A coin goblet
A coin goblet, circa 1760
The cup-shaped bowl with broad spiral gadroons to the underside and trailing below the rim, set on a hollow globular knop containing a George II silver coin dated either 1745 or 1749, the conical foot with folded rim, 11.9cm high
Sold for £1,187 inc. premium

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  • Provenance:
    Joseph Bles Collection(?)
    The Peter Lazarus Collection, sold at Christie's, 26 November 1991, lot 139

    Exhibited:
    Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, loan no.433

    Literature:
    Lloyd (2000), p.99, pl.145(a). The silver coin is believed to be a George III Lima groat.

Category: Decorative Arts / Glass


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