A Bohemian glass goblet and cover with the imperial eagle - image-1
A Bohemian glass goblet and cover with the imperial eagle - image-2
A Bohemian glass goblet and cover with the imperial eagle - image-1A Bohemian glass goblet and cover with the imperial eagle - image-2

Lot 770 Dα

A Bohemian glass goblet and cover with the imperial eagle

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)
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A Bohemian glass goblet and cover with the imperial eagle

Broad base with tendril decor supporting a hollow baluster form shaft and an almost cylindrical cup decorated with the crowned double-headed eagle and inscribed "VIVAT IOSEPHVS" (presumably referring to Emperor Joseph I). With an associated faceted lid with a cut armorial cartouche, inscribed below the finial "FUNDATIO WESSELIENSIS STAT". H 24.1 cm.
Attributed to Heilbrunn / Hojná Voda, Buquoy glassworks, circa 1701 - 11.

Literature

An identical goblet with the imperial coat of arms in: Rückert, Die Glassammlung des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums, vol. II., Munich 1982, no. 601.