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Period: Mid-20th Century
Pierre Giraudon, Rare Glow in the Dark Sculpture, Presse Papier, circa 1970s
Located in Schagen, NL
Very cool vintage Pop Art item, this glow in the dark lightbulb inside a Lucite box. Often used as a decorative piece, or a presse papier but it can also easily be used as a night la...
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French Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight Probably Made for Young & Rubicam, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti ceramic Paperweight probably made for Young & Rubicam, Y and R are repeated with an & on the top. Probably a gift for the agencys' clients Italy 1950s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

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Ceramic

Large Vintage Die in Mother-of-Pearl and Rosewood, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Danish Paperweight Die in Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl, Mid-Century Modern. Measures: 2 Inch.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

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 Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Magnifying Glass with Mother of Pearl Inlaid Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patinated silver metal frame magnifying glass. The handle features a geometric pattern of inlaid mother of pearl. It is a great finishing piece in your library or fun coffee table...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Carl Auböck Paperweight in Leather and Stone, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight in leather and stone, Austria, 1960s.
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Stone

Murano Vintage Scramble Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Large Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso scrambled millefiori flower canes Italian art glass paperweight. The piece has a very abstract design, with hundreds of flowe...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Vintage Harley Davidson Stitched Black Leather Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Harley Davidson stitched black leather weighted paperweight, circa 1970s. The piece has a great well worn look and measures 4.25"W x 3....
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Leather

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Butterfly Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced individually (3 designs available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. The first has concent...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Original Auböck Brass Paperweight, 1950, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck brass paperweight, 1950, Vienna, Austria.
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Crystal Pink Ashtray for Val Saint Lambert, Paper Weight Signed
By Guido Bon, Val Saint Lambert
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Free-blown pink and clear crystal ashtray by Val Saint Lambert. Could be used as a vide poche or decorative desk accessories. Hand blown beautif...
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Belgian Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Vintage Blue Opal White Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The cute bird h...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Oak and Leather Stationery by Casa Comte
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oak wastebasket, lined with red leather, made by Casa COMTE (1932-1960). Bibliography Mo Amelia Teitelbaum (2010), “Los Creadores de un Estilo, Minimalis...
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South American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Leather, Oak

Vintage Onyx Art Deco Ashtrays Set of Three 1960 Made in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Onyx Art Deco Ashtrays Set of Three 1960 Made in Italy Vintage set of three small onyx green ashtrays with silver white metal accent. Elegant vintage ashtray made of precious white, brown and green onyx. Mid-20th century stylish Art Deco green and brown onyx marble stone ashtrays. Beautiful stone onyx green and brown colors with a metal chrome band around it that includes a resting place to hold a cigarette. Great onyx smoking accessory handmade with the natural material. Handmade onyx ashtray. With brass finishes. Handcrafted of lightly streaked light green onyx, a semi-precious translucent stone. Made in Italy, 1960s. Dimensions: Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Width: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Depth: 3.25 in (8.26 cm) Sold As: Set of 3 Italian ashtrays, luxury vintage tobacco accessories.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Onyx

Vintage Large Sculptural Iron Jack by Bill Curry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage large handmade iron Jack by Bill Curry. Large vintage original handmade cast iron Jack, Jax, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967. This jack is made of cast iron and is in original condition. Great addition to any decor, Industrial retro Pop Art...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Murano Penguin Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage hand blown Murano glass penguin sculpture in clear, black, and white colors / Made in Italy, circa 1970s Measures: height 5 inches, width 3...
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Italian Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Bronze Polo Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Ferndale, MI
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla paperweight figurine. Original label intact, etched signature, Orrefors GC 480715.
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Barbini Murano Pulegoso Black Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Pulegoso bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The cat stands...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Blue White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent cobalt blue and white opalescent Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Created in the manner of designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Alabastro" technique. The main body is almost a ball, with large applied opal white fins...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s. This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design. having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue 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...
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Scottish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Fermacarte Saint Gobain, Fermaparte in Cristallo, Saint Gobain
Located in Milano, MI
Fermacarte saint gobain - fermaparte in cristallo - saint gobain Periodo del design 1960 Periodo di produzione 1960 Paese di produzione Francia Stile Vintage, Postmoderno St...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

Signed Vicke Linstrand for Kosta Crystal Owl Paperweight
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Kosta crystal paperwieght by Vicke Lindstrand with etched eyes and feathers on head and front side of body. Underside is signed Kosta 92458 Lindstrand....
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

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 Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

French Onyx Egg Shaped Paperweight with Bronze Base
Located in Marbella, ES
French onyx egg shaped paperweight with bronze base.
Category

French Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

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.
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Walnut

