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Paperweights For Sale
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Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with intricate white, light blue, and dark blue ribbons / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Origina...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Floating Penny Geometric Lucite Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Floating penny geometric lucite paperweight. Consisting entirely of 1972 pennies. Scratches and scuffs found throughout, consistent with age and use. Please refer to photos. Would w...
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Lucite

Dorothy Thorpe Midcentury Crystal Lucite American Knot Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury crystal Lucite American knot paperweight sculpture. This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s. An amazing item with a unique knot ...
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Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Lucite

Prehistoric Ammonite Fossil or Natural Specimen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Prehistoric fossilized ammonite is likely from Madagascar and thousands of years old. This fossil is free standing and could be used as a unique design element as a natural specimen...
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15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Prehistoric Antique Paperweights

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Stone

Paper weight 1980 Mint Directors Conference
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Issued as gift to attendees at the Mint Directors Conference on 19-21 May 1980 in Utrecht. With 2 1/2 guilder 1980 Proof VERY RARE Only ca. 20 pcs issued Dimensions: 79(b) x 75(h...
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1980s Dutch Other Vintage Paperweights

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Nickel

François Monnet magazine rack
Located in PARIS, FR
Stainless steel magazine rack by designer François Monnet (born 1946) for KAPPA, 1970s. In very good condition. LP2645
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Mid-20th Century Paperweights

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Metal

Set of Four Plated Animal Paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice set of four plated animal paperweights by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set include an elephant, giraffe, hippo and gazelle. They ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

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Zinc

Handmade Small White Carrara Marble Paperweight with Pineapple Shape
Located in Carrara, IT
Small white Carrara marble paperweight with pineapple shape. Each piece is in a way unique (since each marble block is different in veins and shades) and handcrafted in Italy. Slight...
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2010s Italian Paperweights

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Marble

Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
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20th Century American Modern Paperweights

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Glass

Minerva Celadon Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Paperweights

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Stainless Steel

Ermes Celadon Desk-Companion
Located in Mantova, MN
LF- The Luck of the Gods A desk-companion, an ornament, a muse, a book-end, a talisman... LF's ancient deities are a friendly lot, ready to bring a whimsical touch of the Classics in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greco Roman Paperweights

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Stainless Steel

Flavour of the Month: a current but temporary craving
Located in Athens, GR
Right in time for the festive season we brought back a frosty classic: #FlavourOfTheMonth. the marble. A current but temporary craving for a delicious looking white popsicle that is...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Paperweights

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Marble, Brass, Chrome

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

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Murano 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...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paperweights

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Brass

Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Nickel Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' nickel paperweight. Executed in nickel-plated cast iron and designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Nickel, Iron

Handmade Medium Paperweight with Sphere Shape in Satin White Carrara Marble
Located in Carrara, IT
Paperweight with sphere shape in satin white Carrara marble. Measure: Diameter 10,5 cm Each piece is in a way unique (since each marble block is different in veins and shades) and...
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2010s Italian Paperweights

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Marble

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

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Murano Glass

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...
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Late 20th Century French Paperweights

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Crystal

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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Lucite Dice Decorative Objects, Pair/Set
Located in New York, NY
A pair/set of Lucite dice decorative objects, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century. A great set for a desk, bookshelf, coffee/cocktail table, etc. Dimensions: 2.44" Square ...
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1970s Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Lucite

Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow color flower murrines over copper bed Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

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

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Murano Glass

Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique scramble paperweight. With an entertaining collector's label to the base that reads 'Sandwich Junk Wt.'. That collector thought it was a Boston Sandwich weight. We're unsure if this is American or French. So, Baccarat, Saint Louis, or New England Glass Co...
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Late 19th Century Antique Paperweights

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Art Glass

Snow Globe Red Chanel Number 5
Located in Munich, DE
Rare limited edition of a Chanel Snow Ball, which are only for VIP Customers in excellent condition and with the original box. It features the iconic Chanel Number...
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2010s French Hollywood Regency Paperweights

