Lot 130
  • 130

Two Baccarat close-pack millefiori paperweights dated 1848 and 1849

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • 6.9cm diameter by 4.6cm. high; 2¾in. by 1 7/8 in. and 6.9cm. by 4.7cm.; 2¾in. by 1¾in.
each set with brightly coloured millefiori canes, the first including a cane  of a dancing devil, a dog, a cockerel, a pelican and the date cane, the second a cane of a dog, a cockerel, a squirell, a goat, a pigeon and the date cane

Condition

One paperweight slightly polished. Otherwise in good condition.
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