Drawn Trumpet Plain Stem Wine Glass c1740

Description

Heading : Georgian plain stem wine glass
Period :George II
Date : c1740
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn Trumpet
Stem : Plain with ait tear
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   15.2cm tall. bowl 6.2cm. foot 7cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 109gm

 Additional Information : An most elegant example. with balanced proportions

References : Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 139 Plate 345.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 14. 67 and 68.

The Arthur Negus Guide To British Glass By John Brooks – Page 35 Plate 17.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 109.