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Blown Ultraviolet Murano Art Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Blown Ultraviolet Art glass paperweight made in Italy.
Mid-Century Modern collector's piece, great for your desk or writing Tabel.
A-951-335
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Ilias Lalaounis Sterling Silver and Bronze "Barley" Metapontum Coin Paperweight
By Lalaounis
Located in New York, NY
Ilias Lalaounis sterling silver and bronze "Barley" paperweight after an ancient coin of Metapontum 5th Century B.C. in its original box and documentation
20th Century
Marks: Lalaoun...
Category
Greek Classical Greek 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Cobra Snake Paperweight / Car Mascot by Rischmann
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze cobra Snake Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight or Watch stand by Rischmann, France, 1920s.
Silvered bronze sculpture of a cobra figure, mounted on a li...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Carl Aubock, rare magnifying glass and desk weight. Vienna, 1960s.
Located in London, GB
Rare magnifying glass and desk weight in the shape of a nut.
Vienna, 1960s
Dia: 10cm wide.
Excellent condition in a vintage gift box.
Category
Austrian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Bronze Paperweight Sculpture of a Bird or Swan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris, France, a beautifully designed and sculpted bronze figure of a bird. A wonderful paperweight or stand alone sculpture. A compliment to any shelf or work station.
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Black Gold Measurement Insulator Paperweight Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Piero Fornasetti porcelain insulator paperweight is gold with a black background. Italian through and through. It is titled cleverly ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Gold
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 ...
Category
American 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Roger Capron Ceramic Tree of Life Paperweights
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roger Capron tree of life stoneware paperweights
France, circa 1950’s
Beautifully preserved
Handmade, intricately etched trees
Organic matte finish
Marked identification
Can be used...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stoneware
20th century French Blown Glass Paperweight, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Amber-colored blown glass paperweight/sulphide, filled with a multitude of air bubbles that create a fascinating visual effect. An elegant and luminous piece for your desk, a shelf, ...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
20th century French Blown Glass Paperweight, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Blown glass Paperweight or glass sulphide, captivating with its spiral pattern of deep purple tones and pearlescent white. A decorative piece that will bring a touch of elegance and ...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
20th century French Blown Glass Paperweight, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Paperweight/glass sulphide with a sleek design, featuring an internal structure reminiscent of a sail or a boat delicately resting on a sea of fine bubbles. An artistic and elegant p...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
20th century French Glass Paperweight, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Paperweight/glass sulphide from the 1980s, made of clear glass with a vibrant green central inclusion topped by a drop- or bud-like shape.
A unique decorative piece that catches bot...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Blue Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue over white, with flowers Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Attributed to designer Galliano Ferro, for the Fornasa De Murano A L...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dar
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Pierre Giraudon paperweight Pop Art Lucite sculpture 1970’s Glow in the Dark
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Plastic
1950s Lisa Larson Cat Stoneware Sculpture Paperweight Gustavsberg Danish MCM Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
One day in the middle of the 1950s, Lisa modeled a cat with the tail straight up in the air. The cat was made of dark brown stoneware with carved stripes. This modernist figurine was...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stoneware
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Glass Paperweight Abstract Modern Art Design Blue and Pink
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Gorgeous Vintage Art Glass abstract design paperweight.
Beautiful paperweight pink and blue swirl modern art design.
Colors are a cobalt blue, pink and transparent clear....
Category
Gibraltarian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid 20th Century Hermes Horse Head Magnifying Glass, France, Circa 1960
By Hermès
Located in London, GB
Introducing an elegant mid 20th-century Hermes Horse Head Magnifying Glass from France, Circa 1960.
The intricately designed horse's head adds a un...
Category
French 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Wrought Iron Mistletoe Paperweight by Edgar Brandt 1921
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco wrought iron Mistletoe paperweight by Edgar Brandt.
In French this model is called Boule de Gui.
Wrought iron with chromed finish. France 1921.
