24th Mar, 2011 9:00 GMT/BST

Spring Catalogue Sale

 
  Lot 7
 

7

An Irish Glass Table Suite, possibly Cork, early 19th century, engraved with a band of stars...

An Irish Glass Table Suite, possibly Cork, early 19th century, engraved with a band of stars and swags, comprising two rinsers, and twenty-one drinking glasses, in sizes

See Westropp (M S Dudley) Irish Glass, pl.23, item 4 for an example of the rinser.

Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300


 

One glass with 2mm long discoloured hairline crack to foot; one glass with two chips to foot rim, one 1cm long one 0.5cm long; one glass with two rim chips both 0.5cm long; one glass with 0.5cm flake to rim; one glass with two rim chips, 0.5cm and 0.2cm long; one glass with one chip to foot rim 0.5cm long; one glass with approximately 1/5 of foot missing; one glass with three chips to foot rim, 0.5cm, 0.4cm and 0.2cm long; one glass with one rim chip, 0.4cm long; one glass with small manufacturing flaw to underside of foot; one rinser with pinhead size manufacturing flaw to side amongst the engraved decoration, some minor wear throughout (070311)

 


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Auction: Spring Catalogue Sale, 24th Mar, 2011

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