Rare Georgian Glass Egg Cup c1820

Description

Heading : A 19th century glass egg cup
Date : 1780-1840
Period :  George III- Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Cup shaped with folded rim
Stem : Capstan
Foot : Low conical
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : Height 9cms. bowl 5.0 cms. foot 7.0cms
Condition : Excellent. The bowl is not cloudy. this is just refraction of light. see the third image
Restoration : None
Weight : 155g

Silver egg cups of identical form were made from c1760 onwards. This is the only example we have offerd for sale. The attribution has also been verified by the V and A.