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Paperweights For Sale
Vintage Emerald Green and Blue Murano Art Glass Elephant Sculpture Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian style handblown art glass sculpture of an elephant.
Italian art glass hand blown green and uranium neon green elephant sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measur...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Antique Paperweights
Materials
Petrified Wood
Carl Auböck Paperweight #5188 "Pipe", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5188 paperweight in the shape of a pipe, Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight Probably Made for Young & Rubicam, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti ceramic Paperweight probably made for Young & Rubicam,
Y and R are repeated with an & on the top.
Probably a gift for the agencys' clients
Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Vintage Yellow Heart Glass With Bubbles Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous and happy vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern hand blown glass Murano paperweight and desk accessory has a sensual form in the shape of a heart. The light yellow color w...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Vistosi Italian Mid-Century Modern Cased Murano Glass Bullseye Paperweight
By Vistosi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Murano glass paperweight.
By Vistosi.
In the form of a black (or deep amethsyt) ameoba shape with a green & white bullseye pattern.
Simply a great Italian glass paper...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Seguso 1980 Italian Silver Navy Blue Apple Green Murano Glass Hen Bird Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Archimede Seguso Italian Mid-Century Modern Design blown Murano glass rooster sculpture, high quality of craftsmanship with the overlaid body in chartreuse lime green Murano...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Pair of figural bronze paperweights over cararra marble bases.
circa early 19th century; models of "Il Porcellino" and "Wounded Stag"
Item # C104009
A superb pair of 19th century p...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Brass
White and Clear Marbled 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
Murano Sommerso Orb Blue Art Glass Vintage Ashtray Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian handblown art glass bowl or ashtray.
Italian Murano Sommerso orb blue and clear art glass ashtray
Extremely hard to fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Slag Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique-shaped pieces of slag glass. Each piece will vary in size and shape. Slag glass comes from the glass used to make car windows. These pieces were sourced in Texas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Slag Glass
Carl Auböck Paperweight "Foot", Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight "Foot" in Brass, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Emerald 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
Barbini Murano Pulegoso Gray Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Pulegoso bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The cat stands...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Seguso Murano Sommerso Orange Red Yellow Italian Art Glass Squirrel Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very cute, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow Italian art glass squirrel sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Contemporary Faceted Multicolour Acrylic Cube Block
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning contemporary multicoloured acrylic block. A perfect riser for a small sculpture or a statement on its own on the table or desk, this beautiful block will reveal different ...
Category
2010s American Paperweights
Materials
Acrylic
17th / 18th Century Italian Wooden Foot of a Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful decorative item.
Italy circa 1650-1750
Weathered.
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Paperweights
Materials
Oak
P. J Mene Bronze Two Greyhound Dogs w/ Ball 'Signed'
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century
P. J Menebronze two greyhound dogs w/ ball.
Category
20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Pen Holder in Macassar Wood, Italy Desk Accessory from the 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco pen holder in Macassar wood and metal. Made in Italy in the 1930s.
An amazing piece!
An elegant piece, in excellent condition with no ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Large Size Brutalist Solid Decorative Glass Block, France, 1950's
By Saint Gobain
Located in New York, NY
Unique solid glass block or sculpture. Trapezoidal shape. Good vintage condition. Some inner air bubbles. Attributed to Saint Gobain, France.
This item will ship from France and can...
Category
1950s French Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck #5072-2 Paperweight "Chain", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
#5072-2 Paperweight in the shape of a chain by Carl Auböck. Made of nickel plated steel. Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Vintage White Marble Jeweled Elephant Sculpture Paper Weight
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage jeweled elephant sculpture paper weight wearing traditional ceremonial costume.
Finely hand painted animal sculpture of an elephant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Vintage Muticolored Glass Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fidenza glass ashtray is a wonderful glass decorative object, realized during the 1960s.
Very fashionable glass ashtray realized by Fidenza Italy.
