SOLD – Victorian Nailsea Glass Serving Bottle c1860

Description

Heading : 19^th century white Nailsea glass serving bottle
Date : c1860
Period : Victorian
Origin : English
Colour : clear cased glass with white internal trailing
Body Features : Pulled up internal trailing with applied clear annulated neck ring
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 12 ½ inches tall (including stopper) and approx. 3 inches in diameter
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. clean and clear
Restoration : None
Weight : 520 Grams

Additional Information : Established by John Robert Lucas in 1788 the Nailsea glassworks was operational in Somerset. England until 1873. This glass works specialised in bottle glass and by 1835 became the fourth largest of its kind in the UK.This type of glass was made at multiple factories from Alloa to Bristol and Forfar to Sunderland and Stourbridge. Thet are always referred to as nailsea type.