Hand Carved Marble Stone Pyramid Aztec Mayan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of vintage green and white marble Aztec Mayan stone bookends. Vintage handcrafted large heavy natural marble bookends with Aztec Mayan green head on a pyramidal form. These are very substantial, heavy and well handmade bookends. They are hand carved white with white natural color of the marble and the green marble carved Mayan head...
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Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Hick Glass Face in the Style Lalique French Art Deco
Located in Lyon, FR
Thick glass face in the art deco style of the work of the Lalique house of the 40s. Very beautiful decorative object with a pure and decorative design. Thic...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Sculptural Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice sculptural jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and mea...
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Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco / Mid-century Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Midcentury Silvered Bronze Bust - France 1930´s. Silvered Bronze Head mounted over Onyx Marble. Very nice Sculpture, perfect for a desk or a side table. Can be used as a p...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Fratelli Toso Murano White Yellow Daisy Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and yellow daisy flower Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. The paperweight has a large daisy made up of...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Crystal Paperweight with Flower Decoration
Category

European Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Red Orange Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso yellow orange over red Italian art glass horned owl baby bird figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. Similar one...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Vintage Metal and Brass Lighter, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage metal and brass lighter is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th Century. Made in Italy. Dimensions: 10.5 x 6 cm. Good...
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Italian Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Dino Martens Presse Papier in Murrine
Located in Monselice, PD
Very rare Presse Papier of Dino Martens 1950, with murrine inside and a murrine of a stylized fish in the central part. This eye-catching presse papier ...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murrine

Sculptural Chrome Jack / Jax Bookend / Paperweight in the Style of Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid chrome sculptural chrome jack / jax bookend, door stop or paperweight the style of Bill Curry for Design Line, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice p...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Chrome

Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with red, green, and yellow swirl pattern / made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter 2.5 inches, height 2.5 inches 1 in stock...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Barbini Murano Pulegoso Gray Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Pulegoso bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The cat stands...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 designs available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, all with original la...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Seguso Murano Sommerso Orange Red Yellow Italian Art Glass Squirrel Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very cute, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow Italian art glass squirrel sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer A...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Hand Blown Murano Art Glass Bird 1960s
By A. Silvestri and Co., Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano art glass hand blown sculpture bird figurine. Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand blown glass bird. The body of bubbles Italian ar...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage White Marble Jeweled Elephant Sculpture Paper Weight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage jeweled elephant sculpture paper weight wearing traditional ceremonial costume. Finely hand painted animal sculpture of an elephant...
Category

Indian Anglo Raj Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Seguso Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pear Dish Apple Paperweight Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass ring dish and paperweight set. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Pulveri" technique. Both pieces are profusely covered in gold leaf. The apple still retains an original but worn "Made In Italy" label underneath. Would make a great display on any desk, vanity or bedside table. Apple paperweight measures 2 5/8" high x 3 1/4" across, Pear bowl...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

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 on the top" THERE IS MEASURE IN ALL ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold

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 Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Italian Vintage Marble Eggs, Circa 1960
Located in CH
Italian vintage marble eggs, Circa 1960 Set of 10 Eggs of different colors and marble type. The glass bowls are not included in the price.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Val Saint Lambert France Engraved Glass Disc Pisces Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Dreamy engraved round glass disc Pisces paperweight by Val Saint Lambert, France, circa 1970s. Signed with engraved signature on disc edge, pictured.
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Toso Murano Multicolor Murrine Art Glass Rooster Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Colorful Mid-Century Modern Murano Millefiori Murrine Art glass rooster figurine. Attributed to Fratelli Toso, Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching cock ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

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

Art Deco Gilt Bronze Squirrel Paperweight Claude and Marcel Guillemard, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Cute Art Deco Paperweight / Car Mascot Gilt Bronze in the shape of squirrel. Signed by the French artist Claude and with the founders' signature of Marcel Gui...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Murano Blue and Amber Controlled Bubble Paperweight by Galaxy D’Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Murano blue and amber controlled bubble paperweight by Galaxy D’ Arte.
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Fidenza Glass Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fidenza glass ashtray is a wonderful glass decorative object, realized during the 1960s. Very fashionable glass ashtray realized by Fidenza, Italy. Opaque glass and geometric ...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Cast Brass Cat Sculpture by Dewitt
By Andrew Dewitt
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very nice mid century cat sculpture cast in brass sitting on an oval satin black wood base, to the lower edge of the piece is the cast sign...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Birds Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown turquoise / teal and pink spots, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds sculpture. Docume...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Two Heavy Sculpture Bronze Eggplant Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two heavy solid bronze patinated eggplant "Aubergine" sculptures. Organic sculpture paperweight metal bronze eggplant with dark bronze patina. Nice to use as paperweight or decorat...
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French Organic Modern Mid-20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

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