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Period: 19th Century
French Bronze Dore Paperclip
Located in Tampa, FL
A mid 19th century beautiful quality bronze dore paperclip depicting wheat. Can be hung on the wall. From France.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlaid with a sumptuous arrangement of semi-precious stones including malachite, agate, onyx and amethyst.
It is beautifully inlaid on a slate base.
Not only is this desk paperweight very functional, but it is also an exquisite mineralogical wonder that can be admired by all discerning collectors.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation,
Dimensions in cm:
Height 2 x Width 17 x Depth 10
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 inch x width 7 inches x depth 4 inches.
Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade.
The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian.
But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)"
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...."
Giovanni Montelatici...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
An Italian Grand Tour Porphyry and Sienna Marble Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The profile of Caesar in profile in high relief.
The yellow marble base with stepped edges.
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny.
Rome - Circa 1870.
Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Slate
Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered paperweight dating from the early to mid-19th century. The plinth of rectangular form surmounted by a fully sculpted giltbro...
Category
Russian Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
$9,272 Sale Price
28% Off
Late 19th Taxile Doat Manufacture De Sevres dated 1899 Flora
By Taxile Doat
Located in Marseille, FR
Art Nouveau ceramic paperweight "Flora" by Taxile Doat, Sèvres factory dated 1899. Some cracks on the periphery.
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Collection Of Antique Iron Coin Banks, Very Decorative. Priced Per Bank
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection Of Antique Iron Coin Banks, Very Decorative. Priced Per Bank. Beautiful craftsmanship
Category
American Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$3,922 Sale Price
25% Off
A Norwegian Porphyry Sphere
Located in Spencertown, NY
The purple/white stone in the shape of a sphere
Category
Norwegian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Porphyry
A Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Very Beautiful Well Executed Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism. With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn Decorated With Hand Painted Flowers
By cutting a pattern on the back, an...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Cut Glass, Paint
Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique scramble paperweight.
With an entertaining collector's label to the base that reads 'Sandwich Junk Wt.'.
That collector thought it was a Boston Sandwich weight. We're unsure if this is American or French. So, Baccarat, Saint Louis, or New England Glass Co...
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-centu...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Faux Bamboo Desk Accessory Brass Ruler
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Faux Bamboo Desk Accessory Brass Ruler
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$247 Sale Price
74% Off
19th Century paperweight, ca 1880
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century paperweight, ca 1880
A small paperweight made of glass, accented with five, spaced bubbles in several layers glass
Has a small circula...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Japanese Articulated Copper Lobster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese articulated copper spiny lobster sculpture on a solid rock Lapis Lazuli. Every single body parts are in working condition and no missing ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Copper
A Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A rectangular shaped paperweight with inset Porphyry, Siena Marble and Mother of Pearl in black marble framework
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Siena Marble, Porphyry
Large Millefiori Paperweight attrib. to Saint Louis, Scrambled Paperweight
By Saint Louis
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning paperweight dating back to the late 19th Century with roses and flowers that will spark your imagination every time you put your eyes on it.
This art piece has faceted e...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murrine
$635 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Antique Baccarat Pansy with Bud Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Baccarat paperweight.
By Baccarat.
With a deep purple and yellow lamp work pansy with a branching stem, leaves, and small bud on a clear base.
In a high and round profile.
...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Charming Paperweight in marble, in the shape of a fig. Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Paperweight in marble, in the shape of a fig, probably made in the early 19th Century. Nice patina.
The paperweight has some minor wear and chips in the marble. (See pi...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Victorian Brass Lady
s Hand Door Knocker 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Victorian lady's hand door knocker. Heavy cast brass. Great decorative desk paperweight. 19th century.
rare
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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
Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique serpentine paperweight. A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Distinctive...
Category
Chinese Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble
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
American Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
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...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Other
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Paperweight / Model of a Nest
By Thomas Whitehouse
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian cast English sterling silver paperweight/model of a nest with glass eggs; part of our rare silverware collection.
This ex...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paperweight
Located in Malibu, CA
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paper Weight. Signed, both the top
bottom have been hand tooled with artistry. Not cast, carved.
The artist's signature is on the top edge.
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$206 Sale Price
30% Off
An Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The round paperweight framed in black marble, with porphyry and sienna marble and other marble specimens. The center in sienna marble with carved bea...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Victorian Brass Knob and Bevelled Iron Paperweight, England 1840
s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Solid Bevelled Iron and Brass Knob Paper Weight, Mid 19th Century.
This truly charming Victorian desk accessory is very decorative and functional.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Iron
Two Greyhound Dogs with Ball, by P. J. Mêne (Signed)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Like his father before him, Pierre Jules Mêne (1810-1879), seemed slated to spend his life as a metal turner. But his innate artistic talent led him to build on this youthfully acqui...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal With Blank Matrix
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal with Blank Matrix
France, circa 1870s
A large French Napoleon III carnelian desk seal with a blank matrix, dating to circa 1870s. This o...
Category
French High Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Carnelian
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Grant Tour micro-mosaic paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy, or possibly the Vatican City, and dating to approximately 1880 and done in t...
Category
Italian Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Slate
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...
