SOLD – Georgian Engraved Facet Cut Wine Glass c1765 – Ex Arthur Churchill

Description

Heading : Facet Cut Wine
Period : George III
Date : c1765
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round Funnel
Bowl Features : Engraved with small flowers and a bee.  polished detailing.
Stem : Facet Cut
Stem Features : Unusual rectangular facet cutting
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 5 inches tall with 2 inch bowl and 2 ½ inch foot   
Condition : Excellent. single small nibble on underside of foot rim.

Additional Information : Original Arthur Churchill label. Britain’s premier dealer for many decades from the 1920s onwards. Such rectangular deep scallop cutting is always considered to be earlier that shallower diamonds for example. Hartshorne aand others propose dates before 1760.