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Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

Dice Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice dice atop a nickel base. The best addition to your desk or every room.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Metal

Floating Pennies in Lucite Cube Paperweight in the Style of William Rolfe
Located in San Diego, CA
Floating pennies in lucite cube paperweight in the style of William Rolfe, circa 1980s. The pice is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.5"W...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Crystal Sailboat Ornament by DAUM France
By Daum
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An intriguing crystal ornament, or paperweight, in the shape of a stylised three-masted sailing boat, made by legendary crystal manufacturer DAUM France. In excellent condition, its ...
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Mid-20th Century French Paperweights

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Crystal

Murano Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Cat and Fish by Tagliapietra
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A playful yet refined work of Murano glass artistry, this "Acquario in vetro di Murano" aquarium paperweight by master glassmaker Cristian Tagliapietra captures a timeless moment of ...
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2010s Italian Other Paperweights

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Murano 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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Lorraine Austin for Snake Oil Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large round art glass paperweight features complex multicolored fused glass and controlled bubbles core, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Colorful fused glass elements...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass Statue, paper weight or sculpture. Showing a giant octopus. Colors are a blue, white, black and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Murano "millefiori" Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Paperweight unmarked, maker unknown, 1970's "Millefiori is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The term m...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Robert Indiana Brushed Aluminum Red Love Paperweight Sculpture Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This very rare rendition and small edition of the vintage Robert Indiana love paperweight sculpture is rarely seen version in red brushed aluminum. This may have only been a very sma...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Aluminum

Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Marble

1970s Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Murano Sommerso Art Glass Paperweight unsigned attribution Murano 3.75 h x 3.5 diameter Preowned vintage Refer to images provided
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Italian Murano Art Glass Large Pumpkin Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amberina Murano Art Glass Pumpkin Sculpture with Gold Flecks, Italy, 1960s A finely executed Murano Italian hand blown art glass figural pumpkin fru...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Gold Leaf

Small Brass Eagle on Wood Base Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Solid Brass Eagle with spread wings mounted on a black painted wood plinth.
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20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Dansk Modernist Bear Animal Figure Paperweight Silver Plated by Gunnar Cyren
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
DANSK Modernist Bear Animal Figure Paperweight Silver Plated by Gunnar Cyren. Vintage Dansk Modernist Bear Animal Figure Paperweight Silver Plated designed by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk designed in circa 1970s. Wonderful modernist silver plated bear...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

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Silver Plate

Art Deco Wrought Iron Paperweight
Located in NANTES, FR
Paperweight, decorative wrought iron office object circa 1925. Executed in Lyon by Henri Fournier establishment "le fer forgé". Stamped "le fer forgé". This is probably a unique pie...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Wrought Iron

Amber Glass Apple Murano Blown Art Glass Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Small Amber Glass Apple Murano Blown Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Fruit Sculpture. Vintage Amber Bubble Glass Apple Handmade Art Paperweight. Beautiful brown amber color,...
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Late 20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Purple Amethyst Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful purple amethyst cluster decorative object, paperweight, or luxury display piece. A great piece for a bookshelf, cocktail table, on a desk as paperweight, etc. Dimensions:...
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15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Paperweights

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Amethyst, Quartz

A Vintage Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Ruler, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The 7 1/4" ruler with 8 different specimens inset with in a black marble frame.
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Daum France Pate de Verre Cactus Flower Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This delicate pate de verre frosted crystal flower paperweight or decorative sculpture is by Daum, France, and was hand-made in the 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely cactus flow...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

1950s Fornasetti Paperweight in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Astonishing rare porcelain paperweight designed by Piero Fornasetti with butterflies. Handmade.Made in Italy. Heavy ceramic construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Ceramic

Clear Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin 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...
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2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights

Materials

Resin

Beautiful Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two fish inside, in orange colors. Colors are orange, blue, ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Collectible Baccarat Crystal Cameo Franklin Mint Paperweights Set of 5
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectible Vintage Franklin Mint Baccarat Crystal Cameo Paperweights - Set of 5. This exquisite Franklin Mint Baccarat Crystal Cameo Paperweights Set is a stunning addition to any c...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Lucite Encased Dandelion Flower Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite or acrylic encased 'Dandelion' flower seed-head decorative object or paperweight in the Organic Modern style, circa late-20th century. Art meets nature meets technology. A p...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Paperweights

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic

Brass Elephant Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Brass elephant paperweight, circa 1970's. The piece is. in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 1.5"W x 4"D x 3.5"H. #4065
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Robert Indiana Style Love Paperweight or Small Sculpture
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A paperweight in polished metal after Robert Indiana. Likely purchased at MoMA. This piece would add great modernist character to any desk or office environment.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some multicolored fishes, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, orange and clear. A beautifu...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Giant Golfball, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant vintage golfball in cream plaster/plastic. 8.5" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Very heavy a...
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1980s American Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Paint, Plastic

Antique Florentine Grand Tour Pietra Dura Blossoming Rose Flower Paperweight
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have been acquired during a Grand Tour through Italy, and dating to approximately 1880 and do...
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Late 19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Paperweights

Materials

Stone, Marble

Brad Shute Abstract Paperweight, American Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking paperweight has abstract green and white glass design encased inside clear glass; controlled bubbles, dispersed among the free-flowing colored glass swirls, guide the eye a...
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1990s American Organic Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass, Sommerso

1970s Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Spiral Glass Paperweights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweights with grey spiral inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight / orname...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

A vintage Italian marble peach paperweight or objet, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A mid century modern hand-carved marble objet - or paperweight - depicting a bitten-into peach, circa 1960. Glorious veining on the peach, whose pit remains exposed, with tones of pê...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Marble, Metal

