You may also be interested in

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

1679067 — Gunnar Cyrén, a set of seven 'Nobel' wine glasses, Orrefors.

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

1675001 — Arthur Percy, a 'Swedish Modern' glass service, "Reffla", Gullaskruf, the model designed in 1952 (110 pieces).

SEK4,000

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

1 — A remarkable façon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, late 16th century

£4,000 - £6,000

2 — A façon de Venise wine glass, late 16th or early 17th century

3 — A façon de Venise wine glass, second half 17th century

4^* — A remarkable Venetian latticinio plate or charger, late 17th century

£12,000 - £18,000

5 — A fine Silesian engraved beaker of 'Koula' type, Riesengebirge (Hirschberger Tal), late 17th century

6 — A Bohemian engraved wine glass, early 18th century

£600 - £800

7 — A Bohemian engraved hunting beaker of 'Koula' type, late 17th century

£500 - £800

8 — A remarkable Potsdam engraved goblet by Gottfried Spiller, circa 1700-10

£2,000 - £3,000

9 — A fine Potsdam engraved goblet attributed to the workshop of Elias Rosbach, circa 1725-30

10 — An early Bohemian engraved baluster goblet, circa 1700

11 — A Dutch engraved armorial goblet, second quarter 18th century

12 — A massive Bohemian engraved 'Four Seasons' beaker, late 17th century

13 — A very rare Zechlin gilded and engraved Royal double portrait goblet and cover, circa 1733-35

14 — An impressive Potsdam-Berlin engraved goblet and cover attributed to Elias Rosbach, circa 1735-40

15 — A Dutch engraved goblet and cover, the glass Saxon, second quarter 18th century

The Muhleib Collection of European Glass

Previous Lot

Next Lot

A Dutch diamond-point engraved goblet and a cover with calligraphy by Willem van Heemskerk, dated 1685 image 1

A Dutch diamond-point engraved goblet and a cover with calligraphy by Willem van Heemskerk, dated 1685 image 2

A Dutch diamond-point engraved goblet and a cover with calligraphy by Willem van Heemskerk, dated 1685 image 3

Lot 50

A Dutch diamond-point engraved goblet and a cover with calligraphy by Willem van Heemskerk, dated 1685

2 May 2013, 10:30 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £46,850 inc. premium

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

How to sell

Looking for a similar item?

Our Private & Iconic Collections and House Sales specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.

Find your local specialist

Ask about this lot

Client Services (UK)

Tel: +44 20 7447 7447

info@bonhams.com

Shipping (UK)

Tel: +44 20 7468 8302

shipping@bonhams.com

A Dutch diamond-point engraved goblet and a cover with calligraphy by Willem van Heemskerk, dated 1685

The round funnel bowl decorated in a fine calligraphic script with the inscription Alles heeft sijn tyd., the hollow inverted baluster knop set between two mereses and inscribed Eccles. Cap: 3.vs.I., on a wide folded conical foot, the associated domed cover, possibly by Heemskerk, inscribed INFESTUS INFESTIS. below a flatted knop finial surmounted by a quatrefoil knop, the goblet, 19.1cm high, 27.2cm high overall, signed on the baluster stem Willem van Heemskerk Aes. 72¾ Ao.1685 (2)

Footnotes

Provenance:
A.J.Guépin Collection, Eindhoven, sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 5 July 1989, lot 73, the cover lot 69

The Cover:
J.G.Wurfbain, Rheden, sold at Cohen and Katz, Rheden, 17 November 1937, lot 642 (part)
With Ween and Klepman, Amsterdam

Exhibited:
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 'Tentoon Stelling Oude Kunst', July-September 1936, no.779 (part)
Museum het Prinsenhof, Delft, 'Een Glasie van Vriendschap', 21 December 1969 - 17 February 1970, nos.63 and 66

The inscription on the bowl translates as 'To everything there is a season'; that on the cover as 'Aggression is dangerous'.

