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Lot 140

An engraved mixed twist wine glass, circa 1765

1 December 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,912.50 inc. premium

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An engraved mixed twist wine glass, circa 1765

The bell bowl finely decorated with a sprig of five bell-shaped flowers on a single stem with a large serrated leaf, set on a mixed stem containing a multiple spiral airtwist alternating with a single opaque white spiral thread, 17.6cm high

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Provenance
Julius and Ann Kaplan Collection, Bonhams sale, 15 November 2017, lot 64

This distinctive glass is closely related to other examples with blue or green colour twist stems, see the footnote to lot 141 in this sale. A possible Low Countries origin for this group is discussed by Delomosne and Son, The Seton Veitch Collection (2006), no.43.

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