Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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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
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold
Chambered Nautilus Shell Art Glass Paperweight
By Murano 5
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chambered Nautilus Shell Art Glass Paperweight.
Murano style art glass in brown and transparent with gold murine.
Wrythen glass is created by twisting external parallel groove or r...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Porcelain
Art Glass Paperweight of Clear Glass and a Confetti Concentrated Center
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely hand Blown Art glass or Murano paperweight. The piece is of good size at 3-4" and has a wonderfully picturesque "CONFETTI' center piece - lovely for any space and especiall...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Crystal Blue Dolphin Murano Art Glass Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Crystal Blue Dolphin Murano Art Glass Paperweight.
The dolphin or porpoise is handmade in clear and blue blown glass.
Hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass sommerso st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano 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
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Murano Red Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Rooster Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and millefiori flowers Italian art glass rooster figure, sculpture or paperweight. Attributed to Ga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Nickel Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' nickel paperweight. Executed in nickel-plated cast iron and designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Nickel, Iron
1980s Plated Brass Bridge Bolts Bookends Paperweights Quirky Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brass electroplated Bridge Bolts as bookends or office decor. Each about 5 lbs. and 3.5 wide by 4 inches high. Appropriated objects similar conceptually to the works of the Carl Aubo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Murano Gambaro Poggi Orange Purple Italian Art Glass Snail Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright orange, yellow and lavender Italian art glass snail figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company, with an o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with intricate white, light blue, and dark blue ribbons / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Origina...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Abraham Palatnik (Brazil) 7" Horse, from the 'Artemis Collection'
Located in NEWTOWN, AU
Born in the city of Natal, Northeastern Brazil, Abraham Palatnik moved to Israel as a child. There he studied mechanics, physics and developed the typical qualities of an inventor.
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Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Seguso Murano Black Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Decorative Flower Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare, and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and red bands Italian art glass flower sculpture. Documented, and signed by designer Archi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Orange Fractal Resin Globe
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Decorative globe made of orange fractal resin in the taste of François Godebski
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Resin
Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Paperweight
Located in Charleston, SC
A fantastic mid-century Italian marble paperweight with yellow glass eyes. Carved beautifully. Measures 3” x 3”. Circa 1960’s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Handblown Wild Flower Art Glass Paperweight Attributed to Fratelli Toso
Located in New York, NY
Rare elegant Murano handblown wild flower art glass paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The piece has three large white flowers insi...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Red Eye Orb Cendese AB Murano Paperweight Mid-Century Eyeball Iris Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful, minimalist design reminescent of Caliari Venini Inciso Art Glass Cubes.
This one has a red sphere inside a sky blue and clear larger orb. It retains both, 'Made in Italy,' and the Murano Cendese...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight
"a simple way to add some fun to your desk"
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Blown Controlled Bubbles Murano Art Glass Transparent Paperweight, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Vintage blown controlled bubbles Murano Art Glass Transparent Paperweight made in Italy.
Great for a Desk as Paperweight, Sculpture or Office Accessory.
