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Period: 20th Century
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight "a simple way to add some fun to your desk"
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

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

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Murano Glass

Murano Gambaro Poggi Green Red Blue Italian Art Glass Turtle Figure Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand green, red, and blue Italian art glass sea turtle figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company, with an original "Vetrer...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mid Century Italian Murano Sommerso Glass Bird Pink and Clear
Located in Lutz, FL
Lovely Italian Murano Glass Sommerso glass bird paperweight sculpture in pink and clear with original Murano Italy sticker faded but fully intact. No chips or cracks, some minor ligh...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art Du Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form. Designed Monique Gerber. Can be used as a sculptural object or paper weight as well. Remin...
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French Minimalist Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Bronze Dome Shaped Sculpture
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Bronze, “Massah” (Small Dome), 1999 “Massah” (Small Dome), 1999 By, Jay Wholley.
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20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960 Beautiful paperweight large white yellow 1960 by John Deacons. Glass paperweight. A paperweight is an object that...
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Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Borowski Studio Glass Smiley Face Paperweight Sculpture, Poland 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a vintage Borowski Studio Glass sculpture or paperweight with a smiley face, made in Poland circa the 1980s. The bottom is signed Glass Studio Borowski and has the original m...
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Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Vintage Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian spherical onyx desk paperweight, in natural neutral hues / Made in Italy circa 1970s Measures: diameter 4 inches Order reference #: FABIOLTD G178 This piece makes for...
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Italian Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Onyx

Vintage Onyx Paperweight
Vintage Onyx Paperweight
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Querandi Art Glass Paperweight in Cobalt Blue
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Querandi Art Glass Paperweight in Cobalt Blue This Querandi art glass paperweight features an ovoid shape. Its design is characterized by a pattern of concentric bands in shades of c...
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Argentine Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Capricorn Astrological Sign - Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Zodiac Paperweight
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Pebble Capricorn Zodiac Paperweight, Titled Capricornus for the Astrological Sign Capricorn, Circa 1960 The oval ceramic...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990 Additional information: Date : 1990 Origin : Scotland Features : A multicoloured lampwork bouquet with six flowers and several buds o...
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Scottish 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Raw malachite
Located in Diest, BE
Raw piece of malachite, great decorative piece.
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Congolese Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Malachite

Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Sommerso Art Glass Bookends
Located in Englewood, NJ
A pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano glass "Sommerso" decorated bookends decorated in a purple/plum color cased in a light blue - clear overlay. The bookends are unsigned - ci...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Carl Aubock Vintage Zebra Dinner Bell #3604, Paperweight, Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A captivating, partly patinated mid-century table or dinner bell from the 1950s. Model #3604 „Zebra", designed and handcrafted by Werkstätte Carl Aubock in Vienna, Austria, this piec...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Brass

Jalousie (Jealousy) gilt bronze paperweight by Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Jalousie” (Jealousy), gilt bronze paperweight by Line Vautrin. Chiselled gilt bronze paperweight depicting a figure secretly peering through a louvered shutter, a poetic reference t...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Two Dolphins in Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two blue dolphins in a Coral Reef, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Modern Alabaster Marble Round Decorative Sphere or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
An Italian '70s modern alabaster marble round decorative sphere or paperweight, circa 1970s, Italy. Marked "Genuine Alabaster", "Hand Carved", "Made ...
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Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Italian Murano Rainbow Bubble Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oval shaped, artisan-made, hand-blown, Italian Murano art glass paperweight features a bed of colorful teal, blue, yellow, and red with clear bubbles rising resembling hot air balloo...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Daum Pate de Verre Glass Butterfly Perfume Bottle
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Pate de Verre Glass Butterfly Perfume Bottle Signed, Daum France. The spherical colorless glass body on a circular foot, with an amber and yellow pate de verre butterfly stoppe...
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20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paperweight Hedgehog Silver 1977 Inscribed CA 1991 Assay
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming small silver desk accessory or paperweight. Birmingham 1977. Modelled as a hedgehog with his front feet resting on a log on leafy ground looking up. Commemorative piec...
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English 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Britannia Standard Silver

Pietrina Checcacci Cast Bronze Thumbs Letter Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze thumbs letter holder by Italian-Brazilian artist Pietrina Checcacci. The small weighted object features a patinated bronze pair of opposing thumbs that are separated to s...
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Brazilian Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

