ANTIQUE BACCARAT TWO-FLOWER BOUQUET LAMPWORK AND MILLEFIORI ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, rare large central Baccarat Type I pansy with central stardust honeycomb cane, six green leaves protruding from the underside, raised on a green stem supporting a rare Type II six-petal primrose, a single purple bud, and two additional green leaves, all encircled by an exterior garland of alternating red, white, and green arrowhead canes, and white and blue complex star canes, rayed to the underside. The Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat. 1845-1855. 2 1/4" H, 3" D.
Literature: Parallels Dunlop - Baccarat Paperweights, p. 101, fig. 327. Parallels - Glass Paperweights of the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, pl. 49, fig. 314. Parallels Hollister - Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society, pl. 34, bottom.
Catalogue Note: According to Dunlop, "Two flower bouquets as a group are rare." This is a rare combination of the least common presentation of pansy and a rare primrose.

Undamaged having likely been expertly polished after production as the table ring has no wear.