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georgian white opaline glass egg cup blue glass rim - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE GLASS - DATED 18TH CENTURY
 

Georgian White Opaline Glass Egg Cup, Blue Glass Rim

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: The World is Made of Glass Ltd.

This is a scarce Georgian, white opaline glass egg cup with a blue glass bowl rim dating from the middle to 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 white opaline colourway and is campana-shaped and measures 6.2 cm (2.5 inches) in diameter at the everted rim which has been enhanced with trailed blue glass. The bowl sits on a short, plain stem and a circular foot that measures 5.5 cm (2.2 inches) in diameter. The egg cup is 9 cm (3.6 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. There is a collector''s sticker on the base of the foot for the Paul Kettle Collection.
 
It weighs 105 g. (~ 4 oz.).
 
 
Provenance: The Paul Kettle Collection
 
 
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The World is Made of Glass Ltd.
Dealing in antique and collectable glass from the 17th to the 21st century.
Somerset
United Kingdom
Tel: 07986 518362
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD