John Sandon
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An English heavy baluster wine glass engraved with the Royal Arms of France, circa 1710-20
18 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge£4,000 - £6,000
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An English heavy baluster wine glass engraved with the Royal Arms of France, circa 1710-20
The thistle-shaped bowl with solid base engraved with the Royal Arms, the back with a neatly tied spray of trailing ivy, concentric line borders above and below, on a substantial teared mushroom knop and teared basal knop, and on a domed and folded foot, 18cm high
Footnotes
Provenance:
With Alan Tillman, 1972
John De Tscharner Vischer Collection
Literature:
In his Summer exhibition catalogue in 1972 Alan Tillman discussed the arms that appear on these magnificent wine glasses and he suggested that these probably relate to the mid 18th century and the reign of Louis XV. The crowned fleur-de-lys of France are enclosed by the collars of the Orders of St. Michel and St. Esprit in a form that was in use from the 17th century right up until the Revolution, and so it is also possible these were engraved during the reign of Louis XVI. This engraving which is typically French in style is not usually found on English glasses.