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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
One Mid-Century Modern Faceted Glass Diamond Shaped Figurine Paperweight Desk
Located in Miami, FL
One Mid-Century Modern faceted glass diamond shaped magnifying paperweight, Figurine, Sculpture or Desk accessory. In good condition no chips, light scratches to the faceted glass.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Two Petite Murano Glass Aquarium Paperweight Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weights. Showing some multicolored fishes and a coral reef inside a clear glass fish....
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Rugged Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage rugged petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4.75"W x 3.75"D x 3.5"H. Cool...
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15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Petrified Wood
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pierre Giraudon, a Pair of Lucite Sculptures "Neon", France, Midcentury
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of resin/lucite sculptures designed by Pierre Giraudon, model "Neon", France Mid-Century Modern / 1970s.
With glow in the dark effect. Decorative and in good condition. Sma...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
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".
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Beautiful Multicolored Swirl, Murano Glass Paperweight, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Fish Sculpture Paperweight with Gold Flecks, 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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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 ...
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15th Century and Earlier American Antique Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Quartz
Sculptural Bronze Paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculptural decorative paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Gilded bronze.
Dimensions: 11 cm W, 8 cm H, 2 cm D.
Good condition.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Seguso Murano Teal White Opal Albastro Italian Art Glass Baby Elephant Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent teal blue-green and white opalescent Italian art glass baby elephant sculpture / figurine. Documented to desi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Polished Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage polished petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4.5"W x 3.5"D x 3.75"H. Col...
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15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Petrified Wood
Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener, Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A sculptural Midcentury corkscrew and bottle opener combination from the 1950s. In the shape of a large key, designed by Carl Aubock, executed by...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Italian 1920s wrought iron dragon and snake paperweight
By Carlo Rizzarda
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1920s wrought iron dragon and snake paperweight.
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1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Wrought Iron
Orange Gold Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium Block Sculpture, Cenedese Murano
By Cenedese
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful handmade Murano glass sculpture.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of Two Millefiori Flowers Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some flowers. Colors are a blue, white, red and clear. A beautiful nice addition to your desktop or a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
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
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid 20th Century Murano Aquarium Art Glass Elio Raffaeli, signed Paperweight Egg
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular and rare large venetian murano aquarium sculpture paperweight in the form of an egg with two colorful fish and multicolor strands of cane that resemble aquatic plants, ke...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Murano Limited Edition Paperweight with Two Blue Butterflies
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent limited edition paperweight attributed to Fratelli Toso. Large and showy with great bright colors of red, blue and green.
Approximately 3 inches in diameter by 3 inch...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Mid-Century Japanese Iron Kewpie Paperweights Sculptures Metal Arts Birds
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare pair of cast iron Kewpie birds; mother and child. Large one weighs approx. 2.5 lbs. and is 4 inches long, small one is about a third of that.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Paperweight Caithness Scotland Signed Collectible " Obsession" with Box 1970's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Caithness Scotland "Obsession" Signed collectible Paperweight in original box with the Caithness Collectors club paperwork.
Caithness Scotland- collectible "Obsession" art glass paperweight.
Caithness Scottish glass designer paperweight...
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Late 20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Blue Blown Art Glass Pear Fruit Gold Flecks Leaf Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Murano Blue 7" Blown Art Glass pear fruit gold flecks leaf. Circa Late 20th century. Measurements: 7" H x 7" W x 4.5" D.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Toso Murano 1976 Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Basket Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and pink Zanfirico ribbons basket with cobalt blue flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
Vintage Blown Art Glass Paperweight in Blue And Green Spiral 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This vintage 1980's glass spiral paperweight or art glass object desk accessory.
Vintage crystal art glass paperweight in blue and green Swirl.
Paper weight for the sophisticated des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
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...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Brazilian Mid-Century Jacaranda Paperclip Paperweight Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilan mid-century paperclip desk or table sculpture from the 1960s. Paperclip is functional.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Teardrop Murano Glass Paperweight with Amethyst Center
By Flavio Poli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern sculptural three-sided paperweight in the form of a stylized teardrop Murano glass with Sommerso technique features amethyst colored centered encased in clear gl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sculptural Modernist Counterweight Paperweight in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very well-, heavy and steady made counterweighted paper holder in solid bronze. It resembles an oil pump. Presumably custommade and handed as a gift to an employe of the Danish Cor...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Travertine Horse Bookends Letter Holder by Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of horse-shaped bookends and letter holders in travertine marble by the Italian designers Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Travertine
Hand Blown Glass Ocean Sea Wave Paperweight Signed Karg
By Rollin Karg
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown glass paperweight with interior ocean wave with hues of turquoise, deep indigo, sky blue, cadet blue and crimson ribbon wave.
