Pedestal Stem Georgian Sweetmeat Or Champagne Glass c1760

Description

Heading : Pedestal stem sweetmeat or champagne glass
Period : George II / George III – c1760
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Double ogee
Stem : Pedestal 
Stem Features : 8 sided moulding. air tear. annular collar and cushion 
Foot : Domed and folded
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  18 cm height. 11.9cm diameter bowl. 8.8cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 444 grams 

Many of the standard references describe such forms as champagne glasses. The stems however mirror those of many a glass tazza and thus we contend they they are more likely to be sweeetmeats to accompany a tazza stack.

References :

Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses by L. M. Bickerton Pl. 310