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A very rare pair of Beilby enamelled and gilt opaque-twist goblets and covers, circa 1765 image 1
A very rare pair of Beilby enamelled and gilt opaque-twist goblets and covers, circa 1765 image 2
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 Street

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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)

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Provenance:
Apparently acquired in Amsterdam from an old Dutch family

Literature:
Lloyd (2000), p.74, pl.92 and 92(a) and p.73

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