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Period: Mid-20th Century
Les sept Péchés capitaux (The seven deadly sins) by Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Les sept Péchés capitaux (The seven deadly sins), by Line Vautrin. Gilded bronze paperweight decorated on both sides with the faces of the seven Deadly Sins. On one side, lust, lazin...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom is created in the mann...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white "filigrana" - white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the glass / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Me...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Ancient Greek Bronze Spartan Corinthian Helmet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ancient Greek Bronze Spartan Corinthian Helmet in a miniature size. Womderful desk weight in amazing painta. Great texture and weight to this helmet. M...
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European Adirondack Mid-20th Century Paperweights

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Bronze

Murano Fratelli Toso and Barbini Murrine Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs available, as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to Fratelli Toso and Alfredo Barbini. The first paperweight has magenta pink cut canes scramble paperweight...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

1931 René Lalique, Seal Soucis Yellow Amber Glass Flowers
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Soucis" made in yellow amber glass by René Lalique in 1931. Engraved signature on edge. Perfect condition.  height: 8.5 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Ra...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

1950s Fornasetti Paperweight in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Astonishing rare porcelain paperweight designed by Piero Fornasetti with butterflies. Handmade.Made in Italy. Heavy ceramic construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Brass Anchor Paperweight
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful brass anchor paperweight, perfect for your lake house or beach house USA, Mid-20th Century Measures: 5"W x 4"D x 2.5"H. Very good original vintage condition.
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Murano Millefiori Flower Basket Italian Art Glass Paperweight Night Light
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano handblown white filigrana basket with flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight on lighted base. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It has d...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Crystal Apple Sculpture / Paper Weight by Steuben Glassworks
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous crystal apple sculpture / paper weight by Steuben Glassworks, circa 1980s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measure 3.5"D x 4"H; it is han...
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American Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Cenedese Murano Sommerso Glowing Uranium Green Art Glass Mushroom Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light green, with multicolor spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool paperweight. Documented to the Cenedese company. The mushroom c...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Bronze Art Deco Galloping Horse Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
5" tall cast bronze Art Deco galloping horse paperweight sculpture featuring a Clydesdale in a wide stride on a geometric base. The statue has unique...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Exceptional Paperweight Murano Studio Art Glass Object Bubbles Iron Inclusions
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A stunning mid century modern art glass paperweight or object with rising vulcano style bubbles with included metal dust over a blue ground bearing a genuine Murano paper label.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

René Lalique Goldfinch Paperweight Created In 1931
Located in NANTES, FR
Paperweight in transparent molded glass with green patina created in 1931. Goldfinch model. 3 micro ships at the base. Signed R. Lalique. Weight : 229 gr René Lalique Born in A...
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French Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Studio Åhus Sommerso Art Glass Green Apple Hanne Dreutler Arthur Zirnsack Sweden
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage art glass apple sculpture or paperweight by Studio Åhus was handmade in Sweden in 1988 in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. The core of smoky light g...
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Swedish Mid-20th Century Paperweights

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Art Glass

Cast Bronze Hand Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze hand in the style of Pietrina Checcacci. The hand is hollow with many intricate knuckle and finger nail details. Crafted to perch on a flat surface and positioned as desi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

François Monnet magazine rack
Located in PARIS, FR
Stainless steel magazine rack by designer François Monnet (born 1946) for KAPPA, 1970s. In very good condition. LP2645
Category

Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Textural White Stone Slab
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful stone stab with textural design. This rectangular slab can easily be displayed on a table or leaning on a shelf. It showcases an abstract design of rounded curves. Dimension...
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American Organic Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Vintage Brass Apple Sculpture Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage brass apple sculpture paperweight in very good condition with a light patina all around. Polished brass apple with 3 leaves with fine detai...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Mid century vintage handblown Murano glass paperweight
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage handblown glass Murano paperweight. This paperweight has a unique design in that the interior of the glass looks like tortoiseshell with beautiful tones of dark brown, Amber and gold. This vintage paperweight...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

1960's Stone and Brass Match Holder and Striker signed "Footlighters 1969"
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Stone and Brass Match Holder and Striker, signed "Footlighters 1969," embodies the essence of the 1960s era. Crafted from stone and brass, it e...
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North American Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone, Brass

Small Murano Red and White Heart Shaped Paper Weight, Italy circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian 1960's Murano Red and White Heart Shaped Paper Weight
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Barovier Toso Murano Blue Orange Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso multi color canes and gold flecks Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to designer to the Barovier e Toso company. Crea...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Archemide Seguso Blue Glass Letterpress with spiral-shaped air bubbles, Murano
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Archemide Seguso Glass Blue Letterpress, crafted in Murano, features mesmerizing spiral-shaped air bubbles. Renowned glass artist Archimede Seguso showcases his innovative techni...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass, Art Glass

