Large cylindrical goblet decorated with the figure "CMSGMH" in blue and white enamel surmounted by a gilded crown of marquis and surrounded by gilded palms linked by a blue enamel ribbon; in the upper part a gilded ribbon edged with white enamel dots. France, early 17th century Height: 14cm / Diameter: 9.8cm Exhibitions -Lhermite-King (Sylvie). One hundred French glasses 1550-1750. Treasures from private collections. Paris 2008, n°8. -Lhermite-King (Sylvie). Glasses from the Renaissance. Origins and influences. Paris 2013, p.142 Provenance Étude Gros-Delettrez, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 9 December 2005, lot 51.

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