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Place of Origin: British
A Pair of Ketland and Co. Flintlock Pistols
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of 18th century English flintlock pistols by Ketland and Co. having proof-marked brass barrels, walnut stocks and engraved steel locks, both with original ramrods and both in ...
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18th Century George III Antique British Paperweights

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Walnut

Caithness Glass Ascension Paperweight by Alastair Macintosh Scotland, Ca 1980
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Caithness glass paperweight named "Ascension", designed by Alastair Macintosh and dating to the last quarter of the 20th century. The paperweight has a cone, egg shaped form, having colours including blue swirl with orange net to the centre and medium bubble and smaller controlled bubbles, making a very distinctive design. The Caithness Glass Company began making paperweights circa 1962 Paul Ysart,Colin Terriss,Alistair Macintosh,Margot Thomson Inns Burn where some of Caithness makers designers of Caithness glass paperweights. The makers mark is etched to the base with CAITHNESS ASCENSION SCOTLAND and a scratched edition number alongside as per the images. This paperweight weighs about 500 gram. Caithness glass The company was founded in 1961 by Robin Sinclair and initially only made bowls, vases and drinking glasses. After Paul Ysart joined the company a year later, that paved the weigh for Paperweight production, with regular factory production starting in the late 1960s. In 1974 the first millefiori and lampwork paperweights...
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20th Century Modern British Paperweights

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Blown Glass

Large Egg Shaped Paperweight by Liskeard Glass, England c 1970
Located in Glasgow, GB
Large art-glass paperweight, crafted in the 1970s by the renowned English glassmakers Liskeard Glass, showcases the exquisite 'bullicante' technique through its display of internal b...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Paperweights

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Art Glass

English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble slabs inset with native English stones 'Blue John' (Derbyshire Spar), 'Duke's Red', 'Bird's-Eye', and foreign Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, and Jasper in 'ovoid' and 'kidney' form inlays. Measurements : Rectangular plaque: 8" by 4.63" by .88" Cartouche plaque...
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Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Antique British Paperweights

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Marble

Antique Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By John Grinsell Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection. This exceptional antique glass and silver match striker...
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1910s Vintage British Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Spode Bone China Pyramid, Gilded Imari Paperweight
By Spode
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A collector's quality bone china paperweight from Spode, England Exquisite gilding and floral enamel decoration topped with gilded ball accent Circa 2000 Signed Spode, England F1860-...
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Early 2000s High Victorian British Paperweights

Materials

Porcelain

English Arts Crafts Bronze Seal, Cat Mouse Motif, circa 1900–1930
By Robert (Mouseman) Thompson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Arts & Crafts Bronze Seal, Cat & Mouse Motif, circa 1900–1930 A finely cast English Arts & Crafts bronze desk seal, surmounted by a sculptural mouse crouched at the top of t...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Paperweights

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Bronze

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 Victorian Antique British Paperweights

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Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century English desk clip is a charming and practical piece of history. Featuring a brass horseshoe mounted on a chip-carved wood base, it was originally designed to ...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian British Paperweights

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Brass

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
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1910s Edwardian Vintage British Paperweights

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Brass

Cast gilt brass paper clip in the form of a snipe - Circa 1900
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Wear consistent with age and use. Cast gilt brass paper clip in the form of a snipe - Circa 1900 Paper Clip - Decoration - Desk 19th century gilt brass paper clip in the form of a sn...
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20th Century British Paperweights

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Metal

Glass Duck Paperweight attributed to Wedgewood, England, 1970s
By Wedgewood
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 1970's glass duck paperweight. attributed to Wedgewood, England Crafted with a base of crystal clear glass, the colourful glass paperweight has bee...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Paperweights

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Art Glass

Blue John Paperweight Egg Mounted on Fluorspar Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The brightly colored blue john egg mounted on a rectangular base. H. 3" x W. 4" x D. 2 3/4"
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian British Paperweights

Materials

Quartz

Caithness Glass Paperweight Elixir No. 189/500, Scotland Circa 1980s
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a glass paperweight named "Elixir", limited edition 189/500, by Caithness Glass, Scotland, made after 1970 in the last quarter of the 20th Century. This is a very attractiv...
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20th Century Modern British Paperweights

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Blown Glass

Antique Glass and English Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental coll...
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1910s Vintage British Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Ink Blotter, English, Marble, Desktop Accessory, Paperweight, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ink blotter. An English, marble desktop accessory or paperweight, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. A treat for the ca...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage British Paperweights

