English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 25
Two large glass rummers with shipping scenes 1st half 19th century
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1400
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Description
Two large glass rummers with shipping scenes 1st half 19th century, one of straight-sided form and engraved with a large ship at full sail, the reverse with the initials 'WS' beneath a basket of fruit, the other of rounded form and engraved with a ship beneath the Sunderland Bridge, the reverse with a Masonic coat of arms and the motto 'In God is All Our Trust', both raised on square lemon squeezer bases, a few small chips to the feet, 22cm max. (2)
Cf. Arthur Churchill, A History in Glass, pl.30, no. 132 for the larger.
Provenance: from a private collection in Sussex.