ANTIQUE CLICHY CHEQUER MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT, central green and pink Clichy-style rose with two exterior garlands with the interior having a very rare blue Clichy Rose, exterior garland having a white Clichy rose, all resting on and connected by an upset muslin ground in a chequer pattern, polished pontil mark. Cristallerie de Clichy. 1837-1885. 2 3/8" D.
Literature: Parallels Hollister - The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, p. 129, figs. 136-138.
Provenance: From the Ben Fields collection, Forth Worth, TX.
L. H. Selman Ltd., Auction 71, lot 49.
Condition
Very good condition overall with scattered surface wear, scratches, and minor bruising.