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Handmade Big Decorative Prism / Bookend in Satin Black Marquina Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
A big decorative prism/bookend in black Marquina marble full. Honed finishing. Each piece is in a way unique (every marble block is different in veins and shades) and handmade by It...
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2010s Italian Paperweights

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Marble

Unique Marble and Brass Sculptural Paper Weight of a Dog or Animal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique marble and brass sculptural paper weight of a dog or animal.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Marble, Brass

2 penguin sculptures, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Chrome

Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
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
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass

Murano Paperweight with Blue and White Spirals, 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Murano Paperweight with Blue and White Spirals, 1960 Additional information: Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Rare Lalique "Chrysis" Mascot or Paperweight in Amber Crystal Art Deco France
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Presenting this fabulous "Chrysis" nude woman mascot or paperweight crafted in etched and polished amber crystal. This example is a limited edition release from the late 1990s produc...
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1990s French Art Deco Paperweights

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Crystal

Giant Excedrin Pill Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage Excedrin pill in cream plaster/ceramic. 3.75" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Green felted bottom. Great piece o...
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1970s American Vintage Paperweights

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Plaster, Paint

Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Gemini Twins Sulfide On Cobalt Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight. From the Zodiac series. By Baccarat. With a white sulphide depicting the Gemini twins Castor & Pollux on a blue ground. Marked wit...
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20th Century French Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Art Deco Bronze Figure of a Cat 'Chat De Siam Assis' by Edouard M. Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare Art Deco French silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a cat, ' Chat De Siam Assis ‘. This figure was produced as paperweight and also as car ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights

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Bronze

Small Murano Red and White Heart Shaped Paper Weight, Italy circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian 1960's Murano Red and White Heart Shaped Paper Weight
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Murano Style Art Glass Paperweight with Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful large glass paper weight with large bubbles throughout, many symmetrical and a lovely red ribbon spiraling inside. A compliment to any desk, work station or as a decorat...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Pair of Post-Modern Marble Spheres / Paperweights
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of two post-modern marble spheres / paperweights, circa 1980s. The pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and the largest one measures 3"D x 3"H and ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights

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Marble

Rare Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver & Leather Paperweight
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver & Leather Paperweight
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Paperweights

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Sterling Silver

Italian modern paperweight by V. Nason & C. in transparent Murano glass, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern paperweight by V. Nason & C. in transparent Murano glass, 1990s Transparent Murano glass sphere-shaped paperweight. Inside the structure you can see a variation in the...
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1990s Italian Paperweights

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Murano Glass, Paper

Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century Desk letter holder with rectangular base in red marble. The structure is parallelepiped-shaped with a central rectangular groove. ...
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20th Century Italian Paperweights

Materials

Stone, Marble

Studio Åhus Sommerso Art Glass Green Apple by Hanne Dreutler Arthur Zirnsack Swe
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage art glass apple sculpture or paperweight by Studio Åhus was handmade in Sweden in 1988 in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. The core of smoky light g...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Paperweights

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Art Glass

François Monnet magazine rack
Located in PARIS, FR
Stainless steel magazine rack by designer François Monnet (born 1946) for KAPPA, 1970s. In very good condition. LP2645
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Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Yellow Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space. Our Se...
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2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights

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Resin

Fontana Arte - Pair of bookholder in glass
Located in PAU, FR
Fontana Arte - Pair Of Glass Bookends Pair of bookend sculptures by Fontana Arte in thick glass, worked with pliers. circa 1960 Height 23 cm Width 12 cm
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Cut 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, 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 British Edwardian Vintage Paperweights

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Brass

Cast Bronze Hand Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze hand in the style of Pietrina Checcacci. The hand is hollow with many intricate knuckle and finger nail details. Crafted to perch on a flat surface and positioned as desi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Bronze

Albert Paley 1994 "Medallion" Paperweight in Blackened Steel with Bronzed Patina
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Albert Paley large handcrafted steel medallion paperweight. Small edition for Arts Patrons. Formed and fabricated blackened steel with chemical patina...
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1990s American Modern Paperweights

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Iron

Seguso Murano Black Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Decorative Flower Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare, and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and red bands Italian art glass flower sculpture. Documented, and signed by designer Archi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Set of Brass Scale Weights, France A charming late 19th Century set of weights in brass, housed in their wooden stand. Weights such as these were used with different sc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Paperweights

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Brass

White Polished Tigers Eye Paperweight on Silver Stand with Paw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely, small White Quartz Tigers eye Ball on top of a Silver Stand with paw feet. The paperweight is a great decorative piece and on a very nice little stand. Could be used as a...
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20th Century Paperweights

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Stone, Rock Crystal, Silver Plate

1970's Da Ros for Cenedese 'Attr.' Clear & Green Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage water drop shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the green/blue/turquoise clear (slightly tinted) glass. Very unusual ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano crystal glass enriched inside with air bubbles. This rare object was designed in Italy during the 1960s by Archimede S...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Silver paperweight lens attributed to Miracles
By Argenteria IL LEONE, Sabattini Argenteria, Argenteria Dabbene, Argenteria Marchetti, Argenteria Coppola
Located in Lugo, IT
Silver paperweight lens. Attributed to a production of Miracles Romeo. Non-perfect punch traceable to Miracoli manufacture. Good conditions. Thank you
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Silver

