English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 94
A massive armorial glass goblet 19th century
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £850
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Description
A massive armorial glass goblet 19th century, the generous rounded bowl engraved with an armorial shield above the motto 'Sibi Et Liberis', a crest above the monogram 'MMJC' and entwined sprays of rose and thistle, all beneath a narrow ovolu border with tiny floral sprigs, the short plain stem issuing from a faceted knop on the circular foot, 31cm.
Cf. Arthur Churchill, History in Glass, pl.15, no.64.
Provenance: from a private collection in Sussex.