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Acrylic

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with red, white, and blue scrambled canes within the glass, made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 3.5 inches, height 2.5 i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with multicolored flowers and leaves, made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 3.5 inches, height 2.5 inches 1 in stock in Lo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Demigod, a trivet cut in solid travertine
Located in Athens, GR
A traverrtino trivet choc-a-block with semi divine charm. For those who need their status carved in stone.
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2010s Greek Greek Revival Paperweights

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Travertine

Mirrored Art Deco Paperweight Att. to Jean Luce, C 1930's
Located in New York, NY
Chic solid glass Art Deco mirrored paperweight, having bevelled edges. This piece is in very good, original condition, clean and ready to display and use. Made in the 1930's att...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paperweights

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Mirror

Baccarat French Crystal Heart Paperweight or Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
From French luxury crystal Maison Baccarat, a beautiful clear transparent puffed heart paperweight or decorative object, circa early 21st century, Fr...
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Early 2000s French Paperweights

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Crystal

Vintage Double Side Fish Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight, Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight or sculpture. Showing a fish. Colors are a different shades of blue, red, yellow and clear. A beautiful nice addit...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

21st Century Minimalist Paperweight in Portuguese Green Marble "Verde Viana"
Located in Nelas, PT
S.Voxel - 21st century modern Portuguese "Verde Viana" marble paperweight S.voxelexplores the importance of object scaling and user experience. Voxels coffee tables and side table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Paperweights

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Marble

English Attributed Antique Concentric Cane Design Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique English attributed glass concentric cane paperweight dating from the 19th century. The hand blown paperweight is of round shallow...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Paperweights

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Glass

Carl Aubock Patinated Brass "Walking" Figural Sculpture #4058
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass "Walking" Figural Sculpture #4058 designed in the 1950's. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Brass

Presse papier coquillage nautile en inclusion époxy
Located in PONT-AUDEMER, FR
Coquillage Nautile en inclusion epoxy. Dans le style des créations de Pierre Giraudon. Bel état d'usage. Quelques marques minimes et particulier sur le dessous.
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1970s French Vintage Paperweights

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Shell, Epoxy Resin

Sergio Asti Black & White Veined Marble Bowl for Up & Up
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black and white veined marble bowl was made by Atelier International for Up & Up and designer Sergio Asti. It is heavy and solid and makes for a great spot to store common housh...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Marble, Belgian Black Marble

Stephen Lyons "Millennium Cube" Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Lyons (American, 1958-2021) "MC3 Millennium Cube" iridescent glass on glass base paperweight, apparently unsigned, circa late twentieth century. Measures : 4" H x 3.75" W x 3...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paperweights

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Art Glass

Sikorsky Helicopter Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Skiorsky SH-3A/D Helicopter. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details like pro...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Paperweights

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Metal

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

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Paint, Plastic

Italian Modern Alabaster Marble Sphere or Paperweight in Green and Black
Located in New York, NY
A small green, black and white alabaster marble decorative object sphere or paperweight, '70 Modern, circa 1970s, Italy. A great decorative object or paperweight for an office, desk,...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Alabaster, Marble

Lalique Tete De Coq Rooster Hood Ornament
Located in Dallas, TX
Rene Lalique Tete De Coq hood ornament (car glass mascot). 20th century. French reproduced from original marketed by Rene Lalique et Cie as a paperweight...
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1920s French Vintage Paperweights

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Glass

Group of 4 Amethyst Geodes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 amethyst geodes. The group consists of one pair of complementary halves of the same geode and 2 other examples. The complementary pair is unpolished, and the ot...
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20th Century Unknown Paperweights

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Amethyst

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Paperweights

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Brass

Murano Glass Apple Paperweight by Ogetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Clear glass Murano paperweight by Ogetti. This Mid-Century Modern piece will look great on any desk. A classic !
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20th Century Italian Paperweights

