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Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener, Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A sculptural Midcentury corkscrew and bottle opener combination from the 1950s. In the shape of a large key, designed by Carl Aubock, executed by...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

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

Art Glass Heart Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial art glass heart paperweight or decorative object by artist Robet Held, circa late-20th century. Heart is a light to medium green art glass with touches of...
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Canadian Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Italian 1920s wrought iron dragon and snake paperweight
By Carlo Rizzarda
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1920s wrought iron dragon and snake paperweight.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Wrought Iron

Op Art Victor Vasarely Style Vintage Lucite Cube Paperweight Desk Accessories
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Op Art colorful beveled Lucite Cube designed in the Style of Victor Vasarely. He was a Hungarian born French artist who used geometric shapes and colorful graphics...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite

Petite Murano Glass Paperweight Swirl inside Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy. Highly decorative and functional in e...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Ashtrays Venetian Sculpture of Gondolas
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Murano Blown Glass Gondola Ashtrays. Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian hand-blown art glass sculpture of gondola boats one red, one green. A very beautiful...
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Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Signed A. Seguso Spherical Paperweight in Murano Bubble Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic spherical shaped paperweight made mouth-blown Murano crystal glass enriched inside with air bubbles. This rare object was designed in Italy during the 1960s by Archimede S...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz. Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Paper Weight or Sculpture in Resin
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Paper weight or sculpture in Resin.
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French Baroque Revival 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Resin

Set of Two Millefiori Flowers Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some flowers. Colors are a blue, white, red and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop or a...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Limited Edition Paperweight with Two Blue Butterflies
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent limited edition paperweight attributed to Fratelli Toso. Large and showy with great bright colors of red, blue and green. Approximately 3 inches in diameter by 3 inch...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Pewter Stylised Chevron Match Box Holder
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark, pewter stylised large match box holder Decorative chevron patterning border Circa 1930's Stamped 1497 on side panel Height 1.5 inch, Width 4 inch, Depth 2.5...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Pewter

Mid-Century Modern Italian Alabaster Elephant Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Italian sculpture in alabaster, perfect for as desk decorative piece and paperweight. Perfect condition.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Alabaster

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

Desk Card Holder, France, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Desk card holder, France, 1940s Golden Spelter, one of the small studs on the front is missing. Lacks in the gilding, as evidenced by the descriptive photographs.
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Spelter

Toso Murano 1976 Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Basket Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and pink Zanfirico ribbons basket with cobalt blue flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. T...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Vintage Scottish Blown Glass Paperweight Caithness Myriad
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic Scottish blown glass paperweight. interesting visual with twisted design. Great colors. Caithness Myriad Scotland
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Scottish Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Vintage Ceramic Pop Art Bayer Aspirin Paperweight or Display
Located in New York, NY
A big ceramic Bayer Aspirin from a store called Think Big in SoHo, NYC in the 1980s . Fun. Decorative piece for display, art in a bathroom or a paperweig...
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Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic, Plaster

Vintage Ink Blotter, English, Marble, Desktop Accessory, Paperweight, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ink blotter. An English, marble desktop accessory or paperweight, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. A treat for the ca...
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British Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Floating Pennies in Lucite Cube Paperweight in the Style of William Rolfe
Located in San Diego, CA
Floating pennies in lucite cube paperweight in the style of William Rolfe, circa 1980s. The pice is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.5"W...
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Canadian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Nybro Sweden Hunter and Moose Large Crystal Art Glass Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Nybro Sweden Hunter and Moose Large Crystal Art Glass Heavy Paperweight. Made in Sweden by Nybro, this vintage large glass paperweight ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Wall Street Dollar Sign and Bull Brass Desk Paperweights
Located in New York, NY
A set of Wall Street brass paperweights or decorative objects; a brass dollar sign and bull, circa mid to late-20th century. Great desk accessories. Dimensions: Dollar sign: 2....
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Japanese Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Brass Madonna's face, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Face of the Madonna in brass, Italy, 1980s. Small signs of the time.
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Blue John Paperweight Egg Mounted on Fluorspar Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The brightly colored blue john egg mounted on a rectangular base. H. 3" x W. 4" x D. 2 3/4"
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British Late Victorian 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Quartz

Teardrop Murano Glass Paperweight with Amethyst Center
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern sculptural three-sided paperweight in the form of a stylized teardrop Murano glass with Sommerso technique features amethyst colored centered encased in clear gl...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Art Glass Clear and White Glass Paperweight White Lily, Mid-late 20th C
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Art Glass Clear and White Glass Paperweight White Lily, Mid-late 20th C Offered for sale is a paperweight with white flowers blown into it as well as a ring of clear bubb...
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958 This paperweight was made as a souvenir for the 50th anniversary of the Italian A.E.C Electrical company.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Silver

Jeff Seely Large Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass 1980s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Massive, heavy paperweight features complex asymmetrical fused glass center, accentuated by groups of controlled bubbles. Three free-form string stru...
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American Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso

Art Deco Wrought Iron Vine Paperweight
Located in NANTES, FR
Paperweight, decorative office object in wrought iron and red copper circa 1925. Executed in Lyon by Henri Fournier establishment "le fer forgé". In perfect condition. Stamped "wrou...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Wrought Iron

Multi-Color Paperweight in Glass Paste, Murano Glass
Located in Roma, IT
Particular paperweight in multicolored glass paste. Measures: Diameter 10 cm.
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Italian Other Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

