Set of ruby glasses including: - Lot 53

Set of ruby glasses including: 1- A silver-gilt mounted ruby glass teapot A silver-gilt mounted ruby glass teapot Glass and frame (unmarked): probably Germany, 19th century H. 16.2 cm; wt 375 g. The ruby glass teapot features a spherical body and S-shaped spout. The gilded silver frame features a neck ring with tracery-matis scroll decoration. The domed lid is embossed with acanthus scrolls and fleurons, and topped by a grip depicting a young reclining satyr eating a bunch of grapes. The handle is formed by a superposition of C-shaped brackets, one of which features a parrot-headed bust. It is attached to the frame by hinges and carved and engraved plates. The base is a gilded silver pedestal with repoussé decoration of acanthus scrolls and fleurons. A similar teapot was in the Zilkha collection (Christie's, New York, Global Treasury: The Life and Collection of Selim & Mary Zilkha, February 6, 2025, lot 139). The shape and mounting of these teapots were probably inspired by those made for Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, known as "Augustus the Strong", or for his son Frederick Augustus II (cf. von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, pp. 224-225). 2- A silver-gilt mounted ruby glass cup A silver-gilt mounted ruby glass cup Glass: South Germany, late 17th century Mounting: Augsburg, late 17th century; master silversmith: Tobias Baur (active 1685-1735) H. 5.1 cm; wt 79 g. Hallmarks: Augsburg Pyr: late 17th century T.B: Tobias Baur (Seling, n°1809) The hemispherical ruby glass cup rests on a circular silver-gilt pedestal. An unpunched cup of the same type was in the Zilkha collection (cf. Schroder, no. 110; Christie's, New York, Global Treasury: The Life and Collection of Selim & Mary Zilkha, February 6, 2025, lot 135). 3- A pair of silver-gilt mounted and engraved ruby glass cups A pair of silver-gilt mounted and engraved ruby glass cups Glass: Nuremberg, late 17th century Mounting: Nuremberg, late 17th century; master goldsmith: Wolfgang Röβler (active 1682-1717) H. 5.1 cm; weights 92 & 94 g. (total 186 g.) Hallmarks: N: Nuremberg, late 17th century A rosette: Wolfgang Röβler (Tebbe, Timann et al, vol. I, no. MZ0739a) The ruby glass cups are engraved with flowers on stems. The mount is circular and held in place by wolf's teeth. Numbers in red ink under the mount: 22 for one and partially obliterated for the other. Identical engraved cups, also mounted by Wolfgang Röβler, were in the Zilkha collection (cf. Schroder, no. 112; Christie's, New York, Global Treasury: The Life and Collection of Selim & Mary Zilkha, February 6, 2025, lot 121). 4- A pair of small silver-gilt mounted ruby glass cups A pair of small silver-gilt mounted ruby glass cups Glass and mounting (unmarked) : South Germany, circa 1700 H. 5.5 cm; weights 45 & 48 g. (total 93 g.) The small ruby glass cups rest on a gilded silver pedestal. 5- A silver-gilt mounted ruby glass cup A silver-gilt mounted ruby glass cup Glass and mounting (unmarked) : South Germany, circa 1700 H. 8 cm; weight 45 g. The small ruby glass cup rests on a leg consisting of a ruby glass shaft with a double bulge, mounted between two silver-gilt wolf-tooth rings, and a circular ruby glass base. A bowl with a similar leg is preserved in the Green Vault collections in Dresden (cf. von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, p. 170, no. 61, pl.4). 6- A set of six miniature silver-gilt mugs in ruby glass A set of six miniature silver-gilt mounted ruby glass tankards Glass and mounting (unmarked) : South Germany, early 18th century H. 6.3 cm; weights 50-55 g. (total 315 g.) The small mugs, with cylindrical body and ruby glass handle, are mounted on a gilded silver circular base with engraved wolf's teeth. No. 501 is marked in black ink under the bases. 7- Set of four ruby glass cups and saucers A set of four ruby glass cups and saucers South Germany, circa 1700 Cups: H. 5 to 5.2 cm; saucers: diam. 10.3 to 10.7 cm 8- Pair of ruby glass cups and saucers A pair of ruby glass cups and saucers South Germany, circa 1700 Cups: H. 5.6 to 6 cm; saucers: diam. 12.5 to 12.8 cm Condition: good; gilding on teapot mount (1) partly faded; chip on saucer rim (7) Provenance 1, 4 and 5: Emil Mauritz Hünnebeck Collection, Lintorf ; Private collection, Germany; Private collection, France. Provenance 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8: Private collection, Germany; Private collection, France. Exhibitions :