SOLD- Large Victorian Sweetmeat Glass c1860

Description

Heading : Sweetmeat Glass
Date : 1860
Period : Victorian
Origin : Continental
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Rib moulded  
Stem : Large angular shoulder knop
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Plain
Glass Type : Soda
Size : 8 ¼ inches tall and 5 inch rim and 4 3/8 inch foot
Condition :  Excellent. no chips or cracks. clean and clear
Restoration : None
Weight: 610 grams

This would have been a centrepiece amongst a display of sweets. desserts. jellies. candied peel and sugared almonds. We have seen these deployed fopr everything from tiramisu and trifle to potpourri and Belgian beer. There are no rules with antique glass other than it must be used.