1985.R.257.a-b, Covered Goblet, England, c. 1740-1760

This goblet is believed to have been made in the mid-18th century. It has a plain stem, rounded bowl, and elaborate engraving that features grape vines around its foot, shell motifs at the base of the bowl, and baskets of fruit and flowers at the tip of the reserves in addition to masks, garlands of fruits, tassels, and scrollwork. While the decoration was almost certainly executed in England, it is likely that the engraver was from the continent, perhaps Bohemia. Numerous foreign engravers worked in England in the 18th century. 

Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 87.

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Until 1969: Cecil Davis Limited, London, England, December 18, 1969 [1]

1969: Emery Reves (1904-1983), purchased from Cecil Davis Limited, London, England, December 18, 1969 [1]

1969-1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [2]

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [2]

[1] Based on an original invoice found in DMA object file (1985.R.257.a-b) from Cecil Davis Limited (December 18, 1969)

[2] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.

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