SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, VENICE OR LOW COUNTRIES

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A FAÇON-DE-VENISE WINE-GLASS
SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, VENICE OR LOW COUNTRIES
Of straw tint, the bowl with a pinched quatrefoil flared rim supported by a merese above a hollow baluster stem and folded conical foot
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) high

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Please note that the image for this lot has been incorrectly transposed with lot 248 in the printed catalogue. The correct illustration is available on the Christie's website.

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Lot Essay

Cf. Pieter C. Ritsema van Eck and Henrica M. Zijlstra-Zweens, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Zwolle 1993, Vol. I, p. 25, no. 11 for a similar wine glass and an illustration of a related glass from Maggi's Bichierografia of 1604.

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