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A faon de Venise tazza
SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, HALL-IN-TYROL (PROBABLY GLASSHOUSE OF SEBASTIAN HÖCHSTETTER)
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A faon de Venise tazza
Second half of the 16th Century, Hall-in-Tyrol (probably Glasshouse of Sebastian Höchstetter)
The flared octafoil bowl moulded with a concentric double ring and supported on a flattened knop moulded with 'nipt diamond waies' enriched with gilding set between two mereses, above a spreading conical folded foot
6¾ in. (17 cm.) diam.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Lot Essay
Cf. Theuerkauff 1994, p. 210, no. 187 and Schlosser 1951, pls. 8 and 9, and for a goblet combining similar decorative ornamentation see Egg 1962, pl. 15.