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Period: 19th Century
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
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Grand Tour Armorial Dore Bronze Bookends/Paperweights
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique 19th century Louis XVI style marble mounted dore bronze armorial Bookends/paperweights depicting "Peace and Music". Each is beautiful...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Antique Braise Cast Iron Flat Press Laundry Trivet, France, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This cast iron trivet is particular Because it was created to put braises inside.
This type of model represented a step forward for the laundress b...
Category
French Industrial Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Iron
A Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight, St. Peter's Square Rome - Vatican
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Micro Mosaic, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, XIXth Century"
19th century oval Micro-mosaic depicting a panoramic view of the basilica and St. Peter's Square in Rome (Vatican), enclosed in a shaped slate with inset oval plaque.
Original Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Model of the Temple of Vesta, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The model, made as an inkwell and lacking it's cover.
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Regency Brass Recumbent Greyhound Paperweight
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency brass paperweight in the form of a recumbent greyhound raised over cloth covered base.
Category
Irish Regency Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
A Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A rectangular shaped paperweight with inset Porphyry, Siena Marble and Mother of Pearl in black marble framework
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Siena Marble, Porphyry
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal With Blank Matrix
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large French Napoleon III Carnelian Desk Seal with Blank Matrix
France, circa 1870s
A large French Napoleon III carnelian desk seal with a blank matrix, dating to circa 1870s. This o...
Category
French High Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Carnelian
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...
Category
American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Japanese Articulated Copper Lobster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese articulated copper spiny lobster sculpture on a solid rock Lapis Lazuli. Every single body parts are in working condition and no missing ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Copper
19th Century Cast Brass Satyr Bacchus Pan with Grapes and Grapevines Pen Wipe
Located in Haarlem, NL
Antique heavy cast brass satyr with grapes and grapevines in his hair.
With this grape and leafage it easily could be Bacchus and his pointy ears make him also a pan kind of figure.
This cup is not as big as the drinking cups you see with the same satyr, this cup is smaller and it has an insert in which a piece of wood with bristle fits.
This satyr cup is a pen wipe, from back in the days when people used a fountain or a crown pen and ink and you needed your pen brushed...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Other
Charming Paperweight in marble, in the shape of a fig. Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Paperweight in marble, in the shape of a fig, probably made in the early 19th Century. Nice patina.
The paperweight has some minor wear and chips in the marble. (See pi...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
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".
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Antique Silvered Deer Sculpture, France, 1880s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique silvered bronze work on a black stone base.
Finely chiseled and natuarally depicted.
France, circa 1880.
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
European Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Swedish Paperweight in Marble, Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish paperweight in the marble in the shape of a cannon barrel. Beautiful patina. Empire, early 19th century.
Minor chips (se pictures)
Wear con...
Category
Swedish Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Antique Brass Paper Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful antique brass paperweight perfect for any desk as paper weight, organizer or decoration with aged patina.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Gold, Brass
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
Chinese Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paperweight
Located in Malibu, CA
Late 19th Century Bronze Artisan Paper Weight. Signed, both the top & bottom have been hand tooled with artistry.
The artist's signature is on the top edge.
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Lion Attacking a Horse Miniature Bronze Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 19th century Grand Tour miniature model of the Lion Attacking a Horse sculpture.
Modeled after the ancient Roman version found on Capitoline Hill.
Sized as a paperweight...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Slate, Bronze
A Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Very Beautiful Well Executed Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism. With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn Decorated With Hand Painted Flowers
By cutting a pattern on the back, an...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Cut Glass, Paint
A Norwegian Porphyry Sphere
Located in Spencertown, NY
The purple/white stone in the shape of a sphere
Category
Norwegian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Porphyry
Victorian Brass Knob and Bevelled Iron Paperweight, England 1840's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Solid Bevelled Iron and Brass Knob Paper Weight, Mid 19th Century.
This truly charming Victorian desk accessory is very decorative and functional.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Iron
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Leaf Trinket Dish with Sparrow and Beetles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Late Victorian or Aesthetic Movement gilt bronze trinket dish or vide poche or calling card dish.
With a little detailed sparrow on the branche an...
Category
European Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Inlaid Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The paperweight inset with a plaster cast of the Coliseum, outlined in 'marmo nero' and marmo giallo.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
19th Century Pair of Crystal Shell Paperweights
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very unusual and eye-catching pair of 19th century crystal paperweights in the shape of conical 'shells'. Smooth to the touch, their clear crystal cones are filled with a riot of h...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Faux Bamboo Desk Accessory Brass Ruler
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Faux Bamboo Desk Accessory Brass Ruler
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Victorian Frosted Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and frosted glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian glass sterling match striker, with sterling silver mount, has a globular form.
