A glass goblet of possible Jacobite significance c.1750-60

A glass goblet of possible Jacobite significance c.1750-60, the generous bell bowl engraved with the Great Bell of Lincoln, the reverse with a bee and sunflower spray, raised on a plain stem, the foot trimmed, 18.9cm.

The presence of the sunflower as a known Jacobite symbol may indicate that the glass is a reference to Jacobite prisoners, who were held in Lincoln Castle in 1746.

Provenance: formerly the Crabtree Collection. Sold at Bonhams, 15th June 2011, lot 130.