We have a pair available, s...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Shell Shape Vintage Ashtray, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Shell shape vintage ashtray is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
Original art glass.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions: 10 x 8 cm.
Perfect conditions.
Category
Italian 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
BVLGARI Bulgari Sterling Silver Oversized Casino Paperweight Coin "Vegas"
Located in Long Island City, 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...
Category
Unknown 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$1,575 Sale Price
55% Off
Just Andersen Denmark, 1930s Danish Fano Girl Bronze Bust, Carl Emil Ruge #2111
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark bronze bust of a Fano Danish Girl designed by Carl Emil Ruge
A lovely innocent face makes this piece absolutely charming
Superb dark...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda, Sculpture / Paper Weight in Clear Art Glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda. Sculpture / paper weight in clear mouth-blown art glass with inlaid bubbles.
Swedish design, 1970/80s.
Measures: 11 x 7.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Eight French Decorative Glass Desk Paperweights
Located in London, GB
These beautiful paperweights were created in France in the 20th century. Glass paperweights began to be widely collected in the mid-19th century, after they were showcased at the Int...
Category
French Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
$3,770 / set
Horse Country Scene Decoupage Glass Paperweight, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A glass and paper decoupage paperweight of an English country scene with horses, circa 1970s, England. A great piece for a desk, library, side/end table, etc. Dimensions: 2.63" Depth...
Category
English Country 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Felt, Glass, Paper
Italian Handcrafted Animal Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian ceramic animal sculptures are a popular and beautiful form of art. Italy has a rich tradition of ceramic production and many skilled ar...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
A Perthshire Triple Overlay Paperweight, 1985
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Triple Overlay Paperweight, 1985
Additional information:
Date : 1985
Origin : Scotland
Features : Five blue petaled flowers with whit...
Category
Scottish 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Pair of Cubes by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano, 1950s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Two resin cubes, each containing a sphere, designed by Enzo Mari. Made in Italy by Danese Milano, 1950s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx, Signed C. Charles
By C. Charles
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx. Signed C. Charles
Bronze sculpture of the stone Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, on a rectangular marble base.
Signed C. Charles and Stamped Fra...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Dice Chrome Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice paperweight. Nice chrome dice atop a chromed base. Signed by Artist A.R. and Date 5.3.80. The best addition to your desk or e...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Paperweights Italian Surrealist 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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Acrylic
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".
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Taurus Bull Sulfide on Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight.
By Baccarat.
From the Zodiac series.
With a white sulphide depicting Taurus the Bull on a blue ground.
Marked with an acid-etched ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Located in Oirlo, LI
Glass Aquarium Paperweight with Fishes
Additional information:
Dimensions: 7 W x 7 D x 7 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
Chinese Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Set of Swedish Ahus Glass Paperweights, Signed Studio Åhus 1992 HD-AZ
By Studio Ahus
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
2 Modern Swedish Åhus glass paperweights. The signed paperweights are frosted glass with colorful interior and frosted glass surface. The larger pie...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
$140 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage 1970s Roger Bezombes Bronze Starfish Medallion Table Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Florentine Bronze medal from the Monnaie de Paris (cornucopia hallmark from 1880). Minted around 1971. This is a Starfish like form Paperweight by Fr...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Gray Stone Chinese Stamp with Hand Carved Guardian Lion Motif
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Art Deco stamp was realized in China, circa 1925. It features a volumetric rectangular body crowned with a hand carved guardian lion (a Chinese leitmotif) and accompan...
