Paperweights, used to hold down papers, and most commonly made in glass, evolved in Venice in the early nineteenth century, and spread to France via Bohemia about 1845, where the finest examples were produced by three factories: Baccarat, Clichy and St Louis. Examples from these manufacturers are mostly unmarked and widely faked and imitated and thus a minefield for the uninitiated. The most popular motif is millefiori ('thousand flowers'), though fruit, single flowers, insects, and other small objects are often used as well as portraits and view. The cheaper paperweights use air bubbles as decoration. The classic paperweights are round more...

Millefiori, which translates from the Italian as "a thousand flowers" is a method of decorating glass with slices of coloured canes in flower design, embedded in clear molten glass. The technique was known as far back as the first century BC and was revived and modified in Venice in the 16th century. The process was used to make paperweights in Venice and Bohemia in the 19th century, and the technique spread to France, England and the United States.

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Scottish crystal paperweight, handmade in Scotland by John…

Scottish crystal paperweight by John Deacons, millefiori star design

Scottish crystal paperweight, handmade in Scotland by John Deacons, millefiori star form interior banded by helix canework, on lime grounds, initialled in cane with label

Strathern crystal paperweight, anemone design with millefiori…

Anemone Millefiori Crystal Paperweight: Yellow Ground Twisted Cane Design

Strathern crystal paperweight, anemone design with millefiori interspersed with white twisted cane on yellow ground

Baccarat Scrambled pattern paperweight, 19th, circa French…

Baccarat Scrambled Pattern Paperweight, 19th Century French Collectible

Baccarat Scrambled pattern paperweight, 19th, circa French Baccarat paperweight 'End of day Scramble' a bed of upset Latticinio Muslin and colourful twisted tubes, circa 1850

Baccarat 19th century. Paperweight, dated 1848 spaced canes on…

1848 Baccarat Paperweight with Spaced Canes on Upset Muslin Ground

Baccarat 19th century. Paperweight, dated 1848 spaced canes on upset muslin ground, signed and dated

An antique millefiori glass paperweight, 19th century, 4 cm…

19th Century Millefiori Glass Paperweight, Antique, 4cm x 6.5cm

An antique millefiori glass paperweight, 19th century, 4 cm high, 6.5 cm diameter

Caithness glass paperweight, millefiori design with flattened…

Millefiori Glass Paperweight: Flattened Top Design by Caithness

Caithness glass paperweight, millefiori design with flattened top

Small Perthshire Scramble glass paperweight, with millefiori…

1972 Perthshire Scramble Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Stamped Central Cane

Small Perthshire Scramble glass paperweight, with millefiori canes, central cane stamped P 1972

art glass paperweight, multi-coloured millefiori against yellow…

Vibrant Millefiori: Multicolored Paperweight on Yellow Ground

art glass paperweight, multi-coloured millefiori against yellow ground

An antique Clichy scattered millefiori paperweight, the…

Clichy Millefiori Paperweight with Rare Purple Rose

An antique Clichy scattered millefiori paperweight, the scattered millefiori on an opaque turquoise ground with a large central classic Clichy rose cane surrounded by an assortment of pretty pastry mould and cog canes, three additional rose canes in white…

Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight & other millefiori…

Perthshire Glass Millefiori Paperweight with Central Cane Stamp

Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight & other millefiori weight central cane stamped P

Boxed Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight one cane marked P…

Perthshire Glass Millefiori Paperweight with Ship and P Cane

Boxed Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight one cane marked P 1972 and another decorated with a sailing ship

Millefiore art glass paperweight, dated to outer flower 1974…

1974 Millefiore Art Glass Paperweight

Millefiore art glass paperweight, dated to outer flower 1974 (Perthshire?)

