A Brandenburg glass beaker commemorating the royal couple - image-1
A Brandenburg glass beaker commemorating the royal couple - image-2
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Lot 752 Dα

A Brandenburg glass beaker commemorating the royal couple

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 1.562 € (incl. premium)

A Brandenburg glass beaker commemorating the royal couple

Cylindrical cup on a thick base decorated with two crowned oval cartouche motifs, that with the king against trophies, the queen with eagles on palm fronds and cornucopia. H 10.1 cm.
1713 - 1740.

This work depicts King Friedrich Wilhelm I (1688 - 1740), who became King in Prussia and Prince Elector of Brandenburg in 1713, with his wife Sophie Dorothea (1687 - 1757).