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 has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.
The glass has a funnel-shaped bowl measuring 5.2 cm (2.1 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl thickens as it descends to reduce the amount of liqour it can hold and sits on an inverted baluster stem containing an air tear and a conical, folded foot which measures 6.6 cm (2.6 inches) in diameter. The glass is 11.7 cm (4.7 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There are a couple of small unburst bubbles in the base of the bowl and another bubble in the metal of the fold of the foot, all dating from manufacture. There are two collector's stickers to the underside of the foot.
English lead glass weighing in at 200 g. (~ 7 oz.).
Provenance: The Graham Slater Collection.
The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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