Lot 565
AN EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SCOTTISH / ENGLISH STALWART GLASS
CIRCA 1725
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts | 530
Auction: 15 August 2018 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £1,500 - £1,800
Description
the heavy baluster glass with deep thistle shaped bowl with flared upper section, engraved foliate border raised on a multi knopped stem and domed circular foot
Dimensions
17.8cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
The Seton Veitch Collection, of Early English Drinking Glasses, Delomosne & Sons, item 10c
Notes:
Although various examples of these Stalwart glasses are known to survive there is still no consensus on their origin. As quoted in the catalogue of the Seton Veitch collection' Some have suggested they might be Dutch. Despite the strange proportions and the Continental character of the engraving, this seems unlikely. Perhaps the form of the bowl suggests a Scottish glasshouse. Despite its unusual looks the glass is extremely competently made.
For the pair to this glass in The Museum of London collection see 'The Garton Collection of English Table Glass', John Haye, Museum of London 1965, plate 20.
The Seton Veitch Collection, of Early English Drinking Glasses, Delomosne & Sons, item 10c
Notes:
Although various examples of these Stalwart glasses are known to survive there is still no consensus on their origin. As quoted in the catalogue of the Seton Veitch collection' Some have suggested they might be Dutch. Despite the strange proportions and the Continental character of the engraving, this seems unlikely. Perhaps the form of the bowl suggests a Scottish glasshouse. Despite its unusual looks the glass is extremely competently made.
For the pair to this glass in The Museum of London collection see 'The Garton Collection of English Table Glass', John Haye, Museum of London 1965, plate 20.
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