1760-1770, THE GLASS ENGLAND OR THE NETHERLANDS, ATTRIBUTED TO JACOB SANG

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A Dutch-engraved light-baluster goblet
1760-1770, THE GLASS ENGLAND OR THE NETHERLANDS, ATTRIBUTED TO JACOB SANG
The funnel bowl with a rearing horse on a grassy sward upon a garlanded foliate bracket, underneath the inscription AUREA LIBERTAS, 'Golden Liberty', the stem with an angular section above an inverted baluster section enclosing oblique tears, conical foot
18.8 cm. high

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Lot Essay

The 'accent grave' on the U, the dot on the I and the polished eye of the horse, together with the symmetrical ornament of the bracket are some of the indicators of Jacob Sang's hand.
The rearing horse was used as a general symbol of freedom, without specific political meaning, from 1700 onwards.

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