Plain Stem Georgian Wine Glass c1740

Description

Heading : Georgian plain stem wine glass
Period : George II – c1740 if English and c1785 if Irish
Origin : England or Ireland
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Bell
Stem : Plain
Foot : Folded conical 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 15.7 cm height. 6.5 cm diameter bowl. 7.5 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 225 grams 

The heavier construction. grey blue hue and thicker stem indicates that this may be Irish in origin. Alternatively it may simply be an earlier example made in England prior to the imposition of the first glass tax and this is far more probable. Nobody knows. nobody can be certain. Irish attribution alone always commands a higher price and for this reason there are disproportionate number of so called “Irish” wine glasses.