Paperweights done up as sleighs, mostly laden with rock crystal ice. From Imperial Russia. None of the plastic stuff.

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Sleigh paper weight, the rectangular base with lapis lazuli veneer, surmounted by an ormolu sleigh with a rock crystal “ice block”. Mid 19th c. Russian. Maker not known. Image © Bonhams 2001-2023. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28631/lot/314/russian-lapis-lazuli-and-rock-crystal-sleigh-paper-weight/

Malachite and ormolu paper weight modeled in the form of a peasant guiding a horse-drawn sleigh. Malachite base with cast and gilded bronze. The reins are missing. 19th c. Russian. Maker not known. Image © Drouot.com. Fair use license. via https://drouot.com/en/l/19282617-a-malachite-and-ormolu-paper-weight-with-sleigh-russian-19th

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