This paperweight has a cute little pig standing on an oval shaped base. It is marked with a bee on a flower symbol and numbered 1149.
The symbol stands for the Benedict Mfg Co Syracuse NY. Accordong to the hallmark, it dates to the 1880s.
This paperweight also has a pig.
Marked Pairpoint Mfg. Co. 2428
This paperweight has an American eagle perched on a rock on a detailed decorative base.
It is marked Reed & Barton. The silverplate has a slight bronze like finish to it, which might just be tarnish.
This paperweight has a dachshund.
Marked Homan Silverplate Co. 14 Special Metal.
This might be more of a scuptural/figural centrepiece/statue or a paperweight.
It has two hunting dogs, maybe one is a bloodhound. It is marked Wilcox Silverplate Co. 2205
This lopvely statue or paperweight has a greyhound or whippet standing on a rocky base.
Marked Wilcox Silverplate Co 2204, so preceeds the one above.
In excellent condition with great patina, although a little bit of the tail at the end may be missing.
This is absolutely fabulous. It has a large hunting dog with a bird in its mouth.
Marked Pairpoint Mfg Co. 31. It is about 5 inches high and very heavy.
You can see a large figural napkin ring along side it, showung you how big it is.
This is a marvelous figural depicting a bull tied to a post by its horns. It is marked Rogers Silverplate (? hard to read) Co. New Haven, Conn.
This figure actually appears as a sketch on page 82 of Victor Schnadig's book "American Victorian Figural Napkin Rings"
Two bulldogs or pug dods running alongside each other.
I am not sure what this was, as there is no sign that a napkin ring or toothpick hodler was attached.
Unmarked with a great dark patina.
The dogs legs are bent out of shape a bit.
For awhile I thought it may have been attached to a ring or toothpick holder,
but there are no signs of that it was connected to anything else.
It may well be a paperweight or a just a sculpture. $200
This is a fabulous Kate Greenaway girl paperweight, made of bronze, not Britannia metal.
It is very heavy. $300