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Lot 29*

A rare Dutch engraved armorial 'VOC' light baluster wine glass, circa 1750

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20 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,275 inc. premium

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A rare Dutch engraved armorial 'VOC' light baluster wine glass, circa 1750

The round funnel bowl with the crowned arms of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, flanked by lion supporters, above a banner inscribed 'CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT' (Small Things Flourish by Concord), the reverse with monogram 'VOC' within a shield flanked by martial trophies, set on a cushion knop over a slender beaded inverted baluster, and a conical foot, 19.5cm high

Footnotes

Provenance
Sotheby's sale, 6 July 2005, lot 177

A glass engraved with this coat of arms from the Basil Jefferies Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 November 2014, lot 53.

Saleroom notices

Please note that the 'VOC' monogram to the reverse of this glass is likely to have been engraved at a later date.

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