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Paperweights For Sale
19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape and features scrolled decor on the facad...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Modernist Crystal Art Glass World Ball Healing Sphere
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Crystal World Ball Healing Sphere Art Glass
4 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
See all images.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
French Art Deco Rene Lalique Opal Turkey Glass Dish, 1925 -signed
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very fine signed (R Lalique) Rene Lalique strong opal Dindon (Turkey) pintray -depicting a finely detailed Turkey, The piece has been photographed against white and black as opal ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Art 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
Crystal Bubble Globe Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Crystal bubble globe paperweight. Vintage French clear crystal globe with "planetary" bubble inclusions for desktop use or shelf display, with eviden...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
French Onyx Egg Shaped Paperweight with Bronze Base
Located in Marbella, ES
French onyx egg shaped paperweight with bronze base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Emerald Green Art Glass Ball Sphere Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Emerald green art glass ball sphere, in the modern style, with a tropical grass or palm-like design, circa late-20th century. Piece is a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid Century Italian Marble Brass Italian Cheetah Marble Paperweight
Located in Toronto, CA
Elevate your desk or decor with this exquisite Mid-Century Italian Marble and Brass Cheetah Paperweight. A striking fusion of luxury and craftsmanship, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Brass
$188 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Italian Desk Set in Onyx Marble Ashtray and Paperweights, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A decorative desk lot consisting of pear and able shaped paperweights with brass stems and a mosaic ashtray in Onyx marble. Manufactured in Italy during...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Onyx
$321 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Banded Agate Mineral Specimen Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mineral specimen paperweight or curio.
In the form of a small polished agate egg on a geometric banded agate base.
Perfect for the desk or Grand Tour Wunderkammer!
Date:
20...
Category
20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Agate
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian hand blown Murano glass paperweight exhibiting an aquatic scene with a fish and sea grass / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: diameter 3 inches / height 3 inches
1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$300 Sale Price
40% Off
Gucci Glass Snake Paperweight
By Gucci
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paperweights
Materials
Glass
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A collection of three 'Grand Tour' English / Italian polychrome marble plaques or paperweights, one rectangular; two of cartouche form, the 'Derbyshire' or 'Belgian Black' marble slabs inset with native English stones 'Blue John' (Derbyshire Spar), 'Duke's Red', 'Bird's-Eye', and foreign Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, and Jasper in 'ovoid' and 'kidney' form inlays.
Measurements :
Rectangular plaque: 8" by 4.63" by .88"
Cartouche plaque...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900.
The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Bird Figures Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird figurines paperweight sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. They look to be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$450 Sale Price
25% Off
Art Glass Fish in the Ocean Aquarium Bubbles Paperweight 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Glass Fish in the Ocean Aquarium Bubbles Paperweight 1960s.
The vintage Art Glass orange fish with bubbles paperweight is a stunning piece that encapsulates the beauty of underwater life in intricate detail.
Very unique and rare shaped Art Glass Murano tyle paperweight depicting an ocean scene or an aquarium with fish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Salviati Murano Sommerso Cobalt Blue Italian Art Glass Owl Figure Paperweight
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue over clear Italian art glass owl figurine, paperweight / sculpture. Documented to th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 1960s Silver Owl Paperweight
Located in London, GB
This delightful little owl silvered metal paperweight has gorgeous orange and black glass eyes.
She or he is surprisingly heavy and is therefore perfect for what s/he was designed ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Arman Violins Accumulations Paperweight for Christofle, France, 1980s
By Arman, Christofle
Located in Milan, IT
Arman violins accumulations metal paperweight for Christofle, France, 1983.
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Mid 20th Century Murano Aquarium Art Glass Elio Raffaeli, signed Paperweight Egg
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular and rare large venetian murano aquarium sculpture paperweight in the form of an egg with two colorful fish and multicolor strands of cane that resemble aquatic plants, ke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, 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
Baccarat Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Franklin Mint paperweight by Baccarat.
This Baccarat paperweight pays hommage to Jean-Jacques Rousseau who was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His politi...
Category
20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Glass, 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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Fish Sculpture Paperweight with Gold Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish figure with multicolor murrine and gold flecks, Italy 1950s.
This fish sculpture has multicolor spots in brown, orange, red, green, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Petite Jack / Jax Bookend Made Metal
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this sculptural Jack made in metal.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Whimsical Venetian Murano Art Glass Frog on a Lily Pad over a Globe Paperweight
Located in Tustin, CA
Very artistic, fun, and whimsical, hand made and mouth blown in Italy, golden yellow with brown speckled back, white bellied art glass frog on a green lily pad flanked over a bulbous...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century by Arch. Aldo Rossi "Sannazzaro" Marble Paperweight
By Aldo Rossi
Located in massa, IT
Marble Paperweight designed by Aldo Rossi.