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Marble

Wild Rose And Tile, English Spode Bone China Paperweight
By Spode
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wild blue and red roses, amid foliage motifs decoration on stylised tile ground Delightful bone china paperweight from Spode, England Circa 2000 Signed Spode, England F1868-AO to bas...
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Early 2000s High Victorian British Paperweights

Materials

Porcelain

Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Strathearn or Perthshire Scotland, circa 1970
By Strathearn
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade Millefiori collectors Paperweight, that we attribute to a Scottish maker, Circa 1970. This paperweight is handmade with a mixed Millefiori cane design,...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Perthshire Art Glass Paperweight Twists and Millefiori
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Perthshire paperweight features large central P cane (signature cane), surrounded by 3 rings of highly detailed millefiori can...
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20th Century Post-Modern British Paperweights

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Art Glass, Glass, Sommerso

Victorian Brass Skirt Lifter
Located in Tampa, FL
This is a Victorian brass skirt lifter probably about 1880s made of brass with a great patina. A wonderful and unusual find for any brass collection.
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1880s Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Hafod Grange 1997 Dandelion Paperweight – Nature Encased in Crystal Sphere
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite 1997 Hafod Grange paperweight beautifully encases a delicate dandelion seed head within a perfectly clear crystal sphere, creating a stunning display of nature's fragi...
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1990s Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights

Materials

Resin

CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...
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Late 20th Century Modern British Paperweights

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Art Glass

Scottish Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Scottish organic modern style clear/transparent and moss green art glass paperweight or decorative object, circa 1970s, Scotland. A great piece for a desk, office, librar...
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1970s Organic Modern Vintage British Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
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1910s Vintage British Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Antique paperweight in marble and embossed copper. United Kingdom 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
An antique English paperweight or paper press, in yellow Siena marble, rectangular in shape with a rectangular embossed and chased copper plaque depicting a group of horses in a stab...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Siena Marble, Copper

Botanical Lampwork "Blue Flower" Paperweight by Allan Scott for Caithness Glass
By Whitefriars, Caithness Scotland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine upright botanical glass lampwork paperweight. By Caithness Glass / WhiteFriars. Entitled: "Blue Flower." Designed by Allan Scott. Depicting ...
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Early 2000s British Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Antique English Blue John or Derbyshire Spar Egg Shaped Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique paperweight. Comprised of Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar), a rare form of fluorite from England with distinct purple & yell...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical British Paperweights

Materials

Precious Stone

Petite English Victorian Period 19th Century Carved Wooden Bird Sculpted Group
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite antique English Victorian period small carved wooden sculpted group from the 19th century depicting two small birds nesting with each other and accented with orange paint. C...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Paperweights

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Wood

Edward VII Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Edward VII glass paperweight. "Honi soit mal quiy mal y pense" commemorative souvenir paperweight of Edward VII in his coronation robes, England, circa 1902...
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Early 20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Glass

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...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Paperweights

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Brass

Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
$350 Sale Price / set
41% Off
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 Late Victorian Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Quartz, Marble

English Horse Glass Paperweight, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A glass and paper decoupage paperweight of an English country scene with horses and equestrian rider, circa 1970s, England. A great piece for a desk, library, side/end table, etc. Di...
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Mid-20th Century Country British Paperweights

Materials

Felt, Glass, Paper

Standing Bear Money Box
Located in London, England
A late Victorian patinated cast iron standing bear money box, registered design by John Harper & Co. U.K circa 1900. H 16cm x W 7cm x D 6cm Please be in ...
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Early 1900s Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Iron

English Teign Valley Red Art Glass Sculpture Paper Weight Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand blown art glass sculpture from Teign Valley Glass in England. The shop has been around since the early 20th C. and is renowned for ...
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20th Century Modern British Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

19th Century English Pair of Cast Iron Mounted Lion Masks
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19th century English pair of cast iron mounted lion masks circa 1890. Price is each. Measures: Large H 49 x W 19.5 x D 11cm Small H 43 x W 18 x D ...
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1880s Antique British Paperweights

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Iron

Antique English bubble glass paper weight, with a Jack Russel dog, England 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique English bubble glass paper weight or paper press, with intaglio of the head of a Jack Russel dog, carved and painted reverse, Essex c...
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Early 20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Sterling Silver Model of an Irish Setter
By BSE Products
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 British Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

Arculus Walsh Walsh Paperweight Old English Millefiori
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Arculus Walsh Walsh paperweight – “1848” Old English paperweight Concentric Polychrome Millefiori c1900 Date : c1900 Origin : England Features : A sic row concentric millef...
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1890s Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

