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Lot 138*
A very rare pair of Beilby enamelled and gilt opaque-twist goblets and covers, circa 1765
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £33,650 inc. premium
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A very rare pair of Beilby enamelled and gilt opaque-twist goblets and covers, circa 1765
Each generous ogee bowl painted with fruiting vine, the reverse with a butterfly, all in opaque-white, set on a double-series stem and conical foot, the flat domed cover painted with a meandering fruiting vine band below a teared acorn finial with gilt button knop, 25.5cm high (4)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Apparently acquired in Amsterdam from an old Dutch family
Literature:
Lloyd (2000), p.74, pl.92 and 92(a) and p.73
