Six Regency Waterford Glass Custard Cups c1825

Description

Heading : Set of Six Finely-Cut Regency Waterford Custard Cups c1825
Period : George IV
Origin : Gatchells and Walpole. Waterford. Ireland
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Cup-shaped with slightly flared rim; applied top down handle with ribbon terminal – a field of strawberry diamonds with double prismatic cuts set within a prismatic cut band. Slice cut lower bowl
Pontil : Broad polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  5.7cm height. 6.3cm diameter bowl at widest point
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks; very slight mossing to bases; sporadic. tiny mineral inclusions
Restoration : None 
Weight: 667 grams in totaldwide via Waterford crystal. Th

Waterford glass is now known world wide via Waterford crystal. This is not antique Waterford crystal as such, this was made by the rival firm of Gatchells and not the Penrose family. This is strictly speaking antique Irish Glass made in Waterford