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Snake Paperweight

French Brass Serpent or Cobra Snake Paperweight or Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.. whenever we have a snake they go fast, and this one should be no exception... a great piece, ready for any
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Stone, Brass

Mid-Century Modernist Limited Edition Baccarat Art Glass Snake Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This rare and sought after limited edition Mid-Century Modernist Baccarat art glass paperweight was
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Lucite

1930s Bronze Cigar Lighter Siegfried DDD Hygieia Snake Martini Glass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy bronze striker/lighter with snake on martini glass or hygieia symbol for health. Marked
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Vintage 1930s American Greek Revival Tobacco Accessories

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Bronze

Solid Figural Snake Puzzle / Paperweight in Walnut in the style of Deborah Bump
By Deborah Bump
Located in San Diego, CA
A fun solid figural snake puzzle / paperweight in walnut in the style of Deborah Bump, circa 1970s
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cedar, Pine

'Moineau Fier' Rene Lalique Glass Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Fier, an Art Deco glass paperweight. A proud sparrow in frosted glass set on an integral
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

'Moineau Timide' Rene Lalique Glass Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Timide, an Art Deco glass bird paperweight. A frosted glass figure of a sparrow pecking for
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

'Moineau Timide' R Lalique France Glass Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Timide, an Art Deco glass bird paperweight. A frosted glass figure of a sparrow pecking for
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

French 1910 Green Bubble Glass Ormolu Animal Paperweight
Located in Tarrytown, NY
French 1910 green bubble glass ornament with brass ormolu of a Monkey, parrot, snake, peacock and a
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Vintage 1910s Glass

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Art Glass

Coiled Rattle Snake, circa 1980s USA
Located in New York, NY
A ceramic coiled rattle snake with the look and feel of a real snake. Piece was designed in the
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Vintage 1980s American Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Moineau Fier an Original Rene Lalique Glass Sparrow Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Fier, an Art Deco glass paperweight. A proud sparrow in frosted glass set on an integral
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Moineau Sournois an Original R Lalique Glass Sparrow Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Sournois, an Art Deco glass bird paperweight. A frosted glass sparrow pecking for food
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

'Moineau Hardi' Art Deco Glass Paperweight by Rene Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Hardi, an Art Deco glass bird paperweight by René Lalique (1860-1945). A frosted glass
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

'Moineau Sournois' Original Art Deco Glass Paperweight by Rene Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Sournois, an Art Deco glass bird paperweight. A frosted glass sparrow pecking for food
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Edgar Brandt Style Hand Forged Iron Snake or Serpent Sculpture, Austria, 1920s
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
A wrought iron Art Nouveau era model of a snake / serpent. High-quality craftsmanship, handmade of
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Jizai Okimono, Russet-Iron Articulated Figure of a Crab
Located in Milano, IT
, fishes, snakes, lobsters, crabs and insects. There are only few dated pieces, the earliest known is a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

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Handcrafted Brass Gingko Leaf Decorative Paperweight with Bronze Patina
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Beautiful hand cast gingko leaf in patinated brass paperweight. Each of these brass leaves are handmade individually with incredible detail. Cast using very traditional techniques, ...
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2010s Indian Organic Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Black Cobra Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture black cobra in ceramic and enameled ceramic in black finish with gold finish details.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Black Cobra Sculpture
Black Cobra Sculpture
H 29.93 in Dm 10.63 in
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The first is ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

R Lalique Box Cicadas 1921
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Opalescent molded glass box decorated with cicadas. This model was created in 1921. The glassware is in perfect condition. The satin background is original and requires restoration...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

R Lalique Box Cicadas 1921
R Lalique Box Cicadas 1921
H 2.37 in Dm 10.04 in
Mid-20th Century Handmade Chinese Art Deco Pictorial Dragon Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a dragon in black, blue, red, goldenrod, and light blue-grey over a cream-white b...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Double Side Fish Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight, Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight or sculpture. Showing a fish. Colors are a different shades of blue, red, yellow and clear. A beautiful nice addit...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bowl Sculptural Centerpiece 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Sculptural Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bowl Centerpiece 1960s. Vintage mouth-blown Murano blue green, red and yellow art glass fruit bowl handmade in Italy in the 1960s. S...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Glass Vase with Brass Fitting Koloman Moser Loetz circa 1901 Blue Green
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Glass vase with brass fitting, Koloman Moser, manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe, Streifen und Flecken decoration, ca. 1901, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Art Deco, art glass, iridescent ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Glass

