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Paperweight

mid-19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
St Louis (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Saint Louis les-Bitche
Lorraine
Saint Louis les-Bitche
Baccarat
Lorraine
Lorraine
Baccarat
Lorraine

Paperweight, Glass, France, made by St. Louis factory, 1840-1855.

Object details

Object type
paperweight
Materials and techniques
millefiori canes enclosed in clear glass millefiori and silhouette canes enclosed in clear glass lampworked enclosure, cut millefiori canes enclosed in clear glass with lampworked enclosure, cut millefiori canes enclosed in clear glass millefiori canes enclosed in clear glass
Brief description
Paperweight, Glass, France, made by St. Louis factory, 1840-1855.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Greatest width width: 7.3cm
  • Height: 5.6cm
  • Greatest width width: 7.5cm
  • Height: 6.0cm
  • Greatest width width: 8.0cm
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Greatest width width: 7.5cm
  • Height: 5.3cm
  • Greatest width width: 7.6cm
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Greatest width width: 9.8cm
  • Height: 5.5cm
  • Greatest width width: 7.0cm
Style
19TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed 'SL' in cane (Makers's mark)
  • Signed 'B' and '1847' (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
Upright bouquet design with blue torsade, facetted
Concentric mushroom design with blue torsade and star cut base
Upright bouquet type, facetted with pink torsade. This paperweight has been re-cut since production.
Production
Sara Rossi believes this piece to have been re-cut since production.
Sara Rossi (ex-Spinks) thought that the 'SL' was so immediately obvious and clear, that she wondered whether it wasn't a fake, but then decided that the piece was okay. 17.8.93
Other numbers
  • 0666 - Glass gallery number
  • 9378 - Glass gallery number
  • 0686 - Glass gallery number
  • 0720 - Glass gallery number
  • 0677 - Glass gallery number
  • 9379 - Glass gallery number
  • 0670 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
4474B-1901

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Record createdNovember 16, 2016
Record URL
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