Original Listing Description

Antique Baccarat Roundels or Circlets Millefiori Paperweight Antique Baccarat Roundels or Circlets Millefiori Paperweight. circa 1845-1860. Antique Baccarat millefiori paperweight with a red, white, and blue garland pattern consisting of seven circles of millefiori canes, each with a single complex cane in the center. Six of the roundels are arranged in a a circle around the center roundel. The design is placed over a clear ground. The paperweight is unsigned but has several unique Baccarat canes and I guarantee that this is a genuine Baccarat millefiori paperweight from the classic period 1845-1860. A desirable addition to any collection of antique paperweights. Great color. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only. Note on white glare: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Note: US buyers only. This will not ship outside the US. Delivery in the US will require a signature. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 1 3/4" high. The bottom is ground concave. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or scratches. This paperweight has been professionally restored. Signature: Unsigned but I guarantee that this is a genuine Baccarat millefiori paperweight from the classic period 1845-1860. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production. 1845-1860 - Classic period 1920-1934 - Dupont period 1953-2002 - Modern period This classification is definitely an over simplification. The best millefiori and lampwork paperweights were made during the classic period (1845-1860). Baccarat continued to make paperweights after the classic period, but little is known about the extent of the product line or who made the paperweights. What is known is that by 1910, the offering in the catalog had dwindled to pansy paperweights, simple open concentric paperweights, and rock paperweights. Popular lore attributes 1920-1934 Baccarat paperweights to a Mr. Dupont, who supposedly was the last worker at Baccarat to know the secrets of paperweight making. These paperweights were sold at a Baccarat retail shop in Paris. No collector or scholar ever met Mr. Dupont although at least one visited the Baccarat factory and asked to meet with him. The weights stopped appearing in the shop in 1934. In 1952, Paul Jokelson approached Baccarat with the idea of making sulphide paperweights again. In 1953 Baccarat resumed paperweight production with a series of sulphide paperweights the first of which were the unsuccessful Eisenhower sulphide followed by the Queen Elizabeth coronation sulphide. Millefiori paperweight production was resumed in 1957 and lampwork paperweights were re-introduced in the early 1970s. Baccarat stopped making this type of fine glass paperweights in 2002. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port. If you have any questions, please click the "paperweights" link under seller information and then contact seller. Please check out my other eBay auctions or visit my eBay Store. Free shipping in the US. If you are outside the US, please review the cost of postage. If in doubt, please check with me first. I ship to most countries If you are blocked from bidding, please contact me and I will add your eBay user name to the allowed bidders list. If you would like a different shipping option, please contact me before paying the invoice. Full value will be declared for customs purposes. Please do not ask me to declare this a gift. The buyer is responsible for any customs fees, VAT fees, or handling charges imposed by your country's customs services.

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