Queen Anne Baluster Wine Goblet c1710

Description

Heading : An Early 18th Century Baluster Wine Goblet
Period : Queen Anne – George I 1700-1725
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear. excellent grey hue
Bowl : Very large round funnel with basal air tear.
Stem : Large air beaded inverted baluster knop
Foot : High conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  22.4cm height.  10.3cm diameter bowl. 10.9cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  495 grams 

We always prefer to be on the most conservative side with dating and this remains the case.

Quite how anyone with any credibility can date a late 17th or early 18th century glass to within five years suspends belief.

Fashion is always in a state of flux. Josephine Baker was wearing mini skirts in the 1930s and yet we associate them with them with the 1960s. But how about Vivienne Westwood and the punk mini skirt of the late 1970s. That equates to a fifty year spread on “contemporary” items. This is not an isolated example. Wherever antiques may be ‘exhibited’ be that on-line or in a museum showcase there will always be be doubt. primarily with the former.