SOLD – 18th Century Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass

Description

Heading : Georgian plain stem wine glass
Date : c1740
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Plain stem
Stem Features : Small central air tear
Foot : Conical & folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 7/16 inches tall with a 3 1/16 inch bowl and 3 1/8 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 150 grams
 

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.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 23.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 109.

Miller’s Collecting Glass By Sarah Yates – Page 52.

The History of Glass By Dan Klein and Ward Lloyd – Page 130.

English Table Glass By E.M.Elville – Page 65 Plate 21.