Topic: What Is So Special About This Cut Goblet?

[Mike Morgan]

A friend listed this goblet, without knowing anything other than it's cut glass and attractive,  on eBay at auction for a starting bid of $39.99. Within hours, she had been contact by four people asking her to end the auction early and allow them to buy it outright. The offers were for $600, $1750, $2750, and $4000.

She quickly relisted at a much higher opening bid, but she still doesn't know what's so special.

Any idea why? Obviously, several people recognized it quickly.

http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=161204250851

[keith]

Hello Mike,I'm afraid your link goes to cars,electronics and fashion,none of which I'm any good at,

[bat20]

Is it the blue cut glass goblet.if it is i still wouldn't know.

   

[chopin-liszt]

Perhaps this link might work...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161204250851?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D161204250851%26_rdc%3D1

It's taken a bit of a price hike, but is still considerably less than the $4.000 offered. 

[glassobsessed]

Think I might have accepted the highest offer, once I had picked myself up of the floor anyway. Sorry no idea about the glass.

John

[stew2u2]

could it be an early Boston and Sandwich Glass goblet just looking around

[Paul S.]

J. Hoare and Co. appear to have had a thing about faceted knops and multi-scalloped foot rims back around c.1900..... ?

[Ohio]

J. Hoare and Co. appear to have had a thing about faceted knops and multi-scalloped foot rims back around c.1900..... ?

Good eye Paul. Boggess pg. 90 shows three catalog pages & the last page shown (bottom of page) has a vase that has a multi-scalloped foot plus has what looks to be close to identical swirl cutting on the top which then melds into what you might call regular cutting, hobstars, etc. I will say it has to be the cobalt color no matter who cut the blank because no manufacturer has a goblet that comes anywhere close to the four figure price being thrown around, however a solid cobalt blank would be pretty rare, probably a special order.

[flying free]

It doesn't look cobalt to me ... well as far as my monitor shows
Does the vase in the catalogue have the base of the foot cut like that? And also what era would it date to please?
I'm intrigued as I would never have guessed American   

btw it's a beautiful goblet and gorgeous colour.
m

[chopin-liszt]

I agree, it's teal rather than cobalt.