SOLD – 18th Century Folded Foot Plain Stem Wine Glass c1740

Description

Heading : Plain Stem Wine  Glass
Date : c1740
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round Funnel
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 1/4 inches tall with a 2 3/8 inch bowl and 2 5/8 inch foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 142 grams

These may be small wine glasses when compared to modern crystal glasses but they certainly do stand the test of time.

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.