A Paul Ysart Close Pack Radial Paperweight, c1950
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Paul Ysart Close Pack Radial Paperweight, c1950 Additional information: Date : c1950 Origin : Scotland Features : A close pack of complex millefiori canes surrounded by a 9 spoke ...
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Scottish 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Vintage Danish Railways Piece of Track Chrome Paperweight from DSB, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Danish Railways Piece of Track Chrome Paperweight from DSB Danske Statsbaner, in Flawless conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that...
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Danish 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Vintage Blown Art Glass Paperweight Blue and White Flower
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue and white Italian art glass paperweight. Gorgeous vintage studio hand blown crystal art glass paperweight with a cobalt blue base and a white cascading flower or frost. The inside of the paperweight has a large flower and is filled a large controlled bubble in the centre with multiple small controlled bubbles. Vintage Crystal Ball...
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Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Brass Pen, Phone Dialer, Paper Weight Attributed to Carl Aubock
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage ink pen / rotary phone dialer / paper weight made of lacqered polished brass with an ink pen insert. The pen is model number 5037 and was de...
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Austrian Vienna Secession 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Copper & Brass Cat Door Stop by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and hard to find Art Deco brass and copper cat door stop by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The piece is in original condition with a fine patina, some li...
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American Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Copper

Brass and Steel Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bronze and steel sculpture features a brass pestle that sits atop a steel mortar. Though not an actual mortar and pestle, this piece resembles just t...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Steel

Paul Seide for Milropa Studio Sculpture or Paperweight Art Studio Glass 1977
By Paul Seide
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking, complex art glass sculpture or paperweight features fused central core with controlled bubbles, multi-layered pigments, and dichroic glass that is encased in clear glass l...
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American Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Circa 1970 Solid Brass Golf Ball Show Horn Desk Paperweight
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage 1970s Solid Brass Shoehorn Desk paperweight. Nice patina
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Korean Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass Apple Paperweight by Ogetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Clear glass Murano paperweight by Ogetti. This Mid-Century Modern piece will look great on any desk. A classic !
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Italian 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Murano Sommerso Glass Anthropomorphic Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual sculptural anthropomorphic figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; colored amber and champagne glass gather is cased over with clear glass. Controlled bubbles...
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Italian Organic Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Apache Indian Chief Head Car Mascot, Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Apache indian Chief Head Car Mascot - Hood Ornament / Paperweight. Designed by H. Briand publisher, Paris. Silvered bronze. Mounted over a black marble base. It has a hole at the bac...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ico Parisi "Profile of a woman" document holder, Italy, 1970s
Located in Padova, IT
Ico Parisi "Profilo di donna," Woman's profile, document holder, Italy, 1970s. Plexiglass. Cm 34.50 x 36.00 x 15.00. 1970s.
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Italian Space Age Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Plexiglass

20th Century, Enzo Mari for Danese Paperweight Mod. Tokelau
Located in Turin, Turin
Very modernist Paperweight designed by the great designer Enzo Mari for the manufacturer Danese Milano in 1983. The paperweight is called model "Tokelau" that is a Polynesian word me...
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Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stainless Steel, Iron

Two Petite Murano Glass Aquarium Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weights. Showing some multicolored fishes and a coral reef inside a clear glass fish....
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage 3.5" Cut Crystal Ball Suncatcher Prism
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The original 1970s cut crystal ball suncatcher paperweight exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. With its mesmerizing facets and sparkling clarity, it adds a touch of charm an...
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Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

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

Brass Paperweight in the shape of a Whiskey Barrel from the early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant and solid Brass Paperweight in the shape of a Whiskey Barrel with tap and stand probably from the early 20th Century. Wear consistent with age and use
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European 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Animal Sculpture in Green Resin of a Deer, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Deer sculpture in green resin from Italy, 1960s. Really good condition very beautiful decorative piece.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Resin

Murano Multicolor Art Glass Fish Sculpture Paperweight with Gold Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish figure with multicolor murrine and gold flecks, Italy 1950s. This fish sculpture has multicolor spots in brown, orange, red, green, ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Perthshire Lampwork Fruit Paperweight, 1994
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Fruit Paperweight, 1994 Additional information: Date : 1994 Origin : Scotland Features : Two oranges, two bunches of grapes, a pear, a lemon and several cherri...
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Scottish 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

By DAUM Sulphide Paperweight with Blue Flower
By Daum
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning egg-shaped crystal paperweight is made by the legendary French glassmaker 'Daum', and features an incredibly intricate five-petalled violet-blue flower at its centre. K...
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French 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

