SOLD – Pair Large Bucket Bowl Rummers c1840

Description

Heading : Large Bucket Bowl Rummers
Date : c1840
Period : Victorian
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bucket bowls
Bowl Features : Petal cuts to the lower bowl
Stem Features : Angular knops on capstan stems
Foot : Flat
Pontil : Ground and polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : Height 6 3/16th inches. bowl 4 inches foot 3 3/8th inches
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks.
Restoration : None
Weight : 480g each glass

There are rummers and there are larger rumMers and there are big rummers. This is most definitely the latter. Heavy. tactile. robust and generous bowls. The ideal vintage glassware for modern day use.

References :

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 88.

Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses an Illustrated Guide By L.M Bickerton – Page 259 Plate 813.

Miller’s Collecting Glass By Sarah Yates – Page 63.