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Wooden Base Paperweight

Italian Murano Glass Paperweight
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
reds are combined with blues and greens... The 5" sphere sits on its own lovely wooden base. A
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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
Vintage Scottish Sterling Silver Dog Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
a wooden base. Maker: Untraced Maker's Marks Date: 1988 Origin: Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Vintage 1980s Scottish Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

1989-90’s Clear Crystal Lexus LS 400 Car Paperweight
Located in Guaynabo, PR
rectangular wooden base that it’s dimensions are: Length 9.5”x 5.0”width, and 0.75” height. An octagonal gold
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20th Century Japanese Modern Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Organic Modern Natural Wooden Hand Carved Abstract Sculpture or Paperweights
By Jerome Abel Seguin
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a special wooden object that in effect is a row artwork hand made by the well known French
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21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Brass & Copper Sun Clock Armillary Sun Dial on Wooden Base, German 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
, copper, wrought iron and a wooden base. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany and was made
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Vintage 1960s German Classical Roman Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Polished Brass Bull and Bear Bookends Paperweights Wall Street
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage polished brass bull and bear bookends paperweights Wall Street cedor. Great on any desk
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookends

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Brass

Two Nuremberg City Tower 1960s Souvenir Building Architectural Model Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
this is old-age. Made of metal and a wooden base. These items were bought as a souvenir in Nuremberg
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Architectural Models

Materials

Metal

Petite English Victorian Period 19th Century Carved Wooden Bird Sculpted Group
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite antique English Victorian period small carved wooden sculpted group from the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Door Knocker
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
even holder. Beautiful on the door, but also useful as a paperweight, on plexiglas or a wooden base.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Doors and Gates

Materials

Bronze

Antique Door Knocker
Antique Door Knocker
H 6.3 in W 3.55 in D 1.58 in
antique Bronze Door Knocker with Sphinx
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
paperweight, on plexiglas or wooden base.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Egyptian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

antique Bronze Door Knocker with Sphinx
antique Bronze Door Knocker with Sphinx
H 4.34 in W 2.17 in D 1.19 in
Fontana Arte Style Brass Egg
By Fontana Arte
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Single solid brass egg atop a small wooden block base. In the manner of Luciano Fontana's Brass Egg
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculp...

Materials

Brass

Fontana Arte Style Brass Egg
Fontana Arte Style Brass Egg
H 8 in W 5 in D 5 in
Coaster Barware White Carrara Marble Majolica Pattern Handmade Italy Collectible
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Italy. Thanks to their shape and size they can be used as coasters, bottle coasters, paperweight and
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Carrara Marble

Coaster Barware Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Majolica Pattern Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Brazil. Thanks to their shape and size they can be used as coasters, bottle coasters, paperweight and
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Marble

Rare French Bronze Sculpture “Crested Duck” by Henri Alfred Jacquemart
By Henri Alfred Marie Jacquemart
Located in Shippensburg, PA
HENRI ALFRED JACQUEMART French, 1824-1896 "Canard hubbé" Patinated bronze signed in base "A
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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare 19th Century English Tunbridgeware Hair Pin or Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
, around 1830, James Burrows invented a technique of creating mosaics from wooden tesserae. Henry Hollamby
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Wooden Carved Horse Paper Weight, circa 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great wooden carved head of a horse. It is mounted on a wooden base - usable as desk decoration
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Paperweights

Materials

Walnut

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

Antique Balinese Mounted Carved Wood Architectural Remnants
Located in East Hampton, NY
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Antique Late 19th Century Balinese Mounted Objects

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Iron

Petite Millefiori Flowers Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight 1960s
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow color flower murrines over copper bed Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

Antique Scottish Sterling Silver Cairngorm Snuff Mull Ram's Horn Edinburgh 1884
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Scottish sterling silver mounted ram's horn snuff mull, set with a large cairngorm gemstone, Edinburgh 1884, by silversmith Peter MacGregor Westren. This rare Scottish...
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Antique 1880s Scottish Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Handblown Wild Flower Art Glass Paperweight Attributed to Fratelli Toso
By Fratelli Toso
Located in New York, NY
Rare elegant Murano handblown wild flower art glass paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The piece has three large white flowers inside, made with cut murrines and w...
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

