Lot Essay
Cf. M. Pelliot, Verres Anciens, (Paris 1929), p. 11, planche X
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CIRCA 1710
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A Potsdam-Berlin engraved goblet
Circa 1710
Engraved by Gottfried Spiller in Matt und Klarschnitt with a children's bacchanal (Kinderbacchuszug), the generous bowls decorated with a continuous round of festive children flanked by a tree, the lower part with Tiefschnitt acanthus leaves, the upper part with a border of lozenges above dots, with balustroid facetted stem above a domed foot en suite with acanthus leaves, and an extra cover (criselling)
24.9cm. (9 7/8 in.) high
Circa 1710
Engraved by Gottfried Spiller in Matt und Klarschnitt with a children's bacchanal (Kinderbacchuszug), the generous bowls decorated with a continuous round of festive children flanked by a tree, the lower part with Tiefschnitt acanthus leaves, the upper part with a border of lozenges above dots, with balustroid facetted stem above a domed foot en suite with acanthus leaves, and an extra cover (criselling)
24.9cm. (9 7/8 in.) high