A fine Lauenstein engraved goblet and cover
Circa 1760.
The thistle-shaped bowl with beaded faceted solid base, engraved with a crowned cartouche inscribed A LA MAISON ROYALE, flanked by martial trophies above a faceted knopped stem and folded domed foot, the flat domed cover with faceted finial, gilt line rims, 31.5cm high (2)
The thistle-shaped bowl with beaded faceted solid base, engraved with a crowned cartouche inscribed A LA MAISON ROYALE, flanked by martial trophies above a faceted knopped stem and folded domed foot, the flat domed cover with faceted finial, gilt line rims, 31.5cm high (2)
Sold for
£3,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: George III King of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector of Hanover (1738-1820) and thence by descent; Königliches-Familien-Museum Inv. Nr.66, sold Sotheby's, The Royal House of Hanover, Schloss Marienburg, 7 October 2005, lot 1064; for a similar example without the cover see Rohr (1991), p.77, fig.43.2
Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics
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