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Fine Glass and British Ceramics

11 June 2025 | starting at 10:30 BST | with lot 1

11 June 2025 | starting at 13:30 BST | with lot 140

This summer, we are pleased to present our Fine Glass and British Ceramics auction, part of Bonhams' Classics season. The sale features a remarkable late 17th century Venetian latticinio plate, lot 3, and a Potsdam engraved goblet depicting children playing a game resembling golf, lot 5, along with the Peter Eales Collection of early glass, lots 6-68. In British Ceramics, we present highlights from the Lyn and Maurice Hillis Collection, lots 176-249, featuring a wonderful array of 18th century English porcelain, with a focus on the Liverpool factories. Also included is a further offering of glass and pottery from the Graham Slater Collection, following on from the success of the 'Modern Antiquarian' sales held at New Bond Street in April this year.

Please note the starting times:
Glass will begin 10:30 with lots 1 - 139
British Ceramics will begin 13:30 with lots 140 - 300

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Auction highlights

An important pair of Minton pâte-sur-pâte vases and covers by Marc Louis Solon, circa 1900. Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000

An important English slipware Tulip dish, 18th century. Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000

A very rare Beilby enamelled Masonic armorial firing tumbler, circa 1765. Estimate: £6,000 - £9,000

A remarkable Potsdam engraved goblet by Gottfried Spiller, circa 1700-10. Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000

An impressive heavy baluster goblet, circa 1710-20. Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000

An important Liverpool (William Reid) large jug, circa 1756-58. Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000

An English delftware Adam and Eve charger, early 18th century. Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500

Hail the Bright Morning: a stipple-engraved goblet by Simon Whistler, dated 1992. Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000

A Minton majolica revolving oyster stand, dated 1863. Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

A very rare Giles gilded emerald-green tinted plain stem large wine or champagne glass, circa 1760. Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500

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300 lots available

1 —
A very rare façon de Venise tazza, 16th or 17th century

£2,000 - £3,000

2 —
A Silesian or Bohemian engraved bottle, stopper and cover, Riesengebirge (Hirschberger Tal), early 18th century

£1,200 - £1,800

3^* —
A remarkable Venetian latticinio plate or charger, late 17th century

£20,000 - £30,000

4^* —
A very rare façon de Venise latticinio goblet, late 16th century

£7,000 - £10,000

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Fine Glass and British Ceramics

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — A very rare façon de Venise tazza, 16th or 17th century

2 — A Silesian or Bohemian engraved bottle, stopper and cover, Riesengebirge (Hirschberger Tal), early 18th century

3* — A remarkable Venetian latticinio plate or charger, late 17th century

4* — A very rare façon de Venise latticinio goblet, late 16th century

5 — A remarkable Potsdam engraved goblet by Gottfried Spiller, circa 1700-10

6 — A fine façon de Venise wine glass, late 16th or early 17th century

7 — An interesting façon de Venise wine glass, probably Swiss, late 17th or early 18th century

8 — A façon de Venise wine glass, second half 17th century

9 — A fine façon de Venise wine glass, second half 17th century

10 — A façon de Venise wine or beer glass, 17th century

11 — A façon de Venise winged wine flute, 17th century

12 — A façon de Venise propeller-knopped large wine glass or goblet, late 17th century

13 — A façon de Venise wine flute, late 17th century

14 — A deceptive baluster wine or toastmaster's glass, circa 1725-30

15 — A deceptive heavy baluster dram or toastmaster's glass, circa 1710-20

16 — A baluster wine glass, circa 1710

17 — A baluster wine glass, circa 1710-20

18 — A baluster mead or champagne goblet, early 18th century

19 — A very rare baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

20 — A baluster wine glass, circa 1720-30

21 — A rare moulded stem wine glass, circa 1720-30

22 — A moulded stem wine glass, circa 1715-20

23 — An impressive heavy baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

24 — A fine baluster wine glass, circa 1725

25 — A baluster wine glass, circa 1720

26 — A baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

27 — A handsome baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

28 — A good heavy baluster goblet, circa 1710

29 — A fine baluster goblet, circa 1700-10

30 — A good baluster wine glass, circa 1720

31 — A rare double drop-knopped baluster wine glass, circa 1720-30

32 — A large baluster goblet, circa 1720-30

33 — A mammoth heavy baluster goblet, circa 1710

34 — An unusual deceptive baluster wine or toastmaster's glass, circa 1720-30

35 — A fine incised twist wine or champagne goblet, circa 1750

36 — A rare baluster 'export' wine glass, mid-18th century

37 — A fine Jacobite engraved airtwist goblet, circa 1750

38 — A Jacobite engraved airtwist wine glass, circa 1750

39 — A Jacobite engraved large wine glass, circa 1745

40 — A rare engraved triple-series opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765

