He may leave it in his kitchen or use it as a paperweight on his desk.
Sulfide paperweights have an encased cameo-like medallion or portrait plaque made from a special ceramic that is able to reproduce very fine detail.
Functional products include ashtrays, spoon holders, trivets, paperweights and salt and pepper shakers among other items.
The portrait paperweights contained pictures of ordinary people reproduced on a milk glass disk and encased within clear glass.
Workmanship, design, rarity, and condition determine the value of a paperweight.
In the 1930s the firm started production of millefiori paperweights, characterised by shallow domes and wide bases.
They gave him a tiny pension and, as a parting gift, a tacky paperweight made from dozens of discarded eyeglasses.
Present product lines include paperweights, introduced in 1981 and immensely popular.
