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Lot 105
A rare wash-enamel wine glass c.1765, the ogee bowl lightly enamelled in white with a spray of fruiting grapevine and a small bee, raised on a double series opaque twist stem, 14.6cm. Cf. Bonhams, The A C Hubbard Collection of Important English and Dutch Glass, 30th November 2011, lot 158 for a similar glass with an airtwist stem. Provenance: from a private collection in London.
Lot 107
An unusual double-ended wine glass c.1730-50, one end with a bell bowl, the other with a rounded funnel bowl, each above two collars and separated by a short plain knopped stem, 16.6cm. Cf. Sotheby's, 6th November 1930, lot 81 for a similar glass from the Hamilton Clements Collection. It is possible that the difference in shape for each bowl suggests that they were intended for use with different types of beverage. Provenance: from a private collection in London.
Lot 108
A 'Britannia' wine glass c.1765, the ogee bowl engraved to one side with an oval panel enclosing Britannia holding a spear and olive branch, the reverse with a single flower sprig, raised on a double series opaque twist stem, 14.3cm. Cf. William Arnold Thorpe, A History of English and Irish Glass, pl.CXVI. Here Thorpe discusses the possibility that such glasses could have been produced for one or more of the Patriotic societies which flourished during and after the Seven Years War of 1756-63. Provenance: from a private collection in London.
Lot 109
An ale glass c.1760, unusually with a flared bucket bowl engraved with crossed double stems of barley to one side, the reverse with a spray of hops, raised on an airtwist stem knopped at each end, 16.8cm. Illustrated: Dan Klein and Ward Lloyd, History of Glass, p.133. Provenance: from a private collection in London.
Lot 111
An ale glass with rare engraving c.1760, the slender ogee bowl engraved with two ears of barley amidst small flowers, the reverse with a bird in flight, raised on a double series airtwist stem, 19.4cm. The flowers depicted on this glass appear to be corn cockle (Latin: Agrostemma), which were once a common sight in fields of corn and barley. Provenance: Grant Francis Collection, Sotheby's, 19th February 1935, lot 137e. Lady Harrison Hughes Collection, Sotheby's, 24th June 1963, lot 26 (part). From a private collection in London. Illustrated: Grant Francis, Old English Glasses, pl.XLIX, no.304.
Lot 113
A very rare sealed wine glass c.1760, the rounded funnel bowl applied to two sides with an indistinct armorial seal, raised on a double series opaque twist stem above a folded conical foot, 17.5cm. Illustrated: Albert Hartshorne, Old English Glasses, p.278-9, and in L M Bickerton, 18th Century English Drinking Glasses, p.216, fig.644. Hartshorne suggests that the seals depict a shield incorporating the arms 'a fesse between three garbs in an arabesque border'. Provenance: from a private collection in London.
Lot 114
A rare colour twist firing glass c.1770, the drawn trumpet bowl rising from a short stem enclosing a white opaque twist with single strands in blue and green enamel, above a thick foot, 11.2cm. Provenance: from a private collection in London. The Ron and Mary Thomas Collection of English Glass, 4th June 2008, Bonhams, lot 190.
Lot 22
A Continental glass copy of the San Marco bowl 19th century, possibly Italian, the ruby glass decorated in the Byzantine manner with panels of Classical figures within flowerhead borders, the interior with gilded inscriptions in imitation of kufic script, 11.8cm dia. Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, Accession No. 59.3.36 for a mounted example from the Venice and Murano Glass Company Ltd.
Lot 83
An unusual small sweetmeat glass c.1720, the bowl modelled as an upturned tricorn hat with a raspberry prunt applied to one edge, raised on a four-sided pedestal stem enclosing a long tear, with a bladed basal collar above a domed and folded foot, 8cm high. Provenance: from a private collection in London. Sotheby's, Royal House of Hanover Sale, 9th October 2005, lot 956 (part).
Lot 89
A baluster cordial glass c.1715, the short waisted bucket bowl rising from a thick base with single tear above a plain baluster stem with central knop and small basal knop above a conical folded foot, 16.8cm. Provenance: from a private collection in London. Christie's, Parkington Sale Part II, 9th April 1998, lot 5.
Lot 91
A fine champagne or mead glass c.1760, the wide ogee bowl engraved with a continuous band of fruiting grapevine, raised on three collars above a double knopped airtwist stem over a domed foot, 18cm. Provenance: Henry Brown Collection, Sotheby's, 14th November 1947, lot 241. H N Hignett Collection, Sotheby's, 17th October 1958, lot 37. From a private collection in London.
Lot 97
A fine glass goblet c.1750, the generous rounded bowl moulded with wide ribs above an incised twist stem over a spiral moulded conical foot, 18.9cm. Provenance: Edward V Phillips Antique Glass Collection, Halls of Shrewsbury, 6th November 2012, lot 101. Previously purchased from Sotheby's, 16th February 1981, lot 60. From a private collection in London.
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