A fine Saxon engraved goblet and cover attributed to Johann Christoph Kiessling, Dresden, circa 1710. Photo Bonhams

The round funnel bowl decorated in 'Hoch- und Tiefschnitt' with alternating oval panels of polished lenses and four different scrolling flowers and leaves, including a tulip, carnation, lotus and sunflower, on a matt ground, above a band of flutes, set on a faceted double-knopped stem between collars over a conical foot, the domed cover similarly decorated and with faceted knopped finial, 37cm high (2). Sold for £22,500 inc. premium

Johann Christoph Kiessling (died 1744) was court engraver at Dresden between circa 1717 and 1744.

Provenance: The Otto Dettmers Collection, Bremen, sold at Sotheby's, 23 November 1999, lot 46

Exhibited: Düsseldorf, 1968-69: 'Meisterwerke der Glaskunst aus internationalem Privatbesitz', Städtische Kunsthalle,catalogue, p.88, fig.239, illustrated p.91.

A goblet and cover illustrated by Gisela Haase, Sächsische Glas (1988), p.336, fig.167, exhibits a similar style of relief-cut decoration. Compare also with the examples illustrated by W.Holzhausen, 'Sächsische Gläser des Barock',Zeitschrift für Kunstwissenschaft, VIII (1954), pp.116ff. 

Bonhams. 2 May 2013 10:30 BST London, New Bond Street. The Muhleib Collection of European Glass