Glass Blown Paperweight
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Crystal
20th Century Scottish Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass
20th Century Italian Paperweights
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
20th Century American Paperweights
Blown Glass
Vintage 1980s French Paperweights
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1950s American Paperweights
Blown Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass
Vintage 1970s Scottish Organic Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Danish Paperweights
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Paperweights
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique 19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Paperweights
Blown Glass
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Paperweights
Blown Glass, Art Glass
20th Century English Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
2010s American Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Vintage 1980s Paperweights
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Antique Late 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murrine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
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Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
- What is a glass paperweight?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A glass paperweight is a small glass object, containing colorful complex designs depicting florals, animals and more. They are paperweights in name only, and are often displayed as prized art pieces. You’ll find a variety of glass paperweights from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is Murano blown glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Yes, Murano is blown glass. Artisans on Murano, an island in Venice, Italy, produce the colorful glassware through a unique process. Murano glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and an irregular shape due to the freeform creation process. One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces is believed to have been established as far back as the 8th century (the filigrana technique is as old as the 16th century). On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Murano glassware from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is mouth-blown glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mouth-blown glass is glassware produced with a traditional technique called mouth-blowing. It involves using a long blowpipe to draw molten glass upwards and then turning it to create different shapes. On 1stDibs, you can shop a variety of mouth-blown glass.
- Is Viking Glass hand-blown?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Viking Glass is hand-made. In 1940, the high-end glass company focused on quality Swedish Modern hand-made pieces, celebrated for their vibrant colors. You can shop a selection of Viking Glass pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022All Murano glass pieces are either hand-blown or mouth-blown in Murano, Italy. This will cause small imperfections like air bubbles or a Pontil mark. In addition, the glass master will leave his signature on the piece indicating its authenticity. It’s important to purchase from a vetted seller or vendor to ensure authenticity. Shop authentic Murano glass pieces from 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022One way to tell if you have a piece of genuine hand-blown glass is to locate the pontil mark. This is a scar usually found on the bottom of the piece where the pontil was broken off from the glass object. An absence of this scar may indicate your glass piece was mold-blown. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary hand-blown glass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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