English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015
Lot 111
A rare Privateer wine glass c.1750-60
Estimate £5,000 - £6,000
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Description
A rare Privateer wine glass c.1750-60, the drawn trumpet bowl engraved with a ship and inscribed 'Ye London Rob't Young of Pool', raised on a teardrop stem above a folded foot, 16.6cm.
The National Archives hold copies of letters of marque awarded to Robert Young for voyages in 1756 and 1757 in The Somerset and St Kitts Planter, respectively, both against France. While no letter of marque appears to have survived in relation to The London, it would seem likely that the voyage was undertaken sometime between 1758 and 1770. This glass is sold together with a photocopy of Robert Young's will, dated 20th June 1769, in which "being in good health of body… but considering the Perils and Dangers of the Sea" he leaves everything to his wife, Ann.