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Place of Origin: British
A Pair of Ketland and Co. Flintlock Pistols
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of 18th century English flintlock pistols by Ketland and Co. having proof-marked brass barrels, walnut stocks and engraved steel locks, both with original ramrods and both in ...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Walnut
$3,900 / set
Caithness Glass Ascension Paperweight by Alastair Macintosh Scotland, Ca 1980
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Caithness glass paperweight named "Ascension", designed by Alastair Macintosh and dating to the last quarter of the 20th century.
The paperweight has a cone, egg shaped form, having colours including blue swirl with orange net to the centre and medium bubble and smaller controlled bubbles, making a very distinctive design.
The Caithness Glass Company began making paperweights circa 1962 Paul Ysart,Colin Terriss,Alistair Macintosh,Margot Thomson Inns Burn where some of Caithness makers designers of Caithness glass paperweights.
The makers mark is etched to the base with CAITHNESS ASCENSION SCOTLAND and a scratched edition number alongside as per the images.
This paperweight weighs about 500 gram.
Caithness glass
The company was founded in 1961 by Robin Sinclair and initially only made bowls, vases and drinking glasses. After Paul Ysart joined the company a year later, that paved the weigh for Paperweight production, with regular factory production starting in the late 1960s.
In 1974 the first millefiori and lampwork paperweights...
Category
20th Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Brass
William Manson Caithness Paperweight Field Study Butterfly
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : William Manson Caithness Paperweight Field Study Butterfly 1986
Date : 1986
Origin : Scotland
Features : Lampwork aventurine butterfly, flower, flowers buds and stems all w...
Category
1980s Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
1910s Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Antique English bubble glass paper weight, with a Jack Russel dog, England 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique English bubble glass paper weight or paper press, with intaglio of the head of a Jack Russel dog, carved and painted reverse, Essex c...
Category
Early 20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
19th Century English Pair of Cast Iron Mounted Lion Masks
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19th century English pair of cast iron mounted lion masks
circa 1890.
Price is each.
Measures: Large H 49 x W 19.5 x D 11cm
Small H 43 x W 18 x D ...
Category
1880s Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Iron
$631 Sale Price
20% Off
Botanical Lampwork "Blue Flower" Paperweight by Allan Scott for Caithness Glass
By Caithness Scotland, Whitefriars
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine upright botanical glass lampwork paperweight.
By Caithness Glass / WhiteFriars.
Entitled: "Blue Flower."
Designed by Allan Scott.
Depicting ...
Category
Early 2000s British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An assembled set of 7 brass bell form weights, c.1860. 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for the selective buye...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$350 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Paul Ysart Glass Paperweight with Py Cane Early Period, Scotland Circa 1930s
By Paul Ysart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade concentric Millefiori, PY cane, Dark Glass Paperweight made by Paul Ysart in Scotland, during his early period, Circa 1930s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Arculus Walsh Walsh Paperweight Old English Millefiori
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Arculus Walsh Walsh paperweight – “1848” Old English paperweight Concentric Polychrome Millefiori c1900
Date : c1900
Origin : England
Features : A sic row concentric millef...
Category
1890s Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Glass and English Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental coll...
Category
1910s Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Blue John or Derbyshire Spar Egg Shaped Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique paperweight.
Comprised of Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar), a rare form of fluorite from England with distinct purple & yell...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical British Paperweights
Materials
Precious Stone
Petite English Victorian Period 19th Century Carved Wooden Bird Sculpted Group
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite antique English Victorian period small carved wooden sculpted group from the 19th century depicting two small birds nesting with each other and accented with orange paint. C...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Wood
Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Hafod Grange 1997 Dandelion Paperweight – Nature Encased in Crystal Sphere
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite 1997 Hafod Grange paperweight beautifully encases a delicate dandelion seed head within a perfectly clear crystal sphere, creating a stunning display of nature's fragi...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Strathearn or Perthshire Scotland, circa 1970
By Strathearn
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade Millefiori collectors Paperweight, that we attribute to a Scottish maker, Circa 1970.
This paperweight is handmade with a mixed Millefiori cane design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
English Spode Bone China Pyramid, Gilded Imari Paperweight
By Spode
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A collector's quality bone china paperweight from Spode, England
Exquisite gilding and floral enamel decoration topped with gilded ball accent
Circa 2000
Signed Spode, England F1860-...
