Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Europe possibly Germany, c1855.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 15.3cm Diameter: 11.1cm.
Weight
1157 grams
Technical Description
Engraved 19th century Masonic glass beaker.
The opposite side is engraved with Hebrew type lettering above a crown, the star of David and the tablets of the law. A pair of lions flank this last. This is all surmounting a band of diamond cutting with lens cuts. A polished and star cut pontil completes the piece.
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time the Scottish explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see the Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia.
Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Specialists in 18th & 19th century antique glass
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