RARE Antique C1880 LOBMEYR Mouth-blown Crystal 56 Pc Set Gold Lustre Hand Enamel

Description: Extremely rare Antique J & L LOBMEYR full glassware set of mouth-blown Austrian Crystal for 13. 56 gorgeous crystal pieces in total dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Very rare to find a complete antique Lobmeyr set this large! The color of the glasses is Lobmeyr’s stunning “Patrician Gold Lustre”. It is so fine and luminescent that the pieces actually glow. They are absolutely gorgeous! The set is made of Lobmeyr’s famous ultra-thin muslin glass /crystal that is mouth blown by expert artisans in Vienna using beech wood moulds so delicate that the rims are only one millimetre thick (see photos). HAND APPLIED ENAMEL Hand-applied white enamel monograms with double border in subtle red & gold. Formatted in the traditional Lobmeyr monogram style with the letters on top of each other. Lobmeyr was known for making custom monogram sets for wealthy clientele. SET INCLUDES: 1 Wine Decanter 10 Wine glasses 7 Sherry glasses 13 Water/lemonade glasses 6 Bowls (trifle or sorbet dish) 6 Saucers w/monogram 13 Non monogram saucers ———— 56 pieces Total Each piece (other than the extra saucer dishes) accentuated with a hand-painted enamelled monogram. DIMENSIONS: * Wine Decanter - Height - 12 1/2” Diameter at bowl) - 5 7/8” Weight - 670 grams (23.7 oz) * Sherry Glasses: Height - 4 1/2” Diameter at base - 2” Weight - 52 grams (1.8 oz) * Water Glasses: Height - 3 5/8” Diameter - 2 5/8“ Weight - 73 grams (2.6 oz) * Bowls - Height - 3” Diameter - 4 7/8“ Weight - 189 grams (6.6 oz) * Saucers - Height - 1 1/8” Diameter - 6 1/4“ Weight - 81 grams (2.8 oz) * Wine Glasses Height - Diameter - “ Weight - grams ( oz) CONDITION In excellent condition - has rarely been used. In climate-controlled storage for the past 50 years. Majority of pieces are in perfect condition - but a very few (I believe 4) have teeny not visible chips on the rims. PROVENANCE - This set belonged to my great, great grandmother. Bertha Molloy Drake (monogram BMD). She was from a very prominent family in St Louis and married to George Silas Drake, a descendent of King Edward I. I will provide a brief history of them & the history/provenance of the set to the purchaser. There is a book about her and her daughter Bertha Warburton Drake called “Yours Always” written by my cousin Henry Scott. It is available for purchase online through Amazon & Barnes & Noble. ABOUT LOBMEYR CRYSTAL - ————————————————- For reference the Lobmeyr website is: Lobmeyr.at From the website: “Lobmeyr glassware and chandeliers have been finding new homes around the globe since 1823. Our 200th anniversary is an opportunity to highlight some of the places our products can be found—whether chandeliers in the New York Metropolitan Opera, exhibits at the V&A in London, glassware in gourmet restaurants, or select boutiques worldwide.” LOBMEYR AT MUSEUMS - Lobmeyr Crystal/Mouth-Blown Glass is on display at the following Museums : • DÜSSELDORF - Kunstpalast • MÜNCHEN - Die Neue Sammlung • NÜRNBERG - Germanisches National Museum • PARIS - Musee des Arts Decoratifs • AMSTERDAM - Rijks Museum • OSLO - Nasjonal Museet • ECHSENBACH - Schnaps Glas Museum • WIEN - Mak Museum - fÜr Angewandte kunst - MÖbel Museum - Leopold Museum - Technisches Museum Silberkammer • WILDALPEN - Museum Hochquellenwasser • LISBON - Palacio Nacional Da Ajuda • STOCKHOLM - Swedish National Museum • BRTNICE - Hoffman Haus Kamenicky • SENOV - Glas Museum Steinschonau • PRAGUE – Josefov Museum of Decorative Arts •LONDON - Victoria and Albert Museum •CINCINNATI Cincinnati Art Museum A • CORNING - Corning Museum of Glass • INDIANAPOLIS - Newfields Museum of Art • NEW YORK CITY - The MOMA - Cooper Hewitt - Neue Galerie - Metropolitan Museum of Art · PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Museum of Art

Price: 5500 USD

Location: Bethesda, Maryland

End Time: 2025-01-12T05:37:56.000Z

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