Murano Vintage Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pedestal Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, tall vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white flower murrines Italian art glass pedestal paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperwe...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pop Art "Coca Cola"/ Coke Bottle in Lucite Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A really fun pop art "Coca Cola" / Coke bottle in lucite sculpture / paperweight, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in good vintage condition with minor markings and crazing due to age;...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Murano Green Clear Italian Art Glass Terrier Scotty Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown green and clear Italian art glass puppy dog head sculpture or paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Believe it is supposed to be a Terr...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Paperweight Feather Bronze
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Paperweight Feather in Bronze Original vintage unrestored. Original patina. Multiple inscriptions + signatures in Spanish 9.5 w x 1.88 d ...
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown deep red-orange and white spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom has an original impo...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Murano Sommerso Glowing Uranium Green Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso bright yellow-green with inner olive green head, Italian art glass owl figurine sculpture. It has red applies eyes and stands o...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Uranium ...

Bronze Geometric Paperweight, Brass-Plated, 1980s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Bronze Geometric Paperweight, Brass-Plated, 1980s This bronze paperweight looks like a gem, thanks to its graphic and geometric lines. This piece was designed in 1987 for the 20th ...
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French Brutalist Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Bronze

An Italian marble mushroom objet d’art in magenta, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental vintage Italian marble mushroom paperweight / objet d’art. In rare tones of magenta with pewter veining. A repair is apparent when examined from below. Pick up in centra...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Salviati Murano Orange White Fade Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark orange to white Ombre fade design Italian art glass fish figurine, sculpture. Documented to the Salviati company, with "Salviati & C. - Made ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

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 Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Barbini Murano Sommerso Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The first is a scramble paperweight...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Fratelli Toso Murano Colorful Millefiori Ribbon Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item - Only 2 Left! Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. Each has their own unique des...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Vintage Brass Praying Hands Paperweight, Desk Accessory, Bowl or Object
Located in North Miami, FL
This mid century modern solid cast brass paperweight, bowl, object or desk accessory is of the subject matter of open and cupped praying hands. It has a grape and leaf motif at the t...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Murano Blue Red Gold Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (only 2 fish available as shown). Large and beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue, red stripes, gold lips and silver flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Pop-Art Enzo Mari Style Lucite Cube Sculpture
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage blue lucite cube sculpture with suspended steel marbles. In the style of Enzo Mari.
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

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

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Blue Green Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue with green spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool paperweight. Created for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto company, by...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Mid Century Art Glass Mushroom
Located in Vallejo, CA
A mid century art glass mushroom. Nice modern minimalist shape with a cluster of controlled bubbles emanating from the center. There is a purposefu...
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to blue, and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbi...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano White Gold Flecks Pink Italian Art Glass Bird Figure Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, pink and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. The bird...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. I have owned o...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Cast Bronze Shark Sculpture by J. Dale M'Hall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze shark sculpture by American sculptor J. Dale M'Hall. James began sculpting in the 1960's and has worked with a variety of different media thr...
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American Brutalist Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Carl Auböck pen brass paperweight in original wooden box, Austria 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Paperweight by Carl Auböck in wooden box. The measurements given apply to the paperweight, the box measures: 18.5 / 3 / 3 cm.
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Oversized Lucite Clothespin Paperweight / Pen Holder / Desk Accessory
Located in San Diego, CA
Oversized Lucite clothespin paperweight / pen Holder / desk Accessory, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 5.875"W x 1.5"D x 4"H. #3373
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Chrome

Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Italian Art Glass Crown Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown green and white twisting ribbons Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. This paperweights are often ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Art Glass Fish in the Ocean Aquarium Bubbles Paperweight 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Glass Fish in the Ocean Aquarium Bubbles Paperweight 1960s. The vintage Art Glass orange fish with bubbles paperweight is a stunning piece that encapsulates the beauty of underwater life in intricate detail. Very unique and rare shaped Art Glass Murano tyle paperweight depicting an ocean scene or an aquarium with fish...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

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 Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Sven Petersen For SAAP, Danish Magnetic Rosewood Paperclip Pot Circa 1960's
By Hillerod
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Ingenious magnetic paper clip holder designed by Sven Petersen for SAAP, Hillerod, Denmark Crafted in a rich dark rosewood, the ball of the pot is magnet...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Rosewood

Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow color flower murrines over copper bed Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

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 Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

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