SOLD – Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass c1730- 1770

Description

Heading : Georgian wine glass
Date : 1730-1770
Period : George III
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round Funnel
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 1/2 inches tall with a 2 7/16 inch bowl and 3 1/16 inch folded foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 310 Grams

Additional Information : An excellent early thick stemmed and heavy glass with a good sized bowl at over 300 grams. Good dark hue . Could be an Irish example or an early English example 1730-1740. Bickerton has a glass of the same form just an inch shorter on page 141 plate 354 and dates it to 1740.

References :            

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 141 Plate 354.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 24.