Sir Winston Churchill's brandy balloon, circa 1960
With large tulip shaped bowl decorated in white enamel with monogram WSC, outlined in gilding, signed E Pope, with plain stem and foot, 21cm high
| Estimate: |
£7,000 - £10,000
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Hammer price:
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£6,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Footnote:
This superb brandy glass, along with lots 665 and 667, has come to light following the sale of another from the set, sold in these rooms, Tuesday 9th March 2021, lot 710. They are offered for sale for the first time, having come directly from a branch of the Churchill family. The original set consisted of six such balloons, the whereabouts of the remaining two is currently unknown.
Provenance:
Sir Winston Churchill and thence by family descent.
