Lot 137 Dα

A cut glass cup and cover with a coat-of-arms and monogram FJS

The flat base supporting a baluster form shaft and two compressed nodes. The solid lower section of the cup with six small bubble inclusions surrounding a larger central one. The tapering cup decorated with a crowned conjoined monogram and an unidentified coat-of-arms with a banderole inscribed “PER CRUCES AD LUCEM”. The lid with corresponding decoration – possibly the original – with a small matte tendril motif and a hollow finial. A chip to the tip of the finial. H 34 cm.
Central / Northern Germany, second quarter 18th century.