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Art Glass

Beautiful Multicolored Swirl, Murano Glass Paperweight, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Italian Surrealist Paperweights with Eyes in Acrylic
Located in London, GB
Surrealist paperweight sculptures have eyes screen printed on sharp cut acrylic shapes. The eyes reflect on the different angles and depending on your position they are visible or va...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Acrylic

Post-Modern Marble Block / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous post-modern green marble block / paperweight ,circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4"W x 4"D x 4...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paperweights

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Marble

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

Murano Vintage Scramble Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Large Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso scrambled millefiori flower canes Italian art glass paperweight. The piece has a very abstract design, with hundreds of flowe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

Antique Paperweight Blacksmith's Hammer Head in Copper
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative old blacksmith's hammer head in solid copper. Authentic raw brutalist appearance. Used for metal work. Made in Denmark during the mid-late 19th ...
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19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Paperweights

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Copper

1980s F-1 Fighter Jet Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a F1 Mirage fighter jet. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details. Cool tobacco accessory ...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Paperweights

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Metal

Train Locomotive Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a train engine. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details. 'Japan' sticker on the...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Paperweights

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Metal

Fermacarte Bacarat Vetro - Vintage - Deco - Interiors - Desk Accesorize
Located in Milano, MI
fermacarte bacarat vetro - vintage - deco - interiors - desk accesorize bellissimo fermacarte BACCARAT con certificato e scatola.
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1980s European Vintage Paperweights

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Glass

Hand Carved Marble Stone Pyramid Aztec Mayan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of vintage green and white marble Aztec Mayan stone bookends. Vintage handcrafted large heavy natural marble bookends with Aztec Mayan green head on a pyramidal form. These are very substantial, heavy and well handmade bookends. They are hand carved white with white natural color of the marble and the green marble carved Mayan head...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paperweights

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Marble

Fermacarte Saint Gobain, Fermaparte in Cristallo, Saint Gobain
Located in Milano, MI
Fermacarte saint gobain - fermaparte in cristallo - saint gobain Periodo del design 1960 Periodo di produzione 1960 Paese di produzione Francia Stile Vintage, Postmoderno St...
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1960s French Vintage Paperweights

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Crystal

Bill Curry Sculptural Jax Bookends Design Line
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of fun / sculptural bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line. Great patina and original creamy white paint.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Iron

Hick Glass Face in the Style Lalique French Art Deco
Located in Lyon, FR
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

Yellow, Red, Blue, Green, and Teal Murano Glass Paperweights, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pair of vintage Murano glass paper weight was produced in Italy around the 1970s. They are hand made in multicored glass. Very good con...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Antique, New and Vintage Paperweights

While any heavy object can be used to hold loose papers, there’s nothing as ornate yet perfectly functional as a paperweight. Antique, new and vintage paperweights can unobtrusively enhance the ambience of a room or act as a colorful conversation starter. On a desk or writing table, it can contribute a subtle sense of style.

Glass paperweights emerged in Europe in the mid-19th century. Early paperweight artisans like Venetian glassmaker Pietro Bigaglia often crafted them with a design on the inside. By the early 1900s, paperweight objects became even more popular through innovative iterations by artists like Louis Comfort Tiffany.

As the paperweight became both a luxury and utilitarian object, creators used a variety of materials to set their wares apart. Today, in addition to the classic glass versions, paperweights are made of metal, wood, ceramic and stone.

A vast selection of paperweights as well as a whole range of other desk accessories can be found on 1stDibs — browse by type, price, period, material or style, from Art Deco and Hollywood Regency to metal and glass. Reflecting their widespread appeal, paperweights are available in a diverse array from across the globe, including Italy, France and North America, as well as examples by leading designers and brands such as Fratelli Toso, William Guillon and René Lalique. Whether an office or a study needs a touch of something vintage or a mid-century modern twist, there are paperweights to suit every taste.

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