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Period: 19th Century
Very Rare Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very Rare and Elegant Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori, made in France probably during the 1870s. (Not signed) Beauti...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning decorative antique Italian Grand Tour Vatican Micro-Mosaic inset black marble desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 ...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry

French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Set of Brass Scale Weights, France A charming late 19th Century set of weights in brass, housed in their wooden stand. Weights such as these were used with different sc...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Brass

Petite English Victorian Period 19th Century Carved Wooden Bird Sculpted Group
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Wood

Baccarat Paperweight Gridel Millefiori B1847
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Baccarat Paperweight Gridel Millefiori B1847 Date : 1847 Origin : France Features : Millefiori gridel canes, monkeys, birds, flowers, horse, and devil interspersed with lat...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Baccarat Rare Concentric Close Pack Mushroom Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique French glass paperweight containing a close pack mushroom design by renowned glass makers Baccarat and dating from around 1850. The large and heavily made paperweight ...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Vintage Brass and Wrought Iron Skeleton Key
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage brass and wrought iron skeleton key. Embossed "PENN" on the side. Shown with lifesize hand model for scale. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE Unknown....
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Industrial Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Antique Baccarat Red White and Blue Convex Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Antique Baccarat faceted art glass paperweight with closepack cane millefiori mushroom at center, surrounded with a blue torsade ribbon. Paperweigh...
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French Empire Revival Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Elegant Paperweight in Bronze and Nero Portoro marble. Late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Paperweight in Bronze and Nero Portoro marble. Beautiful designed male lion. Made in France during the late 19th Century. Wear consistent with age and use
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Boston & Sandwich Pink Poinsettia Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American paperweight. By Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. With a 10-petal pink poinsettia with two leaves on a clear background. The center cane features a rare sta...
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American Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Beautiful paperweight in bronze by F. Barbedienne, ”The hand of grand duchess”
Located in Knivsta, SE
An antique and beautiful bronze paperweight by the renowned French artist Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892). This piece is a meticulous representation of the left hand of Maria Pavlo...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

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.
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Portuguese Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Wood

19th Century European Green Glass Dump Paperweight with Controlled Air Bubbles
Located in Louisville, KY
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...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Blown Glass

19th Century paperweight, ca 1880
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century paperweight, ca 1880 A small paperweight made of glass, accented with five, spaced bubbles in several layers glass Has a small circula...
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European Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Antique Baccarat Pansy with Bud Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Baccarat paperweight. By Baccarat. With a deep purple and yellow lamp work pansy with a branching stem, leaves, and small bud on a clear base. In a high and round profile. ...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Rare Victorian Bronze Biomorphic Paperweight Addams Family Style Hand Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and extremely rare 19th century office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers." Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs, unknown maker or desig...
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American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Indian Antique Wooden Hand Noodle Maker with Carved Elephant and Vice Press
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique carved wooden hand noodle press from the 19th century, with elephant motif. Created in India during the 19th century, this wooden piece was originally used to hand make noodles. Showcasing a vice press, the body is adorned with a carved elephant whose head and behind expand from a central square. This container is where the dough was placed and the vice part would press it into noodles. The elephant head is carved with subtle motifs, such as a jewel on the forehead. The trunk is tucked in. The sides are adorned with medallions adorned with foliage or a rosette. Boasting a nicely weathered appearance revealing its nice age and use, this antique Indian carved wooden...
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Indian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Wood

Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Paperweight 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date. This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlai...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble

19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape; the base is connected to the manual scr...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
$350 Sale Price / set
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Large Victorian Green Glass Dump Weight with Flowering Stems
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Early 19th Century Pair of Berlin Iron Sphinxes
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of neoclassical paperweights in Berlin iron, dating from the early 19th century. Each finely detailed sphinx is mounted on a rectangular plinth.
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German Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Berlin Iron

Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique scramble paperweight. With an entertaining collector's label to the base that reads 'Sandwich Junk Wt.'. That collector thought it was a Boston Sandwich weight. We're unsure if this is American or French. So, Baccarat, Saint Louis, or New England Glass Co...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date. This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlaid with a sumptuous arrangement of semi-precious stones including malachite, agate, onyx and amethyst. It is beautifully inlaid on a slate base. Not only is this desk paperweight very functional, but it is also an exquisite mineralogical wonder that can be admired by all discerning collectors. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation, Dimensions in cm: Height 2 x Width 17 x Depth 10 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 inch x width 7 inches x depth 4 inches. Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art. Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade. The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian. But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)" The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...." Giovanni Montelatici...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble

Late 19th Century English Set of 4 Brass Bell Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Elegant Paperweight in dark patinated bronze and marble. Empire 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Paperweight in dark patinated bronze and marble. Empire, made during 1820s-1830s in Europe. Classic Laurel Wreath from the Empire Era. Wear c...
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European Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

English "Grand Tour" Derbyshire Specimen Marble Plaque Paperweights, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
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...
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English Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble

19th Pair of Bronze Stirrups of Horse Saddle
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Pair of Bronze Stirrups of Horse Saddle
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Spanish Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th c. Porcelain Phrenology Stamp/Pipe Stamper c.1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT ​A 19th-century English porcelain letter seal in the form of a phrenological head. ​The areas of the skull numerically demarcated with the key surrounding the neck. Gilt accen...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Gold, Brass

Victorian Brass Lady's Hand Door Knocker 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Victorian lady's hand door knocker. Heavy cast brass. Great decorative desk paperweight. 19th century. rare
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European Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Slate

Antique Florentine Grand Tour Pietra Dura Blossoming Rose Flower Paperweight
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have been acquired during a Grand Tour through Italy, and dating to approximately 1880 and do...
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Italian Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone, Marble

1895 London Sterling Silver Desk Top Paper Clip
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
London 1895 desk top paper clip sterling silver. "Bill" in script on veneered wood. Gilt screws. Made by J. Bateson & Son (Henry John Bateson & Albert Edward Bateson, working 1896-19...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

Crystal and Gilt Bronze Seal, Empire Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Crystal and gilt bronze seal, Empire Period" Cachet of Empire period in crystal and gilt bronze, XIXth century, with the initials CC, very ...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Pair of figural bronze paperweights over cararra marble bases. circa early 19th century; models of "Il Porcellino" and "Wounded Stag" Item # C104009 A superb pair of 19th century p...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Napoleon Brass Desk Top Sculpture and Bell
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique continental brass Napoleon doorstop and desk bell. 19th century. Bell is 6.75" tall.
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Brass

Saint Louis Paperweight Gridel Devil Millefiori Scramble c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Saint Louis Paperweight Gridel Devil Millefiori Scramble c1850 Date : c1850 Origin : Saint Louis, France Bowl Features : A large paperweight with central devil gridel surr...
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

19th Century English Pair of Cast Iron Mounted Lion Masks
Located in Staffordshire, GB
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 ...
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British Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Iron

An Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The round paperweight framed in black marble, with porphyry and sienna marble and other marble specimens. The center in sienna marble with carved bea...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Belgian Black Marble

Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains
Located in Oirlo, LI
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains, A Rare Specimen Additional information: Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm Period o...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Indian Antique Wooden Hand Noodle Maker with Carved Ram and Vice Press
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique carved wooden hand noodle press from the 19th century, with ram motif. Created in India during the 19th century, this wooden piece was originally used to hand make noodles. Showcasing a vice press, the body is adorned with a carved ram whose head and behind expand from a central square. This container is where the dough was placed and the vice part would press it into noodles. The ram head is carved with nice motifs, particularly visible on his curling antlers. The sides are adorned with medallions adorned with rosettes on all sides. Boasting a nicely weathered appearance revealing its nice age and use, this antique Indian carved wooden...
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Indian Rustic Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Wood

