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Place of Origin: Chinese
Decorative Paperweights '8' in Black / White / Red Terrazzo
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, IDF
'8' paperweights in terrazzo (Black / white / red). Brass detail. Set of three pieces. Measures: 8.3 x 6 x 6 cm Bentu design furniture and lightings derive its uniqueness fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Chinese Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Gray Stone Chinese Stamp with Hand Carved Guardian Lion Motif
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Art Deco stamp was realized in China, circa 1925. It features a volumetric rectangular body crowned with a hand carved guardian lion (a Chinese leitmotif) and accompan...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Paperweights

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Jade

Vintage Buddhist 'Nine Peaches' Stone Carving, Unsigned, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Buddhist 'nine peaches' hard stone carving - symbolizing immortality and long life - peaches are one of the three 'blessed fruits' in Buddhism...
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20th Century Chinese Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique serpentine paperweight. A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Distinctive...
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Late 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Chinese Paperweights

Materials

Stone, Marble

Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Located in Oirlo, LI
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes Additional information: Dimensions: 7 W x 7 D x 7 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: Good
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Reclining Ho Ho Boy Charm Weight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century weight originally used its heft domestically to protect a child. A simple yet ingenious concept, the stone anchored the baby’s swaddling cloth to the bed so the chi...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Bone Stamp, 18th-19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Chinese bone stamp, 18th-19th century Measures: H. 7 W. 10 cm H. 2.7 W. 3.9 in.
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18th Century Antique Chinese Paperweights

Materials

Bone

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Vintage Omersa Leather Turtle Use as Paperweight or Decorative, Retains Label
By Dimitri Omersa, Omersa
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Dimitri Omersa embossed brown leather Turtle with label. Can be used as a paperweight or as decoration. Fun size. In fine condition, retains label.
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Located in London, GB
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Located in San Diego, CA
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Chinese Rock Crystal Seal, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Chinese Rock Crystal Seal, C. 1900
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Kastrup, DK
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Located in Kastrup, DK
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Vintage Pair of Carved Soapstone Floral Garden Urn Bookends, circa 1930s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
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Located in Somis, CA
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