Ref: 2553
Price : 8,500 €
A Blue John Goblet
Ref: 2553
Price : 8,500 €
A Blue John Goblet
18th Century
Blue John
16 cm (6¹/₄ inches)
England
Blue John
16 cm (6¹/₄ inches)
England
Description: Round chalice on a knobbly stem with a stepped round base and a square foot.
Until the early 19th century, vessels (vases, bowls, etc.) were made in England from a yellow-blue to white-blue banded massive fluorite mined in Derbyshire, which was nicknamed "Blue John" – from the French "bleu-jaune" for blue-yellow.
Until the early 19th century, vessels (vases, bowls, etc.) were made in England from a yellow-blue to white-blue banded massive fluorite mined in Derbyshire, which was nicknamed "Blue John" – from the French "bleu-jaune" for blue-yellow.
A Blue John Goblet