Wine glass with Marquess of Nassau crest c1750 (1) - Glass

Description Beautiful coat of arms glass with elements of the Coat of Arms of Nassau. The gas is English, engraving Netherlands, something that was common in the eighteenth century. On both sides of the coat of arms a lion, the left one with a bishop's staff, the right lion with a sword. A mirror monogram on the back. The glass is in new condition, no chip, break or scratch. The foot is conical with folded edge. Handle consisting of a mold-blown octagonal ribbed baluster with diamonds on the 'shoulder' and a smooth knob. Funnel-shaped bowl with a thick, rounded base I was able to partially dissect the weapon: - The lion in the top left and bottom right of the coat of arms, marked with rectangular areas, refers to Nassau. , This lion is included in the current coat of arms of Nassau (The current King of the Netherlands, King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands) , The coat of arms of Nassau is used by members of the Nassau family. The Nassau coat of arms is used as a tribal coat of arms for the Dutch and Luxembourg royal families. The coat of arms has been known among historians since the 12th century. - Lion with sword: In the Middle Ages, the German Nassau family started using the lion as a symbol in their family coat of arms. - Lion with crosier (crooked staff) referent to the Christian faith - Crown shown on glass refers to a Marquis (Nassau family line) - Rear mirror monogram, Crown of Marquis, I unfortunately can't figure out the letters, this will refer to the name Marquis The same type of weapon glasses with octagonal, ribbed baluster are in the Rijksmuseum. Reference; Glass in the Rijksmuseum Volume II, pages 217, 218, 224, 225, 229, 233 and 235