Opaque glass and geometric d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Pair of Breccia Marble Spheres, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir> A pair of breccia marble spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Breccia Marble, Brass
Pair of Fossil Coral Stone Spheres, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer Grand Tour's souvenir. A pair of fossil coral stone spheres, resting on a base, made of brass. Italy circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Seguso Murano Teal White Opal Albastro Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent teal blue-green and white opalescent Italian art glass baby elephant sculpture / figurine. Documented to desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Carl Auböck Paperweight #4992-3 Safety Pin, Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight #4992-3 in the shape of a safety pin, Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Rock Crystal Ball on Stand Paper Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rock crystal ball on stand - a lovely rock crystal specimen on an acrylic base, which also looks to be cut crystal. A compliment to any desk or s...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Rock Crystal
Frog Paperweight or Figurine, Stoneware, Limited Edition of 100, Sweden 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful sculpture, stoneware paperweight "Frog" signed and numbered 70/100. Made in Sweden.
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Faceted Bohemian Amanita Muscaria Glass Paperweight
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A mid to late 19th century Czech paperweight, showing the mastery of Czech glass blowing. A similar example is in the Bergstrom-Mahler Glass Museum in Neenah, Wisconsin. It doesn't h...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Classical Bronze Male Nude Torso Sculpture/Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze male nudist statue. Classical Greek style sculpture.
Unsigned.
Would make a wonderful sculpture for desk, office, shelf, etc.
Category
19th Century Antique Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Paperweight in Leather and Stone, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight in leather and stone, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Cathy Graham Decoupage Paper Weight
Located in New York, NY
Handmade decoupage paper weight, designed by Cathy Graham and crafted by Scott Potter.
Category
2010s American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Antique Rare Paperweight Glass Ball with Picture
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique rare paperweight glass ball with picture, alpaca base, good original condition, around 1880.
Category
1880s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Paperweights
Materials
Alpaca, Glass
Count Gleichen’s shrapnel paperweight. Russian and English, 1854
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Count Gleichen’s Russian shell paperweight, the tooth shaped fragment of a Russian armament shell set above another of rectangular form both raised on a silver mount on an ebonized rectangular plinth, applied with a plaque reading ‘Two fragments of a Russian shell fired at Mr Fred Burne assist.t paymaster and Mr Henry Crave St John midshipman of H.M.S. Cumberland in Aug.t 1854 from Tsee Fort Bonarsund whilst conveying refreshments to the English camp – for their messmate – H.S.H. Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Midshipman landed with the Naval Brigade in 1854’. With a framed caricature of Count Gleichen inscribed Vanity Fair, London, July 5, 1884. Vice Admiral H.S.H Count Gleichen – the Queen’s Nephew.Russian and English, 1854.
The print has the following biography on the reverse and on the mount ‘His Serene Highness Prince Victor …. of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is better known in England as Count Gleichen and as the Queen’s nephew. Born fifty years ago, he was sent to school at Dresden; but at the age of fourteen he conceived ideas not to be bounded within the confines of the small life of a German principality. So he ran away from school to go to sea, and his aunt the Queen of England, being informed of the fact, proposed to her sister to let her adventurous nephew become naturalised as an Englishman and enter the English Navy. This was accordingly done, and Prince Victor, as he was then called, was appointed to the Powerful on the Mediterranean Station, in 1848. He served in the Crimean War and in the operations in China he proved a popular officer and a good sailor-man, and was three times wounded in battle. In 1861 he married the daughter of Admiral Sir George Seymour, sister of the fifth Marquis of Hertford on which occasion it was that he put down his title of Prince and took up for future use that of Count. He became, in due course a Vice-Admiral, and in the meantime he also became a sculptor. It is in the latter art that he now mainly busies himself, and he has created many pleasing busts of his royal relatives and some works of greater pretensions than family portraits. An Alfred the Great, a Beaconsfield, and a Prince Imperial...
