SOLD- Facon De Venise Serpentine Winged Wine Glass c1660

Description

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We have a magnificent Facon De Venise Wine Glass which dates to between 1650 and 1680.

It has a Tulip Bowl with a Tapered base above a Coloured Twisted Serpent Stem (Rubber Red each side of White) with applied and pincered Turquoise Wings. Sits on a folded conical foot which has a rough snapped pontil. No chips cracks or restoration. it measures 7 ½ inches tall with a 2 inch bowl and 3 1/8 inch foot.

You can see an almost identical glass in Bickerton on Page 50 plate 5

References :

Glass By E. Barrington Haynes – Plate 16b.

Glass Source Book By Jo Marshall – Page 56.

Starting to Collect Antique Glass By John Sandon – Page 60.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 96.