A Historicist Bohemian glass tankard with the imperial eagle - image-1

Lot 810 Dα

A Historicist Bohemian glass tankard 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: 4.250 € (incl. premium)

A Historicist Bohemian glass tankard with the imperial eagle

Cylindrical tankard painted in enamels with a the large black double-headed eagle behind a depiction of the Crucifixion. The outstretched wings bearing 56 coats of arms with those of the Prince Electors labelled, inscribed above "Vivat es lebe Das heilige Römische Reich mitsampt seinen Gliedern und allen zugleich." Dated "1626" on the reverse. H 36.5 cm.
Late 19th C.

Provenance

From a Belgian collection.

Literature

A similar revivalist tankard with an imperial eagle is housed in the Kunstgewerbemuseums Dresden, inv. no. 27110.