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Lot 30

A Bohemian amber-stained goblet and cover, circa 1840-50

11 December 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Bohemian amber-stained goblet and cover, circa 1840-50

The faceted ovoid bowl in clear glass with a reserved amber-stained panel engraved with the Descent from the Cross, the reverse with a circular panel cut with nine viewing lenses, on an amber octagonal collar and clear spreading stem, the scalloped foot cut with radiating flutes alternately stained in amber, the cover entirely stained amber, 29cm high (2)

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The Deposition or Descent from the Cross was a popular subject in North Bohemia. Examples by Dominik Biemann and Franz Hansel are illustrated by Paul von Lichtenberg, Glasgravuren des Biedermeier (2004), pp.52 and 249

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