a german engraved wine glass Circa 1750
The bell-shaped bowl decorated with a sun underneath the inscription Denen Sohl die Sonne Scheinen die es treulich mit uns meinen, the reverse with the moon underneath the inscription Denen Seij der mond verdeckt den der Schact in hertzen steckt, alternating flower-filled vases, with thickened facetted base and on facetted baluster stem enclosing a tear and domed foot with folded rim
20.3 cm. (8 in.) high
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