A BACCARAT FACETED SULPHIDE COLOUR-GROUND WEIGHT
Mid-19th century
The clear glass set with a full-length portrait of The Madonna standing holding the Christ Child above a celestial cloud with numerous cherubs, set on translucent cobalt-blue ground, cut with top and geometric side facets, set on a narrow circular foot, Doheny Collection no. 158
3in. (7.6cm.) diam.; 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) high
Lot Essay
Cf. The Estelle Doheny Collection, Christie's, Camarillo, California, 3 & 4 February 1988, lot 616W
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