18th Century Wine Glass With Hollow Stem c1760

Description

Heading : A Gilded wine glass from Saxony Germany
Date : c1760
Period : George III
Origin : Saxony. Germany
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A drawn trumpet bowl with a band of polished lens cuts
Stem : A hollow slice cut stem
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Soda
Size : 16.7cm tall with a 7.6cm bowl and a 9.2cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 252 grams

Additional Information : A very unusual form. the stem being completly hollow.  George III was also the sovereign of Saxony in 1760 and this form was a contemporary of English hollow stem wine glasses