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Double Overlay with Millefiori MushroomFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)(702246)Double overlay (opaque white overlaid with rose), enclosing a close concentric millefiori mushroom with a pink and white stave basket; grid-cut base; sides cut with five circular printies, one on top Double Overlay with MushroomFrance Baccarat, circa 1845-55Diameter: 8.2 cm 3 1/4 inches)(702248)Double overlay (opaque white overlaid with dark blue), enclosing a close concentric millefiori mushroom; star-cut base; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top Millefiori Mushroom on AmberFranceSaint Louis, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)(702261)Close concentric millefiori mushroom on an amber-flashed base; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top Close Concentric Millefiori with Nineteen Clichy RosesFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)(702278)Close concentric millefiori with six concentric rings of millefiori canes in deep purple, pink, green, and white around a pink Clichy center rose; eighteen white Clichy roses alternate with green canes in the second outermost ring; pink and white stave basket Close Concentric Millefiori with White Lattice BasketFranceSaint Louis (signed), dated 1848Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)(702295)Close concentric millefiori with nine concentric rings of multicolored millefiori canes, including one black signed and dated cane inscribed &quotSL/1848" in the outermost ring; solid basket pedestal base formed of white lattice with a white spiral torsade at the rim and foot (see side view) Close Concentric Millefiori with Basket BaseFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)(702296)Close concentric millefiori with six concentric rings of multicolored millefiori canes; cluster of three green canes in center; pedestal base with blue and white staves; rounded foot Close Concentric Millefiori with Six Clichy RosesFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)(702302)Close concentric millefiori with six concentric rings of millefiori canes in pale green, white, dark blue, and pink; innermost ring comprised of six white Clichy roses encircling a red center cane; shallow blue and white stave basket Emerald Green OverlayFranceBaccarat, circa 1945-55Diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 inches)(702314)Single overlay of translucent emerald green, enclosing a spaced concentric millefiori design; sides cut with five circular printies, one on top Clichy Rose Close Concentric MillefioriFranceClichy, gilded base dated 1845Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)(702323)Close concentric millefiori with six rings of millefiori canes in deep purple, green, pink, and white around a pink Clichy rose; fourth ring contains twenty-one pink Clichy roses; fifth ring contains thirteen white Clichy roses; pedestal column of blue and white staves; gilded metal foot (see side view and QTVR) engraved Bacchus Close Concentric MillefioriEnglandGeorge Bacchus and SonsUnion Glass Works, Birmingham, circa 1845-55Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 inches)(&02345)Close concentric millefiori with five concentric rings of millefiori canes in white, blue, orange, and yellow encircling a large yellow-lined pastry-mold center cane Spaced Concentric Millefiori on BlueFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)(702382)Spaced concentric millefiori with three spaced rings; outer ring with alternating pink and green canes, middle ring with alternating dark blue and white canes, inner ring of white canes; around a pink and white center cane; on a light blue opaque ground Magnum Millefiori with One Hundred SilhouettesFranceSaint Louis, circa 1845-55Diameter: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 inches)(702401)Magnum weight in close concentric millefiori pattern; nine concentric rings of millefiori canes in blue, pink, green, and white; incorporating over one hundred tiny silhouettes, including many portrait silhouettes Miniature Millefiori with Silhouette CaneFranceBaccarat, circa 1850-1950Diameter: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches)(702410)Miniature close concentric millefiori weight with a circa 1850 antique pelican silhouette cane, encircled by two concentric rings on later Baccarat canes in white and pale pink Millefiori Wax SealFranceSaint Louis, circa 1845-55Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 inches) Length: 8 cm (3 1.8 inches)(702460)Wax seal with a close concentric millefiori papereweight head; two concentric rings of green, red, and white, and white canes; encircling a pink, green, and white center cane; cut glass stemLetter-writers closed their documents and envelopes by melting wax, dripping it onto the edge of the flap, and pressing it down with a wax seal, which often had an insignia, crest, or monogram on it that identified the sender. The seal, when not in use, rested in a wafer dish, two examples of which are in the Barker Collection. Turquoise OverlayFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)(702467)Double overlay (opaque white overlaid with deep turquoise), enclosing a close concentric millefiori mushroom with a pink and white stave basket, including one white and eleven pink Clichy roses; grid-cut base; sides cut with five circular printies, one on top Miniature Twentieth Century Millefiori with BubblesPossibly England or Scotlandfactory unknown, mid-twentieth centuryDiameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 inches)(702470)Miniature close concentric millefiori weight with gray, white, orange, and pale green millefiori canes; clear bubble center; on a gray sand ground Millefiori MushroomFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)(702483)Close concentric millefiori mushroom with pink and white staves; twelve white Clichy roses appear in the fourth ring of mushroom; grid-cut base; remains of white overlay along lower sides; dome reground Miniature MillefioriPossibly Bohemiafactory unknown, mid- to late-nineteenth centuryDiameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 inches)(702488)Miniature spaced concentric millefiori weight with an outer ring of white millefiori canes; inner ring of blue canes encircling a white center cane; flat ground base Millefiori on Lattice Pedestal BaseFranceSaint Louis (signed), dated 1848Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)(702295)Close concentric millefiori with nine concentric rings of multicolored millefiori canes, including one black signed and dated cane inscribed Close Concentric Millefiori on Gilded Base (side view)FranceClichy, base dated 1845Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)(702323)Close concentric millefiori with six rings of millefiori canes in deep purple, green, pink, and white around a pink Clichy rose; fourth row contains twenty-one pink Clichy roses; fifth ring contains thirteen white Clichy roses; pedestal column of blue and white staves; gilded metal foot (which could have been added at any time) engraved Turquoise Overlay Mushroom MillefioriFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)(702467)Double overlay (opaque white overlaid with deep turquoise), enclosing a close concentric millefiori mushroom with a pink and white stave basket, including one white and eleven pink Clichy roses; grid-cut base; sides cut with five circular printies

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