English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd May 2018

Lot 29

A cut glass pineapple stand c.1800

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £250

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Description

A cut glass pineapple stand c.1800, raised on a wide flared foot cut with a hobnail band rising to a stepped stem, 11.3cm high.

Provenance: the Lefroy family, Annemore, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Thomas Langlois Lefroy had a brief affair with Jane Austen in 1795 and is rumoured to have been the inspiration for Mr Darcy.