GOLF LEAF GLASS BEAKER

North Bohemia (or Saxony), c. 1720-1730
Cylindrical cup of colorless glass, decorated with gilt engraved leaf between two layers of glass (Zwischengold) with a motif of a fortified city, initials "HS" and an ornamental border under the rim on dark blue marbled background. Lit.: W. Spiegl: Die böhmischen Zwischengoldgläser des 18. Jahrhunderts (http://www.glas-forschung.info/pageone/pdf/zwigo%2001.pdf). H. 12,5 cm. Unmarked. Condition C.