With its elaborate rococo decoration featuring baskets of flowers and a bird, this goblet is a fine example of mid-18th-century European glass. Its exact origin is difficult to determine.

Using fine ribbons of glass on the lip and flutes around the waist is characteristic of English mugs made in the last half of the 19th century. This particular example is noteworthy because it is engraved with the initials IM and contains a Royal Maundy souvenir coin.

This candlestick and its mate take full advantage of the brilliant, reflective quality of lead glass. The rings, the ribs on the domed foot, the faceted aspect of the stems, and the balls containing air bubbles were all designed to catch the light.

This candlestick and its mate take full advantage of the brilliant, reflective quality of lead glass. The rings, the ribs on the domed foot, the faceted aspect of the stems, and the balls containing air bubbles were all designed to catch the light.

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.

In the field of glass, England is best known for the introduction of lead glass. Lead oxide was first added to molten glass at the furnace of George Ravenscroft in 1674. Through experimentation, Ravenscroft and his workers perfected lead glass in the late 17th century, producing objects that were characteristically heavy in weight and had great brilliance.

Although it was probably produced by various European glasshouses, this form is extremely rare today. Most examples were destroyed long ago because of the difficulty of removing the decanter from the central well of the stand without dropping the top or knocking off the glasses that would have sat on the tazza. 

This glass, one of six, is part of a rare wine set that has survived intact with its original glasses, decanter, and tray. The cutting and elaborate use of painted gilt decoration are characteristic of La Granja wares.

This tray is part of a rare wine set that has survived intact with its original glasses, decanter, and tray. The cutting and elaborate use of painted gilt decoration are characteristic of La Granja wares. Spanish consumers were particularly fond of painted decoration applied in gold, and most of the examples in the Reves Collection possess such decoration.

This decanter is part of a rare wine set that has survived intact with its original glasses, decanter, and tray. The cutting and elaborate use of painted gilt decoration are characteristic of La Granja wares.