Description
Heading : Four early 19th Century Georgian glass wine rinsers
Date : c1800
Period : George III
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl Features : All are double lipped and have flute cutting to the base and egg and dart engravings around the rims
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 4 1/2 inches tall and 5 3/8 inch bowls across the lips
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 2000 Grams the set
Additional Information : Wine rinsers may no longer be de-rigeur. We are used to having a glass for red. white and water when dining. Drinking glasses are so much more affordable today. However we assure you that one modest wine glass. rinsed between courses is all that is required and nowadays this is certainly both novel and entertaining and saves energy washing up. the guests do it themselves between courses.
References :
English. Scottish & Irish Table Glass By G. Bernard Hughes – Page 325 Figure 246.
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