A cut glass goblet commemorating King Friedrich Wilhelm I
A cut glass goblet commemorating King Friedrich Wilhelm I
Round base with an arching tendril motif supporting a faceted baluster-form shaft with bubble inclusions and tapering cup depicting a portrait of the King framed by trophies. Minor glass disease. H 22.2 cm.
Potsdam Glassworks, after 1715.
This depiction of the King is based on a medallion by Friedrich Marl cast in the year 1715.
Provenance
From a Swedish collection.
Literature
Cf. Götzmann/Kaiser, Gläserne Welten. Potsdamer Glasmacher schneiden Geschichte, Potsdam-Petersberg 2017, cat. no. 55, p. 121 f.
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A cut glass goblet commemorating King Friedrich Wilhelm I
Round base with an arching tendril motif supporting a faceted baluster-form shaft with bubble inclusions and tapering cup depicting a portrait of the King framed by trophies. Minor glass disease. H 22.2 cm.
Potsdam Glassworks, after 1715.
This depiction of the King is based on a medallion by Friedrich Marl cast in the year 1715.
Provenance
From a Swedish collection.
Literature
Cf. Götzmann/Kaiser, Gläserne Welten. Potsdamer Glasmacher schneiden Geschichte, Potsdam-Petersberg 2017, cat. no. 55, p. 121 f.