A glass beaker with the Thurn and Taxis coat of arms - image-1

Lot 785 Dα

A glass beaker with the Thurn and Taxis coat of arms

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)
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A glass beaker with the Thurn and Taxis coat of arms

An almost cylindrical faceted beaker on a flaring base. Decorated with the large princely coat of arms beneath a crown against a an ermine drapery supported by two lions rampant. The rim with minor chips. H 9.8 cm.
Northern Bohemia or Lower Silesia, 3rd quarter 18th C.

The armorial presumably depicts the coat of arms of Karl Anselm von Thurn and Taxis (1733 - 1805).

Literature

A similar beaker in the Passauer Glasmuseum (in cat.: Das böhmische Glas 1700 - 1950, vol. I, Passau 1995, no. I.21, inv. no. Hö 67 799).