, all highly stylized in the Art Deco manner, and everyt...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

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Bronze

Pair of Crystal Stylized Penguin Sculptures by Val St. Lambert
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of petite faceted clear crystal penguin sculptures by Val St. Lambert exclusively for the Danbury Mint, circa 1980s. The pair are in excellent cond...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Crystal

Vintage Enameled Aluminium Paperweight, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage paperweight apple shaped, realized in 1980s in Italy. Very good condition.
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1980s Italian Vintage Paperweights

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Glass

Set of Three Hand Blown Murano Glass Birds Paperweights
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano art glass hand blown sculpture birds paperweights. Beautiful Modern hand blown glass birds. The body of bubbles Italian art glass dec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Midcentury Steel Paperweight , Europe, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made from steel in original condition sign of use Its form from old plastic factory
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Steel

Midcentury Steel Paperweight , Europe, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made from steel in original condition sign of use Its form from old plastic factory
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Steel

Midcentury Steel Paperweights , Europe, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made from steel in original condition sign of use Its form from old plastic factory
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Steel

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 5 inches, width 2.75 inches, height 1.25 inches This piece makes for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
Slag Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique-shaped pieces of slag glass. Each piece will vary in size and shape. Slag glass comes from the glass used to make car windows. These pieces were sourced in Texas.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Organic Modern Paperweights

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Slag Glass

Slag Glass
Slag Glass
$390 / item
Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 5 inches, width 4 inches, height 2.25 inch This piece makes for a grea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights

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Stone

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Hermès Paperweight Ruler Silver-plate Leather Desk Accessory 1970 s
Located in Lausanne, CH
Vintage Hermès, Paris, an elegant desk accessory. The paperweight is in the shape of a decimal ruler, silver-plate with detachable black leather tab. Made circa 1975, signed.
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1970s French Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Silver Plate

1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing a wonderful patina and...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Steel

Vintage Pen Holder, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Pen holder is a decorative object realized in the 1960s. A decorative pen holder with art glass base. Good condition except for some minor...
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1960s European Vintage Paperweights

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Art Glass

Modernist Mid-Century Brass Clothespin Paperweight
By Halston
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful paperweight constructed as a clothespin in brass. Sleek with modernist essence. The luminous brass catapults this piece to sculpture. A very chic addition to you...
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1970s American Minimalist Vintage Paperweights

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Brass

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti Piccolo Racconto
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale"" Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives an...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

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Bronze

Italian modern round doorstop in multicolor Murano glass, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round doorstop in multicolor Murano glass, 1980s Round Murano glass doorstop. The glass is made of multicolored rods. It features a shallow bowl in the center. It can ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Pair Italian Verde Polcevere Marble Spheres
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of polished Italian Verde Polcevere marble spheres featuring deep hues of green and stark-white veining with a flattened bottom. 2 pairs are available.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paperweights

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Marble

Glass Paperweight Signed Joel Philip Myers 1968
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Glass paperweight signed Joel Philip Myers 1968.
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1960s Vintage Paperweights

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Art Glass

Hand Carved Marble Stone Pyramid Aztec Mayan
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of vintage green and white marble Aztec Mayan stone bookends. Vintage handcrafted large heavy natural marble bookends with Aztec Mayan green head on a pyramidal form. These are very substantial, heavy and well handmade bookends. They are hand carved white with white natural color of the marble and the green marble carved Mayan head...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paperweights

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Marble

1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Porcelain

Bust Head of Nefertiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful acrylic resin head of Nefertiti. A compliment to any shelf, desk or work station. Could be used as a paper weight or bookend as well. The piece is of good size and is wel...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Resin

Italian Murano Rainbow Bubble Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oval shaped, artisan-made, hand-blown, Italian Murano art glass paperweight features a bed of colorful teal, blue, yellow, and red with clear bubbles rising resembling hot air balloo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

An Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The square paperweight with specimen marbles inset in yellow marble ground.
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Paperweights

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Marble

Art Deco Wrought Iron Mistletoe Paperweight by Edgar Brandt 1921
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco wrought iron Mistletoe paperweight by Edgar Brandt. In French this model is called Boule de Gui. Wrought iron with chromed finish. France 1921. We have a pair available, s...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

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Iron

Just Andersen Fantail Fish Paperweight, 1930s, Art Deco
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Heavy metal (likely pewter) paperweight designed by Just Andersen. Paperweight depicts a Fantail Fish. A lovely Art Deco style piece which can work in a variety of different interi...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

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Bronze

Murano Vintage Heart Shape Art Glass Paperweight Cobalt Blue, Yellow and Murine
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Vintage Yellow Heart Glass With Bubbles Paperweight Desk Accessory. Beautiful Murano Art Glass Cobalt Blue and Yellow Heart Shaped Paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Paperweight in Belgian Marble with Micromosaic Representing the Forum Romanum
Located in Roma, IT
Paperweight in Belgian marble with micromosaic representing the Forum Romanum. Roman manufacture half of 18th century. The micro mosaic is realized with woven enamels and represent...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Paperweights

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Belgian Black Marble

Vintage Spiral Zig Zag Glass Paperweight Purple And Red
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage 1980's glass spiral zig zag paperweight or glass object makes a great desk accessory. The red floating glass zig zag is set of against the purple. Great color combo. It ...
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1980s Vintage Paperweights

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Blown Glass

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 5 inches, width 4.5 inches, height 1 inch This piece makes for a great...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights

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Stone

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
Blue Swirl Paper Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful clear glass paper weight with a Tiffany Blue Swirl of glass - the perfect size and could be a paperweight for smaller books.
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20th Century Paperweights

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Blown Glass

Modern Glass Sphere Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A transparent glass sphere on a square glass base decorative object or paperweight, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century. A great decorative object for a desk, library, shelf...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass

Vintage Two s Company Lucite Owl Tape Dispenser Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage lucite owl tape dispenser manufactured in Hong Kong for Two's Company of Mount Vernon, NY (ca. 1960s). Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb, who...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Lucite

A Blue John Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The parquetry Blue John Pattern within a rectangular black stone surround
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Paperweights

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Quartz, Marble

Paperweight Caithness Scotland Signed Collectible " Obsession" with Box 1970 s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Caithness Scotland "Obsession" Signed collectible Paperweight in original box with the Caithness Collectors club paperwork. Caithness Scotland- collectible "Obsession" art glass paperweight. Caithness Scottish glass designer paperweight...
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Late 20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

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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