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Item Ships From: New York
Malachite Jewelry Dish or Desk Vessel
Located in New York, NY
A green malachite jewelry dish or desk vessel, circa 20th century. Piece can work as a small jewelry/trinket dish, a standalone decorative object, or paperweight/desk accessory for small items, etc. Convenient for a table, office, desk, shelf, vanity, nightstand, etc. Dimensions: .75" Height x 2.25" x 4.75" Other items in images also available, search 1stDibs ref. #s: European white alabaster column pillar, ID#: LU1314218503602 (SOLD.) Blue art glass knot, ID#: LU1314218486102 (SOLD.) Green Murano art glass paperweight, ID#: LU1314218504872 (SOLD) Malachite dish (larger of the two), ID#: LU1314218497672 (SOLD.) Black and brass desk pen set...
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20th Century Organic Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Malachite

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...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Uranium Glass

Vintage Patinated Pipe Extractor Bit Paperweight
Located in Amityville, NY
1970s pipe extractor bit with amazing patina used as a paperweight. Conical in shape with sculptural threading, this piece is great as a masculine desk object or accessory. From th...
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1970s Vintage New York Paperweights

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Metal

Wall Street Dollar Sign and Bull Brass Desk Paperweights
Located in New York, NY
A set of Wall Street brass paperweights or decorative objects; a brass dollar sign and bull, circa mid to late-20th century. Great desk accessories. Dimensions: Dollar sign: 2....
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Late 20th Century Japanese Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Brass

An Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The square paperweight with specimen marbles inset in yellow marble ground.
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique New York Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Paul Seide for Milropa Studio Sculpture or Paperweight Art Studio Glass 1977
By Paul Seide
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking, complex art glass sculpture or paperweight features fused central core with controlled bubbles, multi-layered pigments, and dichroic glass that is encased in clear glass l...
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Glass Eye Studio Controlled Bubbles Paperweight, Seattle Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural paperweight features swirling structure of controlled bubbles, encased inside a clear glass layer in sommerso technique. The piece has elongated egg shape with soft, rounded edges, that directs the eye towards the central design element. Colorful fused glass in pastel blue, pink, and off-white colors forms abstract patterns, raising from the base of the paperweight and encompassing its curves, accentuate the shape of the piece, and slightly iridescent finish on the surface add color and visual interest to the piece. The piece is signed and dated in etching (GES 92) on the side near the base. Founded in 1978 in Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market, but moved to the historic Ballard neighborhood later on, Glass Eye Studio...
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1990s American Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso

Antique Pairpoint Crystal Advertising Amber Glass Paperweight C1920
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pairpoint Crystal Advertising Amber Glass Paperweight C1920 Measures - 3"h x 6.25"w x 1.5"d
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Blue John Paperweight Egg Mounted on Fluorspar Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The brightly colored blue john egg mounted on a rectangular base. H. 3" x W. 4" x D. 2 3/4"
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian New York Paperweights

Materials

Quartz

Limited Edition Cast Sculpture in Bronze or Brass, Constantin by Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Constantin, a Limited Edition series of cast Bronze, Brass or Leaded Bronze in Polished, Brushed or Rustic finish by Costantini founder William Stuart; his homage to Constantin Brancusi. Each piece is unique and hand-numbered by the artist. Options available will be confirmed at time of order. About William Stuart William C Stuart...
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2010s Argentine Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Horse Country Scene Decoupage Glass Paperweight, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A glass and paper decoupage paperweight of an English country scene with horses, circa 1970s, England. A great piece for a desk, library, side/end table, etc. Dimensions: 2.63" Depth...
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Mid-20th Century English Country New York Paperweights

Materials

Felt, Glass, Paper

Purple Amethyst Geode Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A light blue and purple amethyst geode natural specimen decorative object or paperweight. Piece has a light blue surface with a deep purple amethyst encrusted chasm. Dimensions: 4" D...
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20th Century Organic Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Amethyst, Rock Crystal

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 New York Paperweights

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

Carl Auböck Pipe Paperweight, Brass, Signed
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Carl Auböck Pipe Paperweight, Brass, Signed. Small scale meticulously detailed brass pipe paperweight by Viennese designer Carl Auböck.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Brass

1980 Lucite Copper Penny Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
An '80s modern or Postmodern period Lucite and copper U.S. penny paperweight, 1980, USA. All pennies are of the year 1980. A great desk accessory or ...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Copper