PAIR OF ViNTAGE THOMAS LLOYD BROWN LEATHER KILIM ARMCHAIRS FROM SCOTTISH CASTLe
By Thomas Lloyd
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this pair of Vintage, Gentleman's club distressed, Thomas Lloyd Armchairs in brown leather and kilim upholst...
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20th Century English Country Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery

Art Glass Millefiori Collectable Paperweight
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Vintage Wooden Factory Racing Car Art Toy Mold / Pattern
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage wooden factory car mold / pattern. Stamped "GS P7 -20-27".
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Early 20th Century North American Primitive Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Orange Gold Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium Block Sculpture, Cenedese Murano
By Cenedese
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful handmade Murano glass sculpture.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine", Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 A double sailor's valentine with Spanish Cedar box with two sides. The right side ...
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Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

West African Organic Wooden Carved Sculpture/Drum, 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
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20th Century African Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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Vintage Muticolored Glass Ashtray, 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Ashtrays

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Vintage Muticolored Glass Ashtray, 1970s
Vintage Muticolored Glass Ashtray, 1970s
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Balinese Hand-carved Mask Depicting Mythological 'Rangda' Demon Queen, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
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Early 20th Century Balinese Other Masks

Materials

Wood

Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

Chair that can be attributed to Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier - 80s/90s
By Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier
Located in Paris, FR
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Vintage 1980s Italian Chairs

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Steel, Iron

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Sterling Silver Gentleman’s Desk Paperweight
By Walker & Hall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
the bear’s brace to the base of the post. This fine antique paperweight has been embellished with
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Vintage 1950s English Paperweights

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Cast Bronze Labrador Retriever Dog Statue Figurine Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique bronze Labrador retriever dog statue figurine paperweight on wooden base. Listing features
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Early 20th Century North American Paperweights

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Bronze

Vintage Bronze Anchor on Wooden Base Statue Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
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Vintage 1950s German Art Deco Paperweights

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Metal

Italian Leather and Wood Zodiac Signs Dodecahedron Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
leather (or leatherette) that covers a wooden base, and brass tacks are added for protection when sitting
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Mid-20th Century Italian Paperweights

Bronzed Camel Metal Sculpture on Stand by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Late 20th Century Vietnamese Moorish Paperweights

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Antique Cast Iron US Navy Frigate Constitution Nautical Ship Bookend Paperweight
Located in Dayton, OH
/ clipperThe Constitution on a rectangular base. "USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three
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Early 20th Century Bookends

Materials

Iron

Vintage Italian Plexiglass and Brass Desk Set
Located in Prato, Tuscany
brass paperweight in the shape of a pyramid; the two objects are characterized by essential volumes that
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Rene Lalique Car Mascot "Faucon"
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lalique hood ornament falcon 8 inch tall (6 without the later wooden looking base) glass standing
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paperweights

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Art Glass

Rene Lalique Car Mascot "Faucon"
Rene Lalique Car Mascot "Faucon"
H 7.29 in W 5.91 in D 5.71 in
Skruf Glasbruk of Sweden Crystal Rune with Birds on a Wooden Base
By Skruf, Bengt Edenfalk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
crystal from Skrufs Glasbruk / Glassworks of Sweden. The molded design is mounted on a simple wooden base
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Crystal

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Wooden Base Paperweight For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wooden base paperweight you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and crystal, every wooden base paperweight was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a wooden base paperweight — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A wooden base paperweight is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Victorian and modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made wooden base paperweight has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Skruf, Vintage Murano Gallery and Walker & Hall are consistently popular.

How Much is a Wooden Base Paperweight?

A wooden base paperweight can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $393, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $2,072.

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