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Spaced Millefiori on Filigree
France
Baccarat, dated 1849
Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 inches)
(702388)

Spaced millefiori canes, including six silhouette canes and one dated cane inscribed "1849" ("1849" reversed); on a white filigree ground

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Spaced Millefiori on Filigree<BR>France <BR>Baccarat, dated 1849</B><BR>Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 inches)<BR>(702388)<BR><BR>Spaced millefiori canes, including six silhouette canes and one dated cane inscribed &quot1849" (&quot1849" reversed); on a white filigree ground
     
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