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 Other British Paperweights

Materials

Silver

William Manson Caithness Paperweight Field Study Butterfly
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : William Manson Caithness Paperweight Field Study Butterfly 1986 Date : 1986 Origin : Scotland Features : Lampwork aventurine butterfly, flower, flowers buds and stems all w...
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1980s Vintage British Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

WEDGWOOD GLASS - Pink Lavender Glass Duck Paperweight - U.K. - Circa 1970 s
By Paul Miller, Ronald Stennett Willson, Wedgwood
Located in Chatham, ON
WEDGWOOD GLASS (Manufacturer) - RONALD STENNETT-WILLSON and PAUL MILLER (Designers) - RSW425 (Pattern Number) - Vintage British hand made pink and lavender Ombre glass duck paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights

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Art Glass

Pair of English Polished Steel Hand Chase Decorative Floral Bookends, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English polished steel bulbous hand chased decorative floral bookends resting on rectangular step back plinths, Early 19th century.
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1830s George IV Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Steel

Large Victorian Green Glass Dump Weight with Flowering Stems
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good large antique Victorian green glass doorstop or dump weight including a pot/vase with four flowering stems probably made in Yorkshire, England and dating from around 1870. A...
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1870s Victorian Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Arculus Close Concentric Millefiori Glass Paperweight
By Clichy, Whitefriars
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English glass paperweight. By Arculus. Of a medium to low dome form. Dates to the early 20th century (pre-1930). With a close-concentric millefiori design, featuri...
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Early 20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Burmantofts Leeds Fireclay Company Advertising Lion Paperweight, circa 1904
By Leeds Fireclay Company
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique art pottery advertising paperweight mounted with a seated lion made in Leeds at The Leeds Fireclay Company (Burmantofts) dat...
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Pottery

Large English Lavender Glass Paperweight
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large English lavender glass paperweight.
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20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paperweight Hedgehog Silver 1977 Inscribed CA 1991 Assay
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming small silver desk accessory or paperweight. Birmingham 1977. Modelled as a hedgehog with his front feet resting on a log on leafy ground looking up. Commemorative piec...
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20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Britannia Standard Silver

Peach Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach bookend mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir. Unique Materials: Jesmonite Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm. Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in Lond...
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2010s Modern British Paperweights

Materials

Cement

White Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
White bookend Mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique Materials: Jesmonite Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product...
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2010s Modern British Paperweights

Materials

Cement

A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997 Additional information: Date : 1997 Origin : Scotland Features : Four flowers and three buds on a bed of l...
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20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Millefiori Glass Paperweight Orange Green Blue, Vasart, Scotland c.1960s
By Vasart
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vasart millefiori paperweight handcrafted in Scotland. A highly collectible glass paperweight and wonderful example of Vasart craftsmanship and artistry. This beautiful paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights

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Art Glass

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 George IV Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Steel

19th Century European Green Glass Dump Paperweight with Controlled Air Bubbles
Located in Louisville, KY
This European bottle green dump glass paper weight features a display of frosted flower pedals erupting in a fountain motif, controlled bubbles that interplay with the design, with s...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

English Purple Amethyst Paperweight Decorative Object
By Webb and Corbett
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial English 'star' optic purple amethyst and clear crystal paperweight or decorative object, from acclaimed crystal house, Webb Corbett, circa mid to late-20th century, England. This multi-faceted paperweight has a purple/amethyst layer...
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Late 20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s. This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design. having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight. The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section. There are no makers markings on the base that we can see. VASART HISTORY Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff. Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis. In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Steuben Glass - Glass Paperweight
By Steuben Glass
Located in Beaune, FR
Steuben glass paperweight featuring a multifaceted design decorated with a teardrop-shaped air bubble. Signed "Steuben" underneath and presented in its original red fabric-lined box....
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20th Century British Paperweights

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Art Glass

19th Century Cast Brass Satyr Bacchus Pan with Grapes and Grapevines Pen Wipe
Located in Haarlem, NL
Antique heavy cast brass satyr with grapes and grapevines in his hair. With this grape and leafage it easily could be Bacchus and his pointy ears make him also a pan kind of figure. This cup is not as big as the drinking cups you see with the same satyr, this cup is smaller and it has an insert in which a piece of wood with bristle fits. This satyr cup is a pen wipe, from back in the days when people used a fountain or a crown pen and ink and you needed your pen brushed...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Other

Antique English Arculus Pink Chequer Glass Paperweight
By Saint Louis, Baccarat, Clichy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English rare chequer glass paperweight. By Arculus. With pink latticinio rods and mixed cogs and stars canes. Bears the characteristic spontaneity and hand-crafted q...
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Early 20th Century British Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art 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. ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights

Materials

Glass

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...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Paperweights

Materials

Silver

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