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A fine Bohemian blue overlay dolphin tazza, circa 1850-70 image 1
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Lot 115

A fine Bohemian blue overlay dolphin tazza, circa 1850-70

30 September 2015, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A fine Bohemian blue overlay dolphin tazza, circa 1850-70

Possibly Harrachov Glassworks, Neuwelt, the circular top with a spreading scalloped rim, the underside engraved through the deep cobalt blue overlay with two stags in a continuous forest scene, the stem carved in the form of a dolphin in frosted glass, raised on a blue overlay domed foot engraved with a running dog and game birds, 29.7cm diam, 24.5cm high

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A related dolphin forms the stem of a tazza in the Passau Glasmuseum, illustrated by Jarmila Brozová et al, Das Bõhmische Glas 1700-1950, vol.III, p.148, fig.195, attributed to Neuwelt. The Harrachov Glassworks' exhibit at the Great Exhibition in 1851 included a vase with a dolphin stem, reproduced in the Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue.

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