Category
1880s English Antique Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Silver
Toso Murano Multicolor Murrine Art Glass Rooster Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Colorful Mid-Century Modern Murano Millefiori Murrine Art glass rooster figurine. Attributed to Fratelli Toso, Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching cock ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Carl Auböck #5275 Paperweight "Zumbusch Hand", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5275-2 Paperweight "Zumbusch Hand", Austria 2022. Also available in 8cm height for 315,00 € (#5275-1).
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Set of Smoking Accessories
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and Wicker Wrapped pipe stand (Or Paperweight) with two brass spoon rests.
Category
1940s Austrian Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #5072-1 Paperweight "Chain", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
#5072-1 Paperweight in the shape of a chain by Carl Auböck. Made of gold plated steel. Austria. New.
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Fratelli Toso Murano Colorful Millefiori Ribbon Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item - Only 2 Left! Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Each has their own unique des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Two Petite Murano Glass Aquarium Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weights. Showing some multicolored fishes and a coral reef inside a clear glass fish....
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Diamond Shaped Brass Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage diamond shaped brass paperweight, circa 1960s. The piece has a well worn brass patina and measures 4.25"W x 3.25"D x 3"H. A very cool and unique design! #2236.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4273-1 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4273-1 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Murano Sommerso Red Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pony Horse Head Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red to green, with gold flecks Italian art glass pony horse head paperweight / figurine. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, and still re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Clear Yellow Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown yellow and clear Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains its original "Murano Gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paperweight
Located in Malibu, CA
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paper Weight. Signed, both the top & bottom have been hand tooled, the artist signed on the top edge.
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Green Malachite Paperweight or Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A substantial piece of natural green malachite, polished smooth. A great paperweight or decorative object (as demonstrated) for a desk, shelf, table, etc. Dimensions: 4.5" D x 4.25" ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Malachite
Glass Millefiori Vasart Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland circa 1960
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1960 or slightly earlier back to the 1950's.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, six spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant red, green and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Amalric Walter and Alfred Finot Pate De Verre Woman with Schawl Paperweight
Located in Bochum, NRW
Amalric Walter and Alfred Finot, a seated female figure with a shawl and a necklace, Nancy, c. 1910
Gorgeous pâte-de-verre figurine in shades of jade, dark green and violet-blue colours; inscribed A. Finot A. Walter Nancy...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Kerry Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Kerry glass paperweight hand blown in dark green color with small bubbles / Made in Ireland, circa 1980s
Original stickers on the glass ...
Category
Late 20th Century Irish Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Arman Violins Accumulations Paperweight for Christofle, France, 1980s
By Christofle, Arman
Located in Milan, IT
Arman violins accumulations metal paperweight for Christofle, France, 1983.
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck #4273-2 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4273-2 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Just Andersen 1930s Danish Pewter Elaphant Book End
Located in New York, NY
One 1930s Danish Art Deco pewter elephant bookend by sculptor, Just Andersen.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Alabaster Ashtray, Italy Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Alabaster ashtray is an original decorative object realized in Italy in the mid-20th Century.
Entirely realized in alabaster (as reported on the label under the base).
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Paperweights
Materials
Alabaster
Henge Bookend, Set of 2 Black Concrete Pieces by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Hand-cast concrete / Gypsum cement / Mica and natural pigments / Handmade in Oakland.
Measures: 5” x 4.5"
9" tall
5.8lbs/7.8lbs (Total 13.6 lbs)
Sold in sets of 2.
Each cast is handmade. As the concrete settles uniquely for each pour, no two are the same. While all of our pieces are made of high quality cement and durable when cared for properly, they are inherently delicate by design.
Reminiscent of Primitive designs found throughout history, the Henge Book Ends speak to the early act of carving stone, which represented the first forms...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Paperweights
Materials
Cement
Vintage Murano Art Glass Venetian Sculpture of Gondolas Ashtrays Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian handblown art glass sculpture of gondola boats one red, one green.
A very beautiful and substantial Italian Murano art g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown 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.
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