Vintage Baccarat Millefiori Glass Paperweight Floral Cane Art Murano Style

Description

View Vintage Baccarat Millefiori Glass Paperweight Floral Cane Art Murano Style with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Crystal Clarity: Baccarat paperweights are made from high-quality crystal, known for its clarity and brilliance. Vintage Baccarat Millefiori paperweight in pristine condition. Measuring 2.5 x 2.5 inches. These paperweights are known for their intricate designs featuring colorful glass canes arranged to resemble flowers, which is what "millefiori" means in Italian: "a thousand flowers". Baccarat, a French crystal company founded in 1764, is renowned for its craftsmanship and artistry in creating these decorative objects. Key features of the paperweight include: Millefiori Design: The paperweight displays a complex arrangement of multi-colored glass canes, creating a floral mosaic pattern. Gridel Motifs: The design may incorporate "gridels," which are miniature silhouette canes featuring recognizable shapes or figures. Crystal Clarity: Baccarat paperweights are made from high-quality crystal, known for its clarity and brilliance. White Silhouette Pattern: The millefiori is set against a white silhouette pattern, a signature element of Baccarat paperweights. Craftsmanship: Each paperweight is handcrafted by skilled artisans, making them unique and collectible pieces. Baccarat paperweights, which first appeared in Europe in the 1840s, were originally designed to hold down stacks of paper. They soon became popular as decorative objects and collectibles, prized for their beauty and the skill involved in their creation Category: Collectibles › Decorative Collectibles › Paperweights. Brand: Baccarat.

Brand

Baccarat

Color

Multicolor