Skip to main content

Paperweights

1,174
162
47
to
187
733
565
1,383
1,309
1,366
Height
to
Width
to
Paperweights For Sale
Bubbles, Black-amethyst blown glass sculpture-object
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, MB
Handcrafted blown glass sculpture-object with ever-changing irregular shapes. It features a decoration consisting of a transparent mass and a colored mass that blend together. It is ...
Category

2010s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Art Nouveau Pâte De Verre Vide-Poche 'Deux Poissons', Amalric Walter, France
Located in Vienna, AT
Decorative pâte-de-verre vide-poche: bowl in yolk yellow, one side overflowing in dark blue, swimming around each other, plastically formed goldfish couple. Signed 'AWALTER NANCY' on the top. Manufactory: Amalric Walter, Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1925 Designer: VICTOR AMALRIC WALTER (1870-1959) was a French glass manufacturer mainly known for his pâte de verre pieces. In the Cristalleries Daum at Nancy, France, he met the designer and modelist HENRI BERGÉ, with whom he produced the first pâtes de verre, which at the time were only signed with "Daum Nancy". After the war he continued to work with Henri Bergé. From 1919 to 1935 he cast no fewer than 500 models with Bergé and other famous sculptors or designers, always in few numbers due to the sophisticated technique of glass kiln casting. Technique: Pâte de verre (English glass paste) is a technique used in the production of multi-colored glass. A cold-formed paste made of glass powder and dyes is filled into a refractory mold and then fired in a muffle furnace, whereby the glass melts into the desired shape. To achieve polychrome color effects, the process is repeated with other colors. The technique was already known in ancient Rome and Egypt. Particularly in the Art Nouveau period and later in the Art Deco period, she found artistic use again in works by French glass artists such as Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Henry Cros...
Category

1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Glass

RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN A KENRICK & SONS N°5 CLENCHED FIST BRONZE PAPERWEIGHt
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original Victorian Bronze A. Kenrick & Son's clenched fist paperweight A truly stunning piece of Victorian desk art, th...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Murano Yellow Blue Stripes Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass fish aquarium sculpture block. Created in the manner of the Cenedese and A.Ve.M. companies. The fis...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Silver Leaf

Brass & Copper Egyptian Revival Pyramid Sculptural Paperweight, 1960's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Brass & Copper Egyptian Revival Pyramid Sculptural Paperweight, 1960's.
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Copper

Paperweight of Beautifully Crafted Glass Colored Gray Purple
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Paperweight of Beautifully Crafted Glass Colored Gray Purple Additional information: Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5.5 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Bronze Foot an Early Example from the Carl Aubock Workshop Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Marked, "MADE IN AUSTRIA" We are assume this is an earlier version of the, 'Best Foot Forward' desktop paperweight. Wonderful patina, presented in as found condition.
Category

1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960 Beautiful paperweight large white yellow 1960 by John Deacons. Glass paperweight. A paperweight is an object that...
Category

1960s Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Paperweight Orange with Van Granna Glasbruk Sweden, 2005 / 2006
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Paperweight Orange with Van Granna Glasbruk Sweden, Additional information: Dimensions: 9 W x 9 D x 9 H cm Period of Time: 2005 Country of origin: Sweden Condition: Good
Category

20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Brass "Reserved" Button
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass decorative object or paperweight. This brass button showcases a round face with embossed "RESERVED" on the front. It would be great as an office paperweight or decorative obje...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Atis Paper Tray by Michele De Lucchi with Alberto Nason
Located in Milan, IT
Conceived for an elegant and modern desk, this paper tray was designed by Michele De Lucchi with Alberto Nason in 2004 and is part of the Atis collection. It will make a perfect duo ...
Category

2010s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Jonathan Adler Acrylic Pop Art Pill Sculpture, 150 MG Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Get your daily prescription of surrealism with Jonathan Adlers’ lustrous homages to fab pharmaceuticals. Crafted from solid acrylic in poppy colors with laser-etched dosages. Use as ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Paperweights

Materials

Acrylic

Paperweight with a Nice Sleek Finish and a Beautiful Orange Colour
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Paperweight with a Nice Sleek Finish and a Beautiful Orange Colour Additional information: Dimensions: 6.5 W x 6.5 D x 7 H cm This sphere has damage and a number G04029 engraved. A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used paperweight...
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

VIADUC - Bronze bridge paperweight
Located in LIEU-DIT BARAN, FR
Viaduc is a beautiful bronze made paperweight. Inspired from bridge's typologies, it will find a perfect place onto a shelve or desk. The design, manufacturing, is fully handled at t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

