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A Silesian engraved and gilt sweetmeat glass, Warmbrunn, circa 1760 image 1
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A Silesian engraved and gilt sweetmeat glass, Warmbrunn, circa 1760

The Klaus Biemann Collection of Fine German Glass
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Silesian engraved and gilt sweetmeat glass, Warmbrunn, circa 1760

The flattened ogee bowl with gilt palmette scroll handle, decorated on the front with a pair of arms accollé below a coronet, within foliate scroll borders, the sides with vignettes of Chinoiserie figures engaged in various pursuits, the base of the bowl gadrooned and faceted, set on a faceted cushion knop, over a conical foot with stiff-leaf border, faceted rim and rosette-cut underside, 16cm high (tiny chip to handle)

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Provenance:
The Otto Dettmers Collection, sold at Sotheby's London, 23 November 1999, lot 88

Sweetmeat glasses such as this became fashionable during the 18th century and were used to serve 'sweetmeats' such as petit fours, chocolates and dried fruit after dinner. The two coats of arms leaning against each other beneath a coronet indicates that the engraving was commissioned for an aristocratic marriage. A very similar sweetmeat glass with one handle and decorated with Chinoiserie figures is illustrated by Robert Schmidt, Die Gläser der Sammlung Mühsam: Neue Folge (1926), p. 44, cat. 176, pl. 25. Another, decorated with a coat of arms, is illustrated by Rudolf von Strasser and Sabine Baumgärtner, Licht und Farbe (2002), pp. 306-307, cat. 183.

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