Lot Essay
Cf. James Rush, A Beilby Odyssey (1987), p, 80, pl. 44 and Francis Buckley, Old English Glass (1925), pl. XXXV (top centre).
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CIRCA 1765
Details
A Beilby enamelled opaque-twist wine-glass
Circa 1765
The generous ogee bowl enamelled in white with a peacock and a peahen, each perched on turquoise rococo scrolls, the rim with traces of granular gilding, the stem with a gauze corkscrew core within two spiral threads, on a conical foot
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Circa 1765
The generous ogee bowl enamelled in white with a peacock and a peahen, each perched on turquoise rococo scrolls, the rim with traces of granular gilding, the stem with a gauze corkscrew core within two spiral threads, on a conical foot
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Provenance
Anon., sale Christie's, 2 November 1982, lot 109
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