SOLD -18th Century Georgian Wrythen Moulded Ale Glass

Description

Heading : Georgian wrythen moulded ale glass
Date : c1760
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Conical
Bowl Features : Wrythen moulded
Stem : Knopped
Stem Features : Wrythen moulding continues over the shoulder ball knop
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 5 1/8 inches tall with a 2 3/8 inch bowl and 2 3/8 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 125 Grams

References :

English. Scottish & Irish Table Glass By G. Bernard Hughes – Page 217 Figure 171.

Glass By E. Barrington Haynes – Plate 62i and 63a.

Starting to Collect Antique Glass By John Sandon – Page 93.

An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass By Harold Newman – Page 348.

Dwarf Ale Glasses and their Victorian Successors By Stephen Parry – Page 2.