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Dorothy Thorpe Midcentury Crystal Lucite American Knot Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury crystal Lucite American knot paperweight sculpture. This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s.
An amazing item with a unique knot ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Antique Scrambled Glass Paperweight New England Glass Company, American 1852
By New England Glass Company
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of a scrambled Glass Paperweight by the New England Glass Company, dating to 1852.
The weight includes latticinio twists and vari...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Paperweights
Materials
Glass
American Antique Red Lily Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Midwest American glass red lily paperweight dating from the latter 19th century. The round and tall domed shape paperweight is hand blown in clear glass with very fine...
Category
19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Great American Circus Calendar Medal by Marcel Jovine
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is a large bronze coin medallion of the Great American Circus calendar by sculptor Marcel Jovine.
Marcel Jovine was an Italian-born American sculptor who was best known as the ...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Curtis Jere American, 1910-2008 Jump Rope, Bronze
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buchanan, MI
Curtis Jere (American, 1910-2008) jump rope.
Bronze figure of a girl jumping rope. Signed "C. Jere" along the base
Measure: 10.5" x 6" x 4".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Monte Dunlavy Striped Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage colorful paperweight features white, pink, powder blue, and cobalt blue glass stripes fused in concentric manner. Harmonious color palette allows the use of bright colors to...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Schmidt Rhea Heart Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass, 1981
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Colorful Post-Modern art glass paperweight features a complex abstract fused glass design enclosed inside the heart-shaped clear glass in sommerso technique. Blue, pink, and white p...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
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
Shauna Watkins Op-Art Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass paperweight features Op-Art design with dark, almost black Burgundy red glass circular structure, surrounded by striped glass ribbon in blue, white, and burnt oran...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Jeff Seely Large Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass 1980s
By J. Seeley
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Massive, heavy paperweight features complex asymmetrical fused glass center, accentuated by groups of controlled bubbles. Three free-form string stru...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Lorraine Austin for Snake Oil Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large round art glass paperweight features complex multicolored fused glass and controlled bubbles core, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Colorful fused glass elements...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
James Alloway Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The piece measures 3.25" high and 2.25" wide at the center. It is signed by the artist near the base.
James Alloway (b. 1957) is a renowned American glass artist. James had a fasci...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Brian Lonsway Paperweight, Toledo OH, American Art Studio Glass, 1980
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural art glass paperweight features a free-flowing central core of light amber glass and controlled bubbles, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Reflective ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Late 20th Century American Art Glass Crystal Caterpillar Sculpture by, Steuben
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Late 20th Century American Crystal Caterpillar Designed by Peter Yenawine, for Steuben Glass depicting an inching caterpillar with outstretched antennas and applied eyes gives a re...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
LOVE Snowglobe
Located in Jersey City, NJ
LOVE Snow Globe
globe dims: 4.5 h x 4" w x 4" l
gift box dims: 5.25 " h. x 5.25" w. x 5.25" l
packaged in custom gift box
©Morgan Art Foundation
Licensed by Artestar, New York
Robe...
Category
2010s North American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
$150 / item
Powder Tester
Located in Greenwich, CT
An rare 18th c. flintlock powder tester for the purpose of measuring the strength of gunpowder. Having a walnut handle with brass body and steel flintlock mechanism. With gauge mak...
Category
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,400
Collection of Table Ornaments 19th and 20th Century, Cut Crystal, Gilt Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
A collection of table ornaments, cut crystal gilt bronze
19th and 20th century, priced per item.
Height of tallest 20 1/4 inches.
Category
19th Century English American Classical Antique Paperweights
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Handcrafted Iron Horse Bit Paperweight in Gucci Style, 1970s
Located in Round Top, TX
Unique handmade twisted iron Gucci-style horse bit paperweight or sculpture. This piece is fully hinged and can be easily wall-displayed for a clean form pie...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Dorothy Draper Hollywood Regency Brass Cabbage Paper Weight with Label
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Mon choux! Here's Dorothy Draper's "peu chou" (little cabbage) as the french say. A neat, organically shaped petite cabbage paper weight from the Dorothy Draper Company, Signature Co...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Oak and Red Leather Wastebasket by Casa Comte, Circa 1940
By Comte S.A.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oak wastebasket, lined with red leather, made by Casa COMTE (1932-1960).
