Lot 91: A transparent-enamelled beaker with view of St. Charles's Church in Vienna Gottlob Samuel Mohn, Vienna, dated 1815

Name: A transparent-enamelled beaker with view of St. Charles's Church in Vienna Gottlob Samuel Mohn, Vienna, dated 1815
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: exrymyej78

Est: £7,000 GBP - £9,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 21, 2007

Item Overview

Description

signed, the cylindrical form painted with a view of the building within a black line rectangular panel inscribed Die Karlskirche in Wien below, with amber-stained rim part decorated in black enamel 'G.Mohn. Wien. 1815.' below the panel to the right the enamels rubbed on the rim

Dimensions

9.6cm., 3¾in.

Artist or Maker

Samuel Mohn

Literature

Gustav E.Pazaurek, Gläser der Empire- und Biedermeierzeit, 1923, pp.176-177, pl.159

Provenance

Karl Mayer Collection, Vienna
Graf Arco-Zinneberg, 1985

Notes

BECHERGLAS, WIEN, DATIERT 1815, GOTTLOB SAMUEL MOHN, SIGNIERT
Pazaurek notes, op.cit., p.177, that the enamelled border on the present lot is identical to that of a beaker painted with a view of the Karlskirche in the collection of Camillo Hardt, dated 1816 and also signed by Mohn.

Auction Details

A personal view on glass: The Zoedler Collection

Sotheby's

November 21, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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