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Vintage Brass Turtle on Faux Book Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique vintage brass turtle on faux book paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 5.25"W x 3.5"D x 3"H. The ...
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Mid-20th Century American Paperweights

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Brass

Post-Modern, Brilliantly Cut Diamond Shaped Art Glass Paperweight / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern, Brilliantly Cut Diamond Art Glass Paperweight / Sculpture, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or scratches and measures 4"D x 2.5"H. ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Murano Art Glass Paperweight of a Fish, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful, playful and colorful paperweight that will spark your imagination every time you put your eyes on it. Murano art glass, signed. A nice addition to any desktop. Mea...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

1970 s Steel paperweight attributed to Maria Pergay
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's Steel paperweight attributed to Maria Pergay
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1970s French Vintage Paperweights

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Stainless Steel

Signed Italian Venini Murano White Ribbon Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Paperweight by Venini Italy. This piece is a stunning compliment to any desk or work station. Hand Crafted with White Ribbons and of a good weight. Could actually serve as...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Clear Hand Blown Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-blown, clear, oblong, art glass paperweight features a clear hand-blown center ring with several controlled bubbles atop and below with the faintest hints of orange dash around ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Pair Italian Venini Murano Crystal Signed Paperweight Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Paperweight by Venini Italy. This pieces are sold individually or as a pair and are a stunning compliment to any desk or work station. Hand Crafted with multi colored Ribbo...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Bronze Bumble Bee Sculpture on Marble Base by Gaston Lachaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful Bronze bumble bee mounted on marble base by Gaston Lachaise.
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20th Century French Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880 Additional information: Date : c1880 Origin : Baccarat France Features : A lampwork pansy, leaves stem and bud on a clear ground with st...
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19th Century French Antique Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass

Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 Chain Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' polished brass paperweight. Executed in brass-plated cast iron and designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Iron, Brass

19th Century Gilt Bronze Eagle Fragment on White Marble Stand, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian gilt bronze sculpture of an eagle on a rectangular white Carrera piece of marble. The high quality of the gilt work and the early age makes the eagl...
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1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Paperweights

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Art Déco French Polished Silvered Bronze Balancing Dice Paperweight by E. Brandt
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco fench polished silvered bronze balancing dice paperweight by Edgar Brandt By: Edgar Brandt Material: copper, bronze, silver, metal Technique: cast, molded, silvered, polish...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights

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Bronze, Metal, Silver, Copper

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

Hand Carved Stone Possible malachite Paperweight office Desk Sculpture object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Possible malachite Paperweight office Desk Sculpture object . A nicely hand carved Hardstone paperweight sculpture frog object decorative...
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19th Century European Antique Paperweights

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Stone

Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles. Clear Controlled Bubble Standing Penguin Bird Animal Art Glass Figurine Paperweight. Collectible Blown Clear G...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Petite Murano Glass Paperweight Pen Holder Stand, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exquisite Murano hand-blown art glass paperweight and pen holder embodies the refinement and artistry for which Venetian glassmakers are renowned. Crafted with exceptional skill...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection. This exceptional antique silver and glass match striker has a globular form. The surface of the glass body is embellished with a serrated texture which composes a match striker. The ornamentation to the glass body is segmented with plain subtly concave vertical flutes. The upper portion of this antique glass match striker...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Paperweights

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Sterling Silver

1970s Pair of Vintage Lucite Hourglass Sculpture Style of Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun pair of functional sculptural accents. Measures: LG - 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. MD - 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.  
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Paperweights

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Acrylic

Vintage Murano Art Glass Abstract Design Paper Weight, 1993
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous Vintage Art Glass 1993 abstract design paperweight. Beautiful handcrafted pink and white swirl Murano art glass paperweight. ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Green and Clear Italian Art Glass Flower Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Green and Clear Italian Art Glass Flower Paperweight. Italian Mid-century Murano Blown Art Glass Paperweight with Floral Motif. Beautif...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Crystal

Murano Art Glass Millefiori Paperweight Sculpture Knob Top Multicolor Murrines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic Murano Art Glass paperweight with multicolored Millefiori murrines. This art glass paperweight is designed with a sculptural knob top in clear frosted matte glass resembl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Set of Swedish Ahus Glass Paperweights, Signed Studio Åhus 1992 HD-AZ
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
2 Modern Swedish Åhus glass paperweights. The signed paperweights are frosted glass with colorful interior and frosted glass surface. The larger pie...
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

