The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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Two matching South German 'Rubinglas' gilt-metal mounted flasks, early 18th century

Auction Closed

March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

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Two matching South German 'Rubinglas' gilt-metal mounted flasks

early 18th century


baluster glass bodies with spirally twisting necks fitted with gilt metal neck and footmounts, one with detachable cover, one base inked no32, the other with label 'Hodgson Bequest 23', both with chains

16.5cm high

James Stewart Hodgson (1827-1899);
Agatha, Marchioness of Sligo (1866-1965)
See Rudolf von Strasser & Sabine Baumgärtner, Licht und Farbe, Dekoriertes Glas Renaissance, Barock, Biedermeier Die Sammlung Rudolf con Strasser, Vienna, 2002, p. 416, cat. nos. 256-257.