Category
Chinese Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Jade
Murano glass Dog Paperweight Italy around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Murano glass Dog Paperweight Italy around 1970s
Original condition
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
richard rohac paper weight or bookend
Located in Munich, DE
paperweight or bookend / signed.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Fratelli Toso Mid-Century Latticino Swirl Paperweight with Gold Flecks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Add a little Mid-Century magic to your desk or display with this stunning Fratelli Toso Murano glass paperweight, crafted in Italy in the 1950s. This spherical beauty features an int...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Ducati Motorbike Engine Block, Man Cave Decorative, Industrial Design
Located in Milano, IT
Loft Decoration- Man Cave Accessory - Ducati Engine
Petrolheads, behold! This is an authentic engine coming right off of a vintage 1960s Ducati motorbike. Naturally made in Italy, i...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,397 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Murano Egg Paperweight in Murano Glass with Gold Dust, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic egg-shaped paperweight made in mouth-blown Murano glass with gold leaf inside. This incredibly charming paperweight was designed by Archimede Seguso in Italy during the 195...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Clear Hand Blown Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-blown, clear, oblong, art glass paperweight features a clear hand-blown center ring with several controlled bubbles atop and below with the faintest hints of orange dash around ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Arculus Close Concentric Millefiori Glass Paperweight
By Clichy, Whitefriars
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English glass paperweight.
By Arculus.
Of a medium to low dome form.
Dates to the early 20th century (pre-1930).
With a close-concentric millefiori design, featuri...
Category
British 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Ceramic Bronze Copper Magnesium Glaze Horse Head Bookends Pair
Located in Lutz, FL
Pair of equestrian ceramic Horse Head bookends in a metallic magnesium glaze in tones of copper, bronze, and onyx. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks or notable defects. Roughly 7...
Category
American Hollywood Regency 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Italian Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Cenedese Italian glass fish aquarium round paperweight. Hand blown in the Cenedese workshop, Murano, Italy, c. 1970's
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Two Bronze Gnome with Base Paperweight Figurine with Globe Antique France 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful bronze Figurine paperweight or desk accessory. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of bronze and enameled parts. Shows two Gnomes standing on a base w...
Category
French Art Nouveau 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Metal, Enamel
Paul J. Stankard Botanical / Root People Upright Paperweight
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Paul J. Stankard (American, b. 1943)
Materials: lampwork glass, polished clear glass
Dimensions: 5″h, 2.75″w, 2.5″d
Additional Information: The paperweight details i...
Category
American 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Glass Millefiori Vasart Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland circa 1960
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1960 or slightly earlier back to the 1950's.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, six spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant red, green and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Scottish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian red marble desk letter holder, 20th century
Desk letter holder with rectangular base in red marble. The structure is parallelepiped-shaped w...
Category
Italian 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble
vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
A Perthshire Bouquet Flash Overlay Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Bouquet Flash Overlay Paperweight, 1997
Additional information:
Date : 1997
Origin : Scotland
Features : A bouquet of four flowers, t...
Category
Scottish 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Dalmatian Murano Glass Black White Spotted Puppy Dog Figure Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cute hand blown Murano glass Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture in Black and White Murrine, Italy, 1950s.
This nice doggy stands up on a small clear glass base. It has white spots on a bla...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Clear Murano Glass Paperweight with Included Bubble, Desk Decorative
Located in Milano, IT
Offered for sale is a vintage paper weight or decorative sculpture in clear Murano glass, in the shape of a ball, with an intriguing inlay of bubb...
Category
Organic Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$605 Sale Price
20% Off
George Nelson Safety Number Lucite Ruler Graphical Mid-Century Vintage 1960s
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates design attributed Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. Unsigned.
The ruler is about 13 inch...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Flower Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage flower ashtray is a decorative object realized in the 1970s.
Original art glass with glazing base and colored flowers.
Made in Italy...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Dice Chrome Metal Statue Paper Weight Mid-Century Modern, German, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural "High Roller" dice statue or paperweight. Nice metal dice atop a metal base. Was made as a journeyman's piece. The journeyman's piece is a centr...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Vintage Walnut Mirror Paperweight
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage round mirrored paperweight cased in walnut with a felt bottom.
Year: 1970s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Dimensions: 3.25" diameter x 1.75" tall.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Walnut
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