![Antique cast lead fish paper weight.: Title: Antique cast lead fish paper weight. Date/Period: 1930's Dimension: 4 1/2” high Additional Information: Nice antique cast lead fish paper weight in great all original patina & condition.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332695/179465238_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717798128)
Paperweights
![Antique cast lead fish paper weight.: Title: Antique cast lead fish paper weight. Date/Period: 1930's Dimension: 4 1/2” high Additional Information: Nice antique cast lead fish paper weight in great all original patina & condition.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332695/179465238_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717798128)
![GLASSHOUSE STUDIO PAPERWEIGHT SIGNED: Title: GLASSHOUSE STUDIO PAPERWEIGHT SIGNED Date/Period: unknown Dimension: approx 5 x 2 Material: glass Additional Information: GLASSHOUSE STUDIO PAPERWEIGHT OIL LAMP METALLIC IRIDESCENT FLOWER SIGNE](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332695/179464814_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717798128)
![Vintage cast brass Dachshund paper weight.: Title: Vintage cast brass Dachshund paper weight. Date/Period: 1950's Dimension: 3 1/2” long Additional Information: Nice vintage cast brass Dachshund paper weight in great all original conditio](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332706/179477916_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717798251)
![Five glass paperweights, including Nourot and Ditchfield: Five glass paperweights, including (1) signed 'J. Ditchfield 1980'; (1) signed 'Nourot 81' (?); (1) signed 'Nourot PT-37-93 Acc'; (1) signed 'N.S.G' and (1) unsigned, greatest 3.5"h](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/306/333568/180159975_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718407263)
![Five glass paperweights including Nourot: Five glass paperweights, including (1) signed and dated 'Nourot '02'; (1) signed and dated 'Nourot 83'; (1) signed 'Nourot 96'; (1) with foil label for Isle of Wight and (1) signed indistinctly 'Ru Ha](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/306/333568/180159974_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718407263)
![A GILT BRONZE AUSPICIOUS BEAST PAPERWEIGHT.: Gilt Bronze Auspicious Beast Paperweight.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8258/332917/179705089_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041681)
![A BAMBOO PAPERWEIGHT: L. 29 cm. W. 9 cm. H. 2 cm. Weight 132 gram.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7484/332447/179376176_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717895764)
![STEUBEN ART GLASS #8344 #8358 PREENING GOOSE & GANDER PAPERWEIGHT FIGURINES A pair of 1970's: STEUBEN ART GLASS #8344 #8358 PREENING GOOSE & GANDER PAPERWEIGHT FIGURINES A pair of 1970's vintage Steuben art glass goose and gander designed by Lloyd Atkins. The taller measures approximately 5.5](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/672/332796/179549266_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717796272)
![TWO CHINESE BAMBOO PAPERWEIGHTS, 'XIAN NU' AND 'POEM', 'MEI LIN SHAN REN' MARK: Thickness: 2.6cm, Length: 28cm, Width: 4cm. Weight: 0.556kg Description Statement: Any description statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7361/333083/179805080_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718150232)
![CHINESE HETIAN JADE PAPERWEIGHT, 'BOY AND AUSPICIOUS BEAST': 4.3x3.2cm. Weight: 0.09kg Description Statement: Any description statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Merces Gallery shall h](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7361/333083/179805303_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718150232)
![Vintage bronze Buddha paperweight: Vintage bronze Buddha paperweight est. value $35.00-$45.00](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2863/333575/180194693_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718449168)
![fire dept helmet shaped display/paperweight: Early heavy cast iron fire dept helmet shaped desk top display/paperweight circa 1950?s est. value $100.00-$125.00](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2863/332571/179385542_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717784547)
![fire dept helmet shaped display/paperweight: Early heavy cast iron fire dept helmet shaped desk top display/paperweight circa 1950?s est. value $100.00-$125.00](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2863/333575/180194774_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718449168)
![Signed Art Glass Paperweight: signed Caithness Quicksilver MS841 - 2 7/8" in diameter](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3256/333619/180220302_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718569650)
![Signed Art Glass Paperweight: signed Moody? - beautifully done - 3 1/4" in diameter](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3256/332910/179702934_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717997646)
![A FINE AND RARE REGENCY GILT BRONZE CAMEL PAPERWEIGHT modelled upon a bloodstone base. 11 cm x 8 cm.: A FINE AND RARE REGENCY GILT BRONZE CAMEL PAPERWEIGHT modelled upon a bloodstone base. 11 cm x 8 cm.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332660/179450025_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770487)
![Blown Glass Bird Paperweight: Clear glass bird paperweight with multi color large speck interior .,blown glass. Measures 3 in height x 3.75 in. Long. Decorative arts, home decor, desktop accessory, blown glass paperweight, bird ar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3283/332782/179538764_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717792634)
![A BRONZED JOCKEY PAPERWEIGHT. 12 cm wide.: A BRONZED JOCKEY PAPERWEIGHT. 12 cm wide.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332660/179449810_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770487)
![RICHARD JOYCE FOR PILKINGTON, A ROYAL LANCASTRIAN PAPERWEIGHT: RICHARD JOYCE FOR PILKINGTON, A ROYAL LANCASTRIAN PAPERWEIGHT formed as a sphinx (18cm long)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6817/333495/180084883_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718404111)
News about Paperweights
![Glass treasures, from paperweights to Tiffany, at Jeffrey S. Evans, Oct. 13-15](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Oct-13-15-Presale-PR_4-1.jpg)
Glass treasures, from paperweights to Tiffany, at Jeffrey S. Evans, Oct. 13-15
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Fall Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains a wide selection of desirable material, from contemporary paperweights and Tiffany art glass to Mid-century Modern and Continental furniture. The auction will take place during three days: Thursday, October 13; Friday, October 14; and Saturday, October 15. Absentee […]
![Paperweights add heft to Jeffrey S. Evans auction, April 20-23](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-April-20-23-Presale-PR_4-1.jpg)
Paperweights add heft to Jeffrey S. Evans auction, April 20-23
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Spring Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains everything from contemporary paperweights and French art glass to antique sewing accoutrements and mid-century Modern material. The sale will take place during four days, from Wednesday, April 20 through Saturday, April 23, and bidding opens at 9 am […]
![Paperweights a top attraction in Jeffrey Evans Apr 22-24 sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Apr-22-24-Presale-PR_1-1.jpg)
Paperweights a top attraction in Jeffrey Evans Apr 22-24 sale
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Spring Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains everything from contemporary paperweights and Tiffany art glass to ethnographic art and fine jewelry. The auction will take place from April 22-April 24, and sessions on all three days commence at 9:30 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live […]
![Paperweights magnify delicate glass artistry](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/paperweight.jpg)
Paperweights magnify delicate glass artistry
NEW YORK – Paperweights are small, heavy objects used to pin down flyaway papers. Although a stray stone could do the trick, early Victorians often favored fashionable bronze alabaster, marble or Derbyshire spar (quartz) weights. Pietro Bigaglia, a glassmaker from Murano, Venice, exhibited the first dated glass weights at the 1845 Vienna Industrial Exhibition. Their […]