Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori piedouche paperweight. A red and white ruffle cane is encircled by six concentric rings of assorted star, crimp, ruffle and cog complex canes in pink, green, blue, yellow and white, within a basket of vertical blue and white hollow staves, which extends downward to a footed clear base. "The piedouche was another innovative variation of the paperweight format. The artisans accentuated the grandeur of the millefiori by literally placing it on a pedestal. These pieces are also known as basket weights, because they conjure poetic images of a bright basket filled with ‘a thousand flowers.' All of the major French factories produced pedestal weights, but Clichy excelled in this area." —The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition. Good condition and internal flaw. Diameter 2 7/8", height 2 1/2".