Engraved signature Karg, at bottom edge rim.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Paperweight in Murano Glass with Inner Bubbles and Gold Dust, Sculpture, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful sphere in Murano glass. Game of air rising from a golden dust.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Konst Glashyttan Urschult Paperweight, Glows in UV, Sweden 1965-1970
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage spherical paperweight features a bright, graphic central core done in blue and yellow glass with 3 large controlled bubbles, encased in clear glass in sommerso technique. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Uranium Glass
Max Ingrand mod. 2291 paperweight for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Max Ingrand model 2291 paperweight for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Signed with the incised F X
Reference: Quaderni Fontana Arte 6
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Cut Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Italian Art Glass Parrots Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge red and yellow hand blown pulled Murano glass sculpture of two parrots perched on glass branches. Italy, 1960s.
The sculpture is well executed with the Sommerso and Murrine gla...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte Glass paperweight with two decorative silver coins, Italy 1958
This paperweight was made as a souvenir for the 50th anniversary of the Italian A.E.C Electrical company.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Murano Gambaro Poggi Purple Scavo Italian Art Glass Rabbit Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown purple, blue and green Italian art glass bunny rabbit paperweight / figurine. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company, with an original "Vetreria Artistica - Gambaro & Poggi Murano - Made In Italy" in clear and gold lettering still attached. The bunny was created with an "Scavo" textured surface. The main body is a lavender purple, with green ears...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Stone Inkwell, Souvenir from Oran Area, circa 1940, Morocco
Located in Labrit, Landes
Marocain stone inkwell
The sculpture represents a horseshoe surrounded by branches of leaves
The words "Souvenir oranais" are wroten in French on ...
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1940s Moroccan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Paperweight attributed to Baccarat
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful paperweight attributed to Baccarat.
Paperweights were created in France in the 19th century. Glass paperweights began to be widely collected in the mid-19th century, af...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Carl Auböck Jingelo Bell Paperweight #5039
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Auböck Jingelo Bell Paperweight #5039
Only polished
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
1970s by Renato Toso Murano Glass Pair of Stone Paperweights
By Renato Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Sassi" by Renato Toso, 1970
Clear and black Murano glass
Excellent condition, just slight sign (look at the picture).
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Entertaining Masked Ninja Angel Fish, Vintage Hand Blown Murano Fun 1970s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Hilarious pair of Murano Angel fish with a whiff of Ninja about them
Crafted in hand blown glass from Murano, Italy
Circa 1970's
Height 8.5 inch, Wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Razor Blade Brass Paperweight #5378, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A handmade paperweight in the shape of a razorblade, model 5378, originally designed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Aus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4"W x 3.5"D x 3"H. Coll piece! #3899
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Petrified Wood
Mid-Century Minimal Abstract Figurative Crystal Sculpture signed Steuben
Located in New York, NY
This delightfully formed Mid-Century Modernist Minimal Abstract Figurative Crystal Sculpture signed Steuben originates from France during the latter half of the 20th Century. This pi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
1960s Italian Design Crystal Key Fontana Arte Style Paperweight
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare crystal key paperweight
Perfect condiction.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Glass Duck Paperweight attributed to Wedgewood, England, 1970s
By Wedgewood
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 1970's glass duck paperweight. attributed to Wedgewood, England
Crafted with a base of crystal clear glass, the colourful glass paperweight has bee...
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1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Polished Breccia Marble Sphere Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A sculptural object of tactile allure and visual intrigue, this Italian marble sphere dates to the 1980s and is meticulously carved from Breccia marble, prized for its dynamic veinin...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Breccia Marble
Two Dolphins in Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two blue dolphins in a Coral Reef, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano 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
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
Murano Art Glass Paperweight of a Fish, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful, playful and colorful paperweight that will spark your imagination every time you put your eyes on it.
Murano art glass, signed.
A nice addition to any desktop.
Mea...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Yellow Modern Desk Accessory
Located in Miami, FL
A Touch of Venetian Sunshine: Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Paperweight
This captivating Murano art glass paperweight brings a touch of Venetian sunshine to your desk. Hand-b...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Brass and Steel Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bronze and steel sculpture features a brass pestle that sits atop a steel mortar. Though not an actual mortar and pestle, this piece resembles just t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass, Steel
Venini Glass Paperweight
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This egg-shaped Venini glass paperweight has a purple spiral encased in an orange spiral. It still bears the original Venini label with the Veronese va...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Murano Millefiori Set of 2 Owl Paperweights in Style of Fratelli Toso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
An unusual owl shaped paperweights feature colorful millefiori on dark background and an applied clear glass eyes and ears details, finished with matte surface.
The larger owl is marked with the original "Made in Murano, Italy" red and gold oval foil label on the left side; it has remnants of square paper label on the bottom. The small...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
1970's Da Ros for Cenedese 'Attr.' Clear & Green Murano Bubble Glass Paperweight
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, Mid-Century Modern vintage water drop shaped paperweight with singular trapped air bubble inclusion within the green/blue/turquoise clear (slightly tinted) glass. Very unusual ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla Paperweight Desk Accessory
By Orrefors, Gunnar Cyren
Located in Ferndale, MI
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla paperweight figurine.
Original label intact, etched signature, Orrefors GC 480715.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
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.