Collector'...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Pop-Art Enzo Mari Style Lucite Cube Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage blue lucite cube sculpture with suspended steel marbles. In the style of Enzo Mari.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
2 penguin sculptures, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Chrome
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1975
Country of origin: Scotland
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Murano Hand Blown 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Pair of Brass Herons Sculpture in a Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-20th pair of brass Herons sculpture
You can turn the herons as you want.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Andrew Szoeke "L" Monogram Marquetry Wood Cube Paperweight
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and wonderful monogram "L" cube or paperweight by American designer, Andrew Szoeke. This cube combines Szoeke's mastery of graphic art and typography with inlaid wood ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century French Signed Daum Paperweight Sculpture in Clear Crystal
By Daum
Located in COLMAR, FR
A magnificent, crystal desktop paperweight by renowned French crystal maker Daum. This is a unique, hand-made piece in transparent crystal, engraved on the bottom edge with the recog...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
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
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fish Aquarium Made of Murano Glass
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass aquarium with sticker still attached. In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Robert P Gottlieb MOMA Desk Accessory Tape Dispenser Lucite / Chromed Steel
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage lucite and chromed steel tape dispenser manufactured by Two's Company, Mount Vernon, NY. Robert P. Gottlieb is associated with the dispenser, but little is known about Gottli...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Dandelion Flower Lucite Paperweight by Gumps USA 1960s
By Gumps
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a vintage mid-century dandelion flower encased in lucite paperweight made by Gumps USA in the 1960s. It is a perfect decorative piece of art for a desk or mid-century inspire...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage cut geode paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown, tan, grey and blue colors and measures 4...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Petrified Wood
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Solid Brass Polished Screw Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A heavy and over sized Polished brass Screw. The piece is quite attractive and ready for any desk or work station in need of a paperweight.. whimsical and classic design.
The piece...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Horse Motif Desk Magnifier Glass in Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Desk magnifier glass designed by Hermes.
Fabulous and highly decorative piece, created in Paris, France by the house of Hermes, back in the 1960. ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Marked Vetreria Artistica Oball Murano Art Glass Multi-Color Paperweight Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Vetreria Artistica Oball Murano glass, art glass blended cobalt blue, green and rose color paperweight.
Marked Oball Murano underneath an...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Silver Plated Commercial Ice or Hay Hooks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver plate ice tongs hay hooks, when you move your ice or pick up the hay. Be the chicest with your block!
This pair of Ice / hay tongs are a great deco...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
1970's Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass Paperweight w/ Yellow Trumpet Motif
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown Murano glass paperweight, crafted in Italy circa 1960, features a vibrant yellow trumpet motif with intricate murines delicately embe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Paperweight Murano Milie fleur, 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Paperweight Murano Miliefleur, 1960
Additional information:
Dimensions: 7.5 W x 7.5 D x 6 H cm
Period of Time: 1960
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1960 Lino Sabattini Christofle Design Silver Metal Paperweight
Located in Brescia, IT
Paperweight
Lino Sabattini for Christofle
France
1960
Silver Metal
Mark manufacture impressed
Very good condiction
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Peter Lindbergh, Portraits 'Cards and Envelopes', 1997
Located in Praha, CZ
20 cards with 4 famous models and envelopes
Tatjana Patiz, Linda Evangelista, Helenea Christensen, Kate Moss
good original condition
jr.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Paper
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
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Signed Barovier & Toso Murano Gold Crystal Glass Shaped Paperweight, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely midcentury medal or paperweight in mouth blown crystal Murano glass ang 24k gold. This gorgeous piece is signed by Barovier & Toso and still has its original box and documents...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
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.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Amazing Paperweight in Black Marble by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy 1967
Located in Catania, IT
This black marble paperweight consists of two sections, the cylindrical-shaped base and the second pyramid-shaped. The item is in perfect cond...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
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
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
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
Late 20th Century Gibraltarian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Bronze
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
Beautiful paperweight large white yellow 1960 by John Deacons.
Glass paperweight.
A paperweight is an object that...
Category
1960s Scottish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Daum France Crystal Turtle Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal turtle figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the early 1970s. The sculpture features a lovely turtle with dimensional ca...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Jelly Fish Murano Glass Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop. Found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Borowski Studio Glass Smiley Face Paperweight Sculpture, Poland 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a vintage Borowski Studio Glass sculpture or paperweight with a smiley face, made in Poland circa the 1980s. The bottom is signed Glass Studio Borowski and has the original m...
Category
1980s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
French Silvered Bronze Paperweight Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
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
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-century Modern paperweights for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern paperweights for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paperweights created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, art glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern paperweights made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paperweights, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Fratelli Toso, Archimede Seguso, and Peter Sandback. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paperweights differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $8,800 while the average work can sell for $475.