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Paperweights For Sale
Color:  Yellow
Yellow 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 Se...
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2010s Mexican Modern Paperweights

Materials

Resin

Kosta Boda Yellow Crystal Candle Holder by Anna Ehrner, 1990's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kosta Boda crystal yellow "Atoll" votive Tealight candle holder designed by Anna Ehrner, 1990s. With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, and an ongoing commitment to avant-...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Set of Four Large Sunshine Yellow Powder-Coated Industrial Wrenches
By Trimo
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of four large sunshine yellow powder-coated industrial wrenches.
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Murano Vintage Yellow Heart Glass With Bubbles Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous and happy vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern hand blown glass Murano paperweight and desk accessory has a sensual form in the shape of a heart. The light yellow color w...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

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Blown Glass

Small Rail Paper Weight Fragment in Bright Sunshine Yellow
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small cut off, a fragment, of a smaller size rail link, newly powder-coated in bright sunshine yellow.
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Georgous Big Dolphin and Fish Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some blue dolphins and fishes with a Coral Reef inside, floating on controlle...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Tool Vice, Powder Coated Bright Yellow Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage vice powder-coated in bright yellow. Just look at this antique vice which has been painted in "bright sunshine yellow". The tool vice is made in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paperweights

Materials

Steel

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Ghidini 1961 Medium Rabbit in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Decorative object medium in brass "The rabbit is the latest iconic object I have designed. For Ghidini it has turned into a family of precious metal objects: salt and pepper, paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4273 'Foot' Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4273 'Foot' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Jade Green Resin Seated Buddha Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A vintage bright jade green resin seated Buddha, in the Chinoiserie style, circa mid to late-20th century. Dimensions: 4" depth x 3.5" width x 3.38" height ...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Paperweights

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Resin

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

Materials

Zinc

Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Italian Art Glass Crown Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown green and white twisting ribbons Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. This paperweights are often ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The first is a scramble paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Fratelli Toso Murano Colorful Millefiori Ribbon Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item - Only 2 Left! Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Each has their own unique des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Murano Fratelli Toso and Barbini Murrine Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs available, as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to Fratelli Toso and Alfredo Barbini. The first paperweight has magenta pink cut canes scramble paperweight...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Toso Murano Green Orange Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 ppwts are left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. Top is called a "Crown"...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

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

Materials

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

Carl Auböck Model #4867 'Egg' Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4867 'Egg' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Fractured Resin Sphere, Acrylic Sculpture, Clear & Yellow Gold
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Giraudon fractured resin sphere, sculpture, clear and yellow gold. Medium scale tabletop acrylic sculpture with internal fractured inclusions and colored with a yellow gold tint. The base of the sphere is flat for stable display (see photo 16). Roughly the size of a soccer or bowling ball. The fracturing of the resin is produced by exposing the liquid acrylic...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Previously Available Items
Art Glass Paperweight with Abstract White, Black, and Yellow Figuration
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Art glass paperweight is handmade of heavy clear glass with intricate interior activity. White, black, and yellow figurations are flowing up through the piece, small black and white...
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Late 20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Murano Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Vaseline yellow, orange and white Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool set. Created for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto Company, by...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Blue Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green with blue Italian art glass running baby elephant sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The figure still h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Vintage Italian Alabaster Marble Banana Objet D’art, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
An expertly crafted marble sculpture / objet d’art of a bruised banana. The bruises make it extremely rare; one does see vintage Italian marble fruit...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paperweights

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Yellow Swirl Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique and vibrant murano glass paperweight. This piece is a wonderful addition to any space, desk or shelf... the modern look makes it a compliment to ma...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Seguso Murano Vintage Opal Yellow Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, opalescent white and bright yellow Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Archim...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Opaline Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Vaseline yellow, orange and white Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool set. Created for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto Company, by...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Murano Orange Green Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
ONLY 1 Left! Green Mushroom has Sold! Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Vaseline yellow with orange spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool pape...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Murano Paperweight with Yellow Flower
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano paperweight with yellow flower - the flower sits on a blue field, floating in a clear sphere... A lovely piece for decorative or paperweight use.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Murano Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful three-piece Murano hand blown Vaseline yellow, orange and white art glass mushroom / toadstool set. Created for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto Company, by des...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

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

Murano Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Free shipping worldwide! See details below description. Amazing three-piece, (sm, med, lrg) Murano handblown vaseline yellow, orange and white art glass mushroom/toadstool set. Cr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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

Murano Glowing Yellow and Millefiori Italian Art Glass Rooster Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Free shipping worldwide! See details below description. Very rare Murano handblown "Vaseline" yellow and millefiori art glass rooster / hen sculpt...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Uranium ...

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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