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Paperweights For Sale
Casted Glass Banana in Jade
Located in Richmond, VA
Sculptural glass banana, handmade in Auckland, New Zealand by artist Devyn Ormsby. Individually cast from a true to size banana into a solid, crystal glass form.
The banana shape st...
Category
2010s New Zealand Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Glass Pear in Pale Bronze
Located in Richmond, VA
Sculptural glass pear, handmade in Auckland, New Zealand by artist Devyn Ormsby. Individually cast from a true to size winter pear into a solid, crystal glass form.
The elegant pear...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Casted Glass Banana in Pale Bronze
Located in Richmond, VA
Sculptural glass banana, handmade in Auckland, New Zealand by artist Devyn Ormsby. Individually cast from a true to size banana into a solid, crystal glass form.
The banana shape st...
Category
2010s New Zealand Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Murano Glass White Latticino Filigrana Paperweight, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano glass paperweight features white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the glass in filigrana or latticino technique. Controlled bubbles are posit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dar
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dark
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Plastic
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 Italy, or possibly the Vatican City, and dating to approximately 1880 and done in t...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Slate
Art Deco Wrought Iron Vine Paperweight
Located in NANTES, FR
Paperweight, decorative office object in wrought iron and red copper circa 1925.
Executed in Lyon by Henri Fournier establishment "le fer forgé".
In perfect condition.
Stamped "wrou...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Wrought Iron
David L. Deming Brass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass abstract sculpture or paperweight by artist David L. Deming c.1969, USA. This weighty object has interlocking squares and rectangular shapes. It would be great as an office pap...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Fish Sculpture Paperweight with Gold Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish figure with multicolor murrine and gold flecks, Italy 1950s.
This fish sculpture has multicolor spots in brown, orange, red, green, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grand Tour Of Italy Souvenir, Carrara Marble Cameo Paperweight c19th Century
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Intriguing 19th century Grand Tour carved Carrara marble cameo depicting a strong male profile, possibly the Italian poet Dante Alighieri
Antique Italian...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble
Just Andersen, Denmark, Disko Stylised Fantail Fish 1920's Art Deco Paperweight
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Deco Disko metal stylised Fantail Fish pewter paperweight by Just Andersen of Denmark.
Wonderful worn patina - A super desk accoutrement.
Disko metal, invented by Just Andersen ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Flat Pyrite Crystal Specimen Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pyrite paperweight.
In the form of a flattened pyrite (or fool's gold) specimen.
Simply a great paperweight!
Date:
20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, a...
Category
20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Pyrite
Multi-Color Paperweight in Glass Paste, Murano Glass
Located in Roma, IT
Particular paperweight in multicolored glass paste. Measures: Diameter 10 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Crystal Faceted Block Paperweight Vase Desk Accessory
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A thick Block of Crystal with a large hole in the center. The faceted piece had a previous life as an ink well, or small container for stamps or a piece like a salt Cellar.
The pi...
Category
20th Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Late 19th Taxile Doat Manufacture De Sevres dated 1899 Flora
By Taxile Doat
Located in Marseille, FR
Art Nouveau ceramic paperweight "Flora" by Taxile Doat, Sèvres factory dated 1899. Some cracks on the periphery.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Razor Blade Brass Paperweight #5378, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A handmade paperweight in the shape of a razorblade, model 5378, originally designed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Aus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Orange Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Se...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Lime Green Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Semi Sphere is a very cool and f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Pair of Travertine Horse Bookends Letter Holder by Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of horse-shaped bookends and letter holders in travertine marble by the Italian designers Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Travertine
Set of Two Millefiori Flowers Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some flowers. Colors are a blue, white, red and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop or a...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Vintage Scottish Blown Glass Paperweight Caithness Myriad
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic Scottish blown glass paperweight. interesting visual with twisted design. Great colors.
Caithness Myriad
Scotland
Category
20th Century Scottish Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Desk Card Holder, France, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Desk card holder, France, 1940s
Golden Spelter, one of the small studs on the front is missing.
Lacks in the gilding, as evidenced by the descriptive photographs.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Spelter
Sculptural Modernist Counterweight Paperweight in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very well-, heavy and steady made counterweighted paper holder in solid bronze. It resembles an oil pump. Presumably custommade and handed as a gift to an employe of the Danish Cor...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Group of 4 Amethyst Geodes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 amethyst geodes.
The group consists of one pair of complementary halves of the same geode and 2 other examples.
The complementary pair is unpolished, and the ot...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paperweights
Materials
Amethyst
Dice Chrome Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice chrome dice atop a chromed base. Signed by Artist A.R. and Date 5.3.80. The best addition to your desk or e...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Carl Auböck pen brass paperweight in original wooden box, Austria 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Paperweight by Carl Auböck in wooden box. The measurements given apply to the paperweight, the box measures: 18.5 / 3 / 3 cm.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Crystal Blue Dolphin Murano Art Glass Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Crystal Blue Dolphin Murano Art Glass Paperweight.
The dolphin or porpoise is handmade in clear and blue blown glass.
Hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass sommerso st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sterling Silver Paperweight or Crumb Collector
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A/2620. Sterling silver American paperweight: an idea for an elegant gift -
But You can use also as crumb collector...
