A GILT AND BLUE-PAINTED TRANSPARENT GLASS DRINKING SET MADE FOR THE MIDDLE EASTERN MARKET
Possibly France or Bohemia, Czech Republic, early 20th century

Comprising a five-piece glass drinking set painted in blue and gold with Islamic-inspired scrolling vegetal sprays with lush vegetal volutes and serrated leaves including a large ewer with a cylindrical faceted body, narrow shoulders, a sinuous handle, and a curved, beak-shaped spout, 29.5cm high; two matching glasses of analogous faceted cylindrical shape, resting on splayed feet, each 12.5cm high; a lidded sugar bowl, 10cm high; and an oval-shaped tray, 5.5cm x 35cm (at the widest point).