Controlled Bubble Paperweight
French Ormolu Monkey Motif Green Crystal Controlled Bubble Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Ormolu monkey motif green crystal controlled bubble paperweight.
France, Circa 1900s.
An
Category
Early 20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3 in W 3.5 in D 3 in
Large Vintage Langham Glass England Controlled Bubbles Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking vintage paperweight features abstract grouping of large controlled bubbles in clear and
Category
20th Century English Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
H 2.96 in Dm 3.17 in
Glass Eye Studio Controlled Bubbles Paperweight, Seattle Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural paperweight features swirling structure of controlled bubbles, encased inside a
Category
1990s American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Art Glass Lime Green & Controlled Bubble Paperweight - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage studio glass paperweight - lime green and bubble infused - unsigned - mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$252 Sale Price
30% Off
H 2.25 in Dm 3.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Control Bubble Murano Paperweight Green
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage paperweight, in the shape of a pear. Control bubble Murano with
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Glass Paperweight Cobalt Blue Clear Controlled Bubbles Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large modern studio art glass paperweight in cobalt blue and clear glass with controlled bubbles
Category
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
GIFT IDEA - Murano Glass Apple Paperweight with Controlled Bubble Inclusions
By Alfredo Barbini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Bochum, NRW
quiet luxury
A sculptural delight in clear Murano glass, this apple-shaped paperweight captures the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$194
H 3.55 in Dm 3.94 in
Vintage Blown Controlled Bubbles Murano Art Glass Transparent Paperweight, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Vintage blown controlled bubbles Murano Art Glass Transparent Paperweight made
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
H 4 in Dm 4 in
Murano Glass Teapot Shaped Paperweight Cobalt Pink Clear Controlled Bubbles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
pigments, is cased over with clear glass. Controlled bubbles are used to give the piece animation and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$125
H 2.9 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
James Alloway Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
glass marbles and paperweights, consistently producing some of the most colorful and whimsical designs.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$225
H 3.25 in Dm 2.25 in
Renato Anatra Murano Art Glass Ball Controlled Bubble Mid-Century Paperweight
By Renato Anatra
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Murano art glass ball -paperweight with controlled bubble, designed and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$275
H 3.5 in Dm 3.75 in
Murano Blue Orange Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Paperweight
By Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
is a layer of clear controlled bubbles. A fun aspect of this, is that the paperweight is literally
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$488 Sale Price
24% Off
H 3.5 in Dm 2.75 in
Shocking Pink Paperweight Art Glass Egg Controlled Bubble Tapio Wirkkala Style
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a shocking pink paperweight controlled bubble art glass decorative egg
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century European Green Glass Dump Paperweight with Controlled Air Bubbles
Located in Louisville, KY
erupting in a fountain motif, controlled bubbles that interplay with the design, with speckles and ribbons
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Handcrafted Floriform Blue and Clear Cased Murano Style Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
outer and bottom.
Decorative art glass hand blown with controlled bubble paperweight.
Great vintage
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$295
H 4.75 in Dm 5.5 in
Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles.
Clear Controlled Bubble
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Blown Art Glass Paperweight Blue and White Flower
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
controlled bubble in the centre with multiple small controlled bubbles.
Vintage Crystal Ball, Paperweight
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Daum France Blown Crystal Art Glass Paperweight Signed Egg Shape Red Blue White
By Daum, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Controlled Bubbles.
A very beautiful Crystal paperweight by Daum Nancy France decorative luxury object
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$395
H 3.5 in Dm 2.5 in
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Large Murano Glass Ball Paperweight Controlled Bubbles
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Grantham, GB
Beautiful large murano glass clear ball paperweight with controlled bubbles, original sticker
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Abstract Paperweight Controlled Bubbles and Gold Leaf
By Arte Nuova Murano
Located in Grantham, GB
Beautiful vitange murano glass abstract paperweight, beautiful controlled bubbles and gold leaf
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Vitange large Murano Glass Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles and Gold-Mica
By Galliano Ferro
Located in Grantham, GB
Beautiful large vitange murano glass paperweight green clear with controlled bublles and gold mica
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Art Nouveau Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
H 3.55 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Murano Blue and Amber Controlled Bubble Paperweight by Galaxy D’Arte
Located in Winnetka, IL
Murano blue and amber controlled bubble paperweight by Galaxy D’ Arte.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
French Mid-Century Modern Glass Controlled Bubble Paperweight by Schneider
By Schneider Glass
Located in Englewood, NJ
A very cool French, Mid-Century Modern blown glass "Controlled Bubble" paperweight by, Schneider in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Modern Transparent Paperweight Blown Art Glass Controlled Bubble Design
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern midcentury decorative glass paperweight controlled bubble design in the style of Murano
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Pretty Sea Life Sculpture Glass Jellyfish Paperweight in Pink Controlled Bubble
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
. Controlled bubble design. Not signed.
In the style of venetian Murano Glass Art work.
Vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
John Gentile Art Glass Paperweight Control Bubble Masonic Royal Blue White 1960s
By John Gentile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight
Vintage Art Glass Mason Paperweight controlled bubble in royal blue and white
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Crystal Art Bubble Glass Peach Paperweight
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Controlled Bubble Art Glass Peach Paperweight
Signed
3 d x 2.25 w x 2.25 h
Preowned vintage
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Steuben Crystal Bubble Stylized Christmas Tree Sculpture by Dowler, 20th Century
By Steuben Glass
Located in Big Flats, NY
David Dowler features conical form and controlled bubbles, paperweight signed on base, 20th century
Category
20th Century American Glass
Materials
Crystal
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Green Red Clear Controlled Bubbles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Elongated Murano art glass paperweight with large controlled bubbles forming an abstract
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Joe St. Clair Teapot Shape Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles, 1960s-1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large Joe St. Clair teapot shaped figural paperweight was intended for use as a ring holder, as
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
H 4.3 in W 5.38 in D 2.5 in
Mid-Century Controlled Bubble Amber Glass Object
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century controlled bubble amber colored glass object. A lovely piece on its own, as a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Gino Cenedese Art Glass Owl with Controlled Bubbles
By Gino Cenedese
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant art glass paperweight owl with controlled bubbles.
Signed by artist on underside
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Rose Flower Italian Art Glass Faceted Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, and floats above a bed of clear controlled bubbles. The paperweight has 3 windows along the sides
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
1970th Large Glass Controlled bubble paperweight
Located in Boca Raton, FL
1970th Large Glass Controlled bubble paperweight
Category
20th Century American Glass
Materials
Glass
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Materials
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20% Off
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20% Off
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By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Controlled Bubble Paperweight For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal controlled bubble paperweight for your home. Each controlled bubble paperweight for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, art glass and murano glass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer controlled bubble paperweight, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each controlled bubble paperweight bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one controlled bubble paperweight that is appealing in its simplicity, but Arte Nuova Murano, Galliano Ferro and Gino Cenedese produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Controlled Bubble Paperweight?
Prices for a controlled bubble paperweight can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $150 and can go as high as $2,750, while the average can fetch as much as $350.
Finding the Right Paperweights for You
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.
Questions About Controlled Bubble Paperweight
- What is controlled bubble glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Controlled bubble glass, also known as Bolle or Bullicante, is glass that’s embedded with bubbles. Particularly popular during the 1950s among Murano glass artists, the bubbles are typically created by rolling the molten glass on a metal surface covered in sharp spikes, poking holes that are then covered with another layer of glass, trapping air in the holes. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Controlled bubble glass pieces.
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