SOLD – Georgian Firing Glass c1790

Description

An excellent Georgian firing glass c1790 which has a flared round funnel bowl with a solid section at the base. Sits on a wide firing foot with a snapped pontil.

English lead. no chips cracks or restoration. It measures 3 inches tall with a 2 ¼ inch bowl and 2 7/8 inch foot.

References :

English Drinking Glasses by Ronald Gabriel – Page 46 Plate 37

English Glass By Ward Lock – Page 133 Plate 75.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 243.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 145.

English Glass By Sydney Crompton – Plate 75.