Lot Essay
For a similar example see The Homer Perkins Collection, Christie's, New York, 23 September 1998, lot 74.
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MID-19TH CENTURY
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A SAINT LOUIS CARPET-GROUND WEIGHT
MID-19TH CENTURY
The ground composed of pale-pink hollow tubes with crimped edges lined in deep-salmon, set with five circlets of pale-green hollow tubes with crimped edges lined in dark-green, each enclosing a silhouette of a horse, a dancing figure, a camel, a devil and two dancing figures, the center with a similar circlet enclosing a composite cane in blue, green and enclosing a squirrel
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) diameter; 1½ in. (3.7 cm.) high
MID-19TH CENTURY
The ground composed of pale-pink hollow tubes with crimped edges lined in deep-salmon, set with five circlets of pale-green hollow tubes with crimped edges lined in dark-green, each enclosing a silhouette of a horse, a dancing figure, a camel, a devil and two dancing figures, the center with a similar circlet enclosing a composite cane in blue, green and enclosing a squirrel
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) diameter; 1½ in. (3.7 cm.) high