SOLD- Rare Georgian Short Hollow Stem Wine Glass c1735

Description

Heading : Rare Georgian short stem wine glass
Date : c1735
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn Trumpet
Stem : Plain with hollow stem
Foot : Conical. folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 4 3/4 inches tall with a 2 15/16 inch bowl and 2 15/16 inch foot   
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. There is a tiny tooth mark on the rim which is totally insignificant.
Restoration : None
Weight : 150 grams

Additional Information : This is a rare glass. It has a short hollow stem above a folded foot. Short wines are well documented but we have noit encountered a hollow stemmed variant prior to thios example
 

References

18th Century English Drinking Glasses– L.M Bickerton page 137 plate 337

English Drinking Glasses- Grant Francis plate X ( see image)