Serpent-stemmed Goblet

Robert Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014), Baron of West Green, London, before 1980 [1]; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_McAlpine,_Baron_McAlpine_of_West_Green

Private collection, United Kingdom, ca. 1980-2021 [2];

Sale, Fine Glass, Paperweights and British Ceramics, Bonham’s, London, December 1, 2021, lot 17;

With Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich, Germany, by March 2024 [3];

Purchased from Kunstkammer Georg Laue by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.

NOTES:

[1] According to object documentation provided by Kunstkammer Georg Laue. Lord McAlpine was interviewed in Wendy Moonan, “Showing All That Stuff,” New York Times (November 13, 1998), E42: “He has assembled, then dispersed several collections, including historic buildings, rare breeds of animals (chickens, pigs and cows), garden ornaments, modern paintings and vintage photographs. ‘I get what I want out of the collections,’ he said, ‘then I sell them or give them away.’” McAlpine also traded under the name Erasmus & Co., Cork Street, London.

[2] According to object documentation provided by Kunstkammer Georg Laue.

[3] Exhibited by Kunstkammer Georg Laue at The European Fine Arts Fair, Masstricht, Netherlands, March 9-14, 2024.