Sold for $3,175

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Dutch Engraved Glass Wine Glass

Circa 1770

the rim engraved with the phrase 'Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense' and surmounting a wheel-cut forest scene surrounding a moated building with a courting couple visible in the interior, the opposite side decorated with a risquè scene of two pairs of legs emerging from bushes and raised on a plain baluster stem with a knopped base.
Height 7 3/8 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Property from a Private Collection

Provenance:
Christine Bridge Antiques, London, 12 June 2003

Condition Report

The bowl having a few scatted air bubbles to base, none appear to impact the surface of the glass. One very small fleabite chip to foot rim. Additional images available upon request.

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