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Place of Origin: American
Signed Glass Abstract Paperweight Red, Black, Orange, Gold, White For Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
This abstract art glass artisan paperweight is signed in cursive on the underside N Laso. It has bars of glass sticks in rows of red, black and white, orange copper rust and a gold small bat...
Category
1990s Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Gold
Vintage Brass Turtle on Faux Book Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique vintage brass turtle on faux book paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 5.25"W x 3.5"D x 3"H. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Jonathan Adler Acrylic Pop Art Pill Sculpture, 150 MG Yellow
By Jonathan Adler
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 International Style American Paperweights
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage French Art Deco Style Sculpture of Brass Ibex Antelope
By Alain Chervet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage French Art Deco Style Sculpture of Brass Ibex Antelope.
Solid cast brass Ram decorative object or bookend, circa mid 20th century.
B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ship Porthole Wing Dog Bolt Brass Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage ship porthole wing dog bolt brass paperweight, circa 1940s. The piece has a well worn brass patina and measures 3.25"W x 1.5"...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
David L. Deming Brass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass abstract sculpture or paperweight by artist David L. Deming c.1969, USA. This weighty object has interlocking squares and rectangular shapes. It would be great as an office pap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Vintage Industrial Anvil, 20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Small, playful vintage Industrial anvil.
Category
20th Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Metal
Robert Indiana Style Love Paperweight or Small Sculpture
By Robert Indiana
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.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Unique Vintage 1950s Black Marble Horse Head Bookends with Brass Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Explore the elegance and timeless design of our extraordinary pair of vintage circa 1950s stone bookends. These unique bookends are meticulously crafted from the finest marble, ensuring their great condition and long-lasting beauty.
At the focal point of each bookend is a meticulously detailed horse-head design, expertly carved from premium black marble. These sculpted horse heads rest atop a rectangular brass plate, which has been newly cleaned and polished to a gleaming finish. The combination of the dark, rich marble and the golden hue of the brass creates a striking contrast that is sure to catch the eye.
The horse bookends are further enhanced by their rectangular marble base, adding an extra layer of sophistication and elegance. These vintage black marble horse...
Category
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Stone, Brass, Metal
Andrew Szoeke Monogram "G" Cube or Paperweight
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Atlanta, GA
Andrew Szoeke Monogram "G" Cube or Paperweight, unsigned, American, circa 1940s. Szoeke is considered to be one of the masters of handmade inlaid woodwork and furniture, and he produ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Wood
American Antique Red Lily Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Midwest American glass red lily paperweight dating from the latter 19th century. The round and tall domed shape paperweight is hand blown in clear glass with very fine...
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
One Mid-Century Modern Faceted Glass Diamond Shaped Figurine Paperweight Desk
Located in Miami, FL
One Mid-Century Modern faceted glass diamond shaped magnifying paperweight, Figurine, Sculpture or Desk accessory. In good condition no chips, light scratches to the faceted glass.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Lucite Abstract Geometric Table Top Sculpture / Paperweight, 1980's
By Enzo Mari, Vasa Velizar Mihich
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Lucite abstract Geometric table top sculpture / Paperweight, 1980's.
Category
20th Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Floating Rivets in Lucite Cube Advertisement Paperweight Style of William Rolfe
Located in San Diego, CA
Floating rivets in lucite cube advertisement for the J L Thompson Corporation, paperweight in the style of William Rolfe, circa the 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
"Suzanne", Art Deco Paperweight in Green Glaze by David Seyler for Kenton Hills
By Kenton Hills Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare, perhaps unique, this quintessential Art Deco sculptural object -- probably meant to serve as a paperweight -- was sculpted by David Warren Seyler for Kenton Hills Pottery in no...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Stylized Cast Iron Doorstop Sphinx with Pyramid and Original Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegantly cast Art Deco Stylized Sphinx with Pyramid and in original paint Door Stop. Finished on both sides and retains most of the original color.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Vintage Solid Brass Padlock by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in Doraville, GA
A heavy solid brass padlock, which opens to a black interior, and has a movable key cover, manufactured in Waynesboro, Virginia by Virginia Metalcrafters...
Category
1960s American Colonial Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1980s Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Paint, Plastic
Edward Kachurik Glass Paperweight for Pa Art
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Orb shaped paperweight by glass artist Edward Kachurik in pink and blue. Signed "PA Art 1994" with a stylized "94" etched into underside.
Artist: Edward Kachurik
Year: 1994
...
Category
1990s Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Art 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 Art Nouveau American Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Fire Hydrant Wrench by Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze five hole fire hydrant wrench by Jones, USA. This piece can used for its original intention or for decorative purposes. Due to its weight it would be a perfect office pap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Art Glass Sommerso Paperweight by Maui Hot Island Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful sommerso art glass paperweight by Maui Hot Island glass, circa 1994. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3"D x 4"H and is signed "A C...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Small Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice small sculptural jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Cast Brass Cat Sculpture by Dewitt
By Andrew Dewitt
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very nice mid century cat sculpture cast in brass sitting on an oval satin black wood base, to the lower edge of the piece is the cast sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Sculptural Desktop Pen Holder by Jiri Jelinek
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Art glass hand-carved, pen holder / paper weight featuring etched linear motif and layered red glass stripe by Jiri Jelinek.
Jiri Jelinek (b. 1967, Czechoslovakia) graduated with ...
