$1,175
Suite of Twelve Colorless and Parcel Gilt Glass Articles from the Rothschild Estate, late 19th century, each engraved and gilded with the initials MJR below a coronet for Mayer and Julia de Rothschild, comprising four bottles and stoppers (ht. 5 3/4), two decanters (ht. 10), two lidded jars (ht. 5), and three round dishes (dia. 10 1/2), sold together with another round platter lacking engraving and gilding, an extra jar lid, and a broken jar. Provenance: Sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. Mentmore house sale, on behalf of the Executors of the 6th Earl of Rosebery and family, Buckinghamshire, May 21, 1977, Lot 1439.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2002-10-05