THIS IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF WARNING PURCHASERS AND PREVENTING SELLERS FROM REPRESENTING THAT THEY ARE OFFERING SOMETHING THAT IS (IN THIS INSTANCE, “MILLEFIORI BACCARAT OVERLAY PAPERWEIGHT SIGNED”) WHICH IT IS NOT. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE SELLER THAT IT IS NOT A BACCARAT AND REQUESTED THAT THEY PUT IN OR SEND ME A PICTURE OF THE “SIGNED” MARK. AS OF THIS WRITING I HAVEN’T RECEIVED A REPLY.

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THIS IS A MURANO PAPERWEIGHT MADE IN THE 1970′S. BACCARAT HAS DENIED EVER MAKING THIS, AND HAS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL THE MARK THEY USED ON THEIR PAPERWEIGHTS. SINCE I HAVEN’T RECEIVED A PICTURE OF THE MARK ON THIS WEIGHT, I AM UNABLE TO PUT THIS INFORMATION IN THIS GUIDE. I CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY THAT THE MILLEFIORE CANES IN THIS WEIGHT DO NOT RESEMBLE ANY CANES IN ANY BACCARAT WEIGHT, BUT RESEMBLE MANY, MANY, MANY MURANO PAPERWEIGHTS LISTED FOR SALE ON EBAY.

UPDATE 3/18/08: THE SELLER HAS PUT A PHOTO IN THE LISTING SHOWING THE BACCARAT MARK. IT IS A CRUDE COPY OF THE REAL BACCARAT MARK. THIS MARK WAS USED IN THE 1970′S BY A PAPERWEIGHT MAKER FROM ONE OF THE MURANO GLASS FACTORIES.

UPDATE 3/19/08: THIS SELLER HAS ALSO LISTED AN “ANTIQUE BACCARAT PANSY” ITEM #150224291253 search THIS IS A CHINESE COPY OF A NEW ENGLAND AND/OR SANDWICH FLOWER MADE IN THE 1930′S. IT IS NOT AN ANTIQUE BACCARAT PANSY.

UPDATE 3/27/08: THE SELLER HAS SOLD #15022429153 FOR AN AMOUNT FAR ABOVE ITS REAL VALUE OF $50-$75, AND ITEM #150224293352 FAR FAR ABOVE ITS REAL VALUE. IF THIS HAD BEEN AN AUTHENTIC BACCARAT OVERLAY, A KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLECTOR WOULD HAVE BID IN EXCESS OF $2,500 FOR IT.

$25 WOULD HAVE PURCHASED A BOOK TITLED “BACCARAT PAPERWEIGHTS AND RELATED GLASS-1820-1860″ AND $28 WOULD HAVE PAID FOR “CLASSIC FRENCH PAPERWEIGHTS”, BOTH OF WHICH ARE LISTED FOR SALE ON EBAY.