Rare James Giles Grubbe Type Gilded Wine Glass c1770

Description

Heading : A James Giles Gilded Wine Glass c1770
Period : George III
Origin : London. England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Ogee. Gilded geometric band or trellis supporting scrolls and pendants above scattered flowers. So called Grubbe border
Stem :A pair of spiral tapes outside a multi-ply corkscrew
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 15.3cm height, 5.1cm diameter bowl, 7cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight: 130 grams

Reference: See In Search Of James Giles– Gerald Coke plate 66a for one of only two other glasses we can locate with the  identical border. Also note the border on the Grubbe Worcester porcelain plate decorated by Giles in the final image.

See Bonhams lot 90 15th November 2017 for the second glass with the same border selling for £2000 including premium

Too many gilded glasses are attributed to Giles. The gilding produced by the atelier has for the most part delicate design with fine detail. Too many of these have over the decades been touched up. the gilding loses it’s delicacy and large leaves start to look ‘daubed’ and amateurish.