Glass beaker, Northern Netherlands, engraved by Willem Mooleyser in Rotterdam, dated 1685.

Cylindrical beaker of colourless glass, with applied rim at the base, on three bun-feet. Diamond-point engraved with two dancing men and a man eading a woman, under vines. Signed ad dated: "W.Mooleyser 1685".

Wilfred Buckley Collection

From the Buckley Collection, Basingstoke.
Bought by Buckley in Amsterdam from S.E. Mossel on 20 July 1926 for £ 45.-
F. Hudig, mentions that this this glass was formerly in the Coll Alma Tadema, in his essay in: W. Buckley, European Glass, London 1926, p. xxi,
It is lasted in the sale catalogue of 1913: 34. GROVE END ROAD, N.W.
CATALOGUE
of the well-known and interesting collection of
Antique Furniture and Objets d'Art
formed by the Late SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A.
including Valuable Pictures, and The Archæological Library.

HAMPTON & SONS
Are favoured with instructions to Sell by Auction, in the Studio of the late Artist, at the above Residence,
On MONDAY, JUNE 9th, 1913, Four Following Days, and MONDAY, JUNE 16th,

Fourth Days' Sale.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12th, 1913, At ONE o'clock.
Garden Studio
Old Dutch, German and other Glass.
LOT 911 (p.58)
"A goblet on feet, engraved figures dancing amongst the flowers beneath the
vine, signed W. Moo Leyser [Sic], 1685 (6 ½-in. high)"

C.431-1936