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Lot 58

A Beilby enamelled opaque twist ale glass, circa 1770

21 May 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,500 - £2,000

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A Beilby enamelled opaque twist ale glass, circa 1770

The elongated ogee bowl painted in opaque white with sprays of hops and barley, the rim with faint gilding, set on a double-series stem consisting of a multi-ply lace twist within a pair of spiral threads, over a conical foot, 19.3cm high (chip to foot)

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Provenance: The Commander A. P. Barrow-Green Collection

Very similar ale glasses are illustrated by L. M. Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1986), p. 342, cats. 1,116 and 1,117. A Beilby ale glass painted with hops and barley is also illustrated by James Rush, The Ingenious Beilbys (1973), p. 31, fig. 15b. Another example was sold in these rooms, 5 December 2007, lot 39.

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