Lot Essay
For a parrot weight of similar style attributed to Saint Louis, see P. Hollister and D.P. Lanmon, Paperweights: “Flowers which clothe the meadows”, Corning, 1978, p. 102, no. 230. Also compare the bird weight from the New York Historical Society Museum, P. Jokelson, One Hundred of the Most Important Paperweights, London, 1967, p. 174, pl. 78.