A FINE DUTCH VERRE ÉGLOMISÉ GOLD AND SILVER REVERSE ENGRAVED PICTURE ON GLASS

A FINE DUTCH VERRE ÉGLOMISÉ GOLD AND SILVER REVERSE ENGRAVED PICTURE ON GLASS

BY JONAS ZEUNER (KASSEL, 1727-1814), LATE 18^TH CENTURY

depicting a duck shoot beside a lake, a walled town in the background, inscribed ‘Zeuner. inv:’ lower left. in a moulded frame

27.9 x 33.6cm

Catalogue Note

Jonas Zeuner was born in Kassel in 1727 and settled in Amsterdam in around 1750, although his first recorded works date from around 1770. He perfected techniques for decorating with engraved gold and silver leaf on a glass panel with additional reverse glass painting in oils. A similar pair of hunting scenes by Jonas Zeuner were sold by Christie's, New York, The Collector: English & European 18th & 19th century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art, 28th April-7th May 2020, Online, lot 239, for $30,000 (including fees).