British & European Glass & Paperweights Sale Results
Published December 22nd, 2009
Bonhams raised an exceptional total of £666,468 at yesterday’s Fine British & European Glass & Paperweights Sale. With 86.35% of lots sold by value, this sale generated widespread interest from collectors and enthusiasts and included an array of British, Venetian and Dutch glass alongside a magnificent collection of paperweights.
The highlight of the sale was the Chris Crabtree collection of English Glass, amassed over four decades and widely-considered to be one of the finest collections of 18th Century glass in private hands, featuring a number of high value lots. All but one of the pieces in this 30-strong collection sold, contributing to the impressive sale total.
From this prominent collection, The Beilby Thompson Goblet, an important Beilby polychrome enamelled and gilt opaque-twist goblet, sold for £38,400 (estimated £20,000-30,000). Painted with the arms of Beilby Thompson, this splendid circa 1765 goblet attracted widespread interest from a number of bidders.
Also from the Crabtree Collection, was The Sedbergh Goblet: a Beilby enamelled opaque-twist goblet, circa 1760-65, reached a phenomenal £18,600, against a pre-sale estimate of £8,000-12,000. Meanwhile, a Beilby enamelled opaque-twist wine glass from the Horsley Service, circa 1765, sold for £18,000 (estimated £12,000 – 18,000).
