A black, amber and clear Murano glass cubed paperweight. Made by Venini, signed to base.

A multicoloured Murano glass paperweight. Attributed to AVeM, unmarked.

A multicoloured millefiori glass paperweight. Probably Italian / Murano.

A British sandy, pink and green egg shaped glass paperweight. Made by Isle of Wight Studio.

A British ruby red glass paperweight with controlled bubble pattern. Made by Whitefriars, pattern number 9308.

A British blue and white glass paperweight. Made by Langham, marked.

A British yellow, brown and pink glass paperweight. Made by The Foundry, based at the Royal Brierley factory, designed by Jill Devine, signed.

A green and black glass paperweight. Made in Ireland by Kerry Glass, labelled.

A purple and amber sommerso glass teardrop shaped paperweight. Made in China, the teardrop shape and sommerso style is typical of Chinese production. These can be found in many different colours on the Alibaba trade website. The shiny, polished base suggests more recent production than others with a dull, frosted base.

A pink and blue sommerso glass teardrop shaped paperweight. Made in China, the teardrop shape, sommerso style and dull, frosted base finish is typical of Chinese production. These can be found in many different colours on the Alibaba trade website.

An orange, green, black and white mottled glass teardrop shaped paperweight. Made in China, the teardrop shape, mottled pattern and dull, frosted base finish is typical of Chinese production. Items with the same mottle pattern can be found on the Alibaba trade website.

A British uranium yellow green glass Spider Web paperweight. Made by Webb Corbett, labelled.