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Paperweight Highlights

Baccarat
French
1847

Close packed millefiori silhouette canes including a "B 1847" signature/date cane, and depictions of a dog, kangaroo, and dancing devil to name a few. Believed to be the first paperweight acquired by Mrs. Bergstrom in 1935, and the one that inspired her interest in collecting.
.0003


Saint Louis
French
ca. 1845-48

Rare, magnum upright bouquet. Concentric rows of lampwork flowers and millefiori canes in a spiral corkscrew cable torsade within mercury bands. Museum purchase.
.1900


Baccarat
French
mid. 19th c.

Sulphide figure of Joan of Arc holding a sword. Diamond faceting on curve extends to form ten-sided base. Acquired by Mrs. Bergstrom in 1942.
.0451

 
   
 

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