Lot 74
  • 74

A fine Bohemian goblet with view of Mainz attributed to Dominik Biemann, Franzensbad, the glass cut at Harrachsche Hütte, Neuwelt, circa 1835-38

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • 16.6cm., 6 5/8 in.
the flared bowl  cut with a large oval medallion deeply engraved with a titled view of Der Dom zu Mainz, within arched columns, the reserve filled with large star-cut hobnail diamonds within triple-line facets, over a tall spreading octagonal stem and square foot cut on the base with fans which extend to the rim as serrations flanked by scallops

Provenance

The Leslie Scott Collection, London, 1982

Literature

Kurt Pittrof, Dominik Biemann, p.143, footnote to III.46
Paul von Lichtenberg, Glasgravuren des Biedermeier - Dominik Biemann und Zeitgenossen, p.94, cat.no.68, pl.105 and for further discussion on the attribution of this glass to Biemann

Condition

Generally in good condition
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Catalogue Note

Compare with two unsigned Biemann goblets engraved with views of the cathedral of Ulm (see von Lichtenberg, op.cit., p.93 and p.96, cat. nos.67 and 69, respectively)