English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 9
Two glass beakers or tumblers 19th century
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £600
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Description
Two glass beakers or tumblers 19th century, one engraved with a man standing at the head of six horses pulling a large coach or covered wagon, inscribed 'W Ridsdale' to the side, the reverse of the glass inscribed 'WMR', the other beaker with a scene of a figure dining outside a coaching inn, the reverse with a further figure walking with a pack, inscribed 'May We Live Well On The Road' and 'In Our Journey Through Life', 11cm max. (2)
It is possible that the W Ridsdale referred to on the first glass is William Maughamby Ridsdale of Glassonby in Cumberland, listed on the 1851 census as a farmer of 70 acres.
Provenance: from a private collection in Sussex.