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Turquoise Chequer Millefiori
France
Baccarat, dated 1849
Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches
(702332)

Chequer millefiori with spaced millefiori canes, including seven silhouettes and one dated cane inscribed "1849;" canes separated by a grid of overlapping turquoise rods (opaque white overlaid with translucent blue); on a white filigree ground

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Turquoise Chequer Millefiori<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, dated 1849</B><BR>Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches<BR>(702332)<BR><BR>Chequer millefiori with spaced millefiori canes, including seven silhouettes and one dated cane inscribed &quot1849;" canes separated by a grid of overlapping turquoise rods (opaque white overlaid with translucent blue); on a white filigree ground
     
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