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Flat Posy on Amber
France
Saint Louis, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)
(702446)

Flat posy of blue, pink, white, and yellow millefiori cane flowers with five green lampworked leaves; encircled by a ring of alternating yellow and white millefiori canes; amber-flashed base; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Flat Posy on Amber<BR>France<BR>Saint Louis, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)<BR>(702446)<BR><BR>Flat posy of blue, pink, white, and yellow millefiori cane flowers with five green lampworked leaves; encircled by a ring of alternating yellow and white millefiori canes; amber-flashed base; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top
     
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