Richardsons Vermicelli Victorian Champagne Coupes c1880

Description

Heading : Richardsons Victorian Champagne Coupes c1880
Date :  c1880
Period : Victoria
Origin : Stourbridge
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Coupe with machine engraved vermicular (or vermicelli) design
Stem : Plain
Foot : Low conical – made with a footboard
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead.
Size :    11.5cm height, 8.3cm diameter bowl, 6.8cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent, no chips or cracks – one foot with a little roughness
Restoration : None
Weight :  330 grams

Richardsons first registered the vermicelli design in August 1854 – the footboard, however, was registered in 1876 and these date from around that period.