Lot Essay
Cf. Paul Hollister, Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, New York, 1969, p. 262-263, fig. 229 and 230
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A FRENCH SULPHIDE PORTRAIT WEIGHT
The clear grey-blue glass set with a bust of Benjamin Franklin to sinister, inscribed in blue on the reverse 'Franklin', Doheny Collection no. 58
2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) diam.; 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
The clear grey-blue glass set with a bust of Benjamin Franklin to sinister, inscribed in blue on the reverse 'Franklin', Doheny Collection no. 58
2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) diam.; 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high