Georgian Baluster Glass Tazza c1730 Ex-Arthur Churchill

Description

Heading : Georgian glass tazza
Date : c1730
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Stem :  Large annulated teared knop above teared plain stem and basal knop
Body :  Double folded gallery (rim)
Foot : Domed and folded. Churchill glass label  
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead. excellent period hue.
Size : 5 ¾ inches tall and approx. 8 1/8 inches in diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 745 grams

Additional Information : A superb baluster example with an Arthur Churchill dealers label on the underside of the foot. Arthur Churchill Glass Limited was one of the most highly regarded dealers and authors about antique glass from the 1930s through to the 1970s. the company is now dissolved. Churchill is best know for the “glass notes” of which there were I believe sixteen annual publications. the last being in 1956/7. At the time the major dealers were Delomosne. WGT Burne and Maureen Thompson. the first two are still in existence.