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Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the 1750s.
A very fine 18th-century baluster wine glass dating to c1750.
It has a round funnel bowl with a solid base containing an air tear. The bowl itself has been beautifully engraved with the words 'DE GOEDE VRINDSCHAP' (The Good Friendship) above a landscape vignette with two clasped hands appearing from the clouds all within a finely engraved rococo cartouche.
Conical folded foot.
A very fine example, beautifully engraved, from the mid 18th century and probably Dutch engraved.
Ex Chris Crabtree Collection
Date & Origin
Saxony, c1750
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 18.2cm Bowl Diameter: 7cm Foot diameter: 8cm
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time of The French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763. Fought between the colonies of British America and those of New France.
Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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Georgian Friendship Engraved Baluster Wine Glass C1750
