A cut glass goblet commemorating King Friedrich Wilhelm I - image-1

Lot 2 Dα

A cut glass goblet commemorating King Friedrich Wilhelm I

Auction 1242 - overview Berlin
20.04.2024, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.008 € (incl. premium)

A cut glass goblet commemorating King Friedrich Wilhelm I

Round base with an arching tendril motif supporting a faceted baluster-form shaft with bubble inclusions and tapering cup depicting a portrait of the King framed by trophies. Minor glass disease. H 22.2 cm.
Potsdam Glassworks, after 1715.

This depiction of the King is based on a medallion by Friedrich Marl cast in the year 1715.

Provenance

From a Swedish collection.

Literature

Cf. Götzmann/Kaiser, Gläserne Welten. Potsdamer Glasmacher schneiden Geschichte, Potsdam-Petersberg 2017, cat. no. 55, p. 121 f.