Bibliography Mo Amelia Teitelbaum (2010), “Los Creadores de un Estilo, Minimalis...
Category
1940s South American Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Leather, Oak
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Zellique Art Glass Pear
Located in Fairfield, CA
A beautiful vintage Zellique studio art glass pear. Beautiful satin semi iridescent finish to the glass. Signed on the base.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Slag Glass
$390 / item
Multi Faceted Art Glass Sculpture / Paperweight by Ed Nesteruk
By Ed Nesteruk
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous multifaceted (8 planes around the sides forming an uneven octagon and 6 planes on top of the piece) art glass sculpture / oversized paperweight by Ed Nesteruk, circa 1982. The piece is clear glass with two reddish pink and one blue oblong art...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Mid-20th Century Barovier
Toso, Murano Art Glass Egg Paperweight
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Barovier & Toso, Murano art glass egg paperweight. Internal radiating threads of glistening aventurine copper floating over a de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
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
Signed Steuben White Swirl
Bubble Glass Egg Paperweight by George Thompson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed Steuben White Swirl
Bubble Glass Egg Paperweight by George Thompson, USA, Circa 1970s
This exquisite Steuben glass egg paperweight,...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Jacques Cartier Elephant, Art Deco / Cubist Car Mascot / Hood Ornament 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Jacques Cartier Elephant, Art Deco / Cubist Car Mascot / Hood Ornament 1920´s
Elephant, cubist car mascot / Hood Ornament, Paperweight / Sculpture.
Silvered Bronze, signed on the emb...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Skull Over a Book Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bronze Skull Over a Book Sculpture / Paperweight.
This sculpture is a quiet thunderclap—elegant, solemn, and rich with philosophical weight. The skull atop the closed book, resting o...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,300 / item
Rare "Monkey in Hoop" Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Abit. France 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Rare "Monkey in Circle or Hoop" Car Mascot / Hood Ornament Signed Abit. France 1920´s
Very hard to find Car mascot / Hood Ornament " Monkey in Hoop ". An extremely rare find, is t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz Guinea Pig Cochon d
Inde Bronze Paperweight 1919
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Marcel Sandoz (Swiss, 1881-1971,) Guinea pig silver plated bronze paperweight. Marked "Ed M Sandoz" near the lower edge, also with Susse Fres Ed mark.
Description
"COCHON D'...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$1,599 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Rabbit Table Bell Ring by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A fine quality, early twentieth century bronze model of a ‘Rabbit with Ear Raised’ by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (Swiss, 1880-1971). This bronze was produced using the lost wax process at...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Fennec, Fox by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bronze sculpture fennec fox by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, France.
Edouard Marcel Sandoz 'FENNEC COUCHÉ' A silvered bronze modelled as a fox, signed E M...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Antique God Atlas Sterling Silver Figural Wax Seal Stamper. German 19-Century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Antique God Atlas Sterling Silver Figural Wax Seal Stamper.
Rara Antique, circa 1850, wax seal stamp.
Moldelled as the God Atlas (Greek Mythology).
The globe rotates.
Museum quality...
Category
19th Century German Classical Greek Antique Paperweights
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early Hiroshi Yamano Art Glass Sculpture or Paperweight, 1988
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Early Art Glass sculpture by Hiroshi Yamano features a grouping of raising controlled air bubbles in the center of a clear glass disc object. The bubbles are partially enveloped by pale green, pink, and blue colored glass layers that are flowing around and through the central structure. The underside is polished flat, adding clarity to the sculpture and emphasizing the use of negative space in the composition.
The sculpture is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the underside; it can be used as a paperweight, if desired. It is contemporary to Yamano's famous "From East to West" series, that he started in the late 1980s, while he was a graduate student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The sculpture was created in 1988; it is evocative of flowing water and underwater views. While we don't think that the sculpture is a part of the series, it is an important early work and a reflection on his studies.
Hiroshi Yamano (b. 1956) is recognized as one of Japan's foremost and innovative glass artists. He attended the California College of Arts and Crafts, the Tokyo Art Institute, and Penland School of Crafts (where he served as an assistant), before receiving his Masters in Fine Arts degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, in 1989. Yamano began working with glass after seeing an exhibition of Scandinavian glass in Kyoto. At California College of Arts and Crafts he studied under Marvin Lipofsky, learning the creative aspects of glass. In 1986 he worked as an instructor at Leon Applebaum...
