English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016

Lot 83

Two gilt-decorated wine glasses c.1760-70

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1600

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Description

Two gilt-decorated wine glasses c.1760-70, one with a rounded funnel bowl decorated possibly in the Giles atelier with fruiting grapevine, the other with an ogee bowl gilded with flying insects and flower sprigs beneath a formal scroll and diaper border, both raised on double series opaque twist stems, 15cm max. (2)

Provenance: from a private collection in Sussex.