Set Of Four Engraved Cock-Fighting Rummers with Octagonal Feet c1890

Description

Heading : Set Of Four Engraved Cock-Fighting Rummers with Octagonal Feet
Period : Victorian c1890
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear . good grey hue
Bowl : Large cup bowl. more than pint capacity
Stem : Plain
Foot : Octagonal
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  14.2cm height.  10.5cm diameter bowl. 10.5cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks . Some clinker inclusions within the glass from manufacture
Restoration : None 
Weight:  1994grams 

Each engraved with a stage within a cockfight. The Set To. The Fight. The Knockdown and The Death. Cockfighting in the UK was made illegal in1853. however. those who know where to find a “mains” continue to enjoy their ‘sport’ after this date. It remains a popular pass-time in the former Confederate states of the USA.