Category
Early 2000s High Victorian British Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century English desk clip is a charming and practical piece of history. Featuring a brass horseshoe mounted on a chip-carved wood base, it was originally designed to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Edward VII Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Edward VII glass paperweight. "Honi soit mal quiy mal y pense" commemorative souvenir paperweight of Edward VII in his coronation robes, England, circa 1902...
Category
Early 20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Peter McDougall Paperweight Lampwork Bouquet
By Peter McDougall
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Peter McDougall Paperweight Lampwork Bouquet c2002-12
Date : c2002-12
Origin : Scotland
Features : Fabulous bouquet of lampwork and millefiori flowers, buds, leaves on a la...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Imari Style Owl Figurine Paperweight
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Royal Crown Derby porcelain Imari style owl figurine paperweight. It is hand painted in vivid colors of red, different shades of blues and white feathers highlighted by gold. ...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Japanese British Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Blue John Paperweight Egg Mounted on Fluorspar Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The brightly colored blue john egg mounted on a rectangular base.
H. 3" x W. 4" x D. 2 3/4"
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian British Paperweights
Materials
Quartz
Wild Rose And Tile, English Spode Bone China Paperweight
By Spode
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wild blue and red roses, amid foliage motifs decoration on stylised tile ground
Delightful bone china paperweight from Spode, England
Circa 2000
Signed Spode, England F1868-AO to bas...
Category
Early 2000s High Victorian British Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
English Purple Amethyst Paperweight Decorative Object
By Webb and Corbett
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial English 'star' optic purple amethyst and clear crystal paperweight or decorative object, from acclaimed crystal house, Webb Corbett, circa mid to late-20th century, England. This multi-faceted paperweight has a purple/amethyst layer...
Category
Late 20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Caithness Glass Paperweight Elixir No. 189/500, Scotland Circa 1980s
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a glass paperweight named "Elixir", limited edition 189/500, by Caithness Glass, Scotland, made after 1970 in the last quarter of the 20th Century.
This is a very attractiv...
Category
20th Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century English Set of 4 Brass Bell Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century set of 4 brass bell weights, English. An assembled set by W&T Avery, Birmingham, England. Includes: 4lb., 2lb., 1lb, & 8 oz. sizes. Two smallest are not marked by t...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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 Grand Tour Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Marble
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 Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Ink Blotter, English, Marble, Desktop Accessory, Paperweight, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ink blotter. An English, marble desktop accessory or paperweight, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
A treat for the ca...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Glass Duck Paperweight attributed to Wedgewood, England, 1970s
By Wedgewood
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 1970's glass duck paperweight. attributed to Wedgewood, England
Crafted with a base of crystal clear glass, the colourful glass paperweight has bee...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$102 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage 20th Century British Solid Silver Novelty Globe Shaped Writing Sander
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century English solid silver novelty shape sander, crafted in the form of a globe, featuring a weighted base for stability on the office table. Hand-made with raised and...
Category
20th Century Other British Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Large Egg Shaped Paperweight by Liskeard Glass, England c 1970
Located in Glasgow, GB
Large art-glass paperweight, crafted in the 1970s by the renowned English glassmakers Liskeard Glass, showcases the exquisite 'bullicante' technique through its display of internal b...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$131 Sale Price
52% Off
Scottish Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Scottish organic modern style clear/transparent and moss green art glass paperweight or decorative object, circa 1970s, Scotland. A great piece for a desk, office, librar...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$350 Sale Price
30% Off
1895 London Sterling Silver Desk Top Paper Clip
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
London 1895 desk top paper clip sterling silver. "Bill" in script on veneered wood. Gilt screws. Made by J. Bateson & Son (Henry John Bateson & Albert Edward Bateson, working 1896-19...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Arts & Crafts Bronze Seal, Cat & Mouse Motif, circa 1900–1930
By Robert (Mouseman) Thompson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Arts & Crafts Bronze Seal, Cat & Mouse Motif, circa 1900–1930
A finely cast English Arts & Crafts bronze desk seal, surmounted by a sculptural mouse crouched at the top of t...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
A Blue John Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The parquetry Blue John Pattern within a rectangular black stone surround
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Quartz, Marble
Late 19th Century Banded Agate and Silver-Plated Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
By Royal Brierley
Located in Worcester, GB
Late 19th Century Banded Agate and Silver-Plated Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
Origin: Likely English or Continental Europe
Date: Circa 1880–1900
Material: Banded agate with silver-...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Agate
Antique Arculus Close Concentric Millefiori Glass Paperweight
By Clichy, Whitefriars
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English glass paperweight.
By Arculus.
Of a medium to low dome form.
Dates to the early 20th century (pre-1930).
