Lot 217
  • 217

A St. Louis Blue and Green Cruciform Carpet Ground Weight 19th Century

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • diameter 2 15/16 in.
  • 7.4 cm

Provenance

David P. Wilber, Ouray, Colorado, August 1987
Sold, Christie's, London, February 11, 1986, lot 49
Sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, January 20, 1971, Lot 167
The Collection of Roy Moore, London

Exhibited

London, Spink & Son, Ltd., June 1982, no. 153
London, Spink & Son, Ltd., May 1977, no. 258

Literature

Patricia Mc Cawley, "An English Garden", Paperweight Collectors' Association Bulletin, 1983, p. 8, fig. 18

Condition

Height of dome: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); repolished
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