Category
Czech Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$708 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Grand Tour Lion Attacking a Horse Miniature Bronze Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 19th century Grand Tour miniature model of the Lion Attacking a Horse sculpture.
Modeled after the ancient Roman version found on Capitoline Hill.
Sized as a paperweight...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Slate, Bronze
Napoleon Brass Desk Top Sculpture and Bell
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique continental brass Napoleon doorstop and desk bell. 19th century. Bell is 6.75" tall.
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Antique Silvered Deer Sculpture, France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique silvered bronze work on a black stone base.
Finely chiseled and natuarally depicted.
France, circa 1880.
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
A Clichy Garland Millefiori Paperweight, c1860
By Clichy
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Clichy Garland Millefiori Paperweight, c1860
Additional information:
Date : c1860
Origin : France
Features : Six elliptical garlands alternating red and white around a central can...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Pair of French Louis XV Style Doré Bronze Dogs on Malachite Plinths
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 3in W: 4 1/4in D: 2 7/8in
This exceptional pair of French Doré bronze dogs on malachite plinths/bases are an amazing example of high quality antique smalls. Finding a pair in this good of condition is highly uncommon. Malachite Was believed to have healing factors in Europe during the Renaissance and later people saw malachite as a sign of wealth and power due to its rarity. Most pieces made with malachite whether it was a piece of furniture or a pair of bronze dogs...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Chinese Yellow Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-centu...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Frosted Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and frosted glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian glass sterling match striker, with sterling silver mount, has a globular form.
The surface of the frosted glass body has a textured finish which composes a match striker and incorporating the impressive applied monogram initials 'CIL'.
The upper portion of this antique glass match striker...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Saint Louis Encased Overlay Upright Bouquet
By Saint Louis
Located in Steyning, West sussex
Saint Louis encased overlay upright bouquet.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Antique Brass Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful antique brass paperweight perfect for any desk as paper weight, organizer or decoration with aged patina.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Ink Bottle with Boar Head and Antlers
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique English brass and crystal inkwell with small horns and brass boar head.
Diameter for bottle: 2.38".
Category
English Charles II Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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.
Category
English George IV Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Steel
Paperweight, Probably Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular white lacquered paperweight with silver-plated fittings and handle and polychrome city view on cardboard, framed behind glass.
Category
Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Paper
$1,521 Sale Price
20% Off
A Blue John Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The parquetry Blue John Pattern within a rectangular black stone surround
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Quartz, Marble
Paperweight/holder from the mid 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
This charming bronze letter holder and paperweight is a striking example of European craftsmanship and design. Shaped in the form of a fish with meticulously sculpted scales, this piece brings character and elegance to any desk or tabletop. Its intricate detailing and lifelike form showcase the skilled metalwork, with a touch of whimsy and sophistication..
The deep bronze colour is complemented by the striking red eyes that adds a pop of color, bringing the fish to life and drawing attention to its artistic details. Functional yet decorative, this piece is perfect for organizing letters or securing documents, while also serving as an artful conversation piece. Ideal for collectors of unusual decor or those who appreciate finely crafted metalwork, this bronze fish letter holder...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape and features scrolled decor on the facad...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Iron
An Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The square paperweight with specimen marbles inset in yellow marble ground.
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Carved Marble Plinth with Lion Paw Motif
Located in New York City, NY
Carved Marble Plinth with Lion Paw Motif
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Grand Tour Inlaid Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The paperweight inset with a plaster cast of the Coliseum, outlined in 'marmo nero' and marmo giallo.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
George III Thomas Weeks Paperweight of Cupid Riding a Lion
Located in London, GB
A magnificent quality and very rare English George III or Regency white marble, patinated bronze and ormolu paperweight by the eminent maker Thomas Weeks of Tichborne St. London. On ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Set of 2 Antique Glass Paperweights, Belgium
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very beautiful set of 2 glass paperweights.
This set is made in Belgium in the 19th century.
They were also used as a hat or hairpiece pedestal.
Now they are used for decoration.
T...
Category
Belgian Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Pair of Crystal Shell Paperweights
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very unusual and eye-catching pair of 19th century crystal paperweights in the shape of conical 'shells'. Smooth to the touch, their clear crystal cones are filled with a riot of h...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Hand Carved Stone Paperweight Sculpture Object Decorative Antique Gift Idea LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Paperweight Sculpture Object Decorative Antique Gift Idea LA . A nicely hand carved colorful stone paperweight of a frog object that is a high end decorative gift idea animalier.As a special gift item object to add a touch of elegance to your desk accessories office...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stone
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Reclining Ho Ho Boy Charm Weight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century weight originally used its heft domestically to protect a child. A simple yet ingenious concept, the stone anchored the baby’s swaddling cloth to the bed so the chi...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
Additional information:
Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1900
Country of origin: Scotland
Condit...
Category
Scottish Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$118 Sale Price
20% Off
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
English American Classical Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
St Louis Paperweight Antique Lampwork Fruits c1850
By Saint Louis
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : St Louis Paperweight Antique Lampwork Fruits c1850
Date : c1850
Origin : France
Features : Lampwork apple, pears and three cherries on a bed of leaves and a double swirl la...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
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