A SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS FACON DE VENISE SMALL COMET-BEAKER, (Kometen bekertje) of slightly greyish tint, the lower part applied with three spiral turquoise waved bands with claw terminals, beneath an applied engrailed band, the kick-in base with a pincered band to the edge of the foot (some iridescence), 17th Century

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A SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS FACON DE VENISE SMALL COMET-BEAKER, (Kometen bekertje) of slightly greyish tint, the lower part applied with three spiral turquoise waved bands with claw terminals, beneath an applied engrailed band, the kick-in base with a pincered band to the edge of the foot (some iridescence), 17th Century
circa 9 cm high

Lot Essay

cf. H.E. Henkes, Kometenbekers in Antiek 23: 329-334, 1989.
The author suggests that this decoration appeared as a reaction to the appearance of cornets (Komentenkoorts) in the 17th Century. The claws are indeed very similar to the comets

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