A Bucket Bowl Dram Glass c1830

Description

Heading : Bucket Bowl Dram Glass
Date : c1830
Period : George IV
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bucket bowl with solid base
Stem : Blade knop with annular foot cushion
Foot : Low Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11cm tall. 6cm bowl and 6cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 125 grams

Eric Knowles Comments

Is there anything more special than drinking from an antique wine. beer or in this case a dram glass? At the risk of appearing somewhat ‘off-the-wall’ for your’s truly. it comes close to a communion with the distant past when considering the five or more previous generations that have put such a handsome object to good use. A classic case of ‘if this dram glass could talk…’