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Magnum Millefiori Mushroom
France
Baccarat, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 inches)
(702344)

Magnum weight enclosing a close millefiori mushroom; star-cut base; sides cut with six rows of circular printies in graduated sizes, one on top

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Magnum Millefiori Mushroom<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 inches)<BR>(702344)<BR><BR>Magnum weight enclosing a close millefiori mushroom; star-cut base; sides cut with six rows of circular printies in graduated sizes, one on top
     
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