Description
Heading : A Georgian period sweetmeat glass
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear . good gray hue in the metal
Bowl : Double ogee with a lipped or everted rim
Stem : Eight sided pedestal with diamonds on shoulders
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 15.7cm height. 11.0cm diameter bowl. 9.0cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 453grams
It would be far more lucrative to call this a champagne glass. but that would be to deny all historical evidences and common sense. The seven years war was still raging. the price of wine had soared as men were taken from viticulture to the field of battle and grapes went unpicked when this was made
Wine and champagne glasses were considerably smaller and rarely had everted rims. The myth relating to Marie Antionette and coupe glasses has been dispelled within these pages so many times. This is a sweetmeat. think candled peel. sugared almonds and kissing comfits.
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