Category
2010s Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Bill Curry Sculptural Jax Bookends Design Line
By Bill Curry & 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.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Vintage Silver Plate Longhorn Steer Head Paperweight
By Gorham
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage longhorn steer head silverplate paperweight. Unmarked, few edge, horn tip dings. Solid and heavy, very black patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic American Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Walnut Mirror Paperweight
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage round mirrored paperweight cased in walnut with a felt bottom.
Year: 1970s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Dimensions: 3.25" diameter x 1.75" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Walnut
Copper Ore Ingot Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool copper (I believe it is copper-not positive) ore ingot paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 5.5" W x 3.25" D x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Copper
Giant Bayer Pill Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage Bayer pill in cream plaster/ceramic. 7" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Black felted bottom. Great piece of art ...
Category
1970s Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Magnifying Glass with Mother of Pearl Inlaid Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patinated silver metal frame magnifying glass. The handle features a geometric pattern of inlaid mother of pearl. It is a great finishing piece in your library or fun coffee table...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Brass Hollywood Regency Sheaf of Wheat Bookends or Door Stops - A Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Hollywood Regency-style pair of brass sheaf of wheat bookends or door stops. Created from brass, this set will be fabulous on a bookshelf holding up your favorite books. ...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Bill Curry Jacks Sculptures Bookends Paperweights for Design Line 1967
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jacks bookends by Bill Curry in chocolate brown enamel.
Bill Curry Oversized Pop Art Jacks Bookends.
Bill Curry Jacks Scul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Felt Lined Steel and Brass 'Waveform' Paperweight
By John McDevitt, McDevitt Metal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A contemporary Art Deco style brass and steel paperweight with a felt base.
Perfect for the paperless office.
Limited edition of 20 - stamped and signed underneath.
The bras...
Category
2010s Art Deco American Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Steel
Robert Indiana Brushed Aluminum Red Love Paperweight Sculpture Desk Accessory
By Robert Indiana
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...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Large Sculptural Iron Jack by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage large handmade iron Jack by Bill Curry.
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Vintage Viking Glass Hippopotamus Figure Paperweight
By Viking Glass Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful clear glass hippopotamus paperweight by the Viking Glass Company. The glass figurine is flat on the back side, this allows the figure to s...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Rare Large Lucite Cube Paperweight-Red and Clear
By Van Teal, Les Prismatiques
Located in Houston, TX
Rare mid-century paperweight cube executed in red and white Lucite or acrylic. This beautiful, one of a kind modernist piece has many facets and bevels all-over.
The inside has red ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Vintage Harley Davidson Stitched Black Leather Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Harley Davidson stitched black leather weighted paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece has a great well worn look and measures 4.25"W x 3....
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Leather
Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage cut geode paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown, tan, grey and blue colors and measures 4...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mid-Century Modern Antique American Paperweights
Materials
Petrified Wood
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Modernist Mid-Century Brass Clothespin Paperweight
By Halston
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful paperweight constructed as a clothespin in brass. Sleek with modernist essence. The luminous brass catapults this piece to sculpture. A very chic addition to you...
Category
1970s Minimalist Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Chrome Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
By Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid chrome sculptural chrome jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Chrome
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...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Cathy Graham Decoupage Paper Weight
Located in New York, NY
Handmade decoupage paper weight, designed by Cathy Graham and crafted by Scott Potter.
Category
2010s American Paperweights
Materials
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
Pair of Blue Organic Geode Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive pair of blue organic geode bookends with a long history. Brightly colored with naturally formed patterns caused by fossilization over hundreds of years. Finished with a...
Category
20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Vintage Diamond Shaped Brass Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage diamond shaped brass paperweight, circa 1960s. The piece has a well worn brass patina and measures 4.25"W x 3.25"D x 3"H. A very cool and unique design! #2236.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
By Alexander Girard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Cast Metal Sculpture of a Greyhound Dog
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful cast metal bronze greyhound dog sculpture.
An elegant, detailed cast sculpture depicting a greyhound dog..
Sculptures depicting a greyhound dog.
Made with the fusion sys...
Category
1990s Art Deco American Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Lucite and 1970s Copper Pennies Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite desk paperweight or decorative object of encased United States 1970 copper pennies. Dimensions: 2.63" height.
Other items shown in images also ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Copper
Aluminum Desk Accessory / Paperweight
By Argosy Designs
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Desk block
This high polished aluminum desk block, adds style and sophistication to your work surface.
Made to order.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Aluminum
Art Glass Cattails Paperweight in Blown Glass by Mark Peiser
By Mark Peiser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mark Peiser
Cattails paperweight, 1979
Blown glass and torch-worked imagery
Measures: 4.75 x 4.875 x 4.875 inches.
Category
20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Brass Dice
Located in Paonia, CO
The (wh)ORE HAüS STUDIOS small goods collection was made for those that wanted to experience the (wh)ORE HAüS brand without committing to our larger pieces. The brass dice are made o...
Category
2010s Modern American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
1960s CAT Art Glass Ice Block Paperweight Bookend Blenko WV
By Blenko Glass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight
Modernist cat art glass ice block handcraft paperweight - bookend 1960s
Attribution Blenko WV. Unmarked.
3.5 w x 3.25h x .88d inches
Original...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Brass Oval "25" Paperweight from De Vera New York
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass oval paperweight with "25" on top, stamped 2015 DE VERA on the bottom with the gallery's prior Crosby Street address.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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