THIS IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING NEW (BEGINNING) PAPERWEIGHT COLLECTORS ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AN ANTIQUE BACCARAT PAPERWEIGHT.

BACCARAT BEGAN MAKING PAPERWEIGHTS IN THE 1840'S AND DISCONTINUED MAKING PAPERWEIGHTS IN 1859.  THE ONLY SIGNATURE/DATE CANES CONSISTED OF A "B" OVER 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1853 AND  1858.  BACCARAT DID NOT SIGN THESE ON THE BASE OR SIDE.

BEFORE YOU BID FIND OUT WHAT AN ANTIQUE BACCARAT LOOKS LIKE.  SEARCH THE LISTINGS, BUY A BOOK ON ANTIQUE PAPERWEIGHTS - PAUL HOLLISTER'S "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS", "BACCARAT PAPERWEIGHTS AND RELATED GLASS-1820-1860", "CLASSIC FRENCH PAPERWEIGHTS", GEORGE KULLES' "IDENTIFYING ANTIQUE PAPERWEIGHTS MILLEFIORI" AND KULLES "IDENTIFYING ANTIQUE PAPERWEIGHTS LAMPWORK" ARE LISTED FOR SALE ON EBAY.

REGARDING BACCART PANSY PAPERWEIGHTS - PAGE 15 OF THE KULLES BOOK "IDENTIFYING ANTIQUE PAPERWEIGHTS LAMPWORK" DESCRIBES THE PANSY DESIGN IN GREAT DETAIL.  "TWO ROUND PURPLE PETALS ABOVE 3 LOWER ....YELLOW" PETALS.  IN OTHER WORDS BACCARAT PANSIES ARE ALWAYS 2 PURPLE PETALS ABOVE 3 YELLOW PETALS.  PAGE 16 DESCRIBES A PANSY PRODUCED IN THE 1907-1930'S, SAME PATTERN BUT THE LOWER PETALS ARE A MUDDY AMBER COLOR.  PAGES FOLLOWING PAGE 38 CONTAIN FULL COLOR PICTURES OF ANTIQUE BACCARAT PAPERWEIGHTS. BACCARAT DID NOT CREATE A PANSY WITH RED, RED & WHITE, BLUE, YELLOW, ORANGE COLORS. 

BE WARY OF SELLER DESCRIPTIONS SUCH AS "IT'S OLD BECAUSE OF ......" , "FROM AN ESTATE", "LOOKS OLD", ETC.  LET YOUR EYES AND KNOWLEDGE BE THE JUDGE.  I'VE BEEN BUYING PAPERWEIGHTS ON EBAY SINCE 2002.  WHAT I HAVEN'T BOUGHT ARE MURANO PAPERWEIGHTS WITH FAKE BACCARAT LOGOS, BACCARAT PANSY PAPERWEIGHTS WHICH WERE 1930'S CHINESE COPIES OF ANTIQUE SANDWICH OR NEW ENGLAND GLASS COMPANY PAPERWEIGHTS.  I'VE DISCOVERED THAT MOST SELLERS REVISE THEIR LISTINGS WHEN INFORMED OF THEIR ERROR IN IDENTIFICATION, BUT SOME OF THEM IGNORE THE ATTEMPT TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THEIR OFFERING.  THEREFORE, YOU THE PURCHASER, PAYS $200+ FOR A PAPERWEIGHT WHICH YOU COULD HAVE PURCHASED FROM ANOTHER SELLER FOR $9.99.

AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL GET A REFUND BACK FROM THE SELLER!