ANTIQUE BACCARAT BUTTERCUP LAMPWORK AND MILLEFIORI ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, cut-faceted with a circular top window, central white and red buttercup with a yellow stamen, five interior petals and six ruby exterior petals, four green leaves protruding from the backside, short green stem supporting an additional leaf and matching bud, encircled by a single exterior garland of alternating white tubes and green and white cogs, deep cut rayed underside. The Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat. Circa 1850. 2 1/4" DOA.
Literature: Parallels Dunlop - Baccarat Paperweights, p. 72, fig. 225.
Provenance: L. H. Selman Ltd., 10/29/2010.
Condition
Excellent condition overall with the surface likely having light post-production polishing.