Perthshire glass paperweight, millefiori multi coloured canes

Millefiori Perthshire Glass Paperweight

Perthshire glass paperweight, millefiori multi coloured canes

An antique millefiori glass paperweight of squarish form, 19th…

Millefiori Glass Paperweight, 19th Century

An antique millefiori glass paperweight of squarish form, 19th century, 8 cm high

A miniature French millefiori paperweight, by Baccarat, dated…

Baccarat Millefiori Paperweight, 1847

A miniature French millefiori paperweight, by Baccarat, dated 1847, featuring a close packed assortment of complex millefiori amoung picture canes and gridel silhouette canes. Signature and date cane 'B/ 1847', 3.5 cm high, approximately 6 cm diameter

A Murano millefiori paperweight, height 4.5 cm, depth 6.5 cm

Murano Millefiori Paperweight - 4.5cm x 6.5cm

A Murano millefiori paperweight, height 4.5 cm, depth 6.5 cm

art glass paperweight, central mauve colour base, flower head…

Mauve Flower Millefiori Glass Paperweight

art glass paperweight, central mauve colour base, flower head and leaf decoration surrounded by circular millefiori edging

Millefiori vintage glass paperweight, 20th century, 4 cm high,…

Vintage Millefiori Glass Paperweight, 20th Century

Millefiori vintage glass paperweight, 20th century, 4 cm high, 6.5 cm diameter

Saint Louis French millefiori glass paperweight with original…

Limited Edition French Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Certificate

Saint Louis French millefiori glass paperweight with original certificate and box, 20th century, limited edition 343/500, 6 cm high, 8 cm diameter.

A collection of glass including a milk glass oil lantern, a…

Glass Collection: Lantern and Millefiori Paperweight

A collection of glass including a milk glass oil lantern, a millefiori paperweight

A millefiori glass paperweight, 20th century, 4.5 cm high, 8 cm…

Millefiori Glass Paperweight, 20th Century

A millefiori glass paperweight, 20th century, 4.5 cm high, 8 cm diameter

Baccarat French millefiori glass paperweight, 20th century,…

Baccarat Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Acid Etched Mark

Baccarat French millefiori glass paperweight, 20th century, acid etched factory mark. 5 cm high, 8 cm diameter

Millefiori paperweight signed and dated 1978

1978 Signed Millefiori Paperweight

Millefiori paperweight signed and dated 1978

Whitefriars millefiori owl art glass paperweight

Millefiori Owl Paperweight by Whitefriars Art Glass

Whitefriars millefiori owl art glass paperweight

3 x paperweights i.Modernist, unknown maker, with rising…

Assorted Glass Collectibles

3 x paperweights i.Modernist, unknown maker, with rising bubbles, from a blue & white 'Wavy' ocean. Height 10.5 cm ii.Orient & Flume, iridescent glass rabbit. Inscribed on base, plus #664. Height 7 cm iii.Unknown maker, 'Scrambled spaghetti' design'.

4 x fine paperweights 2 of, likely by Clichy, 'Scrambled…

Fine 19th Century Paperweights with Millefiori and Porthole Designs

4 x fine paperweights 2 of, likely by Clichy, 'Scrambled millefiori', design, 19th century. (both with abrasions). Heights 10 cm & 5 cm 2 of with porthole design. Likely by Clichy or Baccarat i.Clear & red glass, 6 side portholes plus one at the top. Very…

3 x paperweights i.Caithness (Scotland), 'Horoscope' 1/1,…

Three Unique Paperweights with Scottish and French Designs

3 x paperweights i.Caithness (Scotland), 'Horoscope' 1/1, signed ii.Caithness (Scotland), 'Blue Marlin' (titled on base) iii.Maker unknown, perhaps Baccarat or Clichy. Depicts a central plant with 'Millefiore' canes as the flowers.

Two Clichy millefiore miniature paperweights, circa 1850, one…

Clichy Millefiore Miniature Paperweights, 1850

Two Clichy millefiore miniature paperweights, circa 1850, one with a central white floret and eight encircling canes including a distinctive Clichy rose, the other with concentric wreath form florets in green and aubergine encircling a central pale pink…

Brendon Sole Wanganui New Zealand paperweight, white green…

Brendon Sole Etched Signature Paperweight

Brendon Sole Wanganui New Zealand paperweight, white green encased canes etched signatures 5/08 10 cm diameter.

