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 £79,250 inc. premium
A fine Dutch stipple-engraved light-baluster portrait goblet by Aart Schouman, dated 1743
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
Sold for £55,250 inc. premium
An early Venetian enamelled and gilt armorial pilgrim flask, circa 1492
Sold for £66,050 inc. premium
A fine bluish-green tinted Berkemeyer, Germany or Lowlands, circa 1600