Materials

Glass

Italian Murano Glass Paperweight
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very large Italian Murano Paperweight. A spectacular example of hand blown work combining, not only many colors, but a large array of ribbons, spirals, etc. Added to the color and ...
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20th Century Italian Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass, Wood

Italian Murano Glass Paperweight
Italian Murano Glass Paperweight
H 6.25 in W 5 in D 5 in
Two Brutalist Solid Patinated Bronze Paperweights by Monique Gerber
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Two Brutalist solid patinated bronze paperweights by Monique Gerber, France, 1970s signed.>     
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Vintage 1970s French Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight 1900
By Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, made from solid cast bronze by the lost wa...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

French Bronze Claw Paperweight on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Brass or Bronze Claw grasping a ball resting on a marble base. A compliment to any desk or work station. the pieces does have one chip to a corner but we believe it ad...
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20th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

BVLGARI Bulgari Sterling Silver Oversized Casino Paperweight Coin "Vegas"
Located in New York, NY
BVLGARI Bulgari sterling silver-gilt oversized casino paperweight coin "Vegas", circa 1960s. This is a very cool and rare Bulgari solid silver paperweight coin with a roulette wheel...
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20th Century Unknown Paperweights

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Table Lamp in wood and chrome, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamps Art deco. Exhibited at Original antique show ( Miami beach ) and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)". Materia: chromed and wood Style: Art Deco Coun...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Chrome

French Saint Louis Limited Edition Lilies of the Valley Glass Paperweight, 1986
By Saint Louis
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine French vintage limited edition Saint Louis red and white Lilies of the Valley on turquoise ground. The glass paperweight has facet cup windows to the top and around the side a...
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Vintage 1980s French Glass

Materials

Glass

Original Air France Greece (Grece) vintage travel poster
By Georges Mathieu
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Air France Grece vintage travel poster. Linen-backed original travel poster by Air France to Greece. Stylized Greek columns and the Parthenon in Athens, Greece sit on a me...
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1960s Abstract Landscape Prints

Materials

Offset

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Paul Ysart Green Snake Paperweight
By Paul Ysart
Located in New York, NY
A fine Paul Ysart green adventurine snake paperweight, the snake with red and yellow spots on a
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Vintage 1960s Scottish Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

An Early Paul Ysart Spiral Snake Paperweight
By Paul Ysart
Located in New York, NY
An early Paul ysart blue and white spiral snake paperweight with rocks on a greem mossy ground
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Vintage 1960s Scottish Glass

Materials

Glass

Gordon Smith Cobra Coral Snake Paperweight
By Gordon Smith
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Gordon Smith paperweight with a highly coiled cobra coral snake on an earth ground with
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2010s American Glass

Materials

Glass

Gordon Smith "Sea Life" Paperweight
By Gordon Smith
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Gordon Smith sea life paperweight with a Sea Krait snake, Yellow wrasse fish, Pseudo
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Rare 19th Century Empire Animalistic Golden Bronze
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare snake and lizard gilt bronze piece, France 19th century, Empire period. Beautiful quality of
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Rattlesnake in Resin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rattlesnake in Resin paperweight or object! Nice scale and size! Makes a statement on that desk or
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Epoxy Resin

Rattlesnake in Resin
Rattlesnake in Resin
H 2 in W 11 in D 7.5 in
'Moineau Sournois' Rene Lalique Glass Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Moineau Sournois', an Art Deco glass bird paperweight. A frosted glass figure of a sparrow pecking
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

'Moineau Fier' Original Rene Lalique Glass Bird Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Moineau Fier', an Art Deco glass paperweight. A proud sparrow in frosted glass set on an integral
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

'Moineau Timide' Art Deco Glass Paperweight by Rene Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Timide, an Art Deco glass bird paperweight. A frosted glass figure of a sparrow pecking for
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

