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Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes
Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes

Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique Grant Tour micro-mosaic paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Paperweights

Materials

Slate

micro-mosaic paperweight St. Peter's Square
micro-mosaic paperweight St. Peter's Square

micro-mosaic paperweight St. Peter's Square

$6,073

H 7.09 in W 5.12 in D 0.79 in

micro-mosaic paperweight St. Peter's Square

Located in Rome, IT

Micro-Mosaic paperweight depicting St. Peter's Square. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT

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Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames

Materials

Precious Stone

A Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight, St. Peter's Square Rome - Vatican
A Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight, St. Peter's Square Rome - Vatican

A Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight, St. Peter's Square Rome - Vatican

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

slate with inset oval plaque. Original Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour desk paperweight plaque. We

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Marble

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny

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

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Slate

Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century

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

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Antique 1870s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry

Micro mosaic tablet, 19th Century
Micro mosaic tablet, 19th Century

Micro mosaic tablet, 19th Century

$2,919

H 4.34 in W 6.19 in D 0.71 in

Micro mosaic tablet, 19th Century

Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL

A fine mid-19th century serpentine grand tour micro mosaic tablet or paperweight of the iconic St

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Antique 1850s Italian Grand Tour Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Marble

19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet Depicting Italian Architecture
19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet Depicting Italian Architecture

19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet Depicting Italian Architecture

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A fine mid-19th century serpentine grand tour micro mosaic tablet or paperweight of the iconic St

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Art

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque

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H 3.5 in W 4.5 in D 0.5 in

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque

Located in Nashville, TN

This is an excellent quality 19th century Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic plaque within slate with

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Antique Early 19th Century English Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Fine Quality Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting Five Ancient Roman Monuments
Fine Quality Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting Five Ancient Roman Monuments

Fine Quality Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting Five Ancient Roman Monuments

Located in San Francisco, CA

Italian Grand Tour black slate paperweight inset with 5 micro mosaic depictions of ancient Roman

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Marble

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Slate

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque
Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque

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H 5.25 in W 6.75 in D 0.5 in

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque

Located in San Francisco, CA

Grand tour plaque having nine oval very fine tesserae micro mosaic panels of Roman views set into a

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Antique 19th Century Italian Paperweights

Materials

Slate

Antique Grand Tour micro mosaic marble desk paperweight with the doves of Pliny
Antique Grand Tour micro mosaic marble desk paperweight with the doves of Pliny

Antique Grand Tour micro mosaic marble desk paperweight with the doves of Pliny

Located in Central England, GB

A superb Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour memento. This large desk paperweight is made from very

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting 5 Ancient Roman Monuments
Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting 5 Ancient Roman Monuments

Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting 5 Ancient Roman Monuments

Located in San Francisco, CA

A lovely Italian Grand Tour slate and micro mosaic paperweight depicting 5 famous ancient Roman

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Slate

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Slate

Fratelli Toso Murano Micro Mosaic Wild Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Fratelli Toso Murano Micro Mosaic Wild Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweight

Fratelli Toso Murano Micro Mosaic Wild Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweight

By Fratelli Toso

Located in Kissimmee, FL

Beautiful Murano hand blown wild flowers micro millefiori Italian art glass flower bouquet

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic of Horses
19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic of Horses

19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic of Horses

Located in San Francisco, CA

Very fine Micro Mosaic of three horse drinking at a trough inlaid into a shaped slate panel

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Antique 19th Century Italian Paperweights

Materials

Stone, Slate

Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Spaniel' Micro Mosaic Plaque, Italy, C.1850
Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Spaniel' Micro Mosaic Plaque, Italy, C.1850

Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Spaniel' Micro Mosaic Plaque, Italy, C.1850

Located in Chatham, ON

Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Cavalier Spaniel' micro mosaic plaque - hand made to the finest

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Glass

5-Piece of Paperweights Pietra Dura and Micro Mosaic
5-Piece of Paperweights Pietra Dura and Micro Mosaic

5-Piece of Paperweights Pietra Dura and Micro Mosaic

Located in Lyngby, DK

5-piece of paperweights, 4 in pietra dura 1 in micro mosaic Italy, circa 1900. Micro mosaic with

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Antique 1890s Italian Other Paperweights

Materials

Stone

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Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850

Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850

$6,975

H 18.57 in W 14.63 in D 1.13 in

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Located in Kinderhook, NY

A wonderful third quarter 19th century Italian 'grand tour' ancient marbles specimen plaque in original silver-gilt frame.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble

Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino
Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino

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Located in Benington, Herts

An Exceptional and Highly Important Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box, most probably by Gioacchino Barberi with the box likely by Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier. Rome & Possibl...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

Framed Set of Eleven Micromosaic Plaques of Italian Monuments
Framed Set of Eleven Micromosaic Plaques of Italian Monuments

Framed Set of Eleven Micromosaic Plaques of Italian Monuments

Located in London, GB

A framed set of eleven micromosaic plaques of Italian monuments Italian, 19th century Measures: Height 22cm, width 21.5cm, depth 2.5cm Made during the Grand Tour, as a way for a...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Models and Miniatures

