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.

Highlights from past auctions

Sold for £4,000 inc. premium
A Lalique 'Coquilles' opalescent dessert set
Sold for £75,650 inc. premium
An early Venetian enamelled and gilt goblet, circa 1500
Sold for £34,850 inc. premium
A fine Venetian enamelled and gilt footed bowl, circa 1500
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

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