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Period: 20th Century
1925 René Lalique, Seal Dindon Butterscoth Glass, Turkey
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal "Dindon" (turkey) made in butterscotch glass by René Lalique in 1925. Engraved signature on the edge. Perfect condition Measure: height: 6 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lal...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Butterfly Glass Cachet 1, 919
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A very early and exceptionally rare signed original blue stained Rene Lalique 'Papillon Ailes Ouverte' (Butterfly with wings open) cachet, dating from 1919. (Ref: Marcilhac 192) Cach...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Train Locomotive Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a train engine. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details. 'Japan' sticker on the...
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Japanese Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Dinner Bell
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's an antique dinner bell with abalone , mother -of-pearl bell on a white marble base. I found this object in France during a vacation, and the...
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French Other 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Strathearn or Perthshire Scotland, circa 1970
By Strathearn
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade Millefiori collectors Paperweight, that we attribute to a Scottish maker, Circa 1970. This paperweight is handmade with a mixed Millefiori cane design,...
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Scottish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Olivetti Synthesis Portalettere Design Sottsass - Design - Olivetti
Located in Milano, MI
OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS portalettere Design Sottsass - design - olivetti OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS SISTEMA 45 - Portalettere Design Ettore SOTTSASS ( 1917 ...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Plastic

Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

1938 René Lalique Paperweight Taureau Sacre Glass Sepia Patina for Royal Dutch
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Paperweight" Taureau Sacre" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1938 for the Royal Dutch Mail. Acid-stamped signature and entitling on bottle. Edition limi...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Vintage Opal White Blue Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
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, circa 1950s. Th...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Rene Lalique Glass 'Deux Aigles' Paperweight
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear & frosted glass 'Deux Aigles' paperweight, with details highlighted in grey staining. Features two eagle heads facing each other with a ball in their beaks. Moulde...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15. Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions. HIBOU Par Antoine ...
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French Art Nouveau 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze Fire Hydrant Wrench by Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze five hole fire hydrant wrench by Jones, USA. This piece can used for its original intention or for decorative purposes. Due to its weight it would be a perfect office pap...
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American Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Studio Glass Rabbit Figure Paper Weight, Russia, circa 1980s
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage glass rabbit figure paper weight - unidentified maker with original labels attached to the base - Russia - circa 1980s. Excellent vint...
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Russian Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Carl Auböck Paperweight "Foot", Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight "Foot" in Brass, Austria 1960s.
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Stylized Crystal Frog Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized crystal frog sculpture / paperweight, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clari...
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French Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Oriental Cast Bronze Elephant Sculpture with Trunk Up
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Oriental Japanese Meiji period style bronze sculpture of a walking elephant with his trunk up. Well casted metal art, heavy, bronze elephant in a dark brown copper finish. Elephant figurine statue in a triumphant pose, will make an excellent display ornament. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax that allows a great precision and finesse in the details, this bronze sculpture charms is with its exquisite depiction of a trumpeting elephant. Heavy bronze presents striking detail and cool copper tones with a hint of natural bronze. Raising its trunk skywards, the elephant will grace any desk as a paperweight or display case. This is a delightful vintage elephant statue...
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Japanese Meiji 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Solid Brass Padlock by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in Doraville, GA
A heavy solid brass padlock, which opens to a black interior, and has a movable key cover, manufactured in Waynesboro, Virginia by Virginia Metalcrafters...
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American American Colonial Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Disko Metal Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Stylised Bird Pipe Rest
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, disko metal stylised bird pipe rest Disko metal, invented by Just Andersen by combing lead and antimony circa 1930s Stamped on base Measures: Height 2.5...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Monumental Metal Paper Clip
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant metal paperclip slightly under 1.5 ft tall. Quirky accent piece or wall art. Good weight to object. Slight wear to metal exterior. Good vintage condition. Two available. Priced...
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Taiwanese Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

1979 Italy Post-Modern Graziano Pompili Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense and interesting abstract bronze sculpture, it is one of a kind artwork, made in 1979 circa by the Italian Artist Graziano Pompili The title "Paesaggio con ombra" is tra...
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Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Seguso Murano Teal White Opal Albastro Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent teal blue-green and white opalescent Italian art glass baby elephant sculpture / figurine. Documented to desi...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

