SOLD – Rare Engraver ‘G’ Jacobite Engraved Wine Glass c1755

Description

Heading : Jacobite Engraved Wine Glass
Date : c1755
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Ogee Bowl
Bowl Features : Stylised Rose. single bud and Scottish Thistle.  
Stem : Double series opaque twist
Stem Features : A pair of spiral bands outside a lace column
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 5 7/8 inches tall with a 2 inch bowl and 2 ¾ inch foot   
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 140 grams

Additional Information : A glass of the same form with identical engravings can be seen on Plate 27 page 89 of ‘The Jacobites and their Drinking Glasses by Geoffrey Seddon’ with the engravings attributed to engraver ‘G’. More detailed examples of the thistle. rose and leaves can be seen on page 162. On page 163. Seddon states that only five known examples are attributed to Engraver G. all DSOT and all have the same engraving with a single bud. rose and thistle. We have included pictures from the book.

References :           

The Jacobites and their Drinking Glasses By Geoffrey B. Seddon – Page 89 Plate 27.