SOLD – Victorian Coin Glass c1865

Description

Heading : Victorian goblet with coin encased within hollow knop
Date : Coin dated 1862
Period : Victorian
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel
Stem : Knopped with coin
Stem Features : A large centralised hollow ball knop with an enclosed Victoria D:G Britannia Regina F:D 1862 silver threepenny piece. Cushion knops above and below
Foot : Solid conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 7 ¼ inches tall with a 3 11/16 inch bowl and 3 5/8 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 400 Grams

Additional Information : The three pence coin (expressed in writing as “3d”) first appeared in England during the reign King Edward VI (1547-53). when it formed part of a set of new denominations. During the reign of Queen Victoria. silver three penny pieces were produced both for both maundy money use and general circulation in all years between 1838 and 1901 except 1847. 1848. and 1852. Maundy money as such started in the reign of Charles II with an undated issue of hammered coins in 1662 intended for ceremonial use on the Thursday before Easter at which the monarch distributes specially minted coins. Silver threepences from 1838 to 1926 were of identical design and cannot usually be distinguished except in the best conditions when the higher striking standard of the maundy coins stand out.