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Georgian Egg Cup English C1800
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Georgian Egg Cup English C1800

19th century
For Sale by Marris Antiques
Description

Antique egg cup. The amethyst ribbed bowl with folded rim, plain stem and pontil scar to underside of foot English c1800 English c1800.

Bowl dia: 5.1cm.

Foot dia. 4.8 cm.

Weight: 61 grams.

Condition: Very good.

Marris Antiques - I have been a specialist antique glass dealer since 1986. My stock consists of a wide range of antique 18th and 19th century English and Irish glass including antique drinking glasses, rummers, tumblers, decanters, coloured glass and a selection of late 19th & early 20th century Whitefriars glass. My website displays a small selection of my glass, however, if you are looking for something specific and cannot find it, please do not hesitate to contact me direct from my website contact page, Email mail@marrisantiqueglass.com or Telephone: +44 (0)7841 500644.

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Height
8.5cm (3.35")
Declaration

Marris Antiques has dated this Georgian Amethyst Glass Egg Cup to the 1800s.

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SA1231078
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13799
Description
Antique egg cup.
The amethyst ribbed bowl with folded rim, plain stem and pontil scar to underside of foot English c1800 English c1800.
Marris Antiques

Bowl dia: 5.1cm.

Foot dia. 4.8 cm.

Weight: 61 grams.

Condition: Very good.

fig 1. A Georgian amethyst purple glass egg cup with a fluted bowl, slender stem, and circular pedestal foot.
fig 1. Georgian Egg Cup English C1800

Marris Antiques - I have been a specialist antique glass dealer since 1986. My stock consists of a wide range of antique 18th and 19th century English and Irish glass including antique drinking glasses, rummers, tumblers, decanters, coloured glass and a selection of late 19th & early 20th century Whitefriars glass. My website displays a small selection of my glass, however, if you are looking for something specific and cannot find it, please do not hesitate to contact me direct from my website contact page, Email mail@marrisantiqueglass.com or Telephone: +44 (0)7841 500644.

Height
8.5cm (3.35")
Date of Manufacture

Marris Antiques has dated this Georgian Amethyst Glass Egg Cup to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1231078
Dealers Internal Ref
13799
Marris Antiques
Marris Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2018

Robert marris specialises in 18th, 19th and early 20th-century english and irish glass.

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Archive I A Georgian amethyst purple glass egg cup with a fluted bowl, slender stem, and circular pedestal foot.

Georgian Egg Cup English C1800

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A Georgian amethyst purple glass egg cup with a fluted bowl, slender stem, and circular pedestal foot.
Georgian egg cup English c1800
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A Georgian amethyst purple glass egg cup with a fluted bowl, slender stem, and circular pedestal foot.
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Georgian glassware refers to glass produced in Britain between 1714 and 1830, characterised by heavy lead glass formulations, hand-blown techniques, and functional forms including specialised tableware such as egg cups.

Georgian coloured glass was typically hand-blown using lead crystal infused with metallic oxides, such as manganese dioxide for amethyst hues, producing distinct variations in colour density and subtle hand-finishing marks.

Authentic Georgian glass often displays a ground-off pontil mark on the base, minor asymmetry from hand-blowing, small air bubbles known as seeds, and characteristic wear patterns on the resting rim of the foot.

Small glass tableware pieces can be styled as accent items on open kitchen shelving, integrated into curated glass displays on a sideboard, or used as trinket holders on a dressing table.

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