A Silesian Sweetmeat Dish c1750

Description

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Heading : A mid 18th century sweetmeat glass
Date : 1730- 1760
Origin : Silesai or Bohemia
Colour : Clear . smokey hue
Bowl : A shell (scallop) shaped bowl with cut and polished bands of printy cuts. A scroll moulded at one end
Stem : Facet cut inverted baluster
Foot : Low conical and undercut with petals
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type :Soda
Size :  12cm tall. 12cm bowl and 9cm foot
Condition : There is some fritting around the rim. This is entirely commensurate with age
Restoration : None
Weight : 181 grams

This is a rococo / late baroque classic ! An “ambrosiaschale” in its county of origin