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Glass

Murano Opalescent Blue Green Italian Art Glass Horse Pony Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown opalescent green, blue with controlled bubbles Italian art glass horse head paperweight / sculpture. Documented to the F...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass

Wrought Iron Cyclamen Ashtray and Paperweight, Italy 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Wrought Iron Cyclamen Ashtray and Paperweight, Italy 1940s
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Wrought Iron

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with intricate white, light blue, and dark blue ribbons / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Origina...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass Paperweight
Murano Glass Paperweight
$240 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in Norwich, GB
19th Century Italian micro mosaic grand tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset ...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Paperweights

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Slate

Big Inch Art Deco Tape Dispenser Large Footed Streamlined Tear Drop Atomic Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful throwback from the pre-Atomic Era. We have never seen one of these before, extremely over built shop tape dispenser. Came out of an old very dormant QBC Print Shop in Vi...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

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Metal

Vintage 20th Century British Solid Silver Novelty Globe Shaped Writing Sander
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century English solid silver novelty shape sander, crafted in the form of a globe, featuring a weighted base for stability on the office table. Hand-made with raised and...
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20th Century British Other Paperweights

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Silver

Murano Mushroom Toadstool Art Glass Paperweight Green Gold and Pink 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Style Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Pink, Gold Murine, Green and White 1980s. Beautiful vintage Murano style hand made pink with gold, green and white spots...
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Late 20th Century Italian Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Bronze Foot an Early Example from the Carl Aubock Workshop Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Marked, "MADE IN AUSTRIA" We are assume this is an earlier version of the, 'Best Foot Forward' desktop paperweight. Wonderful patina, presented in as found condition.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Bronze

Vintage Merle Edelman Op Art Face / Head with Eyes Inside Lucite / Acrylic 1970s
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern c. 1970's Merle Edelman half round Op Art face lucite sculpture with 3D eyes over a black geometric grid. Similar style as Abraham Palatnik. In fine condition, no ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Lucite

A Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight, St. Peter s Square Rome - Vatican
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Micro Mosaic, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, XIXth Century" 19th century oval Micro-mosaic depicting a panoramic view of the basilica and St. Peter's Square in Rome (Vatican), enclosed in a shaped slate with inset oval plaque. Original Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Paperweights

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Marble

Vintage Glass Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Glass ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s. Transparent glass ashtray. This object is perfect for embellish your home! Good conditions.
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1970s Italian Vintage Paperweights

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Glass

Set of 3 Murano Ducks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 vintage hand blown Murano glass ducks infused with gold flecks, with Swarovski crystal eyes / Made in Italy, circa 1980s "Murano Glass" etc...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Set of 3 Murano Ducks
Set of 3 Murano Ducks
$900 Sale Price / set
40% Off
KERRY Irish Art Glass Paperweight Hand Blown in a Jade to Emerald Green 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Kerry art glass paperweight hand blown in dark olive green, jade and emerald colors with small bubbles. Hand crafted in Ireland, circa 1980s. Sticker still attached. Kerry Glass...
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Mid-20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
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

Pirate Monkey Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Ch. Soudant. France 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare art deco french silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a Pirate Monkey, Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Desk Paperweight. Inscribed Ch. Soudant and Susse Fes Edts. A fascin...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights

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Bronze

Vintage Glass Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage glass paperweight is an original Contemporary Design Object realized in the 1970s. Original art glass. Made in Italy. Dimensions...
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1970s Italian Vintage Paperweights

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Art Glass

Vintage Crystal Art Glass Paperweight in Red and White Swirl Hungary 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Crystal Art Glass Paperweight in Red and White Swirl. Handcrafted in Hungary still retained the paper sticker: " Callisto Classic Crystal 2...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pyrite Skull from Peru
Located in New York, NY
Peruvian pyrite bust of a human skull. Pyrite was given the name "Fool's Gold" by prospectors having mistaken it for gold in the 19th century. Its current namesake is derived from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Organic Modern Paperweights

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Pyrite

Vintage Gucci Chrome, Logo Canvas, Resin Note Pad Holder and Desk Accessory 70 s
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful vintage Italian signed Gucci note pad holder has wood backing with flip topnote holder and the iconic logo fabric Gucci symbols as the f...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Chrome

