SOLD – Pair Engraved Georgian Ale Glasses c1750

Description

A pair of Georgian Plain Stem Ale Glasses from c1750.

They have drawn trumpet bowls which have been finely engraved with hops and barley in saltire above conical folded feet with snapped pontils.

English lead. no chips cracks or restoration. they measure 5 1/4 inches tall with 2 1/4 inch bowls and 2 1/2 inch feet.

References :            

Investing In Gregorian Glass. By Ward Lloyd – Page 61. 

Miller’s Collecting Glass By Sarah Yates – Page 53.

Dwarf Ale Glasses and their Victorian Successors By Stephen Parry – Page 3.

The Illustrated Guide to Glass By Felice Mehlman – Page 96.