1960s Murano Sommerso Art Glass Apple Pear Bookends Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Murano Art Glass Apple and Pear Bookends or Paperweights set of two glass artist Alfredo Barbini Murano Sommerso Italy Pear 7 h x 4 diameter Apple ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Two Brutalist Solid Patinated Bronze Paperweights by Monique Gerber
Located in New York, NY
Two Brutalist solid patinated bronze paperweights by Monique Gerber, France, 1970s signed.>     
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French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Sculpture of a French Bulldog Bookend or Paperweight, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco or Cubist Bronze sculpture of a French bulldog bookend or paperweight. Made of bronze, mounted over a marble base. Made in France, 19...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Hand Blown 1994 OBG Iridescent Studio Art Glass Egg Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage hand blown OBG studio art glass paperweight made in 1994. It is done with exquisite detailing, has very rich iridescent color an...
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

KERRY Irish Art Glass Paperweight Hand Blown in a Jade to Emerald Green 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Kerry art glass paperweight hand blown in dark olive green, jade and emerald colors with small bubbles. Hand crafted in Ireland, circa 1980s. Sticker still attached. Kerry Glass...
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Irish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Signed Barovier & Toso Murano Gold Crystal Glass Shaped Paperweight, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely midcentury medal or paperweight in mouth blown crystal Murano glass ang 24k gold. This gorgeous piece is signed by Barovier & Toso and still has its original box and documents...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold

Pair of Bronze Paperweights, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of paperweights in the shape of pebbles, circa 1970, France. Gilded bronze. Dimensions: pebble one: 9 x 8 x 3 cm, pebble two: 8 x 7 x 3 cm. All purchases are covered by our Buye...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

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

Bronze Paperweight/Vide-Poche by B.W. Genis, circa 1980
Located in New York City, NY
Bronze Paperweight by B.W. Genis, France, c. 1980 Additional Information: Materials: Bronze Origin: France Period: 1980-1999 Creation Date: c. 1980 Styles / Movements: Modern...
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French Minimalist 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Murano Gold, White Glass Heart Sculptures, Paperweights Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of vintage mid century modern hand blown Murano glass abstract heart sculptures and or paperweights have their original Made it Italy paper label on the back. They are exqu...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold

Antique English Blue John or Derbyshire Spar Egg Shaped Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique paperweight. Comprised of Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar), a rare form of fluorite from England with distinct purple & yell...
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English Neoclassical 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Precious Stone

Glass Eye Studio Controlled Bubbles Paperweight, Seattle Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural paperweight features swirling structure of controlled bubbles, encased inside a clear glass layer in sommerso technique. The piece has elongated egg shape with soft, rounded edges, that directs the eye towards the central design element. Colorful fused glass in pastel blue, pink, and off-white colors forms abstract patterns, raising from the base of the paperweight and encompassing its curves, accentuate the shape of the piece, and slightly iridescent finish on the surface add color and visual interest to the piece. The piece is signed and dated in etching (GES 92) on the side near the base. Founded in 1978 in Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market, but moved to the historic Ballard neighborhood later on, Glass Eye Studio...
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American Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso

WMF German Jugendstil Silver Plated Large Hound by Fritz Diller
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce German Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik WMF Jugendstil silver plated model of a large standing hound by Fritz Diller and dating from circa 1906...
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German Jugendstil Antique 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Silver Plate

One Mid-Century Modern Faceted Glass Diamond Shaped Figurine Paperweight Desk
Located in Miami, FL
One Mid-Century Modern faceted glass diamond shaped magnifying paperweight, Figurine, Sculpture or Desk accessory. In good condition no chips, light scratches to the faceted glass. ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Daum France Crystal Desktop Accessory Paperweight Sculpture, circa 1950
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum designed this stunning crystal abstract freeform desktop paperweight. The piece was crafted in France circa 1950. The sculpture-paperweight features an outstanding 1950s design:...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Machine Age Desk Sculpture or Paperweight in Bronze & Steel, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylized desk/horizontal plaque or sculpture fashioned from stainless steel and bronze. Distinct industrial/machine age styling. Pieces of pipe and devices from a steel bending mac...
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Scandinavian Machine Age 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Sterling Silver Large Smoke Topaz Rosewood Paperweight
Located in Westport, CT
Sterling silver large genuine smoke Topaz, rosewood elaborate decorative desk paperweight.
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Italian Art Nouveau 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Sterling Silver

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