Georgian Balustroid Gin Glass c1750

Description

Heading : 18th Century Balustroid Gin Glass c1750
Period : George II
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Bell-shaped
Stem : Plain with ball knops at the collar and base
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  13.3 cm height. 5.0 cm diameter bowl. 5.9 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks; tiny patches of crizzling to the rim of the bowl and to the stem; tiny bubble inclusions throughout. with an inadvertent tear to the base of the stem and a swollen bubble to the inside of the bowl. at the base. adjacent to the pushed-up stem ‘nipple’; narrow band of mossing to the foot rim
Restoration : None 
Weight:  107 grams