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Overlay with Garland Millefiori
France
Baccarat, circa 1845-55

Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)
(702258)

Double overlay (opaque white overlaid with dark blue), enclosing a garland millefiori design comprised of two interlocked trefoils and isolated millefiori canes; overlay decorated with gilded scrollwork; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Overlay with Garland Millefiori<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)<BR>(702258)<BR><BR>Double overlay (opaque white overlaid with dark blue), enclosing a garland millefiori design comprised of two interlocked trefoils and isolated millefiori canes; overlay decorated with gilded scrollwork; sides cut with six circular printies, one on top
     
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