Description:
Large English wine glass with trumpet-shaped bowl, multiple spiral opaque twist stem and trapped tear of air, conical shaped foot, and rough pontil mark. The bowl is decorated with opaque white enamel in a vine and berry design; the rim of glass is acid-etched and gilt. The enamelling was done by William Beilby of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Enamelled English glass is extremely rare, and Beilby is one of the few credited with the production of many examples of enamelled glass. His most common motifs were the vine and berry pattern, garden landscapes with urns and ruins, and floral swags. Beilby produced the majority of his designs in white enamel although some polychrome examples exist in public collections. A signed Beilby example is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. One label on the base reads "STEUBEN COLLECTION / ANTIQUE / 1419" and other label reads "4-WT." Ken Wilson, glass scholar, considered this wineglass suspect in April 1979.
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