The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Opaque Twist Glass to the 18th Century.
This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.
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 thin funnel-shaped bowl measuring 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is gilded to the rim and is engraved with stars below, and is moulded with slightly wrythened fluting below that. The bowl sits on a double series opaque twist stem consisting of two white enamel tapes wound around a central lace twist. The stem ends in a conical foot which measures 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter. The glass is 19.2 cm (7.7 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There is a collector's sticker for the Peter Eales Collection to the underside of the foot.
Provenance: Peter Eales Collection
English lead glass weighing in at 125 g. (~ 4 1/2 oz.).
The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Opaque Twist Glass to the 18th Century.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
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Georgian, English, Rare Engraved and Gilded Double Series Opaque Twist Ratafia Glass
