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Period: 20th Century
1960s Art Glass Paperweight, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage art glass egg-shaped paperweight produced by Skrdlovice Glasswork in former Czechoslovakia around 1967.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Italian Murano Handblown Art Glass Paperweight with White Flowers Fratelli Toso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano hand blown glass flower paperweight with original label. Attributed to Fratelli Toso, not signed. Italian Murano Art glass pa...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Green Glass Pear Paperweights
Located in Queens, NY
2 Light green tinted glass pear paperweight (PRICED EACH)
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Unknown Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Antonio da Ros Handmade Glass Sculptural Bookends, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antonio da Ros handmade glass sculptural bookends, circa 1960 Absolutely beautiful vintage 1960s bookends by noted Italian glass master Antonio da Ros. This matching pair measu...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Cristal Saint Louis Ivoire de Balmain Collectible Perfume Decanter/Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Cristal Saint Louis cut crystal decanter of Ivoire de Balmain perfume. The bottle is urn shaped and it is a faceted clear crystal. There is...
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French Neoclassical 20th Century Paperweights

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Crystal

Lalique Crystal Mascot Rooster Tete De Coq Small Bust/Paperweight
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Mascot Rooster Tete de Coq small bust/paperweight. It depicts a very well done clear crystal rooster. It has the Lalique Fran...
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French 20th Century Paperweights

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Crystal

Biomorphic Malachite Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biomorphic Malachite sculpture has a polished surface and raw rock bottom. The opaque polished stone features round patterned top and a textured underside. A playful sculpture or pap...
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American Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Malachite

Travertine Pyramid Bookends
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A little ancient mystery, a little modern charm. These pyramid-shaped bookends are carved from solid travertine and feel like tiny monuments for your shelf. Each one is a natural scu...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Travertine

Art Deco Bronze (Silvered) Paperweight putto vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Bronze (Silvered) Paperweight putto vienna around 1920s Original condition
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Edwardian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By Herbert Bushell & Co Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English glass and sterling silver match striker. This exceptional antique sterling silver and glass match striker has a globular form. The surface of the medium sized glass body of this Edwardian match striker...
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English Edwardian Antique 20th Century Paperweights

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Sterling Silver

French Bulldog Bronze Desk Paperweight / Ashtray , Austria, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French bulldog bronze figure / sculpture desk paperweight Ashtray - Austria 1920´s. Marked Austria. Very nice conditions. Bronze is mounted over a marble base. We have specialized i...
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Austrian Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

French Line Vautrin "La Dernière Cène" Last Supper Paper Holder Gilded Bronze
Located in Uccle, BE
A gilded bronze paperweight (La Dernière Cène) (The last supper) On the reverse extract of a poem by Jacques Prevert Ils sont à table Ils ne mangent pas Ils ne sont pas dans leu...
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French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

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

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Alabaster

Art Deco Cubist Pelican Paperweight Desk Sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Cubist Pelican paperweight desk sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925. Art Deco cubist pelican figure mounted over a Italian marble. Dark Green original patina on the bird...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights

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Metal

Italian Crystal Paperweight Ferrari Car 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Crystal Paperweight Ferrari Car 1970s
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Crystal

John Deacons Perthshire Millefiori glass presse-papier 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
Glass paperweight. A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used ...
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Scottish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Scandinavian glass artist. Three paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass. Flower motifs and more embedded in the glass. Handmade. Around the 1980s. In perfect ...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Bugatti Tank Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight. France 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bugatti Tank Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight. France 1930. Silvered Bronze Sculpture depicting a Bugatti Type 32 ¨Tank¨ Car. Mounted over an acylic base. Signed CAD. Lovely ...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Vintage Bronze and Marble Roman Sandaled Paperweight Sculpture Fornasetti Style
Located in North Miami, FL
This Fornsetti style vintage paperweight, sculpture and desk accessory has a patinated bronze roman foot atop a white marble base. The bronze has bee...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Marble, Bronze

Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909
By Max Lange
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting two male nudes lifting a garland framing Medieval images of the two patron saints of Leipzig University -- St. Laurentius and John the Baptist -- this rare and beautiful br...
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German Beaux Arts Antique 20th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Vintage Marble Lighter, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage marble lighter is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s. Original marble and metal. Made in Italy. Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Marble