Art Deco Cubist Rare Comet Car Mascot by Becquerel, French, circa 1920-1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare Hood Ornament - Car Mascot. Silvered bronze, mounted on Italian portoro marble display base, a beautifully presented example. Very nice Automobilia piece. Perfect paperweig...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight, Belgium
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight. It has the maker's mark on the side of the glass. Val Saint Lambert is one of the leading crystal m...
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1960s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

Daum France Crystal Cat Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal kitty cat figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely cat with dimensional car...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

Murano Fratelli Toso Rainbow Gold Flecks Ribbons Italian Art Glass Dog Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown rainbow Filigrana ribbons with gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog figurine or paperweight. The piece is documented to the Fratelli ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Gold Leaf

Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Located in Oirlo, LI
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes Additional information: Dimensions: 7 W x 7 D x 7 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass

Hand-Carved Marble Paperweight / Bookend, Orb style
Located in New York, NY
A white marble paperweight in the shape of an orb, hand-carved in India, circa 1980. Beautiful veinless white marble, exquisitely carved by hand from top to bottom by Indian artisa...
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1980s Indian Agra Vintage Paperweights

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Marble

1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration.
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Mid-20th Century European Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15. Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions. HIBOU Par Antoine Bofi...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

Indian Antique Wooden Hand Noodle Maker with Carved Elephant and Vice Press
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique carved wooden hand noodle press from the 19th century, with elephant motif. Created in India during the 19th century, this wooden piece was originally used to hand make noodles. Showcasing a vice press, the body is adorned with a carved elephant whose head and behind expand from a central square. This container is where the dough was placed and the vice part would press it into noodles. The elephant head is carved with subtle motifs, such as a jewel on the forehead. The trunk is tucked in. The sides are adorned with medallions adorned with foliage or a rosette. Boasting a nicely weathered appearance revealing its nice age and use, this antique Indian carved wooden...
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19th Century Indian Antique Paperweights

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Wood

Italy 1985 Postmodern Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Edoardo Franceschini 1
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork by the Italian artist Edoardo Franceschini becomes a landscape where the use of bright colors, it evoques the worlds of our dreams. All his production is characterized b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

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Bronze

Vintage pair of Italian Murano glass paperweights circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This beautiful and rare pair of Italian paperweights is from the island of Murano, renowned for its highly skilled glasswork. This rarely available pair of unusual paperweights will...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Brass Oval "25" Paperweight from De Vera New York
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass oval paperweight with "25" on top, stamped 2015 DE VERA on the bottom with the gallery's prior Crosby Street address.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paperweights

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Brass

Mid 20th Century Murano Aquarium Art Glass Elio Raffaeli, signed Paperweight Egg
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular and rare large venetian murano aquarium sculpture paperweight in the form of an egg with two colorful fish and multicolor strands of cane that resemble aquatic plants, ke...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Signed Glass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A magnificent c.1950s Baccarat Five Row Concentric Close-Packed Millefiori Paperweight. The base features the acid etched post-war Baccarat mark. Large and showy with great bright co...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Glass

Sterling Silver Model of an Irish Setter
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine contemporary cast English sterling silver model of a setter; part of our animal related silverware collection This fine contemporary cast sterling silver ornament...
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2010s English Paperweights

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Sterling Silver

Carl Aubock Table Magnifier 1950 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Aubock table magnifier, mid-20th century. Crafted from solid brass with high-quality optical glass, this elegant piece exemplifies Aubock’s meticulous craftsmanship and function...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass

Carl Aubock Patinated Brass "Walking" Figural Sculpture #4058
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass "Walking" Figural Sculpture #4058 designed in the 1950's. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass

Set of Three Decorative Cut Crystal Obelisks
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking trio of solid cut crystal obelisks in graduated sizes, dating to the 1960s. These sculptural forms are precision-cut with gleaming facets that reflect and refract light be...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

St Louis Paperweight Lampwork Millefiori Lily Pond
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : St Louis Paperweight Lampwork Millefiori Lily Pond 1981 Date : 1981 Origin : France Features : Lampwork and millefiori lily flower and two buds and green leaves floating ...
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1980s French Vintage Paperweights

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Art 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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