CIRCA 1635

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A large Dresden hofkellerei dated armorial stangenglas
Circa 1635
The tall cylindrical body enamelled in colours, with the frontal coat of arms of Saxony flanked by the inscriptions in gothic lettering: kellereij and Dresden, underneath I.G.H.Z.S.G.C.V.B.C. for Johann Georg I of the Albertine branch of the house of Wettin (died 1656), Herzog zu Sachsen, Graf...etc., above 1.6.3.5., the upper part with a gilt band between two dotted rows in white underneath a dotted row in blue, the base with a coiled band with two rows dotted in white, grey and blue, with kick-in base
31.1cm high

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Lot Essay

From the beginning of the 17th century onwards the Court in Dresden placed orders with several glass houses in Saxony for glasses for the various Court residences. The decoration followed a set pattern, which remained virtually unaltered: the arms of Saxony, the initials and titles of the elector, and often a date or sometimes the residence for which the glasses were intended, to these elements were added decorative borders, simple plain or dotted lines.

Cf. S. Baumgärtner, Sächisches Glas (Wiesbaden 1977), p.39 for a discussion.

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