Early Slice and Scallop Cut Wine Glass With Firing Foot c1765

Description

Heading :  Slice and scallop cut Georgian wine glass
Period : George III – c1765
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear. very good lead blue tone
Bowl : Ogee. Dentil edged cutting pattern with mitre cut vertical leaflets.Good pucella marks
Stem : Slice cut with vesica cuts between pairs of slice cut panels
Foot : Thick conical firing foot with scallop cutting. 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 11.8cm height. 5.7cm diameter bowl. 6.2cm diameter foot
Condition : Very good period condition No chips or cracks. There is a piece of clinker in the bowl and a band of wear beneath the foot
Restoration : None 
Weight: 183 grams

This is a rarity. This is only the third example with this specific stem cutting pattern. It is the only the fifth facet cut stem on a firing foot that we have offered for sale. It is a unique combination.