ANTIQUE BACCARAT CLEMATIS LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT

ANTIQUE BACCARAT CLEMATIS LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT, colorless, cut-faceted, very rare clematis variation with ribbed opal petals under smooth ruby petals, central stardust cane, short green stem with seven green leaves, rayed base. France. 1840-1860. 2 3/8" DOA.
Very good condition overall with some scattered flaking/chipping to the edges of some cuts.
Literature: Parallels Dunlop - Baccarat Paperweights, p. 80, fig. 256.
Provenance: From the Ray & Sylvia McAuliffe Collection, Loveland, OH.
Catalogue Note: According to Dunlop, "A very rare variation of a clematis with ridged white petals inset with small smooth red ones."
Condition Report: Very good condition overall with some scattered flaking/chipping to the edges of some cuts.