ANTIQUE BACCARAT MILLEFIORI BUTTERFLY LAMPWORK AND MILLEFIORI ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, complex example, central butterfly with semi-translucent amethyst body encasing a fine latticinio twist, pale blue eyes and delicate blue antennae, and multi-colored complex cane forewings and hindwings, encircled by a single exterior garland of alternating red, blue, and white arrowhead canes, and white tubes with a red and white complex interior, all above an opal upset muslin ground, polished pontil mark. The Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat. 1845-1880. 2 1/8" H, 2 1/2" D.
Literature: Parallels Dunlop - Baccarat Paperweights, p. 112, figs. 365, 366.

Provenance:
From the collection of Tad McKeon, Loudon, TN.