A PAIR OF LARGE BOHEMIAN BLUE OVERLAY ENGRAVED GLASS GOBLETS AND COVERS

CIRCA 1840-60

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A PAIR OF LARGE BOHEMIAN BLUE OVERLAY ENGRAVED GLASS GOBLETS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1840-60
Each engraved with a panel of a two huntsmen spearing a stag, the reverse engraved with stained blue acanthus reserved on a frosted ground
27 ¼ in. (69.3 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

These goblets illustrate the immense skill of the Bohemian engraver in an impressive display of the technique known as Tiefschnitt, which involved carving away layers of glass to create entire scenes in intaglio. The engravers August Böhm and Johann F. Hoffmann of Carlsbad specialised in this type of deep engraving, often depicting dynamic stag hunts.

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