The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot commensurate with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.
The glass has a thin funnel-shaped bowl measuring 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is plain save for vertical finger flute moulding to the lower half and sits on a double series opaque twist stem consisting of sixteen white enamel "cotton" strands wound around a central twist of two white enamel cords. The stem ends in a conical foot which measures 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter. The glass is 17.3 cm (6.9 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There is a tiny unburst bubble in the metal of the bowl dating from manufacture.
Lead glass weighing in at 135 g. (~ 5 oz.).
The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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Rare Georgian Double Series Opaque Twist Ratafia Glass
