A Large Baluster Wine Glass On a Helmet Foot c1720

Description

Heading : A Baluster Wine Glass On a Helmet Foot c1720
Period : George I
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. Good blue-grey tone
Bowl : Conical. prominent pucella marks
Stem : An air beaded inverted baluster knop above a plain stem
Foot : Helmet ( Domed if you prefer)
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  Height 18.2. bowl 8.4 and foot 7.1
Condition : Very good. Some small flecks of clinker in the bowl and foot. A 2mm T shape scratch on the some of the foot. A 2.5mm hair trapped within the glass on the flank of the bowl. Some very fine scratches underneath the foot consistent with age and use.
Restoration : None
Weight: 262g

Like many early wine glasses the glass itself has a ‘soapy’ feel associated with high levels of calcium oxide.