A rare façon de Venise winged serpent-stemmed glass or goblet, 17th century, the tall rounded funnel

A rare façon de Venise winged serpent-stemmed glass or goblet, 17th century, the tall rounded funnel bowl raised on an elaborate stem with coiled rope enclosing white threads, applied at the sides with pincered wings in bright turquoise, above a folded conical foot with small basal knop, 29cm.

Provenance: a private London collection.

Glasses of this vetri a serpenti shape originated in Venice in the 16th century, but became highly fashionable elsewhere and were produced across Germany and the Lowlands. Although made in relatively high quantity, few have survived. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, Accession No. 1975:11206 for a similar example from the Robert Lehman Collection.