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Clichy Double Overlay Millefiori Mushroom Weight
France
Clichy, circa 1845-1855
Diameter: 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

Photo by Gary Andrashko, Illinois State Museum

<b>Clichy Double Overlay Millefiori Mushroom Weight<br>France<br>Clichy, circa 1845-1855</b><br>Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)<br>(702467)<br><br>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
     
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