Brad Shute Abstract Paperweight, American Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking paperweight has abstract green and white glass design encased inside clear glass; controlled bubbles, dispersed among the free-flowing colored glass swirls, guide the eye a...
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1990s American Organic Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso

Scottish Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Scottish organic modern style clear/transparent and moss green art glass paperweight or decorative object, circa 1970s, Scotland. A great piece for a desk, office, librar...
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1970s Scottish Organic Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Sotheby's, New York Important Paperweights, Sale No. 5349
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's - New York: Important Paperweights - Sale No. 5349 - Saturday, June 15, 1985. Sotheby's Auction House, NY, June 1985. 1st Ed softcover. 393 lots photographed in color and b...
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1980s American Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Paper

Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Op Art Paperweight, New York Art Glass
By Thomas Kelly
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Op Art paperweight was hand blown in elongated ovoid shape. The colored rounded central gather has evenly distributed swirls of blue glass with randomly added yellow pigment placed in abstract, graphic pattern, with the whole structure enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Subtle reflections of the central colored core in clear glass part of the paperweight add complexity and visual interest to otherwise minimal piece. The paperweight is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the bottom. Thomas Kelly is an established glass artist working in Vitrix Hot Glass studio in Corning, New York. He started in the glass studios of Alex Brand and Thomas Buechner where he had the opportunity to learn from two distinctly different artists, each having their own unique talents; Kelly worked for 10 years with Thomas Buechner III at Vitrix Hot Glass Studio, developing his glass working skills and aesthetic sensitivity. At Vitrix, visiting artists such as Lino Tagliapietra and Fritz Dreisbach...
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Early 2000s American Organic Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Postmodern Black Metal, Clear Acrylic and Steel Nails Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern period clear and black acrylic and metal decorative object, circa late-20th century Piece is rectangular in shape, comprised of three pieces acrylic (black and clear), black metal screws and thin metal nails (approximately 500), making this an interesting Postmodern decorative object...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Colin Stone Sommerso Murine Paperweight, American Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual paperweight was hand blown in elongated ovoid shape. The brown glass murine inclusions in various shapes and sizes were placed in abstract, graphic pattern inside light blue...
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine

Aluminum Desk Block and Tray Accessory Set
By Argosy Designs
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Desk set This high polished aluminum desk set, comprised of a desk tray and desk block, adds style and sophistication to your work surface Measures: Desk block 3...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Aluminum

A Norwegian Porphyry Sphere
Located in Spencertown, NY
The purple/white stone in the shape of a sphere
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Mid-19th Century Norwegian Neoclassical Antique New York Paperweights

Materials

Porphyry

Aluminum Desk Accessory / Paperweight
By Argosy Designs
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Desk block This high polished aluminum desk block, adds style and sophistication to your work surface. Made to order.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Aluminum

Napoleon Brass Desk Top Sculpture and Bell
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique continental brass Napoleon doorstop and desk bell. 19th century. Bell is 6.75" tall.
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19th Century Antique New York Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Grand Tour Inlaid Marble Specimen Paperweight, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The center made up of blue marble veneers, yellow marble and green marble with each section banded by Carrara marble.
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour New York Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Ceramic Sculpture, Oblong Cube with Oval Opening in Glossy Gray Glaze
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Hollow yet weighted, this contemplative ceramic sculpture is both an object to look at as well as to hold. The center opening creates negative space, suggesting the passing through o...
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2010s American Organic Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Heavy Solid Bronze Clover Shaped Paperweight, France, 1970s
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze paperweight.  
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Two's Company Lucite Owl Tape Dispenser Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage lucite owl tape dispenser manufactured in Hong Kong for Two's Company of Mount Vernon, NY (ca. 1960s). Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb, who...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Edward VII Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Edward VII glass paperweight. "Honi soit mal quiy mal y pense" commemorative souvenir paperweight of Edward VII in his coronation robes, England, circa 1902...
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Early 20th Century English New York Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Grand Tour Inlaid Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The paperweight inset with a plaster cast of the Coliseum, outlined in 'marmo nero' and marmo giallo.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique New York Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Supreme x Tru Grit Red Kettlebell Six KG Weight, New in Box, Fall 2022
By Supreme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Supreme fall 2022 red Kettlebell six kilogram weight, New in Box.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Vintage Bronze Bracelet Cuff Object with Unique Markings
Located in New York, NY
Exact origin unknown. Handsome desk accessory.
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Early 20th Century French Primitive New York Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Glass Paperweight Signed Joel Philip Myers 1968
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Glass paperweight signed Joel Philip Myers 1968.
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1960s Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Italian Venetian Style Green Glass Pear Paperweight
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) green glass pear shaped paperweight.
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20th Century Italian Baroque New York Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Stylized Cast Iron Doorstop Sphinx with Pyramid and Original Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegantly cast Art Deco Stylized Sphinx with Pyramid and in original paint Door Stop. Finished on both sides and retains most of the original color.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Red Rose Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Red rose paperweight. Created from an encased, natural red rose. Measure: 3".
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21st Century and Contemporary New York Paperweights

