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Place of Origin: European
Ashtray or Bowl, Solid Brass for Desk or Table, 1960s, Italy
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful solid brass ashtray, very heavy 1.8 kg. Measure: 16 x 16 x 2.5 cm.   
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Brass

French Belle Époque, Patinated Bronze Desktop Sculptural Paperweight, 19 Century
Located in New York, NY
Signed illegibly original red marble base. Dimensions: H: 8.25” x W: 3.25” x D: 4.25” Base diameter: 2.75” This beautiful and delicate desktop dark chocolate-brown patinated br...
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1870s Belle Époque Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Young Bear Bronze Figure
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Young bear bronze figure. Probably paperweight or car mascot - hood ornament. Very nice details. Very good foundry quality, with original brown patina.
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1920s Art Deco Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

1960s Italian Design Crystal Key Fontana Arte Style Paperweight
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare crystal key paperweight Perfect condiction.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Gold/Silver Weight in Fruitwood, Signed with Monogram "IHS" and Dated "1737"
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Gold/Silver weight in fruitwood, signed with monogram "IHS" and dated "1737" Measures: Height 20, diameter 4 cm. Height 7.8, diameter 1.5 in.
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1730s Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Fruitwood

Murano White Gold Flecked Glass Goose Figure
Located in New York, NY
A figure of a goose, made of sculpted Italian Murano glass with white gold fleck inclusions. In good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Art Deco Bronze and Green Agate Sculptural Vide Poche, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Unmarked, probably Austrian, this charming carved green agate octagonal vide poche with green/black patinated bronze handle is done in the manner of Hagenauer - a superbly detailed a...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Bronze

1970s by Renato Toso Murano Glass Pair of Stone Paperweights
By Renato Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Sassi" by Renato Toso, 1970 Clear and black Murano glass Excellent condition, just slight sign (look at the picture).
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Heavy Solid Bronze Clover Shaped Paperweight, France, 1970s
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze paperweight.  
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bronze and Marble Roman Sandaled Paperweight Sculpture Fornasetti Style
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
This Fornsetti style vintage paperweight, sculpture and desk accessory has a patinated bronze roman foot atop a white marble base. The bronze has bee...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Bassinet, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
French gilt bronze bassinet, circa 1875.  On marble base.
Category

Late 19th Century Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Pair of English Polished Steel Wheat Sheaths Book Ends, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English cast polished steel wheat sheaths book ends resting on step back rectangular plinths, Early 19th Century.
Category

1840s George IV Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Steel

Italian Pietre Dure Panel of Parrot on Branch, Late 17th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Pietre Dure panel inset with lapis lazuli, marmo giallo, in a rectangular shape, probably a panel from a cabinet.
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Ink Bottle with Boar Head and Antlers
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique English brass and crystal inkwell with small horns and brass boar head. Diameter for bottle: 2.38".
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19th Century Charles II Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Vintage French Lucite Embedded Brass Clock Parts Ball Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
What a great piece for a man's desk or cocktail table is this vintage French Lucite and brass embedded round ball sculpture. Many brass parts of gears and clock parts...
Category

1960s Machine Age Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909
By Max Lange
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting two male nudes lifting a garland framing Medieval images of the two patron saints of Leipzig University -- St. Laurentius and John the Baptist -- this rare and beautiful br...
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Early 1900s Beaux Arts Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Lucite Paperweight Hippo by Silvio Russo for Guzzini, Italy, circa 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s Hippo paperweight designed by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy. Whimsical creation for the desk or shelf.
Category

1970s Post-Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Gemini Twins Sulfide On Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight. From the Zodiac series. By Baccarat. With a white sulphide depicting the Gemini twins Castor & Pollux on a blue ground. Marked wit...
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20th Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Beautiful Murano Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy.
Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

BACCARAT Crystal Peace Dove Vide Poche Catchall Ashtray Paperweight Dish 1980s
By Dominique Zimbacca
Located in North Hollywood, CA
BACCARAT Crystal Peace Dove Dish Vide Poche Catchall Paperweight. Vintage Baccarat gorgeous stylized dove crystal glass sculptural paperweight or Desk Accessory. This fabulous vintage sculptural large heavy crystal glass signed Baccarat paperweight in the form of a flying dove bird will make a great desk accessory or decor in any room. Tres chic! Sorry the photos do not do justice to the beauty of this Baccarat crystal paperweight dish. The best of French House of Baccarat. This beautiful and graceful Baccarat crystal bird...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Murano Clear Glass Paperweight Air Bubbles Included 1960s
Located in Florence, IT
Murano Clear Glass Paperweight Air Bubbles Included, it could be also a desk accessory. The glass sculture is solid and heavy, the air bubbles have been...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

