Plain Stemmed Wine Goblet c1750

Description

Heading : A very fine plain stem wine goblet
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. good dark hue
Bowl : Drawn trumpet. good pucella marks
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conival
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  21.5cms tall. bowl 11cms diameter. foot 11.5cms diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight: 543g

This has a very generous bowl more akin to moden wine glasses. The capacity of 18th century wine glasses were affected by the political climate and phylloxera which inturn imapcted upon the price of wine.