Materials

Resin

Sculptural Desktop Pen Holder by Jiri Jelinek
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Art glass hand-carved, pen holder / paper weight featuring etched linear motif and layered red glass stripe by Jiri Jelinek. Jiri Jelinek (b. 1967, Cze...
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2010s American Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Industrial Anvil, 20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Small, playful vintage Industrial anvil.
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20th Century American Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Brass

Salviati Vintage Green Orange Purple Crystal Murano Glass Sculpture Work of Art
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
1970s Mid-Century Modern mouth blown Murano glass organic sculpture by Salviati, a crystal clear glass "stone" decorated in the interior with swirls of colors in lime green and red o...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Blown Glass

Wonderful Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture Alligator Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Carved Rock crystal sculpture Of An Alligator Paperweight Desk Accessory.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Rock Crystal

Crystal and Brass Business Card Holder – Elevate Your Workspace with Style
By DAINTE INC
Located in Monroe, NY
Introduce a touch of luxury and modernity to your desk or reception area with this Crystal and Brass Business Card Holder. The sleek brass b...
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2010s American Art Deco New York Paperweights

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Austrian Jugendstil Vienna Bronze Sculptural Paperweight by Carl Fiala, ca. 1910
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT This elegant Austrian Jugenstil sculptural desk paperweight depicts some fantastic half-human creature from the underwater world, riding a snail. Signed C. Fiala, dark-green co...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

"Langouste" Pâte de Verre Paperweight by Walter and Bergé
By Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau pâte de verre paperweight (or "Presse Papiers") by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé is an earlier, and smaller version of a series of "Langouste" paperweights f...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau New York Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Venini tray clear glass with a circular slightly inverted dome, 1950s Italy
By Venini
Located in Bronx, NY
1950s Venini tray clear glass with a circular slightly inverted dome rough green almost black glass inlay, great for a night table to rest your watch or je...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

"Langouste" Pâte de Verre Paperweight by Walter and Bergé.
Located in New York, NY
A French "Langouste", pâte de verre paperweight by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé. The brown crayfish with red spots straddles a green and yellow curved base. Circa 1920. A simil...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Tall Art Glass Blue Swirl Jellyfish Paperweight
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artisan-made, hand-blown, art glass paperweight by Rochester Folk Art Guild features a graceful, cobalt blue form resembling a jellyfish or a flower encased in a clear glass tall obl...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Art Deco Bronze and Green Agate Sculptural Vide Poche, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Unmarked, probably Austrian, this charming carved green agate octagonal vide poche with green/black patinated bronze handle is done in the manner of Hagenauer - a superbly detailed a...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Bronze

Italian Murano Blue and White Glass Paperweight
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Murano-style (Mid-20th Century) crystal bulbous shaped paperweight with blue and white swirl design.
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20th Century Italian Baroque New York Paperweights

Materials

Crystal

French Belle Époque, Patinated Bronze Desktop Sculptural Paperweight, 19 Century
Located in New York, NY
Signed illegibly original red marble base. Dimensions: H: 8.25” x W: 3.25” x D: 4.25” Base diameter: 2.75” This beautiful and delicate desktop dark chocolate-brown patinated br...
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1870s French Belle Époque Antique New York Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze and Marble Paperweight with Bust of Louis XIV, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and Marble Paperweight with Bust of Louis XIV, circa 1900. E.F. Caldwell and Co. New York.
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Early 20th Century American New York Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Bassinet, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
French gilt bronze bassinet, circa 1875.  On marble base.
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Late 19th Century French Antique New York Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Felt Lined Steel and Brass 'Waveform' Paperweight
By McDevitt Metal, John McDevitt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A contemporary Art Deco style brass and steel paperweight with a felt base. Perfect for the paperless office. Limited edition of 20 - stamped and signed underneath. The bras...
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2010s American Art Deco New York 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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New York Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Rare Important Heavy 19th Century Bronze Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are Offering is A Beautiful and Rare Exquisite Museum Quality Heavy 19th Century Bronze Paperweight of Framed Composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Outstandi...
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20th Century French New York Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

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