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Georgian Sunderland Blue Wrythened Glass Egg Cup
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Georgian Sunderland Blue Wrythened Glass Egg Cup

18th century
Description

This is a scarce Georgian, wrythen-moulded egg cup with a turned-inward bowl rim dating from the end of the 18th century, c1780.

The egg cup is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot consistent with some 240 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.

The egg cup is in the Sunderland blue colourway and is campana-shaped and measures 5.4 cm (2.1 inches) in diameter at the upper rim. The bowl has a turned inward rim, is moulded in a wrythen pattern and ends in a short, balustroid stem and a circular foot that measures 5.1 cm (2 inches) in diameter. The egg cup is 9.5 cm (3.8 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. There are a number of small white inclusions (probably clinker) in the metal of the bowl dating from manufacture.

It weighs 65 g. (~ 2 oz.).

Physical Dimensions
Height
9.5cm (3.74")
Width
5.1cm (2.01")
Depth
5.4cm (2.13")
Declaration

The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Blue Glass Egg Cup to the 18th Century.

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SA1182912
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8594
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Description
This is a scarce Georgian, wrythen-moulded egg cup with a turned-inward bowl rim dating from the end of the 18th century, c1780.

The egg cup is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot consistent with some 240 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.

The egg cup is in the Sunderland blue colourway and is campana-shaped and measures 5.4 cm (2.1 inches) in diameter at the upper rim.

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The bowl has a turned inward rim, is moulded in a wrythen pattern and ends in a short, balustroid stem and a circular foot that measures 5.
The World is Made of Glass Ltd.

1 cm (2 inches) in diameter. The egg cup is 9.5 cm (3.8 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. There are a number of small white inclusions (probably clinker) in the metal of the bowl dating from manufacture.

It weighs 65 g. (~ 2 oz.).

Height
9.5cm (3.74")
Width
5.1cm (2.01")
Depth
5.4cm (2.13")
Date of Manufacture

The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Blue Glass Egg Cup to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1182912
Dealers Internal Ref
8594
The World is Made of Glass Ltd.
The World is Made of Glass Ltd.
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Dealing in antique and collectable glass from the 17th to the 21st century.

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A hand-blown deep blue glass egg cup featuring spiral wrythen fluting on the bowl, a short stem, and a wide circular foot.
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Archive I A hand-blown deep blue glass egg cup featuring spiral wrythen fluting on the bowl, a short stem, and a wide circular foot.

Georgian Sunderland Blue Wrythened Glass Egg Cup

Archive II A hand-blown deep blue glass egg cup featuring spiral wrythen fluting on the bowl, a short stem, and a wide circular foot. View II
Archive III A hand-blown deep blue glass egg cup featuring spiral wrythen fluting on the bowl, a short stem, and a wide circular foot. View III
Archive IV A hand-blown deep blue glass egg cup featuring spiral wrythen fluting on the bowl, a short stem, and a wide circular foot. View IV
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BS49 5BE
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A hand-blown deep blue glass egg cup featuring spiral wrythen fluting on the bowl, a short stem, and a wide circular foot.
Georgian Sunderland blue wrythened glass egg cup
Ref: SA1182912
A hand-blown deep blue glass egg cup featuring spiral wrythen fluting on the bowl, a short stem, and a wide circular foot.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectEgg Cups
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialBlown Glass, Cobalt Glass
  • ColourDeep Blue
  • MotifsWrythen fluting, Knopped stem, Circular foot
  • SizeH 9.5 cm (4 in) x W 5.1 cm (2 in) x D 5.4 cm (2 in)

This Georgian egg cup belongs to the 18th century and reflects a classic English Country House style. Fabricated from deep blue blown glass, the piece displays a campana-shaped bowl with a turned-inward rim, spiral wrythen fluting, small white inclusions from manufacture, a short knopped balustroid stem, and a wide circular foot with age-related wear and a rough pontil mark on the underside. Measuring 9.5 cm high, 5.1 cm wide, and 5.4 cm deep, it possesses a compact proportion suited to antique glass collections. Collectors and homeowners place items like this upon a sideboard top to display period craftsmanship within a dining or living space. The construction uses cobalt glass with a glossy, polished finish and a rich indigo colour palette that catches the light. The foot features a smooth, flat circular profile supporting the central stem, while the bowl shows vertical twisted ribs running up towards the rounded upper rim. Hand-blown manufacturing methods are evident in the subtle irregularities of the glass body and the rough pontil mark underneath.

FAQs

A Georgian wrythened glass egg cup is an 18th-century piece of tableware crafted with a spiral or twisted fluted pattern known as wrythening, designed to hold boiled eggs upright during a meal.

These pieces were hand-blown using lead or soda-lime glass tinted with metal oxides such as cobalt, featuring hand-manipulated ribbing and pontil marks on the base.

Authentic Georgian coloured glass typically exhibits subtle hand-blown irregularities, seed bubbles within the glass matrix, a snapped or polished pontil mark beneath the foot, and subtle rim wear consistent with age.

Small antique glass vessels function as decorative accents when displayed on a sideboard top, bookshelf, or window sill where natural light highlights the translucency and colour.

Clean antique hand-blown glass by washing gently by hand in lukewarm water using a mild liquid detergent, avoiding hot water, dishwashers, and harsh abrasives that cause thermal shock or surface scratching.
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