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Place of Origin: European
Paperweight Hedgehog Silver 1977 Inscribed CA 1991 Assay
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming small silver desk accessory or paperweight. Birmingham 1977.
Modelled as a hedgehog with his front feet resting on a log on leafy ground looking up. Commemorative piec...
Category
20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Murano Red Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Rooster Sculpture
By Galliano Ferro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and millefiori flowers Italian art glass rooster figure, sculpture or paperweight. Attributed to Ga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Blue Orange Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Paperweight
By Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue, orange, white and bubbles Italian art glass egg shaped paperweight. Created in the manner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Italian Surrealist Paperweights with Eyes in Acrylic
Located in London, GB
Surrealist paperweight sculptures have eyes screen printed on sharp cut acrylic shapes. The eyes reflect on the different angles and depending on your position they are visible or va...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Acrylic
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 European Paperweights
Materials
Cement
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' polished brass paperweight. Executed in brass-plated cast iron and designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Iron, Brass
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Nickel Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' nickel paperweight. Executed in nickel-plated cast iron and designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Nickel, Iron
Large Vintage Die in Mother-of-Pearl and Rosewood, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Danish Paperweight Die in Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl, Mid-Century Modern. Measures: 2 Inch.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti with Base
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale""
Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Claw Paperweight on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Brass or Bronze Claw grasping a ball resting on a marble base. A compliment to any desk or work station. the pieces does have one chip to a corner but we believe it ad...
Category
20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Bird Figures Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird figurines paperweight sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. They look to be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of French Louis XV Style Doré Bronze Dogs on Malachite Plinths
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 3in W: 4 1/4in D: 2 7/8in
This exceptional pair of French Doré bronze dogs on malachite plinths/bases are an amazing example of high quality antique smalls. Finding a pair in this good of condition is highly uncommon. Malachite Was believed to have healing factors in Europe during the Renaissance and later people saw malachite as a sign of wealth and power due to its rarity. Most pieces made with malachite whether it was a piece of furniture or a pair of bronze dogs...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique European Paperweights
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
1970s Stunning Pair of Big Italian Marble Dices, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s. Stunning pair of big Italian dices in white marble, in very good conditions. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
2,75 x 2,75 x 2,75 inches
7 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm H.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Large 18th Century French Lock and Key
Located in Houston, TX
Large 18th century French iron lock and key. This handsome french iron lock comes with the original key and makes an interesting coffee table accessory or...
Category
18th Century Louis XVI Antique European Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Gucci Vintage Golf Ball Money Clip, 1970
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Money Grab or envelope holder in gold and silver plated, signed Gucci Italy on the bottom.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Steel
Italian Murano Aquarium Paper Weight with Fish and Ocean Plants Bubbles
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique and rare shape Murano Paper Weight depicting a ocean scene or an aquarium - with fish, ocean plants and bubbles in all the right places...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla Paperweight Desk Accessory
By Gunnar Cyren, Orrefors
Located in Ferndale, MI
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla paperweight figurine.
Original label intact, etched signature, Orrefors GC 480715.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Carl Auböck #4339 Paperweight "Stone", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4339 Paperweight "Stone", Austria 2022. There might be slight variations regarding the measurements.
Category
2010s European Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Seguso 1980 Italian Silver Navy Blue Apple Green Murano Glass Hen Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Archimede Seguso Italian Mid-Century Modern Design blown Murano glass rooster sculpture, high quality of craftsmanship with the overlaid body in chartreuse lime green Murano...
Category
1980s Organic Modern Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Vintage Rubber-Stamp, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage rubber-stamp is an original object realized in brass in Italy in the early 20th century.
Dimensions: 8 x 7 cm.
Mint conditions.
Category
1970s Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Vintage Metal and Brass Lighter, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage metal and brass lighter is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th Century.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions: 10.5 x 6 cm.
Good...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Stylized Frog Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized frog sculpture / paperweight by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the unders...
Category
Late 20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Bronze of Beethoven by Henri Dropsy, France, circa 1920
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Bronze medal mounted on marble, representing the famous musician Ludwig van Beethoven.
By Henri Dropsy, France, around 1920.
In very good conditio...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Carl Auböck Paperweight #5378-1 "Razor Blade", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperweight #5378-1 in the shape of a razor blade by Carl Auböck, New.
Category
2010s European Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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 European Paperweights
Materials
Precious Stone
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Vintage Blue Opal White Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The cute bird h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Paperweight Jingle Bell #5039, Brass, Leather, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A handmade paperweight in the shape of a sleigh bell, model #5039, originally designed by Carl Aubock III back in the 1960s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Letter Holder Paperweight in in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
Letter holder or paperweight in travertine marble by the designers Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Weight: 5 kilos.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink White Gold Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink to opal white, and gold flecks Italian art glass swan sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, with original "Arch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight Probably Made for Young & Rubicam, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti ceramic Paperweight probably made for Young & Rubicam,
Y and R are repeated with an & on the top.
