Glass

The European Glass department is one of the largest of the international auction houses selling antique glass and paperweights, and are market leaders in British and European glass including Irish, Venetian and Bohemian. Bonhams is the only international auction house to hold dedicated auctions of glass, and has sold several notable collections especially of English and Dutch wine glasses.

Bonhams experts travel throughout Europe and America and specialist auctions achieve top prices for Venetian, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and British glass and paperweights.

Lots in future auctions

Highlights from past auctions

Sold for £277,250 inc. premium
The Dessau Goblet: A magnificent Silesian engraved Hochschnitt goblet and cover by Friedrich Winter, Hermsdorf, circa 1700
Sold for £38,450 inc. premium
An interesting verre eglomisé plaque, 17th century
Sold for £46,850 inc. premium
A Dutch diamond-point engraved goblet and a cover with calligraphy by Willem van Heemskerk, dated 1685
Sold for £55,250 inc. premium
A façon de Venise diamond-point engraved, gilt and 'cold-painted' vase and cover, Court Glasshouse, Innsbruck or Venice, 1570-90