17.09.2017 Views

The Tughan Collection

A catalogue to accompany the online exhibition and sale of The Kenneth Tughan collection of Baluster glasses.

A catalogue to accompany the online exhibition and sale of The Kenneth Tughan collection of Baluster glasses.

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

30.<br />

A rare goblet, the deep double-ogee bowl with solid base on<br />

stem with large angular knop with tear on a high domed and<br />

folded foot.<br />

English c. 1715-30 Height 21.3 cm<br />

<strong>Collection</strong>s:<br />

Illustrated:<br />

G. F. Berney.<br />

Walter F. Smith.<br />

Bles, J., Rare English Glasses of the 17th &<br />

18th Centuries, Geoffrey Bles, London,<br />

1925, no. 131.<br />

Thorpe, W. A., A History of English and<br />

Irish Glass, Vol II, <strong>The</strong> Medici Society,<br />

London, 1929, pl. XLIX , fig 2.<br />

Apollo, London, October 1936,<br />

Hughes, G. Bernard, English, Scottish &<br />

Irish Table Glass, Bramhall House, New<br />

York, 1956, pl. 37b.<br />

A very rare glass, particularly in goblet size. <strong>The</strong> high domed<br />

foot is notable as well as the double ogee bowl, so uncommon at<br />

this period.<br />

This glass was lot no. 657 in the Walter F. Smith <strong>Collection</strong> sold<br />

at Sotheby’s on 24th June, 1968. Part of the catalogue<br />

description reads “originally one of a pair of celebrated<br />

goblets”.<br />

!39

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!