VINTAGE BACCARAT SNAKE LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT, coiled green and yellow central snake with black and white eyes, all above a multi-colored frit ground, signature cane to the edge of the decoration, dated "1971, applied transparent teal ground, acid-stamped signature to the underside, dated "1971", numbered 77", polished base. The Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat. Dated 1971. 3" D.
Provenance: From the Ben Fields collection, Forth Worth, TX.
Catalogue Note: Dunlop pictures a similar example on p. 179 of his book "Baccarat Paperweights". He states that many pictured on this page are either one-offs or of a very limited run.
Condition
Undamaged.