| Paperweights including Collecting Paperweights, Antique Paperweights, Caithness Paperweights, Celebration Paperweights, Children's Paperweights, Glass Paperweights and Royal Crown Derby Paperweights.
From their humble beginnings as mere pieces of wood to hold down bundles of paper, paperweights have become fancy articles of high decorative and artistic value. Today, designing and manufacturing paperweights has proven to be a flourishing business for many companies.
From elaborate glass weights which have embossed or hand painted fancy decorations on them to more subdued solid glass versions – there are varieties for every occasion. In olden days paperweights used to serve purely functional purposes. However today it is a very different story. Today people love to collect them pretty much as one would collect stamps. These weights are collected as souvenirs or as works of fine art. Most of these weights are made accordingly. One segment is purely for the utilitarian aspect of the item. The other is solely for collectors seriously into this field.
There are various kinds of paperweights depending on the type of design inside as well as colours used. The Millefori variations contain cross-sectional composites of coloured cane rods. The lampwork varieties have designs such as fruit, flowers, animals or even butterflies inside. California paperweights have painted surfaces that are made with coloured glass that’s in molten form. While still in soft form, these designs of molten glass are stylized with the help of tools. These can also be adorned with metallic salts to give the surface a certain glow and shine. The sulfide varieties usually are made to commemorate a person or an event. Thus they usually have portraits inside the weight. |
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