Prohibition in America | 100 Years
Prohibition in America | 100 Years
A GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL GOBLET & COVER | CIRCA 1830
Lot Closed
May 21, 04:50 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL GOBLET & COVER
circa 1830
the rock crystal body engraved with a crest below earl's coronet, the gold mounts with strapwork enclosing masks and fruit, apparently unmarked
rock crystal and gold
height 8 in.; diameter 3 in.
8 oz 2 dwt (weighable)
The crest is that of Leeson, probably for the 3rd or 4th Earl of Milltown. It is highly unusual for an object of this type to be engraved with an English (or Irish) crest. Also very rare is the fact of the mounts being gold—they would normally be silver-gilt.