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Lot 210*

A good St. Louis pear paperweight, circa 1850

14 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A good St. Louis pear paperweight, circa 1850

Inset with a single large ripe pear resting on a bed of leaves with three bright red cherries, set on a spiralling white filigree cushion, 8cm diam, 5.9cm high

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Provenance
Christie's sale, 4 June 1991, lot 296
The Late Countess Poulett Collection

While pears are frequently found in mixed fruit weights from St. Louis, a single large pear is uncommon.

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