SOLD – Victorian Nailsea Glass Wine Carafe c1860

Description

Heading : 19^th century white Nailsea glass wine carafe
Date : c1860
Period : Victorian
Origin : English
Colour : clear cased glass with white internal trailing
Body Features : Pulled up internal trailing
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 8 inches tall and approx. 4 1/4 inches in diameter
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. some very minor residue at the base which can be cleaned
Restoration : None
Weight : 475 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 but few can be attributed to the West country diretcly
 

References :

Nineteenth Century British Glass By Hugh Wakefield – Plate 23A.