ANTIQUE CLICHY CHEQUER MILLEFIORI ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, central trefoil of canes including a cranberry and white tube with a cross and stars motif, a blue and white tube with a cross and flowers design, and a green and cranberry floral cog cane, encircled by two spaced rings with the interior ring consisting of eight multi-colored canes including one having adjacent tubes, and the outer garland featuring 14 multi-colored canes with a variety of cogs, tubes, and complex canes, all separated by white filigree twists with one having an opaque blue interior, all above a spaced white stave basket, polished pontil mark. Cristallerie de Clichy. 1837-1885. 2 7/8" D.
Literature: Parallels FIA - Paperweights: Highlights from the Flint Institute of Arts Collection, p. 88.
Provenance: From the collection of Carl Carter, Austin, TX.
L. H. Selman Ltd.

Excellent condition overall with scattered surface wear and short scratching.