1970s Dansk Polar Bear Silver Plated Paperweight Animal Sculpture Scandinavian
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Dansk silver-plated polar bear paperweight. Marked Dansk Designs Japan on the underside. Great collectors' piece and a Gift idea for the Holiday Season.
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Paperweight Orange with Black/White/Green Bows
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Paperweight Orange with Black/White/Green Bows Additional information: Dimensions: 8.5 W x 8.5 D x 7 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Fine Quality Retired Swarovski Crystal Faceted Jet Hematite Skull Figurine
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautifully and expertly hand made in Austria, finest quality Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite faceted crystal skull with ruthenium finish metal accents on the face and base. Skull fea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Gothic Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Pop-Art Enzo Mari Style Lucite Cube Sculpture
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage blue lucite cube sculpture with suspended steel marbles. In the style of Enzo Mari.
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Italian Murano Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite, Italian Murano, hand-blown, art glass paperweight with red, green and white millefiori (a thousand flowers) technique enclosed in clear glass. Circa mid to late-20th century,...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Paperweight
Located in Charleston, SC
A fantastic mid-century Italian marble paperweight with yellow glass eyes. Carved beautifully. Measures 3” x 3”. Circa 1960’s
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Pair of Roger Capron Ceramic Tree of Life Paperweights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roger Capron tree of life stoneware paperweights France, circa 1950’s Beautifully preserved Handmade, intricately etched trees Organic matte finish Marked identification Can be used...
Category

1950s French Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Stoneware

Italian Murano Hand Blown Art Glass Paperweight with White Flowers Fratelli Toso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano hand blown glass flower paperweight with original label. Attributed to Fratelli Toso, not signed. Italian Murano Art glass pa...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Dutch Round Glass Paperweight Ball Signed with Oude Horn leerdam W Heesen
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Dutch Round Glass Paperweight Ball Signed with O Horn, 1980 Oude Horn Leerdam from Willem Heesen Additional information: Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 5 H c...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul Ysart Magnum Concentric Millefiori Paperweight c1950
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A Paul Ysart Magnum Concentric Millefiori Paperweight c1950 Date : c1950 Origin : Scotland Features : Three concentric rings of alternating millefiori canes inc complex can...
Category

1950s Scottish Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

MCM Bruce Fox Gold Anodized Aluminum 3D "Excellence" Motivation Desk Accessory
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Bruce Fox motivational desk accessory 3D Font " Excellence " in gold anodized aluminum. In fine condition, maybe needs to clean a little better, mino...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Aluminum

Baccarat Antique Sand Dunes Rock Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French Baccarat Sand Dunes (or Rock) paperweight of small Size dating from the mid 19th century. The paperweight of small rounded and domed form contains sand-like designs mottled with translucent green drawn up in two peaks. With a polished pontil and slightly concave base the paperweight is not marked but a well recorded design by renowned French glass makers Baccarat. Provenance: Acquired in the UK Art...
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Paperweights

Materials

Glass

A.Ve.M. Murano Rainbow Silver Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Stripes Fish Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow stripes, silver and gold flecks Italian art glass fish figurine. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese) company. The fish has ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

1970's Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight ...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

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 ...
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Hollow Brass Rectangular Object
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial rectangular brass object. The brutalist form features a hollow center. The geometric block can be used as a bookend or decorative element. Dimensions 4" width x 2" dept...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Biomorphic Malachite Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biomorphic Malachite sculpture has a polished surface and raw rock bottom. The opaque polished stone features round patterned top and a textured underside. A playful sculpture or pap...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Malachite

Clear Hand Blown Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-blown, clear, oblong, art glass paperweight features a clear hand-blown center ring with several controlled bubbles atop and below with the faintest hints of orange dash around ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Paperweight, Vienna, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Oval paperweight with framed floral embroidered image, made of gilded bronze with intertwined swan necks as handles.
Category

Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 6" Glass Bubble Paperweights bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two Clear Paperweights with bubbles. The pair are very large at measure 5 7/8" and 6 1/8" A large and stunning pair. While they can be independent...
Category

20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Vintage Scottie Dog Cast Iron Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful vintage Scottie dog cast iron paperweight, circa 1940s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.75"W x 1.75"D x 3...
Category

Early 20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Petite Millefiori Flowers Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some flowers. Colors are a blue, white, green and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop or as a decorat...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Original Victorian Door Knob Cast Pewter Paperweight, Glasgow School of Art
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Original Glasgow School of Art, artist's proof of a pewter casting of a Victorian door knob The mold for this one-off casting was created using a V...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Pewter

Vtg Italian Mid Century Heavy Art Glass Owl Figure Paperweight Black and White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Mid Century Heavy Art Glass Owl Figure Paperweight Black and White. Believed to be Italian. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 8" H x 3.5" W x 5" D.
Category

Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Rare antique Desk model, chopping block, Bones, Silver plate and marble
Located in NEWARK, GB
A rare antique desk model or sculpture. It is designed as a chopping block, a large tree stump with an arrangement of bones on the top giving it a s...
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

