A Rare Form Facet Cut Georgian Wine Glass c 1770

Description

Heading : A Facet Cut Georgian Wine Glass c 1770
Period :  George III 1760- 1780
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Stem: Diamond facet cut
Bowl : Funnel shaped drawn from the same gather as the stem; a row of petal cuts around the midpoint with diamond facets below that continue down the stem
Pontil : Snapped

Foot : Conical; quite substantial but not to ‘firing’ weight
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 144mm tall. 71mm bowl. 75mm foot
Condition : Very good; The bubble in the bowl  has not burst; tiny bubbles and inclusions to the foot and a couple of very tiny nibbles to the foot rim
Restoration : None

Weight : 151 grams

Only the third such example that we have offered for sale.