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Item Ships From: Maryland
Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz. Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

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Brass

Victorian Paperweight Hand like Odd Fellows Sign or Haunted House Addams Family
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful very old professional office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers. Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs. Created from some kind of powdere...
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Maryland Paperweights

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Slate

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

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Metal

1920s Dental Paperweight Sculpture Glass Slab Temperature Gauge Thermometer
By Honeywell, S.T. Dupont
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare item from the L.D. Caulk Co. of Milford Delaware. New old stock, New in box. A true Relic from yesteryears building technics. A beautiful desktop sculptural object. Temp rises w...
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1920s American Industrial Vintage Maryland Paperweights

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Glass

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

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Glass

Vintage 1970s Roger Bezombes Bronze Starfish Medallion Table Sculpture
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Florentine Bronze medal from the Monnaie de Paris (cornucopia hallmark from 1880). Minted around 1971. This is a Starfish like form Paperweight by Fr...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

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Bronze

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

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Acrylic

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

Materials

Bronze

Vintage 1950s Garage Autohaus Brazed Assembly Brass Nuts Paperweight Motor Oil
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful entrancing brazened assemblage of nuts and a bolt, with good weight, 2 inch square in size. Reminiscent of the work of Claus Oldenburg but in normal scale. W 2 x H 2 x ...
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1950s Vintage Maryland Paperweights

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Brass

Red Eye Orb Cendese AB Murano Paperweight Mid-Century Eyeball Iris Sculpture
By Venini, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful, minimalist design reminescent of Caliari Venini Inciso Art Glass Cubes. This one has a red sphere inside a sky blue and clear larger orb. It retains both, 'Made in Italy,' and the Murano Cendese...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing a wonderful patina and...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

Materials

Steel

George Nelson Safety Number Lucite Ruler Graphical Mid-Century Vintage 1960s
By George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates design attributed Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. Unsigned. The ruler is about 13 inch...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
By Alexander Girard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

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Porcelain

1950s Lisa Larson Cat Stoneware Sculpture Paperweight Gustavsberg Danish MCM Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
One day in the middle of the 1950s, Lisa modeled a cat with the tail straight up in the air. The cat was made of dark brown stoneware with carved stripes. This modernist figurine was...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

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Stoneware

1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

1920s Bostonian Tailors Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a Bostonian Tailor.
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1930s American Industrial Vintage Maryland Paperweights

Materials

Metal

19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Maryland Paperweights

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Brass

1980s Plated Brass Bridge Bolts Bookends Paperweights Quirky Vintage Mid-Century
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brass electroplated Bridge Bolts as bookends or office decor. Each about 5 lbs. and 3.5 wide by 4 inches high. Appropriated objects similar conceptually to the works of the Carl Aubo...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maryland Paperweights

Materials

Metal

1930s Chrome Diamond Plate Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a captain of industry.
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1930s American Industrial Vintage Maryland Paperweights

Materials

Metal

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Vintage Puma-Ascher Bronze Boar Hoof Print Ashtray Cabinmodern Hunters Sculpture
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1960s Dandelion Resin Art Paperweight Vintage McM Modern Flower Power Gift
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By Paul Evans
Located in Hyattsville, MD
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1970s Carl Auböck Bookends Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Austria, circa 1975. Carl Auböck III pair of bookends in nickel-plated steel.
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Victorian Cast Iron Kewpie Duck Paperweight Statuette Metal Arts Blacksmith Bird
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare cast iron Kewpie duck object, possibly made in England, circa 1850s. We have seen copies but never one this old. Weighs almost 2.5 lbs. and is 4 inches long.
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1980s Vintage Chrome LOVE Paperweight Sculpture Pop Art Warhol Valentine Trilove
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Located in Hyattsville, MD
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