A massive armorial glass goblet 19th century

A massive armorial glass goblet 19th century, the generous rounded bowl engraved with an armorial shield above the motto 'Sibi Et Liberis', a crest above the monogram 'MMJC' and entwined sprays of rose and thistle, all beneath a narrow ovolu border with tiny floral sprigs, the short plain stem issuing from a faceted knop on the circular foot, 31cm.

Cf. Arthur Churchill, History in Glass, pl.15, no.64.

Provenance: from a private collection in Sussex.