Literature:
Catalogus tentoonstelling oude kunst, Rijksmuseum (1936), 157 (no.779 part); 1936b, 158 (no.779 part)
W.C.Braat, 'Collections de verres des Pays-Bas,' Bulletin Journées int. Verre (1962), 32
Bernadine de Neeve, 'Dutch engraved Glass in the A.J.Guépin collection', Apollo 80 (1964), p.382, fig.6
D.Bolten, Een glasie van vrienschap. De glazen van de collectie Guépin, Museum het Prinsenfof (1969), p.21 (no.63), fig.23 and the cover 22 (no.66 part)
F.Smit, Uniquely Dutch Seventeenth-Century Calligraphy on Glass (1989), p.47, A12 and the cover p.84, I6

The quotation on the bowl is taken from the Old Testament, Ecclesiastes 3, 1. In the Dutch it appears in H.L.Spiegel, Byspraax Almanack (1606, 1650).

A similar goblet with the same phrase in calligraphy by Willem van Heemskerk, but dated 1682, is in the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague (Jansen 1962, no.111).

Additional information

This auction is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future auctions, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this auction, please contact customer services.
Buyers' Obligations
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
If you have any questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.
From 28 June 2025, the import into the EU of non-EU property of a certain age (and in some categories above a certain value) is subject to additional requirements. Under the relevant EU Regulation, it is the Buyer's sole responsibility to assess whether any Lot meets the criteria for import into the EU. The refusal of any required Import Licence or Importer Statement, or any delay in obtaining such Licence or Statement shall not give rise to the rescission or cancellation of any Sale, nor allow any delay in making full payment for the Lot.
Buyers' Premium and Charges
For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:
Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
A 3rd party bidding platform fee of 4% of the Hammer Price for Buyers using the following bidding platforms will be added to the invoices of successful Buyers for auctions starting on or after 6th July 2024 – Invaluable; Live Auctioneers; The Saleroom; Lot-tissimo.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
Payment Notices
For payment information please refer to the sale catalog.
Shipping Notices
For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.
- Glass
- Private & Iconic Collections and House Sales

Bid now on these items

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Decanter with stopper Russia circa 1900.

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Alvar Aalto, a 'Savoy' glass vase, model 3030, iittala, Finland.

SEK3,000

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Glass service approximately 38 dlr, likely Murano, Venice, first half of the 20th century.

SEK8,000

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Sculpture Studio Åhus 2001.

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Gunnar Cyrén, a set of seven 'Nobel' wine glasses, Orrefors.

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Arthur Percy, a 'Swedish Modern' glass service, "Reffla", Gullaskruf, the model designed in 1952 (110 pieces).

SEK4,000

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Gunnar Cyrén, glass service, 67 pieces, "Optica", Orrefors.

SEK3,000

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

René Lalique, wine glasses, 3 pcs, "Fontainebleau", Lalique, France.

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Anne Nilsson, snapsglas, 10 st, "Clown", Orrefors.

SEK3,000

A remarkable façon de Venise reverse-painted glass picture, late 16th century

£4,000 - £6,000

A façon de Venise wine glass, late 16th or early 17th century

A façon de Venise wine glass, second half 17th century

A remarkable Venetian latticinio plate or charger, late 17th century

£12,000 - £18,000

A fine Silesian engraved beaker of 'Koula' type, Riesengebirge (Hirschberger Tal), late 17th century

A Bohemian engraved wine glass, early 18th century

£600 - £800

A Bohemian engraved hunting beaker of 'Koula' type, late 17th century

£500 - £800

A remarkable Potsdam engraved goblet by Gottfried Spiller, circa 1700-10

£2,000 - £3,000

A fine Potsdam engraved goblet attributed to the workshop of Elias Rosbach, circa 1725-30

An early Bohemian engraved baluster goblet, circa 1700

A Dutch engraved armorial goblet, second quarter 18th century

A massive Bohemian engraved 'Four Seasons' beaker, late 17th century

A very rare Zechlin gilded and engraved Royal double portrait goblet and cover, circa 1733-35

An impressive Potsdam-Berlin engraved goblet and cover attributed to Elias Rosbach, circa 1735-40

A Dutch engraved goblet and cover, the glass Saxon, second quarter 18th century