Probably a gift for the agencys' clients
Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Helmet Paperweight Mounted on a Piece of Marble Paris France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris France, this is a wonderful paperweight. A Helmut mounted on a piece of marble - a compliment to any desk or work station. The helmet is metal and the sides move a bit, as they are supposed to. A great curiosity, wonderful for a housewarming or fathers day gift.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Grand Tour Of Italy Souvenir, Carrara Marble Cameo Paperweight c19th Century
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Intriguing 19th century Grand Tour carved Carrara marble cameo depicting a strong male profile, possibly the Italian poet Dante Alighieri
Antique Italian...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble
Retired Royal Crown Derby Fine English Bone China Parrot Figurine or Paperweight
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Tustin, CA
Very collectible, hand-made and hand-painted in England, retired Royal Crown Derby fine bone china parrot figurine or paperweight. This is a larger size ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme European Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Achille Paperweight
Located in Paris, FR
Paperweight Achille in carved travertine with
genuine suede leather covering in olive green finish.
Also available in other suede colors finish, on request.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Paperweights
Materials
Travertine
19th C Pair of Hand Painted Wooden Finials in the Shape of a Vase with Handles
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century pair of hand painted wooden finials in the shape of a vase with handles.
Category
19th Century Antique European Paperweights
Materials
Wood
Lladró Rhinoceros Beetle Figurine, Matte White
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Rhinoceros beetle in white porcelain, from the awesome insect collection. The insects that made a successful debut decorated in intense colors are no...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Hermès Brass and Leather Shotgun Shell Pen Holder, 1970s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic leather cup with brass bottom made by Hermès. In the shape/style of a shotgun shell. Stamped Hermès Made in France on underside of brass. Good vint...
Category
1980s Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Solid Brass Sculpted Censers Signed by William Guillon
By William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 solid brass sculpted censers signed by William Guillon
Those candle holders are also censers, they can be used for both.
Each is signed William Guillon
Dimensions: Diam...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Desk Top Brass Bronze Dog Sculptures Paperweight Book Holders
Located in Carimate, Como
Pair of Italian desk top brass bronze dog sculptures ideal as decorative paperweights or eventually as book holders.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Paperweight Blacksmith's Hammer Head in Copper
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative old blacksmith's hammer head in solid copper. Authentic raw brutalist appearance. Used for metal work. Made in Denmark during the mid-late 19th ...
Category
19th Century Late Victorian Antique European Paperweights
Materials
Copper
Murano Blue White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Paperweight Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent cobalt blue and white opalescent Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Created in the manner of designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Alabastro" technique. The main body is almost a ball, with large applied opal white fins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
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 European Paperweights
Materials
Glass
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Category
Late 20th Century European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
18th Century Italian Bronze Pestle for a Mortar, 9 Inches Long
Located in Stamford, CT
If you've got the mortar, I have the pestle! There are so many mortars out there, and so few pestles. It's nice to have both. Here is your opportunity to marry this large scale pestl...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique European Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Bottle-Shaped Sculpture in Travertine, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli, Enzo Mari
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful bottle shaped sculpture made entirely of travertine marble.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Signed Vicke Linstrand for Kosta Crystal Owl Paperweight
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Kosta crystal paperwieght by Vicke Lindstrand with etched eyes and feathers on head and front side of body. Underside is signed Kosta 92458 Lindstrand....
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Arman Violins Accumulations Paperweight for Christofle, France, 1980s
By Arman, Christofle
Located in Milan, IT
Arman violins accumulations metal paperweight for Christofle, France, 1983.
Category
1980s Modern Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Bronze Polo Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.
Category
1950s Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Art Deco Green Onyx Cigar Ashtray with Nude Bronze Lady Sculpture.
Signed "Made In Austria".
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Paperweights
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Bronze Paperweight, Signed by William Guillon
By William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze aperweight, Signed by William Guillon
Signed William Guillon
Limited edition of 20
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: 22 x 12 x 12 cm
Hand sculpted in France.
At the crossroads between his hybrid influences William Guillon took, for this series, his inspiration in the 18th century romantic imagery, Caravaggio and still life. This is how he created a set of timeless objects which address his favourite themes?: balance, tension and interplay of massive materials. Bronze, marble and copper cross...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Lalique Tete De Coq Rooster Hood Ornament
Located in Dallas, TX
Rene Lalique Tete De Coq hood ornament (car glass mascot). 20th century. French reproduced from original marketed by Rene Lalique et Cie as a paperweight...
Category
1920s Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Murano Vintage Scramble Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Large Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso, Aureliano Toso, Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso scrambled millefiori flower canes Italian art glass paperweight. The piece has a very abstract design, with hundreds of flowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Large Carl Auböck Model #4751 'Paperclip' Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4751 'Paperclip' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstät...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Art Deco / Mid-century Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Midcentury Silvered Bronze Bust - France 1930´s.
Silvered Bronze Head mounted over Onyx Marble.
Very nice Sculpture, perfect for a desk or a side table. Can be used as a p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Paperweights
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Standing Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / figurine. Created in the manner of designers Archimede Seguso and Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Marble Decorative Object or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian marble decorative object or paperweight with egg-shape design, circa mid-20th century, Italy. A great decorative object or desk accessory. Dimensions: 2.69" x 4.32 x 2.5" height.
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Red coral letter opener, search ref. #: LU1314223676062 (SOLD)
Mother of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Fermacarte Bacarat Vetro - Vintage - Deco - Interiors - Desk Accesorize
Located in Milano, MI
fermacarte bacarat vetro - vintage - deco - interiors - desk accesorize
bellissimo fermacarte BACCARAT con certificato e scatola.
Category
1980s Vintage European Paperweights
Materials
Glass
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