A façon de Venise serpent-stemmed winged wine glass, 17th century
The round funnel bowl resting on a collar, the stem with a symmetrically coiled rope of glass enclosing opaque white spiralling threads, the sides with pincered 'wings' in aquamarine glass, above a short plan section and flattened basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.9cm high
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Private British Collection
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The round funnel bowl resting on a collar, the stem with a symmetrically coiled rope of glass enclosing opaque white spiralling threads, the sides with pincered 'wings' in aquamarine glass, above a short plan section and flattened basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.9cm high
Provenance
Private British Collection