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Vintage Industrial Anvil, 20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Small, playful vintage Industrial anvil.
Category

20th Century American Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Brass

18th Century French Provincial Turned Walnut Finial on Brass Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
A beautifully timeworn 18th-century French Provincial finial, crafted in Southern France circa 1790. This sculptural architectural element features a striking turned walnut top in th...
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Blue Natural Agate Geode Paperweight on a polished nickel-plated brass base
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
A true signature piece for the desk or bookshelf: this paperweight stands out for its stage presence and fine craftsmanship. The base in polished nickel-plated brass supports a na...
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2010s Italian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Quartz, Brass

Lucite Bird Sculpture by Silvio Russo for Guzzini 1970s Italy
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s lucite bird sculpture by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy, the design is meant to rock back and forth. Still retains the original label.
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Post-Modern Art Glass Paperweight / Sculpture by Svoboda Karlov
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous post-modern art glass paperweight / sculpture by Svoboda Karlov circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"D x 3.5"H; retains its original pa...
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Late 20th Century Czech Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Exquisite 1980s Murano Crystal Prism Lance Paperweight
Located in Manzano, IT
Exquisite 1980s Murano Crystal Prism Lance Paperweight Elevate your décor with this stunning paperweight from the 1980s, an exceptional example of authentic Italian craftsmanship. H...
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1980s Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

A Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Very Beautiful Well Executed Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism. With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn Decorated With Hand Painted Flowers By cutting a pattern on the back, an...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Paperweights

Materials

Cut Glass, Paint

Rene Lalique Glass 'Deux Aigles' Paperweight
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear & frosted glass 'Deux Aigles' paperweight, with details highlighted in grey staining. Features two eagle heads facing each other with a ball in their beaks. Moulde...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

Materials

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 with artistry. The artist's signature is on the top edge.
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Cancer Optical Glass Block Handcut Zodiac Signs
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Cancer optical glass block handcut zodiac signs Optical glass block characterized by absolute purity, handcut and polished and on one side panoramic cut for a better engraving effec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Bohemian Paperweights

Materials

Cut Glass

Deborah P. Bump Swan Pencil Holder
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Deborah P. Bump design. It's made from wood and is sculpted to look like a Swan. The wood has a very rich color. It would make a nice desk accessory for any office, library...
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20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Wood

Virgo Optical Crystal Glass Block Handcut Zodiac Signs
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Optical glass block characterized by absolute purity, handcut and polished and on one side panoramic cut for a better engraving effect. The engraving is made by the old technique of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Bohemian Paperweights

Materials

Cut Glass

Vintage Pen Holder, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Pen holder is a decorative object realized in the 1960s. A decorative pen holder with art glass base. Good condition except for some minor...
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1960s European Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Marble Lighter, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage marble lighter is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s. Original marble and metal. Made in Italy. Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm...
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1970s Italian Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Large Carl Auböck Model #4751 'Paperclip' Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4751 'Paperclip' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstät...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Engraved Anatomical Heart Model Crystal Art Glass Decor Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Laser Engraved Anatomical Human Heart Model Crystal Art Glass Decor Paperweight. Rectangular shape with a 3D human heart model. Great to use as a paperweight or decor for a heart doc...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

E. Söderberg for Hovmantorp, and Muurla, Finland. Two sculptures in art glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
E. Söderberg for Hovmantorp, Swedish glass artist, and Muurla, Finland. Two sculptures/paperweights in art glass. An owl and a spherical sculpture with an abstract motif. Signed an...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Polished Brass Praying Hands Bowl, Paperweight, Object or Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This mid century modern vintage solid cast brass paperweight bowl, object or desk accessory is of the subject matter of open and cupped praying hands. It has a grape and leaf motif ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Tiffany and Co Sterling Paper Holder Marked 925
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tiffany and Co Sterling Paper Holder Marked 925 6"H x 3.5"W x 1"D
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20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Nybro Sweden Hunter and Moose Large Crystal Art Glass Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Nybro Sweden Hunter and Moose Large Crystal Art Glass Heavy Paperweight. Made in Sweden by Nybro, this vintage large glass paperweight ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

20th century French Jean Claude Novaro Blown Glass Paperweight
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful spherical blown glass paperweight with gold inlays, signed by the famous master glassmaker Jean Claude Novaro (1943-2015). Beautiful gradient of blue and gold. Signature un...
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1980s French Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Gordon Bunshaft's Collection: Lighter, Paperweight, Shovel Pin and Glass Piece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a collection of personal desk objects from the estate of Gordon Bunshaft, the influential American architect best known for his work with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and iconi...
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20th Century Unknown Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Vintage Sculptural Pawn Shape Brass Paperweight Made in England
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and whimsical brass paperweight that adds personality and style to your office or décor. The weighty piece is signed “Made in England” and adds style to any place. A great ...
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1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Grand Tour Inlaid Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The paperweight inset with a plaster cast of the Coliseum, outlined in 'marmo nero' and marmo giallo.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with multicolored glass canes to form "millefiori" / made in Italy, circa 1960s Original sti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Glass Paperweight
Murano Glass Paperweight
$240 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Clear Art Glass Bird Penguin Paperweight Figurine With Bubbles. Clear Controlled Bubble Standing Penguin Bird Animal Art Glass Figurine Paperweight. Collectible Blown Clear G...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

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...
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Paperweights

Materials

Slate

Seguso Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pear Dish Apple Paperweight Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass ring dish and paperweight set. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Pulveri" technique. Both pieces are profusely covered in gold leaf. The apple still retains an original but worn "Made In Italy" label underneath. Would make a great display on any desk, vanity or bedside table. Apple paperweight measures 2 5/8" high x 3 1/4" across, Pear bowl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958 This paperweight was made as a souvenir for the 50th anniversary of the Italian A.E.C Electrical company.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Silver

A Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A rectangular shaped paperweight with inset Porphyry, Siena Marble and Mother of Pearl in black marble framework
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1890s Italian Grand Tour Antique Paperweights

Materials

Siena Marble, Porphyry

Vintage Marine Opal by QLD, Australia, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Marine opal is a very beautiful decorative object, realized during the 1970s. A very elegant dcorative object depicting an abalone shell realized by Divers from the Pacific. Made...
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1970s Australian Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Opal

Pair of Post-Modern Marble Spheres / Paperweights
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of two post-modern marble spheres / paperweights, circa 1980s. The pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and the largest one measures 3"D x 3"H and ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Kosta Boda Green and Clear Art Glass Collectable Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sweden round green and clear glass paperweight. Vicke Lindstrand Kosta style Swedish art glass paperweight. Beautiful vintage glass art paperweight with multi sized controlled bubbles in green and clear accenting the close concentric complex. Hand blown bubble design Scandinavian Modern Art glass paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Brazilian Mid-Century Jacaranda Paperclip Paperweight Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilan mid-century paperclip desk or table sculpture from the 1960s. Paperclip is functional.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal

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. ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Art Deco Stylized Cast Iron Doorstop Sphinx with Pyramid and Original Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegantly cast Art Deco Stylized Sphinx with Pyramid and in original paint Door Stop. Finished on both sides and retains most of the original color.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Vintage Two's Company Lucite Owl Tape Dispenser Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage lucite owl tape dispenser manufactured in Hong Kong for Two's Company of Mount Vernon, NY (ca. 1960s). Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb, who...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

French Bulldog Bronze Desk Paperweight / Ashtray , Austria, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French bulldog bronze figure / sculpture desk paperweight Ashtray - Austria 1920´s. Marked Austria. Very nice conditions. Bronze is mounted over a marble base. We have specialized i...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Murano Decorative Blown Glass Wrapped Blue Hard Candy Paper
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage large Murano decorative blown glass wrapped blue hard candy paperweight. Vintage oversized Murano blue blown glass candy sculpture of candy wr...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pairpoint Blown Glass Paperweight, Figural Swan Motif, Vintage, circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From America's oldest crystal manufacturer still in business, this is a beautifully blown piece of art. It features an elegant swan and Pairpoint's signature controlled bubble. In ve...
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1950s American Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Blown 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

19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Leaf Trinket Dish with Sparrow and Beetles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Late Victorian or Aesthetic Movement gilt bronze trinket dish or vide poche or calling card dish. With a little detailed sparrow on the branche an...
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Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bronze and Marble Roman Sandaled Paperweight Sculpture Fornasetti Style
Located in North Miami, FL
This Fornsetti style vintage paperweight, sculpture and desk accessory has a patinated bronze roman foot atop a white marble base. The bronze has bee...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Hand Blown Murano Art Glass Bird 1960s
By A. Silvestri and Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano art glass hand blown sculpture bird figurine. Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand blown glass bird. The body of bubbles Italian ar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns Measures: length 5 inches, width 2.75 inches, height 1.25 inches This piece makes for a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Agate Onyx Paperweight
Agate Onyx Paperweight
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
Stylized Crystal Frog Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized crystal frog sculpture / paperweight, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clari...
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20th Century French Modern Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti with Base
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale"" Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives and ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Abstract Sculpture by Nevio De Luca
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian artist follow his soul and imagines the scenes story telling the life. This is the cinema story, a dreaming bronze in which we can find a movie. Only one piece, bronze o...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass match striker, an addition to our ornamen...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Metal and Brass Lighter, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage metal and brass lighter is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th Century. Made in Italy. Dimensions: 10.5 x 6 cm. Good...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Rosenthal Horizon Lead Crystal Glass Candle Holder Catchall Vide Poche 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rosenthal Horizon Lead Crystal Glass Candle Holder Paperweight. Rosenthal Minimalist lead crystal glass Horizon line pillar votive candle holder, vide poche, catchall, paperweight ma...
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Late 20th Century German Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

"Langouste" Pâte de Verre Paperweight by Walter and Bergé
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau pâte de verre paperweight (or "Presse Papiers") by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé is an earlier, and smaller version of a series of "Langouste" paperweights f...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

1960s Art Glass Paperweight, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage art glass egg-shaped paperweight produced by Skrdlovice Glasswork in former Czechoslovakia around 1967.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

1990s Blue and White Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art glass sculpture by Johnathon Schmuck. Signed "Schmuck '93." This piece can be displayed in two different positions. Johnathon Schmuck attended the Canberra School of Art, in Aust...
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1990s American Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Italian Murano Blue and White Glass Paperweight
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Murano-style (Mid-20th Century) crystal bulbous shaped paperweight with blue and white swirl design.
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20th Century Italian Baroque Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Hick Glass Face in the Style Lalique French Art Deco
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thick glass face in the art deco style of the work of the Lalique house of the 40s. Very beautiful decorative object with a pure and decorative design. Thic...
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1940s French Art Nouveau Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Barovier Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Ring Dish Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please per item (4 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass twisting seashell dishes / sculptures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso com...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Signed Arthur Court Bronze Dog Puppies Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This delightful and charming vintage signed bronze paperweight sculpture are of 6 connecting puppy dogs linked together in different positions. It is hallmarked Arthur Court Designs C. 1979. This is a rare piece. He rarely did his work in bronze. It retains the original darkened patina and has not been polished nor will be.It has weight, interest and makes a fabulous desk accessory. Love this small...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Ted Arnold High Society Solid Fake Gold Cast Fast Food Emporium Slice of Pizza
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Ted Arnold High Society solid fake gold cast fast food emporium says the original carton box. According to the same box the series contained th...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal

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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