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Lampworked Posy in Amber
France
Saint Louis, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)
(702450)

Flat posy of pink, white, blue, and pale yellow millefiori cane flowers with five green lampworked leaves; encircled by a ring of alternating light blue and pink millefiori canes; diamond-cut, amber-flashed base; sides cut with four spaced circular printies

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Lampworked Posy in Amber<BR>France<BR>Saint Louis, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)<BR>(702450)<BR><BR>Flat posy of pink, white, blue, and pale yellow millefiori cane flowers with five green lampworked leaves; encircled by a ring of alternating light blue and pink millefiori canes; diamond-cut, amber-flashed base; sides cut with four spaced circular printies
     
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