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A Bohemian part amber-stained goblet and cover signed by August Böhm, Meistersdorf, circa 1840-50 image 1
A Bohemian part amber-stained goblet and cover signed by August Böhm, Meistersdorf, circa 1840-50 image 2
Lot 54

A Bohemian part amber-stained goblet and cover signed by August Böhm, Meistersdorf, circa 1840-50

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

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A Bohemian part amber-stained goblet and cover signed by August Böhm, Meistersdorf, circa 1840-50

Of campana shape cut with strong vertical flutes, the octagonal base of the bowl, knopped stem and substantial finial all heightened in amber stain, the wide rim of the cover and scalloped footrim also stained amber, the reserved panel engraved with a Turk sleeping beside his horse, an encampment and palm trees in the distance, the panel signed 'A Böhm', 43cm high (2)

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A goblet with an identical subject is illustrated by Gustav Pazaurek and E von Philippovich, Gläser der Empire- und Biedermeierzeit (1976), p.107, pls.101-101a, there attributed to Dominik Biemann. Another goblet also with this subject is in the Passau Glasmuseum, see Georg Höltl, Das Böhmische Glas 1700-1950, vol.2 Empire-Biedermeier, p.127, fig.171

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