Tankards and Tumblers
Georgian glass tankards and tumblers, together with rummers, are amongst the most useable of 18th century Georgian drinking glasses. I have a very good friend in Kent who goes to his local pub, The Old House in Ightham, carrying a mid 18th century hop and barley engraved mug with a gadrooned bottom and ribbed handle. From the glass collector's perspective this type of behaviour cannot be condoned, however, as a fellow beer lover I admire him greatly. The glass holds a half yard (a pint and a quarter) but he only pays for the standard pint!
Typically hand blown tankards of this period sit on a foot ring that is either plain, conical or folded, and some are found with folded trumpet feet. They are generally baluster-shaped and can be plain bowled or feature gadrooning to the base with some earlier examples having "nipt diamond waies" - trailed decoration around the top of the bowls. Snapped pontil marks will be found underneath the high kick base.
Another attractive feature is that many can be found with coins set into the base of the bowl, the most common date to find is 1787 which is the only year of coin minting for King George III. Without these coins many such tankards could easily be mistaken for earlier examples as the form was produced over a long period of time.
Period tumblers and small beakers are widely used by collectors they are the perfect drinking vessel for for a nip of whisky. Some of the better wheel engraved flip glasses carry personal period engravings and are quite captivating. These vary from Jabobite symbology to the rhymes created by the love-struck heart and they still resonate today. Political message engravings are not uncommon, as well as those wishing "success to..." various commercial ventures, societies and even race horses! In the late 18th and certainly by the early 19th century pontil marks were polished and the bases of tumblers became less concave as the possibility of scratching a surface with the base was this reduced.
Georgian Glass Engraved Tumbler c1800
A very fine Georgian glass tumbler from c1790 in excellent condition. For more antique glassware, including a wide range of Georgian drinking glasses, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£130.00
Engraved Georgian Glass Tankard c1830
This attractive Georgian regency period glass tankard with engraved hops and barley can be seen in finer detail by visiting our online antique glassware store at scottishantique.com.
£190.00
Rare Domed Foot Gadrooned Engraved Georgian Glass Tankard c1780
A very fine gadrooned and engraved Georgian glass tankard from c1780 in excellent condition. For more antique glassware, including a wide range of Georgian drinking glasses, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£550.00
Engraved 19th Century Footed Tumbler Success Nelson
We found over forty ships named Nelson in the Lloyds register from 1856 to 1885. Of these sixteen were barques. The last to be built that we could find was assembled in 1879 in Sunderland. Naming your ship after one of the greatest Britons to ever walk th
£275.00
Large Engraved Georgian Glass Tumbler With Hunting Scene c1820
Hunting scenes in continuous landscapes lend themselves well to be ing depicted on glass as a medium.
£325.00
18th Century Tankard Engraved With Agricultural Tools c1790
A large engraved Georgian glass tankard engraved with farming implements and monogram
£425.00
Bohemian Engraved Glass Tumbler Depicting Hunting Scene c1770
The glass depicts gentleman who are are engaged in a wild boar hunt otherwise known as "pig sticking". This was a sport practiced by cavalry as this required a great deal of good horsemanship. Once the boar had been flushed, usually with dogs, t
£350.00
Georgian Tumbler Engraved With Side Paddle-Wheel Steamship c1830
This excellent engraved glass drinking tumbler with fine engraved detail can be seen in greater detail on our online antique glassware store scottishantiques.com
£550.00
Gadrooned Georgian Glass Tankard c1780
A very fine gadrooned tankard from c1780 in excellent condition. For more antique glassware, including a wide range of antique tankards, please visit Scottish Antqiues' online store.q
£375.00
Georgian Wheel Engraved Glass Tankard c1780
A stunning Georgian wheel engraved glass tankard from c1780 in excellent condition. See more antiques for sale from the UK Available from te UK at scottishantiques.com
£385.00