Goblet Collection (#7)

Old King Cole, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731021 Old King Cole, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old King Cole)

Goblet with floral decoration (terracotta)
898956 Goblet with floral decoration (terracotta) by Greco-Roman; Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; (add.info.: Gobelet a decor floral a la barbotine. NOTE:C est la sigillee d Argonne)

Cup with large belly and thick cast rim base, and a pair of ox-eye handles, 1675 (silver)
NCO404081 Cup with large belly and thick cast rim base, and a pair of ox-eye handles, 1675 (silver) by English School, (17th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Acrasia, c. 1888 (oil and gold paint on canvas)
PNH366435 Acrasia, c.1888 (oil and gold paint on canvas) by Strudwick, John Melhuish (1849-1937); 70.5x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrasia)

Trades in Regency England: charcoal burning, Jew selling pencils, and fishing. Worker at a charcoal pit in Furness 64, Jewish pedlar selling pencils door to door in Borrowdale 65

King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with his first queen Catherine of Aragon, circa 1509. He is dressed in anachronistic Victorian outfit of top hat, coat, chain breeches and boots

The Last Moments of Socrates (litho)
DGC288145 The Last Moments of Socrates (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socrates (c.469-399 BC) Classical Greek philosopher; ); Prismatic Pictures; French

Sir Tristram sits with Sir Launcelot, illustration from
STC335738 Sir Tristram sits with Sir Launcelot, illustration from The Story of the Champions of the Round Table (litho) by Pyle

The Ten of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336553 The Ten of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life of Fruit with Mirror and Figurines, 1860 (sepia photo)
STC101451 Still Life of Fruit with Mirror and Figurines, 1860 (sepia photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Lady and the Unicorn: Taste (tapestry) (detail of 11821)
XIR238684 The Lady and the Unicorn: Taste (tapestry) (detail of 11821) by French School, (15th century); Musee National du Moyen Age et des Thermes de Cluny

Relics of Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender. Folding spoon and case, dress sword, silver-hilted broadsword, silver goblet, travelling (folding) knife, fork and spoon, shield, sporran, dirk

Guild cup (gilded silver)
XIR185113 Guild cup (gilded silver) by Flemish School, (17th century); Oudheidkundig Museum van de Bijloke, Ghent, Belgium; Flemish, out of copyright

Breakfast with a Crab, 1648 (oil on canvas)
BOO73426 Breakfast with a Crab, 1648 (oil on canvas) by Heda, Willem Claesz. (1594-1680); 118x118 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Dutch, out of copyright

Roemer with wide bowl, decorated with bands of ships in Schwarzlot technique (glass)
CEC3494 Roemer with wide bowl, decorated with bands of ships in Schwarzlot technique (glass) by Dutch School, (17th century); The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford

Mounted nautilus cup, Nagyszeben, mid 17th century (shell & silver-gilt
3434805 Mounted nautilus cup, Nagyszeben, mid 17th century (shell & silver-gilt) (detail of 3434804) by Hungarian School (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Makers mark NK)

Cup and cover, Nuremberg, late 16th century (parcel-gilt silver)
3260815 Cup and cover, Nuremberg, late 16th century (parcel-gilt silver) by Hillebrandt, Friedrich (fl.1579-1608); height: 45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spirally lobed)

Hebe (oil on copper)
711013 Hebe (oil on copper) by Stroehling, Peter Eduard (1768-1826); 61.5x48.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Rare Continental globe cup, North German or Flemish, c. 1600 (silver gilt
CH438768 Rare Continental globe cup, North German or Flemish, c.1600 (silver gilt) (detail of 438767) by German School; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

Goblet, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD (lead-glazed ceramic)
5864495 Goblet, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD (lead-glazed ceramic) by Roman; height: 11.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist, c
5974266 The Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist, c.1500 (linen warp, wool, silk & gilt weft yarns) by Netherlandish School; 35.2A--33.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Vallerschleben Cup, 1620-29 (silver & vermeil)
4071419 The Vallerschleben Cup, 1620-29 (silver & vermeil) by Enderes, Hanns (fl. 1620-29); height: 52 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

The Ardagh Chalice, Reerasta, County Limerick (silver with silver gilding, enamel
XBP390407 The Ardagh Chalice, Reerasta, County Limerick (silver with silver gilding, enamel, brass & bronze) (detail of 228699) by Celtic, (8th century); National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

The Ardagh Chalice, Reerasta, County Limerick (silver with silver gilding, enamel
XBP390406 The Ardagh Chalice, Reerasta, County Limerick (silver with silver gilding, enamel, brass & bronze) (detail of 228699) by Celtic, (8th century); National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

Still life (oil on canvas)
PNH349157 Still life (oil on canvas) by Dutch School; 42x49 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; Dutch, out of copyright

Cup by Andrea Mantegna, late 15th century
LLM458013 Cup by Andrea Mantegna, late 15th century by Shaw, Henry (1800-73); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cup by Andrea Mantegna, late 15th century)

Poster advertising the Arts and Crafts Ehibition in Dresden
STC398722 Poster advertising the Arts and Crafts Ehibition in Dresden, Germany to be held in the Old Town, 1896 (colour litho) by Muller-Breslau

Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, 1783-84 (oil on canvas)
HEH416331 Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, 1783-84 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 239.4x147.6 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

The Di Lonardo Chalice (copper)
873573 The Di Lonardo Chalice (copper) by Italian School, (16th century); 25.4 x15.56 x15.56 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George L

Butler, c. 1827 (w / c on paper)
621508 Butler, c.1827 (w/c on paper) by Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864); 24.1x15.2 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Cup, depicting a charging bull, found in the royal tomb of Vaphio, Sparta, late Minoan I
XIR148824 Cup, depicting a charging bull, found in the royal tomb of Vaphio, Sparta, late Minoan I, c.1500 BC (gold) by Minoan; 6.5x12 cm; National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Cup, depicting a domestic bull, found in the royal tomb of Vaphio, Sparta, late Minoan I
XIR148825 Cup, depicting a domestic bull, found in the royal tomb of Vaphio, Sparta, late Minoan I, c.1500 BC (gold) (see also 155940) by Minoan; 6.5x12 cm; National Archaeological Museum, Athens

The Three at the Table, 1914-15 (oil on canvas)
SRM169472 The Three at the Table, 1914-15 (oil on canvas) by Filonov, Pavel Nikolaevich (1883-1941); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; eState Russian Museum; Russian, out of copyright

Cup, depicting a domestic bull, found in the royal tomb of Vaphio, Sparta, late Minoan I
XIR155940 Cup, depicting a domestic bull, found in the royal tomb of Vaphio, Sparta, late Minoan I, c.1500 BC (gold) (see also 148825) by Minoan; 6.5x12 cm; National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Astrological tapestry (central detail)
XJL86570 Astrological tapestry (central detail) by Spanish School, (15th century); 415x800 cm; Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Antique mosaic floor from the House of the Faun, Pompeii
Antique mosaic floor picture of cupid holding a goblet riding on a lion from the House of the Faun, Casa del Fauno House of Goethe in Pompeii, excavated 10th December 1830

Goblets, jugs and syrup jugs. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896

The Queen cried to him to forbear, illustration from
STC323615 The Queen cried to him to forbear, illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905 (litho) by Curtis

Itinerant turner wearing a dress covered in
Itinerant lathe turner (tourneuse) wearing a dress covered in wooden toys and games. She holds a head for a wig 1, scythe 2, trumpet 3, flutes 4, lace bobbins 5, rolling pin 6, egg 8, goblet 9

Telesmatic angelic figure, c. 1892 (watercolour on paper)
RGL212693 Telesmatic angelic figure, c.1892 (watercolour on paper) by Ayton, W.A. (fl.1880s); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; ); English, out of copyright

Goblet funnel cap and the deceiver
Goblet funnel cap, Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis (Clitocybe cyathiformis) and waxy laccaria or the deceiver mushroom, Laccaria laccata. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A

Vortigern and Rowena, 1793 (oil on canvas)
AGN218448 Vortigern and Rowena, 1793 (oil on canvas) by Hamilton, William (1751-1801); 200x150 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vortigern, C5th Saxon King (right); Rowena

The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336593 The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ace of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336590 The Ace of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Launcelot sits with Sir Hilaire and Croisette, illustration from
STC335728 Sir Launcelot sits with Sir Hilaire and Croisette, illustration from The Story of the Champions of the Round Table (litho) by Pyle

Belle Isoult and Sir Tristram drink the love draught, illustration from
STC335739 Belle Isoult and Sir Tristram drink the love draught, illustration from The Story of the Champions of the Round Table (litho) by Pyle

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The goblet, a vessel that has transcended time and cultures, holds within it stories of art, religion, and tradition. From the iconic painting "The Death of Socrates" to Thomas Cole's masterpiece "The Titans Goblet, " this humble object has been immortalized in various forms throughout history. In the Anglican Church of St. James, the Eucharist is celebrated with reverence as worshippers partake in communion from a sacred goblet. Similarly, Catholic masses in Annecy, Haute Savoie evoke a sense of spirituality as the faithful sip from ornate chalices amidst the picturesque landscapes of France. Across Europe, stained glass windows depict scenes from Arthurian legends such as the Holy Grail - an elusive goblet said to possess mystical powers. In Trehorenteuc's Romance of St. Graal window or Pontigny's Chalice in Yonne County, these artworks transport us into tales steeped in medieval lore. Beyond religious contexts lies another facet of goblets' significance: indulgence and pleasure. Asbach Brandy fills many a crystal goblet during moments of celebration and joyous gatherings across continents. The Captain John Treasure Jones Archive showcases exquisite glassware including two captivating goblets that speak volumes about craftsmanship and refinement. Even further back in time stands an Iberian Kernos dating back to the 3rd century BC - an ancient testament to human ingenuity and creativity when it comes to crafting vessels for libations. Whether used for solemn rituals or joyful revelry, whether depicted on canvas or held delicately by hand; these glimpses into history remind us that beyond its utilitarian purpose lies something more profound – a symbol connecting humanity through artistry and shared experiences across generations.