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Rare and Collectable Antique Glass Paperweights for Sale.

Paperweights were first made in Europe, in Venice in the late 15th century. Some of the earliest surviving examples were made in France c1750 and in England from the early 1800's using sulphides (ceramic cameos) as the centrepiece in a ball of clear glass.

The period from 1840 to 1860 is often referred to as the Classical Period of paperweight production. This was the time when the great French glassworks at Clichy, Baccarat, and St. Louis led the world with the quality and creativity of their paperweights.

Other countries followed their lead, and in the USA two major glass paperweights manufacturers were the New England Glass Company and the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company

Today's Great Deals on Antique Glass Paperweights ...

Paperweight Glass Yellow Flower with Green Leafs 2 1/8 diameter    $9.95

PERTHSHIRE MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHT    $41.39

John Deacons "COMPLEX SILHOUETTE MILLEFIORI" Paperweight STUNNING    $39.00

STUNNING BRIAN HIRST AUSTRALIAN STUDIO ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT SIGNED    $67.61

Way Kool Mushroom Glass Paper Weight Scorpio Only Have One Sweet Deal:)    $3.04

PERTHSHIRE PP46 Closepack Millefiori Spade    $189.00

John Deacons COMPLEX MILLEFIORI Paperweight STUNNING    $39.80

Perthshire Paperweight 1989A Miniature Swirl with Central Lampwork Flower LE    $174.95

Paperweight Heavy Bubble Glass Handmade Very Heavy Crystal Ball Design*    $7.16

Rare Signed HAROLD HACKER Coiled Green Snake on White    $185.00

Perthshire Commemorative Millennium Paperweight 5 Silhouettes Unique 2000 Cane    $274.95

Perthshire PP14 'Tartan Plaid' 1976 Letter H Limited Edition Paperweight EC    $175.00

HUGE 100 MM Cut Glass Diamond Paperweight COBALT BLUE    $12.95

John Deacons Rose/Pink Carpet Ground w/Scattered Millefiori Canes    $189.00

PERTHSHIRE PP42 Scent Bottle w/Millefiori Bottom and Twisted Thread Stopper    $89.00

Caithness Mount Rushmore Paperweight 50/500 LTD ED    $56.00

Collectibal Art Glass ZEBRA Paperweight - Black And White    $4.98

Iridescent Sand Dollar Paperweight    $5.00

Dachshund Puppy Dog Cloth Paperweight, Doorstop by Fiddlers Elbow    $10.99

Caithness Glass 'Pastel' Ruby/Pink Paperweight by Colin Terris 1986    $10.35

Caithness Glass 'Misty Rose Mist' Paperweight by Colin Terris 1987    $10.35

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The Venetians revived the Roman millefiori (thousand flowers) techniqe of creating a design within a rod of glass. This was done by clustering together rods of different colours to form a design and then fusing these rods into one, pulling it out to make one long thin rod, and cutting it into sections. These sections were (and still are) cut into slices each slice with the same cross-sectional design (often a flower, sometimes a figure or a letter or date).

Browse the listings above to find rare and collectable examples Glass Paperweights to add to your collection.