Very Rare English Lead Glass Roemer With Spun Foot c1800

Description

Heading : An English roemer glass
Period : George III . late 18th or early 19th century
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Cup that incorporates the hollow stem
Stem : Hollow with applied prunts and milled collar
Foot : High spun conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  10.7cm height.  5.0cm diameter bowl. 5.6cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 93 grams.

Only our second example. the previous one being clear. Hollow stem roemers were produced by Ravenscroft but all known examples have ribbed bowls and ribbed feet. No English lead glass versions with a spun foot are documented in the 17th century.

This style of glass enjoyed renewed popularity at the end of the 18th century with the arrival of reduced taxes on imported wines and Hock from Germany. This is deceptively weighty. it is more than fifty percent heavier than earlier Dutch equivalents that are a little taller.