A 19th Century Regency Period Glass Rummer c1820

Description

Heading : 19th century glass rummer
Period : George III – George IV
Date : c1820
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : An ogee bowl
Stem : Capstan
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.4cm tall with an 7.7cm bowl and a 6.5cm foot   
Condition :  No chips or cracks
Restoration : The underside of the foot has been polished
Weight : 242 grams

I can fully understand why people would have such a little glass restored. This will have been a favourite for a tipple and dense scratches or a little chip or two will have been unsightly. With high value glasses it is invariably the case that collectors want glassware to look its best and dealers will restore glass and some go to great lengths to disguise this. Outright theft is less easy to disguise and we will be exposing this in due course.