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Title: 1853 dated cane garland/trefoil baccarat/dupont?
Post by: sussexglass on June 23, 2012, 12:42:33 PM
 hi, ive had this pwt for a few years , theres are a couple similar  in  ann metcalfe's small miller's pwt collectors guide . i suspect its a dupont because of the muted colours but cant find any record of ones with a dated cane. has anyone got, had, or seen one of these?  and can help in i.d. please? its 3 inches in diam with large polished concave base with narrow flat basal ring. may have had the top polished as there is not a scratch on it.
many thanks for any help resolving this. its been bugging me for a while
Title: Re: 1853 dated cane garland/trefoil baccarat/dupont?
Post by: paperweights on June 23, 2012, 07:30:33 PM
Definitely 1910-1920 Baccarat, known as Dupont.  The 1853 date is one that they are known to have used.
Title: Re: 1853 dated cane garland/trefoil baccarat/dupont?
Post by: sussexglass on June 23, 2012, 07:59:46 PM
hi alan thank you very much for your reply, i'm much obliged.  have you any idea  on where any written or web page info on this subject can be found. as i may want to attribute some hard copy or web page to it for a personal catalogue/inventory of my weights  regards sussexglass
Title: Re: 1853 dated cane garland/trefoil baccarat/dupont?
Post by: paperweights on June 23, 2012, 08:11:15 PM
Andy Dohan's excellent book The Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes has a picture of your 1853 signature cane.  See figure 5.8 on page 51.  There are also quite a few other books that talk about Dupont date canes, some with pictures.
Title: Re: 1853 dated cane garland/trefoil baccarat/dupont?
Post by: sussexglass on June 23, 2012, 08:39:26 PM
thanks Alan once again. the end of a long mystery at last. sussexglass