Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Salviati Murano Sommerso Blue Green Italian Art Glass Snail Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso emerald green with bubbles, and sapphire blue Italian art glass snail sculpture. The piece is documented to the Salviati comp...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
1960 Lino Sabattini Christofle Design Silver Metal Paperweight
Located in Brescia, IT
Paperweight
Lino Sabattini for Christofle
France
1960
Silver Metal
Mark manufacture impressed
Very good condiction
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two fish inside, in orange colors. Colors are orange, blue, ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Paperweight With Swirl Tornado Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Georgous Big Dolphin and Fish Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some blue dolphins and fishes with a Coral Reef inside, floating on controlle...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Handsome Frog Prince Crystal Paperweight By Marcolin Art Crystal Sweden c1988-91
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wearing a crown of silver inclusions, a handsome frog prince paperweight of clear crystal by Marcolin, Sweden
Italian brothers Josef and Benito Marcolin founded Marcolin in Sweden af...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paperweight.
Category
1950s Beninese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Malachite
Daum Crystal Marly Car Relief Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning crystal car paperweight or decorative sculpture is by Daum, France, and was hand-made in the 1980s. The design is from artist and sculptor Xa...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Murano Salviati Sommerso Sapphire Blue Italian Art Glass Snail Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue snail, with light blue shell Italian art glass sculpture. The piece is documented to the Salviati company, and at...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Fish Sculpture Paperweight with Gold Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish figure with multicolor murrine and gold flecks, Italy 1950s.
This fish sculpture has multicolor spots in brown, orange, red, green, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$853 Sale Price
20% Off
Toso Murano Green Orange Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to the Fratelli Toso company. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$240 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Italian yellow marble mushroom, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian marble mushroom in buttercup yellow with charcoal veining, 1960s. Fab as paperweight or objet d’art. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ship worldwide.
3.25”...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Alabaster
$104 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 52 Animal Sculpture in Travertine Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing set of 52 animal sculptures paperweights in travertine marble attributed to Fratelli Mannelli.
Comprising different types of animals in different sizes , including giraff...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Travertine, Marble
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Carl Auböck Model #5371
Heart
Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' polished brass paperweight.
Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is hand-fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Murano White Latticino Filigrana on Pink Glass Paperweight, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano glass paperweight features white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the coral pink glass in filigrana or latticino technique. Controlled bubble...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Sommerso Opal Pink White Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent pink and white Italian art glass puppy dog figurine / sculpture. The piece was created in the style of designer Archimede Segu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass, Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 10 Signed Vasa Mihich Lucite Laminated Op-Art Cube Sculptures Dated 1991
Located in St. Louis, MO
Faceted colorful & playful set of ten Lucite Vasa Mihich cube sculptures, one is signed Vasa and dated '91. 2" square blocks of colors, change at angles of play of light into differe...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Erik Höglund Art Glass Medallions - Sculptural Ashtrays or Paperweights, Sweden
By Erik Höglund
Located in Bochum, NRW
Erik Höglund Art Glass Medallions - Sculptural Ashtrays or Paperweights, Sweden, 1960s
A striking pair of hand-cast glass medallions by renowned Swedish artist Erik Höglund, circa 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Carl Auböck Model #4867
Egg
Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4867 'Egg' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some multicolored fishes, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, orange and clear. A beautifu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Italian Art Glass Crown Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown green and white twisting ribbons Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. This paperweights are often ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$488 Sale Price
24% Off
Jelly Fish Murano Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Maitland Smith Leather Desktop Book Paperweight Bronze Butterfly Figurine
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming vintage Mid-Century Modern leather desktop book paperweight with a butterfly from Maitland Smith. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative obj...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Floating Pennies in Lucite Cube Paperweight in the Style of William Rolfe
Located in San Diego, CA
Floating pennies in lucite cube paperweight in the style of William Rolfe, circa 1980s. The pice is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.5"W...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Vetri d
Arte Murano Vintage Blue Opal White Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The cute bird h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Hand Blown Paperweight Yellow Flower with Blue Base Collectible Art Glass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano Hand Blown Paperweight Yellow Flower with Blue Collectible Art Glass.
Beautiful heavy large glass paperweight featuring yellow ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano glass aquarium bloc by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, 1950s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Splendid Murano glass aquarium by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese.
Production of the 1950s.
Excellent conditions. Intact in all parts.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$876 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Gambaro Poggi Orange Blue Italian Art Glass Snail Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright orange, yellow and sapphire blue Italian art glass snail figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company. This...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown deep red-orange and white spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom has an original impo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight
Occhio
, Italy 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful paperweight with amazing surrealist eyeball decor.
Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in Milano, Italy. Early production, 1950s.
Great original conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Love Birds Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds sculpture. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Adam Jablonski Blue Sommerso Sculpture or Paperweight, Polish Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Colorful abstract art glass sculpture or paperweight features flattened teardrop shape with central core of cobalt blue and white colored glass with controlled bubbles, enclosed in ...
Category
1970s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Solid Russian Malachite Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Malachite lion - perfectly suited for a desk object / sculpture or paperweight. A perfect gift for anyone who loves organic, yet chic pieces.
Category
20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Malachite
Murano "millefiori" Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Paperweight
unmarked, maker unknown,
1970's
"Millefiori is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The term m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
1970s Antonio Da Ros
Attr.
for Cenedese Clear Murano Spiral Glass Paperweights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweights with grey spiral inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight / orname...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dar
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dark
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Plastic
Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass Statue, paper weight or sculpture. Showing a giant octopus. Colors are a blue, white, black and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Vintage Large Sculptural Iron Jack by Bill Curry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jack by Bill Curry paperweight or bookend.
Large vintage original handmade cast iron Jack, Jax, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967.
This jack is made of cast iron and is in original condition.
Great addition to any decor, Industrial retro Pop Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Lucite Cube Coin Paperweight Decorative Object, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A square Lucite US coin paperweight or decorative object, Midcentury Moder design period, circa 1960s. All US coins encased are from the 1960s, included are the penny, nickel, dime, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Sculptural Cast-Brass Paperweight Shaped as an Amalfi Coast Lemon, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a paperweight that can truly be considered a miniature sculpture.
Solid and very heavy—1.5 kg to be precise—this piece is crafted in cast brass and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Polished Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage polished petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4.5"W x 3.5"D x 3.75"H. Col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Petrified Wood
Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight
Wall Hook
Located in New York, NY
Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight & Wall Hook, Model #4223. Werkstatte, Austria. 1950s. Stamped "Made in Austria" to each.
Scuffs and scratches to finish.
Price is for 1 - Both wal...
Category
1990s Australian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$250 / item
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
$62 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1990s English Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Latticino Paperweight Multicolor Blue, Pink and Green
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This Fratelli Toso Murano glass Latticino paperweight is a true burst of color and sparkle, crafted in Italy in the 1950s. A kaleidoscope of blue...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
FORNASETTI Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage glass sphere paperweight by Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1990s
Original label underside
Diameter: 3 inches / Height: 1.5 inches
1 ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Seguso Murano Teal White Opal Albastro Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent teal blue-green and white opalescent Italian art glass baby elephant sculpture / figurine. It is documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-Century Modern Group of 5 Murano Colored Glass Paperweights 1950s Italy
By Vetri
Located in Miami, FL
Grouping of 5 Mid-Century Modern Murano glass paperweights from the 1950s manufactured by S.V.C.C. Vetri D’Arte, Italy. Five different colors, Amethyst, Clear, Turquoise, Emerald and...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$388 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1970s Piero Fornasetti Astonishing Crystal Paperweight Sphere. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Piero Fornasetti astonishing crystal paperweight sphere in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
diameter 3,14 x 1,57 inches
diameter 8 cm x cm 4 H
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Pair of Brass Herons Sculpture in a Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-20th pair of brass Herons sculpture
You can turn the herons as you want.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Murano Opalescent White Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Dove Bird Figurines
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful pair of vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with controlled bubbles Italian art glass dove bird figurines. The pair is documented to the Fratelli Toso Comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$487 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Toso Murano 1976 Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Basket Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and pink Zanfirico ribbons basket with cobalt blue flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$400 Sale Price
33% Off
Italian Pewter Owl Bust Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well cast Italian pewter owl bust paperweight from retailer Buffums, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3"W 2.25"D x...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Pewter
Murano Sommerso Pear by Alfredo Barbini Art Glass Decor 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful vintage murano hand blown art glass decor, Sommerso orange center with gold flecks Italian blown art glass pear fruit decor paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
GIFT IDEA - Murano Glass Apple Paperweight with Controlled Bubble Inclusions
Located in Bochum, NRW
🎄 Gift-Ready Appeal: A thoughtful gift for collectors, decorators, or anyone who appreciates the quiet luxury
A sculptural delight in clear Murano glass, this apple-shaped paperweig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-century Modern paperweights for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern paperweights for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paperweights created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, art glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern paperweights made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paperweights, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Fratelli Toso, Archimede Seguso, and Peter Sandback. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paperweights differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $8,800 while the average work can sell for $475.
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