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass giant octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopus, on a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, w...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Art Glass Giant Octopus & Jelly Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopuses on top of a Jelly Fish Aquarium, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, yel...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

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 measures 3" x 3.75"H. #3539
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Marble, Brass

Antique Baccarat Millefiori Gridel Chruch Paperweight
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : An Antique Baccarat Millefiori Gridel Chruch Paperweight 1848 Date : 1848 Origin : France Features : Three gridel canes, goat, horse and cockerel within a close pack of com...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopus, on a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, t...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 3"W x 3"D x 1.5"H; felt liner on the ...
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15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Antique Paperweights

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Petrified Wood

Art Deco Bronze Bird Paperweight Signed P. Sega
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco paperweight circa 1930. Kingfisher in silvered bronze on a black marble base veined with white. Signature on the base P. Sega for Pierre Sega. In perfect condition. Height:...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

Barovier Toso Murano Blue Orange Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso multi color canes and gold flecks Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to designer to the Barovier e Toso company. Crea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Gold Leaf

Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

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
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

Paper weight 1980 Mint Directors Conference
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Issued as gift to attendees at the Mint Directors Conference on 19-21 May 1980 in Utrecht. With 2 1/2 guilder 1980 Proof VERY RARE Only ca. 20 pcs issued Dimensions: 79(b) x 75(h...
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1980s Dutch Other Vintage Paperweights

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Nickel

Textural White Stone Slab
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful stone stab with textural design. This rectangular slab can easily be displayed on a table or leaning on a shelf. It showcases an abstract design of rounded curves. Dimension...
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Paperweights

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Stone

Seguso Murano Egg Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic egg-shaped paperweight made in mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the 195...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Baccarat Gridel Millefiori Closepack Paperweight 1848
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Baccarat Gridel Millefiori Closepack Paperweight c1848 Date : 1848 Origin : France Features : Gridel canes of Cockerel, Dog, Horse, Devil, Stag, Butterfly Flower within a c...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

20th Century Italian Purple Glass Plateau
Located in High Point, NC
Discover the elegance of the 20th century Italian craftsmanship with this captivating purple glass plateau. Its sleek, undulating form and the rich purple hue at its center set again...
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20th Century Italian Paperweights

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Glass

Dice Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice metal dice atop a nickel base. The best addition to your desk or every room. Found at an estate sale in Nur...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Metal, Chrome

Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Mid century vintage handblown Murano glass paperweight
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage handblown glass Murano paperweight. This paperweight has a unique design in that the interior of the glass looks like tortoiseshell with beautiful tones of dark brown, Amber and gold. This vintage paperweight...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Glass

Paul Ysart Poinsettia on a Pink & White Latticino Ground Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Paul Ysart glass paperweight. It has a slightly off-center poinsettia flower on a pink and white latticinio ground. It has an H cane for Harland Glass Studios below the flow...
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20th Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Vintage Brass Apple Sculpture Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage brass apple sculpture paperweight in very good condition with a light patina all around. Polished brass apple with 3 leaves with fine details, heavy weight to use as a paperw...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass

Early 19th c. Porcelain Phrenology Stamp/Pipe Stamper c.1820 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT ​A 19th-century English porcelain letter seal in the form of a phrenological head. ​The areas of the skull numerically demarcated with the key surrounding the neck. Gilt accen...
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Early 19th Century Antique Paperweights

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Gold, Brass

Leaf holder model "Tree of life" by TIFFANY Studios
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk paper holder made of gilded bronze (Ormolu), “Tree of Life” model, made by TIFFANY Studios. Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 1021 United States, CIRCA 1900.
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Early 1900s Antique Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Baccarat Rare Concentric Close Pack Mushroom Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique French glass paperweight containing a close pack mushroom design by renowned glass makers Baccarat and dating from around 1850. The large and heavily made paperweight ...
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1850s French Antique Paperweights

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Glass

Murano Vintage Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pedestal Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, tall vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white flower murrines Italian art glass pedestal paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperwe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine

1980s Waterford Crystal Lucky Irish Shamrock Paperweight
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s stunning Waterford crystal glass lucky Irish Shamrock paperweight. Maker stamped Waterford made in Ireland. Preowned very good vintage...
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1980s Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

A cast bronze sprung hinged letter / document clip in the form of a crane’s head
Located in Chonburi, TH
This exquisite cast bronze sprung hinged letter/document clip from France circa 1880 is a stunning example of functional artistry. Crafted in the form of a crane's head, it embodies ...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Paperweights

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Bronze

Vintage Murano Glass Dove Bird Paperweight, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage murano glass paperweight features a delightful sitting bird design. The clear and blue glass gives the paperweight a cha...
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1980s German Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Art Glass

Golden Barberry Glass Jellyfish Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Golden barberry glass jellyfish sculpture. Hand blown glass sculpture of a jellyfish in golden barberry. Made in the USA. Other color variations av...
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2010s American Other Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass, Iron

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Rabbit by Eduard Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silver plated bronze sculpture of a rabbit hare. Lovely paperweight. Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1973). Signature/ Marks: Ed.M. Sandoz - Susse Fre'...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

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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