Antique Baccarat Miniature Single Clematis with Millefiori Garland Paperweight

Description: Antique Baccarat Miniature Single Clematis with Millefiori Garland Paperweight Antique Baccarat Miniature Single Clematis with Millefiori Garland Paperweight. circa 1845-1860. Antique Baccarat miniature red/orange single clematis with six ribbed petals, five leaves, and a stem. The center of the flower is a complex millefiori cane with two rings of white star shaped canes arranged around a red bulls-eye cane. The clematis is surrounded by an outer garland of alternating ten white and ten blue and white complex millefiori canes. The white canes in the garland match the cane at the center of the clematis flower. The blue and white canes have a ring of arrowhead canes around a Baccarat star cane. The design is placed over a clear ground and finished with a Baccarat star cut on the base. The paperweight is unsigned but I guarantee that this is a genuine Baccarat millefiori paperweight from the classic period 1845-1860. A unique addition to any collection of miniature paperweights. Great color. Note: The flower is noticeably off-center in this paperweight. 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. According to Paul Dunlop in Baccarat Paperweights: two centuries of beauty, the single clematis is much rarer than the double clematis. Miniature Size: 1 15/16" diameter by just under 1 7/16" high. The bottom is ground slightly concave and is finished with a Baccarat star. Condition: Excellent condition. There is a slight amount of wear on the base, but no other scratches, chips, or cracks were found on inspection. The flower is off-center. 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 1900-1934 - Dupont period 1953 - on - Modern period This classification is definitely an over simplification as it is likely that Baccarat made some paperweights on and off through most of 19th century. The best millefiori and lampwork paperweights were made during the classic period (1845-1860). Pansy weights and rock weights continued in production until much later. Some paperweights are identified as Dupont period and were made at the end of the 19th Century or early in the 20th century. Baccarat continued to make paperweights after the classic period (1845-1860), but little is known about the extent of the product line or who made the paperweights. It is known 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. New research of the Baccarat archives has identified the actual maker as Joseph Boyé (1877-1948). He is recorded as the maker of millefiori canes and millefiori paperweights during this period (1920-1934). Very little is known about Mr. Boyé, but there is enough similarity in the millefiori canes to suggest that he had access to the original molds or some of the original millefiori canes from the classic period. He later trained another glassworker, Georges Brocard, to make open concentric paperweights in 1946. Armed with this knowledge, Brocard was influential in the revival of paperweight making at Baccarat in the 1950s. Another glassworker, Louis Idoux (1882-1941), is recorded as making the Baccarat pansy paperweights during the 1920-1934 period. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the new 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. Delivery will require a signature. If you are outside the US, please do not bid. If in doubt, please check with me first. If you would like a different shipping option, please contact me before paying the invoice.

Price: 1850 USD

Location: Wellesley, Massachusetts

End Time: 2025-02-03T00:15:48.000Z

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