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In the early 1950s, Baccarat, the traditional French glasshouse, decided to re-introduce paperweights into its production range. The secrets of the company’s fine millefiori and lampworking techniques, however, had long since been forgotten. A gradual learning process followed. By the late 50s the company was again producing millefiori weights - mainly concentrics and zodiac closepacks - while the first lampwork examples only appeared in the late 60s. That was when Baccarat introduced a date cane plus an acid-etched insignia on the base. Later a “B” was added to the date cane. In the 1970s, an acid-etched date and edition number joined the insignia on the base. In 2002 the company decided paperweight production was no longer viable and it was phased out.

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Reference: MBA 04126
The weight with the Gridel squirrel was one of the first of the limited edition series, which featured all the famous silhouettes.  Here it is set at the centre of 4 concentric rows of complex millefiori canes.  The blue canes in the second row contain smaller versions of all 18 Gridel silhouettes. ..
£240.00
Reference: MBA 04154
A flat bouquet inspired by an antique Baccarat design.  A white double clematis, a red/white primrose & 3 blue single clematis blossoms - all with millefiori cane “stamen” - are arranged with stems and green leaves over a translucent amethyst ground. Signed with a B1982 date cane next to the bottom ..
£225.00
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