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 base commensurate with some 200 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the base.
The glass has a barrel-shaped bowl measuring 6.7 cm (2.5 inches) in diameter at the top rim.
The glass is 9.8 cm (3.9 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There is a small unburst bubble just below the bowl rim dating from manufacture. There is a collector's sticker on the glass near the base.
English lead glass weighing in at 150 g. (~ 5 oz.).
The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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