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

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Brass

Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist. Set of three paperweights in art glass. Flower motif, aquarium, and apple embedded in the glass. Handmade. Around the 1980s. In perfect condition. Dimensi...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Gold Plated Boy Holding a Large Jade Sphere on a Carrara Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A square Carrara Marble base with a Gold Plated child holding a large Jade Sphere. The piece is unique and different - a compliment to many spaces. Works well on a desk or work sta...
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European Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Carrara Marble

Kosta Boda Green and Clear Art Glass Collectable Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sweden round green and clear glass paperweight. Vicke Lindstrand Kosta style Swedish art glass paperweight. Beautiful vintage glass art paperweight with multi sized controlled bubbles in green and clear accenting the close concentric complex. Hand blown bubble design Scandinavian Modern Art glass paperweight...
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Swedish Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Signed Glass Abstract Paperweight Red, Black, Orange, Gold, White For Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
This abstract art glass artisan paperweight is signed in cursive on the underside N Laso. It has bars of glass sticks in rows of red, black and white, orange copper rust and a gold small bat...
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American Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Gold

Art Glass Paperweight, Glasswork Novy Bor, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Art Glass The paperweight has a small chip on the bottom which is ground so that it does not have sharp edges Re-polished Original Condition.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

1970s Pair of Vintage Lucite Hourglass Sculpture Style of Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun pair of functional sculptural accents. Measures: LG - 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. MD - 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.  
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Acrylic

Italian Murano Blue Blown Art Glass Pear Fruit Gold Flecks Leaf Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Murano Blue 7" Blown Art Glass pear fruit gold flecks leaf. Circa Late 20th century. Measurements: 7" H x 7" W x 4.5" D.
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Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Oriental Style Hand Carved Stone
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Style Hand-Carved Stone.
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Asian 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Late 20th Century American Art Glass Crystal Caterpillar Sculpture by, Steuben
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Late 20th Century American Crystal Caterpillar Designed by Peter Yenawine, for Steuben Glass depicting an inching caterpillar with outstretched antennas and applied eyes gives a re...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Set of Three Marble Obelisk Paper Weight Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three black marble obelisks. The trio are a nice decorative addition to the desk or shelf, however could easily be paper weights or bookends. A very nice set of three black with whit...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Belgian Black Marble

Burmantofts Leeds Fireclay Company Advertising Lion Paperweight, circa 1904
By Leeds Fireclay Company
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique art pottery advertising paperweight mounted with a seated lion made in Leeds at The Leeds Fireclay Company (Burmantofts) dat...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique 20th Century Paperweights

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Pottery

Gordon Bunshaft's Collection: Lighter, Paperweight, Shovel Pin and Glass Piece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a collection of personal desk objects from the estate of Gordon Bunshaft, the influential American architect best known for his work with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and iconi...
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Unknown Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Metal

Vintage Omersa Leather Turtle Use as Paperweight or Decorative, Retains Label
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Dimitri Omersa embossed brown leather Turtle with label. Can be used as a paperweight or as decoration. Fun size. In fine condition, retains label.
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Leather

1944 Silver Plaque Commemorating Jose Garcia & Sus Zorros Grises
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique commemorative plaque. With a silver (or silvered bronze) plaque set on a black glass base. The plaque dedicated with the inscription: "Jose Garcia y sus Zorros Grise...
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Uruguayan 20th Century Paperweights

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Silver

Vintage Glass Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage glass ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s. Made in Italy. Dimensions: 3.5 x 10.5 cm. Mint condition...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Glass

Granite Geometrical Paper Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid granite paper weight - very clean, architectural and geometrical piece with 18 sides... a good weight for holding down important papers or simply de...
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Organic Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Granite

Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Blue and Clear Apple Sculpture Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid Century Modern Murano art glass in turquoise and clear apple fruit glass sculpture or decorative art object, paperweight. beautiful Italian Murano blown art glass apple fruit gl...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

George V Sterling Silver Paperweight / Letter Clip
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver paperweight / letter clip made by Mappin & Webb Ltd; an addition to our ornamen...
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British Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Polished Breccia Marble Sphere Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A sculptural object of tactile allure and visual intrigue, this Italian marble sphere dates to the 1980s and is meticulously carved from Breccia marble, prized for its dynamic veinin...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Breccia Marble

