COVERED GLASS BOWL OF VENETIAN BLOWN GLASS SET IN VERMEIL The setting by Erhard Lösel, Nuremberg, c. 1580 The chiselled stem features six godrons alternating with cartouches; the base of the stem is decorated with a frieze of laurel leaves; the knob is adorned with four goat’s heads, alternating with oves. The rim of the lid is decorated with a frieze of stylised leaves and berries. The handle features a putto holding a spear shaft and a pomegranate on a repoussé pedestal adorned with fruit trophies and foliage. The handle is set beneath a heraldic shield, dated 1582. The glass cup is decorated with vertical stripes alternating with bands of trelliswork and adorned with three berry-shaped appliqués. H.: 30.3 cm (12 in.) A partially gilt silver-mounted Venetian glass cup and cover, the mountings by Erhard Lösel, Nuremberg, circa 1580 *Please note that the cup is made of filigree glass, most likely produced in Antwerp in the Venetian style and predating the vermeil mount. *Please note that the glass is made of filigree glass, very likely produced in Antwerp in the Venetian style, and predates the silver-gilt mount.