Antique Glass Paperweights

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Garland-patterned millefiori with silhouettes, Baccarat, c. 1848-55 (cat. no. 21).  In this rare, complex, cinquefoil garland, each loop, centered by a large animal silhouette cane, is composed of a different type of floret.  Shamrock canes are unusual in a garland, as is the upset filigree ground.  The central arrow cane, however, is almost a Baccarat trademark.  Baccarat garlands, usually double trefoil or circlet, are among the factory's loveliest motifs.