1988 Pierre-Yves Tremois French Pair of Gilt Bronze Sculpture Panel Bookends
By Pierre-Yves Trémois, Les Bronzes de Mohon
Located in New York, NY
and the other with a snake, intricately chased as hairdo. Decorative Art objects also ideal as
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Vintage 1980s French Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Jizai Okimono A russet-iron articulated figure of a hermit crab
Located in Milano, IT
, fishes, snakes, lobsters, crabs and insects. Jizai okimono of hermit crabs are extremely rare. Whilst
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Antique Late 18th Century Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Jizai Okimono A russet-iron articulated figure of a hermit crab
Jizai Okimono A russet-iron articulated figure of a hermit crab
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H 2.37 in W 7.68 in D 1.97 in
Jizai Okimono, a Russet-Iron Articulated Figure of a Fresh-Water Prawn
Located in Milano, IT
, snakes, lobsters, crabs and insects. Prawns by Munenaga are of the highest quality, as he specialised in
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Reserved for Maria - Murano Snake Lucky Clover Flowers Italian Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Reserved for Maria - 2 remaining paperweights from the set Murano hand blown snake, clover and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Fratelli Toso Murano Striped Snake in Wild Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
spotted flowers Italian art glass snake in the grass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Vintage Industrial Art Iron Coiled Snake Desk Weight, 20th Century
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An Industrial art vintage wrought iron desk weight formed as coiled snake with raised head
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20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

'Moineau Moquer' Rene Lalique Glass Paperweight
By René Lalique
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Moineau Moqueur, an Art Deco glass bird paperweight. A frosted glass figure of a sparrow pecking
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver-Gilt Paperweight, Jean-Valentin Morel, c1851
By Jean-Valentin Morel
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Victorian silver-gilt desk paperweight, on black ebonised base and mounted with a
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Silver

Gordon Smith Albino Coral Snake Paperweight
By Gordon Smith
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Gordon Smith albino coral snake paperweight on a sandy ground with rocks and bamboo
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21st Century and Contemporary American Crystal Serveware

Materials

Glass

Gordon Smith Banded Sea Snake Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A fine Gordon Smith Banded Sea snake paperweight on sandy ground with sea shells, signed GS 99-29
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20th Century American Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

A FIne Gordon Smith Coral Snake Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A fine Gordon Smith coral snake paperweight with the shaded snake, rocks, leaves and buds on a
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Gordon Smith Snake Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A fine contemporary glass paperweight flameworked with two snakes and flowers on an earthy ground
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21st Century and Contemporary American Glass

Materials

Glass

Gordon Smith Coral Snake Paperweight
By Gordon Smith
Located in New York, NY
A fine Gordon Smith paperweight with a coral snake on an earthy ground with rocks and vegetation
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21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Gordon Smith Coral Snake Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A fine Gordon Smith paperweight with a coiled coral snake on a sandy ground with rocks and flowers
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Gordon Smith Banded Snake Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A fine Gordon Smith banded snake with blackberries and rocks on a straw ground, signed, GS 42010
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau Paperweight with Snake and Frog
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau paperweight with snake and frog #347. Is in perfect condition. Marked
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Paperweights

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Empire Snake and Lizard Golden Bronze
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Snake and Lizard Gilt Bronze Piece, Empire Period
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Rare Empire Snake and Lizard Golden Bronze
H 1.58 in W 3.94 in D 5.32 in
Gordon Smith Snake And Salamander Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A fine Gordon Smith paperweight with an albino coral snake , salamander, rocks and vegetation
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21st Century and Contemporary American Glass

Materials

Glass

Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau Paperweight with Snake and Frog #347
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau paperweight with snake and frog #347. Measures 14 cm / 5 1/2 in and is
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany & Co. Coiled Snake Crystal Paperweight
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering a vintage Tiffany & Co. crystal paperweight. It is a clear crystal paperweight in
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Mid-20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

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Snake Paperweight For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the snake paperweight you’re looking for. A snake paperweight — often made from glass, art glass and blown glass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer snake paperweight, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A snake paperweight, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Nouveau or Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Fratelli Toso, Gordon Smith and Royal Copenhagen each produced at least one beautiful snake paperweight that is worth considering.

How Much is a Snake Paperweight?

Prices for a snake paperweight start at $300 and top out at $6,507 with the average selling for $3,200.