Lot Essay
Cf. the example sold in these Rooms on 23 May 1989, lot 343.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A St. Louis faceted close millefiori mushroom weight
MID 19TH CENTURY
Details
A St. Louis faceted close millefiori mushroom weight
Mid 19th Century
The tuft with closely-packed canes in predominant shades of pink, red, green and blue set within a torsade, the opaque laminated corkscrew core entwined by yellow-ochre threads, beneath a mercury band, cut with a window and three rows of printies, star-cut base
3in. (7.6cm.) diam.
Mid 19th Century
The tuft with closely-packed canes in predominant shades of pink, red, green and blue set within a torsade, the opaque laminated corkscrew core entwined by yellow-ochre threads, beneath a mercury band, cut with a window and three rows of printies, star-cut base
3in. (7.6cm.) diam.