Star Sales
1. A Great Survivor
Estimate £2,000-£3,000 Sold £14,000
This rare ‘façon de Venise’ or Venetian-style blue glass carafe or ewer, dating to 1560-90, has had a charmed life. The only other known example is a pair in the Max Goldschmidt Collection. The carafe was made for the Austrian market and is decorated with gilt and enamel double-headed eagles and mythical creatures. For the last 170 years,
