AN ENGRAVED OPAQUE-TWIST WINE-GLASS, the round funnel bowl inscribed THE UNION CLUB within tied sprays of thistle, rose and shamrock, the reverse with three seated classical figures emblematic of England, Scotland and Ireland, holding a shield and spear, a harp and a thistle-spray, on a double-series stem and conical foot, circa 1820 | Christie's

Lot 39

AN ENGRAVED OPAQUE-TWIST WINE-GLASS, the round funnel bowl inscribed THE UNION CLUB within tied sprays of thistle, rose and shamrock, the reverse with three seated classical figures emblematic of England, Scotland and Ireland, holding a shield and spear, a harp and a thistle-spray, on a double-series stem and conical foot, circa 1820

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AN ENGRAVED OPAQUE-TWIST WINE-GLASS, the round funnel bowl inscribed THE UNION CLUB within tied sprays of thistle, rose and shamrock, the reverse with three seated classical figures emblematic of England, Scotland and Ireland, holding a shield and spear, a harp and a thistle-spray, on a double-series stem and conical foot, circa 1820
15cm. high

Lot Essay

The inscription would appear to refer to a drinking club honouring the Act of Union between Ireland and Great Britain in 1801

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