English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd May 2018
Lot 75
A Dutch-engraved Orangist goblet c.1740-50
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A Dutch-engraved Orangist goblet c.1740-50, the rounded funnel bowl engraved with monogrammed initials within a crowned band inscribed 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', flanked by fruiting orange branches, the reverse engraved 'Vivat Oranje', raised on a knopped baluster stem above a conical folded foot, 21cm.
A similar glass with a beaded knopped stem is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, gifted by Mrs Edward Holbrook and John S Holbrook.