Rare Blue Rim Georgian Bonnet Glass c1780

Description

Heading :   A rare blue rim bonnet class
Period : George II- c1780
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear with blue rim
Bowl : Double ogee . quilt moulded
Stem : Rudimentary ribbed
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 8.2 cm height.  5.7cm diameter bowl. 6.1cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  135 grams 

We have sold two solid blue bonnet glasses and just one other with a blue rim since inception. Originally intended as table glassware. however. they are perfect for a large nightcap.

References : Old English Glass By Francis Buckley – Plate LVI.