Vintage Art Glass Millefiori Italian Murano Style Paperweight on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Glass Millefiori Italian Murano Style paperweight on stand. Circa Mid to late 20th Century. Measurements: 2.5" H (Ball) x 5.5" H (Ball o...
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Hollywood Regency 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Blown Glass Paperweight Vase by David R. Huchthausen, 1980
By David Huchthausen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paperweight vase, 1980 David R. Huchthausen Blown glass Measures: 5 x 5 x 4.75 inches Signed/etched on bottom: David R. Huchthausen, 1980.
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Deborah P. Bump Swan Pencil Holder
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Deborah P. Bump design. It's made from wood and is sculpted to look like a Swan. The wood has a very rich color. It would make a nice desk accessory for any office, library...
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American 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Wood

Vintage Boho Branch Magnifying Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a touch of natural curiosity and vintage charm into your space with this unique Vintage Boho magnifying glass featuring a distinctive branch handle. The handle, crafted from or...
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American 20th Century Paperweights

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Glass, Wood

Carl Aubock Set of Smoking Accessories
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and Wicker Wrapped pipe stand (Or Paperweight) with two brass spoon rests.
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Austrian Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Brass

Paperweight with a Nice Sleek Finish and a Beautiful Orange Colour
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight with a Nice Sleek Finish and a Beautiful Orange Colour Additional information: Dimensions: 6.5 W x 6.5 D x 7 H cm This sphere has damage and a number G04029 engraved. A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used paperweight...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Glass Paperweight 'Price Per Unit'
Located in Madrid, ES
Paperweight. Glass. Paperweight made of glass combining transparent with various colors. Several models are available, and price per unit is indicated. Set weight: 3 kg. Price p...
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European Other 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Glass paperweight with Churba vitrofusion technique
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Churba glass paperweight with vitrofusion technique Beautiful paperweight from the 70s made of Churba glass, using the vitrofusion technique, it has a striking design of veins encaps...
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Argentine Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

David L. Deming Brass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass abstract sculpture or paperweight by artist David L. Deming c.1969, USA. This weighty object has interlocking squares and rectangular shapes. It would be great as an office pap...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Brass

1930s Chrome Diamond Plate Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a captain of industry.
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American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Metal

"Flight, " Beautifully Carved Stone Paperweight with Dove and Clouds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly distinctive and unique, this cylindrical paperweight is decorated on its upper surface with exquisitely detailed sculptural relief: a dove in flight, shown flying over a cluster of clouds and the word "FLIGHT." Although it shows a beautiful bird, storied in mythology and literature, this sculpture also hints at the flight of man, and the curving sides of the piece are decorated with Art Deco geometric forms, sharply incised into the stone. The artist was Brenda Putnam, who used this same image for one side of her well-known bronze medal, also entitled "Flight", issued in 1941 by the Society of Medalists...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Vintage Marine Opal by QLD, Australia, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Marine opal is a very beautiful decorative object, realized during the 1970s. A very elegant dcorative object depicting an abalone shell realized by Divers from the Pacific. Made...
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Australian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Opal

Ted Arnold High Society Solid Fake Gold Cast Fast Food Emporium Slice of Pizza
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Ted Arnold High Society solid fake gold cast fast food emporium says the original carton box. According to the same box the series contained th...
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American Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Big Silvered Bronze Vienna Dog Sculpture, Paperweight, 1900s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Big silvered bronze Vienna dog sculpture, 1900s. Very good detailed silvered bronze dog sculpture. Perfect as desk paperweight. We have specialized in the ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau 20th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Space age Murano orange glass presse-papier, Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age Murano blown orange glass presse-papier Italy 1960s 20 H x 12.5 × 8.5 cm Conditions: excellent, consistent with age and use.
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Italian Space Age Vintage 20th Century Paperweights

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Murano Glass, Stained Glass

Querandi "Half Apple" glass paperweight from the 1960s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Querandi "Halved Apple" Glass Paperweight 1960s Querandi glass paperweight, "Halved Apple" design, 1960s. Crafted using German techniques, it features a stylized shape resembling an ...
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Argentine Post-Modern 20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Wonderful Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture Turtle Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture Of A Turtle Coming Out Of A Shell Paperweight Desk Accessory.
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20th Century Paperweights

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Rock Crystal

Paperweight Flower Model Murano Italy, 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight Flower Model Murano Italy, 1960 A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used paperweight...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Turtle Paperweight, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Turtle paperweight is a decorative object realized in the mid-20th Century. A decorative glass paperweight.
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Asian 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

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