SOLD – Rare Pair Latticino Glass Tumblers

Description

Heading : Pair small latticino tumblers
Date : Late 18th early 19th century
Origin : English or North European
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Tapered. red applied rims with white latticino bowls
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 2 1/4 inches tall with 1 7/8 inch bowl and 1 1/4 inch base
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. a few small slag seeds and sooty particles in the bowl as expected in early examples
Restoration : None
Weight: 70 grams

If these pretty glasses were made for the consumption of gin.  fernet branca or schnapps we may never know.