SOLD- Six Georgian Ale Glasses

Description

Heading : Six Georgian ale glasses
Date : c1780
Period : George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl :  Drawn Trumpet    
Stem : Plain   
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped  
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 inches tall with a 2 ¼ inch bowl and 2 5/8 inch foot
Condition : Good. all six glasses have had the feet polished and one or two have small nibbles.
Restoration : None
Weight: 878 grams

Ale in the 18th century was far more intoxicating than most modern beers. More akin to barley wine and some winter ales and brews made by modern trappist monks in Belgium that invariably give you a sense of enlightenment that is gone the following morning. These may be dimmunitive compared to a modern tankard but they must never be used for anything as heinous as lager. They are perfectly suitable for sparkling wines and my own favourite a “Rotterdam”. a very large port.