Neoclassical Engraved 18th Century Plain Stem Wine Glass c1770

Description

Heading : A beautifully engraved plain stem wien glass
Period : George III
Date : 1765-1775
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Cup shaped engraved witha a neoclassical inspired band above petal moulding
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 13.5cms tall. 4.4cm bowl and a 7cm foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 145g

The folded foot is indicative of an earlier date. The engraving is typically neoclassical. a movement that reached the shores of Britain after 1760. This may have been blown prior to the imposition of the 1746 glass tax or within a few years of that event. in which case it was ‘later engraved’. Alternatively it was blown and engraved after 1760.

We will as always take the more cautious approach to dating and ignore the widely deployed rule for dating glasses with folded feet as this ignore all other dating evidence.