ALLEGORIC GLASS GOBLET WITH FAMILY COAT OF ARMS
Silesia, ca. 1740.
Transparent glass, conical cuppa over faceted base and shaft. Finely engraved with putti, depicting the Four Seasons with 12 medallions with putti as allegories of the months. Months and seasons inscribed, the center with a family coat of arms. The rim, gilt.
H 21.5 cm. Minor chips on the edge.
Provenance:
German private collection.
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Silesia, ca. 1740.
Transparent glass, conical cuppa over faceted base and shaft. Finely engraved with putti, depicting the Four Seasons with 12 medallions with putti as allegories of the months. Months and seasons inscribed, the center with a family coat of arms. The rim, gilt.
H 21.5 cm. Minor chips on the edge.
Provenance:
German private collection.