An attractive Giles gilded facet stem wine glass, circa 1770

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An attractive Giles gilded facet stem wine glass, circa 1770 Decorated in the London workshop of James Giles, the round funnel bowl painted in gold with a spray of flowers, scattered sprigs and insects in flight, the rim gilt, the base of the bowl cut with thumbnail facets and leaves extending into a diamond-faceted stem, over a conical foot, 15.4cm high Footnotes: Provenance Christie's, 10 June 2007, lot 270 (one of nine) Chris Crabtree Collection, Bonhams, 19 May 2010, lot 84 Bonhams, 29 September 2020, lot 74 (part) Peter Eales Collection, Bonhams, 11 June 2025, lot 62 A pair of very similar glasses is illustrated by Delomosne and Son, Gilding the Lily (1978), p.39, no.60. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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An attractive Giles gilded facet stem wine glass, circa 1770

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