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An engraved Privateer airtwist wine glass, circa 1755
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An engraved Privateer airtwist wine glass, circa 1755
The round funnel bowl inscribed in a ribbon Prosperity to the London, above fruiting vine, the reverse with a moth, set on a cable twist stem and conical foot, 15.9cm high
Footnotes
Provenance:
Christie's, 7 October 1996, lot 59
Literature:
Lloyd (2000), p.94, pl.133(b)
Saleroom notices
Please note that there are two pinpoint chips to the top edge of the rim of the bowl above the 'Lon' of 'London'.
