Lot Essay
Cf. the examples sold in these Rooms on 17 November 1992, lot 261 and 29 June 1993, lot 203
Details
A ST. LOUIS GREEN CARPET-GROUND MILLEFIORI WEIGHT
Mid-19th century
The central setup in shades of red and white surrounded by six silhouette canes including a dog, a monkey, a camel, a dancer and a devil, each surrounded by a circle of pale-pink tubular canes and set into a ground of closely packed pale-green tubular canes (thread of cullet to one side)
2 13/16in. (7.2cm.) diam.
Mid-19th century
The central setup in shades of red and white surrounded by six silhouette canes including a dog, a monkey, a camel, a dancer and a devil, each surrounded by a circle of pale-pink tubular canes and set into a ground of closely packed pale-green tubular canes (thread of cullet to one side)
2 13/16in. (7.2cm.) diam.
Provenance
Anon., sale Sotheby's, 15 December 1980, lot 81