English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015
Lot 37
A Bohemian goblet of erotic interest late 17th/early 18th century
Estimate £50 - £100 | Hammer £120
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Description
A Bohemian goblet of erotic interest late 17th/early 18th century, engraved with a continuous scene of Diana and Actaeon, the naked goddess and two female attendants surprised at their ablutions, while the stag-headed Actaeon is chased by his hounds, with moulded gadrooning to the base of the bowl, raised on a multiple knopped stem, crizzled, the foot broken, 24cm.
Provenance: from the estate of the late Christopher Sheppard.