Lowen Marked Lauenstein Wine Glass c1770

Description

Heading : Lowen Marked Lauenstein Wine Glass c1770
Date : c1770
Origin : Lower Saxony. Germany
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A drawn trumpet bowl
Stem : Plain tapered stem with a large air tear
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Polished with the Löwen (lion) mark used exclusively by Lauenstein
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 16.6cm tall with a 8cm bowl and a 9.2cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 303 grams

Lauenstein were one of very few 18th century glassmakers to have marked some of their production. The löwenmark is prized by collectors