41 — An engraved composite stem goblet of possible Jacobite significnace, circa 1750

42 — A good composite stem baluster goblet, circa 1760

43 — A Dutch engraved mixed twist wine glass, circa 1760-65

44 — A Dutch engraved airtwist wine glass, circa 1760-65

45 — A Dutch engraved baluster wine glass, circa 1740-50

46 — A Dutch engraved light baluster 'Friendship' wine glass, dated 1753

47 — A Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1750

48 — A Dutch engraved light baluster goblet, circa 1750-60

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1 —
A very rare façon de Venise tazza, 16th or 17th century

2 —
A Silesian or Bohemian engraved bottle, stopper and cover, Riesengebirge (Hirschberger Tal), early 18th century

3^* —
A remarkable Venetian latticinio plate or charger, late 17th century

4^* —
A very rare façon de Venise latticinio goblet, late 16th century

5 —
A remarkable Potsdam engraved goblet by Gottfried Spiller, circa 1700-10

6 —
A fine façon de Venise wine glass, late 16th or early 17th century

7 —
An interesting façon de Venise wine glass, probably Swiss, late 17th or early 18th century

8 —
A façon de Venise wine glass, second half 17th century

9 —
A fine façon de Venise wine glass, second half 17th century

10 —
A façon de Venise wine or beer glass, 17th century

11 —
A façon de Venise winged wine flute, 17th century

12 —
A façon de Venise propeller-knopped large wine glass or goblet, late 17th century

13 —
A façon de Venise wine flute, late 17th century

14 —
A deceptive baluster wine or toastmaster's glass, circa 1725-30

15 —
A deceptive heavy baluster dram or toastmaster's glass, circa 1710-20

16 —
A baluster wine glass, circa 1710

17 —
A baluster wine glass, circa 1710-20

18 —
A baluster mead or champagne goblet, early 18th century

19 —
A very rare baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

20 —
A baluster wine glass, circa 1720-30

21 —
A rare moulded stem wine glass, circa 1720-30

22 —
A moulded stem wine glass, circa 1715-20

23 —
An impressive heavy baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

24 —
A fine baluster wine glass, circa 1725

25 —
A baluster wine glass, circa 1720

26 —
A baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

27 —
A handsome baluster goblet, circa 1710-20

28 —
A good heavy baluster goblet, circa 1710

29 —
A fine baluster goblet, circa 1700-10

30 —
A good baluster wine glass, circa 1720

31 —
A rare double drop-knopped baluster wine glass, circa 1720-30

32 —
A large baluster goblet, circa 1720-30

33 —
A mammoth heavy baluster goblet, circa 1710

34 —
An unusual deceptive baluster wine or toastmaster's glass, circa 1720-30

35 —
A fine incised twist wine or champagne goblet, circa 1750

36 —
A rare baluster 'export' wine glass, mid-18th century

37 —
A fine Jacobite engraved airtwist goblet, circa 1750

38 —
A Jacobite engraved airtwist wine glass, circa 1750

39 —
A Jacobite engraved large wine glass, circa 1745

40 —
A rare engraved triple-series opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765

41 —
An engraved composite stem goblet of possible Jacobite significnace, circa 1750

42 —
A good composite stem baluster goblet, circa 1760

43 —
A Dutch engraved mixed twist wine glass, circa 1760-65

44 —
A Dutch engraved airtwist wine glass, circa 1760-65

45 —
A Dutch engraved baluster wine glass, circa 1740-50

46 —
A Dutch engraved light baluster 'Friendship' wine glass, dated 1753

47 —
A Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1750

48 —
A Dutch engraved light baluster goblet, circa 1750-60