With a close-concentric millefiori design, featuri...
Category
Early 20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
English Teign Valley Red Art Glass Sculpture Paper Weight Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand blown art glass sculpture from Teign Valley Glass in England. The shop has been around since the early 20th C. and is renowned for ...
Category
20th Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$228 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Silver Model of an Irish Setter
By BSE Products
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine contemporary cast English sterling silver model of a setter; part of our animal related silverware collection
This fine contemporary cast sterling silver ornament...
Category
2010s British Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique glass and silver match striker...
Category
1910s Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
Peach Bookend Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach bookend mould project by Theodora Alfredsdottir.
Unique
Materials: Jesmonite
Dimensions: 110 x 80 x 180mm.
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in Lond...
Category
2010s Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Cement
WEDGWOOD GLASS - Pink & Lavender Glass Duck Paperweight - U.K. - Circa 1970's
By Wedgwood, Paul Miller, Ronald Stennett Willson
Located in Chatham, ON
WEDGWOOD GLASS (Manufacturer) - RONALD STENNETT-WILLSON and PAUL MILLER (Designers) - RSW425 (Pattern Number) - Vintage British hand made pink and lavender Ombre glass duck paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$301 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 19th Century Banded Agate Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
Located in Worcester, GB
Late 19th Century Banded Agate Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
A fine antique desk seal dating to the late 19th century. The tapering handle is cut from banded blue agate, exhibiting subtle natural striations and a polished finish. It is mounted on a silvered brass base, the matrix engraved with a gothic-style monogram, likely a personal cipher.
Elegant and refined, this seal would once have been used to mark correspondence in wax — a practical and decorative object with enduring appeal.
Date: Circa 1880–1900
Origin: Probably British or Continental European
Height: 7 cm
Base diameter: 2 cm
Condition: Good antique condition; some light tarnish and minor wear to the base consistent with age
A charming piece for collectors of antique writing accessories...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Agate
Edwardian English Glass and Silver Match Strike
Located in High Point, NC
This lovely match striker has a silver top, which has been well polished and loved over the years. It is mounted on the rim of the glass threaded base.
The silver cap is most lik...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Silver
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Cast gilt brass paper clip in the form of a snipe - Circa 1900
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Wear consistent with age and use.
Cast gilt brass paper clip in the form of a snipe - Circa 1900
Paper Clip - Decoration - Desk
19th century gilt brass paper clip in the form of a sn...
Category
20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique silver and glass match striker has a globular form.
The surface of the glass body is embellished with a serrated texture which composes a match striker.
The ornamentation to the glass body is segmented with plain subtly concave vertical flutes.
The upper portion of this antique glass match striker...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Mid-Century Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Antique English Arculus Pink Chequer Glass Paperweight
By Saint Louis, Baccarat, Clichy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English rare chequer glass paperweight.
By Arculus.
With pink latticinio rods and mixed cogs and stars canes. Bears the characteristic spontaneity and hand-crafted q...
Category
Early 20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Large English Lavender Glass Paperweight
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large English lavender glass paperweight.
Category
20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Perthshire Art Glass Paperweight Twists and Millefiori
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Perthshire paperweight features large central P cane (signature cane), surrounded by 3 rings of highly detailed millefiori can...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern British Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
English Horse Scene Glass Paperweight, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A glass and paper decoupage paperweight of an English country scene with horses and equestrian rider, circa 1970s, England. A great piece for a desk, library, side/end table, etc. Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Country British Paperweights
Materials
Felt, Glass, Paper
A Perthshire Lampwork Fruit Paperweight, 1994
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Fruit Paperweight, 1994
Additional information:
Date : 1994
Origin : Scotland
Features : Two oranges, two bunches of grapes, a pear, a lemon and several cherri...
Category
20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990
Additional information:
Date : 1990
Origin : Scotland
Features : A multicoloured lampwork bouquet with six flowers and several buds o...
Category
20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Large Victorian Green Glass Dump Weight with Flowering Stems
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good large antique Victorian green glass doorstop or dump weight including a pot/vase with four flowering stems probably made in Yorkshire, England and dating from around 1870.
A...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
A Perthshire Lampwork Three Dimensional Bouquet Paperweight, 1993
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Three Dimensional Bouquet Paperweight, 1993
Original Box.
Additional information:
Date : 1993
Origin : Scotland
Features : A three dimensional bouquet of four...
Category
20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Additional information:
Date : 1997
Origin : Scotland
Features : Four flowers and three buds on a bed of l...
Category
20th Century British Paperweights
Materials
Glass
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