English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009

Lot 45

Napoleonic interest: a glass goblet engraved with a lion seated on a clifftop

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

Napoleonic interest: a glass goblet engraved with a lion seated on a clifftop, one side inscribed "Bonaparte's Threat" beneath entwined rose and thistle, the other with "The Lion's Vigil" below an acorn-laden oak branch, 21.7cm. Provenance: From the collection formerly at Hinton House, Hinton Charterhouse and thence by descent.