Large Serpent-Stem Goblet

Provenance

Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014), Baron McAlpine of West Green, Hampshire, UK. Acquired around 1980 on the London art market by private collection, UK; (sale, Bonhams, London, 1 December 2021, no. 11). (Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich);[1] purchased 2023 by NGA. [1] Georg Laue purchased the goblet from an unspecified dealer who acquired it at the Bonham’s 2021 sale. See email of 4 August 2023 in NGA curatorial file.

Large Serpent-Stem Goblet

Anonymous Artist

c. 1680

Accession Number

2023.110.1

Medium

glass

Dimensions

overall (height by diameter at rim, approx.): 27 × 10 cm (10 5/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Rosemary Tofalo Bowes, PhD