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Lot 7

Five engraved opaque twist glasses, circa 1765

15 December 2020, 14:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £892.50 inc. premium

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Five engraved opaque twist glasses, circa 1765

On double-series stems and conical feet, comprising a pair of wine glasses, the ovoid bowls with a spray of Lily of the Valley to one side and a further floral spray to the other, below formal diaper bands, 13.8cm high, a wine glass, the round funnel bowl with fruiting vine and a floral sprig to the reverse, 15cm high, a wine flute of possible Jacobite interest, the drawn trumpet bowl with a stylised rose spray with one empty bud, a moth to the reverse, 18.1cm high, and an ale flute with a tall round funnel bowl with hops and barley, a bird to the reverse, 18cm high (5)

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Provenance
With Maureen Thompson, London, 16 September 1978 (wine flute)

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