Category
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Gordon Bunshaft
s Collection: Lighter, Paperweight, Shovel Pin and Glass Piece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a collection of personal desk objects from the estate of Gordon Bunshaft, the influential American architect best known for his work with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and iconi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An assembled set of 7 brass bell form weights, c.1860. 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for the selective buye...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$350 Sale Price / set
41% Off
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Paperweights
Materials
Marble
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
Andrew Szoeke "H" Monogram Marquetry Wood Cube Paperweight
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and wonderful monogram "H" cube or paperweight by American designer, Andrew Szoeke. This cube combines Szoeke's mastery of graphic art and typography with inlaid wood ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Wood
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Andrew Szoeke "L" Monogram Marquetry Wood Cube Paperweight
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and wonderful monogram "L" cube or paperweight by American designer, Andrew Szoeke. This cube combines Szoeke's mastery of graphic art and typography with inlaid wood ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Wood
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning decorative antique Italian Grand Tour Vatican Micro-Mosaic inset black marble desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 ...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Sculpture of a French Bulldog Bookend or Paperweight, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco or Cubist Bronze sculpture of a French bulldog bookend or paperweight.
Made of bronze, mounted over a marble base.
Made in France, 19...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Minimal Abstract Figurative Crystal Sculpture signed Steuben
Located in New York, NY
This delightfully formed Mid-Century Modernist Minimal Abstract Figurative Crystal Sculpture signed Steuben originates from France during the latter half of the 20th Century. This pi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
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...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
French Bulldog Bronze Desk Paperweight, Austria, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French bulldog bronze figure / sculpture desk paperweight - Austria 1920´s.
Very nice conditions. Bronze is mounted over a Belgian Black Marble base.
A statue of a bulldog standing on a black cylindrical base. The bulldog is depicted in a standing position with its head turned slightly to the right. The statue is highly polished, giving it a shiny and reflective surface. The black base contrasts with the gold statue, making the bulldog figure...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$1,725 Sale Price
25% Off
Paul J. Stankard Root People Paperweight
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Paul J. Stankard (American, b. 1943)
Marking(s); notes: signed
Materials: lampwork glass, polished clear and black glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 2.5"h, 2...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Paul Seide for Milropa Studio Sculpture or Paperweight Art Studio Glass 1977
By Paul Seide
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking, complex art glass sculpture or paperweight features fused central core with controlled bubbles, multi-layered pigments, and dichroic glass that is encased in clear glass l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass
French Bulldog Bronze Desk Paperweight / Ashtray , Austria, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French bulldog bronze figure / sculpture desk paperweight Ashtray - Austria 1920´s.
Marked Austria. Very nice conditions. Bronze is mounted over a marble base.
We have specialized i...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Erotic - Nude Woman Viena Bronze Sculpture / Desk Paperweight. Austria 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic - Nude Viena Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight. Austria 1900´s.
Lovely woman nude paperclip or paperweight.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vinta...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Cubist Edouard-Marcel Sandoz Owl Hibou Bronze Car Mascot, Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco, Cubist Edouard-Marcel Sandoz Owl - Hibou Bronze Car Mascot - Mascotte Automobile - Automobilia
Can be used as a desk paperweight. Very Nice looking.
Sandoz (1881-1971) is o...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Antique Boston
Sandwich Pink Poinsettia Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American paperweight.
By Boston & Sandwich Glass Company.
With a 10-petal pink poinsettia with two leaves on a clear background.
The center cane features a rare sta...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Paul J. Stankard Botanical / Root People Upright Paperweight
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Paul J. Stankard (American, b. 1943)
Materials: lampwork glass, polished clear glass
Dimensions: 5″h, 2.75″w, 2.5″d
Additional Information: The paperweight details i...
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20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Late 19th Century English Set of 4 Brass Bell Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century set of 4 brass bell weights, English. An assembled set by W&T Avery, Birmingham, England. Includes: 4lb., 2lb., 1lb, & 8 oz. sizes. Two smallest are not marked by t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Ferrari Cars Badge / Emblem Lucite Desk Paperweight. Italy 1970´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage Ferrari Badge / Emblem Lucite Desk Paperweight. Italy 1970´s.
Very nice Ferrari Advertising paperweight.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
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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