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Grand Tour Marble Model of a Roman Labrum or Bath, circa 1810
Italian Grand Tour Marble Model of a Roman Labrum or Bath, circa 1810

Italian Grand Tour Marble Model of a Roman Labrum or Bath, circa 1810

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Rare early 19th century Italian Grand Tour model of an ancient Roman labrum (bath) or sarcophagus in exquisitely carved rosso antico marble having double ring handles and central lio...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Architectural Models

Materials

Marble

Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's
Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's

Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's

By Vatican Mosaic Studio

Located in New York, NY

A Very Large and Exceptionally Fine Quality Antique Italian Micro-Mosaic Plaque Depicting "The Saint Peter Square" in Rome. The center medallion surrounded by a beautiful Laurel Wre...

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Antique 1850s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet with Roman Views
19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet with Roman Views

19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet with Roman Views

Located in Kastrup, DK

19th century Micro Mosaic tablet with five oval panels with Roman views, approx. 1860-1880. Very fine tesserae and small briquettes of semi-precious stones inlaid on black marble - ...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble

Grand Tour Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble Temple
Grand Tour Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble Temple

Grand Tour Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble Temple

$1,401

H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 3.94 in

Grand Tour Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble Temple

Located in Roma, IT

Beautiful and important wooden memorial temple covered in faux marble. From the purest neoclassical form, this Grand Tour piece of furniture is a classic piece of furniture of grea...

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Antique 1810s Italian Neoclassical Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Grand Tour Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Board Painting of a Landscape
Antique Grand Tour Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Board Painting of a Landscape

Antique Grand Tour Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Board Painting of a Landscape

Located in Elkhart, IN

A gorgeous Grand Tour or Neoclassical style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins Italy, Late 19th Century Oil on board, gilt frame Measures: 10.25"W x ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

A Glimpse of the Eternal City: Italian Antique Micro Mosaic Plaque Picture 'View
A Glimpse of the Eternal City: Italian Antique Micro Mosaic Plaque Picture 'View

A Glimpse of the Eternal City: Italian Antique Micro Mosaic Plaque Picture 'View

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Italian Antique Micro mosaic Plaque Picture Of "View OF Rome" Frame Size:  14" x 19.75 Frame Thickness: 4.25" Picture Size: 6" x 11.75" Immerse yourself in the rich history and t...

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19th Century Paintings

Materials

Mosaic

"Doves of Pliny"-  Micro Mosaic Picture Antique Frame
"Doves of Pliny"-  Micro Mosaic Picture Antique Frame

"Doves of Pliny"- Micro Mosaic Picture Antique Frame

$35,000

H 23.25 in W 26.75 in D 4 in

"Doves of Pliny"- Micro Mosaic Picture Antique Frame

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Frame Size: Height: 23.25″ x Width: 26.75″ Frame Thickness: 4″ Picture Size: Height : 16″ x Width: 19.75″ Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of nature with this exquisite I...

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19th Century Paintings

Materials

Mosaic

Micro mosaic St. Peter's Square
Micro mosaic St. Peter's Square

Micro mosaic St. Peter's Square

$2,943

H 4.73 in W 7.09 in D 0.79 in

Micro mosaic St. Peter's Square

Located in Rome, IT

Micro mosaic St. Peter's Square. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL. Tags: Micro mosaico Piazza San Pietro. Microm...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Stone, Marble

Italian Micromosaic Plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican Workshop
Italian Micromosaic Plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican Workshop

Italian Micromosaic Plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican Workshop

By Vatican Work Shop

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An Italian Micromosaic (micro mosaic) plaque of the "Doves of Pliny", Vatican workshop, late 19th century, Rome within giltwood frame carved with acanthus and beaded borders. Size...

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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

Micro-mosaic Roman Forum
Micro-mosaic Roman Forum

Micro-mosaic Roman Forum

$6,073

H 6.7 in W 4.73 in D 0.79 in

Micro-mosaic Roman Forum

Located in Rome, IT

Micro-mosaic Roman Forum with inlaid frame in malachite. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL Tags: micro-mosaico Fo...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames

Materials

Precious Stone

Micromosaic and gold paperweight. After G.Barberi. Early 19th century.
Micromosaic and gold paperweight. After G.Barberi. Early 19th century.

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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Antique 1830s Italian Restauration Paperweights

Materials

Marble

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Micro Mosaic Paperweight For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal micro mosaic paperweight for your home. Each micro mosaic paperweight for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, stone and art glass. There are many kinds of the micro mosaic paperweight you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each micro mosaic paperweight bearing mid-century modern or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one micro mosaic paperweight that is appealing in its simplicity, but Fratelli Toso produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Micro Mosaic Paperweight?

The average selling price for a micro mosaic paperweight at 1stDibs is $2,675, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $7,500 for the highest priced.

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.