Four early millefiori glass paperweights, decorated with flower…

Millefiori Flower Glass Paperweights (Set of 4)

Four early millefiori glass paperweights, decorated with flower heads in green, blue and red (4)

19th century glass paperweight. Clichy close millefiori weight.…

Clichy Millefiori Glass Paperweight from 19th Century

19th century glass paperweight. Clichy close millefiori weight. Diameter 5 cm. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth.

A glass millefiore paperweight, 6.5 cm diameter

Millefiore Glass Paperweight - 6.5cm Diameter

A glass millefiore paperweight, 6.5 cm diameter

A glass millefiore paperweight, 75 cm diameter

Large Millefiori Glass Paperweight

A glass millefiore paperweight, 75 cm diameter

A St Louis paperweight, multi-coloured millefiori canes, one…

St. Louis Millefiori Paperweight with Box & Certificate

A St Louis paperweight, multi-coloured millefiori canes, one cane marked and dated, with original box and certificate.

Murano paperweight concentric millefiori and Kosta reflecting…

Millefiori & Reflecting Bubble Paperweights

Murano paperweight concentric millefiori and Kosta reflecting bubble paperweight

Antique Baccarat paperweight millefiori garland pattern on…

Baccarat Millefiori Garland Paperweight

Antique Baccarat paperweight millefiori garland pattern on white ground

Millefiori glass paperweight

Millefiori Glass Paperweight

Millefiori glass paperweight

Millefiori glass paperweight

Colorful Millefiori Glass Paperweight

Millefiori glass paperweight

Millefiori glass paperweight

Colorful Millefiori Glass Paperweight

Millefiori glass paperweight

Paperweight, Baccarat scattered zodiac canes on star carpet…

Baccarat Zodiac Canes on Star Carpet Paperweight

Paperweight, Baccarat scattered zodiac canes on star carpet ground

Paperweight, St Louis close compact millefiori

Compact Millefiori Paperweight by St. Louis

Paperweight, St Louis close compact millefiori

Paperweight, St Louis millefiori garlandon latticino, dated 1875

St. Louis Millefiori Paperweight, 1875

Paperweight, St Louis millefiori garlandon latticino, dated 1875

Paperweight, Paul Ysart Comple millefiori

Millefiori Paperweight by Paul Ysart

Paperweight, Paul Ysart Comple millefiori

Paperweight, Whitefriars millefiori finger cut 1971

Whitefriars Millefiori Finger Cut Paperweight (1971)

Paperweight, Whitefriars millefiori finger cut 1971

An Italian millefiori paperweight, 4.75 cm deep

Italian Millefiori Paperweight - 4.75 cm

An Italian millefiori paperweight, 4.75 cm deep

Italian millefiori glass paperweight, 8 cm high

8cm Italian Millefiori Glass Paperweight

Italian millefiori glass paperweight, 8 cm high

Paper weight, curved, with millefiori centre, marked 1853

Curved Millefiori Paperweight, 1853 Marked

Paper weight, curved, with millefiori centre, marked 1853

Paper weight, mid century, with millefiore centre

Mid-century Paperweight with Millefiore Center

Paper weight, mid century, with millefiore centre

Murano Castellani millefiori pair of apple paperweights with…

Castellani Millefiori Apple Paperweights with Stickers

Murano Castellani millefiori pair of apple paperweights with original stickers. Height 7.5 cm

Murano millefiori paperweight

Millefiori Murano Paperweight

Murano millefiori paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight: Colorful Glass Art

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Weight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight: Colorful Art Glass

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass…

Scottish Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Forget-Me-Not Pattern

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass Paperweight, c. 1976, Forget-Me-Not' pattern, depicting flowers on a yellow and green double spiral latticino cushion, incised 'P1976', with box and certificate, diameter 7 cm

Four Scottish Strathearn millefiori Glass Paperweights, c.…

Scottish Strathearn Millefiori Glass Paperweights (Set of 4)

Four Scottish Strathearn millefiori Glass Paperweights, c. 1965-1979, with one large seven, two nine and a medium nine spoke cartwheel designs on translucent ground (4), approx. diameter 8 cm