The surface of the frosted glass body has a textured finish which composes a match striker and incorporating the impressive applied monogram initials 'CIL'.
The upper portion of this antique glass match striker...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
An Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The square paperweight with specimen marbles inset in yellow marble ground.
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Antique Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic Paperweight with Vatican Vignettes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Grant Tour micro-mosaic paperweight is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy, or possibly the Vatican City, and dating to approximately 1880 and done in t...
Category
Italian Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Slate
Set of 2 Antique Glass Paperweights, Belgium
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very beautiful set of 2 glass paperweights.
This set is made in Belgium in the 19th century.
They were also used as a hat or hairpiece pedestal.
Now they are used for decoration.
T...
Category
Belgian Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains
By Baccarat
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...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
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".
Category
English Charles II Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Crystal, Brass
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
Additional information:
Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1900
Country of origin: Scotland
Condit...
Category
Scottish Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass match striker, an addition to our ornamen...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paperweight/holder from the mid 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
This charming bronze letter holder and paperweight is a striking example of European craftsmanship and design. Shaped in the form of a fish with meticulously sculpted scales, this piece brings character and elegance to any desk or tabletop. Its intricate detailing and lifelike form showcase the skilled metalwork, with a touch of whimsy and sophistication..
The deep bronze colour is complemented by the striking red eyes that adds a pop of color, bringing the fish to life and drawing attention to its artistic details. Functional yet decorative, this piece is perfect for organizing letters or securing documents, while also serving as an artful conversation piece. Ideal for collectors of unusual decor or those who appreciate finely crafted metalwork, this bronze fish letter holder...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Saint Louis Encased Overlay Upright Bouquet
By Saint Louis
Located in Steyning, West sussex
Saint Louis encased overlay upright bouquet.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
George III Thomas Weeks Paperweight of Cupid Riding a Lion
Located in London, GB
A magnificent quality and very rare English George III or Regency white marble, patinated bronze and ormolu paperweight by the eminent maker Thomas Weeks of Tichborne St. London. On ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Marble Paperweight with Fruits, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
2 white marble paperweights with tinted marble fruit, Italian work from the 19th century
Small chips
Height 8.5cm
10x17cm.
Category
Italian Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Antique Marble Paperweight with Figural Bronze Bird of Prey 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Late 19th century nice quality bronze and dark green marble work. The finely detailed plumage of the bird with its fierce gaze demonstrates the handiwork of the craftsman. In a world...
Category
Empire Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English 19th Century W. Leuchars Silver Gilt Two-Sided Cut Glass Scent Bottle
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and fine antique English W. Leuchars silver gilt (vermeil) and cut-glass scent bottle
Maker: W. Leuchars
38 Piccadilly London
The double sided scent bottle one side is for ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Vermeil
Paperweight in Belgian Marble with Micromosaic Representing the Forum Romanum
Located in Roma, IT
Paperweight in Belgian marble with micromosaic representing the Forum Romanum.
Roman manufacture half of 18th century.
The micro mosaic is realized with woven enamels and represent...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Pair of English Polished Steel Hand Chase Decorative Floral Bookends, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English polished steel bulbous hand chased decorative floral bookends resting on rectangular step back plinths, Early 19th century.
Category
English George IV Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Steel
Victorian Brass Skirt Lifter
Located in Tampa, FL
This is a Victorian brass skirt lifter probably about 1880s made of brass with a great patina. A wonderful and unusual find for any brass collection.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Paperweight, Probably Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular white lacquered paperweight with silver-plated fittings and handle and polychrome city view on cardboard, framed behind glass.
Category
Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Paper
French Bronze Dore Paperclip
Located in Tampa, FL
A mid 19th century beautiful quality bronze dore paperclip depicting wheat. Can be hung on the wall. From France.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Fine antique paperweight with cut steel (possibly Russian, Tula)
Located in London, GB
Fine early 19th century paperweight with highly polished green wooden base giving the impression of marble. Fine interior decoration under glass with cut steel bezel and a fine twist...
Category
Russian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Cut Steel
RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN A KENRICK & SONS N°5 CLENCHED FIST BRONZE PAPERWEIGHt
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original Victorian Bronze A. Kenrick & Son's clenched fist paperweight
A truly stunning piece of Victorian desk art, th...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Micromosaic and gold paperweight. After G.Barberi. Early 19th century.
By Gustav Barberini
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular marble paperweight with octogonal inlaid micromosaic plate. The plaque depicting a spaniel in a landscape, the trunk os a tree in this left.
Depictions of dogs in micro...
Category
Italian Restauration Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Cast Recumbent Lion
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Cast Lion
A fabulous 19th century Black Lion.
A recumbent cast lion suitable for the desk or as a feature on a bookcase.
Casting stamp underneath.
Condition:
In original antique...
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Metal
