Georgian Wine Glass with Facet Cut Stem c1770

Description

Heading : A Georgian facet cut stem wine glass
Period : George III c1770
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Round funnel with petal cut lower bowl and faint tooling marks
Stem : Diamond facet cut
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  12.2 cm height.  6.3 cm diameter bowl. 6.7cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks . A few tiny inclusions – bubbles and clinker – throughout
Restoration : None 

Weight:  146 grams  

An excellent example with snapped pontil in outstanding original condition. The property of a Northumbrian collector. purchased Christies.