Art Déco French Polished Silvered Bronze Balancing Dice Paperweight by E. Brandt
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco fench polished silvered bronze balancing dice paperweight by Edgar Brandt By: Edgar Brandt Material: copper, bronze, silver, metal Technique: cast, molded, silvered, polish...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Silver, Copper

Albert Paley 1994 "Medallion" Paperweight in Blackened Steel with Bronzed Patina
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Albert Paley large handcrafted steel medallion paperweight. Small edition for Arts Patrons. Formed and fabricated blackened steel with chemical patina...
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1990s American Modern Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Daum France Blown Crystal Art Glass Paperweight Signed Egg Shape Red Blue White
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Daum France Blown Art Glass Paperweight Signed Egg Shape in Red and Blue Flower Swirl. Signed Decorative Egg Shaped Crystal Art Daum France, 1970's. Vintage Signed Etched Daum...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Crystal

Vintage Ferrari Cars Badge / Emblem Lucite Desk Paperweight. Italy 1970´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage Ferrari Badge / Emblem Lucite Desk Paperweight. Italy 1970´s. Very nice Ferrari Advertising paperweight. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vin...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Lucite

Hermès Equestrian Desk Pen / Pencils Holder, Silver-plated, Desk Accessorie
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Designed and crafted in France in the 60s, it is a polished silver-plated pen and pencil holder, which can also double up as a paper weight. The surface of the piece has aged beautif...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass

Giorgio Soave Paper weight for Olivetti, Italy 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Giorgio Soave Paper weight for Olivetti, Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Silver Plate

Large Modern Spinning Sculpture in Turquoise Resin by Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This modern geometric sculptures will add a touch of color to any space, you can place them on top of books on your coffee table or even as a centerpiece. The possibilities are endle...
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2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights

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Resin

Small Modern Spinning Sculpture in Turquoise Resin by Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This modern geometric sculptures will add a touch of color to any space, you can place them on top of books on your coffee table or even as a centerpiece. The possibilities are endle...
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2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights

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Resin

Vintage Large Sculptural Iron Jack by Bill Curry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jack by Bill Curry paperweight or bookend. Large vintage original handmade cast iron Jack, Jax, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967. This jack is made of cast iron and is in original condition. Great addition to any decor, Industrial retro Pop Art...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Iron

Gucci Glass Snake Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gucci glass paperweight with logo circled in a snake, comes in original box / Made in Italy Diameter: 4 inches, height 1.5 inches 1 available in stock in Italy Order reference #: FAB...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Empire Style Marble & Gilt Bronze Paperweight with Helmet and Serpent.
Located in Knivsta, SE
Empire Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Paperweight with Helmet and Serpent, 19th Century A striking Empire style paperweight, France, 19th century, combining a finely veined black-and...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Decorative Paperweights '8' in Black / White / Red Terrazzo
Located in Paris, IDF
'8' paperweights in terrazzo (Black / white / red). Brass detail. Set of three pieces. Measures: 8.3 x 6 x 6 cm Bentu design furniture and lightings derive its uniqueness fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Paperweights

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Brass

Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Beautiful Glass Paperweight Made Around 1960 Additional information: Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass

French Empire Cast Iron Sphinx Paperweight, Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
French Empire Cast Iron Sphinx Paperweight, Early 19th Century A charming cast iron paperweight in the shape of a reclining sphinx, dating fr...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Paperweights

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Iron

Disko Metal Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Stylised Bird Pipe Rest
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, disko metal stylised bird pipe rest Disko metal, invented by Just Andersen by combing lead and antimony circa 1930s Stamped on base Measures: Height 2.5 inc...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Metal

William Manson Caithness Paperweight Field Study Butterfly
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : William Manson Caithness Paperweight Field Study Butterfly 1986 Date : 1986 Origin : Scotland Features : Lampwork aventurine butterfly, flower, flowers buds and stems all w...
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1980s Scottish Vintage Paperweights

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Art Glass

Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight, Belgium
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight. It has the maker's mark on the side of the glass. Val Saint Lambert is one of the leading crystal m...
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1960s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

Arte Murano Swan Green White Sommerso Glass Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Murano glass swan figurine or paperweight is made of white glass encased inside dark green glass in sommerso technique; controlled bubbles are used throughout the body of the swan.
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Late 20th Century Paperweights

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Murano 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...
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20th Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Murano Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso emerald green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Seguso Vetri d'Ar...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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

Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight & Wall Hook
Located in New York, NY
Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight & Wall Hook, Model #4223. Werkstatte, Austria. 1950s. Stamped "Made in Austria" to each. Scuffs and scratches to finish. Price is for 1 - Both wal...
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1990s Australian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass

Mid 20th Century Wolf Head Letter Holder or Paper Clip in the style of Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
we offer for sale an extremely decorative item, in my opinion to have, more than for its function, for its apotropaic power, as an amulet or a talisman that acts as a warning on the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Bronze

Oggetti Murano Signed Alexandrite Purple Italian Art Glass Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso "Alexandrite" purple Italian art glass paperweight / sculpture. The piece is fully signed underneath, “Ogge...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

1970s Gunnar Cyrén for Dansk Silver Plate Elephant Figurine Paperweight
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dansk Mid-Century Silver Plate Animal Elephant Figurine Paperweight. Vintage Dansk silver plate elephant figurine paper weight. Marked Dansk Designs Japan. Dimensions: 1.75ʺW × 2.25ʺ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

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Silver Plate

Letter Holder Paperweight in in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Letter holder or paperweight in travertine marble by the designers Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s. Weight: 5 kilos.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Travertine, Marble

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...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Brass

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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