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18th Century Engraved Plain Stem Ale Glass C1750
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18th Century Engraved Plain Stem Ale Glass C1750

18th century
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Description

Description

An excellent 18th-century Ale glass dating to 1750. It has a drawn round funnel bowl with a band of engraved swags and pendants around the rim with a band of flute moulding below. Conical foot.

Date & Origin

England, c1740. Period of King George II.

Condition

Excellent. No chips, cracks or restoration.

Dimensions

Height: 16 cm

Rim diameter: 5.2 cm

Foot diameter: 7.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Exhibit Antiques has dated this Georgian Plain Stem Ale Glass to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09715644
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 255-290 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE GEORGIAN ERA:
Rough snapped pontil to the base: made before polished pontils became standard.
Foot diameter wider than the rim: proportions typical of eighteenth-century drinking glasses.
Moulded fluting around the lower bowl: hand-worked shaping technique of the period.
Wheel-engraved swag and tassel border: decoration applied by hand to the lead crystal.

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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Sellingantiques Reference
SA1245092
Dealers Internal Reference
2026012979
Description
Description

An excellent 18th-century Ale glass dating to 1750.

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It has a drawn round funnel bowl with a band of engraved swags and pendants around the rim with a band of flute moulding below.
Exhibit Antiques

Conical foot.

Date & Origin

England, c1740. Period of King George II.

Condition

Excellent. No chips, cracks or restoration.

Dimensions

Height: 16 cm

Rim diameter: 5.2 cm

Foot diameter: 7.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Exhibit Antiques has dated this Georgian Plain Stem Ale Glass to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09715644
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques datingGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 255-290 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Georgian era:
Rough snapped pontil to the base: made before polished pontils became standard.
Foot diameter wider than the rim: proportions typical of eighteenth-century drinking glasses.
Moulded fluting around the lower bowl: hand-worked shaping technique of the period.
Wheel-engraved swag and tassel border: decoration applied by hand to the lead crystal.

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.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245092
Dealers Internal Ref
2026012979
Exhibit Antiques
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An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot.
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Archive I An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot.

18th Century Engraved Plain Stem Ale Glass C1750

Archive II An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot. View II
Archive III An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot. View V
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An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot.
18th Century Engraved Plain Stem Ale Glass c1750
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An 18th-century clear lead glass ale flute featuring wheel-engraved festoon swags around the rim, a straight plain stem, and a broad conical foot.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectAle Glass
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialLead Glass
  • ColourClear
  • MotifsFestoon engraving, Plain stem, Conical foot, Tall narrow bowl

This eighteenth-century Georgian ale glass is fashioned from clear lead glass. The tall narrow bowl features wheel-engraved festoon swags and pendants around the rim, a band of flute moulding below, and sits upon a straight plain stem above a broad conical foot. Beside the glass stand three bound books in green, red, and black, alongside a decorated ceramic mug depicting figures in traditional costume. The piece is fifteen centimetres high. In a modern home, this piece sits on a sideboard top in a gentleman's library. It brings period character to a collection of drinkware and functions as a display object on open shelving or a cabinet shelf.

FAQs

A plain stem ale glass is a specialized type of English stemware produced during the mid-18th century, characterised by a simple drawn or plain stem supporting a tall, narrow bowl designed for serving ale.

These glasses were hand-blown from heavy lead glass (flint glass). Decorative elements, such as festoons, swags, or botanical motifs around the rim, were added using copper-wheel engraving techniques before attachment to a plain stem and conical foot.

Authentic period examples feature a raw or ground pontil mark under the conical foot, minor air bubbles or seed inclusions within the glass fabric, slight structural asymmetry, and genuine wheel-engraved details.

This type of stemware can be displayed inside illuminated glass cabinets, arranged on a dining sideboard alongside antique decanters, or positioned on a mantelpiece as decorative historic glass.

Hand wash gently in lukewarm water with mild detergent, avoiding hot water and dishwashers to prevent thermal shock, and dry immediately with a soft microfibre cloth.
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