THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A Dutch-engraved composite-stemmed shipping goblet
CIRCA 1750
Details
A Dutch-engraved composite-stemmed shipping goblet
Circa 1750
The funnel bowl engraved with a sailing ship at anchor beside a tall building on a quay with figures moving large bales and with three palm trees, inscribed above T.WELVAREN VAN DE NEGOTIE, the stem with an hexagonally moulded pedestal section between beaded ball knops, a cushion knop and collar, on a conical foot
8 3/8in. (23cm.) high
Circa 1750
The funnel bowl engraved with a sailing ship at anchor beside a tall building on a quay with figures moving large bales and with three palm trees, inscribed above T.WELVAREN VAN DE NEGOTIE, the stem with an hexagonally moulded pedestal section between beaded ball knops, a cushion knop and collar, on a conical foot
8 3/8in. (23cm.) high
Provenance
Anon. sale Sotheby's, 30 June 1980, lot 166.