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Period: 20th Century
Pair of modernist paperweights
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of modernist paperweights functioning as bookends, made of nickel-plated metal with a black marble base and adorned with a translucent glass sphere. Dimensions : H : 14 cm; W: 9 cm ____________________ Paire de presse papiers formant serre livres...
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Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Lapis Lazuli Rabbit Paperweight
Located in Somis, CA
For the Year of the Rabbit we present a finely carved grade AAA finest natural lapis lazuli rabbit. The rabbit rests on his paws with ears pulle...
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Afghan 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Purple Amethyst Geode Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A light blue and purple amethyst geode natural specimen decorative object or paperweight. Piece has a light blue surface with a deep purple amethyst encrusted chasm. Dimensions: 4" D...
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Organic Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Amethyst, Rock Crystal

1950s Fornasetti Paperweight in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Astonishing rare porcelain paperweight designed by Piero Fornasetti with butterflies. Handmade.Made in Italy. Heavy ceramic construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass Statue, paper weight or sculpture. Showing a giant octopus. Colors are a blue, white, black and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Tiffany Favrile Glass Art Nouveau Spotted Paperweight, Signed L.C.T. X17342
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany Favrile Glass Art Nouveau Spotted Paperweight, Signed L.C.T. X17342 USA, 20th Century A remarkable example of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s mastery of glass artistry, this exqui...
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American Art Nouveau 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Insulator Paperweight- "The New Key To Dreams"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Insulator Paperweight- The New Key To Dreams, Late 1950s Dimensions: Height: 3 3/4 inches high x 2 1/2 inches wide This is a great Fornasetti paperweight f...
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20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Porcelain

Murano Mandala Millefiori Flower Mosaic Red Swirl Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, optic design, millefiori flower mosaic "Mandala" design Italian art glass paperweight. Created in the manner of the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Malachite Lion Sculpture in Malachite Africa 20th Century Green Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Malachite Lion sculpture or paperweight. Africa 20th Century, Green Color.
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Cameroonian 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Malachite

Lalique France Frosted Crystal Moineaux Sparrow Hardi Moquer Coquet Figurines
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three late 20th century Lalique frosted / satin crystal Moineaux (Sparrows), figurines or paperweights in the shape of small birds in different poses. Set includes: Hardi (Bol...
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20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 different designs available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower designs Italian art glass paperweights. They are documented to the Fratelli Toso company....
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight, Belgium
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight. It has the maker's mark on the side of the glass. Val Saint Lambert is one of the leading crystal m...
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Belgian Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass w/ Murines & 24k Gold Pear
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown Murano glass pear, crafted in Murano, Italy circa 1960, is designed as a functional and elegant paperweight or decorative object Create...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold

French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Grey Stained Dragonfly Knife Rest c1919
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique France -see image 5) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Libellule' knife rest -depicting a dragonfly in flight, dating from 1919 (See ...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

MCM Brass Peace Sign Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM brass peace sign paperweight, circa 1970's. The piece is. in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 3.75"D x .5"H. #4296
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Baccarat Paperweight with Millefiori and Horse Gridel Silhouette, 1973
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Baccarat paperweight features complex patterned millefiori set around a large horse silhouette cane, with smaller animal silhouette canes placed on a white lace background. ...
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French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Art Glass

Tiffany Studios Style Iridescent Favrile Glass Scarab Paperweight
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco style iridescent favrile glass scarab paper weight In the manner of Tiffany Studios USA, 20th Century Measures: 4.63"W x 2.75"D x 1.63"H Very...
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

A.Ve.M. Murano Satin Surface Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Last one available! Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, satin surface and applied flower murrines Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese)...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Vintage Lalique Frosted Glass Tang Horse Figurine or Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine french glass figurine or paperweight. By Lalique. Designed by Marie-Claude Lalique in the 1980s. In the form of a Tang Dynasty horse with cropped tail and mane. The horse in frosted glass and the rectangular base and negative space (between legs) in clear glass. With an original Lalique Paris sticker and etched "Lalique Ⓡ France" signature. Simply a wonderful Lalique horse...
Category

French Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Italian Murano Art Glass Sphere Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Italian Murano hand blown art glass paperweight, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Georgous Big Dolphin and Fish Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some blue dolphins and fishes with a Coral Reef inside, floating on controlle...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Dragonfly Garden Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object Signed from Scotland
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, handcrafted Scottish studio art glass 'Dragonfly' garden paperweight decorative object, made in Scotland, circa late-20th century. A beautiful piece, a traveling garden ...
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Scottish Organic Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Mid-Century Modern Cowboy Hat Paperweight in solid Brass 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Mid-Century Modern Cowboy Hat Paperweight in solid Brass 1960's
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Cenedese Artistic Handmade Egg "Aquarium" Murano Glass Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Impressive large hand blown egg-shaped Aquarium sculpture in Murano glass. This unique piece was designed by Barbini for Cenedese in Murano, Italy in the 1960s. This fantastic Mur...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano White Latticino Filigrana on Pink Glass Paperweight, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano glass paperweight features white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the coral pink glass in filigrana or latticino technique. Controlled bubble...
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Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Art Glass Apple Sculpture / Paper Weight by Orient & Flume
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous art glass apple sculpture / paper weight by Orient & Flume, circa 1990s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measure 3.25"D x 3"H; it is hand...
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bar Rectangular Weighted Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine silver bar shaped paperweight. By Tiffany & Co. In sterling silver. With rounded edges & corners, a weighted interior, and a black felt base. Fully hallmarked to the side....
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Silver

