Blue D/O with Butterfly (Mid-70s)

One of those rare weights that seldom appear on the market - a millefiori butterfly in a blue & white double overlay. The wings - made of complex green & anthracite canes with amber/brown eyespots - are lightly dusted with aventurine. The insect floats above a mottled pink & white cushion with aventurine inclusions. The overlay is cut with a large circular top facet and 5 round side facets. Slightly concave polished base.
Although undated, according to Dave Moir - who worked at Strathearn - the weight was probably made in the mid-1970s - by himself and Herbert Dreier. They generally worked together on these overlay weights - of which few were made.