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Turquoise Carpet Ground Millefiori
France
Baccarat (signed), dated 1848
Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)
(702298)

Carpet ground of pale turqouise honeycomb canes with red and white ribbed centers; inset with spaced millefiori canes, including eight silhouettes and one signed and dated cane inscribed "B/1848"

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Turquoise Carpet Ground Millefiori<BR>France <BR>Baccarat (signed), dated 1848</B><BR>Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)<BR>(702298)<BR><BR>Carpet ground of pale turqouise honeycomb canes with red and white ribbed centers; inset with spaced millefiori canes, including eight silhouettes and one signed and dated cane inscribed &quotB/1848"
     
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