A Saxon engraved faceted goblet
1725-1750, FOR THE DUTCH MARKET
A Saxon engraved faceted goblet 1725-1750, FOR THE DUTCH MARKET The bell bowl with a gentleman holding a goblet upside down and flanked by a table laid with three bottles, upon a vignette flanked by flower branches, underneath the moralistic inscription EET IS BEETER ET GLAS GEBROKEN ALS ALLEN HET GELDT VERSOPEN , sic., 'It is better to break the glass when all are spending the money on drinking', the multi-knopped stem enclosing tears, domed folded foot 21.7 cm. high
A Saxon engraved faceted goblet
1725-1750, FOR THE DUTCH MARKET
A Saxon engraved faceted goblet 1725-1750, FOR THE DUTCH MARKET The bell bowl with a gentleman holding a goblet upside down and flanked by a table laid with three bottles, upon a vignette flanked by flower branches, underneath the moralistic inscription EET IS BEETER ET GLAS GEBROKEN ALS ALLEN HET GELDT VERSOPEN , sic., 'It is better to break the glass when all are spending the money on drinking', the multi-knopped stem enclosing tears, domed folded foot 21.7 cm. high
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