Lot 349
A FINE MID-18TH CENTURY JACOBITE ENGRAVED WINE GLASS
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 16 August 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
the large drawn trumpet bowl finely engraved with displayed rose head flanked by open and closed buds with foliage, raised on a slightly tapered multi air twist cylindrical stem and a domed circular foot
Dimensions
17cm high
Footnote
Note:
This elegant glass is classic of the Jacobite style. It closely resembles the important set of glasses and two decanters from Chastleton Manor, Oxfordshire, now split between private collections and the National Trust (who have a decanter and four glasses).
The glasses and decanters discovered at Chastleton Manor are considered to be from one of the oldest established Jacobite Societies, the Cavalier Club: founded in 1657 it ran well into the reign of Queen Victoria.
Chastleton seems to have been the centre of the Club's activities throughout the 18th century and the owner, Henry Jones, was a zealous supporter until his death in 1761. Jones planted Scots fir trees within the grounds, often termed as 'Charlie's Trees', and they were rumoured to be navigation markers for fleeing Jacobites given shelter and sustenance on their retreat or escape.