Rare Georgian Facet Cut Wine Glass c1765

Description

Heading : 18th century facet cut stem wine glass
Period : George III
Date : 1760- 1770
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A round funnel bowl with diamond cutting
Stem : A combination of slice and oval facet cutting
Foot : Petal cut terraced step cutting
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 16.2cm tall with a 6.7cm bowl and 8.2cm foot   
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 283 grams

This facet cut wine is earlier than anticipated and a fine expression of the glass cutters art. The round funnel bolw is entirely covered with concave scallop cuts. This decoration is bridged from the stem. This style was at it’s peak of popularity around 1760 as evidenced by multiple candlesticks and cruet sets with hallmarked silver tops.

The extensive cutting on the foot is indicative of this being a costly glass at the time of manufacture and again the similarities in the cutting pattern with facet cut stem candlesticks of the same period cannot be ignored.The broad polished pontil is another indicator of high quality. the polishing lines all running in one direction. this was not rotary polished.

The size of the glass is also indicative of an earlier date the bowl is more substantial and the glass alltogether more substantial than later examples the size of which were impacted by incremental increase in glass tax.