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass…

Scottish Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Twist Canes

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass Paperweight, c. 1976, limited edition, with star shape pattern outlined by twist canes, incised 'P1976' and numbered 115/450, with box and certificate, diameter 7.6 cm

French Clichy Faceted millefiori Glass Paperweight, c. 1850,…

French Millefiori Glass Paperweight, 1850

French Clichy Faceted millefiori Glass Paperweight, c. 1850, the central pink and green rose cane encircled by a concentric ring of white and blue canes, and bordered by a garland of red cog canes, alternating with pairs of white and red canes, on clear…

A fine signed Paul Ysart 'Harlequin' Scottish paperweight, from…

Signed Paul Ysart Harlequin Scottish Paperweight (6cm, 1971)

A fine signed Paul Ysart 'Harlequin' Scottish paperweight, from 1971, with paper label of Paul Harland Studio, harlequin pattern PY3008 from the Paul Ysart pattern book, with striking controlled 'Bouncing' bubbles encased in the clear glass dome rising…

Murano millefiori quality paperweight

Millefiori Murano Paperweight

Murano millefiori quality paperweight

19th century Clichy spaced millefiori paperweight

Clichy Millefiori Paperweight

19th century Clichy spaced millefiori paperweight

Mid 19th century Clichy swirl paperweight green and white canes

Green and white swirl paperweight from 19th century Clichy

Mid 19th century Clichy swirl paperweight green and white canes

An unusual cut glass millefiori paperweight, Italian, mid 19th…

Italian Millefiori Cut Glass Paperweight, 19th Century

An unusual cut glass millefiori paperweight, Italian, mid 19th century, 17 cm high, 11 cm diameter

Faceted overlay paperweight with mushroom millefiori design

Mushroom Millefiori Faceted Paperweight

Faceted overlay paperweight with mushroom millefiori design

Millefiori paperweight perfume bottle dated 1850 having a flat…

1850 Millefiori Paperweight Perfume Bottle with Glass Stopper

Millefiori paperweight perfume bottle dated 1850 having a flat base with four layers of varying millefiore flowers with a central '1850' date mark & a glass stopper with three layers of flowers with another central flower. Condition, good to fair, some…

Murano millefiore paperweight, with part original paper label

Millefiore Murano Paperweight with Label

Murano millefiore paperweight, with part original paper label

Vintage millefiori glass paperweight dated 1991

1991 Millefiori Glass Paperweight - Vintage Collectible

Vintage millefiori glass paperweight dated 1991

Paperweight. Murano glass 'Millefiori' blue white & red

Millefiori Murano Glass Paperweight in Blue, White & Red

Paperweight. Murano glass 'Millefiori' blue white & red

Paperweight. Frateli Tosco Vetreria Murano clusters of canes…

Murano Cane Cluster Paperweight

Paperweight. Frateli Tosco Vetreria Murano clusters of canes Around a central clear bubble

Paperweight. By Strathearn millefiori

Strathearn Millefiori Paperweight

Paperweight. By Strathearn millefiori

Millefiori & clear glass paperweight. Open bubble to base.…

Millefiori Clear Glass Paperweight with Open Bubble Base

Millefiori & clear glass paperweight. Open bubble to base. Height 7.5 cm

A 19th century millefiori inkwell paperweight, possibly…

Millefiori Inkwell Paperweight with Colorful Bands

A 19th century millefiori inkwell paperweight, possibly Stourbridge, the base and the mushroom shaped stopper decorated with concentric bands of colourful millefiori canes, (stopper slightly scratched), 10 cm high

Perthshire magnum patterned millefiori paperweight (box and…

Limited Edition Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight (1986)

Perthshire magnum patterned millefiori paperweight (box and certificate) 1986 128/300

Whitefriar 'Olympic' paperweight, millefiori on blue ground

Blue Millefiori Olympic Paperweight

Whitefriar 'Olympic' paperweight, millefiori on blue ground

A millefiori glass paperweight, 20th century. 6 cm diameter

Millefiori Glass Paperweight - 20th Century

A millefiori glass paperweight, 20th century. 6 cm diameter

Whitefriars full lead cut crystal millefiori paperweight, boxed

Millefiori Crystal Paperweight in Box

Whitefriars full lead cut crystal millefiori paperweight, boxed

Scottish millefiori paperweight by John Decon (with original…

Decon Scottish Millefiori Paperweight

Scottish millefiori paperweight by John Decon (with original paper label)

