Sale 4082
London, South Kensington
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11 May 2006
Price realised
GBP 1,140
Estimate
A BEILBY WINE-GLASS AND TWO OTHERS THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY The first with a bell-bowl enamelled in white with swags of fruit, flowers and foliage, the stem with a multi-spiral opaque-twist core, on a conical foot; the second with a funnel bowl engraved with a border of scrolls, on a faceted stem and conical foot; the third with a cup-shaped bowl on a stem enclosing an opaque-twist spiral 6¾ in. (17.2 cm.), 6 in. (15.2 cm.) and 5 1/8in. (13 cm.) high (3)
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