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ANTIQUE #SA1121602
georgian balustroid wine glass folded foot - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE GLASS - DATED 18TH CENTURY
 

Georgian Balustroid Wine Glass, Folded Foot

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: The World is Made of Glass Ltd.

This is a Georgian, balustroid stem wine glass dating from the early to middle part of the 18th century, c1740.
 
The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot consistent with some 250+ years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the under side of the foot.
 
The glass has a rounded funnel-shaped bowl measuring 5.3 cm (2.1 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is plain and sits on an inverted balustroid stem and a conical, folded foot which measures 7.2 cm (2.9 inches) in diameter. The glass is 15.8 cm (6.3 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious signs of restoration. There are a few tiny white inclusions in the metal of the bowl and another in the metal of the foot, all dating from manufacture. There is an old collector''s sticker on the underside of the foot.
 
English lead glass, it weighs in at 130 g. ( ~ 5 oz.).
 
 
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Dealing in antique and collectable glass from the 17th to the 21st century.
Somerset
United Kingdom
Tel: 07986 518362
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD