A waddling of three small ducks, one headed in the opposite direction of the other two, floats at the center of a hollow-blown dome. Each duck is beige with yellow, red and green feather stripes and has a red bill and eyes. The avian friends swim over clear water inside a narrow ring of green and white jasper, depicting a grassy bank surrounding the pond, inside a star-cut clear footed base. Six side facets and a top facet serve as portals to view the intimate undisturbed scene within. For similar examples, see Sotheby’s, July 1, 1968, auction catalog, page 41, lot 277, and Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 117. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4”

Boldly-colored complex millefiori, some whole and some partial, include the silhouettes of two pairs of dancing devils and two monkeys, as well as a rare date cane. The delightful selection of millefiori is spaced on a cambered cushion of white upset muslin with bits of colorful filigree. Star-cut ground. Diameter 3 1/8”

A double-tiered pink clematis appears to the right of a dense bouquet while a white counterpart appears to the left, below a trio of small blue flowers. Each bloom is centered by a complex cane and accompanied by a companion bud, still tightly-sheathed in thin sepals. The bouquet is gathered on stems, filled with crenulated green leaves and tied with a pink ribbon. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/16”

Four concentric rings of millefiori include silhouette canes of a deer, horse, dog, monkey, elephant, rooster, goat, moth, pelican and pheasant, picture canes of a flower and of shamrocks and colorful complex millefiori with trefoils, arrows, six-point stars and cogs, spaced on a dense cushion of white upset muslin with bits of colorful filigree and ribbons. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 15/16”

A field of tightly-packed millefiori in rich colors includes bull’s-eyes, stardust and cogs, along with a “C” signature cane at the perimeter. Numerous very rare blue, purple, green and yellow rose canes are scattered about in the prairie, as well as several iconic pink and green roses and uncommon white and pink roses. A basket of alternating blue and white staves holds the design. Clear ground. Diameter 2 13/16”

A beautiful and large light pink and green rose cane rests at the center of alternating turquoise blue and white curved radial staves that create a mesmerizing vortex. “Under the magnification of the dome, whirling millefiori pinwheels create a scintillating visual illusion, forming a dramatic ground for the millefiori cane. This piece holds one spellbound, a twisting whirlpool with a rose at its center.” The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition, page 28. Diameter 2 1/16”

A deep red “thousand petal” rose sits atop a short pert stem flanked by a single leaf on one side and a two-leafed sprig with a red forget-me-not flower and an additional leaf on the other. Six spaced leaves and a companion red bud crown the bloom. A millefiori garland of alternating green and white crimp canes and red bull’s-eye and white stardust canes borders the design. Star-cut clear ground. All-over geometric faceting and top octagonal facet. A similar example is pictured and discussed in Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 100, fig. 324. “...roses used this way are rare and this is a very special weight.” Diameter 3 1/16”

A large iconic pink and green rose cane dots the center of five intertwined garlands shaped like large question marks, each made of a chain of pastry mold in different colors and dotted by a large contrasting complex cane. White upset muslin over parallel latticinio rods on the underside. A carefully positioned round facet appears over each lobe, spaced by long vertical windows, below a top facet. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16”

A large flower has a surprising blue and white whorl and white stardust cane center, surrounded by six white-rimmed cobalt blue petals, each with a patch of violet near the core. Seven green leaves protrude from behind the primrose, as it blooms on a short green stem with six additional green leaves. Clear ground. A similar example is pictured and discussed in Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 93, fig. 301. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/2”

A purple and white cog cane contains the silhouette of a dog, surrounded by five close concentric rings of sawmill cog canes and complex canes, in pink, white, green and blue. A signature cane resides near the canine friend, while the whole design sits in a green and white-striped stave basket. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/8”