Very elegant for Your desk.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Jugendstil Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
Petite Murano Glass Paperweight Swirl inside Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy. Highly decorative and functional in e...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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 forming an abstract biomorphic shaped e...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Lucite Finials
Located in East Hampton, NY
Large pair of Lucite finials or bookends or large paper weights or ...... very beautiful ......
Category
1980s Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
One Mid-Century Modern Faceted Glass Diamond Shaped Figurine Paperweight Desk
Located in Miami, FL
One Mid-Century Modern faceted glass diamond shaped magnifying paperweight, Figurine, Sculpture or Desk accessory. In good condition no chips, light scratches to the faceted glass.
...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Early 19th Century Regency Brass Recumbent Greyhound Paperweight
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency brass paperweight in the form of a recumbent greyhound raised over cloth covered base.
Category
1810s Irish Regency Antique Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Bill Curry Sculptural Jax Bookends Design Line
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of fun / sculptural bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line. Great patina and original creamy white paint.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Iron
A Unique John Deacons Aventurine Butterfly & Flower Lampwork Paperweight, c2010
By John Deacons
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Unique John Deacons Aventurine Butterfly & Flower Lampwork Paperweight, c2010
Additional information:
Origin : Scotland
Features : An aventurine bodied butterfly with orange tippe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Art Glass Millefiori Collectable Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Millefiori Italian art glass paperweight
Beautiful glass art paperweight in millefiori design in various shades of blues, red and white, accenting the close concentric complex.
Mur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Antique Glass Paperweights, Belgium
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very beautiful set of 2 glass paperweights.
This set is made in Belgium in the 19th century.
They were also used as a hat or hairpiece pedestal.
Now they are used for decoration.
T...
Category
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Christian Dior Clear Heart Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior clear heart shaped lead glass crystal paperweight / made in France
Original label on the glass / comes in original box
Length: 4 inches / Width: 4 inches / Height: 1 i...
Category
Late 20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Mid century modern Murano glass paperweight, 1960
Located in Palermo, PA
This elegant Murano glass paperweight features a clear, transparent design with a delicate light blue flower inside. Small, subtle air bubbles are suspended within the glass, adding ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Glass Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage glass ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s.
A very beautiful transparent glass with a particular glass proc...
Category
1970s European Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with intricate white, light blue, and dark blue ribbons / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Glass Sommerso Blue Bird Paperweight Figurine
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Abstract blue art glass bird figurine was hand blown in sommerso technique, with flue and white speckled gather of colored glass encased in clear glass. Minimal, sculptural tail and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Large Stainless Steel Industrial Fork Mold Sculpture for Silverware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large vintage industrial factory mold in stainless steel in the shape of a large dinner fork.
These highly decorative sculptures are sold separately or a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Paperweights
Materials
Stainless Steel
Shauna Watkins Op-Art Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass paperweight features Op-Art design with dark, almost black Burgundy red glass circular structure, surrounded by striped glass ribbon in blue, white, and burnt oran...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Solid Brass Propeller Paper Weight / Desk Accessory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage solid brass boat propeller mounted on a wood base. This nautical piece makes a perfect desk accessory / paperweight.
Category
20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Vintage Murano Art Glass Abstract Design Paper Weight, 1993
By Murano 5
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous Vintage Art Glass 1993 abstract design paperweight.
Beautiful handcrafted pink and white swirl Murano art glass paperweight.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Monte Dunlavy Striped Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage colorful paperweight features white, pink, powder blue, and cobalt blue glass stripes fused in concentric manner. Harmonious color palette allows the use of bright colors to...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Donald Greig Seated Cheetah Bronze Sculpture
By Donald Greig
Located in Astoria, NY
Donald Greig (South African, b. 1959) Seated Cheetah Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 2000, signed and dated to reverse, on black marble oval plinth, with plaque "Presented to Tom Presby ...
Category
Early 2000s South African Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Viking Glass Hippopotamus Figure Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful clear glass hippopotamus paperweight by the Viking Glass Company. The glass figurine is flat on the back side, this allows the figure to s...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
A Clichy Garland Millefiori Paperweight, c1860
By Clichy
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Clichy Garland Millefiori Paperweight, c1860
Additional information:
Date : c1860
Origin : France
Features : Six elliptical garlands alternating red and white around a central can...
Category
19th Century French Antique Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Bronze Paperweight/Vide-Poche by B.W. Genis, circa 1980
Located in New York City, NY
Bronze Paperweight by B.W. Genis, France, c. 1980
Additional Information:
Materials: Bronze
Origin: France
Period: 1980-1999
Creation Date: c. 1980
Styles / Movements: Modern...
Category
20th Century French Minimalist Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Art Glass Heart Paperweight Decorative Object
By Robert Held
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial art glass heart paperweight or decorative object by artist Robet Held, circa late-20th century. Heart is a light green art glass with touches of blue and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano glass faceted paperweight with multicolor murrina and air bubbles, Italy, 1960s.
Spectacular and luxury large Murano handblown colorful Millefiori paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Lucite Dice Decorative Objects, Pair/Set
Located in New York, NY
A pair/set of Lucite dice decorative objects, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century. A great set for a desk, bookshelf, coffee/cocktail table, etc.
Dimensions:
2.44" Square
...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
Pair of Blue Geode Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive pair of blue geode bookends with a long history. Brightly colored with naturally formed patterns caused by fossilization over hundreds of years. Finished with a highly ...
Category
20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Petite Murano Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique, New and Vintage Paperweights
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.