Late 19th Century Banded Agate and Silver-Plated Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
Located in Worcester, GB
Late 19th Century Banded Agate and Silver-Plated Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram Origin: Likely English or Continental Europe Date: Circa 1880–1900 Material: Banded agate with silver-...
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British Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Agate

An Italian Grand Tour Porphyry and Sienna Marble Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The profile of Caesar in profile in high relief. The yellow marble base with stepped edges.
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble, Porphyry

A Grand Tour Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground inlaid with specimen marbles and porphyry with ridges on 2 sides
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Marble

Antique Signed Utensil Holder, Bellow With Mouse, "Mabotte", France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bronze work, which can be used as a utensil holder or paperweight. It is possilble to hand the bronze. Signed at the bottom by the french artist "MABOTTE".
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

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...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in Norwich, GB
19th Century Italian micro mosaic grand tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870. Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset ...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Slate

19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape and features scrolled decor on the facad...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Iron

A Blue John Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The parquetry Blue John Pattern within a rectangular black stone surround
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Quartz, Marble

Antique Scrambled Glass Paperweight New England Glass Company, American 1852
By New England Glass Company
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of a scrambled Glass Paperweight by the New England Glass Company, dating to 1852. The weight includes latticinio twists and vari...
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American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Hand Carved Stone Possible malachite Paperweight office Desk Sculpture object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Possible malachite Paperweight office Desk Sculpture object . A nicely hand carved Hardstone paperweight sculpture frog object decorative...
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European Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Stone

Late 19th Century Banded Agate Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram
Located in Worcester, GB
Late 19th Century Banded Agate Wax Seal with Gothic Monogram A fine antique desk seal dating to the late 19th century. The tapering handle is cut from banded blue agate, exhibiting subtle natural striations and a polished finish. It is mounted on a silvered brass base, the matrix engraved with a gothic-style monogram, likely a personal cipher. Elegant and refined, this seal would once have been used to mark correspondence in wax — a practical and decorative object with enduring appeal. Date: Circa 1880–1900 Origin: Probably British or Continental European Height: 7 cm Base diameter: 2 cm Condition: Good antique condition; some light tarnish and minor wear to the base consistent with age A charming piece for collectors of antique writing accessories...
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British Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Agate

Antique Russian Bronze Kettlebell Weight Girya 1898 10 Funts!
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and unusual object-use it as a paperweight or for exercise as the traditional Russian kettlebell or girya. Bronze unit of weight-10 funts or about 4 kg or 9 pounds. Beautifull...
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Russian Other Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Rare Faceted Bohemian Amanita Muscaria Glass Paperweight
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
This exceptional mid to late 19th-century Czech paperweight exemplifies the mastery of Bohemian glassblowing. It features vibrant colors and delicate white dots that highlight its su...
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Czech Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Classical Bronze Male Nude Torso Sculpture/Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze male nudist statue. Classical Greek style sculpture. Unsigned. Would make a wonderful sculpture for desk, office, shelf, etc.       
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Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Slate Paperweight of Hand style of Odd Fellows Hands Offs Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful very old professional office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers. Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs.
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American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Slate

Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Belle Époque, Gilt Silver & Rose Quartz Sculptural Paperweight, ca. 1880
Located in New York, NY
French French Belle Époque Sculptural Paperweight Gilt Silver and Rose Quartz ca. 1880s DIMENSIONS Height: 3-5/8 inches Width: 3-3/4 inches ...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Paperweights

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Quartz, Silver

A Clichy Garland Millefiori Paperweight, c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Clichy Garland Millefiori Paperweight, c1860 Additional information: Date : c1860 Origin : France Features : Six elliptical garlands alternating red and white around a central can...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

19th Century French Paperweight Bronze Dog Sculpture on Grey Marble Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique dog sculpture paperweight was created in France, circa 1880. Standing on an oval grey and white marble base with bottom felt, the s...
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French Antique 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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