Whitefriars millefiori glass paperweight, together with 4 other…

Millefiori Glass Paperweights Collection - 5 Pieces

Whitefriars millefiori glass paperweight, together with 4 other millefiori paperweights

Caithness 'Millefiori Reflections' art glass paperweight with…

"Millefiori Reflections" Paperweight

Caithness 'Millefiori Reflections' art glass paperweight with the traditional millefiore ring pattern base & a suspended bubble which reflects the image of the millefiore crance, in a fitted silk lined box. Height 8 cm

Whitefriars millefiori owl faceted paperweight (in original…

Millefiori Owl Faceted Paperweight in Original Case

Whitefriars millefiori owl faceted paperweight (in original case)

Whitefriars concentric millefiori faceted paperweight (in…

Concentric Millefiori Faceted Paperweight in Original Case

Whitefriars concentric millefiori faceted paperweight (in original case)

Two Murano millefiori glass paperweights mid 20th century…

Mid-century Murano millefiori glass paperweights (2)

Two Murano millefiori glass paperweights mid 20th century Diameters: 7.8 cm & 8 cm

Overlay faceted paperweight with concentric and millefiori canes

Concentric Millefiori Faceted Paperweight

Overlay faceted paperweight with concentric and millefiori canes

Murano Concentric millefiori paperweight (label)

Murano Millefiori Paperweight with Label

Murano Concentric millefiori paperweight (label)

Millefiori and satin glass tortoise paperweight

Millefiori Satin Glass Tortoise Paperweight

Millefiori and satin glass tortoise paperweight

Two Murano scrambled paperweights

Murano Scrambled Duo Paperweights

Two Murano scrambled paperweights

Murano faceted paperweight, spaced millefiori on muslin ground…

Faceted Murano Millefiori Paperweight

Murano faceted paperweight, spaced millefiori on muslin ground (label)

Baccarat paperweight scattered canes (in case)

Scattered Cane Baccarat Paperweight in Case

Baccarat paperweight scattered canes (in case)

Baccarat paperweight, spaced millefiori on muslin ground,…

Spaced Millefiori Baccarat Paperweight with Faceted Sides

Baccarat paperweight, spaced millefiori on muslin ground, faceted sides (in case)

A collection of forty seven paperweights, a mixed selection…

Assorted Glass Paperweights Collection

A collection of forty seven paperweights, a mixed selection including floral, figural, and advertising pieces, some in the Saint Louis manner, fabricated in a variety of glass making techniques including millefiori cane work, latticinio, controlled bubble…

A Notable collection of eight Scottish paperweights, later 20th…

Scottish Paperweight Collection with Floral and Millefiori Examples

A Notable collection of eight Scottish paperweights, later 20th century, a fine selection of floral, millefiori and latticinio examples including three John Deacons' weights, labelled and/or with initialled canes; a Caithness 'Pebble', number B10160m; two…

Two various millefiori glass paperweights. Diameter 6 cm.…

Millefiori Glass Paperweights - Set of Two

Two various millefiori glass paperweights. Diameter 6 cm. (average)

Murano millefiori glass paperweight. Original label attached.…

Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Original Label - 7cm Diameter

Murano millefiori glass paperweight. Original label attached. Diameter 7 cm

Large millefiori glass paperweight. Diameter 9 cm

Millefiori Glass Paperweight - 9cm Diameter

Large millefiori glass paperweight. Diameter 9 cm

Three various small glass paperweights. Two millefiori and One…

Small Glass Paperweights - Millefiori and Latticino (Set of 3)

Three various small glass paperweights. Two millefiori and One latticino. Diameter 4 cm. (each)

Five various glass paperweights, including two millefiori and…

Assorted Floral Glass Paperweights (Chipped)

Five various glass paperweights, including two millefiori and three other floral decorated. Chips. Diameter 8 cm. (average)