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Period: 1870s
Austrian 1870 Egyptian Revival Sphinx Paper Weight In .800 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A Sphynx paper-weight made in Austria.
An unusual desk paper-weight, created in Vienna Austria back in the 1870. This beautiful piece was designed with Egyptian revival and grand to...
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Austrian Egyptian Revival Antique 1870s Paperweights
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Murano Glass Paperweight - Pen Holder
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique paperweight, handmade from multi colored glass, in the shape of a rooster. On top a small vase, probably intended to hold a pen. ...
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Italian Belle Époque Antique 1870s Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning decorative antique Italian Grand Tour Vatican Micro-Mosaic inset black marble desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 ...
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Italian Antique 1870s Paperweights
Materials
Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry
Pair of Grand Tour Armorial Dore Bronze Bookends/Paperweights
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique 19th century Louis XVI style marble mounted dore bronze armorial Bookends/paperweights depicting "Peace and Music". Each is beautifully cast, hand-chiseled, and cha...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1870s Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Belle Époque, Patinated Bronze Desktop Sculptural Paperweight, 19 Century
Located in New York, NY
Signed illegibly original red marble base.
Dimensions: H: 8.25” x W: 3.25” x D: 4.25” Base diameter: 2.75”
This beautiful and delicate desktop dark chocolate-brown patinated br...
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French Belle Époque Antique 1870s Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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Art Deco period Egyptian revival style enamel and silver-gilt desk set
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19th C. Italian Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic "Doves of Pliny" Box After Antiquity
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
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Manuel Mafra Caldas Portuguese Palissy Style Stag Beetle Desk Paperweight
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Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight Doves Pliny, 19th Century
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