Lot 29
  • 29

A Silesian engraved armorial goblet mid 18th century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 22.5cm., 8 7/8 in.
the thistle-shaped bowl engraved with a man and hound within an architectural scene, a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche to the reverse, flanked by foliate scroll, fruit, animals and figures on ledges, all below a gilt c-scroll border, the base cut with facets, over a faceted baluster stem and wide conical foot engraved with a stiff-leaf border 

Provenance

Fischer Auktions, Heilbronn, October 1990, No.58, lot 1236 where the engraving is attributed to Christian Gottfried Schneider

Condition

Generally in good condition
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