A Pair Georgian Folded Foot Gin Glasses c1750

Description

Heading : A pair of 18th century gin glasses with folded feet
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Funnel
Bowl Features : Good pucella marks and dark hue
Stem : Plain
Foot :Conical and folded
Pontil :Snapped
Type :Lead glass
Size : 11cms tall with a 5cm bowl and 6cm foot  
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  165 grams

We are now in what can only be called the second gin craze. The first was far less civilised. see Hogarth