A POTSDAM 'RUBINGLAS' ENGRAVED AND SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED FLARED BEAKER decorated with swags of fruit and scrolling foliage pendant from tied ribbon, each bow suspending a foliate stem terminating in a flowerhead, with an applied footring, the underside with a flower-spray over the pontil mark, the silver-gilt mount to the foot with stiff leaves and moulded and chased with a band of scrolling flowering foliage (mount slightly bent), circa 1690, the mount early 18th century

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A POTSDAM 'RUBINGLAS' ENGRAVED AND SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED FLARED BEAKER decorated with swags of fruit and scrolling foliage pendant from tied ribbon, each bow suspending a foliate stem terminating in a flowerhead, with an applied footring, the underside with a flower-spray over the pontil mark, the silver-gilt mount to the foot with stiff leaves and moulded and chased with a band of scrolling flowering foliage (mount slightly bent), circa 1690, the mount early 18th century
15cm. high

Lot Essay

Cf. British Museum 'Masterpieces of Glass', Catalogue, p.184, no. 258 and Robert Schmidt, Brandenburgische Gläser, pl. 17, no. 7

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