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

Brazilian Mid-Century Jacaranda Paperclip Paperweight Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilan mid-century paperclip desk or table sculpture from the 1960s. Paperclip is functional.
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Judith Via Wolff Dichroic Paperweight, Glows in UV, New York Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass paperweight features an abstract biomorphic central design element in blue glass with metallic pigments, raising from the bottom and forming a mountain-like shape....
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American Organic Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso

Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Pair of Travertine Horse Bookends Letter Holder by Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of horse-shaped bookends and letter holders in travertine marble by the Italian designers Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Travertine

Vintage Signed Arthur Court Bronze Dog Puppies Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This delightful and charming vintage signed bronze paperweight sculpture are of 6 connecting puppy dogs linked together in different positions. It is hallmarked Arthur Court Designs C. 1979. This is a rare piece. He rarely did his work in bronze. It retains the original darkened patina and has not been polished nor will be.It has weight, interest and makes a fabulous desk accessory. Love this small...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Onyx Marble Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A polished onyx decorative object paperweight, a tetradecagon shape, in tan and brown hues, circa 1970s. A great piece for a desk, library, shelf, side and coffee/cocktail tables, et...
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Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Onyx

Paperweight in Murano Glass with Inner Bubbles and Gold Dust, Sculpture, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful sphere in Murano glass. Game of air rising from a golden dust.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Gambaro Poggi Purple Scavo Italian Art Glass Rabbit Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown purple, blue and green Italian art glass bunny rabbit paperweight / figurine. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company, with an original "Vetreria Artistica - Gambaro & Poggi Murano - Made In Italy" in clear and gold lettering still attached. The bunny was created with an "Scavo" textured surface. The main body is a lavender purple, with green ears...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Small Brass Eagle on Wood Base Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Solid Brass Eagle with spread wings mounted on a black painted wood plinth.
Category

20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Handcrafted Paperweight Jingle Bell #5039, Brass, Leather, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A handmade paperweight in the shape of a sleigh bell, model #5039, originally designed by Carl Aubock III back in the 1960s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass Gold Pear Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming gold speckled Murano glass pear paperweight. Striking design of controlled bubbles throughout.
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Italian 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Big Inch Art Deco Tape Dispenser Large Footed Streamlined Tear Drop Atomic Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful throwback from the pre-Atomic Era. We have never seen one of these before, extremely over built shop tape dispenser. Came out of an old very dormant QBC Print Shop in Vi...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Stone Inkwell, Souvenir from Oran Area, circa 1940, Morocco
Located in Labrit, Landes
Marocain stone inkwell The sculpture represents a horseshoe surrounded by branches of leaves The words "Souvenir oranais" are wroten in French on ...
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Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Paperweight attributed to Baccarat
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful paperweight attributed to Baccarat. Paperweights were created in France in the 19th century. Glass paperweights began to be widely collected in the mid-19th century, af...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Sculptural Modernist Counterweight Paperweight in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very well-, heavy and steady made counterweighted paper holder in solid bronze. It resembles an oil pump. Presumably custommade and handed as a gift to an employe of the Danish Cor...
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European Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Rush Dougherty The Ice Palace Sevres Cristal France Signed Crystal Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cristal De Sevres French Crystal Sculpture "The Ice Palace" signed by Rush Dougherty Sevres France. Beautiful paperweight sculpture by Rush Dough...
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French Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Murano Paperweight Blue Red Ribbons Italian Art Glass Egg Shape Circa 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Murano Paperweight Blue Red Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Shape. Orange and Blue Art Glass Sphere Paperweight Decorative Ob...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Antique Pairpoint Crystal Advertising Amber Glass Paperweight C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pairpoint Crystal Advertising Amber Glass Paperweight C1920 Measures - 3"h x 6.25"w x 1.5"d
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Arts and Crafts 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

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

Brass Elephant Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Brass elephant paperweight, circa 1970's. The piece is. in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 1.5"W x 4"D x 3.5"H. #4065
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American Hollywood Regency 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Vintage Buddhist 'Nine Peaches' Stone Carving, Unsigned, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Buddhist 'nine peaches' hard stone carving - symbolizing immortality and long life - peaches are one of the three 'blessed fruits' in Buddhism...
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Chinese 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Mid-Century Modern Murano Italian Art Glass Parrots Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge red and yellow hand blown pulled Murano glass sculpture of two parrots perched on glass branches. Italy, 1960s. The sculpture is well executed with the Sommerso and Murrine gla...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Saint-Louis 1967 King Louis Bicentennial French Art Glass Sulphide Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage French signed art glass paperweight. By Saint-Louis. With a sulphide cameo of King Louis XV framed by a garland of red m...
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French 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Brass Turtle on Faux Book Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique vintage brass turtle on faux book paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 5.25"W x 3.5"D x 3"H. The ...
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Hand Blown Glass Ocean Sea Wave Paperweight Signed Karg
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown glass paperweight with interior ocean wave with hues of turquoise, deep indigo, sky blue, cadet blue and crimson ribbon wave. Engraved signature Karg, at bottom edge rim.
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Danish Paperweight Heavy Glass Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large glass paperweight, early 20th Century. Denmark. Clear glass mass with internal air bubbles and colored glass. In excellent condition. ...
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Danish 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

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