Queen Anne Heavy Baluster Deceptive Dram Glass c1710

Description

Heading : 18th century heavy baluster deceptive dram glass
Period : Queen Anne
Date : c1710
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A deceptive conical bowl
Stem : Large ball knop with air tear
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.8cm tall with a 5.1cm bowl and a 6.2cm foot   
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. The bowl has a very minor lean as shown which would have occured during the annealing process.
Restoration : None
Weight : 230 grams

Additional Information : Only the third example of this iconic glass that we have offered for sale.

References :

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 260.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 146.

The Baluster Family of English Drinking Glasses By Delomosne and Son Ltd. – Plate 18c.