SOLD – Dutch Roemer Glass c1750

Description

This is a superb Dutch or German Roemer ( the origin of the word “rummer”) green metal with an ovoid bowl that extends down into a hollow cylindrical stem with applied raspberry prunts below an applied milled band with a trailed foot. The trailing on the foot actually continues onto the base of the bowl. Snapped pontil. Look at a few Dutch masters still life paintings and you will find a Roemer of this form.

Jacob Ochtervelt’s (1634-82) Merry Company being an example

A piece for the cogniscienti and officianado.

Dates to the mid 18th cen c1750 and is in superb condition with no chips cracks or restoration.

It measures 5 ¼ inches tall with a 2 inch rim and 2 3/4 inch foot.

References :

An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass By Harold Newman – Page 264.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 63 Page 84.

Rummers and Goblets By Stephen Parry – Page 8 Plate 1.