Lot Essay
Cf. Geraldine J. Casper, Glass Paperweights of The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Richmond, VA, 1989, p. 54, fig. 241 for the hand cooler
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A SAINT LOUIS FACETED UPRIGHT BOUQUET HAND COOLER
The bouquet composed of assorted buds and flowers in shades of pink, white, blue and ochre set amongst numerous green leaf tips, the sides cut with assorted circular printies, Doheny Collection no. 113, 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) diam.; 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high; together with a Baccarat faceted 'Swans in the Pond' weight, the clear glass containing a swan and her two cignets, cut with top and six circular side printies set on a disc foot, enclosing a ring of mica-flex transparent green and white glass near the periphery, large star-cut base, Doheny Collection no. 34, 3¼in. (8.3cm.) diam.; 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high (2)
The bouquet composed of assorted buds and flowers in shades of pink, white, blue and ochre set amongst numerous green leaf tips, the sides cut with assorted circular printies, Doheny Collection no. 113, 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) diam.; 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high; together with a Baccarat faceted 'Swans in the Pond' weight, the clear glass containing a swan and her two cignets, cut with top and six circular side printies set on a disc foot, enclosing a ring of mica-flex transparent green and white glass near the periphery, large star-cut base, Doheny Collection no. 34, 3¼in. (8.3cm.) diam.; 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high (2)