1930s Crystal Paperweight with Decoration Inside with Green Color
Located in Marbella, ES
1930s Crystal Paperweight with Decoration inside with green color.
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European 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Giant Bayer Pill Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage Bayer pill in cream plaster/ceramic. 7" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Black felted bottom. Great piece of art ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Bill Curry Jacks Sculptures Bookends Paperweights for Design Line 1967
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jacks bookends by Bill Curry in chocolate brown enamel. Bill Curry Oversized Pop Art Jacks Bookends. Bill Curry Jacks Scul...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Caithness Glass Ascension Paperweight by Alastair Macintosh Scotland, Circa 1980s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Caithness glass paperweight named "Ascension", designed by Alastair Macintosh and dating to the last quarter of the 20th century. The paperweight has a cone, egg shaped form, having colours including blue swirl with orange net to the centre and medium bubble and smaller controlled bubbles, making a very distinctive design. The Caithness Glass Company began making paperweights circa 1962 Paul Ysart,Colin Terriss,Alistair Macintosh,Margot Thomson Inns Burn where some of Caithness makers designers of Caithness glass paperweights. The makers mark is etched to the base with CAITHNESS ASCENSION SCOTLAND and a scratched edition number alongside as per the images. This paperweight weighs about 500 gram. Caithness glass The company was founded in 1961 by Robin Sinclair and initially only made bowls, vases and drinking glasses. After Paul Ysart joined the company a year later, that paved the weigh for Paperweight production, with regular factory production starting in the late 1960s. In 1974 the first millefiori and lampwork paperweights...
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Scottish Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

1950s Crystal Paperweight with Different Colors Decoration and Base
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Crystal Paperweight with different colors Decoration and base.
Category

European 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti Piccolo Racconto
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 an...
Category

Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Teign Valley Glass English Sculptural Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual sculptural form English art glass paperweight made by Teign Valley Glass in Devon dating from the latter 20th or early 21st century. Foun...
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English Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Bill Curry Sculptural Jax Bookends Design Line
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of fun / sculptural bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line. Great patina and original creamy white paint.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Italy 1980 Black Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Big Tracks Tracce
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
Category

Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Pair of Blue Organic Geode Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive pair of blue organic geode bookends with a long history. Brightly colored with naturally formed patterns caused by fossilization over hundreds of years. Finished with a...
Category

American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

1950s Chiesa Pietro Design Fontana Arte Italy Paperweight Chiseled Glass
Located in Biella, IT
Chiesa Pietro design by Fontana Arte Italy, sculpture chiselled glass years 60. Measure; 17 cm x 11 x 6 cm - 6.5 inches x 2.2" x2.3".
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Murano Red Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Rooster Sculpture
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

Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

French Art Deco Rene Lalique Large Butterfly Glass Cachet 1919
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An exceptionally rare and very early signed (R Lalique) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Papillon Gros' cachet, dating from 1919 (Marcilhac ref: 19...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

1950s Crystal Paperweight with Colours Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Crystal paperweight with colours decoration.
Category

European 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Lucite Copper Penny Paperweight Decorative Object, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
An '80s modern or Postmodern period Lucite and copper U.S. penny paperweight, 1980, USA. All pennies are of the year 1980. A great desk accessory or ...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Copper

Cast Metal Sculpture of a Greyhound Dog
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful cast metal bronze greyhound dog sculpture. An elegant, detailed cast sculpture depicting a greyhound dog.. Sculptures depicting a greyhound dog. Made with the fusion sys...
Category

American Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Bird Figures Paperweight
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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Murano Art Glass Black Bird Mid-Century Modern, 1960's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful mid-century modern Murano glass black bird in wonderful vintage condition. Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird in the Manner of Barovier. Beautiful Murano hand blown black Italian art glass bird dove figurine...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Fratelli Toso Murano Black Bullseye Murrine Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown multi-color murrine with black Italian art glass mosaic paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The murrines pieces are all lined i...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Fratelli Toso Murano Clear Red Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown red and clear Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains its original "Murano Glass...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Gucci Vintage Golf Ball Money Clip, 1970
Located in Munich, DE
Money Grab or envelope holder in gold and silver plated, signed Gucci Italy on the bottom.   
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Steel

Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Black Italian Art Glass Fish Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink Italian art glass fish sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It still retains ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century 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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Acrylic

Italy 1980 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tavole Panels
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
Category

Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

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.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

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.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century 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

Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Copper Ore Ingot Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool copper (I believe it is copper-not positive) ore ingot paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 5.5" W x 3.25" D x...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Copper

Murano Blue Orange Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Paperweight
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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy Solid carved Malchite head sculpture Paperweight.
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Beninese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Malachite

Carl Auböck Paperweight in Leather and Stone, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight in leather and stone, Austria, 1960s.
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

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...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

BVLGARI Bulgari Sterling Silver Oversized Casino Paperweight Coin "Vegas"
Located in New York, NY
BVLGARI Bulgari sterling silver-gilt oversized casino paperweight coin "Vegas", circa 1960s. This is a very cool and rare Bulgari solid silver paperweight coin with a roulette wheel...
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Unknown 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
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European 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

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