A fine concentric mushroom, with none of the slippage so often found in dated St. Louis weights. The tuft is composed of 5 rows of complex canes in pink, blue, chartreuse, white, claret and green tones; signed in the outer row SL 1848. The mushroom is encircled at the foot by a white corkscrew and blue torsade and is set over a 16-point star-cut base. Prov: Anon sale, Sotheby’s London 6th July 1970, Lot 33.
General
Condition
excellent; some slight pitting in the centre of the star-cut base
Fine 7-row Mushroom
Faceted Mushroom