1960s Swedish Kosta Boda Teal Glass Trinket Dish Viking Ship by Erik Hoglund
By Kosta Boda, Erik Höglund
Located in London, GB
1960s Small Swedish paperweight, ashtray or trinket dish which is made from a thick piece of square coloured dark teal glass. The viking ship design is...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Midcentury Amber Glass Paper Weight By Borske Sklo, 1960s
By Borske Sklo National Corporation
Located in Zohor, SK
Unique vintage desk paperweight. Produced by Borske Sklo in 1960s. Original amber color of the glass which is rare to see and find. The glass has the bubbles inside which were hand p...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Postmodern Set of 3 Solid Marble Sculptures by Giulio Lazzotti for Mageia 1990s
By Giulio Lazzotti, Mageia Pietrasanta
Located in Koper, SI
This set of sculptures was designed by Giulio Lazzotti in the 1990s and manufactured by Mageia, a company specialized in crafting marble. Perfect on a desk, they could be used as pap...
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1990s Post-Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Cable Paperweight in Steel
Located in New York City, NY
Heavy, modernist paperweight composed of fused cables. .
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20th Century Minimalist European Paperweights

Materials

Steel

A Perthshire Diamond Back Rattlesnake Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Diamond Back Rattlesnake Paperweight, 1997 Additional information: Date : 1997 Origin : Scotland Features : A brown rattlesnake with yellow and black spots coiled in a ...
Category

20th Century European Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Fornasetti Hand Painted Ceramic Paperweight Stone Knick-Knacks
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If there is such thing as a museum quality Knick-knack, the Fornasetti stone shaped paperweight is it. We are pleased to offer a set of eight, two from the Zodiac series, two from th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

1931 René Lalique, Seal Soucis Glass with Blue Patina, Flowers
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal "Soucis" made in clear and frosted with blue patina by René Lalique in 1931. Engraved signature.  Perfect condition. Measures: height: 8.5 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lal...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Hermès Shotgun Shell Pen Holder, 1980s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic silver 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 vin...
Category

1980s Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Silver, Brass

Antique Grand Tour Italian Marble & Gemstone Pietra Dura Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Grand Tour paperweight. With a black slate border and base inlaid with a pietra dura mosaic of various colorful gemstones and stones to the center. Simply a grea...
Category

Late 19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Marble

Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Table Lighter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Table Lighter. Whimsical sculpture owl lighter in alabaster very collectible made in Italy. Glass eyes, red and beige tone ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Grand Tour Pietra Paesina & Specimen Marble Rimmed Dish or Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique grand tour hardstone rimmed dish or bowl. With a large central piece of Pietra Paesina (so called "ruins" marble). The rim is set with various hardstone specimens, i...
Category

Early 20th Century Grand Tour European Paperweights

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Limestone, Marble

Venini Tyra Lundgren Murano Fully Signed Pink Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and rare antique Murano hand blown Sommerso pink Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Tyra Lundgren for ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Two Stainless Steel Industrial Mold Sculptures for Silverware and Serveware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Industrial Factory molds in stainless steel in the shape of a large dinner fork and spoon. These highly decorative sculptures are sold separately or as a set of two. Their in...
Category

20th Century Industrial European Paperweights

Materials

Stainless Steel

Beautiful Lot of five Murano Italian Art Glass Vegetable Fruit, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass pieces. In the shape of fruits and vegetables. Colors are as seen in the pictures. A beautiful nice addition to your collection or to di...
Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Bronze Padlocks in Fish Form
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of Nronze padlocks in fish form.
Category

Late 20th Century European Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Italian Murano Art Glass Millefiori Paperweight
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful, playful and colorful paperweight that will spark your imagination every time you put your eyes on it. A nice addition to any desktop. Measures: 3" diameter x 3" high...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Two Vintage 20th Century Golden Brass Buddah Book ends Bookcase Decoration
Located in IT
Pair of similar not identical vintage 20th century golden brass Buddah book end bookcase decorations. Pair of decorative items made of golden brass to be used as decorative desk acce...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Swirl over Water Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
By Arte Nuova Murano
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing blue waves, with a swirl on top. Colors are a blue, yellow, red and clear. A beautiful nice addition to y...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Post Modern Black Marble Hand Carved Bookends Italy 70's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair vintage Post Modern black and white hand carved marble bookends, hand made in Italy, 1970s These are very substantial, heavy and well hand...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Modern European Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Scandinavian Mid-17th Century Bronze Iron, Dated 1646
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian mid-17th century bronze iron, dated 1646.
Category

Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique European Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Maison Lancel Golf Silver Paperweight, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Mid-Century Modern desk accessory golf silver paperweight by Maison Lancel, France, 1960s. In an excellent condition.
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Paperweights

Materials

Metal

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