Size: cm 20 x 4 x H4
Materials: Bianco Carrara - Red Travertine - National Travertine - White Lasa
Designed by: Aldo Rossi.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880
Additional information:
Date : c1880
Origin : Baccarat France
Features : A lampwork pansy, leaves stem and bud on a clear ground with st...
Category
19th Century French Antique Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Post-Modern Italian Marble Column Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice post-modern Italian marble column paperweight, circa 1980s. The piece is primarily cream in color with grey and black veining throughout....
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Glass Pear in Lilac
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass pear in dichroic lilac by Devon Made inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1975
Country of origin: Scotland
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
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
Seguso Murano Black Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Decorative Flower Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare, and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and red bands Italian art glass flower sculpture. Documented, and signed by designer Archi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brass Screw Paperweight
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A stylish and subtly subversive cast brass paperweight shaped like an oversized screw, made in the 1960s. Both humorous and functional, this sculptural piece blends the industrial wi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$250 / item
Italian Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Butterfly Paperweight
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian oval white marble paperweight with beautiful colored burnt orange and greenish gray marble inlay with mother of pearl highlights in the form of a butterfly. Lovely piece to h...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Solid Green Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid green 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 measures 3" x 3"H. #3931
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Paperweight Bronze Dog Sculpture on Grey Marble Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique dog sculpture paperweight was created in France, circa 1880. Standing on an oval grey and white marble base with bottom felt, the s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Vintage Signed 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight Weight
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage signed 1975 John Barber Studio Art Glass Swirl Paperweight, measuring a compact 4 inches in diameter and standing at 3 inches in height, is a captivating testament to th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$359 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight
"a simple way to add some fun to your desk"
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Murano Sommerso Copper Aventurine Blue Green Italian Art Glass Bear Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown heavy copper aventurine, with green and blue accents Italian art glass bear sculpture / figure. The teddy bear is nicely sculpted with a very cute...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Standing Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / figurine. Created in the manner of designers Archimede Seguso and Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$638 Sale Price
24% Off
Vintage Italian Paperweight in Murano glass in the style of Barbini, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
I propose an object for your home that will make you think of being at the seaside.
The great artisan skills of the Murano glass masters have made it possible for you to hold a piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
1912 René Lalique - Seal Stamp Statuette Drapee Glass With Turquoise Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Statuette Drapée" made in frosted glass with turquoise patina by René Lalique in 1912.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Sublime patina.
Height: 6.5 cm
Félix Marc...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Iridescent Art Glass Paperweights by Stuart Abelman
Located in San Diego, CA
Spectacular pair of iridescent art glass paperweights by Stuart Abelman, circa 1995. The pieces are in very good vintage condition w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fish Aquarium Made of Murano Glass
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass aquarium with sticker still attached. In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Black Italian Art Glass Fish Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink Italian art glass fish sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It still retains ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Art Déco Guinea Pig Bronze Paperweight by E.M. Sandoz for Susse Frères, France
Located in North Miami, FL
1920s Art Déco small guinea pig bronze paperweight/sculpture by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz manufactured by Susse Frères, France
By: Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Frères
Material: bronze, ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Copper, Bronze
A 4 inch Solid Bronze Globe World Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bronze paper weight with raised portions representing the world / globe.
A very heavy piece of bronze and perfectly suited for a side table, desk, or work station.
A beautiful pi...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Handcrafted Brass Gecko Decorative Paperweight in Bronze Patina
Located in London, GB
Beautiful hand cast bronze patinated gecko paperweight. The polished details in the gecko's feet highlight the characteristic rose gold colour of bronze.
Each of these geckos are ha...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture.
Signed "Made In Austria".
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
$344 Sale Price
64% Off
Vintage Bronze Fire Hydrant Wrench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage fire hydrant wrench, a solid bronze piece which can still be used as a wrench, however, due to the wonderful sheen and weight makes...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Rene Lalique Large Butterfly Glass Cachet 1919
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An exceptionally rare and very early signed (R Lalique) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Papillon Gros' cachet, dating from 1919 (Marcilhac ref: 19...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Lemon in Pink
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass lemon in pink by Devon made glass fruit inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
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
Mid century vintage handblown Murano glass paperweight
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage handblown glass Murano paperweight. This paperweight has a unique design in that the interior of the glass looks like tortoiseshell with beautiful tones of dark brown, Amber and gold. This vintage paperweight...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Pyrite Skull from Peru
Located in New York, NY
Peruvian pyrite bust of a human skull.
Pyrite was given the name "Fool's Gold" by prospectors having mistaken it for gold in the 19th century. Its current namesake is derived from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Pyrite
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Murano Glass Amber Bird Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful bird figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; amber colored glass gather with swirls of light-colored glass ribbons is cased over with clear glass. Controlled...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Merle Edelman Op Art Face / Head with Eyes Inside Lucite / Acrylic 1970s
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern c. 1970's Merle Edelman half round Op Art face lucite sculpture with 3D eyes over a black geometric grid. Similar style as Abraham Palatnik. In fine condition, no ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
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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