A Paul Ysart Concentric Millefiori Paperweight, c1950
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Paul Ysart Concentric Millefiori Paperweight, c1950 Additional information: Date : c1950 Origin : Scotland Features : A two ring concentric centre with outer ring of twelve aventu...
Category

20th Century Scottish Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Sitting Kewpie" or "The Thinker", Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s. Made of silvered bronze, mounted over a green and white mrble base. Can de used as a desk paperweight. Originally appearing in the form of magazine illustrations between 1905 and 1909, Kewpie dolls...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ocean Green Murano Glass Angel Fish By Archimede Seguso, Italy 1970's
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superbly crafted hand blown angel fish by Archimede Seguso, Murano, Italy Circa 1970's Signed with original label on base Height 4 inch, Width 2.25 inch, Depth 5.5inch In very good...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white "filigrana" - white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the glass / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Me...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Micromosaic and gold paperweight. After G.Barberi. Early 19th century.
By Gustav Barberini
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular marble paperweight with octogonal inlaid micromosaic plate. The plaque depicting a spaniel in a landscape, the trunk os a tree in this left. Depictions of dogs in micro...
Category

1830s Italian Restauration Antique Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Vintage Bohemian Crystal Votive Candle Holder in Cobalt Blue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Bohemian Crystal Votive Candle Holder in Cobalt Blue. Vintage Bohemian Cobalt Blue and Ruby Red Cut to Clear Crystal Votive Candle Hol...
Category

20th Century Asian Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Tall Art Glass Blue Swirl Jellyfish Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artisan-made, hand-blown, art glass paperweight by Rochester Folk Art Guild features a graceful, cobalt blue form resembling a jellyfish or a flower encased in a clear glass tall obl...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Italian Black Marble Column
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Italian marble column in black with white and tan veining . The turned column sits atop a square plinth with a stepped base. A nice decorative addition to a desk or a bookshelf.
Category

Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Beautiful Fish Reef and Octopus Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a octopus holding a reef with fish aquarium. Colors are a different shades of blue, white, black and clea...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Paperweight Marked in Blue with W. Hessen O.Horn Leerdam Holland
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Paperweight Marked in Blue with W. Hessen O.Horn A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used paperweight...
Category

20th Century Dutch De Stijl Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

The Flamingo birdhouse by Jason Sargenti, 2020 usa
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade architectural birdhouse by Jason Sargenti, hand-signed dated, USA 2020. "Inspired by the Flamingo side-table by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis 1984.The influence of the Memphis and Studio Alchimia are touchstone for me. Movements misunderstood, hated, incomprehensible, to most my peers, cause of consternation, passion and debate on what is supposed to be good taste. Still so pregnant with life and vibrancy, yet aloof to humans in 2020. Less original more of a hommage." J Sargenti Made of inpainted sandpaper and somber pattern painted wood. 8” x 5” x 6” The Flamingo birdhouse is a brilliant re-interpretation of the landmark Memphis Group Flamingo side table designed by Michele de Lucchi. Memphis creations have now crossed time, generations and fashions to become pinacle events in design history and art, still breathing creative freedom and radicalism into today’s design creations. Called the Flamingo side table, Michele de Lucchi’s icon has been entirely remodeled by Jason Sargenti who made it stand in the manner of a Z-shaped Flamingo silhouette. All the original elements of the Memphis Flamingo...
Category

2010s American Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Wood

Vintage Murano Blown Glass Bright Green Apple Paperweight 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano Blown Glass Bright Green Apple with Green Stem Paperweight. Beautiful blown glass apple in such a gorgeous vibrant emerald green. Delightful figurative art glass out of Murano Italy. This piece has a brilliant coloring and wonderful artistry in design. Hand blown Murano glass green...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white and red scrambled canes within the glass, made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 3 inches, height 2.75 inches 1 ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Zoomorph paperweight by Juliette Derel, France 1960'S
Located in Paris, FR
Zoomorph paperweight by Juliette Derel, France 1960'S
Category

1960s French Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

Baccarat French Crystal Blue and Clear Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful multifaceted French paperweight in sapphire blue and clear crystal from luxury Maison Baccarat, circa late-20th century, France. This clear crystal and sapphire blue pape...
Category

Late 20th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Red Rose Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Red rose paperweight. Created from an encased, natural red rose. Measure: 3".
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paperweights

Materials

Resin

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian clear and red Murano glass paperweight with gold fleck infused, made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 4 inches, height 4 inches 1 in stock in Los Angeles Orde...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Darling, Multicoloured Hand Blown Glass Duckling Figure Archimede Seguso, Murano
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely darling little Archimede Seguso duckling figurine Delightful hand blown glass artistry from Seguso Circa 1980's Signed Archimede Seguso, Murano to base, with original lab...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Onyx Horse Head Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco stylized horse head paperweight. Midcentury marble horse head bookend. Vintage hand carved in onyx in a shade of ivory, honey cream in color with caramel veined marble. B...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Marble

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.

Recently Viewed

View All