This is a rare Georgian, facet cut stem wine glass gilded in the atelier of James Giles and dating from the middle of the 18th century, c1770. The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot commensurate with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot. The glass has a rounded funnel-shaped bowl measuring 5.8 cm (2.3 inches) in diameter at the gilded rim. The bowl is beautifully gilded with a trailing, fruiting vine and sits on a hexagonally facet cut stem with a medial swollen knop. The stem ends in a conical foot which measures 7.5 cm (3 inches) in diameter. The glass is 15.8 cm (6.3 inches) in height. The gilding is quite heavily rubbed in places.. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. Lead glass weighing in at 160 g. (~ 5 1/2 oz.).We sell through our own web site taking Paypal, bank transfer and debit/cred...