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Period: 19th Century
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...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Belgian Black Marble

Antique French Paper Clip
Located in Tampa, FL
A very whimsical antique French brass paper clip in the form of a hand.
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Brass

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.
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American Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Iron

19th Century cast iron book press by Army and Navy CSL
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century cast iron book press by army and navy csl circa 1890. Fine quality book press by army & navy c.S.L .  Army and navy co-operative society limited was formed in 1871 by b...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Brass, Iron

19th Century Bronze Paperweight
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a beautiful and heavy Neoclassical paperweight, a must-have accessory for your period writing desk. It was made from bronze a flower motif.
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German Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

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 ...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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.
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Antique French Grand Tour Bronze Statue Hippocampus Seahorse Desk Ornament 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Grand Tour cast bronze hippocampus, seahorse statue desk ornament, circa 1820. This wonderful bronze is cast by the lost wax method (cire perdue), it depicts a ...
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French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Antique Baccarat Red White and Blue Convex Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Antique Baccarat faceted art glass paperweight with closepack cane millefiori mushroom at center, surrounded with a blue torsade ribbon. Paperweigh...
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French Empire Revival Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Pair of figural bronze paperweights over cararra marble bases. circa early 19th century; models of "Il Porcellino" and "Wounded Stag" Item # C104009 A superb pair of 19th century p...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Baccarat Huntsman Sulphide Paperweight on Translucent Red Ground
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Baccarat huntsman sulphide paperweight on translucent red ground Measures: height 4.5 cm (1 3/4") Diameter 9 cm (3 1/2") Period 1850-1899 Year 1850 ...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Antique Floral Bouquet Cast Iron Door Stop
Located in South Salem, NY
Charming cast iron doorstop with a cheerful flower basket design, made in England circa 1880. Sturdy and functional, the doorstop has a wonderful painted finish in a pastel palette. ...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Iron

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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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Brass

19th Century, French, Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape with scallo...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Iron

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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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

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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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Gold, Brass

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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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

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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French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

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 19th Century Paperweights

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Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in Norwich, GB
19th Century Italian micro mosaic grand tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset ...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Slate

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.
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Brass, Iron

Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Model of the Temple of Vesta, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The model, made as an inkwell and lacking it's cover.
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

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...
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Chinese Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Stone, 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.
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble, Porphyry

French Belle Epoque Tromp L'éoel Bronze Paperweight Ashtray, ca. 1880s
Located in New York, NY
Belle Epoque ~ Tromp L'éoel Paperweight Ashtray w/ Cigarette & Match-Striker Holder in form of a Glove Patinated Bronze France, ca. 1880s ABOUT Made in France in the last quart...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Antique Late 19th Century Cast Recumbent Lion
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Cast Lion A fabulous 19th century Black Lion. A recumbent cast lion suitable for the desk or as a feature on a bookcase. Casting stamp underneath. Condition: In original antique...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Metal

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.
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Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble

Antique Baccarat Paperweight Gridel B1848 1848
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : An Antique Baccarat Gridel B1848 Muslin Paperweight 1848 Date :1848 Origin : France Features : A spaced millefiori weight on a muslin ground with ten gridels of two buttefl...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

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
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Siena Marble, Porphyry

A Grand Tour Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground inlaid with specimen marbles and porphyry with ridges on 2 sides
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble

Rare Victorian Bronze Biomorphic Paperweight Addams Family Style Hand Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and extremely rare 19th century office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers." Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs, unknown maker or desig...
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American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Antique bubble glass paper weight, with vanitas Memento Mori, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique bubble glass paperweight or paper press. Decorated with a base depicting a vanitas Memento-mori, painted in oil, fixed to the back of the ...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
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...
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Scottish Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Beautiful Paperweight with the Name Wilh Scheidig in it, 1900
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Beautiful Paperweight with the Name Wilh Scheidig in it, 1900 Additional information: Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 4 H cm Period of Time: 1900 Condition: Good
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German Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains, A Rare Specimen Additional information: Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm Period o...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN A KENRICK & SONS N°5 CLENCHED FIST BRONZE PAPERWEIGHt
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original Victorian Bronze A. Kenrick & Son's clenched fist paperweight A truly stunning piece of Victorian desk art, th...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Large Saint Louis Art Glass Millefiori Paperweight
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...
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French Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Baccarat Antique Sand Dunes Rock Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French Baccarat Sand Dunes (or Rock) paperweight of small Size dating from the mid 19th century. The paperweight of small rounded and domed form contains sand-like designs mottled with translucent green drawn up in two peaks. With a polished pontil and slightly concave base the paperweight is not marked but a well recorded design by renowned French glass makers Baccarat. Provenance: Acquired in the UK Art...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Paperweight, Vienna, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Oval paperweight with framed floral embroidered image, made of gilded bronze with intertwined swan necks as handles.
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Austrian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Elegant Paperweight in dark patinated bronze and marble. Empire 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Paperweight in dark patinated bronze and marble. Empire, made during 1820s-1830s in Europe. Classic Laurel Wreath from the Empire Era. Wear consistent with age and use
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European Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

A Baccarat Mushroom Torsade Paperweight, c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Baccarat Mushroom Torsade Paperweight, c1850 Additional information: Date : 1850 Origin : France Features : A closepack of multple canes in mushroom form with an outer blue and wh...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Micromosaic and gold paperweight. After G.Barberi. Early 19th century.
By Gustav Barberini
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular marble paperweight with octogonal inlaid micromosaic plate. The plaque depicting a spaniel in a landscape, the trunk os a tree in this left. Depictions of dogs in micro...
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Italian Restauration Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble

19th Century French Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape with scalloped edges, and features scrol...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Iron

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...
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Belgian Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Blown Glass

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.
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

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...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Antique Signed Utensil Holder, Bellow With Mouse, "Mabotte", France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bronze work, which can be used as a utensil holder or paperweight. It is possilble to hand the bronze. Signed at the bottom by the french artist "MABOTTE".
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880 Additional information: Date : c1880 Origin : Baccarat France Features : A lampwork pansy, leaves stem and bud on a clear ground with st...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass, Art 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...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Crystal

A Clichy Garland Millefiori Paperweight, c1860
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...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

St Louis Paperweight, Two Cherry c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A St Louis Two Cherry Paperweight, c1850 Additional information: Date : c1850 Origin : St Louis, France Features : Two cherries, two leaves and branch on a clear ground with strawbe...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

An Antique French Cane Paperweight, 1851
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
An Antique French Cane Paperweight, 1851 Additional information: Date : 1851 Origin : France, probably Baccarat Features : Four rows of concentric canes around an 1851 date cane Mar...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass

Late 19th Century Bronze Winged Sphinx Statuette Red Griotte Marble
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique small bronze sculpture of a winged Sphinx, on a red "Griotte" marble plinth. The statue is quite refined, with a nice golden color and old patina. Decorative piece that a...
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French Egyptian Revival Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Rare Meissen Cobalt Blue Hand Painted "Shoe" Slipper of Castle Moritzburg C 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Museum quality piece of rare art from the re known firm of Meissen, Germany. This popular cabinet item was made in the last half of the 19th century w...
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German Baroque Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Gold, Enamel

Victorian Slate Paperweight of Hand style of Odd Fellows Hands Offs Sculpture
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.
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American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Slate

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 inlai...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble

English Attributed Antique Concentric Cane Design Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique English attributed glass concentric cane paperweight dating from the 19th century. The hand blown paperweight is of round shallow...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

19th Century German Iron Padlock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century German Iron Padlock.
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German Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

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