A rare Baccarat magnum flat bouquet paperweight, circa 1850


Inset with two purple-and-blue pansies flanking a turquoise-and-white buttercup and with a white double-clematis above, the flowers all with yellow honeycomb centres, all growing from an unusual twisted stalk with several lime green leaves and two white buds, star-cut base, 9.2cm diam, 6.5cm high
|ProvenanceSotheby's sale, 30 November 1999, lot 347The Late Countess Poulett Collection