Lot 415
King Ludwig II of Bavaria - a large glass carafe with stopper and mirror monogram "L"
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A104m | Live auction | 875 Lots
Hammer price € 2,500
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Mouth-blown crystal glass, the body with eight facets and decorative knob underneath the protruding spout. The equally faceted stopper with embedded air bubble. On the obverse cut mirror monogram "L" underneath the Bavarian royal crown. Height 22.5 cm, with stopper 25 cm. Presumably manufactured by the company Franz Xaver Thallmaier. Cf. two carafes of identical form and of different heights, but decorated only with the royal crown and without mirror monogram, on display at the "König-Ludwig-II.-Museum Herrenchiemsee", catalogue of the Bavarian Administration of State-owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes, 1986, catalogue number 25: (tr.) "A set of glasses, presumably by the company Franz Xaver Thallmaier, around 1870". Excellent condition.Condition: I - Questions about the lot?
