goblet
Object NameRoyal Armorial Goblet
Enameler
William Beilby
(British, 1740-1819)
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Dateabout 1762-1763
Place MadeUnited Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne
TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 21.5 cm, Diam (max): 10.8 cm
Accession Number2023.2.1
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Dwight and Lorri Lanmon and The Ennion Acquisition Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
100 British Glasses
Title Unknown (Broadfield House Glass Museum)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionRoyal Armorial Goblet. Colorless and opaque white glass with gilding and brown, blue, red, gold, and white enamel. Goblet with bucket-shaped cup, applied solid cylindrical stem with double-series opaque white twist containing a pair of heavy opaque white spiral threads around a multi-ply corkscrew, and applied conical foot. Cup decorated with the Royal Arms of King George III of Great Britain, the border inscribed with the motto of the Order of the Garter, surmounted by the imperial crown upon the Royal helm beneath a crowned lion statant guardant, all within an elaborate rococo scrollwork cartouche, flanked by lion and unicorn supporters, a rose to one side and a thistle to the other, a banner below inscribed with the motto 'DIEU. ET. MON. DROIT.' (God and My Right), the reverse with the Prince of Wales' feathers issuing from a coronet, flanked by rococo scrollwork; rim of cup is gilded.Provenance
Former Collection
Kenneth Alexander Collection
- by 1968
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
Source
Bonhams 1793 Ltd.
- 2023
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
Former Collection
Durrington Collection
- 1985-2023
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
Former Collection
Asprey & Co., Ltd.
- 1985
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
This goblet was acquired in London from Asprey & Co in 1985 from their ‘100 British Glasses’ exhibition. It was previously in the Kenneth Alexander Collection (London) and had been since at least 1968, when it was published in Derek Davis & Keith Middlemas’s book on Coloured Glass. Its provenance prior to the Alexander Collection is something of a mystery as it does not appear in any auction catalogues prior to 1968, and must have been acquired privately, perhaps through Asprey & Co.
The piece has been in the UK since August this year. Prior to that it was in the US where it has been for at least a decade, and most likely since the whole collection came off display at Broadfield House in 2004. The Kenneth Alexander Collection was London-based, and the Durrington Corporation was also London-based, but the owner has been resident in the US with citizenship by marriage for the last 20 years or so.
