How many champagne coupes come up for sale?

Only about eight reach the market on Sellingantiques in a year, spread across seventeen different dealers. That means no single seller holds more than a small handful at any time.

Are these sold as singles or sets?

Almost always in multiples. 'Pair' appears in nearly half the titles, and sets of six are the next most common grouping. Larger groupings do appear: fours, eights, tens, elevens, twelves and two sets of sixteen are all recorded.

What decoration is most common on the bowls?

Cutting leads. 'Cut' or 'cut glass' runs through a good share of the titles, including sliced cut, facet-cut stems and intaglio cutting. Etched and wheel-engraved decoration makes up the next group, at about a fifth of listings. Star-etched and Greek key borders both appear by name.

Are antique champagne coupes French?

Mostly not. The great majority of what appears here is English, described as Victorian or Edwardian. Continental origins are scarce across the listings: a single Murano pair, a set of twelve early 20th-century French coupes and one Austrian garden party service.

Do coloured coupes turn up?

Yes, as a small but steady run. Casing appears in three shades over clear crystal: cranberry, red and green. Whole-colour glass appears too, including a set of sixteen amber and a set of six cranberry. The cased examples are often engraved through the colour.

Can coupes be older than Victorian?

Two listings reach back further: an 18th-century pedestal stem glass given as c1750, and a Georgian double series opaque twist stem described as a champagne or sweetmeat glass. Both sit outside the main run rather than extending it. The dated field for the category as a whole spans 1850 to 1930.