Paper-weights

Chronou Feidou paper weight bears an ancient saying, which means Value Time. It is handmade of solid brass. The saying belongs to the ancient greek philosopher, Chilon of Sparta.

The Mask of Agamemnon, paper weight. Agamemnon in Greek mythology, was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae. This unique find is the inspiration of this hand casted paper weight.

Dimensions: 7 cm x 7,5 cm x 1 cm

Handmade solid brass.

Alexander the Great is considered to be one of the greatest military generals and a famous Macedonian king. We created a paper weight, depicting Alexander the Great. The depiction is inspired by a gold medal of Tarsus.

3rd century B.C., Cilicia

Dimensions: 8 cm x 1 cm

Brass Paper-weight.

Replica of a tondo on an attic white-ground kylix (vase) from Delphi, depicting a representation of Apollo, holding his lyre in his left hand and pouring a libation with his right hand, attributed to Pistoxenos Painter. Apollo, as the god of music and the arts, was often depicted playing his lyre. The paper-weight is crafted by hand and is made of brass.

480 - 470 B.C., Delphi.

Dimensions: 12 cm x 8,5 cm x 1 cm

Brass

Replica of a tondo on an attic white-ground kylix (vase) from Delphi, depicting a representation of Apollo holding his lyre in his left hand, attributed to Pistoxenos Painter. Apollo, as the god of music and the arts was often depicted playing his lyre. The paper weight is crafted by hand and is made of silver-plated bronze.

480 - 470 B.C., Delphi.

Dimensions: 7 cm x 8 cm x 5 mm

Silver-plated Bronze Paper weight

Goddess Athena, who was widely worshiped by the ancient Greeks, inspired us to create a paperweight with the goddess Athena, as she was depicted in ancient athenian tetradrachm.

Dimensions: 6,5 cm x 5 mm

Brass

Inspired by the ancient tetradrachm of Athens, we created an elaborate paperweight with the depiction of goddess Athena.

Dimensions: 6,5 cm x 5 mm

Silver-plated Brass

Paper-weight, depicting a detail from the famous painting of Greek painter Theophilos, titled "Women of Agiassos, dancing in Karini", dated from 1930.

1930, Lesvos

Dimensions: 8,5 cm x 8 cm x 6 mm

Brass

Paper-weight, depicting a detail from the famous painting of Greek painter Theophilos, titled "Women of Agiassos, dancing in Karini", dated from 1930.

1930, Lesvos

Dimensions: 8,5 cm x 8 cm x 6 mm

Silver-plated Brass

The pigeon is one of the first birds that man got close to while the first species of pigeons appeared in our culture 3,000 years ago. Handmade paper weight made of recycled aluminum.

Dimensions: 13 cm x 6 cm x 8,5 cm

Recycled Aluminum

The pigeon is one of the first birds that man got close to while the first species of pigeons appeared in our culture 3,000 years ago. Handmade paper weight made of recycled aluminum.

Dimensions: 5,5 cm x 3 cm x 4,5 cm

Recycled Aluminum

The pigeon is one of the first birds that man got close to while the first species of pigeons appeared in our culture 3,000 years ago. Handmade paper weight made of recycled aluminum.

Dimensions: 6 cm x 6,8 cm x 2 cm

Recycled Aluminum

The frying-pan vessel, is a truly fine example of the art of pottery, created by the ancient cycladic islanders. We designed a paperweight, inspired by its frying-pan shape, which can be easily used in every modern office.

Early Cycladic II, 2800-2300 B.C.

Dimensions: 9 cm x 5 mm

Brass Paper weight

We created a silver-plated paper weight, in the shape of a frying-pan vessel. An impressive decorative and useful work of art, mad especially for you and your office needs.

Early Cycladic II, 2800-2300 BC

Dimensions: 8,3 cm x 9,5 cm x 1 cm

Silver-plated Paper Weight

Gorgoneion paper weight, inspired by the two gold gorgoneia that were found in the antechamber of the tomb of Philip II in Vergina, with the depiction of the Gorgon Medusa.

4th century B.C., Vergina, Macedonia

Dimensions: 7 cm x 7,5 cm x 1 cm

Brass.

We created a paper weight with the letters of local variants of the greek alphabetic script, which is a left writing system and one of the first scripts.

8th-7th century B.C., Ancient Greece

Dimensions: 8cm x 8cm x 6 mm

Brass

We created a unique paper weight with engraved letters, inspired by local variants of the greek alphabet, which were used in Peloponnese, Central Greece, Thessaly, Attica, the islands of the Aegean and from the cities of Ionia.

8th - 7th century B.C.

Dimensions: 8cm x 8cm x 6 mm

Silver-plated brass

Two small cannons which "framed" the figure-head of the warships during the Greek War of Independence 1821 were used by the Captains as a greeting instrument at the meeting of their ships.The cannon is brass casted and finished with brown patina.

