British Paperweights

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English cast sterling silver desk paperweight in the form of a knight chess piece; an addition to our ornamental office silverwar...

Shell shape vintage silver plated ashtray is an original decorative object realized in England in the 1970s. Dimensions: 3 x 12.5 cm. Good Conditions. Some traces of ash are p...

Refined Murano art glass paperweight attributed to Lyn Tissot for Venini, featuring a suspended turquoise and white spiral ribbon encased within clear glass. The dynamic internal rib...

CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...

This is a beautiful handmade concentric Millefiori, PY cane, Dark Glass Paperweight made by Paul Ysart in Scotland, during his early period, Circa 1930s. ...

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...

This is a Victorian brass skirt lifter probably about 1880s made of brass with a great patina. A wonderful and unusual find for any brass collection.

English Country style (19th Cent) brass 3 similar piece weight set with loop top (1@ 4 oz, 1 @ 1lb., 1 @ 2lbs.)

The brightly colored blue john egg mounted on a rectangular base. H. 3" x W. 4" x D. 2 3/4"

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...

This is an unusual hand-made Art-Glass paperweight from Uredale Glass, Masham, North Yorkshire, England which we date to the late 20th century. The paperweight is hand made in the...

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...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental coll...

An antique English paperweight or paper press, in yellow Siena marble, rectangular in shape with a rectangular embossed and chased copper plaque depicting a group of horses in a stab...

A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990 Additional information: Date : 1990 Origin : Scotland Features : A multicoloured lampwork bouquet with six flowers and several buds o...

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...

The most charming little desk fancy of a cat climbing a pole. The cat is crafted in bronze, so finely detailed for such a small fellow, cold painted in realistic colours, the cat ha...

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 ...

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...

Antique English brass and crystal inkwell with small horns and brass boar head. Diameter for bottle: 2.38".

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...

Heading : William Manson Caithness Paperweight Field Study Butterfly 1986 Date : 1986 Origin : Scotland Features : Lampwork aventurine butterfly, flower, flowers buds and stems all w...

A collection of table ornaments, cut crystal gilt bronze 19th and 20th century, priced per item. Height of tallest 20 1/4 inches.

Heading : Arculus Walsh Walsh paperweight – “1848” Old English paperweight Concentric Polychrome Millefiori c1900 Date : c1900 Origin : England Features : A sic row concentric millef...

Rare and fine antique English W. Leuchars silver gilt (vermeil) and cut-glass scent bottle Maker: W. Leuchars 38 Piccadilly London The double sided scent bottle one side is for ...

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...

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...

Pair of English polished steel bulbous hand chased decorative floral bookends resting on rectangular step back plinths, Early 19th century.

A late Victorian patinated cast iron standing bear money box, registered design by John Harper & Co. U.K circa 1900. H 16cm x W 7cm x D 6cm Please be in ...

A Very Beautiful Well Executed Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism. With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn Decorated With Hand Painted Flowers By cutting a pattern on the back, an...

WEDGWOOD GLASS (Manufacturer) - RONALD STENNETT-WILLSON and PAUL MILLER (Designers) - RSW425 (Pattern Number) - Vintage British hand made pink and lavender Ombre glass duck paperweight...

Antique heavy cast brass satyr with grapes and grapevines in his hair. With this grape and leafage it easily could be Bacchus and his pointy ears make him also a pan kind of figure. This cup is not as big as the drinking cups you see with the same satyr, this cup is smaller and it has an insert in which a piece of wood with bristle fits. This satyr cup is a pen wipe, from back in the days when people used a fountain or a crown pen and ink and you needed your pen brushed...

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...

A fine antique paperweight. Comprised of Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar), a rare form of fluorite from England with distinct purple & yell...

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...

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...

Pair of Edwardian threaded glass match strikes. The tops of the strikes are capped in silver, but with the years of polishing, the hallmarks have been rubbed off. There is no sign o...

An 1880s English, Victorian very heavy brass clip for papers and objects. A true collectors piece. Can be hung or laid flat.

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...

Striking vintage paperweight features abstract grouping of large controlled bubbles in clear and colored cobalt blue and grass green glass. The central design is encased in clear gl...

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,...

English marble paperweight with silver plate bronze whippet.

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-...

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...

This European bottle green dump glass paper weight features a display of frosted flower pedals erupting in a fountain motif, controlled bubbles that interplay with the design, with s...

Beautiful and whimsical brass paperweight that adds personality and style to your office or décor. The weighty piece is signed “Made in England” and adds style to any place. A great ...

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...

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...

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage cast English sterling silver paperweight/model of a pig; part of our animal related silverware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive vintage sterling silver pig ornament/paper weight has been realistically modelled in the form of a whimsical pig, sat waving. This cast silver ornament has been embellished with details reproducing the fine features of the pig's skin and anatomical features. This exceptional and comical model is fitted with a leatherette covering to the underside. This impressive example of vintage silverware...

Vasart millefiori paperweight handcrafted in Scotland. A highly collectible glass paperweight and wonderful example of Vasart craftsmanship and artistry. This beautiful paperweight...

English Bronze 'His Royal Highness Prince Albert' Commemorative Desk Clip England, early 20th century A distinguished English bronze 'His Royal Highness Prince Albert' Commemorative...