SOLD – 18th Century Domed Foot Facet Cut Sweetmeat

Description

Heading : Georgian sweetmeat
Date : c1770
Period : George III
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Lipped cup
Bowl Features : Dentil cut rim above a band of husks and field of slice cutting
Stem : Knopped and faceted
Stem Features : Central angular knop slice cut and faceted
Foot : Domed and printie cut
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 1/8 inches tall with a 3 7/8 inch bowl and 3 3/8 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 400 Grams
 

Sweetmeat glasses adhere to the prevailing fashions for wine glasses of the same period.