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ANTIQUE #SA1198472
georgian balustroid wine glass double knop rounded funnel bowl - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE GLASS - DATED 18TH CENTURY
 

Georgian Balustroid Wine Glass, Double Knop, Rounded Funnel Bowl

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

This is a Georgian, English, balustroid stem wine glass dating from the early to middle 18th century, c1740.
 
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 5.7 cm (2.2 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is otherwise plain and sits on a balustroid stem with shoulder and basal knops and containing a long air tear. The stem leads to a conical, folded foot which measures 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter. The glass is 14.7 cm (5.9 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There are a couple of minute inclusions in the metal of the bowl dating from manufacture.
 
Lead glass weighing in at 125 g. (~ 4 1/2 oz.).
 
 
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United Kingdom
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STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD