Jim Peake
Head of Department
Lot 63
A remarkable Bohemian amber-stained punch set, mid 19th century
5 June 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge£7,000 - £10,000
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Fergus Gambon
Director
A remarkable Bohemian amber-stained punch set, mid 19th century
Each part engraved through the deep amber flashing to reveal the clear glass beneath, the punchbowl constructed in three sections, the globular bowl engraved with rutting stags and a further stag on the reverse, the flared neck section forming a container for fruit engraved with a stag pursued by hounds, the base section forming a tray elaborately engraved with fruiting vines, on which rests a set of twelve beakers each engraved with a single deer or a hound, a ladle deigned to fit inside the bowl also engraved with vines, the tray 42.5cm diam, the bowl and its neck about 35cm high, the ladle 28cm long (16)
Footnotes
A very similar punch set in ruby stained glass was sold by Bonhams, Masterpieces of Bohemian Glass: Part II, 30 September 2015, lot 125
