18th Century Saxonian Plain Stem Wine Glass

Description

Heading : A Saxonian wine galss
Date : c1780
Origin : Saxony germany
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bucket
Bowl Features :Rim engraved with swags and pendants
Stem : Angular knop with air tear
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil :Snapped
Type : Soda lime
Size : 13.6cm tall with a 5.5cm bowl and 6.5cm foot  
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  109grams

Additional Information : See Sächsisches Glas- Gisela Haase page 368 plates 292. 293 and 294 for examples all attributed to Saxony. The number of wine glasses of German origin to be found in England is simply explained by our own Hanoverian Kings. who originated form Lower Saxony