Brass Shark Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Brass shark paperweight, circa 1970's. The piece is. in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 7"W x 3.5"D x 2"H. #4139
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American Hollywood Regency 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Baccarat French Blue Crystal Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful multifaceted French paperweight in sapphire blue and clear crystal from luxury Maison, Baccarat, circa late-20th century, France. This clear crystal and sapphire blue pap...
Category

French 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Grey Agate Onyx Decorative Object or Display Piece
Located in New York, NY
A substantial polished natural agate/geode/onyx decorative object in shades of grey and white. Piece can be used as a decorative piece for a shelf, table, desk, etc., or as a display...
Category

Unknown Organic Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Onyx, Quartz, Agate

Slot Machine Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The coolest little table lighter, cast in the shape of a working slot machine. This vintage piece has meticulous details with a functioning pull lever and image reel with graphics of...
Category

Japanese Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
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...
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Scottish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...
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Scottish Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Art Nouveau Glass Paperweight with Floral Silver Overlay, c. 1910s
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant paperweight from the early 20th century is expertly crafted of cut glass and floral silver overlay in the manner of Art Nouveau. The translucent glass cube is shaped wit...
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American Art Nouveau 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Silver

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
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British Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Crystal Pineapple Paperweight by Oleg Cassini
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Hollywood Regency crystal pineapple paperweight by Oleg Cassini, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chi...
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American Hollywood Regency 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some multicolored fishes, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, orange and clear. A beautifu...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Art Deco Wrought Iron Paperweight
Located in NANTES, FR
Paperweight, decorative wrought iron office object circa 1925. Executed in Lyon by Henri Fournier establishment "le fer forgé". Stamped "le fer forgé". This is probably a unique pie...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Wrought Iron

Murano Opal Chalcedony Millefiori Flower Murrines Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white with orange to green "Chalcedony" surface Italian art glass flowers paperweight. Attributed to designer Galliano Ferro. There are...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass, Glass

Vintage Lalique Daim Deer Glass Frosted Paperweight or Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage glass paperweight. By Lalique. Designed by René Lalique in 1929. Modeled as a grazing deer or "daim" (French for fallow spotted deer). The deer in frosted and unf...
Category

French 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Purple Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown royal blue and white mini spots, with purple and white millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso c...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow color flower murrines over copper bed Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight & Wall Hook
Located in New York, NY
Carl Aubock II Hand Paperweight & Wall Hook, Model #4223. Werkstatte, Austria. 1950s. Stamped "Made in Austria" to each. Scuffs and scratches to finish. Price is for 1 - Both wal...
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Australian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Lucite Encased Dandelion Flower Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite or acrylic encased 'Dandelion' flower seed-head decorative object or paperweight in the Organic Modern style, circa late-20th century. Art meets nature meets technology. A p...
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Canadian Organic Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic

Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Italian Art Glass Crown Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown green and white twisting ribbons Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. This paperweights are often ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Studio Åhus Sommerso Art Glass Green Apple Hanne Dreutler Arthur Zirnsack Sweden
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage art glass apple sculpture or paperweight by Studio Åhus was handmade in Sweden in 1988 in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. The core of smoky light g...
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Swedish 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Vintage Solid Brass Clover Paperweight or Ashtray with A Raised Dog Head Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A solid brass clover shape paperweight, ashtray, or trinket dish with a dog head at the center. This shiny gold dish will be a great addition to any space. Use it on a coffee table o...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brass Turtle Box Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique vintage brass turtle box and paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and as paperweight is really well constructe...
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Collection Four Jelly Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweights Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful set of four Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass paper weights or statues. Showing Jelly Fish inside, in different colors, floating on controlled bubbles. Co...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Daum France Crystal Teddy Bear Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal teddy bear paperweight or ornamental sculpture in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely sitting bear with dimensional carving. T...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Archimede Seguso Murano Pink White Gold Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture
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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dice Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice dice atop a nickel base. The best addition to your desk or every room.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Vintage Art Deco Inspired Horse Bust Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique addition to your desk. This beautiful horse bust rests on a marble base making it an understated elegant part of your décor. The base i...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Vintage Silver Plated Penguin Paperweight Shelf Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage art deco revival style silver plated heavy penguin paperweight. In very good vintage preowned condition, the penguin is bright and well made and shows minimal signs of wear. ...
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Murano Vintage Double Fish Swim In Algae Italian Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso double fish aquarium Italian art glass sculpture. Created in the manner of designer Riccardo Licata and the Avem company. One fish has a ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 different designs available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso compan...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

1970s Gunnar Cyrén for Dansk Silver Plate Elephant Figurine Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dansk Mid-Century Silver Plate Animal Elephant Figurine Paperweight. Vintage Dansk silver plate elephant figurine paper weight. Marked Dansk Designs Japan. Dimensions: 1.75ʺW × 2.25ʺ...
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Japanese Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Silver Plate

Mid-Century Modern Baseball Paperweight by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern baseball paperweight- executed in translucent crystal- represents the simple elegance of Tiffany & Co. at its finest. Since its founding in 1837, Tiff...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Amalric Walter and Alfred Finot Pate De Verre Woman with Schawl Paperweight
Located in Bochum, NRW
Amalric Walter and Alfred Finot, a seated female figure with a shawl and a necklace, Nancy, c. 1910 Gorgeous pâte-de-verre figurine in shades of jade, dark green and violet-blue colours; inscribed A. Finot A. Walter Nancy...
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French Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Beautiful Fish Reef and Octopus Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a octopus holding a reef with fish aquarium. Colors are a different shades of blue, white, black and clea...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

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