Lot 90 , A Dutch engraved glass goblet, 18th century

A Dutch engraved glass goblet, 18th century, wheel engraved with the figure of a man looking out towards a ship at sea, inscribed ‘o wonder wonder en nogh ee ns wonder t schip is vol gaeten en sinkt niet onder’ (o miracle miracle and another miracle the ship is full of holes and does not sink), on a multi knop faceted stem and domed foot, 22cm high, with corresponding 1990 Sotheby's, Sussex catalogue
£600-800

Condition:
Typical minor manufacturing imperfections to the glass, good condition. These include occasional minute white impurities in the glass and a black impurity on the pontil mark.

Sold for £1,500