A very rare Clichy moss-ground spaced millefiori paperweight, circa 1850


The grassy green ground scattered with white starheads and set with nineteen evenly-spaced and brightly-coloured canes, including a distinctive yellow pastry-mould cane and a pink-and-green Clichy rose, 7.4cm diam, 5.2cm high
|ProvenanceSotheby's sale, 3 March 1992, lot 135The Late Countess Poulett CollectionAlso known as a Prairie ground, the moss ground is possibly derived from a Roman or Egyptian glass mosaic pattern. This distinctive version of a carpet ground is unique to Clichy and is, understandably, among the most desirable paperweight ground colours.