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Antique Imperial German Glass Factory Glass Kaiser Wilhelm II Hohenzollern Gift

£750.00
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Antique Imperial German Glass Factory Glass Kaiser Wilhelm II Hohenzollern Gift

£750.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.


Fine antique pair of imperial German wine glasses with mixed twist stem, beautifully hand enamelled in gold Great Imperial Arms of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, possibly by Moser - Given as a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm II upon his visit to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), once part of a much larger suite of glasses. Kaiser Wilhelm visited the Earl on two separate occasions for grouse shooting in 1895 and 1902 and conferred upon him the Order of the Prussian Crown, the Earl was also known to visit the Kaiser in Germany. There are no chips or cracks and rings like a bell


Size: 20.5 x 8 x 8 cm approx
Weight Per Glass: 204g approx

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Royal: Wilhelm II

To Commemorate: Food and Drink

Type: Glass

Royalty: Prussia

Manufacturer: Moser

Theme: Royalty

Features: Antique

Country of Origin: Germany

Vintage: Yes

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