Beilby Enamelled Tumbler with Wildfowling Scene Dated 1765

Description

Heading : Beilby enamelled tumbler
Period : George III – dated 1765
Origin : England
Colour : Cear
Bowl : Enamelled with “Success to R Brown” with a wildfowling scene featuring a man with gun and dog firing at wildfowel near a tree.
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  9.9cm height. 7.9cm diameter bowl. 5.7cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 192 grams

Purchased at Bonhams 15th November 2023 Lot 29. Ex-Durrington Collection.

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29288/lot/49/an-exceptional-beilby-enamelled-tumbler-dated-1768/

Wildfowling was a common theme for Beilby and many examples of glasses with this type of decoration are known.

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