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A LARGE ENGRAVED GLASS RUMMER
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A LARGE ENGRAVED GLASS RUMMER

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE ENGRAVED GLASS RUMMER
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The generous bowl engraved with cock fighting scenes below a diaper pattern section
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Cockfighting was introduced to Britain by the Romans before it was made illegal in 1653 by Oliver Cromwell. In 1709 a treatise was written on the 'Royal Pastime of Cock-fighting' describing it as a warlike sport and argued to be not only ancient and honourable but also useful and profitable. It was outlawed again in 1835 for the final time.

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