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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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Chinese Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Paperweights
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Paperweights
Materials
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...
Category
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Chinese Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble
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.
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Paperweights
Materials
Bone
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
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Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
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Vintage Omersa Leather Turtle Use as Paperweight or Decorative, Retains Label
By Dimitri Omersa, Omersa
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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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Chinese Rock Crystal Seal, C. 1900
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