18th Century Baluster Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading :  A baluster wine glass
Date : c1725- 1775 ( the earlier date if English)
Origin : Norway or  England
Colour : Clear, with deep smokey colour tinged with amethyst
Bowl : A flared bell bowl with a solid section at the base
Stem : An inverted baluster knop with double rosette of air tears above a drop knop and flattened ball knop cushion
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 16.8cm tall with a 8.9m bowl and a 7.6cm foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 237 grams

Additional Information :Possibly  Norwegian in origin. it is a dark grey and weighs a hefty 237 grams for a glass of this size.

The Kongelig Allernaadigst Octrojerede Nordske Compagnie sent one Morten Waern. known as Martin Warren when in England. on an act of industrial espionage to determine the secrets of the English glass industry.

Having tried to recruit glassblowers in Liverpool he was sent to Newgate prison London to reflect upon his sins. He was released on bail and in 1755 and fled the country.  Several English glass workers arrived in Norway together with many more from Germany where the “company” had sent other agents. The names of the English glassworkers who migrated togehter with their families to the Hurdal and Nostetangen factories are documented.

The alternative is that this is English and has simply been over doped. Manganese oxide was used to clear predominantly iron oxides from glass and to minimise the resultatnt green tones.

Deception, theft and skulduggery in the antique glass industry quelle surprise. We will make an exhibit of the mendacious thieves in due course.