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Pair of Georgian Green Glass Rummers, Gilded at Absolon Factory
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Pair of Georgian Green Glass Rummers, Gilded at Absolon Factory

19th century
Sold 17 February 2026 · The World is Made of Glass Ltd.
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This is a pair of late Georgian rounded bucket-bowl Bristol green rummers dating from the beginning of the 19th century, c1820, and attributed to the William Absolon factory in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. William died in 1818 but the factory carried on for a number of years afterwards. The glasses were probably brought in as blanks and then the gilded decoration applied in Yarmouth.

The glasses are in excellent condition. They show age related wear and tear consistent with nearly 200 years of use. In particular they show wear to the gilding. The gilding on one glass appears to read "Accept this trifle that I give and let me in your memory live - Ann Dyball". The other shows the name "Christine Easson" below a ducal crown.

The glasses were blown in Bristol green glass and measure 7.6 cm (3 inches) in diameter across the bowl rims and are 14.8 cm (5.9 inches) in height. The bowls are rounded bucket-shaped and are moulded with a band of eight vertical ribs to the bottom half. The bowls sit on collars and short true baluster stems. The stems lead to conical feet which measure 7.8 cm (3.1 inches) in diameter and which exhibit polished out pontil marks to the centre. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. The gilding is heavily rubbed. There is a collector's sticker on the base of the foot of one glass and two on the other, the additional one being for the Paul Kettle Collection.

Lead glass, each glass weighing in at 380 g. (~ 13 oz.).

Provenance: The Paul Kettle Collection

Physical Dimensions
Height
14.8cm (5.83")
Width
7.8cm (3.07")
Depth
7.6cm (2.99")
Declaration

The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Green Glass Rummer to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1195622
Dealers Internal Reference
8949
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Description
This is a pair of late Georgian rounded bucket-bowl Bristol green rummers dating from the beginning of the 19th century, c1820, and attributed to the William Absolon factory in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. William died in 1818 but the factory carried on for a number of years afterwards. The glasses were probably brought in as blanks and then the gilded decoration applied in Yarmouth.

The glasses are in excellent condition. They show age related wear and tear consistent with nearly 200 years of use. In particular they show wear to the gilding.

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The gilding on one glass appears to read "Accept this trifle that I give and let me in your memory live - Ann Dyball".
The World is Made of Glass Ltd.

The other shows the name "Christine Easson" below a ducal crown.

fig 1. A pair of deep green Georgian glass rummers featuring short stems, circular feet, and gold gilded inscriptions.
fig 1. Pair of Georgian Green Glass Rummers, Gilded at Absolon Factory

The glasses were blown in Bristol green glass and measure 7.6 cm (3 inches) in diameter across the bowl rims and are 14.8 cm (5.9 inches) in height. The bowls are rounded bucket-shaped and are moulded with a band of eight vertical ribs to the bottom half. The bowls sit on collars and short true baluster stems. The stems lead to conical feet which measure 7.8 cm (3.1 inches) in diameter and which exhibit polished out pontil marks to the centre. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. The gilding is heavily rubbed. There is a collector's sticker on the base of the foot of one glass and two on the other, the additional one being for the Paul Kettle Collection.

Lead glass, each glass weighing in at 380 g. (~ 13 oz.).

Provenance: The Paul Kettle Collection

Height
14.8cm (5.83")
Width
7.8cm (3.07")
Depth
7.6cm (2.99")
Date of Manufacture

The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Green Glass Rummer to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1195622
Dealers Internal Ref
8949
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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Archive I A pair of deep green Georgian glass rummers featuring short stems, circular feet, and gold gilded inscriptions. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Pair of Georgian Green Glass Rummers, Gilded at Absolon Factory

Archive II A pair of deep green Georgian glass rummers featuring short stems, circular feet, and gold gilded inscriptions. View II
Archive III A pair of deep green Georgian glass rummers featuring short stems, circular feet, and gold gilded inscriptions. View III
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A pair of deep green Georgian glass rummers featuring short stems, circular feet, and gold gilded inscriptions.
Pair of Georgian green glass rummers, gilded at Absolon Factory
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A pair of deep green Georgian glass rummers featuring short stems, circular feet, and gold gilded inscriptions.
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  • ObjectDrinking Glasses
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialGlass, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGreen
  • MotifsPanel cutting, Gilded inscriptions, Short stem
  • SizeH 14.8 cm (6 in) x W 7.8 cm (3 in) x D 7.6 cm (3 in)

A rummer is a heavy, sturdy drinking glass featuring a bucket or round bowl, short stem, and foot, which became popular in Britain during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for drinking rum, ale, and wine.

Georgian drinking vessels were typically made from lead glass or soda glass, often shaped using free-blowing or mould-blowing techniques, and decorated with wheel-engraving, cutting, or enamel and gold gilding.

Authentic pieces often exhibit pontil marks on the base, minor manufacturing imperfections such as air bubbles or striations in the glass, and hand-applied decorative elements characteristic of period workshops.

Antique glassware can be displayed inside glass-fronted cabinets, used as accent vessels on mantelpieces, or incorporated into table settings to add historical texture and contrasting colour to modern schemes.

Antique glass should be washed gently by hand in lukewarm water using mild detergent, avoiding abrasive materials, extreme temperature changes, and dishwasher cycles to protect the fragile surface and any gilding.
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