Dimensions: 5cm x 10cm 5cm

Brass casted

Apollo & Hercules paper weight. The design decorates the upper part of a the leg of a bronze tripod which was found among others in ancient Olympia around the 8th century B.C.

Dimenstions:7 cm x 8 cm x 0,5 cm

Handmade solid brass

Horses are symbols of strength, beauty and pride. The horses, in antiquity, were used at war and also at the Olympic Games, in the chariot races and the equestrian events.

510 B.C., Athens

Dimensions: 8 cm x 6,5 cm x 5 mm

Brass, plated in silver solution 999°.

Paper weight with depiction of King Antigonos Dosson, from the silver tetradrachm, an extraordinary tetradrachma art with the head of Poseidon in front and a trireme on the back baring the signature KING ANTIGONOU, dated 229-221 B.C.

Dimensions: diameter 8 cm x 7 mm (thik)

Handmade silver-plated solid brass.

Paper weight with depiction of King Antigonos Dosson. An extraordinary tetradrachma art with the head of Poseidon in front and a trireme on the back baring the signature KING ANTIGONOU, from the mints of Amphipolis and Pella. Macedonia Greece (229-221 B.C.).

Dimensions: diameter 8 cm x 7 mm (thik)

Handmade silver-plated solid brass.

Labyrinth paper weight. The design comes from the upper part of a the leg of a bronze tripod which was part of its decoration. Ancient Olympia 8th century B.C.

Dimenstions:7 cm x 8 cm x 0,5 cm

Handmade solid brass

Linear A is one of two currently undeciphered writing systems used in ancient Greece. Cretan hieroglyphic is the other. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It is the origin of the Linear B script, which was later used by the Mycenaean civilization. Silver plaque mounted on an acrylic base to be used as a decoration or a paper-wieght.

1500 - 1200 B.C., Crete

Dimensions of the plaque: 10 cm x 7,5 x 5 mm

Dimensions with the acrylic stand: 13 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm

Silver 999° paper-weight, on an acrylic base.

Lions paper weight. It is a part of the decoration of the upper part of a the leg of a bronze tripod found in Ancient Olympia dated around 8th century B.C.

Dimenstions:7 cm x 8 cm x 0,5 cm

Handmade solid brass

The Olive Branch is a symbol of peace and creation. The paper weight is made by the artist El Phil (Eleftherios A. Philippakis).

Dimensions: 8,5 cm x 9 cm x 1 cm

Silver-plated Paper Weight

Owl, the symbol of wisdom and knowledge and the sacred bird of Goddess Athena. We created a silver-plated paper weight, inspired by the ancient tetradrachm coin of Athens.

449-419 B.C., Athens

Dimensions: 6 cm x 5 mm

Silver-plated Brass.

Inspired by the shield that is design on the obverse side of the silver stater of Thebes ( 379-338 B.C.) in Viotia in Greece.

Paperweight (presse-papiers) with the design of the Lacedaemonian shield, the shield tha Leonidas held in the battle of Thermopyles, in Sparta.

Dimensions: Φ. 8,50 cm. Χ 1 cm. (thickness)

Handmade brass with natural oxidation.

This paper weight is inspired by the Star (Sun) of Vergina, that decorated the golden larnax, which was found in the tomb of King Philip II of Macedonia. 5th century B.C., Vergina, Macedonia. Dimensions: diameter 8 cm x 4 mm (thik). Handmade solid brass.

Tripod head paper weight bearing a geometric design. This handmade brass paper weight (presse papier) comes from the upper part of a the leg of a bronze tripod and is part of its decoration. Ancient Olympia, 8th century B.C.

Dimenstions:7 cm x 8 cm x 0,5 cm

Handmade solid brass.

Trireme was an ancient war ship with ram on its prow. We created a paper weight with detail of a sculpture of a rodian trireme. It was found on a rock in the Acropolis of Lindos.

200 B.C., Lindos, Rhodes

Dimensions: 9 cm x 5 mm

Brass, plated in silver solution 999°.

Double-headed eagle, a symbol often found in coats of arms, emblems and flags associated with the Byzantine Empire. It symbolizes the dual power of the emperor, secular and spiritual, and the two heads, the sovereignty of the Byzantine emperors from east to west.

Dimensions: 6,5cm diameter x 7mm width

Brass.

Double-headed eagle, a symbol often found in coats of arms, emblems and flags associated with the Byzantine Empire. It symbolizes the dual power of the emperor, secular and spiritual, and the two heads, the sovereignty of the Byzantine emperors from east to west.

Dimensions: 6,5cm diameter x 7mm width

Silver-plated Brass.